# Dragon Age: Absolution (Netflix animated series)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** netflix, cartoons-animation\
**Created:** [December 26, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-absolution-netflix-animated-series/977101 "2022-12-26T01:42:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-absolution-netflix-animated-series/977101/1 "2022-12-26T01:42:12Z")

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Yet another Netflix animated series based on a video game (see also: Castlevania, Arcane, The Cuphead Show, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Tekken: Bloodline).

I thought it was kind of meh. It’s fairly generic fantasy heist stuff with a few Dragon Age bits tacked on. The last episode was kind of interesting in how it was setting up for a second season (I’m not holding my breath, though).

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**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-absolution-netflix-animated-series/977101/2 "2022-12-26T13:35:13Z")

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We have been looking for a new fantasy show to watch but while I played all three games my memory of the setting is spotty at best. Is the show good about catching you up on the lore if you are unfamiliar?

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**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-absolution-netflix-animated-series/977101/3 "2022-12-26T14:14:54Z")

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There isn’t much explanation of the lore, other than explaining that Tevinter is a land ruled by mages and their templar servants and elven slaves. So (for instance) there’s a qunari character but they don’t say much of anything about what qunari are.

Having said that, I think most people can understand a show with elves and dwarves and swords and spells, etc.