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[Carfax]

kylecouch wrote...

Me personaly?...well...I tend to live in my games. The real world feels hollow and empty to me, I see nothing but mean and spiteful people who care nothing for the troubles of others in the real world...it's a dark and demented place. I come home and turn on whatever game I'm playing at the time...and for those few hours the outside world no longer exsists, they are my escape and how I maintain my sanity in this backwards world. Romances to me...is another form of that. I have no interest in finding that special someone in the real world, idk why but it does not interest me. But when I play my games? I feel like a hopeless romantic and I care far more about those pixelated characters then I do about anyone else  out here except my mother and grandparents. Because I'll freely admit I'm pretty much emotionaly dead inside until I'm eaither watching Anime or playing a video game. Those are the only things that "turn on" my emotions. Is that healthy? not in the slightest. But thats just who I am and can happily live with it....and thats why I love romances, because the hopeless romantic that comes out when I play enjoys it.

/end rant

Just don't forget to eat..

[Maria Caliban]

pianomaestra wrote...

Why such avid interest in romances?

[Elessie]

For the same reason I like there to be a bit of romance in the fantasy novels I read.

[Sharn01]

I like them when they are done well, which usually isnt the case, but I can live without it most of the time. This game spans ten years though, I have never met someone so shy and antisocial that they would not have at least one romance, even if it failed, in that time frame.

[shinobi602]

shayboy4 wrote...

Its just people compensate what they cannot achieve in real life. Its the hard truth... But I'm sorry.

Wow...did you seriously just say that? I've been with my girlfriend for over 7 years and we're getting engaged this summer. Yet I love the romances in Bioware games. The hard truth? More like hardly the truth.

Probably the biggest croc of bull I've read in a while.

[Celtic Latino]

I enjoy writing in real life, so to me romances are just one way, one very GOOD way, of telling a character's story. Almost all of my characters in RPGs are involved in some sort of romance simply because I like my character to have someone and not be lonely. Plus, romances drive my character to do what he or she does, and gives them a reason to keep fighting.



I can certainly play an rpg without romance options. Fallout 3, From the Abyss, Dragon Quest IX, none of them had such options. But the rpgs WITH romances are so much more invested, maybe bc I'm also a romantic in RL (to real people of course, not video game characters).

[HolyAvenger]

Romances are overrated in these forums but generally underrated by the greater gaming community- they tend to allow more RP aspects to come through and form a more well-rounded character. That said, if BioWare said "Eff this, who needs it" and did a game without romances, I'd buy it.

[Shiro_the_Gambler]

Celtic Latino wrote...

I enjoy writing in real life, so to me romances are just one way, one very GOOD way, of telling a character's story. Almost all of my characters in RPGs are involved in some sort of romance simply because I like my character to have someone and not be lonely. Plus, romances drive my character to do what he or she does, and gives them a reason to keep fighting.

I can certainly play an rpg without romance options. Fallout 3, From the Abyss, Dragon Quest IX, none of them had such options. But the rpgs WITH romances are so much more invested, maybe bc I'm also a romantic in RL (to real people of course, not video game characters).

This.

[marshalleck]

Young people and hormones. That's why. Same reason some people seem obsessed with the idea that Hawke should have a kid at some point in the game. 

Personally I find most of the "romances" Bioware have been writing lately to be rather insipid and shallow, and would have preferred no "romance" to what was actually delivered.

Modifié par marshalleck, 14 février 2011 - 02:20 .

[odovoro]

it's simple really

if you will see two people kissing in the street you will look

the same applies here - knowledge, curiosity and excitement all of these need to be filled

lol and after the first dragon age i think people are obsessed with romances

[Giltspur]

pianomaestra wrote...

The forum has, if anyone hasn't noticed yet, quite a few romance threads lately. Before anyone becomes angry, let me stress that this is not a thread meant to denounce anyone interested in romance, or to complain about the fact that so many people are interested in romance. Because that would be, well, kinda sorta really hypocritical of me (yes, I admit I am a  fan too).

I am honestly just curious--what makes the thought of romance in DA2 compelling for you? Is it the characters, the thought of romance in general?

Personally I loved the romances in DAO because it allowed for you to interact with the game world in a unique way. It was also part of what attracted me to the game (though the combat hooked me).  I'm hoping it will be the same for DA2.

Short general answer: Romances are popular in books and movies; no surprise they're popular in games.  There are different reasons why they're popular in books and movies--so too for games.

Somewhat rambling answer about why I like them:

I like to make choices.  I like to pick a class.  I like to pick abilities.  I like to pick a character background (not every game is going to have this option but it's cool when it's there).  I like to see consequences to choices made.  Basically I like to differentiate my character rather than just go on some ride.  When there's a choice of LI's, it's one more way to define your character.

I think my favorite romance from DAO was the Morrigan one because it causes you to ask the question "How would I react when I someone I like and that I've defended manipulates me, asks me to take a leap of faith and doesn't give me the information I deserve?"   In the abstract that can seem like an obvious choice: demand fairness and walk away if you don't get it.  But I liked the idea of a character that just walks into that abyss.  So the Wich Hunt ending was really fitting for that Warden.

Leliana was also interesting in that she challenged one of my other warden's character concepts.  My noble (power hungry, paranoid, a bit of a jerk) started out not respecting her.  But the combination of Leliana and his forced heroism started to convert him to something approaching admirable.  Ultimately, his darker nature won out, and he got the suspicious, trap-laden relationship he deserved with Anora.

A writer has to write, and a player has to play.  Though the writer might try to be in control, it's always becomes a collaborative exercise once the product is out there.  Romances are just one more way to get people to interact with the story and get more going on in the player's mind.

Modifié par Giltspur, 14 février 2011 - 02:53 .

[Xayasha]

I liked romances in DA:O because they were well-written, which is rare in video games... I just think love in general is a big part of everyone's life, and by actually expending on it, you get deeper characters in general.

It's just like a novel: if it has a meaningful, well-written romance, I enjoy it more. I also like strong friendships...you know, all those things that makes someone more ''human'' and that video games sometimes forget.

[marshalleck]

odovoro wrote...

it's simple really
if you will see two people kissing in the street you will look
the same applies here - knowledge, curiosity and excitement all of these need to be filled
lol and after the first dragon age i think people are obsessed with romances

So it's voyeurism?

[Dhiro]

marshalleck wrote...

odovoro wrote...

it's simple really
if you will see two people kissing in the street you will look
the same applies here - knowledge, curiosity and excitement all of these need to be filled
lol and after the first dragon age i think people are obsessed with romances

So it's voyeurism?

It's like porn, only that the characters aren't dead inside.

[Collider]

They add to the story.

That said, I would not mind at all having friendship/rivalries with companions instead of romances. I just want to be able to develop a meaningful relationship (platonic or otherwise) with the companions, rather than things being stagnant.

[pianomaestra]

Dhiro wrote...

marshalleck wrote...

odovoro wrote...

it's simple really
if you will see two people kissing in the street you will look
the same applies here - knowledge, curiosity and excitement all of these need to be filled
lol and after the first dragon age i think people are obsessed with romances

So it's voyeurism?

It's like porn, only that the characters aren't dead inside.

I'll never look at video game romances the same way again....

[Dhiro]

pianomaestra wrote...

Dhiro wrote...

marshalleck wrote...

odovoro wrote...

it's simple really
if you will see two people kissing in the street you will look
the same applies here - knowledge, curiosity and excitement all of these need to be filled
lol and after the first dragon age i think people are obsessed with romances

So it's voyeurism?

It's like porn, only that the characters aren't dead inside.

I'll never look at video game romances the same way again....

Good.

[White_Buffalo94]

Adds emotion to the experience I guess. There are no epic tales where love or philandering doesn't happen. I like the romances because they make my PC seem more human and gives him a weakness.

@Shayboy, that isn't true, I know many people who display interest in the ingame romances who are successful in real life relationships to quite attractive people

[Cazlee]

Because there are a lot of women on this forum. :x

[Greybox_Inception]

i'm quixotic i have no romantic interests.

[Ambeth]

foxtrotcharlie wrote...

Minxie18 wrote...
Me too. You can date bad boys in video games. But not in real life.

Hey, Minxie, does it make me a bad person to say that I also want a guy who wears a mask and stands on the rooftops of buildings overlooking the city...

Batman?


But I agree that the games offer the chance to explore relationships that I either would never consider IRL or would never encounter.  And there's fact that it's fun.

[Crimson Invictus]

Ambeth wrote...

foxtrotcharlie wrote...
Hey, Minxie, does it make me a bad person to say that I also want a guy who wears a mask and stands on the rooftops of buildings overlooking the city...

Batman?

A burglar?

odovoro wrote...
it's simple really
if you will see two people kissing in the street you will look

I wouldn't.

Which suggests it is not quite as simple as previously thought.

Modifié par Liana Nighthawk, 14 février 2011 - 03:28 .

[odovoro]

Dhiro wrote...

marshalleck wrote...

odovoro wrote...

it's simple really
if you will see two people kissing in the street you will look
the same applies here - knowledge, curiosity and excitement all of these need to be filled
lol and after the first dragon age i think people are obsessed with romances

So it's voyeurism?

It's like porn, only that the characters aren't dead inside.

haha lol that made my day
that was a very good point

[ArcanistLibram]

I'm a sucker for a decent love story. I don't care if that's manly or not.

[LoneFullmetal]

Cutlass Jack wrote...

shayboy4 wrote...

Its just people compensate what they cannot achieve in real life. Its the hard truth... But I'm sorry.

Boy, my wife will be sad when she finds out. Apparently we've been fooling ourselves for many years now thinking we had romantic bliss. Who would have guessed we were both compensating when we enjoyed watching romantic plots unfurl in Dragon age?

Thank you for opening our eyes.

Hahahah, ownage.