I think if you are going to play an RPG you want it to be as real as possible, and romance is a real part of life.
Why such avid interest in romances?
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#102
Posté 14 février 2011 - 03:31
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We all need to get laid. No real mystery.
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 03:35
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Considering the fact that there are threads on nearly everyother aspect of the game from hair color to underwear, its not surprising there are few on romances which is a big part of bioware games.
You are not a hero until you don't get your girl(or guy).
You are not a hero until you don't get your girl(or guy).
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 03:37
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Knight_47K wrote...
Considering the fact that there are threads on nearly everyother aspect of the game from hair color to underwear, its not surprising there are few on romances which is a big part of bioware games.
You are not a hero until you don't get your girl(or guy).
isn't that (mostly) what games are all about ?
save/get the girl (guy)
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 03:43
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Be nice to see when the characters do romance that they are not wearing the same kind of underwear. That annoyed my when i saw that on Dragon Age Origins. Hopefully the new characters will have a colorful undergarments.
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 03:44
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*meBrowneye_Vamp84 wrote...
Be nice to see when the characters do romance that they are not wearing the same kind of underwear. That annoyed my when i saw that on Dragon Age Origins. Hopefully the new characters will have a colorful undergarments.
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 03:49
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Because they are voluntary.
It is content you choose to pursue. It is not forced on you.
Which is why people who don't like romances should stay out of the discussion because they are not going to be forced through it and can happily ignore its existence, and people who enjoy them should be free to just talk about what they like, and how they like it...
It is content you choose to pursue. It is not forced on you.
Which is why people who don't like romances should stay out of the discussion because they are not going to be forced through it and can happily ignore its existence, and people who enjoy them should be free to just talk about what they like, and how they like it...
#108
Posté 14 février 2011 - 03:53
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because it's there.. I like anything new in video games, this is something very few other games do and I think it adds another aspect to the game that makes it that much more fun...
just my flea-bitten opinion however..
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just my flea-bitten opinion however..
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 03:57
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I think the reason most of the players will play fehawke and will go the "love way"
is the chance to woo her and know that their love won't be rejected.
is the chance to woo her and know that their love won't be rejected.
#110
Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:09
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Riosred wrote...
I think if you are going to play an RPG you want it to be as real as possible, and romance is a real part of life.
Well and even beyond that when you get right down to it most of the stuff you do in a role playing game doesn't involve any playing of a role. Combat...well not too much unless you just mean that the player character does your will. Juggling inventory and selling trash, not at all. Really it is the character interactions where you get to "really" be this other person and the romances, along with "choices", that make up most of the role playing.
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:20
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Yer riiiight, speaking from experience are you?shayboy4 wrote...
Its just people compensate what they cannot achieve in real life. Its the hard truth... But I'm sorry.
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:22
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Its just people compensate what they cannot achieve in real life. Its the hard truth... But I'm sorry.
That is just rediculous. I've been on 474 first dates and have been in a steady relationship for 5 years.
Dating/Romance is not an issue for me.
I'm interested in Romances above most other issues because this is the first company I've seen that did romance storylines so well.
I mean, I started off where Cecil/Rosa; Celes/Locke; Aeris/Cloud were what I could expect from in-game romances. These are at an entirely other level.
A lot of the other storyline aspects are more "been there done that" for me. So...novelty might be my major interest in them...that and I'm a sucker for a good love story.
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:25
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Best example I saw of romance in DA:O was when Lelianna confronted my character about Alistair and was forced to make a choice, to me that's role play.
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:25
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I don't understand the love for romances in games. I don't hate them, I just think they are unrealistic. When Loghain gives a speech to a crowd of nobles about how he is assuming regency to protect Ferelden, his speech is believable. But when I hear ANY Bioware character flirting, or delivering romantic lines, it feels like the most unrealistic and cheesy part of every bioware game.
I don't dislike romances in concept, I think the romances I've seen so far are very shallow, unrealistic and belief-suspendingly awkward.
DA2 characters look good, so I am hoping to see some non-cringe inducing romances. I am eager to have my mind changed about romances but I've played Bioware games so many dozens of times, I don't expect it to happen. I am surprised so many other people don't share my sentiments to be honest.
I don't dislike romances in concept, I think the romances I've seen so far are very shallow, unrealistic and belief-suspendingly awkward.
DA2 characters look good, so I am hoping to see some non-cringe inducing romances. I am eager to have my mind changed about romances but I've played Bioware games so many dozens of times, I don't expect it to happen. I am surprised so many other people don't share my sentiments to be honest.
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:27
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FereldenDweller wrote...
I like to have an emotional investment in the games I play, and a real connection with the characters in it. The best way to acheive that are deeply developed characters, conversation, and romance. And I know it's "just a game" but it is really flattering to feel romanced in these games. This character depth is my favorite thing about the BioWare games and what sets them apart (and above) the others. It makes them far more engaging, compelling, and addictive for me.
I agree 100%.
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:34
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Romances can make the story more personal to me, plus they're the easiest to speculate about when I don't know a dang thing about the plot beyond "you = the CHAMPION."
I don't need a romance to like the game, of course. Heck, I tend to skip them in ME, I don't find them to be as well written or as well acted as I'd like ... or the love interest doesn't even have lips. Sorry, Garrus. You're my friend, but ... no lips! Our love cannot be.
I don't need a romance to like the game, of course. Heck, I tend to skip them in ME, I don't find them to be as well written or as well acted as I'd like ... or the love interest doesn't even have lips. Sorry, Garrus. You're my friend, but ... no lips! Our love cannot be.
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:37
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Please tell me how you managed that, one wrong click and my Shep was engaged!, it became bloody infuriating.Sjofn wrote...
I don't need a romance to like the game, of course. Heck, I tend to skip them in ME, I don't find them to be as well written or as well acted as I'd like ... or the love interest doesn't even have lips. Sorry, Garrus. You're my friend, but ... no lips! Our love cannot be.
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:39
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DJBare wrote...
Please tell me how you managed that, one wrong click and my Shep was engaged!, it became bloody infuriating.
To be honest, this is pretty easy, you just choose the middle right choice on the dialog wheel to politely stay friends. Top-right will initiate romance.
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:46
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Yeah. Because none of the guys enjoyed the Morrigan and Leliana romances at all. So that must be it. Men HATE romance.Failbox wrote...
I'm gonna go ahead and make a sweeping generalization here and say that there also seems to be a large population of female posters on this forum.
JUST SAIYAN.
#120
Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:47
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becuase people are super pervs!!!!
#121
Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:49
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It adds to an already deep game. Why wouldn't we be falling in love with the people we fight alongside? Forget all the "soldiers need to keep it strictly professional" nonsense its all about getting into another world and how are we expected to get lost into this world if there are no deep intimate connection/s with the people we're with?
Thank you Bioware for making it happen in my gaming as its sadly lacking in most games. I am a guy who loves the romance options and hold out hope that the rest of the industry follows suit
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And no I'm not compensating for anything.
Thank you Bioware for making it happen in my gaming as its sadly lacking in most games. I am a guy who loves the romance options and hold out hope that the rest of the industry follows suit
.And no I'm not compensating for anything.
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:49
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uhh can whoever embedded audio into this page remove it? its pretty lame.
#123
Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:49
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slimgrin wrote...
We all need to get laid. No real mystery.
Pfft... Lies.
#124
Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:50
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uhh can whoever embedded audio into this page remove it? its pretty lame.
This. Its not cool.
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Posté 14 février 2011 - 04:51
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DJBare wrote...
Please tell me how you managed that, one wrong click and my Shep was engaged!, it became bloody infuriating.Sjofn wrote...
I don't need a romance to like the game, of course. Heck, I tend to skip them in ME, I don't find them to be as well written or as well acted as I'd like ... or the love interest doesn't even have lips. Sorry, Garrus. You're my friend, but ... no lips! Our love cannot be.
It can be pretty hard, yeah, but I have a decent eye for "THIS ONE IS GOING TO GIVE THEM THE HOTS FOR YOU" paraphrases. I'm not above breaking up with them the instant I realise they want in my pants, either. The one who catches me offguard more often than not is poor Jack, partly because the only way you can end it completely with her is by being the biggest jerkface imaginable. On the other end of the scale, I've never accidently flipped Jacob's switch.
I did sort of let Ashley die in order to keep my MANSHEP from being molested against his will though.
