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[davidlt]

I wonder, for those that played Baldurs Gate series, what the correlation is between those that romanced:
Viconia, and chose Isabela and those that chose Aerie , and romanced Merril?

[MICHELLE7]

Mr.House wrote...

Sorry, but a contradicting elf who is a rude to me is not my cup of tea.

Anyways Isabela for me

Have to agree about Fenris...he turned me off the first moment he opened his mouth.

[Jarlaxlecq]

su66otnik wrote...

I was really let down by Isabela. This probably best explains why.

Meh i didnt have a problem with A 4 way with Isabela and Leliana and Zevran, it'd be hyprocritical to bash Isabela based on that, at least in my Hawke's PoV. (please Zevran knows enough not to cross swords. )

[crotti]

Anders is the best.

[Sable Rhapsody]

yukidama wrote...

I haven't tried the others, but so far I can safely say that none will match up to the Andersmance, because I am a masochist and it ties so well into the story.

Yeah, I like it when the romance ties into the story, even though those romance always have the most heartbreak.

Also, Anders and my Hawke just crackled with chemistry as soon as they set eyes on each other.  I was still undecided about who I was going to romance, and it was like being struck by lightning.  Adorable tragic insane terrorist apostate lightning 

[AlienZombies]

I romanced Anders my first playthrough... but after what he did, I really really wanted to drop it. I was cool with his whole freedom fighter attitude, but then his moping after a frigging act of terrorism and his lack of faith in my Hawke just grated on me. I stuck with it just to see what would happen. He was my favorite, for sure, because he's the only one that seems really invested in you and sweet, until he goes all V for Vendetta on you.

I'm on Fenris in this most recent playthrough. I completely missed the part where he left me (he says "I have to go" often enough, anyway, I assumed he meant for a couple of days, not three years?). But he's back now, so I guess it don't matter none. I didn't find his grouchiness that bad... I actually found it kind of comical, I guess. That and his JRPG hair, sword, and sprint (have you seen him sprint with a two-handed sword in combat? HILARIOUS).

Merril bugs me because she reminds me of Tali, only with a derp factor of x10 and a self-righteous attitude to boot. I find Isabela too immature... I like dirty humor, but she's like a pre-teen. I also have big personal problems with infidelity. Still, she has abandoned me every playthrough in Act 2 so far so I'll try to actually make friends with her and see if she has some adorable hidden somewhere in there.

[casedawgz]

I liked the conversation with Isabella if you're romancing Merrill. She threatens to cut your balls off if you hurt her.

[Exile Isan]

I've only romanced Fenris via Friendship as a mage (and a mage who sympathized with the plight of other mages which was tricky let me tell you) and I don't think I'll ever be able romance anyone else Fenris was just that awesome.

[Taritu]

davidlt wrote...

I wonder, for those that played Baldurs Gate series, what the correlation is between those that romanced:
Viconia, and chose Isabela and those that chose Aerie , and romanced Merril?

No, I preffered Viconia, but I romanced Merril here.  Merrill has a lot more character than Aerie did, imo.  Aerie didn't make me split my sides laughing.  Aerie was the "wounded dove" type.  Merrill has issues, but she isn't constantly whining about them, in fact, most of the time she's bearing up very well.  Maybe a little too heavy on the "oblivious", but that's almost opposite Aerie.

[Luridel]

I have a feeling it may have been a mistake picking Anders my first time around, because I'm going to have a hell of a hard time choosing anybody else in latter playthroughs. It feels to me like if there were an intended "canon" romance, it would be Anders - but maybe that's just me.

I can't really compare in terms of how much content they have quite yet, but I feel like the codex entries and few conversations implied a whole lot more depth to the relationship that went on offscreen - and for me, this was actually successful.

[ohmyashlee]

During my first playthrough I ended up romancing Anders. Considering what happened in the end I think it incredibly interesting and tragic. Despite it all I still loved his character.

I just started a new playthrough and I'm planning on gunning for Fenris. We'll see how it turns out.

[Neleothesze]

Best from what point of view? Personal preference?
In that case...

Fenris. Yes, he's broody, makes his anti-mage views clear from the start and keeps trying to show you how magic is the worst thing since dinosaurs got extinct, but he's better than the alternatives. I haven't tried a friendship romance but as a mage with 100% rivalry... well... it makes perfect sense.
POV1: I lived my whole life running from templars who want to lock me and my baby sister up --> I won't trust the Chantry to protect me, I won't trust that the Circle works and I sure as hell will help apostates go free.
POV2: He's been enslaved, allowed himself to be branded (to save his family) and deprived basic human freedoms by a magister of the Tevinter Imperium. If you bother to hire Orana, you see how broken slaves can be. Even after I tell her that she'll be a normal servant, she still calls me Mistress with that adoring voice and tries to see to my every need...

If I were enslaved by cats in a land where only cats can rule I'd probably hate all cats on principle. Cynicism isn't a crime.

And yet... he can 'get off his high-horse' enough to fall in love with a mage... and let go off his hatred enough to save innocent people if his lover asks it of him. I can respect that.

As for comparing him to Edward... meh. Personally, couldn't stand the bloke. Neither him nor Bella.

Merrill - The down-to-earth mage from DA:O really did a 180. So pig-headed about using forbidden knowledge that she gets her Keeper killed in the end (and her whole clan if you don't step in) **** being all innocent and sweet, everyone told you to stop while you're ahead, buy some brains girl. ...My Dalish Warden can't forgive her for that.
Anders - Anders... oh, Anders. Since you invited Justice along for a ride... well... the driveway doesn't quite reach the road. He makes some good points and then goes about them the wrongest way there is. What happened to smart Anders? You know most mages who feel threatened will resort to blood magic. Thank you for condemning the people you claim you want to be free to becoming abominations... for the greater good... for freedom. Let me tell you what else has happened in history for the greater good of some faction : genocide.
Isabella - As a friend she's awesome. I love her humour ("apostitutes" <3), I like the fact that she puts her problems ahead of the "big issues" and she's a damn useful companion. But as a romance option... I like my bed-partners to have some standards.Visiting Anders to get a ... ...cure? I'm not going there.

Modifié par Indolence, 15 mars 2011 - 11:33 .

[Tamyn]

Fenris is the only one I've romanced all the way through the game.

[leggywillow]

Sable Rhapsody wrote...

yukidama wrote...

I haven't tried the others, but so far I can safely say that none will match up to the Andersmance, because I am a masochist and it ties so well into the story.

Yeah, I like it when the romance ties into the story, even though those romance always have the most heartbreak.

Also, Anders and my Hawke just crackled with chemistry as soon as they set eyes on each other.  I was still undecided about who I was going to romance, and it was like being struck by lightning.  Adorable tragic insane terrorist apostate lightning 

Both of these

[Lilunebrium]

I was more than a bit skeptic of the LI's in this game. The fact Anders was so different didn't really bode well, and I've never really been a fan of should-really-consider-anger-management-types.

After having played the game, my opinion of Anders hardly changed. It deteriorated, actually. Honestly, Hawke only just met him, didn't even flirt with him but accidentally chose to say something diplomatic to one of his questions, and he immediately goes "Oh, I adore you, but please don't adore me, for I am a hundred per cent certain I will break your heart. Woe is me!". YOU ONLY JUST MET, for pity's sake. Ugh.
Way too melodramatic and self-pity-ish for my tastes. Completely lost interest in any romantic involvement between him and my Hawke after that. Really, if there is an Edward Cullen hidden among the LI's, it's this one right here.

Became interested in Sebastian after hearing his "Oooooh dear, I should really go start praying a lot now."-line, but the whole thing with Anders got in the way of going through with it. For which I was grateful later. Don't get me wrong, I liked Sebastian, I just couldn't think of any plausible reason my Hawke would fall for him. So another nu-huh there.

And then came Fenris. Started another playthrough, for even though I was skeptic, I figured I should at least give it a shot before jumping to conclusions. I was surprised at how he seemed to tolerate my mage Hawke (pursued a Friendship romance, considering I was at that time still firm in my belief things wouldn't end well with a Rivalry at the endgame part), and after the whole Hawke-teaches-him-how-to-read-bit when giving him his gift, my opinion started to mellow.
After the cutscenes, dialogue, and ending, no one was as surprised as I was when discovering out of all the LI's, my Hawke would probably fit most with Fenris.

So yes. Out of the one's I've pursued so far, Fenris is the most enjoyable. Should probably go roll a BeardHawke and give the XX-romances a try.

Modifié par Lilunebrium, 16 mars 2011 - 12:20 .

[highcastle]

Lilunebrium wrote...

I was more than a bit skeptic of the LI's in this game. The fact Anders was so different didn't really bode well, and I've never really been a fan of should-really-consider-anger-management-types.

After having played the game, my opinion of Anders hardly changed. It deteriorated, actually. Honestly, Hawke only just met him, didn't even flirt with him but accidentally chose to say something diplomatic to one of his questions, and he immediately goes "Oh, I adore you, but please don't adore me, for I am a hundred per cent certain I will break your heart. Woe is me!". YOU ONLY JUST MET, for pity's sake. Ugh.

Hmm. I did flirt with him right from the get-go, but he held back on the heartbreak stuff until Act 3. Then again, I played a male character and it sounds like you played a female, so I wonder if that makes a difference. Or maybe it's the flirt option versus the diplomatic one (though you'd think flirting with him would spur him towards those "don't date me" speeches). At least on my playthroughs, I liked Anders' arc. By the time I got the heartbreak speech, my Hawke had already fallen for him.

[raist747]

Taritu wrote...

davidlt wrote...

I wonder, for those that played Baldurs Gate series, what the correlation is between those that romanced:
Viconia, and chose Isabela and those that chose Aerie , and romanced Merril?

No, I preffered Viconia, but I romanced Merril here.  Merrill has a lot more character than Aerie did, imo.  Aerie didn't make me split my sides laughing.  Aerie was the "wounded dove" type.  Merrill has issues, but she isn't constantly whining about them, in fact, most of the time she's bearing up very well.  Maybe a little too heavy on the "oblivious", but that's almost opposite Aerie.

Same here. Merrill did have her moments that reminded me very much of Viconia.

[shumworld]

I kind of wished Varric was a LI. He was the coolest of all the males in the game.

[Urazz]

Indolence wrote...

Isabella - As a friend she's awesome. I love her humour ("apostitutes" <3), I like the fact that she puts her problems ahead of the "big issues" and she's a damn useful companion. But as a romance option... I like my bed-partners to have some standards.Visiting Anders to get a ... ...cure? I'm not going there.

Depends on how you have your character behave actually.  My Mage Hawke who romanced her did make use of the blooming rose a few times each chapter so he slept around a bit as well (but he didn't sleep with any of the other romancible characters).

Anyways, she does actually start getting some standards when you romance her in my opinion.  I.E. you can ask her to not sleep with Zevran in Act 3 when you meet him.  Sure she still flirts around but that's part of who she is I think.

ToastPants wrote...

I personally love the Isabela romance. It kinda annoyed me at first that it's so drawn out over the three acts, but then I realized that's probably much more realistic for her character, who is fairly anti-emotions in the beginning. I like that they actually evolved her character, and kept her IN character the whole time.

Also, come on. Sexy pirate.

Wish I could get her to move in though.

Considering that she constantly breaks into your house and stuff on top of having a high sexual appetite, she probably is over every night for the most part I think.

Modifié par Urazz, 20 mars 2011 - 04:13 .

[Beaynid]

True Zarken wrote...

Isabela is by far the best in my opinion.

But I will say that what happened to my mate (in the real world not in game) after he and Merrill had sex was by far the most legendary thing in the world I've seen. I won't annoy you with the story PM if you're curious

Anyway I liked Isabela a lot as a character, she had backbone, was strong, cracked a lot of jokes and could take them, she's fun and attractive

And the romance feels rewarding and you just feels like she actually cares about Hawke. This of course goes to great voice acting and a great work to the writer Sheryl Chee

Varric made me smile when he said everyone left me but Isabela

^this

I went into my first playthrough expecting to hate isabela, and ended up finding her to be one of my favorite companions.  And the romance starts off really rocky, but was very rewarding in the end.  i also found her to be the companion that really develops the most as a character. 
Im gonna try to get through a playthrough romancing merril just to see how it ends, but after that its always going to be isabela(unless the merril romance really blows me away)

[Prince of Kemet]

Mr.House wrote...

Sorry, but a contradicting elf who is a rude to me is not my cup of tea.

Anyways Isabela for me

I totally agree with you Mr. House, the pirate queen won me over instantly.

[Clover Rider]

Prince of Kemet wrote...

Mr.House wrote...

Sorry, but a contradicting elf who is a rude to me is not my cup of tea.

Anyways Isabela for me

I totally agree with you Mr. House, the pirate queen won me over instantly.

She is far from a pirate queen:whistle:.

[Prince of Kemet]

Some Geth wrote...

Prince of Kemet wrote...

Mr.House wrote...

Sorry, but a contradicting elf who is a rude to me is not my cup of tea.

Anyways Isabela for me

I totally agree with you Mr. House, the pirate queen won me over instantly.

She is far from a pirate queen:whistle:.

You sir are entitled to your opinion.

[Ryzaki]

Anders rivalrymance.

GAH. So heartbreaking.