Fenrisfil wrote...
I'm not convinced Liara and Javik are that great a match. For her it's a bit too much like going out with your science project, while for him it would be like dating a monkey. I did think it was a pity so few other people hook up mind. I really wanted Chakwas and Adams to get it together.
I dunno, if Javik was able to get off his high horse, maybe he could see how special Liara is even for an Asari. And Liara, well, she tends to fall in love with her science projects, anyway. And well, as she said, many couples on the Citadel, trying to enjoy their last moments. Also, Liara is an Asari, they want input from other species for their children - nobody is like Javik out there, absolutely nobody. That alone should get her interested. And Chakwas and Adams, yes. Those two...I like them, both. I wish them both the best.
Fenrisfil wrote...
I have mixed feelings about a Femshep romancing Tali. It would make playing a Femshep more attractive, but I do prefer it when characters sexuality is realistic. As much as it was a disapointment not to be able to romance Veronica (Felicia Day's character) in Fallout New Vegas, I appreciated them not sacrificing that element of her character for the players sexual whims. My fear when they mentioned about adding in same sex relationships (Liara and Kelly aside) was they would make everybody obtainable by everyone, which would be silly. Glad they didn't. I didn't mind them making Kaiden bi, given there are two bi human females (to be fair one is Allers) there should probably be one male and I really couldn't see Vega going both ways (even if he does like Grizzly Bears).
Hmmm...interesting comparison, but you may not forget that Obsidian is far more thourough with their developments - as they have proven - than Bioware. Hardly any complaint to find about Fallout 3, for example, and Fallout New Vegas even was tighter and with more quests. Both tell a nice story, Bioware puts more work into their side characters, but Obsidian knows how to finish out a game. Anyway, yes, Tali is as I said not likely to swing as her character is developed as to be easily impressed by males. She's really not the type. And Vega? Who knows? At least he's a guy I would without hesitation leave in command when I'm gone and Garrus isn't available. And he's really tolerant, too. However, he nicknames a lot, don't he...well, he has his moments, Sparks is his most glorious. To go back to Tali - I believe she would always fall for Shepard, and a female Shepard would be the best friend she needs, not the love. At least that's my feeling of the character.
Fenrisfil wrote...
I suspect in ME they've already made some sacrifices as far as cross species relationships go. I noticed the change in tone between ME1 and ME2. In the first game it feels like outside of the Asari, cross species relationships were very rare, hence the limited romance options. Then in ME2 they recognised that the players wanted to romance aliens even if they weren't capable of bearing offspring from the union and the galaxy suddenly seems a lot more open minded (the Quarian and Turian discussion about cross species relationship for example). I'm glad they made that change though. But it does bring up one curious idea, if we're talking cross species between two people that have no genetic compatibility, does the idea of male and female even mean anything anymore? It only seems so, because the designers chose to differentiate between the genders of the same species by using the kinds of differences we have as humans (like boobs and general body shape). It's interesting that word is a female Turian looks a lot like a male, which makes me wonder if Garrus was female, but looked the same, would male sheps romance her?
Well no, not if Tali could still be romanced, but other then that? It's interesting. Anyway, on the whole I'm glad they didn't mix it up any more. It would be very annoying having obvious hints dropped in by every member of your crew.
The thing is, in real life, the quota of same-sex relationships is rising still, and hasn't leveled out to the actual reality of feelings, and I believe in the game, not even in the third installment, the relationship quota doesn't yet match my feeling of what would be realistic. Then again, there is a strong fight against bigotry still to be fought. And I wonder, if Garrus was female...that would be interesting an idea. However, he doesn't ACT female from a human viewpoint.
And to me it wouldn't be too annoying. Some should only make moves if you make one, you're the commanding officer, after all. That should still count for something. Not that it does much, apart from the first part.
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