EpicBoot2daFace wrote...
Furthermore, these 'romances' are just a cheap marketing ploy used by EA to attract female gamers who would otherwise play The Sims if the characters spoke a real language.
Well, first of all, I'm a little insulted at the idea of in-game romances being a cheap ploy to attract (specifically) female gamers. I know lots of males who love the in-game romances, love falling in love with Morrigan or Leliana or Zevran or what-have-you -- it's not a strictly "female" thing, some silly fluff to attract girls who don't appreciate other elements of the game. As a female gamer, I thoroughly thank you for that gross generalization.
I would go on more, but I see other posters have done that already.
In any case, to get back on topic, the reason Dragon Age holds a special place in my heart is entirely because of its characters. Bioware crafts some amazingly interesting, nuanced individuals (particularly in DAO, which is mostly what I'm talking about, here). Talking to Zevran or Sten or Morrigan in camp just... it's
immersive. These characters add so much to the game, make the world of Thedas almost seem real.
Similarly, I spend a lot of time crafting my characters, thinking about them, their personality, things like that. I have 50+ pages of Word Documents filled with facts about my characters, details about their lives and how they conduct themselves. Is that obsessive? Horrendously nerdy? Yes, but it helps me get into the world, helps me really feel involved in the game. It helps me get into the role necessary to fully enjoy the
role-playing game.
And so, I think the romances add to that level of immersion. The romances don't have to be "romances," either -- you can have a casual fling with Zevran (because it's
in-character for him to want to bone), sure, but you can also make Leliana's dreams of a high romance come true (because it's
in-character for her to want a love like in the stories she tells). Alistair only marries you if you're a female human noble (because it's
in-character for him to feel that it's his duty, as a king, to make socially acceptable choices and provide heirs and all that jazz). All the endings you can possibly have with characters are all in-character for them, shockingly enough. Bioware doesn't let you run off and have kossith babies with Sten because that's not in-character for him.
And so, in the epilogue, I wouldn't mind a cutscene of a wedding. No early-on marriages, no babies or anything like that in the game itself -- I would just like a cuscene in the epilogue. That's all.
And only if it's in-character for the LI and the PC to want to get married.
If both parties agree to it during a conversation during the game (sort of like with Zevran's earring, or post-Landsmeet Alistair), I don't see why the idea of a cutscene is receiving such negativity. It would tickle me pink. Or, to address the very valid point that
RinjiRenee made earlier, "people in Thedas don't need marriage to symbolize their commitment," I wouldn't mind just... some form of relationship closure cutscene, if that makes sense. I just like epilogue cutscenes.
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