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[TheCrazyHobo]

Yes, and honestly I would have preferred for there to be no romances.

[Cainhurst Crow]

Yes, I don't see how one would say no in all honesty.

[immanji]

I don't want any romances! NO MOAR

Modifié par immanji, 27 mars 2013 - 09:23 .

[Big Bad]

I think the quality of the series would be lessened by the lack of romance options, but I would probably still play and enjoy the games.

[Kitsumichi]

Yes, I'd still play for sure ( I never romanced anyone in ME2 and it's fine ), ME has more interesting things apart the romances but I have to admit that near interaction with characters is the one thing that makes the game more special in my opinion

Modifié par Kitsumichi, 28 mars 2013 - 11:31 .

[Kelwing]

Yes I would still play. The romances are not that big of a deal. Nice addition but not a big deal for me personally.

[xAmilli0n]

It makes me wonder what an ME game without romance, or with a single pre-defined romance per gender would feel like.

[Sailears]

Yes absolutely. That's not the focus of the game, and tbh I've only really done them for the achievement - the Shepard's I've role-played haven't made those choices.

It's all about the core story and themes to me.

[chemiclord]

Absolutely. In fact, I would have probably tried the series sooner if I hadn't known about the glorified dating-sim aspect of the game.

The romances are absurd (if not violating proper military conduct), and few of them are written anything resembling well.

[D1ck1e]

I'd play a better shooter.

DA:O and ME were tagged RPGs and caracter interraction was what brought me to it. That includes romances. Don't want em? Don't use them.

Modifié par D1ck1e, 27 mars 2013 - 09:40 .

[Exile Isan]

Yes, I would. I enjoy the world itself, the character of Commander Shepard and the squadmates. So yes even if the game only had friendship paths I would still play it. Hell, I still play KotOR II and it has no real romances (and even if it did the character I would have wanted, Bao-Dur, wasn't an option). Neverwinter Nights which I load up occassionally has romances but I never pursue those romances because I'm not really interested in either of the romancable characters (Aarin Gend, Aribeth).

[chemiclord]

D1ck1e wrote...

I'd play a better shooter.

DA:O and ME were tagged RPGs and caracter interraction was what brought me to it. That includes romances. Don't want em? Don't use them.

You want 'em?

Go play a dating sim.  That's apparently what you really want to play anyway.

See how that cuts both ways?  No one said anything about removing the romance options.  The question was whether we would have bought the game or not without them.

Modifié par chemiclord, 27 mars 2013 - 09:44 .

[Rikketik]

Sure, as long as the character interaction is still there. Romance can be a part of that, but it doesn't have to be. For example, at the end of Persona 3 Portable (female route), I felt close to many of my social links, particularly the ones from SEES, without actually starting a relationship with anyone. I think it would be the same with Mass Effect.

[CDR David Shepard]

chemiclord wrote...

D1ck1e wrote...

I'd play a better shooter.

DA:O and ME were tagged RPGs and caracter interraction was what brought me to it. That includes romances. Don't want em? Don't use them.

You want 'em?

Go play a dating sim.  That's apparently what you really want to play anyway.

See how that cuts both ways?  No one said anything about removing the romance options.  The question was whether we would have bought the game or not without them.

It doesn't "cut" both ways.

You just misinterpret what we want.

Romance and character interaction...along with combat...in a sci-fi setting is what makes Mass Effect what it is.

To say that people who like the romance aspect of the game should just go play a dating sim is completely ignorant to what mass effect is.

It's a story told through a video game. Nearly every great movie had some sort of romance involved. Whether it was a side-plot or something bigger. 

We want it all...and mass effect is the only game to give us this.

If you just want a sci-fi shooter with no character interaction or romance...you have plenty of games to choose from.

Also...yes, people in this thread did mention about removing romance options completely.

Modifié par CDR David Shepard, 27 mars 2013 - 10:03 .

[Zoo Keeper Zeke]

Yes. Wasn't even that much into the side romances in ME1. Ash and Liara were romanced as a "why not?" more than anything. Although admittedly, it did become more of an enticement with Tali/etc in ME2. But I truly enjoy playing these games, regardless.

But starting anew with the next ME they could keep side romances out and I'd be fine. Or something like a single predefined romance possibility is also welcome. Binary Domain is another favorite sci-fi 3rd-person shooter that comes across as sort of an ME-light with one optional (but likely to trigger) romance between leads Dan and Faye. I enjoyed all aspects of that game.

Edit: Keep in mind I'm talking about the next ME/series.  It need not tread exactly where ME1-3 have, including romances.  But the romances did evolve into a big part of ME1-3, so looking back it would be disingenuous for me to say I would be as enthused about the series without.

Modifié par Zoo Keeper Zeke, 28 mars 2013 - 01:16 .

[IC-07]

I would for sure.

[Ryzaki]

Heck yes.

Maybe then my Shep could get some decent dialogue in ME2 with the characters *grumbles*

[7Nemesis]

Of course I would. As a matter of fact, I started a 1-2-3 playthrough without going for romance. I mean, I know Shep is gonna die anyway, so why bother with romance.

[Ryzaki]

Rikketik wrote...

Sure, as long as the character interaction is still there. Romance can be a part of that, but it doesn't have to be. For example, at the end of Persona 3 Portable (female route), I felt close to many of my social links, particularly the ones from SEES, without actually starting a relationship with anyone. I think it would be the same with Mass Effect.

*gasps*

You didn't romance Shinji or Ryoji?



I couldn't do it.

Only LI I can resist is Ken. For obvious reasons.

My fem protag brings all the boys to the yard. <3  Yes she did Theodore too. He's hot.

Modifié par Ryzaki, 27 mars 2013 - 10:14 .

[Applepie_Svk]

It was never a point of ME for me, despite the fact that it enchanced overall experience within a game.

[Dusk Wolf]

I might play it but it wouldn't be as good and the replay value would diminish a little. I don't buy games for romancing the other characters or to see nakedness. Still, this is a game geared towards adults more or less so...why are people showering/getting intimate with their LI in their underwear. Is it still because of what fox "news" said still? because if it is there has been much worse in more recent games such as RDR and TW2. The romance scenes in ME1 were very tastefully done and shouldn't have been criticized because it was a rated M game. Is it not possible to go back to that being present again? Both characters were adults and that's what adults do as an expression of love to one another so there was nothing wrong with it.

Modifié par Lament for Thessia, 27 mars 2013 - 10:13 .

[Nykara]

Probably not but not because I am in to pixalated sex or anything like that. I simply think that romances add to the crew interactions, they make things more real and they have a tendency to make me more emotionally invested in my hero. Otherwise I might as well just be playing any other game with a good story, plenty of adventure games and the like with fantastic stories( im not a big FPS player so the combat side of things for me is not required ).

Yes the ability for my RPG character to have a romance is one of the things that drew me in to the ME stories in the first place (science fiction setting was the other). The fact that I actually have a choice in it is another, it adds a sense of realism. Without the interactions of the amazing characters in Mass Effect - the story itself is actually not that great.

[Rikketik]

Ryzaki wrote...

Rikketik wrote...

Sure, as long as the character interaction is still there. Romance can be a part of that, but it doesn't have to be. For example, at the end of Persona 3 Portable (female route), I felt close to many of my social links, particularly the ones from SEES, without actually starting a relationship with anyone. I think it would be the same with Mass Effect.

*gasps*

You didn't romance Shinji or Ryoji?



I couldn't do it.

Only LI I can resist is Ken. For obvious reasons.

My fem protag brings all the boys to the yard. <3

Well, the game doesn't seem to count Shinji as a romance, and it helped me make my point if I didn't either, so...

But yeah, Shinji and FeMC totally had sex. It's a crime to ignore such powerful chemistry between two people.

I wasn't a big fan of Ryoji, though. And well, it seemed kind of weird to move on so fast after Shinji's 'death'. That's why I didn't romance Akihiko either. And Ken can go **** himself.

[Fnork]

Probably not. For me it's about the characters first and the story (a close) second. So without romance options one of the things I value most in ME loses depth. I'd play Borderlands instead.

Modifié par Fnork, 27 mars 2013 - 10:17 .