I don't personally require romantic relationships in an RPG. I LIKE them, but meh. What irritates me is when developers half-do them, like what happened in NWN2. They have half-completed relationships with intended-but-not-implemented dialogue, plot lines, etc...etc... You know this because the dialog for some of it is IN THE FOLDERS. That's what pisses me off.
Honestly, there are plenty of other things that frustrated me with DA2 that "shallow mostly-unentertaining relationships" is really kind of low on the list. Like how it felt like one giant prologue to the real game, which wasn't in my box it seems...
This makes me glad I decided not to get DA2. Though I have to admit the reasons why I was reluctant to get it, against why I'm glad I didn't, are completely different.
Bioware: Neglecting the Straight Male Gamer
- 03/04/2011 11:15:30 PM
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I think the OP is full of shit.
- 04/04/2011 01:23:28 AM
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Having Anders get pissed at you when you won't sleep with him is stupid.
- 04/04/2011 01:35:58 AM
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I'm not disappointed much, but that's because I had low standards
- 04/04/2011 01:47:22 AM
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- 04/04/2011 01:47:22 AM
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I must say, my BGII character is a woman...
- 04/04/2011 10:18:46 PM
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yah, definitely. that's pretty much WHY I have low romance standards
- 04/04/2011 11:58:50 PM
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- 04/04/2011 11:58:50 PM
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They're neglecting the gamer demographic in DA2. Sexuality has nothing to do with it.
- 04/04/2011 01:33:45 AM
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yah they were pretty empty. The only reason I'm not irritated is that at least they're completed.
- 04/04/2011 01:50:54 AM
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Don't worry; you'll be able to get it as overpriced DLC installments! *NM*
- 04/04/2011 03:03:24 AM
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Re: yah they were pretty empty. [...]
- 04/04/2011 01:37:47 PM
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So, not a fan?
- 04/04/2011 06:15:21 AM
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No. I haven't even finished because I'm so bored.
- 04/04/2011 08:49:14 AM
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They could have done a LOT more with all the in-city strife.
- 04/04/2011 02:32:11 PM
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I don't feel bad paying for it, solely cause I never paid for DA1 *NM*
- 04/04/2011 10:01:43 PM
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Re: They could have done a LOT more with all the in-city strife.
- 08/04/2011 04:43:24 PM
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As far as excuses for developer laziness go, that's a pretty poor one.
- 10/04/2011 12:02:23 AM
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Yah this is what I was talking about. The repeat of tunnel systems in totally unrelated areas. *NM*
- 10/04/2011 05:32:11 PM
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No, it's not that they keep coming...
- 10/04/2011 05:38:30 PM
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Something I wonder then: Why is it called Dragon Age "2"?
- 04/04/2011 03:06:46 PM
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Huh?
- 08/04/2011 04:59:49 PM
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Point of fact: in DA: O you're fighting the Fifth Blight, not the First.
- 09/04/2011 10:10:17 PM
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I think the fact that most NPC possibilities go either way is kind of weird.
- 04/04/2011 05:41:04 AM
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Zevran was really the main one that would hit on you no matter what.
- 04/04/2011 06:13:04 AM
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On a general note, what annoys me...
- 04/04/2011 07:19:32 AM
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In fairness to Bioware, in this game you get different bonuses for "rivalry." *NM*
- 04/04/2011 08:50:29 AM
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I will let you know when the game comes down to less than 20 bucks...
- 04/04/2011 07:50:06 AM
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Yea, the times I do play this game just gives me a longing for DA
*NM*
- 04/04/2011 09:58:03 PM
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*NM*
- 04/04/2011 09:58:03 PM
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