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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Half-assed sex scenes (no pun intended) are probably worse than ones that are well done.

I still think a lot about one of the beats in a DA:I romance. But like... all the ones from DA:O were kind of bad. But also the one I played in DA:V was so PG-13 and sterile it wasn't any fun at all.

[–] Toribor@corndog.social 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

all the ones from DA:O

You underestimate the power of my crush on Morrigan.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I think that you can just give them gifts until they're horny for you is like the quintessential example of poorly done video game romance.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 1 day ago

To be fair, the DLC that added the absurd +50 approval gifts was an optional download released on April 1st. The gifts system as shipped by the vanilla game was not too bad, and was not enough to make a companion swoon over you single-handedly. At least I don't think so. That being said, I can't pretend DA:O is the height of dating sims or anything, either.

[–] Toribor@corndog.social 4 points 1 day ago

I'll admit my fondness was more about her character being interesting and I don't remember much of the mechanical aspects of the way the game handled relationships.

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wait isn't that basically how it works in Stardew Valley too?

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 day ago

I never got far in stardew, so maybe?