Dragon Age 2

[viper37]

It was... creepy.  What's next?  A scene where you walk in on Leandra having sex?  Gamlem making a move on you?

I know I sound like a broken record, but why not have the option to filter sexual content to taste?  Successful porn sites have had that feature for years.

I really miss the old days of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.  Anomen Delryn was flamboyant, but he never hit on male PCs.  Haer'Dalis was an elf with earrings and braided hair, but he never made a move either.

What bothers me in this game is that all characters are bisexuals.  But the supposedly gay stuff, and that's coming from the most homophobic member of this board according to some, that didn't bother me a bit.  I said no to the bi-mage, I went on with my life. With Isabella.

[garbon]

Aww, let me try and garner up some sympathy for the poor heterosexual who was forced to confront homosexuality when exploring a side quest.

I expect no sympathy, but perhaps you can conceive that that made the game less enjoyable for me (and likely many others).  Is there any good reason not to make the content optional in the menu, just like persistent gore?  It could be very simple.
Romance options:

• Female NPCs only
• Male NPCs only
• Both
• None

I actually applaud the move by the developers. People bought their product and will likely buy whatever comes next. Just like in real life, you sometimes have to tell off people you aren't interested in...and they aren't happy about it.

[garbon]

Right.  That very first option, which avoided the rivalry points, was the anti-friendship option ("Don't do it again" referred to talking about anything not strictly professional).  Basically, the moral is that you cannot be friends with male NPCs without them hitting on you.

Considering how many options you get to move points in either direction, I don't really see the validity of the complaint.

[Weijun]

It was... creepy.  What's next?  A scene where you walk in on Leandra having sex?  Gamlem making a move on you?

I know I sound like a broken record, but why not have the option to filter sexual content to taste?  Successful porn sites have had that feature for years.

I really miss the old days of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.  Anomen Delryn was flamboyant, but he never hit on male PCs.  Haer'Dalis was an elf with earrings and braided hair, but he never made a move either.

What bothers me in this game is that all characters are bisexuals.  But the supposedly gay stuff, and that's coming from the most homophobic member of this board according to some, that didn't bother me a bit.  I said no to the bi-mage, I went on with my life. With Isabella.

Really?  When a guy hits on you, your level of discomfort depends on whether he also sleeps with girls?

I found the romance options in DA2 disappointing overall.  The most attractive girl was your sister.  Isabella was fun and had a great body.  However, she had that disgusting lip piercing and she was a whore.  ("Who've given their bodies / To a thousand other men / Yeah, they've bargained their virtue / Their goodness all gone / For a few dirty coins")  Merril's ineptness was amusing, but she looked like a boy.  Not that she was an option, but they gave Aveline a fairly unattractive face and she was utterly humorless.  What is it with Bioware and widows?  (Damn you Jaheira!)

[garbon]

I found the romance options in DA2 disappointing overall.

Aha and at last we get to the heart of the matter.

However, she had that disgusting lip piercing and she was a whore.  ("Who've given their bodies / To a thousand other men / Yeah, they've bargained their virtue / Their goodness all gone / For a few dirty coins") 

How quaint.

[Martinus]

I like how the game deals with torture, slavery and wholesale slaughter, but people get bothered the most by a come on from a dude. 

[Martinus]

It was... creepy.  What's next?  A scene where you walk in on Leandra having sex?  Gamlem making a move on you?

I know I sound like a broken record, but why not have the option to filter sexual content to taste?  Successful porn sites have had that feature for years.

I really miss the old days of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.  Anomen Delryn was flamboyant, but he never hit on male PCs.  Haer'Dalis was an elf with earrings and braided hair, but he never made a move either.

What bothers me in this game is that all characters are bisexuals.  But the supposedly gay stuff, and that's coming from the most homophobic member of this board according to some, that didn't bother me a bit.  I said no to the bi-mage, I went on with my life. With Isabella.

Really?  When a guy hits on you, your level of discomfort depends on whether he also sleeps with girls?

I found the romance options in DA2 disappointing overall.  The most attractive girl was your sister.  Isabella was fun and had a great body.  However, she had that disgusting lip piercing and she was a whore.  ("Who've given their bodies / To a thousand other men / Yeah, they've bargained their virtue / Their goodness all gone / For a few dirty coins")  Merril's ineptness was amusing, but she looked like a boy.  Not that she was an option, but they gave Aveline a fairly unattractive face and she was utterly humorless.  What is it with Bioware and widows?  (Damn you Jaheira!)

So, your problem is that your banging options were a butch warrior chick, a whore, your sister, a gay guy and a dwarf? Hey, there is a reason this game is heavily inspired by the Game of Thrones.

[Sophie Scholl]

   I was avoiding this after the mediocre reviews, but the last few pages have piqued my interest again, and I may need to track ti down at some point.

[The Brain]

Yeah I was a bit annoyed when I was confronted by that choice.  But it was trivial.

Aren't you the one who wanted to pick "Confirmed Bachelor" in New Vegas?

[Monoriu]

Yeah I was a bit annoyed when I was confronted by that choice.  But it was trivial.

Aren't you the one who wanted to pick "Confirmed Bachelor" in New Vegas?

Yes I did.  Good memory.  When I did that, I thought it was just somebody who wasn't interested in getting married 

[Martinus]

 

[viper37]

It was... creepy.  What's next?  A scene where you walk in on Leandra having sex?  Gamlem making a move on you?

I know I sound like a broken record, but why not have the option to filter sexual content to taste?  Successful porn sites have had that feature for years.

I really miss the old days of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.  Anomen Delryn was flamboyant, but he never hit on male PCs.  Haer'Dalis was an elf with earrings and braided hair, but he never made a move either.

What bothers me in this game is that all characters are bisexuals.  But the supposedly gay stuff, and that's coming from the most homophobic member of this board according to some, that didn't bother me a bit.  I said no to the bi-mage, I went on with my life. With Isabella.

Really?  When a guy hits on you, your level of discomfort depends on whether he also sleeps with girls?

I found the romance options in DA2 disappointing overall.  The most attractive girl was your sister.  Isabella was fun and had a great body.  However, she had that disgusting lip piercing and she was a whore.  ("Who've given their bodies / To a thousand other men / Yeah, they've bargained their virtue / Their goodness all gone / For a few dirty coins")  Merril's ineptness was amusing, but she looked like a boy.  Not that she was an option, but they gave Aveline a fairly unattractive face and she was utterly humorless.  What is it with Bioware and widows?  (Damn you Jaheira!)

It's a game, dude, it's not real life.

What bothers me in this game, is that everyone is bisexual.  Not just one or two, but all characters, equally bisexual.  They don't even make a difference between a male and a female, the dialogues are the same.  This is what bothers me.

[Martinus]

I don't look at it this way, viper. To me, each game is a slightly different reality. So when I play a male character, Anders and Fenris are gay, and when I play a female character, they are straight (and for the record, Anders's dialogue does change - he does not tell you that Karl was his first, if your character is a female).

[viper37]

Look a Dragon Age 1.  The elf is bi.  No doubt about it.  But the dialogue is entirely different being a male and being a female.  Allistair is not gay, nor bi, he's not into men, that's all.  Lelianna was bi-sexual but more prone to a romance with a man.  This seems logical to me.

I can't remember Mass Effect 1, but I believe the Asari woman was also bisexuel, while Ashley was not.

[Martinus]

Look a Dragon Age 1.  The elf is bi.  No doubt about it.  But the dialogue is entirely different being a male and being a female.  Allistair is not gay, nor bi, he's not into men, that's all.  Lelianna was bi-sexual but more prone to a romance with a man.  This seems logical to me.

I can't remember Mass Effect 1, but I believe the Asari woman was also bisexuel, while Ashley was not.

DA1 yes. But in DA2 Anders never gives any inclination he might be bi/heterosexual.

Incidentally, he just moved into my mansion.