Are detailed sex scenes a bad thing for the story? .

I really don't care about sex scenes. I'm a much bigger fan of lots of dialogue and certain lines that are "colored up" that makes the romance apparent.

No? Well, maybe? I don't know, it sounds like a personal preference thing. I know some people, and I mean I actually know them in the world, for whom sex scenes in a game make them a little uncomfortable. A couple of them are parents, so I think that might be the biggest thing.

For others, though, it's a tangible culmination of pursuing a relationship in a game. Seems silly, when it's put in the context of a video game, but depending on how emotionally invested they are in the characters it can be a meaningful experience for them.

Personally, I'm okay with it either way. Do or don't, implied or realized, as long as I'm enjoying the game and it's a good fit to the story.

For me, fade-to-black would be enough. Let the player imagine what happens.

I thought Isabela's dagger stripping was better than most if not all scenes across both franchises. But then, Izzy is the best LI, so no surprise there

A lot of the appeal of BioWare games is the characters - primarily followers and other team members - and the relationships developed with them and between them. I appreciate the fact that some of those relationships can take the form of romance.

That said, a few conversations that can take a romantic, rather than merely friendly, turn along with a bit of cuddling that fades to black would suffice for me. The sex scenes can die in a fire.

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I have mixed feelings on this. I appreciated the more detailed scenes of the OT and DAO, but are they really necessary? I don't know. I did like that those games were easier to mod and thus people were able to customize the scenes the way they wanted. My femRyder roped Reyes in to make certain there is every incentive to look after the outpost. But with the fade out you dont really know what happened, did they just make out? How about an erupting volcano cutscene or the nomad going through a tunnel.So I don't need a 5 minute soft core production, but I do need something. I hear Cora's scene is amazing, but I have not seen it. I had one playrthough where I romanced no one, and 2 where I romanced Reyes.

Of course fade to black is good for situations where the mechanics of mating is just too awkward. If in the future there is a maleRyder-femSalarian romance, will she lay her eggs and Scott has to aim to make sure he only hits 10% of them? What about with a Krogan? Fade to black sometimes is the best option!

I have no issues with detailed sex scenes...as long as they're done with some class...and for the most part the franchise has handled them quite well...Cora's Romance wasn't too bad. The full body naked shot was ok. I don't think we need to see characters actually engaging in the actual act itself tho....quick camera shots of the individuals kissing, rolling around and then fading works for me....

I'm also very fond of Suvi's romance.  It's really sweet, mostly because of their special meetings and conversations.



What actually happened is entirely up to you. Personally, I like it when RPGs don't make everything explicit, because it leaves me the opportunity to fill in the blanks, which greatly enhances my role-play.

Agreed. The two explicit scenes, in my opinion, were Cora's and Jaal's. Cora's likely showed more than I needed to see; but the writing and animation were exceptional, so it was okay. Jaal's scene got very weird toward the end. It was too much. I don't want to see anything like that, again, in a video game. 

No romances aren't a bad thing for the story.

Fade to black is utterly cheap immersion breaking.

I propose that every time a combat situation happens the screen should fade to black. That would free up time and resources to be devoted to the conversations & the sex scenes.

I'd rather they free up resources from "fetch 10 lyrium potions to the mage collective" type quests than from romances. Sex scenes are OK as long as they don't feel cheap/gratuitous.