The Character Romance thread (Official)

We are very close to finding out ourselfs about romances anyway

Although there is already a supposed leak about romances where someone claimed he has a friend working at Bioware...

One leak might indicate more are possible.

And what did he say?

I think it's the guy we both talked to yesterday.

Yeah nothing new since then, but the devs teased about f/f

So far it seems like Scott is getting more romances, but his sister will be getting the best scenes 

Just give me Kallo and I will buy every DLC and ME game BW makes lol

Yeah straight Scott gets all the ladies
Gay Scott gets a guy and an alien
Lesbian Sis Ryder so far gets 1 alien and straight Sis gets an alien (only because no Liam confirmed yet)

I agree. I preferred DA2's approach to romance since everyone was available, but unfortunately, I don't see it happening again.

I always went full renegade on the Omega dlc. Because.. Aria Yeah Nyreen wasn't too bad but I've never been into turians. Also, The Elder King could be right and it would make sense too.

But if Vetra is a LI, it's more likely that she is for Scott because guys never had a turian romance and they no longer have a quarian LI so BioWare may have been thinking to give them a Turian romance instead. Also, we'd get two aliens as lesbian option and no humans. Which could be weird for some? I wouldn't mind to have Cora as bi option, tho. Of course, that's just speculation and I'm probably wrong in most of the things I've said:) As for the asexual romance, BioWare could do so that you tell them once and the romance take a slightly different arc with different dialogues/cutscenes that remain saved for future games. (Not with every Li but with some atleast) But this could take too much resources.

Personally, I'm fairly neutral about Vetra... right now. I'm not keen on romancing a turian to be honest, so it'll mostly depend on her personality (as always). It'll have to be absolutely stellar for me to romance her. Though on the plus side for me, she'll probably get a fade-to-black scene rather than an explicit one.

But if she is an option, does this mean lesbian Sara can only romance aliens? I'd find that quite annoying

It's true that not all of the light romances need to be flings. However, not sure if this is a good idea or not because it'll inevitably cause angst about getting shafted compared to main options, and at the same time, arguments that it would have been better if they were cut in order to bolster the main romances with their word/animation budget.

If there are light non-flings, though, it may end up being where I find someone I like. But not holding my breath.

Me too, like most of my Bioware characters

I doubt she'll be an option, for a couple of reasons. For instance, she might be too plot-important, or end up killed etc.

Something you reminded me of is that I'd like any bi options to have a couple of instances where they refer to whichever gender is currently romancing them as that gender (or first name in ME:A's case, but only for characters with default names). I find it annoying in various ways when presented with only gender-neutral dialogue from romance options (sometimes even straight options do this). It makes the specific romance you're doing feel a bit less validated or real, since you're keenly aware of the meta reason why this person refuses to say you're the man/woman they love, rather than the person they love. Obviously, there's nothing wrong or even weird about saying "person", but it just takes me out of it a bit because I know it's said to save on a single voice line and makes the romance feel a bit more playersexual to be honest.

There, I explained myself twice, once backwards and once forwards

That's an idea I've had in the past as well, along with a companion generally having a family (not necessarily a spouse/partner, mind) who may not be in the party but exists in the world. It annoyed me that I never got to meet any of Cullen's family, even though his sister was "eager to meet her new sister-in-law". Classic Show, Don't Tell. Hell, we couldn't even meet our own family!

But yeah, two of our companions already being a battle couple when we meet them might be a cool idea.

Yep, this is one of the reasons I will never drink It's good to always retain your mental faculties

I'm neutral about the idea itself, and will either like, dislike, or also feel neutral about whoever they choose to end up together.

To me, so far, she sounds like a Space Sera and Liara 2.0

About the first quote: It would suck to have both gay options (male and female) relegated to non-squadmate status again And no, it's not only because I want knights in shining armour, it just sucks in general

About the second quote: I always thought there should be a conversation about sex at some point in most romances. Disclosing how interested you were in it (very, moderately, not very but will do it to please your partner, not at all/potential dealbreaker, etc.) would be a part of that. If you are interested, whether you're ready for that yet might be another.

Personally, I don't see why it would be so hard to have an asexual route to most romances. It would depend on which one, of course; some characters would only be with you if sex was present, some wouldn't. All it would mean is that you'd skip the (probably single) sex scene, and maybe even have an alternate scene instead. Doesn't seem hugely resource-intensive to me. I mean, the first option doesn't take any resources at all even if it's not ideal.

An early conversation where you can give insight into your character's sexuality (provided it's done in a fluid, natural way) might be very helpful to certain things down the road in the game, like how desire demons appear in Dragon Age - not everyone is attracted to females, Bioware, just so you know.


Someone mentioned Foster Addison (in charge of colonization and one of the only other named characters we have so far) as a potential option for both Ryders. Personally, depending on Vetra's availability I'd rather she be a lesbian option, not bi. If Vetra isn't a lesbian option, Foster would be the only lesbian. And she's probably even less of a main character than Reyes, the probably-gay option.


Hey guys... What if... Peebee is actually only a fling? I know, I know, too good to be true

To be honest, I do too. Always have. I respect the advantages that the current system offers, but I personally think having all options available to everyone has more advantages. Chiefly, all this angst and worry in this thread would be gone, at least where it concerns which Ryder can romance whom, not if someone will be romanceable at all of course.

This doesn't mean everyone has to be bi, either. Some could be bisexual, some pansexual, some asexual-biromantic... I don't find having 4 or 6 bi people in close proximity to be so far beyond the imagination as to be deemed impossible, especially compared to other things in these stories. Contrived coincidences and/or implausibility are foundations of storytelling

And this doesn't mean there are no straight/gay stories, either. The vast majority of NPCs are still probably going to be straight, and some gay. They can still explore those relationships specifically, just outside of romance options for the protagonist.

I understand the lure some have of an option with the same orientation, rather than only a compatible one, as they might find it more relatable. But I think this would alleviate more problems than it would cause. After all, we all know these romances are implemented primarily as forms of fanservice, one way or another.

Huh, I suppose it does, indirectly. But I've learned to take dev comments with heaps of salt, so...

Sorry who the heck is Sloane ?