Gil Brodie - Chief Engineer (Official Thread)

This seems to be the designated space for those of us in m/m romance limbo.

I'm keeping my expectations low. I allowed myself to get swept up in the Dorian hype and was severely disappointed with the "romance." I didn't enjoy being stuck with a narcissist who laughed at thought of being in a relationship with me after I refused to do the casual sex thing with him. I was relieved when we broke up towards the end of the game. I wouldn't have romanced him at all, but I felt like I needed to in order to establish that my inquisitor was gay (and Bull was even further away from my type).

I guess I got spoiled by the Mass Effect trilogy. I cannot overstate how much I loved the Kaidan romance. I'm one of the ones that didn't mod or glitch the first game and had the very sweet "friends to lovers" narrative. I thought it was handled very well and felt very true to me when Kaidan finally asked Shepard out. If every male character in the entire trilogy were available to John as a romance option, I would still pick Kaidan everytime.

Funny how I thought two choices was plenty in Mass Effect 3, but realized how limiting it really is when playing a game where I don't like either option, like Dragon Age: Inquisition. I would have enjoyed that game so much more if I could have romanced Cullen.

Based on past trends, my guess is we only get two m/m options in Andromeda as well. Though, of course, I would prefer a squadmate romance (like Kaidan), I could see myself going for a crewmember if they had decent development and screentime (like Cullen). What matters most is that his story is done well and that I like him.

Based on the little we know on Gil Brodie so far, I'm doubtful that he's the guy for me. It'd be easier to make that call if we had more info on him, but until BioWare starts being more generous with info on m/m romances, I am not preordering this game.

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