What were your thoughts on the romances?

Nah, I'm just gonna say "do ya research!" :ulikeit:

Don't need to, I romanced him as female Ryder, so I know how it played out

Just my opinion, but I actually think it's much better when there is no gender gating and all romances are playersexual. DA2 got so much (undeserved) criticism, but I like that you can have any romance in the game, regardless of which gender Hawke you play as. What good does it do to lock off content based on the gender of my PC? It seems far more inclusive to me, to leave the romance in the hands of the person playing the game, not have devs decide who I can or can't romance based on my cartoon character's imaginary genitals.

Same here, I don't care about sharing as long as the romance ark has been made good, that's all I care about. I didn't even notice Reyes was bi, it didn't bother me the slightest.

I haven't even romanced Jaal yet, but already I can tell he feels like one of the most plot important characters, and that maybe was intended as main love interest for female Ryder. 

Though I generally agree, I think this is something that can be fixed, but not in this game.  BioWare seemed to understand what they needed to do in ME2 and moreso in ME3.  For whatever reason they've forgotten but I think many people were vocal about their opinions on the romances.  I would imagine that MEA2 (should it ever exist) will improve things.  ME3 was the first time I ever got to play a game where I saw an m/m romance.  I loved other games like NWN and KOTOR but they didn't have what I was looking for in the romance department.  In a lot of ways I just assumed that's how it had to be.  Then along came ME and DA and suddenly there are these new rules in place.  Refuse to go back.  That said, I wasn't in any way left out.  I just felt the "fling" was the better paced romance over the "real" LI option.  And I'm convinced that a squadmate romance beats out a non-squaddie so I'm going to lobby for that in future DLC/games.

Well im not even gonna touch on the 'fairness' of certain romances.

I fell for Vetra she was just so much fun to be around and I find the romance between her and Male Ryder cute in a certain way. Sure there was a significant lack of a sex scene but that doesn't spoil it for me.

I didnt go for cora or Peebee cause I just found them...boring. They are the 'safe' choices that every player is gonna choose on the first playthrough.

I'm pretty sure this decision stems from having the most popular romances with the female fanbase in ME be the alien ones.  They were reeeaally unsure whether that would work out before ME2 and were, in fact, shocked that women were requesting a romance with Garrus after ME1 released   .  

That's really my biggest issue with MEA. There's just a lack of consistency with all of the love interests. Some are great but others are just lacking. If you don't like Cora, Peebee, or Jaal, then there really isn't a satisfying romance in this game. The others just feel incomplete, and I really don't get it. Especially with Liam, he should have a more involved romance. I understand why Jaal received so much attention, but it shouldn't have been to the detriment of other squadmates.

This is another one of my issues with the romances in this game. None of them really flourish until almost to the final mission and after their loyalty mission arcs, which go on for most of the game. Up until that point, it's just the occasional flirt and nothing else. It took me maybe 90 hours until I realized a romance was actually happening, and the Codex where it updates relationships wasn't helpful at all.

By better I was really focusing more on the execution of the sex animations (Cora, Peebee, and Jaal were all executed very well). As far as the relationships and dialogue, I felt there could have been a lot more given how large the game is in terms of content.

I agree that BioWare tends to pat itself on the back for having so many romance options, yet most of them just weren't that great. Dragon Age has always done a better job in terms of inclusiveness and that's because of the writing team. David Gaider made it a priority with that franchise, but things could change with DA4 considering he left BioWare.

I do think the "playersexual" route generally is better for inclusiveness, as everybody just gets to choose what they want. I understand why BioWare thinks the player shouldn't be able to determine the sexuality of the companion, but ultimately this is a story about the player. We are the hero and it is about us. It would be far less work if they just made all of the romances work for everyone. The only extra work that would probably need to be done is making sure all the animations work for both males and females.

The angara are easily one of the highlights of MEA, and Jaal represents them in the game. I'm not surprised at all he has one of the best romances. I just wish the others weren't so lacking in comparison.

I've only experienced the PeeBee romance (as a female Ryder), and I very much enjoyed it. Her character grew on me a lot, and I felt like the romance content was well done.

Ha I thought I was the only one, I'm planning on doing that too, though I flicked through the app and some of those challenges look like they take some serious investment to get done. I'll have enough trouble getting them done on the PS4 alone never mind when I get it on the Xbox at a later date.