Best and worst portrayal of romance you have seen in a game
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Any type of romance in any form of media makes me really angry for some reason. I don't know why.
Well, the Kingdom Hearts series is infamous for the clear romantic attachments between characters that it never actually acknowledges. Seriously, put down all the characters' names and draw lines between those between whom a romantic connection is implied... It's a big mess. So that is the worst portrayal for me because, well... there isn't any.
The best romance in a game was definitly between Nameless Marine and his guns. You could just see the happy look on his face when he saw Shotgun for the first time, and you could feel the tension between him and Shotgun once he found out about God mode and Chainsaw.
Um... I honestly can't think of the best.
The romance never seems to be acknowledged despite it clearly being there. I like some sort of acknowledgment and I know that they were trying to go for the subtle approach to romance while it's still there, but they went a little too far with the subtlety and decided instead to have it go completely unmentioned.
I'd like to be a fanboy and completely disagree with you, but you're absolutely right. The romance was ridiculously... well ridiculous :3The Long Road said:
The romance never seems to be acknowledged despite it clearly being there. I like some sort of acknowledgment and I know that they were trying to go for the subtle approach to romance while it's still there, but they went a little too far with the subtlety and decided instead to have it go completely unmentioned.
i hate to be somewhat of a broken record, but.... kana little sister.
or while im here doomguy and the bfg 9000, seriously he just loves his gun. ... bow chica bow bow.
now the worst is a tricky one, ive seen some trash in my time and to be honest i cant pin it down to just one. So..... i wont.
But hmm mabie (for the worst) shira oka (seriously just all that game was painful to play in my opinion, and the romances were just bleh) or persona 3 psp (the fact that you could date all the girls at once kind of added this).
I dont remember the name of said ending, but the one with kana's last recordings being played at the grave.
What you did ask for jerking display of romantic affection, it just so happens that its from a dead person (at the time).
What you did ask for jerking display of romantic affection, it just so happens that its from a dead person (at the time).
or while im here doomguy and the bfg 9000, seriously he just loves his gun. ... bow chica bow bow.
now the worst is a tricky one, ive seen some trash in my time and to be honest i cant pin it down to just one. So..... i wont.
But hmm mabie (for the worst) shira oka (seriously just all that game was painful to play in my opinion, and the romances were just bleh) or persona 3 psp (the fact that you could date all the girls at once kind of added this).
For srs. Only a romantically impaired blockhead like Sora would go and defeat not one, but TWO universe-threatening forces to reunite with his love interest, and, when finally together again, think "for this, I shall shake your hand".Julianking93 said:
I know, right?The Long Road said:
I mean, I get that it's Disney but... can they no longer even have kissing in their films or games anymore? >>
It's getting harder and harder to defend the idea that the main characters aren't gay in that series...Julianking93 said:I know, right?The Long Road said:
I mean, I get that it's Disney but... can they no longer even have kissing in their films or games anymore? >>
Fable 3. Im sorry that girl at the start. The kiss just seems... to "Stiff"? If thats even appropriate to say. It seem'd to unreal. Like hey... the game just started... kiss this girl and get emotionally attached in 10 mins then we will decided her fate. She also hates you for this. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH...
Then I slam the door in the face of fable three and put in the window "FAIL"
Thats the worst. I can't think of a good one.
Then I slam the door in the face of fable three and put in the window "FAIL"
Thats the worst. I can't think of a good one.
Because I only have one game that even does it correctly to work with, I'm just going to pick the specific parts of it.
Final Fantasy VIII. Most romance in video games, especially JRPGs, (and especially those with voice acting) tends to be portrayed as a series of random grunts, giggles, blushing, repeating each other's names with the elipses tagged on the end, etc. FFVIII, for at least a few scenes, shows the genuine kind of connection that a couple makes through simple dialogue and revelations about the characters to each other. Namely, the scene on the Ragnarok*. It displays the character's differences, and also what brings them together.
We're also shown Squall's torment over Rinoa. In his various scenes of solitary character development, Squall constantly thinks about her.
The hurricane of adoration, intra-and interpersonal torment, obsession, longing, and each other emotion that makes up love as a whole is portrayed pretty well. However, our female lead, Rinoa, lacks a bit of character development, thus making her a bit too mysterious, (although that can work, and FFVIII does use it somewhat to it's advantage: love can strike at any time, at any person) and why exactly she finds Squall so endearing is never really revealed, although it's safe to say that, like many women, she found him tall, dark, and handsome.
So, basically, FFVIII only really fails to show a double-sided romance. However, I still find it the most endearing and most empathetic romance I've yet seen.
*Fuck you, I liked "Eyes on Me". The lyrics aren't bad, and it's really only the arrangement of the music itself that should make it feel overbearing at all.
Final Fantasy VIII. Most romance in video games, especially JRPGs, (and especially those with voice acting) tends to be portrayed as a series of random grunts, giggles, blushing, repeating each other's names with the elipses tagged on the end, etc. FFVIII, for at least a few scenes, shows the genuine kind of connection that a couple makes through simple dialogue and revelations about the characters to each other. Namely, the scene on the Ragnarok*. It displays the character's differences, and also what brings them together.
We're also shown Squall's torment over Rinoa. In his various scenes of solitary character development, Squall constantly thinks about her.
The hurricane of adoration, intra-and interpersonal torment, obsession, longing, and each other emotion that makes up love as a whole is portrayed pretty well. However, our female lead, Rinoa, lacks a bit of character development, thus making her a bit too mysterious, (although that can work, and FFVIII does use it somewhat to it's advantage: love can strike at any time, at any person) and why exactly she finds Squall so endearing is never really revealed, although it's safe to say that, like many women, she found him tall, dark, and handsome.
So, basically, FFVIII only really fails to show a double-sided romance. However, I still find it the most endearing and most empathetic romance I've yet seen.
*Fuck you, I liked "Eyes on Me". The lyrics aren't bad, and it's really only the arrangement of the music itself that should make it feel overbearing at all.
Haven't played many games with that uh...feature.
But Mass Effect 2 has the best and worst romantic relationships I've seen in game.
The one with Garrus is really well done, but personally I found the others to either be meh (Tali, Thane) or just sucky (Jacob, Miranda)
But Mass Effect 2 has the best and worst romantic relationships I've seen in game.
The one with Garrus is really well done, but personally I found the others to either be meh (Tali, Thane) or just sucky (Jacob, Miranda)
Tali and Shep is the best, the way her admiration for you builds and she's too shy to say it. It was sweet.
Worst would be either romancing Zevran in Dragon Age, its kinda like "hey I like sexual innuendo's... me too! Let's bone."
In my fantasy world it would be Shepard and Joker though, oh well, I guess a girl can't have everything she wants.
Worst would be either romancing Zevran in Dragon Age, its kinda like "hey I like sexual innuendo's... me too! Let's bone."
In my fantasy world it would be Shepard and Joker though, oh well, I guess a girl can't have everything she wants.
And ED and DevianArt are making it even more difficult considering how natural those pictures of Sora and Riku look >>The Long Road said:It's getting harder and harder to defend the idea that the main characters aren't gay in that series...Julianking93 said:I know, right?The Long Road said:
I mean, I get that it's Disney but... can they no longer even have kissing in their films or games anymore? >>