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Obsidian’s Avowed Will Defy One Major RPG Trend (romance) (kotaku.com)
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[–] WMTYRO@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Good, hopefully they invest their time making the other writing aspects as well as gameplay, better. Romance isn’t a necessity in RPGs.

[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Say what you want, but not having your entire party and every NPC you meet thirsting to gobble your dick the moment you meet feels like a positive to me.

[–] Ultragramps@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 months ago

New quest available from Richard the Goblin sword swallower!

[–] Scrof@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago

Good, it's the worst trend that completely breaks any immersion. Imagine roleplaying all this cringy shit with your bearded dungeon master across the table. That's not how RPGs are meant to work. The perfect balance of romance in CRPGs had already been established by the likes of KOTOR, BG2 and P:T. It's classy, not overbearing and completely optional.