That's just the way games tend to do it. Look at Dragon Age.

I said nothing to offend homosixuals but you wasted no time at all playing that card. Remove the stick from wherever it's lodged, then talk to me.

''That's how all games are. Here's ONE example''

Stop lying and then talk to me.

Agreed, and people shouldn't assume, until a dev actually says something.

You'll only disappoint yourself if you assumed wrong.

That depends on how you're critiquing it though. As a game that follows Dragon Age: Origins. It's terrible. They scrapped the Ruleset, recycle the same zones a dozen times, nix virtually any aspect of exploration, and deceived the original install base for Dragon Age Origins. About the only thing the game did admirably, was the storytelling. But Bioware pushing out a serviceable narrative is like Infinity Ward or Treyarch pushing out a game with guns and multiplayer.


Let's not dwell on this though. Even if I will always consider Dragon Age 2 a Bad game, and even if it technical failure and a bad game, it doesn't matter. There's no rule that says someone can only enjoy the most exemplary pieces of gaming art... hell, any art. For example, I love Judge Dredd... It's one of the most terrible movies on the planet, but I love it!


Probably should put the topic back in the rant. I'm not sure how this situation has evolved over the past day, is it actually confirmed that there is Romance in Skyrim, or is it still up in the air?

Argonian maids for everybody! :celebration:

Bisixual hermaphroditic dragon NPC romance CONFIRMED.

I recently read an article on gamebandits.com that indicates NPC romances are confirmed in Skyrim.

The article didn't cite any sources and none of us on the forum has seen any other confirmation of this. Since it seems very unexpected and kind of strange that there are no other sources to confirm, I'm a bit concerned that the journalist might have gotten his facts mixed up.

http://www.gamebandits.com/news/the-elder-scrolls-5-skyrim-bethesda-follows-biowares-lead-in-rpg-romance-07211/

What do you think?

If it is true, it sounds really intriguing, but I have a lot of questions, such as how would romances work in a game without any cutscenes?

I sent a PM to Nick to inquire about this. Perhaps someone with a twitter account might ask Pete.

If it's inaccurate, I'm sure they would want to know.

On the other hand, wasn't there kind of technically a romance option with the prosttute in Megaton?

EDIT: @8:40am PST June 17, just received PM from Nick Breckon

Bisixual hermaphroditic dragon NPC romance CONFIRMED.

EA has admitted that they lost fans with Dragon Age 2 so even they know it was a fail which is why I believe they rushed into Dragon Age 3 developement so quickly instead of milking DA2 as much as they did DAO.

Yeah I think I would be kinda disappointed too if it didn't haves something deeper at least friendship wise. So person to watch the keep, send you tips, even a lacky would be good. I mean that Dragon's Dogma game allows you to recruit anyone so I would hope Skyrim to have something in it too.

EA is all about putting out a game as cheaply and as quickly as possible while at the same time trying to crab hold of the arcade console gamer niche --along with creating their new creation called Origin. (Trying to compete with Steam and D2D, I suppose.) Dragon Age 2 is a prime example. In my mind Bioware has lost a lot of credibility having sold out to EA.

However, we are here talking about the possibility of seeing romance in Skyrim of which I have no poblem with and totally support. Moreover, liken to DAO I appreciate the fact that DAO was created with all genders in mind. Equality in gaming creates more revenue and a larger customer base. I know too that in regards to DAO much of those gamers are well into their 60s, as am I. Not to mention that many of those are women.

Here kids. A perfect example of hypocrisy!

Romance has never been done well in any RPG I've played, especially some of the latest titles to come out. I highly doubt Bethesda will do the job either, without it coming off as cheesy, lame, annoying or down right stupid. I say if you can't do it right, leave it out altogether.

It wasn't done all that well in DAO initially, because I think Bioware was trying to keep it "PG" --until the modders reinvented it and made it seem much more sixualized. I think Bethesda will primarily leave up to the modders to create, change or reinvent. I don't think that game developers want to be accused of creating x- rated video games. So, they tend to keep it very PG and leave it up to the modders to reinvent. I can't say as I blame them either. The special interest groups would be all over them like stink on poop--because of the problem today with (and the fear of) pedifilia and the like: and, rightly so.

What the hell does pedophilia have to do with romance in skyrim? Special Interest groups are the only people in the world more hated than feminists.

I just hope this thread doesn't end up being the source of yet another article :rofl:

This whole thread is a farce. The article is a weak attempt at extrapolation on the game made by an unreputable source that also makes false claims about other games. Why don't we get this thread done and over with so people stop arguing about and unconfirmed source's rambling.

This article is faker than Marky Mark's hog in Boogie Nights.