DA:2 does exactly that, and is probably the only facet of that game I particularly like. DA:I is much more restrictive in relationships, both by sex and race, presumably because they have companion back-stories that involve discrimination and bigotry. Personally, I think this quite regressive compared to DA:2, since it means you have go with the writers' actually implementing racial and sexual bigotry into their characters, which is weird.
I actually preferred Inquisition in that regard. It felt like the characters actually had established personalities and preferences rather than just being whatever you tried to mould them into. wrt the sexuality, although more restrictive can be frustrating it can also be more meaningful than the "everyone is kinda bi really but without acknowledging it's a thing". My impression (though I have no definitive proof) is that's what they did with Leliana in Oranges which set the scene for "everyone can romance anyone" in DA2, so I'm glad they didn't do likewise with e.g. Sera. Who I'm aware that some people really didn't like, because of both the romance option and the "what you see is what you get" personality where she couldn't be coerced or forced into being something other than what she was. Not just her, and some of the characters did irritate me, but made it more interesting and immersive IMHO.
Originally Posted by spacehamster95
On the things Sordak wrote about catering to an overly liberal audience, well, I disagree. It is 2020, painting a fantasy world as diverse as our real world really is should not be an issue.
I'm kind of torn on this issue. I like some diversity and wouldn't like e.g. female players and characters consigned to being mothers and skivvies, of course; and more generally I'll enjoy diversity because it's interesting, but as soon as there's a feeling that someone is Making A Point then it stops being enjoyable.
But one thing that often goes wrong is that the earnestness of making diversity a thing can often end up being the total opposite where it can simply make something in the image of the values and familiarity of one person's self-professed diversity and inclusion while inadvertently (or sometimes deliberately) not representing anyone else's values or qualities. It's quite a fine line and one that a lot of creators (or rather directors) frequently get badly wrong.
