Unless it is narratively purposive, romance has no place in a video game.
I agree completely but they seem to have quite a bit of emphasis in the game? Can we assume Larian think it’s an important and appealing game mechanic?
I feel I'm alone in not bothering at all with this.
I just want to play a game, and play through a story?
No, you are far from alone. Personally I hold no interest in in-game romances and cinematic sex scenes.
Ideally I feel that if you’re going to include romances in a game like this, then they they should be an embellishment at most, not integral, not in-your-face and ultimately should feel natural, not something that is prevalent from the get-go. I find it a bit problematic that the game assumes I want to pursue a romance by making the companions want to jump my bones so soon. Granted I haven’t played the recent patch so am not sure how the romance options work now.
