Ok, my take from this whole discussion and romance and sex in BG3. ... All this said, there absolutely should be romance in an RPG. And let me ask: where are all the friendship scenes? Are we so horny that we forgot all about non-sexual companionship that would be far less awkward to do, but even more important? Frodo and Sam. A romance or any other kind of deeper bond like friendship between the characters absolutely belongs in good storytelling. It's the final glue that makes the game feel amazing. It's what makes you feel a companion's sacrifice or other hardship. But you can mostly leave romance on a contextual level. Show that a romantic and sexual relationship (kissing) exists. Let the player's imagination do the rest of the work. And if a player actively pursues a deep romantic relationship, when it comes to sex, less is more.
YES. Regarding having FRIENDSHIP scenes! (like in BG2 and including all the amazing added Friendship mods that deepens things even further) This was going to be my next point...where are all the friendships? So it does seem that every single romantic dialogues are designed to lead to a sexual scene.
The thing with sex is, when its not a big deal and done well...its should be seamless, like a tease, you show then you don't, cuts need to be on point. Sometimes not showing sexual intercourse can be more powerful story telling. BG3 romantic encounters feel more like a porn flick. It goes on WAY too long in super detail for everything). The longer it goes on the silly-er it feels (especially for a mature married adult?). I guess that is the standard with have for video games? Not just a BG3 fault.
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It just reminded me of the bowl of goat's milk that old Winthrop used to put outside his door every evening for the dust demons. He said the dust demons could never resist goat's milk, and that they would always drink themselves into a stupor and then be too tired to enter his room..
