I don't think Larian romances are bad, no, but I do feel that we see less consistent writing in terms of quality of the romances and the characters. Rooney, who wrote Astarion and Fane, is truly talented in this aspect of his writing.

Halsin, Shadowheart, The Red Prince and Beast are written by the lead writer. He is clearly talented, but I do think that he falls short in terms of romance and companion complexity. His characters have a tendency to take it a step too far in terms of being joke characters.