HOWEVER, I think that the romances existing in the game deserve to be fully fleshed out and justice done to the characters. I’m invested in their stories and their fates, particularly if a character has become close to my character. So I’m happy to see changes to existing romances that improve them, or increase the immersion. New kiss animations are one small thing that increase the immersion, and I will certainly enjoy them. (Cuddling at camp would be really cute, too, but there are heaps of other things I would rather they do first.)
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I do want to see a deepening of what’s already in the game, especially in act 3, and that includes companion reactivity, camp scenes, romances, and sooo many of the quests that just feel unfinished and fall FLAT. (I’m obsessed with how bad I think the good Durge ending is…)
I’m looking for depth, not frivolity. So in that sense, we agree. There’s a massive need for more depth in act 3’s storytelling, in many areas. That is my #1 problem with the game.
I would like to second that sentiment. I read far to many opinions about romances in general being frivolous or shallow content, while the way the game is structured - with a romance > friendship mindset - your romance is the deepest connection you have with any companion. This sentiment might be stronger in some romances than in others, but it simply passing off all romance content as irrelevant or unimportant to storytelling, simply on the basis of it being classified as romance, seems very shallow criticism.
I'd love to see Act 3 more fleshed out and I would also loved to see the Origins in general be more fleshed out. Do I dare to hope for such massive changes in the next patch? Maybe not. I am not that optimistic. ^^
