I've noticed some strange issues with the facial expressions that kind of take me out of the immersion throughout the game. Not only with the face expressions but with some of the poses / movements that our character makes, too.
An example for the illogical faces that sticks out in my mind is during one of the dreams with the Emperor late in the game, where
as a Dark Urge, the Emperor starts talking about Bhaal's plan, and the camera shifts to my Durge where she's got this insane, evil smile spread across her face, even though I was playing the "resist" path the whole time. That evil smile is so out of place here that it's comical.
It's not just with my own character, but also the fact that our companions copy our character's facial expressions at times, and it looks very weird or inappropriate.
Case in point:
![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/rpcwyBBW/EvilGale.png)
^Gale's face here makes it look like he's having the same evil daydreams as DU, lol.
(Evil Gale unlocked)
I agree it would be much preferable to have an expression on our character's face that expresses pleasure and delight during the kisses. That's what kisses normally would elicit, esp. if you're asking for them again and again. I want to add that I'd also like there to be more opportunities to show AA love in general. Having the option for my character to tell him she loves him, reinforce her devotion, tell him that she still cares for him as a person after ascension... just as examples. Since we can do the opposite to him and insult him, I think we should also be able to show our support and our love. Right now it feels a bit lacking to me in that way.
There is already one touching and beautiful moment where the finale echoes the Act 2 confession scene - the moment when Astarion gives his hand to Tav, I loved it. A similar moment with a hug in the epilogue would be a great gift for fans.
Now this would actually be a wonderful "parting gift" for the fans. A real gift, unlike the hurtful thing we got in the last patch which most people wanted to send back.
It really would be another beautiful full circle moment just like the touching ending scene where he holds out his hand to you. I am happy that we do have that.
But now I'm worried about adding other interactions, especially in a romance. Like a hug or something.
The desire to delve in and improve an image about distrust, sadness and fear when it doesn't fit the context of the story, especially in intimate things I certainly don't have.
I think this speaks to the loss of trust that many of us (myself included) suffered due to what happened in the last patch, unfortunately. Rather than excitement, it's sad that many of us now have to feel worried and anxious about anything new that might get added to the AA romance path, in case it tries to push that same unhappy sentiment again.
