@Ryzaki you make a very good point that I've seen quite a few people mention.
That *if* that was the intention of the devs, it was very poorly executed. And bandaiding it with over the top expressions is horrible writing. If we're going with the ab**e argument, why include the biggest demonstration of that in a *skippable cinematic*. Plenty of people don't even do the kisses. AA would need to be, as I think a few others have said, and I agree with, entirely reworked and rewritten, with more dialogue, more unskippable, unmissable demonstrations of that.
All that to say, I don't believe that was ever their intent. Given they advertised the kisses as fan service on Valentine's Day. And his dialogue with Jaheira about him not planning to be "like Cazador", with Jaheira agreeing, and the devs noting his good intentions, I think is a good demonstration of that. Is he a villain, evil, and power hungry? Yep. That's why I like him. But the parallel to Cazador is weak at best. And a stretch, imho.
Also, yes I found it very fun that Minthara gets to be just as possessive>:) she doesn't let you break up, and she also has "youre mine" dialogue, I believe. I love her.
Yeah it's crazy how poorly executed it is I have to believe for my sanity it wasn't intended because it's awfully done.
Yeah the advertising them on Valentine's day is a choice if they were meant to be expressions of abuse but some of Larian's advertising has been kind of "are you kidding me?" so (looking at you Wyll blushing over MIzora's picture in the christmas animation thing) yeah...
Honestly this is a personal bugbear of mine but the comparisons the player makes to saying he's like Cazador are just so trashy.
But yes Minny XD look I love me some yanderes (again why I was so sad I didn't get jumpscared by AA when my spawn dumped him pre brain).
