Re: The reaction to men and women
Veles
Yesterday at 10:39 PM
There were reactions in DAO. For example, the gender of the City Elf in Denerim heavily influenced the quest involving the sexual assault scenario—if you played as a male, you had to rescue your sister from a noble’s castle; if you played as a female, you and your sister ended up in the castle where soldiers try to #ape you.
A male noble could marry Anora and become king, while a female character could marry Alistair. In Mass Effect there was a kind of reaction like, “this isn’t a strip club, it’s a recruitment for soldiers” — if you were playing a female protagonist and interacting with a man in one of the scenes. And if you are a man and in love with Morrigan - you can chose a special ending in the last DLC where you can go with her and have a family.
And yes, romance restrictions based on gender also added immersion, since your partner was aware that you, for example, are a man rather than some undefined entity. And again, the ability to get a special ending due to noble status in DAO was also a very cool feature.