Sonic# wrote:I play a female Shepard, and I'd been trying for a while to pursue a relationship with Miranda, only to realize that the option wasn't available. It fit perfectly with the personality I was tailoring for my character. Argh! I pondered then that I would enter into a relationship with no one, or Kelly, but Garrus now has some potential.
Tangent: On romance and Bioware.
Bioware has always done well in character writing. Making all the characters romance options and non personable and crafting unique people with specific interests. They did alright in Dragon Age: Origins (Alistair is a charming -Borgan-) their other titles, and Baldur's Gate (seducing Grey DeLesie, good times), Jade Empire, Planescape: Torment, Neverwinter Nights, Knights of the Old Republic. Mass Effect feels a little RUSHED in both games. You only have a handful of conversations with each because their dialog only shifts after each primary mission and there are only a few of those. I feel, especially in ME2, that they really kinda cheat you on love interests. So few of them are actually INTERESTING. It also infuriates me that there isn't a Gay Option in Mass Effect (except with Asari :/) It's the -Fatal Hopper- future, (There's one for each gender in Dragon Age and that is set in the PAST for -Fatal Hopper- sake) society is past all this DADT rubbish in the future and there is no reason you cannot be gay. (I really wanted to lesbian it up with Jack, as I love her so much. But it's a no go, and it pisses me off. Everything in the game suggests Jack should be a love interest for girls. Kelly says she approaches sex casually, Jack's own Dialog mentions several female "associations."(up until the very end), and Kasumi(DLC Character) suggest it heavily.) Rumors abound on the internet that the gay option was originally coded to be available with Jacob, Jack and Miranda but was taken out or not implemented.
But yeah, Thane is so... blah
Jacob is alright I guess
Morinth kills you.
Samara, so sad :/
and Kelly sucks, she doesn't love you. She's completely superficial.
Jack, Garrus and Tali are all AWESOME. And if you've played the first game Garrus and Tali are even MORE awesome because you've had so much interaction with them. (Tali is just so goddamn cute and I adore Garrus)
Consequentially, it is always difficult for me to reject those characters. As, my Shepherd has always been female and, canonically, always died alone (no romance.) Because I am emo.
It surprises me that you like Miranda, what is it about her?
BE CAREFUL, DO NOT GET THE REAPER IFF UNTIL YOU HAVE DONE ALL THE OTHER LOYALTY MISSIONS OF YOUR CREWMATES THEN TALK TO YOUR NEW TOY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT. Getting the IFF starts the bullet train to the end of the game.
