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Did anyone else find the alien romance in Mass Effect unappealing?
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MrMephistoX
Member
Indeed!
Mental Atrophy
Banned
Garrus and Shep shoot guns together. Best first date.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Tali was boss, stock photo aside.
Liara can do one
Liara can do one
Glass Rebel
Member
Seeing how the human interactions in ME are similarly unappealing, I don't think it has anything to do with the characters' races.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Tali is like a sister. Asari I strongly dislike, especially Liara. I try not to have a romance in ME anyway, they're not my thing to do in a video game.
Not much more can be said than that.
Fucking aliens is the highlight of the franchise.
WrenchNinja
Member
All the romances are terrible.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Liara was a character who was forced on Shepard, romance or not. Also seemed like a bit of a stalker to me.
ref
Member
Was just about to say this.
None of the romances in the ME series are done particularly well, however if I had to choose which game in the series did them best, it'd be ME1 (amongst many other things, but that's just me).
I also just didn't care for the personalities of the alien characters post ME1, mostly Liara.
Also this.
stump sock
Member
some, I guess. I generally find the concept of banging a reptile not super appealing.
Vane_MagicCity
Banned
I tried it once in ME1 and that was enough for me to never pursue that shit in other games. Quite frankly it's embarrassing and you want it to be over as soon as possible, before someone walks into the room. I can't imagine any adult not being embarrassed by the sex scenes.
The Tali romance impressed me. Never thought a video game could make me care about virtual characters that much. Really emotional. I also thought the alien romances were the best because you can date (real) women in real life at any time... so that was too ordinary for my playthroughs.
Talimancers unite!!!
Acquiescence
Member
That's why you bang Jack and never look back.
thatJohann
Member
Nothing beats this hotness
Glittering Crux
Banned
I really liked the Femshep and Garrus romance. They even talk about adopting Krogan babies. It really annoyed me that the game ended the way it did and I didn't get an epilogue where that happened.
UnluckyKate
Member
What? all that analysis and no mention of Male Shepards one, true romance?
Humanity First
RealDeadOne
Member
Ashley IS a space racist/spacist and so are you OP, you two deserve each other.
Doesn't Ashley get over her prejudices in ME3? I can't remember
My femshep just watched Tali from afar, knowing it could never be.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybJPjJuL9OA
Femshep + Garrus was a really good one. Especially their talks on Earth and the citadel content.
I don't know if its exactly the same as with manshep, but femshep + Liara felt forced and empty and pathetic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybJPjJuL9OA
Femshep + Garrus was a really good one. Especially their talks on Earth and the citadel content.
I don't know if its exactly the same as with manshep, but femshep + Liara felt forced and empty and pathetic.
I mean, did anyone find the romance stuff fulfilling anyways? I mean from a plot perspective. I never really felt like it carried through in the three games, so it didn't really matter. Plus, IMO BioWare has always been pretty bad at establishing relationships in their games. It always feels clunky and forced.
Projectjustice
Banned
I bang enough earth chicks. Give me alien love please.
Cizeta-Moroder
Banned
Tali is the prettiest.
Chocolate & Vanilla
Fuck Strawberry
Best thing about the game was trying to knob your way across the galaxy Kirk style
Projectjustice
Banned
Ain't gonna lie, Miranda is yummy.
Op is Spacist
I am a miranda type but I wasn't feeling the alien stuff either. Liara was the most interesting to talk to tho
BassForever
Member
Tali was the best waifu even in ME1
cheststrongwell
my cake, fuck off
Alien-lovers make me sick.
Chocolate & Vanilla
Fuck Strawberry
On you go blue, no other colour will do
Yes she does. I have a feeling had she actually been in ME2 for more than a few minutes she would have gotten over it then as well.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
My man
The Cartographer
Member
The ''romance'' in Mass Effect 1 and 2 is very shitty.
I don't know how it is in ME3.
I don't know how it is in ME3.
Chocolate & Vanilla
Fuck Strawberry
I did. I mean, who the fuck would ever consider stuff like this attractive?
Blue skin, and some tentacle-like stuff instead of hair? No fucking thanks. Some people are sick.
The tentacle tickler is my fav position
Professor Lich
Member
Is it possible not to romance a character? I tried before and I don't remember it not working. Could of done it wrong though.
Jack Videogames
Member
It was written like fanfiction by a 15-year old trekkie, and I play VNs so I know bad romance plots. "Oh, human commander, let's engage in the act of mating which is so different for us aliens. We still get to make out though. Did I mention I was an alien?"
cheststrongwell
my cake, fuck off
I don't think I ever romanced anybody. I just like to cock-tease them. Fools.
GlamFM
Banned
Had no action in Mass Effect 1. So I know it´s at least possible there.
I went liara first (because i liked her character and she wasn't a racist)
But then I went for tali for game 2/3 because again, i liked her character (it was better developed then most) and she wasn't a complete bitch like miranda.
I like that the romances are there since it's something to do and builds the characters up more. But i could do without the cheesy, awkward "sex" scene once you reach the "climax" of the relationship. It just kind of cheapens it all.
But then I went for tali for game 2/3 because again, i liked her character (it was better developed then most) and she wasn't a complete bitch like miranda.
I like that the romances are there since it's something to do and builds the characters up more. But i could do without the cheesy, awkward "sex" scene once you reach the "climax" of the relationship. It just kind of cheapens it all.
Deified Data
Banned
No issue with them being alien - that's a bonus more than anything. Their personalities just weren't appealing. Mordin and Garrus were the only good characters in the whole franchise.
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
Tali was kinda quite with her insecurity but ultimately I went with Jack.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
The romance in ME is what a "nice guy" imagines what romance is actually like.
All I have to do to get laid is be really nice to her!
In Mass Effect 2, romancing Garrus lead to what is perhaps the funniest line in the entire Mass Effect series ever.
If you talk to Mordin about it he goes through this whole speech about the dangers of cross species intercourse and eventually pulls this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLWzmeI1QWc
If you talk to Mordin about it he goes through this whole speech about the dangers of cross species intercourse and eventually pulls this out:
"Turians based on dextro-amino acids. Human ingestion of tissue could provoke allergic reactions. Anaphylactic shock possible. So don't, ah, ingest."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLWzmeI1QWc