Is it just me or did the dialouges get a lot more kinky?
Buttercheese
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So, I noticed that a lot of the newly added dialouges are a lot more bedroom talk.
Viconia zu Edwina: "And yet, wizard, the sounds coming from your bedroll indicate you do not find fault with *all* that is a woman's privilege."
Dorn zu Bhodi: "Ah. Yes. Not my finest hour. A decent eight minutes, though, if I do say so myself."
Anomen: "May I venture to guess, Neera, that you have never been courted by a proper knight?"
Neera: "If by "proper knight," you mean you, then no; but I've got a feeling I'm about to get a taste."
Anomen: "Feeling and tasting come later, dear lady."
Most of the dialouge between Viconia and Hexxat in general.
And a lot more I can't remember right now.
Don't get me wrong, this is not a complaint, just an observation ~
I mean, in the original, the characters tended to talk through the flower, like we say around here. Let alone making snarky sex jokes (which are a hilarious addition btw).
Maybe it's all just my immagination.
Maybe not.
If not, how come that you guys could add that stuff? Wasn't the original game PG-13 or something?
Spoiler:
Viconia zu Edwina: "And yet, wizard, the sounds coming from your bedroll indicate you do not find fault with *all* that is a woman's privilege."
Dorn zu Bhodi: "Ah. Yes. Not my finest hour. A decent eight minutes, though, if I do say so myself."
Anomen: "May I venture to guess, Neera, that you have never been courted by a proper knight?"
Neera: "If by "proper knight," you mean you, then no; but I've got a feeling I'm about to get a taste."
Anomen: "Feeling and tasting come later, dear lady."
Most of the dialouge between Viconia and Hexxat in general.
And a lot more I can't remember right now.
Don't get me wrong, this is not a complaint, just an observation ~
I mean, in the original, the characters tended to talk through the flower, like we say around here. Let alone making snarky sex jokes (which are a hilarious addition btw).
Maybe it's all just my immagination.
Maybe not.
If not, how come that you guys could add that stuff? Wasn't the original game PG-13 or something?
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PS: Unrelated sitenote but I just realized that Dorn got a lot funnier compared to BG:EE. He actually crackes a joke every once in a while and doesn't try to kill you as soon as you make the slightest attempt on teasing him. Me gusta ~
Maybe I am just to tired but I have not the slightest idea right now what you are refereing to o.o
First things that comes to mind: Prof Oak dates your mother in Pokémon (not really, but it's a common headcanon) and the red Spy in Team Fortress 2 dates blu Scout's mother (which is canon).
But then again, those are the exeption, not the rule.
I don't think it's a taboo, I simply guess that it's because of the target demographics usually being young adults and teenagers which are usually not out there to bait some milfs. But then again, I don't know how the common male brain looks from the inside.
PS:
In reverse, didn't Carth in KOTOR have a son or something? You could start a relationship with him (Carth, not the son :I ), if I remember correctly.
OLD OWL WELL
What. That is the whole big conspiracy about it: Prof Oak sends you on your glorious quest to find the mana se..... catch all the Pokémon so that he can spend time with your mom.
Next time you should question it when your neighbour sends you on a fetch quest that takes several weeks and your mom stays alone at home.
PS: Buttercheese. Successfully ruining childhoods since 1991.
I only played Rune Factory II, but yeah, I don't doubt you're right. Female romantic interests in fiction are pretty frequently locked into, let's say, pretty narrow boundaries of character possibilities. Heck, for all that Baldur's Gate has some issues with its treatment of women (it's a product of its time, so what can you do), Jaheira is pretty transgressive, being older than your character and already married. She hasn't had a child, but even that much out of the "young, virginal" archetype is sadly rare.
Great, so it turns out he just wants the kid out of the picture and sends him on a dangerous quest into the wilderness chasing deadly monsters. What a guy...
I think the problem is rather that there are only so many types of female character in video games in general. While it is getting better and BioWare games always where the glimmering exeption.
On a different note, maybe it's because of the characteristics themselfs. The classic female love interest in a videogame is usually a damsel in distress, young and pure, the kind of gal to which compared even the tiniest whimpy excuse of a guy looks manly compared to (which adds up nicely to my thesis on why there is soooo much more Aerie fanart drawn by guys out there than Viconia or Jaheira fanart. Viconia fanartist are usually female).
I don't know how it these days but not to long ago, the majority of guys wanted a gal like Aerie: Someone who makes themself feel strong, someone to protect, someone you can be a hero for. Which is why these kinds of characters are the majority out there. (Oh hey, that also explains why so many guys here on the forum complain about not being able to save Clara: Yet another little girl to be rescued.)
Anyway: The damsel in distress and the single monther are two things that don't mix well, for obvious reasons.
The closest thing we get to a single mother in Baldur's Gate would probably be Jaheira. While she doesn't actually have a child, she has a very motherly attitude. Plus, she could easily be Charname's mother, age wise.
Draw your own conclusions.
On-topic, I liked Dragon Age 2's range of romancable characters; although the actual mom-figure of the group wasn't romanceable again (you can flirt with her, though). Man, you've got me thinking about it now, but I can't think of a single romance-with-a-mother in a video game. Surely there's got to be at least one?
The next big step would be to introduce female characters that would not pass as top models/ porn stars/ kawaii desu little girls/ all of the above.
You know, real people.
I'd say another problem with single mothers is the unfortunate perception that they are less desirable due to being perceived by some segments of the population (at least in the opinion of marketers) as "used goods", and also due to the fact that they would be societally expected to not want to devote themselves entirely to the (inevitably male) love interest. Fathers like Carth don't face the same level of social opprobium for being estranged from their children.
Of course, there's lots of reasons always tightly knotted up in these kinds of questions. Let's not start up the Clara debate in an unrelated thread?
Or she could be an elf or something and her children are simply already living on their own. In fact, that's a really interesting concept. Why havn't I met any elven companions with adult children in videogames yet???
Why would an elderly elf, who has already established herself (had a family), be off killing stuff?
You're over thinking it. Why can't we just have single girls and guys hit it off and leave the complicated marital/child status out of it... romance after all is just a bit of filler between the questing and goblin skull-cracking ;D
Humans are so complex and yet so simple.
(Oh Bhaal, please no.) That could be the games goal. And oh glob, I just realised: While he is not romanceable, Cernd is a single dad Oo
After rescuing his child, he simply gives it to the druids. Ah, Baldur's Gate is full of horrible fathers ~
Rieltar, Bhaal, Keldorn, Cernd, Angelo ~ Just to name those I can spontaniously think of.