...it's sad that romance in GTA of all things is more important than in most RPGs...at least they give you a reason to continue the relationship...
that being said, FFIV had a pretty cute romance between Cecil and Rose that was woven into the story pretty well. it was pretty generic (and with the 16-bit graphics, the kissing scene was more hilarious than heartwarming), but it was handled well...
GTA San Andreas was actually quite noteworthy for that, heck even the sex scenes that were cut at least had mini-games where you actually had to play. But beyond that, you're right, just getting up the max romance with each character unlocked bonuses and buffs in each section of the map. Rockstar actually made it mean something, which is funny because in RPGs they don't make it mean anything.
like i said, final fantasy 4 (sacrelige, i know, using arabic numerals with a final fantasy game, lol) had a pretty cute romance. it didn't really do anything for the gameplay, but it was Rose's reason joining Cecil's party. and Edward had a bit of a tragic romance backstory as well, one that tied into why Tellah's story as well. don't get me started on the comical relationship Yang had with his wife, lol.
I will admit, though, it does seem a lot of modern RPGs only include romance in a superfluous way, though. especially with the ones that are less RPG and more visual novel with a few action scenes tacked on...
Mate that's really going deep into the well of history, but I'm slowly starting to remember those now...
Sorry, still my favorite RPG of all time...Shows my age, I guess, lol.
Cecil was the one who went from evil to good right?
Sort of. he was convinced to master an evil blade in the name of good, but he eventually transcended it's power to become a paladin, a sort of Holy knight, along his Hero's Journey.
I remember Kain was my favourite in that game, the badass Dragoon, yeah?
That's the one, lol.
Wasn't Yang the monk or was that Edge?
Yang was the marshal artist monk, Edge was the Ninja.
The more you have described it the more it's starting to come back to me, though.
...it's sad that romance in GTA of all things is more important than in most RPGs...at least they give you a reason to continue the relationship...
that being said, FFIV had a pretty cute romance between Cecil and Rose that was woven into the story pretty well. it was pretty generic (and with the 16-bit graphics, the kissing scene was more hilarious than heartwarming), but it was handled well...
GTA San Andreas was actually quite noteworthy for that, heck even the sex scenes that were cut at least had mini-games where you actually had to play. But beyond that, you're right, just getting up the max romance with each character unlocked bonuses and buffs in each section of the map. Rockstar actually made it mean something, which is funny because in RPGs they don't make it mean anything.
like i said, final fantasy 4 (sacrelige, i know, using arabic numerals with a final fantasy game, lol) had a pretty cute romance. it didn't really do anything for the gameplay, but it was Rose's reason joining Cecil's party. and Edward had a bit of a tragic romance backstory as well, one that tied into why Tellah's story as well. don't get me started on the comical relationship Yang had with his wife, lol.
I will admit, though, it does seem a lot of modern RPGs only include romance in a superfluous way, though. especially with the ones that are less RPG and more visual novel with a few action scenes tacked on...
Mate that's really going deep into the well of history, but I'm slowly starting to remember those now...
Cecil was the one who went from evil to good right? I remember Kain was my favourite in that game, the badass Dragoon, yeah?
Wasn't Yang the monk or was that Edge?
The more you have described it the more it's starting to come back to me, though.
Sorry, still my favorite RPG of all time...Shows my age, I guess, lol.
Sort of. he was convinced to master an evil blade in the name of good, but he eventually transcended it's power to become a paladin, a sort of Holy knight, along his Hero's Journey.
That's the one, lol.
Yang was the marshal artist monk, Edge was the Ninja.
YOU SPOONY BARD!
If that doesn't jog your memory, nothing will.😂