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Games with Awesome Companions and/or Romances?

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I used to think I wasn't a romantic but I love this shit in games. I think I would fuck around and play a mediocre game if the companions and/or romances were strong enough. Hit me with em ERA

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HK-47 from Kotor 2

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Judy from Cyberjunk 2077
 
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Viale

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Do the romances need to be optional?

If not, I adore House in Fata Morgana's. The romance is exceedingly well developed and you feel compelled to root for them through the shit they go through.
 
Hallucinations

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I don't play many games that offer romances but Miranda in Mass Effect 2 I thought was good.

I legit couldn't tell if she was attracted to my character for a good while. She basically just ignored all my hints for a good while and so I couldn't tell.

Don't think she was particularly great in 3 though. But a lot of characters were utilized less.
 
BennyWhatever

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OP, can you please put names on your pictures? Not everyone knows every reference from every game ever made.

I really like the Palico buddies you get in Monster Hunter games. I'm excited for Rise to get puppies.
 
JustinH

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Not a romance option, but I always had Parrvati with my in The Outer Worlds just in case any given situation would get her to say something about it.
 
UnluckyKate

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Mass Effect trilogy has the best companions ever made I think.

The crew is the best and the bonds and memories I made with them are sticking with me forever.

Expect Ashley. We hate you racist bitch die in nuclear fire.
 
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Kegels said:
I used to think I wasn't a romantic but I love this shit in games. I think I would fuck around and play a mediocre game if the companions and/or romances were strong enough. Hit me with em ERA

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I know these characters and the games they are from but I fucking hate when people post pictures with no written context. It's not like everyone else knows who these characters are!
 
Rirse

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Rather like Lev a lot in Last of Us Part II. He was the turning point in the other story coming together.
 
McNum

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UnluckyKate said:
Mass Effect trilogy has the best companions ever made I think.

The crew is the best and the bonds and memories I made with them are sticking with me forever.

Expect Ashley. We hate you racist bitch die in nuclear fire.
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Garrus easily one of the best companions in video games. Liara gets runner's up.

Also does the entire cast of Fire Emblem Three Houses count? Because if so: The entire cast of Fire Emblem Three Houses.

All of them. It's fun seeing the students develop over time, it's heartbreaking to see them hurdle towards an inevitable tragedy, and the main lords each have something compelling about them, be they your allies or enemies. There are some that you'd think were an obvious sterotype, and some of them totally are, but that's always layered underneath something else. Even the shallowest characters have something compelling about them in their personalities and backstories.
 
Conditional-Pancakes

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Ellie + Dina (The Last of Us Part II)
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A lot in Cyberpunk 2077 can be defined as trash, but not Judy. Please, someone needs to rescue her from this game!
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JustinH said:
Not a romance option, but I always had Parrvati with my in The Outer Worlds just in case any given situation would get her to say something about it.
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i was pissed when i found out that game had no romances

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OP, can you please put names on your pictures? Not everyone knows every reference from every game ever made.

I really like the Palico buddies you get in Monster Hunter games. I'm excited for Rise to get puppies.
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Gotchu
 
Admiral Woofington

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I think Mass Effect series is the golden standard. You keep the same general ensemble of characters for 3 games, and the third game for all its issues gave you the biggest "go have fun with the characters you've grown to love" DLC I've ever seen.
 
Rei no Otaku

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The cast of Dragon Age 2. For all that game's faults it's companions were not one of them. Aveline is still one of the best written female characters in gaming.
 
Commodore64

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Admiral Woofington said:
I think Mass Effect series is the golden standard. You keep the same general ensemble of characters for 3 games, and the third game for all its issues gave you the biggest "go have fun with the characters you've grown to love" DLC I've ever seen.
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how bioware games handles romance reminds me if you fed a bunch of science fiction romance plots into a AI and hoped for the best.
 
KomandaHeck

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It's actually been long enough since I played it that the characterisation may not be as strong as I remember, but I do recall the cast being endearing and the optional romance with Faye pretty well done.
 
Enduin

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Dragon Age 1-3, Mass Effect 1-3, Fallout New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity 1/2, Tyranny all have really strong companions and most have some romance options as well.
 
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