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Volourn

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"Why force it in if it doesn't fit?"

Huh? Romance is one of those things that pretty much fits anywhere - unless all the characters are robots. :roll:
 

Diogo Ribeiro

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Volourn said:
"Why force it in if it doesn't fit?"

Huh? Romance is one of those things that pretty much fits anywhere - unless all the characters are robots. :roll:

Or unless they're a nun and a Predator, Forrest Gump and Kermit, or Batman and an Alien.
 

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Some of the romances in Baldur's Gate 2 were believable, like in the case of Viconia, whom your relationship to wasn't overplayed, but Aerie and Jaheira were way off the mark. Aerie was more akin to a Hentai character, a frightened and abused girl who found solace in your character and gave herself to you with no question. I'd have bought the Jaheira romance if it wasn't so sudden and abrupt. It would have made sense if the game played out over a few years or even a decade, but not in the span of a single month. How'd she manage to get over Khalid so quickly?

As for The Sims 2: It's a simulation of life. What simulation of life would be without romance?
 

Volourn

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"Or unless they're a nun and a Predator, Forrest Gump and Kermit, or Batman and an Alien."

A. Nuns can have romances. They are human after all. In fact, movies have done this very stoiryline - how does a nun keep her vows and hae a romance? That's the deepness of that kind of story.

B. predators might have romance. Do you know otherwise? Are they magically made or do they have have sex? Besides, Predator vs. Alien there was a human/predator romance going on. <>

C. Forrest Gump - While not the sharpest tool in the box is human therefore can have roamnce. Heck, even in the movie, he had some interetsing interatcions with possible romantic interests IIRC.

Why cna't have a nun have a romance with a predator (if they were real)? Same with Gump and Kemrit. They both might be gay for all we know.
The list goes...
 

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LOL. you got me. I am definitely an advocate of NPC romance. Im surprised you remembered that thread.

I was poking fun at the twist the thread had taken...the "lets create lesbian sorority houses to watch for porn's sake" twist. Hell, Im not even against that (unless my wife is watching me type this). Just thought it was a funny reason to play a game.

But definitely if the NPC romance progresses the character development in a more engaging way or adds to the versimilitude of the world...Im down for it.

So what we need is a stealth rpg where your task, as a Fraternity pledge is to advance your panty-raiding skills by creeping into a lesbian sorority house taking pictures, recording video and retrieving loot (panties, vibrators, ben wa balls) from the various levels of the house.

That way it would follow the "hero's journey" and not just be about voyeurism ;) ;) ;)
 

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The Sims 2 isn't voyeurism as the player is the one making all of the decisions and interactions of his orher characters. In fact, there's more decision making and interaction in the Sims 2 than any RPG I can think of. The actions of characters aren't restricted or based on the roll of dice, for example.
 

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In the Sims, you role-play a God. That's it. You don't role-play the Sims themselves, imo.
 
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DarkSign said:
So what we need is a stealth rpg where your task, as a Fraternity pledge is to advance your panty-raiding skills by creeping into a lesbian sorority house taking pictures, recording video and retrieving loot (panties, vibrators, ben wa balls) from the various levels of the house.

That way it would follow the "hero's journey" and not just be about voyeurism ;) ;) ;)

Someone's already beaten you to the punch. It's called Panty Raider. Though I'm not sure about retreiving anything other than panties. It does seem to have photography, though. I guess you should make the sequel!
 

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Volourn said:

Its surprising how you claim a nun can have a romance, but not Batman, who's had several. Actually both character's vows to their specific lines of work would likely pose problems, but I suspect a nun's vows somehow make it harder... If she jumps the fence, she risks losing her cowl. Bats ain't limited like that.

As for Predators, while I'm not intimate with their canon, I've yet to see a piece of Predator fiction that reveals there is romance in their culture.

And Gump... Jeebus.

The point of my post is basically to show that I disagree with your assertion that romance fits anywhere. I think that it can be made to fit, ie, that it's possible to create characters and situations that can lead into romance, but not make romance spring out of all possible characters and scenarios.
 

Volourn

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I never said Batman couldn't. I just didn't want to continue the post. My point was amde. And, I still say we sawa aPredator have a romance in AvP.

Sure, if you make up some weird scenario sure you cna say romance can fit; but in most cases it would be lacking.

How 'bout this: A RPG withour a romance is misisng one of the elements that can make the role-playing even deeper. :cool:
 

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Volourn said:
How 'bout this: A RPG withour a romance is misisng one of the elements that can make the role-playing even deeper. :cool:

Sure, but romance isn't unique in that. You could say the same of any element that extended roleplaying purposes that were to be included in a CRPG that didn't had it before.
 

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Exitium said:
The Sims 2 isn't voyeurism as the player is the one making all of the decisions and interactions of his orher characters. In fact, there's more decision making and interaction in the Sims 2 than any RPG I can think of. The actions of characters aren't restricted or based on the roll of dice, for example.

I'm pretty sure there is some randomization going on in The Sims 2, and nearly everything is based on a skill level - though many skills are hidden, like dance, yoga, mediation, and so on.
 

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DarkSign said:
If Klingons can have romance/love scenes...then a Predator could.

Just saying.

But the Klingons are able to breed with humans, the predator's species doesnt seem like the sort of race that wastes its time eskimo kissing and enjoying a sex free romance, hell as far as having the required "Bits" i dont remember Arnie saying "you have one ugly motherfucking cock!"
 

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Why force it in if it doesn't fit?

Ah, the eternal question, and one that many a pedophile has been asked in court.

For anyone who complains about games now getting perverse:

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Seems like dirty people have been making and publishing games for some time.

I bet Predator sex fan fiction is around somewhere.
 
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Uh, I think they were talking about romance, not group orgies. I've been led to believe there is a difference... then again those people with their goofy religions force monogomy on us, don't they! That is of course if your aren't a Moron... I meant Mormon or a Muslim. Funny how they both start with M. Okay enough rambling, unless you want me to continue, which I know you do.

To Be Continued... **da, da, dum!**
 

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Group orgies in the Sims 2 is only an expansion or mod away!
 

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At the least the Sims 2 is in 3D, so you don't feel like as much as a worthless loser as you would jerking off to badly animated 2D sex mods.

But I digress.
 

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Personally, I consider Sims 2 an RPG all the way. As Saint pointed out there are plenty of random elements to the game. Sure, you can turn off Free Will and have total control over what your Sims do, but there is still random stuff happening all the time based on their skills and such.

Like when you have a Sim clean the fish tank. If they have a low Cleaning skill, there's a good chance they will cause a leak. The higher the skill, the lesser the chance, but it's still always there. Also, their mood is factored into this as well as the complexity of the situation. The more complex the subject or the pissier the mood your Sim is in, the higher the chance of failure.

I really love the aspirations aspect of the game. It can make for some challenging combinations. For instance, make a Sim with Romance Aspiration, but make them shy and serious. Talk about a challenge. Holy mother of baby jesus! :shock:

And as for Sims 2 being a God Sim, I would have to say there's a very light aspect of that in there, but it's not dominant. It's a Life Sim/RPG first. Now, use cheats and hacks that allow you to control NPCs even, then you've moved into the God Sim realm, easily. That ruins the whole point of the game though and makes it too easy. At that point you are probably just playing Sims 2 so you can act out porn fantasies. :P
 

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