Nothing to write home about, but not nearly as cringe-worthy as some romance subplots I have seen in my time. Also, I would say that she has the best hetero male / lesbian female romance in DA2.Īt the end of the day though, I would say all romances in the Dragon Age games are just okay. Sure, she is a blood mage, but so can your character be without any adverse effects, so it doesn't immediately mean that she is an idiot for using it. She does get burned by demons repeatedly, and at the end of her personal quest she gives up on the whole mirror business because of it. In fact I would say that he might be the best hetero love interest for a female PC in both DA games (though I might be biased since I found Alistair somewhat bland).Īs for Merill, that is just patently not true. While he is indeed antagonistic towards mages (for good reason), he doesn't want all mages to die and in fact he is perfectly romanceable as a mage Hawke. the romantic experience in the game Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare 2009). Plus, with Leliana being who she is and with her role now, you know she would eventually start to close herself off from you and keep secrets because it's her job.Ĭlick to expand.To be fair, Fenris is not that black and white. WAERN Introduction It is not unusual for computer games to include romance. She's got the higher cute factor, and unlike Leliana, she ends up completely alone, with only you left in her life. So, forced to choose, I think I would pick Merrill. Isabella is too much of a flirt and I wouldn't trust someone like her in real life, Fenris and Anders have too many anger issues-you know pillow talk would be nothing but, 'Grr I hate Mages/Templars!' and the archer prince is too uptight. And as for all the characters in Dragon Age II, I only ever picked Merrill because none of the others interested me. He acts the same way I do when flirting with a girl: a complete and utter goof ball. Alistair was fun, but it felt a little weird because it felt like I was romancing myself. Morrigan is too cold and stand-offish for my tastes, even after you do romance her, and Zevran was.no. They're both basically the same-cute, kind, nerdy shy girl, and I am a sucker for that. Rowling (30) Exclude Characters Alistair (Dragon Age. It would have added a new level of depth to Morrigan's character.įor me it's a toss up between Merrill and Leliana. Dragon Age: Origins (12210) Dragon Age (Video Games) (7065) Dragon Age - All Media Types (5586) Dragon Age: Inquisition (2045) Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening (1891) Dragon Age II (1712) Dragon Age - Various Authors (98) Dragon Age (Comics) (68) Mass Effect Trilogy (36) Harry Potter - J.

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