Part of why I think it works so well is the progression we got to see in that relationship over the course of four games. Kim: I think the Uncharted series is a good one to bring up. I could fling objects around the room with my ghost friend in Beyond: Two Souls, but I wasn’t able to put the kibosh on a completely terrible romantic subplot, no matter how hard I tried to sabotage it? It made me think about all the other times that my characters have been in relationships, and how I’ve felt like a helpless observer. I think Naughty Dog finally did it right with Uncharted 4, since the game has enough quiet moments to show what their relationship is like. She seemed like a low-rent Helen Hunt, and there didn’t seem to be any spark at all between those characters.
Along the way, I’ve been baffled by how much people got into Nathan and Elena’s relationship. Jeff: I’ve been tearing through the Uncharted series, since everyone in the office (and the world, probably) won’t stop talking about Uncharted 4. Jeff, you said you’ve been thinking a lot about this topic lately. A romance in there came out of nowhere and rubbed me the wrong way. This has always been something I’ve been into, but I started thinking about this topic more recently as I played the latest Witcher 3 expansion, Blood and Wine. I admit straight-up that they’re not always done well (they can be rather awkward), but something about picking a character and seeing how they’re going to woo me is exciting. Kim: I’ve always really been into video game romances, especially in the Dragon Age and Mass Effect games. Jeff Cork and I have both been thinking about this topic a lot lately, and wanted to chat about whether or not games can tell compelling, realistic romantic tales. Unlike a movie or book, video games have to allow players to directly participate in the experience, which takes some of the narrative control out of creators' hands. Romances can be difficult to pull off in a video game. Others are memorable for giving us choice, such as Dragon Age, The Witcher, and Persona. Some video game love affairs stand out because they’re natural and believable, such as Nathan Drake and Elena Fisher. We all know love and heartbreak to some degree, so we shouldn't be surprised when video games attempt to represent more complex relationships. This feature was originally published June 3, 2016.Īh, romance.
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