Is There Really No Romance At All, or, Just No Romance System?

[Whitman1855]

I find how most people view romance in games (visual novel-esque dating systems), means something entirely different than romance in story. For example, there is no real romance system in FFVII, however there is a famous love triangle in the story itself. In FFX, there is no romance system but there is a romance between Tidus and Yuna, via the story.

[REBirthTheEdge]

There is canon romance/flirting.

Just no romance mechanics.

[Nameless]

Originally posted by REBirthTheEdge:

There is canon romance/flirting.

Just no romance mechanics.

Atlus game without dating mechanics,

The east has fallen

[Whitman1855]

Originally posted by REBirthTheEdge:

There is canon romance/flirting.

Just no romance mechanics.

So like the Grandia games, or FF IX?

[Whitman1855]

Originally posted by Nameless:

Originally posted by REBirthTheEdge:

There is canon romance/flirting.

Just no romance mechanics.

Atlus game without dating mechanics,

The east has fallen

The funny thing is they do have the mechanic, just without the romance, it's just 'Platonic'. But I've been trying to figure out if the game still does have a romance in the story itself. So many gamers nowadays see 'romance' as one specific thing, like BGIII, Persona etc. and if the game isn't like that they cry 'there is no romance!', but back in the day JRPGs had canon romances baked into the stories, like FF IX, FF X etc.

[JCKLNTRN]

Originally posted by Nameless:

Atlus game without dating mechanics,

The east has fallen

Atlus games have never had romance mechanics outside of just Persona (and Catherine, I guess).

[Whitman1855]

Originally posted by JCKLNTRN:

Originally posted by Nameless:

Atlus game without dating mechanics,

The east has fallen

Atlus games have never had romance mechanics outside of just Persona (and Catherine, I guess).

Thousand Arms, and Odin Sphere had romances.

[JCKLNTRN]

Originally posted by Whitman1855:

Thousand Arms, and Odin Sphere had romances.

Those games were only published by Atlus, not developed by them.

[nephalim]

I can bang Fabienne at least though right?

[Scyris]

Originally posted by Nameless:

Originally posted by REBirthTheEdge:

There is canon romance/flirting.

Just no romance mechanics.

Atlus game without dating mechanics,

The east has fallen

I mean is it really dating when at the end of persona 3-5 your char just screws off and goes home/away with no mention of who your dating other than one line before they leave if that?

[Scyris]

Originally posted by JCKLNTRN:

Originally posted by Nameless:

Atlus game without dating mechanics,

The east has fallen

Atlus games have never had romance mechanics outside of just Persona (and Catherine, I guess).

I'd argue even calling the persona stuff romance due to my post above, your char just ups and goes away at the end as if he never hooked up with anyone.

[REBirthTheEdge]

Originally posted by Whitman1855:

Originally posted by REBirthTheEdge:

There is canon romance/flirting.

Just no romance mechanics.

So like the Grandia games, or FF IX?

Yep.

[spectre199]

missed opportunity imo, they should have added romance.

[Cold Gespenst]

romance is less interesting in games when you have romance in real life

[Raven Ranks]

The more I read, the more it seems like this is a cheap cash in with a Persona spin. Full retail price without voice acting. Day one DLC. Cut romance mechanic. This is not Atlus quality.