Is it not possible to romance Cleopatra as female legate?

[Bulbannika]

Playing the game first time as a female char, I have gotten the heart options in dialogue with Cleopatra and I read that you can romance her without it affecting your other romance options (I have romanced Deianeira, so I wanted to make sure I don't mess that up). I think I have done everything correctly with Cleo and I let her live at the end of Egypt act. But upon returning to Rome, I am visited by Cato and he tries to seduce me. I thought Cleopatra romance scene was supposed to happen at this point, according to guides I read? I am disappointed if the romance with Cleo is genderlocked. Why was I able to flirt with her in the first place then? :/ So do male chars get to sleep with Cleopatra and females just get... Cato. Ugh.

[Trolleur_Durden]

That's it, Cleopatra is straight and won't reciprocate your flirting if your Legatus is female.

[CRAGNAR]

The game was meant to be played at least twice.

1 male. 1 female character as main.

If you want all those achievements of course.

[The Bored Architect]

Originally posted by Bulbannika:

Playing the game first time as a female char, I have gotten the heart options in dialogue with Cleopatra and I read that you can romance her without it affecting your other romance options (I have romanced Deianeira, so I wanted to make sure I don't mess that up). I think I have done everything correctly with Cleo and I let her live at the end of Egypt act. But upon returning to Rome, I am visited by Cato and he tries to seduce me. I thought Cleopatra romance scene was supposed to happen at this point, according to guides I read? I am disappointed if the romance with Cleo is genderlocked. Why was I able to flirt with her in the first place then? :/ So do male chars get to sleep with Cleopatra and females just get... Cato. Ugh.

Nah, no Cleo romance for ambitious female legates. On the other hand,
if you choose the escape-to-Egypt ending and Cleopatra is Queen of Egypt, you get a fancy slide informing you how the Queen and her newest advisor created together a true matriarchal society in Egypt , which I find both amusing and scary, considering that this iteration of Cleopatra acts basically like an obnoxious and entitled bimbo with murderous tendencies. So progressive, so very very progressive… ;-)