Dragon Age: The Veilguard features a far more fleshed out romance and relationship system than in previous BioWare games, the developer has told Eurogamer – including the ability for party members to go off and find their own love interests, should you not be interested yourself.
Speaking to Eurogamer’s deputy editor Chris Tapsell at an event in LA this week, The Veilguard’s creative director John Epler revealed more of the game’s relationship system.
“In Dragon Age games, BioWare games, romance is a core part,” Epler said. “We wanted to give each character their own flavour, or their own style, of romance. So some characters may be a little more steamy while some characters maybe a little bit more innocent. But for each one, you can build these relationships.
“And what’s interesting in this game is, if you don’t romance characters, they may decide to find their own romances for themselves, whether within the team or within the world itself.”
It’s reminiscent somewhat of how Shepard could walk in on Garrus and Tali locked in a kiss towards the end of Mass Effect 3 – but only if you had chosen not to show romantic interest in either one beforehand.