The dialogue between these two was absolutely magical. It's the main reason I bought a Collector's Edition of the game after I had beaten it on a rental.
I second this.
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Best Couples in Videogames
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I second this.
Actions speak for him. But we should focus on Marle and all she went through
to revive him
Hit the nail on the head.
What is this from?
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Dark Souls.
Ornstein and Smough from Dark Souls, best boss battle in the game.
I'm afraid of what I'll find.
chaostrophy
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Dragon Quest V is the best love story the medium of gaming has to offer.
Diomedeskun
Member
As much as I love DQV, it's
love of family, not romantic love
The romance was better than average for a JRPG, but the game only provides any sort of relationship with one of the 2(now 3) choices before getting married. The relationship with your children and the search for your missing wife on the other hand are amazing. That said, the hero and Bianca are a cute couple, especially with their childhood adventures together.
Clemsontigers35
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If anyone remembers Grandia 2 then they remember Ryudo and his ladies
GundamBanshee
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OTP
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Dragon Quest V is the best love story the medium of gaming has to offer.
I actually found the most fascinating relationship in that game to be the one between the hero and Harry. They start out childhood enemies and spend the next ten years becoming best friends as slaves. After they escape, the game does a wonderfully subtle job of showing how close those two became. I almost wish that Harry spent more time as a party member.
Another great non-couple relationship is the hero and Jowy from Suikoden II. It's especially interesting and moving because the hero doesn't say a word and yet, the bond between those two is one of the strongest I've seen in a JRPG.
Rue & Claire (Threads of Fate)
Also The Princess and "You" are the most lovey dovey game characters I've ever seen! (Popils)
Crono & Marle (Chrono Trigger)
Actions speak louder than words. And Marle's quest
was extremely moving IMO.
The Hero & Bianca (Dragon Quest V)
Touching coming of age couple. Precursor to the other next couple on my list. (My god I forgot how much DQV hentai there is out there!)
Alex & Luna (Lunar: The Silver Star/Silver Star Story)
Doesn't get more textbook traditional than this! These two were made for each other.
Link & Zelda (Skyward Sword)
From what I played so far, this is approaching Lunar levels of Charming Romance. About time, other than probably OoT, they really weren't a thing in any of the games.
Link x Midna (Twilight Princess)
These two in this game definitely had chemistry. Zelda was little more than a plot device though.
X x Zero (Mega Man X series)
Great partners/ambiguously gay duo(?)
A Boy & his Blob ('nuff said)
Ok, another not really couple, but great teaming!
Now Im interested in playing a lot of the games already mentioned. I'm a sap for the sappy I suppose.
Also The Princess and "You" are the most lovey dovey game characters I've ever seen! (Popils)
Crono & Marle (Chrono Trigger)
Actions speak louder than words. And Marle's quest
to revive a killed Crono
The Hero & Bianca (Dragon Quest V)
Touching coming of age couple. Precursor to the other next couple on my list. (My god I forgot how much DQV hentai there is out there!)
Alex & Luna (Lunar: The Silver Star/Silver Star Story)
Doesn't get more textbook traditional than this! These two were made for each other.
Link & Zelda (Skyward Sword)
From what I played so far, this is approaching Lunar levels of Charming Romance. About time, other than probably OoT, they really weren't a thing in any of the games.
Link x Midna (Twilight Princess)
These two in this game definitely had chemistry. Zelda was little more than a plot device though.
X x Zero (Mega Man X series)
Great partners/ambiguously gay duo(?)
A Boy & his Blob ('nuff said)
Ok, another not really couple, but great teaming!
Now Im interested in playing a lot of the games already mentioned. I'm a sap for the sappy I suppose.
This is my pick as well.
idlethreats
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It's possible to romance female party members as the FeMC? I thought you just became besties w/them/got friendzoned?
This one always weirded me about a bit, since their relationship was treated as being that of a brother and a sister throughout the game, then all of a sudden Rue's heart is pounding like he's in love at the end.Rue & Claire (Threads of Fate)
*high-five*OTP
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QisTopTier
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This thread has too much fan fiction in it
No, it's quite accurate. It's extremely well written and subtle, a complete contrast to every other one out there, and it's also homosexual, meaning it's also going to instantly be rejected.
This isn't some Cloud X Barret stuff based on a joke sequence.
All the relationship signs are there if you care to notice.
I looked up "contradiction" in my dictionary and I found these two posts. They're pretty fast over at Merriam-Webster!
Crap forgot to write my piece on these two! ;P
Basically it's a familial bond and the stuff Rue had to go through (and put up with) was enough to make me happy for them in the end. It's been a while since I played it too.
Then what the heck is he fighting FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR?
I saw Iris more like a one sided love interest/school girl crush. Wasn't till a certain time where he finally gave a crap. By then it was too late. ;(
There is nothing subtle about FangXVanille; I mean, JUST LOOK AT THE DAMN ENDING.
Only Aigis.
Only Aigis.
Pai Pai Master
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Definitely Luna and Alex. Such a lovely romance.
TheContact
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Fei bangs Elly then totally has to leave in the morning with an excuse. Psh, save the world, I've tried using that excuse and it never worked for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1YpJk5LmXo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1YpJk5LmXo
If anyone remembers Grandia 2 then they remember Ryudo and his ladies
Yup, great game, great couple.... which one did you routed for? I personally enjoyed the hell out of the Millenia - Ryudo relationship...
Some nights, I still cry over Mareg...
Great Dreamcast memories, I'm very fond of that game...
I thought it was a sisterly thing...
Either way, it was written to be purposefully unclear.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I always felt these threads devolved into, "Post the most obscure reference that sort of relates to the OP that you can think." I believe this thread has delivered on that.
But I DID see FF IX mentioned a few times, so that's good. Zidane and Garnet were amazing.
That was very funny! You could have also used "crap" "excrement" "I hate FF13!!!" and got your point across, too.
Sisters don't grope each other's boobs and check out each other's asses unashamedly, man.
Cjdamon042
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To be fair, the OP didn't actually say the couples had to be romantically involved, even if most of the couples in this thread are.
Even if you don't believe Fang and Vanille are romantically involved, they are still a great couple in their own right, either as "sisters" or just a plain duo.
They do in the fantasies of very pathetic men
Finaika
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Well, Fang checked out her thigh once for something very specific (which both sisters and female friends do at times).
But where in the world does the groping each other's boobs incident come from? I swear I don't remember that happening.
Weltall Zero
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Reading this thread made me realize two things:
1) I've played waaaaaay too many games (I recognize virtually every character in this thread, save for a handful of Tales of Characters and a couple more).
2) The standard for video game romance quality is reaaaaaally low. It's really hard to find well written romance in any medium, especially in the last few decades, but the bar in videogames is so low you have to dig down with a shovel to find it. Most is barely there, and in many cases it is literally not there beyond a mutual puppy crush.
Perhaps one of the best is Ico, be it romantic itself or not, due to the game's inherent mechanics. Xenogears' is quite above average, particularly so for a game 14 years old, and has some implications that are quite tragic (the whole
). And much as FF6 is still my favorite FF, Celes and Locke's was, again, barely there, so FF9 wins due to some pretty well made scenes.
But if the alternatives are shallow, Hollywood-style "I've just met you but I love you more than anything in my life" shoehorned "romances" that we're supposed to care about, I guess we're quite better off!
1) I've played waaaaaay too many games (I recognize virtually every character in this thread, save for a handful of Tales of Characters and a couple more).
2) The standard for video game romance quality is reaaaaaally low. It's really hard to find well written romance in any medium, especially in the last few decades, but the bar in videogames is so low you have to dig down with a shovel to find it. Most is barely there, and in many cases it is literally not there beyond a mutual puppy crush.
Perhaps one of the best is Ico, be it romantic itself or not, due to the game's inherent mechanics. Xenogears' is quite above average, particularly so for a game 14 years old, and has some implications that are quite tragic (the whole
"continuous reincarnation, with Elly always dying tragically", for literally thousands of years... no wonder it finally broke Fei's soul
But if the alternatives are shallow, Hollywood-style "I've just met you but I love you more than anything in my life" shoehorned "romances" that we're supposed to care about, I guess we're quite better off!
boutrosinit
Street Fighter IV World Champion
Two designers with great skills.
Yeah, I know there's plenty Romero hate, but let's just leave it thus:
Quake/Doom era Romero designs + Brenda's "Train" = They need to make something awesome together.
On top of that
Watching your father die in front of you, then seeing him and your mother reunited near the end of the game sent me into tears.
Its only like 4 hours or so.
Play it when you are in the mood for more of an interactive story and feeling a little sappy.
Its not heavy on any kind of mechanic. Music is solid.
As far as platonic/friendship goes... nothing in the history of videogames is better than the Hero and Jowy in Suikoden 2. Loved the whole story of 2 people wanting similar things but having a drastically different way of doing things that puts them at odds with each other, and
is one of the best endings in gaming.
the "good" ending when you save Nanami and the hero and Jowy puts their past behind each other to walk away into the sunset
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
No not really.
To me they're nothing more than best friends, and even sisters. Definitely not lovers.
And you assuming people rejecting them because they are homosexuals are also... nah. Maybe some people are not just seeing what you are seeing or maybe you are just seeing what is not there?
For whatever its worth I don't believe they are involved in a romantic relationship.
Can't believe I forget about this. The good true ending is unbelievably awesome, how their strong bond of....... what is it, friendship? I suppose friendship is not a strong enough word to describe it.... is powerful enough to even affect something as powerful as a True Rune.