In this episode, Sarah and Barnaby share their best gayming romances and try to figure out what makes romance options so special.

Podcast chapters and spoiler warnings:

What are we playing?

[2:20 -  3:27] Wildermyth Open Road (Game premise)

[3:27 -  5:08] Final Fantasy 7 Remake, & Gran Turismo 7 (Number of game chapters)

[5:08 - 7:17] What is a romance option?

Our best gaming romances

[7:17 - 13:30] Baldurs Gate 3 (Major story spoilers for main quest and origin characters)

[13:30 - 14:59] Horizon Series (Game romance mechanics)

[14:59 - 16:38] Hades (Romanceable characters)

[16:38 - 18:38] Assassins Creed Odyssey (mild side quest spoilers)

[18:38 - 21:48] Life is Strange 1 - 3 (Major story spoilers for the main storylines in Life is Strange 1 & 3.)

[21:48 - 26:35] Persona 5 (Romanceable character options.)

[26:35 - 37:50] Dragon Age Series Inquisition (Major main story spoilers, Romanceable character options and scene specifics.)

{37:50 - 38:09] Dragon Age Veilguard bonus

[38:09 - 42:28] The Witcher 3 (Romanceable character options).

[42:28 - 43:51] Batman romance?! Diablo 4 romance!

And the big game for Romance Options is….

[43:51 - 45:34] The Mass Effect Trilogy (Major story and character spoilers)

[45:34 - 47:00] XCOM: Marvel’s Midnight Sons (Game premise and mechanics)

[47:00 - 48:40] Mass Effect Trilogy growth and representation (Major story and character spoilers)

Our Gayming romance options

[48:40 - 51:40] Tali (Major story and character spoilers)

[51:40 - 57:47] Liara, Miranda, Kelly Chambers (Major story and character spoilers)

[57:47 - 01:09:13] Garrus, Kaiden, Thane and Steve (Major story and character spoilers)

[01:09:13 - 01:13:37] More than just a game

What else have we been up to?

[01:13:37 - 01:15:32] Bouldering and the theatre

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