Why I'm Sad There Are No Aliens to Romance in Starfield

Why I'm Sad There Are No Aliens to Romance in Starfield

Player controlled in-game Romance dates way back to the visual novels and largely text based RPG adventures of the early 1990s. For decades we’ve been exploring parasocial relationships between human player and digital love interest. From the Baldur’s Gate Tales of the Sword Coast Expansion to…well, Baldur’s Gate 3, getting your game freak on has become a cherished part of the modern Role Playing Game experience. So why does Starfield’s feel so…empty? Short answer: it’s too close to reality. Part of t