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Bad Romance...

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Ok so one of my favorite RPG game developers is BioWare. They were originally known for their fantasy RPG series Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter Nights both based on the pen and paper RPG franchise: Dungeons & Dragons. Now in 2003 they made a takeoff hit with Lucas Arts in the form of Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic (KOTOR). KOTOR was one of the best games of that generation hands down. It added awesome features such as a morality system; however something else it did was give depth to the point you could form relationships with your party members. This even allowed for romantic relationships with a few characters. This would become a staple in future BioWare games. With the new found success BioWare ventured away from licensed games and began creating original IPs. Now in 2007 BioWare made their spiritual Star Wars successor Mass Effect. Mass Effect was a science fiction/action RPG that followed similar mechanics to BioWare’s past RPGs. It had a morality system, and it went