So I’ve been playing a lot of Dragon Age: Origins lately. And while I’m grateful the game allows you to sleep with women and men regardless of your gender, it still disappoints me that Alistair is the only potential romance in my party that won’t sleep with a man. So I made him my hetero life mate, instead. I take him wherever I go, give him presents, and always start conversations with him. He cracks me up. He even seems jealous that I’ve slept with Morrigan even though he won’t sleep with me himself.

Another aspect of the game I appreciate is that not only can the characters strip down to their skivvies (as Alistair as done here), but the men actually have noticeable bulges in their pants. Since most game developers and artists are straight guys (and I have no reason to believe the case is different for this game), this came as a shock to me. I assumed the women would have giant breasts (which they don’t), and the men would be polygonal Ken dolls (which they aren’t).

Dragon Age: Origins is a great game to play, and the characters really shine. I encourage any RPG fan to pick it up.