I also really wanted the romance with Traynor to be positive. Nevertheless, I’m a straight white male – pretty much the living embodiment of the Patriarchy – and I really wanted to avoid writing something that people saw and went, “That’s a straight guy writing lesbians for other straight guys to look at.” PW: Liara’s relationship in Lair of the Shadow Broker can be with players of either gender, so I was familiar with writing dialog that needed to work for a same-sex romance. How did you approach writing a gay character in Mass Effect 3? He’s the reason we even have Donnelly, Daniels, Gardner, and legendary Serrice Ice connoisseur, Dr. While she had a much smaller scope than any full squad member, her character could be a light, flirty romance for Shepard. I wrote the Normandy’s “light” characters, including Yeoman Kelly Chambers. In Lair of the Shadow Broker, I handled the Liara arc, from her initial coldness to her reconciliation and the post-mission talk in the Normandy cabin.ĭusty Everman: Though I am primarily a level designer, I got the opportunity to write for Mass Effect 2 under some excellent old-school-BioWare mentorship. Patrick Weekes: On Mass Effect 2, I had the chance to write the Tali and Garrus romances, and to contribute to Miranda’s romance as well. What past relationship writing have you done? Patrick Weekes and Dusty Everman wrote these relationships and talk about their experiences here. Mass Effect 3 characters Samatha Traynor and Steve Cortez represent the first time BioWare has written full romances that are exclusively for same-sex characters. Same-sex romances have been part of previous BioWare games, but until now, these romance-option characters could be attracted to a player character of either gender.
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