Name: Dragon's Dogma
Genre: Fantasy, Action
Platform: PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Release: 2012
Audience: Mature
Protagonist Type: Optional, Customizable
Romance Type: Optional, BxG, GxG
Unofficial Synopsis:
The protagonist, known as the Arisen, grew up all her life in a peaceful fishing village, until one day a dragon arrives and attacks the people there. Despite being massively outmatched, the Arisen impresses the dragon when she attempts to fight him off and loses her life in the process. The dragon brings the Arisen back to life, and challenges her to find him and slay him. With the help of a soulless humanoid entity known as a Pawn, she embarks on a journey and gets caught up in the political drama of the kingdom along the way.
Content warnings: Violence
Notes:
There are three men and five women available for the player to "romance", however the romance is very shallow, and has very little bearing on the plot. The romance only determines who shows up in a couple of scenes towards the end.
Which character the Arisen romances is decided based on who she interacts with the most, and who has the highest hidden affection metre. As such, it's easy to accidentally romance unintended characters if the player isn't careful. Besides talking to characters, affection can be gained by giving your love interest gifts.
There are a couple of different endings that can be achieved, but in all endings, the Arisen dies in some manner. Additionally, it's possible for love interests to die throughout the game if they are involved in a quest that takes them into battle and they take too much damage.
During the story, the Arisen is accompanied by their Pawn, a customizable human-looking being of mysterious magical origin. During the course of the game, the Arisen's soul will imprint on the Pawn, and at the end, the Pawn will transform physically into the Arisen, even if the Pawn began as a different gender.
There is exactly one instance where the game acknowledges a female player, when a female character is more easily able to befriend a group of all-female bandits. Otherwise, the game assumes that the Arisen is male.













