Still, the hilariously awkward nature of JacobвЂ™s main pick-up line (вЂњBut the prizeвЂ¦вЂќ) takes this one down a few notches on the overall romance rankings. ItвЂ™s only after you really start to form a genuine relationship with Taylor that the path to this romance becomes more obvious. One of the great things about the Jacob Taylor relationship from a storytelling and design perspective is that itвЂ™s one of those relationships that initially doesnвЂ™t seem possible.

ItвЂ™s hardly a legendary relationship, but the surprising вЂњpayoffвЂќ is at least memorable. Yet, the shock of that conclusion makes this one of the better вЂњone-offвЂќ romance options in the Mass Effect franchise.

To be fair, thatвЂ™s certainly not the best outcome. MorinthДЄ lot of fans hate the Morinth romance option for the simple fact that itвЂ™s the only one in the franchise that leads to the direct death of Commander Shepard. ItвЂ™s not really what you want to see in the morning, but youвЂ™ll live with it if itвЂ™s your only option. Granted, Kaidan becomes a slightly more interesting character in Mass Effect 3 when players are given the chance to rekindle their romance with him before a big battle, but itвЂ™s hard to get over just how generic Kaidan was in the original Mass Effect.Д®ven in a game that offered very few romance options, Kaidan felt like a piece of toast with no butter.

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