Dragon Age and Mass Effect didn’t always have flirt options that were labeled in the UI as flirtatious — instead, you’d have to simply keep your companion approval high and infer what counted as signaling your intentions. That was not always easy.

The Veilguard comes with seven romances for Rook to experience, but not all of them are equally quite as engaging.

While Veilguard has a lot to offer new players, the protagonist Rook doesn't hold up to what long-time fans of the franchise and BioWare games expect.