The best video game romances

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Table of Contents Nate and Elena – Uncharted Tidus and Yuna – Final Fantasy X Samantha and Yolanda – Gone Home Commander Shephard and Garrus – Mass Effect Geralt and Triss – The Witcher Sora and Kairi – Kingdom Hearts Ellie and Dina – The Last of Us Part 2

Each genre of video game offers something different. You could load up the best FPS to satisfy your competitive nature or challenge yourself against one of the hardest games of all time. As games have become more sophisticated and started telling more complex stories with deeper characters, we started seeing romantic couples as a focus. Some games feature a pair that is narratively tied, while many more let you choose who you want your main character to enter a relationship with. In either situation, it is the writing and chemistry that determine how effective that couple is on us. These are the best video game romances that will give you high relationship goals.

Warning: Some spoilers ahead for each of the games covered!

Nate and Elena – Uncharted

The best part about Nathan and Elena’s relationship is how rocky it is. They start out a bit adversarial but come together through a dangerous situation. While the two both have plenty in common, they actually break up between games before rekindling their relationship, and nearly break up again in the final game due to Nate’s selfishness. It isn’t that he’s selfish for wanting to go on an adventure — Elena would understand that more than anyone — but the fact that he felt like he had to lie about it. That’s some real, human behavior that most games don’t touch. As rocky as things get, though, the thing that makes them such a power couple is that neither one is willing to give up on the other.

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Tidus and Yuna – Final Fantasy X

There’s something so bittersweet about Tidus and Yuna. Tidus meets Yuna and agrees to protect her on a pilgrimage to save