Summary:

- The article discusses the lack of romance options in the upcoming RPG game "Avowed" developed by Obsidian Entertainment.
- The game director, Carrie Patel, explains that including a robust romance system is a significant amount of work that requires extensive dialogue writing, character modeling, and animation.
- Patel states that the team at Obsidian decided to focus their efforts on other core gameplay elements rather than investing significant resources into a complex romance system for "Avowed".