leisure suit larry does not count. Sex and romance are two differnt things. Romance, strengthens the story, by giving you reason. Final Fantasy games pull it off well, and so does legend of dragoon :).
In alot of games one of the 'couple die' and that makes for some of the most powerful moments in games. There's also the concept of Brotherly romance, which is simply a strong connection between 2 people, "Like legend of dragoon where that knight and dart become best friends, and then the knight is killed :(" which also has the same effect.
And of course, the Opposing Romance, where It is simply a relationship between the 'good' and 'evil' sides, not hinting at anything, but they honor eachother, and do not want to completely kill eachother and such.
But yes, there are very few games that actually have a strong aspect of this. Shadow of collosus was you taking on impossible odds to ressurect your girlfriend. Again, a strong reason to be doing what you are doing.
Ico, which i can't get a copy of, is a game where you (some weird kid) have to protect a girl that was about to be sacrificed. You actually have to hold her hand and direct her everywhere, growing a strong relationship between the two characters.
Prince of persia Sands of time, had romance too.
If there are anymore, tell me :)
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