So that's what happened! I played through twice (once easy, once hard) in May, and immensely enjoyed both plays. Husband is now playing with me cuddled next to him on the couch, and me sometimes saying, "Really, you want to do that?" It's wonderfully fun couple time. I was so surprised that characters could dialogue with one another. I honestly believed that maybe I never tried it, and he found something that had been available all along. So glad I'm not crazy after all. As not crazy as grown-ups can be watching someone else play a game already twice-beaten.