User blog comment:Commdor/IGN's ME3 Review-in-Progress/@comment-2175142-20120229013419/@comment-198.228.220.40-20120229175805

Well, when you think about it, it makes perfect sense that the Normandy would look like a cheap ship this time around. When the Alliance got their hands on her, they remodeled her for bare functionality. They couldn't care less that it looks bad, so long as the aesthetic cheapness doesn't affect its performance. I wholeheartedly agree that it looks like dookie, but it's a respectable dookie.