User blog comment:Dr Mutran/Mass Effect 3 in VGA 2012/@comment-1786741-20121116042404/@comment-4950455-20121116061650

I agree. Shepard has more of a personality than other RPG protagonists (especially in ME3), but is still essentially an avatar for the player. That's not a bad thing given the nature of the games, but it doesn't make for a "best character" either.