User blog comment:The Milkman/Mass Effect in Retrospect/@comment-4950455-20130417203249/@comment-1440333-20130418134549

But I would argue that Shepard does have a character that develops, albeit perhaps not as much as a true protagonist like Lee Everett or Issac Clarke, but much more than many RPG characters like the Vault Dweller, Revan and the Grey Warden. We know that Shepard cares for the squad and crew, especially certain members like Tali, Joker, Liara and Garrus, is unafraid of taking decisive actions and living with their consequences, and gradually starts to suffer survivor's guilt of a sort as a result of the burden they feel in trying to unite the galaxy to fight the Reapers.