All posts by Stephanie Florence

Tali.

@Kiadony you make a really good point. I never romance Jacob, just didn't feel much chemistry there, so I didn't think about it from the perspective of 'yeah, we're just fooling around'. And it does depend on the chosen responses of you did romance him. The dramatic slap in the face is optional, if clichè. Since I didn't romance him, I thought it was cool that he found someone and was given the chance to do things differently than his dad.

I didn't cheat on my romance from ME 1 (on my 2nd play though, I didn't opt for one), so it's fair to say Shepard could cheat too. Though for Kaidan/Ashley, I also hear a Ross-like tantrum about being on a break after the events on Horizon. Lol, it just fits to me.

I do agree that there were some missed opportunities for FemShep romances. Not to knock Garrus or Thane, though the latter was also a missed opportunity, IMO. But, being able to romance Tali or Jack would have been cool in my book. At least one of them, if not an option for both.

Yeah, that's a solid evaluation of the romances. Lol, with Jacob I picture him in a Ross-like tantrum "WE WERE ON A BREAK!" (Lol! Just me? Okay then...)

It seemed like a bit of unnecessary drama to add in there, akin to the creepy, gross "get James drunk and sleep with him" thing that's wrong on every level. Like, why did they even have to go there at all?

I don't think it did...

Hehehe, How do you know when a Turian is out of ammo?

Garrus gave Shepard a backup weapon. Gotta carry it at all times.

@BrooklynSwagg17 that better encapsulates my issue with the character. Thank you for finding the right words. It wasn't the basis or the voice acting. The writing really missed the mark at times.

@Igneous0Aves you make a fair point. It is unfair to try to make apples to apples comparison and when I played ME-A I really tried give it a fair chance and let the character stand in their own spotlight. It is more realistic and I definitely didn't expect Ryder to eat rocks and just get over losing their family early on and suddenly be some badass without context given their background.

I'm genuinely glad you enjoyed the character's inexperience. For me, the writing for expressing said inexperience was pretty heavy handed. It put me off when you're well into the game and still getting the "You're not the Pathfinder." dialogue. It took longer for the character to find their stride and gain some confidence than I expected, which is why it felt to me like Ryder was set up to fail rather than just challenged under tragic circumstances. I dunno, just my perspective.

With everything I liked and enjoyed about the game, I am disappointed it's been shelved. There was a lot of potential in the story that I wanted to see fleshed out.

I played it and enjoyed it. I liked most of what they did with the scope of the game, changesnin controls and skills and the new aliens were cool. I also enjoyed the callbacks/references to ME1-3.

What lost me was the characters. Ryder's lack of confidence and the nepotism in getting them to their role bugged me. You go from Commander Effing Shepard to I Don't Know What to Do. I get they tried to make a fresh perspective, but it felt like setting the protagonist up to fail rather than grow from a struggle.

I really loked most of the supporting cast, voice actors did a solid job, but the ones I didn't like I REEEEEEEEEALLY didn't like. There was no middle ground there.

Some missed opportunities, but I'm also not surprised since Bioware was more focused on Anthem at the time of development and it's hard to catch lightening in a bottle a second time after the OG trilogy.

I get why the Indoctrination Theory gained traction. The cannon ending left a lot to be desired. And when I heard about it, I came to appreciate the deeper symbolism each of the three options represented. But, to be honest I'm glad Broward didn't try to ret-con their work all these years later to try to make every happy. Bottom line: War sucks. You don't get to save everyone. Even Shepard doesn't get to be the perfect hero. Want a different ending? Write some fanfiction to satisfy yourself.