Mass Effect 2 *spoilers around pg 29/30*

[Lantyssa]

Does Takehito speak English?

[tmp]

He better have the sexiest voice actor in the history of voice acting.

I dunno, hearing Barry White every time he opens his mouth would probably do more damage than help.

(not to mention kinda difficult)

[rk47]

hahah. the male BROmance option? Fuck's sake, Bioware. 

[Sir T]

Oh great. Now I have an image of him singing "Chocolate salty balls" from south park

He better have the sexiest voice actor in the history of voice acting.

I dunno, hearing Barry White every time he opens his mouth would probably do more damage than help.

[UnSub]

hahah. the male BROmance option? Fuck's sake, Bioware. 

You can turn Shepherd gay if you want to. You just won't want to, given the options.

[Merusk]

I can hear the "If you're going to insist on us doing this, we're going to make it really painful for you." message from here.

[MuffinMan]

Oh great. Now I have an image of him singing "Chocolate salty balls" from south park

He better have the sexiest voice actor in the history of voice acting.

I dunno, hearing Barry White every time he opens his mouth would probably do more damage than help.

Chef was Isaac Hayes.

[tmp]

I can hear the "If you're going to insist on us doing this, we're going to make it really painful for you." message from here.

Think it may be more of a COD MOTHERFUCKERS Y U NO BUY OUR GAME STILL? thing...

[Sir T]

Chef was Isaac Hayes.

Yes, I know it was. I'm talking about the image that popped into my head as the "sexy black singer voice".

[tmp]

So, apparently the default female Shepard is getting a total makeover for reasons unknown. There's currently vote going on Facebook for which version gets picked. Choices:


unsurprisingly, #5 is currently leading with ~2x the amount of votes for the second best. #6 which i kind of like is last. Also figures. No clue why the old default isn't one of the options... BioWare Effect, i guess.

edit: going by clarification from the lead designer ME3 will have selection of the old default female Shepard, the voted on default female Shepard, and option of making the custom one.

[caladein]

Yeah, this choice is for the CE (I think?) box art.

[LK]

I like 4's look but it's not Shepards. The first three are too boyish but also a good look. #5 does go pretty close of what's expected. #6 is just...huh.

[tmp]

Yeah, this choice is for the CE (I think?) box art.

Effectively it's for "canonical" look of female Shepard since up to now she wasn't really shown anywhere outside the game itself.

#6 is just...huh.

that haircut reminds me of Bladerunner. Maybe there will be instance in the game where you encounter a Volus lying on his back and get a paragon interrupt.

[Sjofn]

I don't understand, LadyShep is black. Who are all these women?

[Strazos]

First 3 are right out, 4 has the right look but wrong hair, 5 is far too lily-skinned for a real warrior like Shepard (but hair has the right "messy" look), 6 has hair that is just far too...clean-cut.

I'll just continue to make my own Shepards. 

[Goreschach]

Default femshep always gave me a kinda zombie uncanny valley feeling, even for UE3. Manshep was actually pretty good.

First 3 are right out, 4 has the right look but wrong hair, 5 is far too lily-skinned for a real warrior like Shepard (but hair has the right "messy" look), 6 has hair that is just far too...clean-cut.

I don't think space warriors get a whole lot of sunlight.

[Hoax]

The last few pages are making me feel as if I'm the only person who always took the nuke from orbit option with regards to dangerous alien species and never let Grunt out of his tube in any playthrough. I hope Bioware doesn't overlook people like me. My Shepard is always down with some xenocide.

[tmp]

I don't understand, LadyShep is black.

Taking away from Jacob his only distinguishing quality of being the Token Black Squad Member, that's just cruel.

[Morat20]

So I finally logged on to play through the Arrival (hadn't done it yet) and ran through with my Adept. Immediately annoyed with the lack of a team.

Secondly annoyed with the achievements for being a sneaky bastard and for surviving five waves of...something. I think for the sneaky bastard achievement you need to avoid alerting even the Varren, which is stupid, and the wave thing is probably when you're in the room and the guys keep dropping down from the ceiling later on.

My favorite bit was noting there's a new thing for download.....I click it up, and for 320 MS points you can get...a fifteen minute interactive 'story'. The plot? "Make all the ME1 choices so you can load that character up for ME2".

[Velorath]

My favorite bit was noting there's a new thing for download.....I click it up, and for 320 MS points you can get...a fifteen minute interactive 'story'. The plot? "Make all the ME1 choices so you can load that character up for ME2".

That was originally made for the PS3 version of ME2 since ME1 couldn't be ported over.

[Ingmar]

And there was quite a lot of demand on the forums from the PC/360 crowd to have access to it as I recall.

[Sjofn]

I don't understand, LadyShep is black.

Taking away from Jacob his only distinguishing quality of being the Token Black Squad Member, that's just cruel.

You know, as I work my way through my BRING JACOB EVERYWHERE GOD DAMMIT playthrough, I am sort of surprised by how not shitty he is. On paper, he should be, and yet there's been only one mission so far where I went "fuckit, Jacob, you go stay on the ship," and that was Lair of the Shadowbroker ... and only because he doesn't pair up with Liara particularly well (I took Garrus as my third during that section, IT WAS JUST LIKE OLD TIMES ... except not really, since I never actually took Liara anywhere  ). I have done missions where after they were over, I had to check my settings to make sure they didn't magically turn themselves down, even! Who knew?

[tmp]

You know, as I work my way through my BRING JACOB EVERYWHERE GOD DAMMIT playthrough, I am sort of surprised by how not shitty he is.

I feel people tend to get tricked by all these skills and customizations and start thinking these things actually matter, forgetting it's ultimately a BioWare game...and as such it can be without much of a problem completed just auto-attacking/shooting things  Or at least that's the conclusion i'm drawing from completing it on hardcore without even paying attention to what skills were used (if any), having the companions auto-level and swapping them around in completely whimsical manner.

Anyway, looks the blonde Shepard won by a landslide. Pity the poll didn't have closeups of the characters because...

[Surlyboi]

An updated picture of the douchebag squadmate has been released as reward for hyperactive fans.

Alternate costume option.

Oh, and Fenshep is of Japanese descent.

[Morat20]

And there was quite a lot of demand on the forums from the PC/360 crowd to have access to it as I recall.

I didn't buy it, and I can understand the demand (and heck, 320 points isn't too bad, although it should be fucking free)...but is there a way NOT to do the story and just pick the options? Because that'd be worth it.

[LK]

#6 is based off Holly Conrad's cosplay of Shepard, turns out. Holly's an avid Bioware fan, did an impressive Mass Effect cosplay last year for the Comic-Con Costume Contest, and has done work for Bioware. I'm acquainted with her and she's good peeps.

[Bunk]

What is wrong with you people? Femshep is a brunette with sharp features and blue eyes. Manshep (if he existed) is bald and Mongolian. (seriously, that's what mine looked like)

Never, ever pictured femshep as blonde though.

[Surlyboi]

Blonde femshep is the province of neckbeards and cellar dwellers.

[Morat20]

My femsheps were always red-haired Vanguards. Anything else is bullshit. :)

[Rasix]

My fem shep has always been a ginger. 

[Merusk]

Redheaded with high cheekbones and a narrow chin.  That's Femshep.

[Surlyboi]

All of those are fine choices.

Blonde is so fucking pedestrian.

[Lantyssa]

Ginger or bottle-black (that's ginger underneath ;)).  And green eyes.

Number 1 would have been my choice, but I'm guessing I'm not your average Facebook-using teen.

[Morat20]

I liked the hair styles on 4, 5 and 6 more -- but only for red. I can't abide a blonde Femshep for some reason.

[Sir T]

You can play a female shep?