Unpopular opinions

I've grown to accept and appreciate the endings, though there are too many narrative leaps in its execution to call it 'good' by any stretch in that area. I also dislike how the writer's dyspepsia colored their writing.

Krogan in general aren't much more than thugs that are easy to manipulate. Sure, it's insanity, but curing the genophage is a means of establishing a debt for the Krogan, as well as expedient to gain the assistance of the Turians in the war effort. The Salarians come around, for the most part if you have the right options.

I think we need to get away from the fascination that aliens, particularly the Asari represent: maybe I'm just pro-human that way.

- I wouldn't call that an unpopular decision: I prefer the Hammerhead for speed, maneuverability, agility, and climbing ability. I'd say I have the unpopular opinion!

- I disagree here as well, since the gameplay hadn't really been codified yet. It's somewhat more ambitious, but much clunkier.

- If you're talking about the unlimited ammunition (and in some cases ability to make your gun not overheat) and ability for all classes to use every gun, then fine. For actual mechanics? You're nuts.

- I do agree with you here. Maybe it's the red-blooded American privileged white male in me, maybe it's my experience in the military, but 1) I cannot see anyone but a man, specifically Sheploo, being Commander Shepard, and 2) I appreciate Meer's less emotive, sardonic, and deadpan (as another poster mentioned) delivery: it's much more realistic and has much more of the military bearing that I would expect Shepard to have as a veteran military officer. We keep our cool and keep calm. It may make us boring, but sure as hell makes us effective!

- I really don't like Ashley; I'm a Miranda person, but she's indicative of a lot of negative perspectives and bias I don't like and have had to deal with. If I had to profile her.

- I think a lot of people are going on with that; personally, I don't think Kasumi is really all that useful or interesting. As I said, I much prefer Miranda.

- Same here, and dare I say, I think his fangirls are some of the most obnoxious and idiotic people. They've ruined the character for me, and are one reason I find the concept of Femshep to be so unbelievable, since they hijack the characters of two veteran military officers and turn it into a teenage wish-fulfillment awkward-cuteness thing. It's bullshit. No military member would act like the way these creeps are shilling them as. I'm also against the Garrus-bro sentiment. He's a competent warrior and valuable asset on the battlefield, and that's all he needs to be. It's the same for Liara.

- See, I don't get it. Thessia is where things start to go downhill in my opinion.

- Notionally, I don't mind him either. In practice, he comes off as impotent and ineffective; another case of transition from one end of the story to the other. He was good in the one novel he appeared in (nobody counts Deception.) In writing him for the game, they slipped up and gave him a modicum of cutscene competence not present in the game.

- It does, but I don't think that's the core issue for him; I don't personally think he was 'indoctrinated' until some point in the late in ME3. This isn't really an unpopular opinion to be honest.

- I'm with you there: I don't get this fascination with making every character player-sexual. Obviously, it's more of an issue in Dragon Age, but I also think too many people focus on the romance, and not enough on the sci-fi or plot or lore or whatever to drive the story forward.

- I can't agree with you there either. ME3 is a very flawed game in many respects, and the DLC does little to assuage that. It's more than just the ending.

A lot of my unpopular opinions also have to do with the denizens of the fanbase as much as the game.

For example, I'm utterly disgusted by the romance-fixation that so many fangirls put on the games. I dislike their approach to the romance as well and how they try to get it across. It goes the same with a lot of the guys as well.

It's not that I'm against romance, but I think too many people make it out to be a big deal. It can be, but it's better when it has not just an effect but a role in the story; think of Revan and Bastila and how their relationship has a role to play on the plot of Knights of the Old Republic. Otherwise, I prefer the much more mature, professional, and adult relationships that you can establish, with Miranda being my prime example. It leaves open an element of role-play and getting into the head of both Shepard and Miranda, but it establishes them as two professional adults who have an understated but powerful affection, and doesn't succumb to the more immature aspects of romance that permeates the Garrus, Tali, or Liara romance. Plus I prefer humans to aliens. Ashley is too repulsive to me individually to find many redeeming qualities.

I also dislike the Citadel DLC for not being serious enough. I didn't enjoy or appreciate the levity and drunk humor much of the time (though I did highly appreciate the content that Miranda received, I think some improvements could be had.) In particular, I'm highly critical of the Party, and would have preferred 1) more involvement of the ME2 team in the main plot of the DLC, and 2) more individual moments with each character.

I also have a very strong admiration and respect for Cerberus. I acknowledge moral/ethical failings on their part, as well as practical concerns on the outcome of some experiments, though I will also justify them by saying that 1) in preparation for a galactic scale war where extinction is on the table, any means, no matter how gruesome, immoral, or monstrous goes if it prevents extinction. If that means breeding an army of husks on Sanctuary to figure out how indoctrination works and succeeding in controlling said husks, then that's what we have to do. I am also for having a stronger humanity in the galaxy, with them being the... hegemonic power. To that end, while I normally choose the Destroy ending, I have a soft-spot for Renegade Control.

I play as a renegade by the conventional stance, though I dislike associating my Shepard under any of the games moral systems.

I play as a Soldier, and think that that class is the best and most effective.

I understand and appreciate the concept of synthesis as a singularity event on transhumanism, but do not like at all how it's presented in the story at the ending.

I'm not a fan of the asari, but Tela I liked. Too bad Shepard couldn't kill Liara instead of Vasir. Then have her for a squadmate

No, I just like the stories that end, and I would like good, honorable death saving the world as an ending to a good solid game.

Of course it's not gonna work for you.. or was meant to. You like Cerberus. It's more for people with conflicting thoughts and trying to straddle the fence. Or someone who was friendly to Aliens in ME1, maybe even romanced Liara, but then found out Liara was the one that gave your body to them.

If I was able to have two squadmates to use for the whole trilogy it would be Ashley and MIranda

A lot has been stated in that regard by we Miranda fans, and it is indeed something that we saw. The reason they make such good foils is not just their differing personalities, but their loyalties and ideologies. It was frustrating when, if you romance Ashley in ME1, then move on to Miranda in ME2/3 when if you talk to her in the hospital and 'hint' at renewing relations with her, she calls you out on Miranda by stating 'I'm a real person' when comparing herself to Miranda. I found that to be in quite poor taste. I do like the idea of their foil and moving from one to the next; in many ways, my Shepard was drawn to Ashley in ME1 because she was superficially similar to him, but the opposite underneath, whereas for Miranda, they superficially might have had little in common, but much more complementary and similar at the levels of personality. It's how my Shepard moves on from Ashley to Miranda, and I kind of would have liked to have seen some kind of verbal confrontation between ideologies that may or may not have involved anger over who 'deserves' Shepard more.

I did like that...until I saw that last one.

The Hype Himself  pretty much answered for me this one:


Meh, I don't really care that much, anyone can leave him on Virmire if that bothers him. I just think that he was established as he was in first ME and I was not expecting retcon. I know he was planned to be bi in first game, but then they changed their minds and then in third game they changed their minds again. I would prefer more distinct arc from Ash than what he got in ME3.

I could argue here, Ash is really opinionated, I think that's what I like most about her. I like Miranda too. I think Shepard has really good influence on her. Funnily enough, Jack is way better at being good person in game than Miranda. That's why paragon Shep is good match for Miri. 

That's because I focused on feels rather than logic in this mission. Liara is crying, everyone is dying ( ), for the first time we failed a mission and I think Liara gets a really nice character development moment after this whole thing, especially if you had Javik with you.  

Yes. There is Shepard without Vakarian

I am actually surprised to find out that on the whole player base liked Thane. I expected him to be one of the "who's that again?" Or dismissed as a "whiner" well, I guess I do mainstream once in a while. Not a bad thing.

i am not a big fan of Krogans, hence the inclination to leave genophage in place, but I have no idea just how many of the goo folks actually like Krogans. 

I also think BW should do wild experiment and not put any romances at least for one game and see how that turns out.

Thane was fine, I like that he redeemed himself in ME3.

Also, default look for male Shepard is the best, most customs look terrible. For Femshep only custom works, but you have to really try hard to not end up with something silly.



For what I gathered from you, chaotic evil should be an option in Mass Effect