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Post by yourfunnyuncle on Feb 28, 2017 21:13:40 GMT
That's kind of how I look at it too -- Hale wasn't BAD, and I can totally understand why people love her/Femshep so much, but Meer feels more "right" in his take on Shepard. Maybe if I did Femshep first that wouldn't be the case, but Hale's kind of feels like an actress trying and maybe overselling a gruff military attitude, whereas Meer's felt more like an authentic gruff, military attitude. Agreed. A lot of FemShep fans like to say she has more passion in her voice than Meer. I just think she's overreacting more often than not, honestly. I think part of the problem was the script and Shepard having to go on monologues and give some inspirational speech before the end of the world. It was just over-the-top at times and I think Hale, and whoever her voice director was, struggled with that. Your reading is of course your own, but I've seen enough gruff deadpan military leads in videogames. I relished the change of pace that Hale brought to the experience.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 21:17:29 GMT
I'm just glad Ryder and Cora are just explorers by the time we get to Andromeda. I'm sure (or at least hope) that there will be more to Cora than professional military esque dialogue unlike Ashley who was the usual military soldier.
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Post by yourfunnyuncle on Feb 28, 2017 21:25:30 GMT
I'm just glad Ryder and Cora are just explorers by the time we get to Andromeda. I'm sure (or at least hope) that there will be more to Cora than professional military esque dialogue unlike Ashley who was the usual military soldier. From what we know so far she has a significantly different set of life experiences to Ash, so I doubt they'll be too similar.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 0:32:53 GMT
I'm just glad Ryder and Cora are just explorers by the time we get to Andromeda. I'm sure (or at least hope) that there will be more to Cora than professional military esque dialogue unlike Ashley who was the usual military soldier. From what we know so far she has a significantly different set of life experiences to Ash, so I doubt they'll be too similar. Hope so. Really interested in what her character plot will be that goes beyond the initiative (personal). Hopefully not just family, back in the Milky Way talk, or we gotta find a home talk. That stuff is good but hopefully it won't be all there is to her character.
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Post by DragonEffect on Mar 1, 2017 0:53:58 GMT
Is Cora related to TIM?
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Post by Tarkus on Mar 1, 2017 1:20:36 GMT
Is Cora related to TIM? We don't know, but it's a pretty popular theory because of her last name is the same as The Illusive Man's and how her first name is comparable to TIM's friend Eva Core.
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Post by DragonEffect on Mar 1, 2017 2:12:45 GMT
Is Cora related to TIM? We don't know, but it's a pretty popular theory because of her last name is the same as The Illusive Man's and how her first name is comparable to TIM's friend Eva Core. Ah. I see. Then there's the possibility she could be his great-grand-grand-grand-grand-granddaughter or something. Poor TIM's been dead for 600 years. May he rest in peace.
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Post by JewlieGhoulie on Mar 1, 2017 2:32:17 GMT
Just thought I'd let Cora thread know my mom thinks Cora is very pretty and supports her as my potential space girl friend . So that automatically rules out the "Cora is ugly and mannish" theory because old Korean ladies are never wrong >_>
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Mar 1, 2017 2:53:42 GMT
We don't know, but it's a pretty popular theory because of her last name is the same as The Illusive Man's and how her first name is comparable to TIM's friend Eva Core. Ah. I see. Then there's the possibility she could be his great-grand-grand-grand-grand-granddaughter or something. Poor TIM's been dead for 600 years. May he rest in peace. Um...Cora was part of the Andromeda Initiative before it left the Milky Way in 2185 at which point TIM was still alive. She would have been in cyrostasis for 600 years like everyone else, and woken up shortly before the start of the game.
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Post by CrutchCricket on Mar 1, 2017 3:01:40 GMT
Just thought I'd let Cora thread know my mom thinks Cora is very pretty and supports her as my potential space girl friend . So that automatically rules out the "Cora is ugly and mannish" theory because old Korean ladies are never wrong >_> Yes, well when I showed my mother a picture of Cora and explained the situation to her she promptly burst into tears and left the room. I caught something about "wasting his life" and "I'll never have grandkids" so... there's that.
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Post by commanderkorra on Mar 1, 2017 3:17:52 GMT
Bet one thing for Cora is she will be straight only, just like Ashley, Miranda and Jack were. And even Cassandra from Dragon Age: Inquisition. Every female human squadmate is always straight, which if really sad to me. I hope I am wrong about Cora, but most likely she won't be interested in Sara. They last companion/squadmate f/f romance I had was in Dragon Age 2 in 2011. For once I would like to romance a female squadmate, still looking forward to the game. Cora looks like a cool character, anyone else hope she will be bi? Sera from Dragon Age Inquisition was a F/F squadmate romance. Although I like Cora I rather her not be F/F since PeeBee will probably be a F/F option and there will probably be a F/F crewmember option onboard the Tempest. Sera was you are right, I romanced her. But I said human female squadmate, their hasn't been one yet in a Mass Effect game. I would for once like to romance a human female on my team, haven't done that since 2011's Isabella from DA 2. Right now, I don't them changing it up at all. So far since before Isabella it seems to be Human - (Check) Female - (Check) Squadmate - (Check) yep you are straight only. If anything I think Cora and Liam should be bi, it isn't that I wanted Cora to be a lesbian. Just a choice for both siblings, and I don't want another traynor or asari only choice (Though I loved them both) I want the first human female squadmate romance by a female protagonist to finally happen in a Mass Effect game.
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Post by commanderkorra on Mar 1, 2017 3:20:45 GMT
Bet one thing for Cora is she will be straight only, just like Ashley, Miranda and Jack were. And even Cassandra from Dragon Age: Inquisition. Every female human squadmate is always straight, which if really sad to me. I hope I am wrong about Cora, but most likely she won't be interested in Sara. They last companion/squadmate f/f romance I had was in Dragon Age 2 in 2011. For once I would like to romance a female squadmate, still looking forward to the game. Cora looks like a cool character, anyone else hope she will be bi? Yea I'm pretty much expecting the same thing which is a shame as I'm very much hoping she will be bi. Wait and see™ It is frustrating if it turns out that way again. If Cora is bi, she would be the first human female squadmate to be so in a Mass Effect game. I wonder if Bioware even see's that pattern?
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Post by pixiqui on Mar 1, 2017 4:26:24 GMT
Besides the aesthetic evolution of the character through different iterations, I thought her former N7 status as marked by her armor insignia would elicit more commentary and speculation from my fellow commenters in this thread. It is quite common that characters get several passes not only in their appearance, but also in their characterization and background. Maybe some changes were made because she was going to be too similar to other characters from the original trilogy. But the N7 insignia that is very unique, it would have made her stand out even more as part of the Human part of the AI mission. It would have been two N7 at least, Alex and Cora. She is sort of a field operations chief, which also led us to wonder why would Scott or Sara assume the role of Pathfinder instead of the 2nd in command. I just thought it was an interesting development, and maybe a good way to veer away from the hairstyle debate, haha. Cheers! Wow...I like her concept art look wayyy more than her final appearance. I do think her face looks kinda like ash though so I guess it's good that they changed it, but I wish they would have kept the tanned skin dark hair aesthetic and maybe changed the hairstyle.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Mar 1, 2017 4:31:23 GMT
We don't know, but it's a pretty popular theory because of her last name is the same as The Illusive Man's and how her first name is comparable to TIM's friend Eva Core. Ah. I see. Then there's the possibility she could be his great-grand-grand-grand-grand-granddaughter or something. Poor TIM's been dead for 600 years. May he rest in peace. Not at all, actually. If anything, she is TIM's daughter. You forget she has been in a cryogenic sleep for the past 600 years. Just thought I'd let Cora thread know my mom thinks Cora is very pretty and supports her as my potential space girl friend . So that automatically rules out the "Cora is ugly and mannish" theory because old Korean ladies are never wrong >_> I like your mom! I agree that Cora is beautiful! Wow...I like her concept art look wayyy more than her final appearance. I do think her face looks kinda like ash though so I guess it's good that they changed it, but I wish they would have kept the tanned skin dark hair aesthetic and maybe changed the hairstyle. The look would have been fine if it didn't resemble Ash so much. At least now, Cora is unique and there hasn't been another BioWare character that even remotely resembles her. There's also a serious lack of blonde-haired girls in BioWare games. Female companions almost always have dark hair.
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Post by naytnavare on Mar 1, 2017 4:48:35 GMT
Ah. I see. Then there's the possibility she could be his great-grand-grand-grand-grand-granddaughter or something. Poor TIM's been dead for 600 years. May he rest in peace. Not at all, actually. If anything, she is TIM's daughter. You forget she has been in a cryogenic sleep for the past 600 years. Just thought I'd let Cora thread know my mom thinks Cora is very pretty and supports her as my potential space girl friend . So that automatically rules out the "Cora is ugly and mannish" theory because old Korean ladies are never wrong >_> I like your mom! I agree that Cora is beautiful! Wow...I like her concept art look wayyy more than her final appearance. I do think her face looks kinda like ash though so I guess it's good that they changed it, but I wish they would have kept the tanned skin dark hair aesthetic and maybe changed the hairstyle. The look would have been fine if it didn't resemble Ash so much. At least now, Cora is unique and there hasn't been another BioWare character that even remotely resembles her. There's also a serious lack of blonde-haired girls in BioWare games. Female companions almost always have dark hair. I think... I think I agree with everything you just said. Have a like!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 4:54:34 GMT
Daena Rose @lil_Miss_Trancy No spoilers obvs, but which squad mate's loyalty mission is your favourite?
Michael Gamble @gamblemike Cora. Or Liam
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Post by Revan Reborn on Mar 1, 2017 5:11:05 GMT
Daena Rose @lil_Miss_Trancy No spoilers obvs, but which squad mate's loyalty mission is your favourite? Michael Gamble @gamblemikeCora. Or Liam Cora it is!!! She's even telling Liam who's boss!
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Post by warbaby2 on Mar 1, 2017 10:08:30 GMT
Daena Rose @lil_Miss_Trancy No spoilers obvs, but which squad mate's loyalty mission is your favourite? Michael Gamble @gamblemikeCora. Or Liam Cora it is!!! She's even telling Liam who's boss! It looks more like she's stopping him from doing something... brash?
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Post by Revan Reborn on Mar 1, 2017 13:07:04 GMT
Cora it is!!! She's even telling Liam who's boss! It looks more like she's stopping him from doing something... brash? Well of course! She's stopping him from being embarrassed that her loyalty mission is better! That's what this game is about after all! Why are you playing it?
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Post by warbaby2 on Mar 1, 2017 13:08:19 GMT
It looks more like she's stopping him from doing something... brash? Well of course! She's stopping him from being embarrassed that her loyalty mission is better! That's what this game is about after all! Why are you playing it? Porn... GUN porn, that is. Just kidding! Of course her loyalty mission will be da best...
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Post by davesin on Mar 1, 2017 13:24:52 GMT
Cora it is!!! She's even telling Liam who's boss! It looks more like she's stopping him from doing something... brash? Well, he was about to bash a... screen. So... yeah.
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Post by warbaby2 on Mar 1, 2017 13:26:59 GMT
It looks more like she's stopping him from doing something... brash? Well, he was about to bash a... screen. So... yeah. Hehe... "Uh, careful, watch the camera!"
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Post by Panda on Mar 1, 2017 13:30:31 GMT
Cora's concept arts short brown hairstyl look quite appealing to me. Short and sleek. I hope they kept those in the game and they are options for sis!Ryder.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Mar 1, 2017 13:30:32 GMT
Well of course! She's stopping him from being embarrassed that her loyalty mission is better! That's what this game is about after all! Why are you playing it? Porn... GUN porn, that is. Just kidding! Of course her loyalty mission will be da best... What better porn is there??? I'm willing to bet Cora's probably will be the best, if not up there just due to her backstory. I actually enjoyed Jacob's loyalty mission the most in ME2.
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Post by Dragon slayer on Mar 1, 2017 14:48:39 GMT
3 more weeks to finally meet the new crew can't bloody wait 😃
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