Reyes Vidal - No longer A Mystery (Official Thread)

I didn't even play the DLC with Thane's funerals, it was already sad like this to see him rejecting my Shepard after just one kiss, not even wanting to talk more or kiss again because "he was tired". Maybe they fixed it with a patch but I didn't play after the patch it seems. ME3 was quite disappointing to me, because of that romance problem and also because I had to stop just before the end (holidays I guess) and could not really be motivated to play again, everyone was saying that the end was disappointing anyway.

I guess that when I receive my ME trilogy on PS3 in a few days, in my new playthrough I will: romance no one in ME1 (I was curious about Kaidan but I guess he will get on my nerves quickly, and I don't want a "you cheated on me!" scene in ME3), and I'll romance Garrus in ME2 and ME3, because Garrus was THE romance I wanted in ME1, then in ME2 his way of talking about sex with his ex girlfiend putt me off a bit... come on, who would be seduced when the guy you're flirting with suddenly talks happily about his fond memories of sex with his ex? 

Got no luck with Thane because he kept talking about his wife, too 

I'm glad that Jaal only talks about his ex (or let's say teenager crush) once and only if you ask him/or with Drack once, because it would have been really annoying.

When I saw that Reyes was coming with a quest about his ex, I was like "Oh no, not you too Reyes!" but... that was light, so that's ok.

I wonder why Bioware is always putting ex in the way? it's a bit underwhelming when you try to have a romance and BAM, "hey did I told you about my ex girlfriend?"
(That's what I liked also with Cullen and Alistair, NO ex  )

I'm usually not attracted by romances with "bad boys" (or Zevran-type) characters, but Reyes grew on me, his way of talking maybe, he's smart, and well written, in my opinion.

Maybe it was the nostalgia? You know how we tend to think past things were so epic and then going back to them doesn't quite feel the same

I discovered ME just 2 or 3 years ago with one of those trilogy pack all DLCs edition, so I played the ME trilogy back to back as one (very long) game and it was awesome, like nothing I ever experienced!

I did enjoy 3 a lot, and loved how the romances were handled especially the payoff for staying loyal to Kaiden, but it was the first time I played it so I knew nothing about the ending or Garrus (who was also my bff) being some super awesome romance.

But maybe doing it again after knowing all that happens but with the expectations of having the same experience as the first time might feel different

MEA might be the same after a while, I romanced Reyes without knowing much what to expect just cause I really had fun with him, but maybe it won't be the same when it's not so fresh anymore (but that's what DLCs are for, right?)

Maybe this was one of you guys, but I saw this comment on reddit by someone called EnerPrime and liked it a lot:

EnerPrime:


(bolding mine)

In fact, it's more Ryder who needs Reyes, than Reyes who needs Ryder

I also love Reyes' voice. And his little accent



I don't think I will play to these game one right after the other. Anyway I'm not of these people who idealize the 3 first Mass Effects so I guess I don't have especially fond memories of them, it was long ago and I barely remember the story. And I will play differently, too, as I failed all the romances (except Thane in ME2 but I want to try something else, I will romance Garrus), so at least about the romances, it will be only new stuff to me.

I played DA:Origins again not so long ago and I still enjoyed it very much (and this time I had the DLCs).

What is a bit depressing is the fact that they won't make any sequel soon because of the bashing against ME:A... I want a DLC just like in DA:I, with additional romance content, quests, etc! I wish they could make that...

I don't know.  I found the OT early last year and played it all back-to-back (some exceptions, like didn't initially have the ME1 dlc but acquired them later - maybe didn't even have LoTSB on first ME2 run since I was never a huge Liara fan).  However, I've been playing the OT ever since.  I took a break when MEA launched but right now I'm breaking with MEA and so invested in the OT again.  I think different people might perceive it all differently but I've had many trilogy runs and several individual game playthroughs of the OT.  

At this point, I'm waiting for certain things to happen that might make MEA have more appeal to me.  Better romances, patches and dlc.  I do understand that a base game is going to lack the same appeal as a trilogy will all dlc and patches long completed.  Like you, I romanced Reyes.  I like it but it needs more content.  In contrast, I've never gotten bored romancing Kaidan in the OT.

The Roekaar he mentions as being one of the thousand cuts, yep. One of who knows how many things he did. That's why I said not much. But it plays a part of course. Zia and the others are competition (although not super big if he already snatched the best jobs) and a potential threat, seeing as she tried to kill him, which is what I view as the more severe thing. - Edit: And he has no monopoly through this action, there are still other smugglers, he mentions being aware of them trying to kill him now. I'm not saying these two missions were unimportant but they were not the bulk of what he did before Ryder shows up, they are probably the last thing before his final move. The Roekaar killed seven people already in the Port. This is for me more about protecting the citizens (actually Sloane's job, huh?), less than half of the victims were Outcasts, and spinning it as good PR for Ryder. How many Roekaar were in the cave 10, 15? Could they have weakened either group enough? Maybe if they tried to assassinate Sloane or some other high profile target or called in reinforcements from other planets. This could have gotten out of hand if so but right now it looks more like terror on the populace for me.
The Collective and the Outcasts are already fighting each other in the badlands. Not full-out war but skirmishes. A couple of days ago I discovered a surveillance tower with a recording. Two Outcasts talked about how the Collective killed yet another patrol and wanted to record it when they strike again. It ends with them being killed on tape from behind.

Of course working with Ryder is a clever thing Reyes does. They help each other, they build a bond, it shows both they can work well with one another. He is politically savvy unlike Sloane.

I just looked at it from the angle that if Ryder only stopped by Kadara to get the transponder and left (which you can do) without doing those missions, Reyes would have been able to get the Port on his own, as the comment from your link implies as well. In the game this situation stays stale until the player does the quests because it is written that way.
If this actually happened and the Initiative came after he got the Port, I think he would have allowed an outpost and traded with them but it would have been different and harder as they would be strangers to each other.

And I hope they never get the Cerberus treatment. They were awful super villains with their hands in everything.

What happens if you don't kiss Reyes in the storage room when the guard shows up? they get caught? they have to fight?


In my playthrough Reyes sent an e-mail to say that he posted some of his people to protect and check the security of the Nexus outpost, that's kind of him.

If you don't take the interrupt, they hide behind crates. If you take the interrupt and are not in a romance with him, you punch him in the gut to make him look like he is feeling sick. 

He really needs to look into those supplies the Collective keep stealing from the Nexus. 

Haha I didn't know you could punch him. I got the kiss option (the one in the storage room) because I flirted twice before. But my Ryder was already locked with Jaal so on the crates she just got the friendship dialogue. So you can get the kiss AND have the friendship after that, this is what is nice with that kiss: you can get it even if you're friends or in another romance because "you have a good excuse", "it's all business"

Yeah, if you choose it Ryder says "Sorry" and before Reyes can ask or say anything he gets slugged in the gut giving him a coughing fit when the guard arrives. You explain Reyes isn't feeling well and the guard leaves you be, and at the end Reyes says in a winded voice "Next time, I come up with the plan". 

I'm in the midst of trying to romance Reyes while still getting to romance Gil. I'll be going to Sloane's party when I play the game again tomorrow. 

Is it a bug?  Seems more like careless or dismissive to me.