Mass Effect News Thread

Sept 8, 2016 19:58:31 GMT Sartoz said:

Sept 8, 2016 18:26:02 GMT Obliviousmiss said:

 

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The funniest.

I hope it's between Ryder and the Helius cluster alien LI. This makes some sense, as I anticipate it's because of cultural differences. Aveline's romance pursuit of Donnic was funny. Here, the writer(s) took advantage of different romance approach traditions, which to the "sophisticated" was hilarious.

Oh, I want cultural differences and ohhh, I want a romance with an Andromeda alien. 

I've love cultural differences and felt that the games had a bit of trouble with it. I felt there was a balance in Mass Effect 2 between Garrus and Shepard where it was a relationship between people from two races that hadn't really interacted romantically before and so there wasn't any precedents to learn from. An alien romance can be a neat way of learning about the alien's culture through like their courting customs and gestures of affection. I felt this balance was more or less lost in Mass Effect 3 where I enjoyed the relationship but felt it lost the alien aspect of it. I was hoping to see turian gestures of affection alongside human gestures of affection.

Sept 8, 2016 20:38:22 GMT BevH said:

Sept 8, 2016 20:16:01 GMT Hrungr said:

True... though BioWare does have something of a longstanding tradition of killing off your family members. 

I'd say, just assume one or both will meet an... unfortunate end. And be pleasantly surprised if they don't.
(Honestly, be happy if you can save one. )

We do know that Fergus Cousland survived... 

He knew his chances and hid throughout most of the game because he knew Bioware wasn't going to rest until they'd killed the entire family. Even then he only narrowly escaped death because of the Chasind who saved him and shielded him from Bioware's always waiting scythe that hungered for the blood of main cast' relatives. He only emerged at the epilogue because he knew it was safe.

Why'd you think we didn't see Hannah Shepard much? She was waging her battle for survival against Bioware: she knew they were coming for her after she heard what they'd done to Mindoir. You don't even want to know what happened to the parents of Earthborn Shepard.  

 Kalah's drinking and mixed feelings towards her children are because she knows the moment her child became a would-be protagonist, her life hung in the balance. She loves them but hates the sight of them because of it.