Mass Effect 1 Writer looks back on the series

Gah. I wanted to make this topic and with a better title: "Drew Karpysyhn finally talks about ME3 and its ending"

urgh.. Liara fanboyism....

Anyone want to transcribe the greatest hits so that I don't have to listen to pootypie or whatever the fuck you kids call it?

Interview with Drew starts 26 minutes into the video.  You can fast forward to that point and miss "poopy-pie" completely.

Basically, he talked about how the team put together the initial ideas for mass effect.  He talked for quite a bit of time about Liara (whom he wrote).  He did indicate quite that, although some things went in a different direction that what he had perhaps planned, he wasn't upset about it.  Also mentioned that he things some of the fans over-reacted to the endings of ME3.

Alright, thanks, guys.

People are UPPPP SETTTT

He wrote parts of Knights of the Eternal Throne and likely stayed for future expansion. Right now is the development period for the next expansion.

This was one thing I didn't really "get" - Liara's drastic change of personality in response to Shepard dying reminds me a bit of the "Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking" trope from TV Tropes when you consider what else she'd already gone through, especially if she and Shepard aren't in a romance and she wasn't brought into the crew until fairly far along (which can happen if you do the other main missions before Trebin).

So it turns out this human Spectre had a vision that answers questions about the Protheans that I've been trying to answer for decades? No biggie. And I'm not a soldier and got myself trapped by a few geth and a krogan merc, but can I come along for this incredibly dangerous mission?

Just had to help kill my own indoctrinated mother? Well, that was rough, but I'll just try to concentrate on the good memories of her. On to the next mission!

The geth have completely trashed the Citadel with massive civilian casualties and Sovereign almost started a galactic genocide? Well, that's a bummer, but I guess we'll rebuild. Anyway, back to the Normandy.

Shepard died? THAT'S IT, I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANY MORE!

That is some heavy irony right there.