Arcian wrote...
100k wrote...
It would also be cool if the characters you changed changed their personal appearances.
Garrus, for instance, would get a red visor and neck lighting that would cast his face into a kind of creepy contrast. He would get cybernetic implants on his body to enhance his abilites, subtly reminding the player of Saren. This could signify that, despite Garrus's original goals, he was becoming as reckless and evil as Saren. His eye color would change with Shepard's, implying that he sees the world the same way as a renegade.
Tali could become very anti geth, pro war for home world and geth experiments. Her inner helmet could be lit with an eerie light. She would be given the option to wear darker clothes, and heavy armor, and she would be very militaristic.
Thane would stay brain dead and "disconnected". He would be a silent body guard, and wear a Kasumi style hood.
Jack would wear a full commando combat suit, and grow a mow hawk. Her eyes would become totally black, and she would turn really pale, emphasizing her tattoos.
Miranda would become a Cerberus extremist, she would cut her hair short and sharp, like that one news reporter.
Jacob would pull a Kanye West hairstyle. No, I dunno. Jacob would grow his hair into dreadlocks, and wear red lit heavy combat suits.
Grunt's silver head plate would get dark fringes. His skin tone would change to a slightly darker color, and he would revel in any level of violence.
Samara would become a extremist, and kill people for the smallest of things without mercy. She would wear a white and silver shawl, and her eyes would glow permanently. Similar to Thane, she would be very disconnected, more of a tool than a being.
Kasumi's eyes would glow brightly under her hood. She would be able to take off her hood, and would be equipped with loads of grenades. She would become Shepard's spy.
Legion renagade would be similar to the alt Legion costume in the game. They have a red "eye", N7 armor, and heavy can either be a tool of Shepard (think HK 47), or Tali (as a slave), or be independent.
Zaeed would have black armor, filled with weapon attachments, and both of his eyes would be artifical.
Mordin would get eyes like Dr. Saleon. Creepy.
You can see where this whole thing is going. I would make sure that the "renegade" characters aren't just goth stereotypes, or emo punks, but do and wear things that are appropriate to their characters.
I highlighted all things I don't really agree with/didn't think were plausible. I get the whole, "eyes are the windows to the soul"-thing, and most are plausible, but those i highlighted are not.
Otherwise, it sounds pretty cool, like a purist Cerberus team (in terms of moral angle of ideals, not actual ideals such as species vs species like the actual Cerberus).
I forgot to mention that every element of the characters would be toggle-able. You could toggle Jack's skin (or even alter her tatoos) while leaving her eyes their normal color, or vise versa. It would just add a level of depth to character customization, beyond armor and weapons. Having a paragon or renegade character would give them different physical attributes, encouraging one to sculpt a character how they want.
And yes, the crew would have the basic Cerberus ideals of "Victory at any Cost".
Heh. Imagine the ultra Paragon characters.
Garrus without a visor, and with full blue face paint on, wearing heavy Spectre-class armor.
Tali with a beautifully embroidered head dress and suit, with her face illuminated slightly more behind her helmet by a soft blue light.
Miranda with her hair styled into a pony tail or elegant knot, wearing a white, professional military uniform.
Jack with her tattoos completely removed, wearing a bad ass red biotic commando outfit, and having short red hair.
Thane, completely connected, wearing a Hawaii shirt. Lol. What paragon outfit would he wear?
Kasumi, hoodless, with geisha hairstyle, and a quarian style embroidered outfit. Heavy infiltration gear on her arms.
Legion, completely repaired, wearing their own geth armor, with a white metallic crest on the back of their head.
Samara in green slightly sensual combat uniform. She will be loyal, and give up the harsh, hypocritical ways of the Justicar.
Mordin wearing a killer STG uniform (with bad ass toggle-able helmet).
Jacob without a shirt. Or abs.
Grunt, pretty much as he is, but with Wrex's ideals of rebuilding the Krogan (rather than just killing things). His scalp might be a tad shinier, and his blue eyes will be a bit more...illuminated? Not glowing, but they would stand out more?
Zaeed would have both eyes fixed, Jessie on his shoulder at all times (toggle-able), and heavy golden "glory days" armor.