M0keys wrote...
Reason I'm asking is because a writer pal of mine (Grub) is writing alternate endings for ME3 as a project, and to help dissatsified fans a little bit. We're both Tali fans (although he romanced Liara) but he wants to know about how you guys feel about Tali. What makes her special, how you were expecting to end up with her at the end of the game, etc.
Mass Effect is a game all about different peoples and perspectives, and Grub knows his endings can't reach their full potential unless he gets some idea of what other people wanted in their Shep Stories.
For me personally, Tali's relationship felt much more two-sided than the others, in that Shep (all of mine, at least) very clearly loved Tali, and it was obvious that the feeling was 100% mutual. Tali is capable of taking care of herself, but at the same time still relies on the support of those around her, and provides it in return. Furthermore, her character growth across the series was just astounding, and yet realistic at the same time, from the awestruck girl we met on the Citadel in the very first game, all the way through to the mature, multi-faceted character we found in the final installment, and everything in between. Tali feels real to me in a way that no other character from any medium ever has before.