Modifié par jellobell, 21 février 2012 - 02:43 .
Shinobu wrote...
I'm afraid he'll have an "almost unavoidable" death and I'll choose wrong.I was the same way about DA:O. I was so attached to Alistair I spoiled myself in a desperate attempt to have the relationship work out. (Which was probably good, because my playthrough at the time was heading straight off a cliff -- drunk Alistair, anyone?) I did regret "cheating" to get the happy ending, so I'm not going to do it for ME3, but I'm rapidly becoming a neurotic wreck.
I know it's pathetic for a happily married woman to act this way over a handful of pixels, but there you go.
EDIT: Oh, crap, I got TotP and I don't even know how to post pictures!
Modifié par Hyrule_Gal, 21 février 2012 - 02:45 .
jellobell wrote...
k-baggs wrote...
Okay, I
HAD to go read the "sex is porn" thread after these glowing
recommendations. I think my favorite part was where the OP compared sex
to taking a dump. Yes, this is a totally normal and healthy attitude
about sex...at least Shinobu's summary on pg. 7 there is high posting
excellence.
I think the thread had more to do with the
OP's personal issues with sex than it did with Mass Effect. His attitude
is pretty much "ewww, I don't want sex anywhere near my shooting
simulator". *facepalm*I want my shirtless Garrus goddammit!I don't know what will happen,
but I have my fingers crossed for the Garrus romance in ME3 having at
least a little more than a fully-dressed headbump.
Modifié par NekOoNinja, 21 février 2012 - 03:01 .
Modifié par Shinobu, 21 février 2012 - 03:04 .
Shinobu wrote...
@Hyrule_gal It was a trainwreck in the making: I was heading into the Landsmeet with unhardened Alistair and probably would have ended up choosing Anora and sparing Loghain --> Hellooo, Drunkistair! I got off the train before the LM and went back to harden him. Ended up with Warden Alistair ending and an uncomfortable feeling I was too cowardly to face my own choices.
This time I'm taking my blind playthroughs straight to the end, even though I've already screwed up some. I may be back crying in a month or so.
Shinobu wrote...
I'm afraid he'll have an "almost unavoidable" death and I'll choose wrong.
I know it's pathetic for a happily married woman to act this way over a handful of pixels, but there you go.
EDIT: Oh, crap, I got TotP and I don't even know how to post pictures!
http://lordess-alici...-Full-215141044
I understand how you feel. I'm a happily married woman.... and my wonderful husband just pre-ordered me the game guide after my lamentations of 'I don't want to spoil every little detail -- but I don't wanna screw up the game!" Husband: *gets on Amazon* 'Problem solved'. <3
NekOoNinja wrote...
Shinobu wrote...
@Hyrule_gal It was a trainwreck in the making: I was heading into the Landsmeet with unhardened Alistair and probably would have ended up choosing Anora and sparing Loghain --> Hellooo, Drunkistair! I got off the train before the LM and went back to harden him. Ended up with Warden Alistair ending and an uncomfortable feeling I was too cowardly to face my own choices.
This time I'm taking my blind playthroughs straight to the end, even though I've already screwed up some. I may be back crying in a month or so.
Did that with Alistar. But mainly because I wanted the "happily ever after" endign as noble human (king + queen).
Also afraid of messing up with Garrus. Even if it is not possible, I'd rather keep the tension in this time. Having to decide whether he may have to go on a mission on his own, or keep him out of harm's way (for selfish reasons) would be difficult. SM in ME 2 was tough on that decision already.
Shinobu wrote...
Yes, exactly! When he says: "C'mon Shepard, let me go to Palaven by myself." I am going to be paralyzed with indecision for half an hour.
Modifié par jellobell, 21 février 2012 - 03:19 .
Oddlyotter wrote...
There is a trailer at Gamestop that plays on their tv now of garrus. Dunno if you guys saw it yet. It made me laugh.
Dats my bro.
jellobell wrote...
Shinobu wrote...
Actually, I am TERRIFIED that Garrus will die on my first playthrough of ME3. I think of all the squaddies, he's the most likely to have a target painted on him *because* he's so popular.
Bioware: We need a serious "sh*t got real" moment... hmmm...
Everyone: KILL GARRUS!
Somebody hold me!
I don't think it'll happen. There are a few Garrus fans that have already seen the leaked script (I have not) and if there was an unavoidable Garrus death in there somewhere then I think there would've been some noticeable outrage.
Modifié par Eradyn, 21 février 2012 - 04:28 .
Modifié par NirvanaKat, 21 février 2012 - 04:28 .
jellobell wrote...
While we're on the subject of tasteful sex scenes, I just found this image on Deviantart (forgive me if it's already been posted, I was away for a while).
Beautiful.
Unfortunately, I get the feeling Prothy will end up being the DLC character, which means I won't have him because I don't use an internet connection with my Xbox. I really hope I'm wrong about this one, because he probably would have turned out to be one of my favorite characters. Garrus will always be on my squad no matter what from the time he's recruited, but if Prothy was there too, I'd switch up him and Tali every few missions for the second squadmate.Broodypants wrote...
Tali's one of my other favourites, too, I haven't posted there either. I've mainly been posting on Prothy's thread.I always took Garrus and Thane everywhere with me in ME 2 and occassionally Tali, Legion or someone else but always, always Garrus. I think in ME 3 he and Prothy will be my main squad mates, and occassionally Tali and possibly Kaidan, as I haven't played ME 1 (no Xbox, old laptop) so I'd like to try him.
So yeah, from start (considering ME 2 my start lol) to end, Garrus will always be by my Shep's side.
Yeah, same here. I'll post mine too.jellobell wrote...
I always find it fascinating to hear how other people have experienced the Mass Effect series, because it's often very different from how I did.
Yeah, this is the choice I had to make. My Kiara Shepard (the one who romances Garrus) originally brought Tali with her, and while it would also make sense for her to bring Thane as well, I can't do it until I can replay ME2 and keep Miranda's loyalty. Because I don't have any DLC characters, my hold the line score is too low if I bring Thane instead of Tali, and Miranda gets killed off. Kiara needs a "no one left behind" playthrough though.TNT1991 wrote...
Hmm...so I have to bring Jack or Thane for Garrus to catch Shepard? That's kinda difficult for me to choose because, I've made a tradition with my main canon Shepard (Devonna Shep.) to always be team Dextro for the final battle for each game. I did this for ME1, but now for ME2 I'm not sure...do I want to keep up the tradition and have Tali catch Shepard
(btw, Tali is strong for a quarian)
and have 3 BFF's for the final showdown or have a (sorta) romantic type of scene(s) w/ Garrus + Devonna (and Thane/Jack mostly being useless).
Okay, I guess I set myself up for that one.It was either that or in his knee...The Sarendoctrinator wrote...
...Why is that arrow where it is? xD
I always play mixed moralities, but most of my Shepards go the Renegade path for Garrus' personal quests. They end up agreeing with him all of the time if you play it that way, basically encouraging what he already wants to do.Blankeflos wrote...
@Sarendoctrinator: Indeed. Playing ME1 felt like a flashback to ME2. I was surprised to see that Shepard had to spent most part of the game telling him to take it easy (I always play as paragade), but in the end it's so nice when he thanks her for teaching him to do things the right way, not the fastest. Then playing again ME2 was a whole new thing, like I was playing three different games, not just two. Okay, I'm feeling nostalgic now.
That's exactly what BioWare was going for with the turian design - a combination of birds and dinosaurs. Anderson also makes that comparison in Revelation. It took a while for me to see their bird-like features, so I noticed the dinosaur/giant reptile similarities before anything else.PalAvian wrote...
As for me and my first impression of turians, I can only describe it by giving an analogy; eagles, great white sharks, black panthers, T-rex, some snakes [for example] I wouldn't describe any of them as cute or pretty, they're all animals that are beautiful but with an intense/fierce/menacing component to their looks, the exact opposite of say... a panda bear. That’s my impression of turians.
I like this comparison. I have a lot of Shepards who would fit into that second type, and that's because it's the type of character I enjoy watching or reading about the most. My Carson Shepard is clearly dangerous and able to handle himself in battle (for everything he's been through, the guy has no scars in ME1), and I'm sure Garrus can recognize some of his behavior traits as something he's seen before in criminals, which comes from his Earthborn background, but he's really protective of his friends and tries to save people just like Garrus. It's funny how one of his closest friends turned out to be an ex-cop.shygravel wrote...
Well there's 'bad for no bloody good reason' idiots and then there are guys who just have a certain air about them. The ability to handle themselves/be dangerous but not the (personally) offensive need to flaunt it at a whim. One is capable and well-earned... the other is just a bully. If that makes sense.
I really don't think we have to worry about Garrus having an unavoidable death, even though most of my favorite characters typically do. I'm sure we'll have the option to keep him alive. I'll be getting the guide on day one and reading as much as I can before I even start playing, so if there is a part in the game where he can get killed, I'll post it here under a big spoiler warning (leaving out as many plot details as possible, of course) so we all know how to avoid it.Shinobu wrote...
Actually, I am TERRIFIED that Garrus will die on my first playthrough of ME3. I think of all the squaddies, he's the most likely to have a target painted on him *because* he's so popular.
That's the commercial I wanted to see!Oddlyotter wrote...
There is a trailer at Gamestop that plays on their tv now of garrus. Dunno if you guys saw it yet. It made me laugh.
Dats my bro.
Thanks for posting it.
Oddlyotter wrote...
There is a trailer at Gamestop that plays on their tv now of garrus. Dunno if you guys saw it yet. It made me laugh.
Dats my bro.
Interesting. I can never bring myself to let Garrus go renegade, especially on his loyalty mission. The first time I did it, I was actually considering letting him kill Sidonis. It made sense, Sidonis betrayed him and killed his squad, he had a right to his revenge. However the whole Harkin episode set off warning bells, and the conversation in the car reinforced that. That was one of the specific times that my Shepard said exactly what I was thinking, and expressed what I was feeling (it was ~magical~). After that, it wasn't really a question of saving Sidonis, but of saving Garrus, and Shepard was the only person who could've done that. The conversation after you convince him not to shoot was pitch-perfect.The Sarendoctrinator wrote...
I always play mixed moralities, but most of my Shepards go the Renegade path for Garrus' personal quests. They end up agreeing with him all of the time if you play it that way, basically encouraging what he already wants to do.
jellobell wrote...
Interesting. I can never bring myself to let Garrus go renegade, especially on his loyalty mission. The first time I did it, I was actually considering letting him kill Sidonis. It made sense, Sidonis betrayed him and killed his squad, he had a right to his revenge. However the whole Harkin episode set off warning bells, and the conversation in the car reinforced that. That was one of the specific times that my Shepard said exactly what I was thinking, and expressed what I was feeling (it was ~magical~). After that, it wasn't really a question of saving Sidonis, but of saving Garrus, and Shepard was the only person who could've done that. The conversation after you convince him not to shoot was pitch-perfect.The Sarendoctrinator wrote...
I always play mixed moralities, but most of my Shepards go the Renegade path for Garrus' personal quests. They end up agreeing with him all of the time if you play it that way, basically encouraging what he already wants to do.
Modifié par darthnick427, 21 février 2012 - 05:48 .
My favorite characters are normally the vengeful type, and the majority of my Shepards are too, so they were more than happy to help Garrus kill off Sidonis. My MainShep's terrible subtlety "I'm obviously stalling for time while my sniper buddy sets up his shot" face was hilarious to watch because she looked so excited. Same with enjoying the sight of Garrus beating up Harkin. I have a lot of FemSheps who never forgave him for hitting on them in ME1.jellobell wrote...
Interesting. I can never bring myself to let Garrus go renegade, especially on his loyalty mission. The first time I did it, I was actually considering letting him kill Sidonis. It made sense, Sidonis betrayed him and killed his squad, he had a right to his revenge. However the whole Harkin episode set off warning bells, and the conversation in the car reinforced that. That was one of the specific times that my Shepard said exactly what I was thinking, and expressed what I was feeling (it was ~magical~). After that, it wasn't really a question of saving Sidonis, but of saving Garrus, and Shepard was the only person who could've done that. The conversation after you convince him not to shoot was pitch-perfect.
The Sarendoctrinator wrote...
My favorite characters are normally the vengeful type, and the majority of my Shepards are too, so they were more than happy to help Garrus kill off Sidonis. My MainShep's terrible subtlety "I'm obviously stalling for time while my sniper buddy sets up his shot" face was hilarious to watch because she looked so excited. Same with enjoying the sight of Garrus beating up Harkin. I have a lot of FemSheps who never forgave him for hitting on them in ME1.
Modifié par jellobell, 21 février 2012 - 06:18 .
My MainShep and Garrusmance FemShep are actually Colonist/War Heroes too.jellobell wrote...
Yeah, my main Shepard's a very different sort of person. She's a Colonist/War Hero who is obsessed with protecting her subordinates because she still feels guilty that she couldn't help her family on Mindoir. She feels that she needs to save as many people as possible in order to atone for what happened, which could land her in some tough situations in ME3.
They're very protective of their friends (of course, not wanting a repeat of Mindoir), but that often comes out as being really violent towards anyone who did something that hurt them. The way they see it, Garrus almost died because of what Sidonis did, and... well, hell hath no fury like my FemSheps when they're angry. xD
That's pretty awesome. It's like our Shepards are mirror reflections of each other. They went through the same things but dealt with their trauma in different ways. I just really like the cause and effect of the Colonist/Warhero backstory (couldn't save her family so she always makes sure that her soldiers make it out alive).The Sarendoctrinator wrote...
My MainShep and Garrusmance FemShep are actually Colonist/War Heroes too.jellobell wrote...
Yeah, my main Shepard's a very different sort of person. She's a Colonist/War Hero who is obsessed with protecting her subordinates because she still feels guilty that she couldn't help her family on Mindoir. She feels that she needs to save as many people as possible in order to atone for what happened, which could land her in some tough situations in ME3.
Modifié par jellobell, 21 février 2012 - 06:35 .
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