Sometimes I wonder why I come here...
Personally I voted for #3, I liked the impression the face gave me, but you don't see me moaning and complaining about how she didn't get picked. In fact, I don't have a big problem with #5. See? People can be reasonable.
As a woman, I personally don't see the issue many are seeing with 'ALL THE SHALLOW FRAT BOYS PICKED THE BLONDE ONE BECAUSE ALL THEY LIKE IS ****** AND ASS!!1!!1' type of comments. Because the blonde hair, Shep suddenly becomes a bimbo (for lack of a better word)?
I can respect that some people like the atypical choices like Natalie Portman Shep, or Blade Runner Shep, but to try to justify this victory by claiming that everyone who voted for #5 did so because they were random people on FB who haven't played the game and judged soley on appearance without regard to Shepard as a character is just being petty. For the record, I think the opinion of 'random people on FB' is valuable. Asking which Shepard they find most appealing is helpful in that in for those who judge a game largely from its box-art (me included), it could help in some way. Besides, what is so wrong about picking which Shep we find most attractive?
For those who claim it 'doesn't match Shep's personality or appearance', must know that things like personality and voice don't go hand-in-hand (for those that do, I believe that's called 'stereotyping'). Am I the only one to hear a radio personality's or an actor's voice and then look up a picture of them and find myself surprised? As for personality, Shep can have different personalities (although somewhat in the same vein, but still)
Anybody who says blonde shep is a personality vacuum is simply put, an idiot. Obviously because Shepard is blonde she will become a ditzy valley-girl who will stop in the middle of a fire-fight because her nail-polish chipped. I can attach the same concept of 'personality based on stereotyped appearance to #4. Emo-hipster shep won't even fight the reapers because they will claim that 'I was fighting reapers BEFORE they got big and sold out.' and when asked what new enemy they're fighting their response will be 'Oh, they're pretty obscure, you probably haven't even heard of them.'
Okay, so I'm a little guilty of not picking #4 because of my stereotype bias, but at least I admit it.
To anyone who says blonde shep (or any shep for that matter) looks too young, in the book it mentions that Kahlee Sanders is around 40, but says she could pass for 20 due to the advances in health. If she can look half her age then I think Shep could easily get away with a couple of years.
Maybe if Shepard had a permanent artificial smile, talked in an unbearably high voice , and never blinked, then maybe I'd consider your notion that #5 is a barbie, but until then, stop being bitter.
Modifié par StrawberryViking, 02 août 2011 - 09:04 .