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[Lord_Sloth]

 Mark Meer has more command in his voice. He sounds more military.

Hale sounds like a softspoken chick and...that's really it.

I play both but prefer ManShep because he just sounds better for the role of a super commando.

[Arppis]

I don't really care about female Shepard PERSONALY, but it's cool that people get a choice. And besides, folks shouldn't really give a crap who shows on advertisments, but they should care that both genders get presented right in the game.

And Mark Meer always sounded more military and strangely has more "warmer" speeking voice. Hale just goes to sub-zero when she talks, but again just my 2 cents.

Modifié par Arppis, 15 janvier 2012 - 12:08 .

[Zkyire]

XDMMX wrote...

I see nothing wrong with acting like a realistic man/soldier.

This, Shepard is the Commander of a military vessel and a special forces soldier.

He's not supposed to sound 'emotional'.

[Zkyire]

Abraham_uk wrote...

Claudia Shepard: [Saultry voice] I'm more interested in talking for a bit
Jacob Taylor: I'm good Shepard. Ready for anything. We live, we'll get live and spill some drinks on the Citadel.

Bro hug. Sort of.

Man, I read that as:


"Claudia Shepard: [Saultry voice] I'm more interested in taking the tip."

=/

[1337Floctender]

I like FemShep for a few reasons, first of all because I play her an operative and a little less strict about Military protocol, (She still has some of that bad girl from the streets attitude about her) also because I'd rather look at an attractive femShep's ass while I play and finally I think she just does a better voice acting job.

So that's MY two cent's worth. Plus it's cool that the choice is there and you still have the same story, like Alien, where Ripley was written as a guy but as we all know, Weaver did it better.

[kyles3]

Meer's Shepard has a much lower speaking voice than I'm used to hearing from a protagonist, so I have a hard time not hearing John Wayne when he talks. Hale sounds tougher to me, much more "military."

[kyles3]

 I'm here to entertain. 

[Arppis]

kyles3 wrote...

Meer's Shepard has a much lower speaking voice than I'm used to hearing from a protagonist, so I have a hard time not hearing John Wayne when he talks. Hale sounds tougher to me, much more "military."

She does sound colder and more emotionaly detached for me atleast, so I guess in a way she does.

[RPGamer13]

Abraham_uk wrote...

I was just curious.

The reasons that female shepard was preferred was because of the performance the voice actor Jennifer Hale gave.

If Mark Meers improved in the eyes of gamers, would the results change?

Hell no, Jennifer Hale will always give the superior performance.  I haven't heard anything that gives the impression Mark Meer has been given better voice direction to make Male Shepard mroe lively.

[1337Floctender]

I also got the Idea that they picked both of them because the voice would work well with any appearance, and men, across the board, were harder to nail with one tone, so they got the one that sounded dumber.

[AlexXIV]

Well shoot me but I also think that femShep sounds rough for a woman and maleShep too soft for a man. Hence I prefer JH's VA.

[AlexXIV]

Luc0s wrote...

AlexXIV wrote...

Well shoot me but I also think that femShep sounds rough for a woman and maleShep too soft for a man. Hence I prefer JH's VA.

That's because you play a pure-Paragon idealist. Try to mix in some Renegade and you'll find out how rough and bad-ass Mark Meer can sound. 


Mark Meer is not so good at doing Paragon Shepard lines, sometimes he misses the spot. But he's damn good at doing Renegade lines. He really p0wns Jeniffer Hale in that department.

Well maybe I try that some time.

[Chuvvy]

Lord_Sloth wrote...

 Mark Meer has more command in his voice. He sounds more military.

Hale sounds like a softspoken chick and...that's really it.

I play both but prefer ManShep because he just sounds better for the role of a super commando.

I hated Hale in ME1, in ME1 Shepard sounded like a woman doing an impersonation of what they thought a military woman would sound like. Which I suppose is accurate, that's what Hale was doing. She got better in 2, as did Meer. And from what I've heard of his voice acting in ME3, he sounds like he's stepped it up again. Fingers crossed Hale's done the same.

[Chuvvy]

AlexXIV wrote...

Luc0s wrote...

AlexXIV wrote...

Well shoot me but I also think that femShep sounds rough for a woman and maleShep too soft for a man. Hence I prefer JH's VA.

That's because you play a pure-Paragon idealist. Try to mix in some Renegade and you'll find out how rough and bad-ass Mark Meer can sound. 


Mark Meer is not so good at doing Paragon Shepard lines, sometimes he misses the spot. But he's damn good at doing Renegade lines. He really p0wns Jeniffer Hale in that department.

Well maybe I try that some time.

Hale's better Paragon, Meer's better Renegade. I don't see how someone can play a Renegade femshep. She flys off the handle way too much. The line from Tali's loyalty mission is a pretty good example. It's "I'm not a lawyer" or something like that, at least that's what the paraphrase is. Anyway, Hale gets really angry and defensive, while Meer delivers it in a more dry way, sort of lamenting the fact that he has to do it. Lamenting's a bit too strong, but you get my meaning.

Another good example would be Talis loyalty mission, the interupt sounds almost creepy coming from Meer, while it's sounds more sincere coming from Hale. Actually "almost" isn't the right word, it does. So much so that I haven't do it since my first playthrough. Not sure why I'm using Tali's loyalty mission as an example for both of them.

Modifié par Slidell505, 15 janvier 2012 - 03:43 .

[Labrev]

Jennifer Hale is really a much better Paragon than Renegade. Actually her Renegade was not bad in ME1 but in ME2 it was laughable.

IMO Meer is better overall, he's more consistent and has really improved a lot over the course of the series. And from the demos, he sounds like he really gets it at this point too.

[Luigitornado]

I don't know why, but I find female Shepard cooler than male Shep.

[Darth Death]

I prefer maleshep. Femshep just doesn't cut it for me.

[Chuvvy]

Hah Yes Reapers wrote...

Jennifer Hale is really a much better Paragon than Renegade. Actually her Renegade was not bad in ME1 but in ME2 it was laughable.

IMO Meer is better overall, he's more consistent and has really improved a lot over the course of the series. And from the demos, he sounds like he really gets it at this point too.

I'd imagine that voicing a protagonist in a bioware game is more difficult than voicing a companion, just because of how disconnected it is. Shepard's lines are usually one or two sentences. And I agree Meer sounds like he's done a very good job for ME3.

[JamieCOTC]

I think the protons w/in the atoms of the dead horse are now taking a beating.

That said, I prefer femshep for several reasons. dudeshep has grown on me a bit.

[KotorEffect3]

Why do these threads have to turn into a Meer vs Hale thing? They are both good for different reasons. I play both equaly and can't say I have a preference of one over the other

[Confused-Shepard]

Meer = Hey guys *yawn* I'm savin the world... again... sigh...
Hale = OMG!!! SPACESHIPS! ALIENS! HUGE GUNS!! RAAAH!

We need a mid point.

[Random citizen]

Listen, I love some of the work Hale has done (He work with Bastila was amazing), but for some reason she often overacts with femshep when showing emotions. It truly gets cartoony sometimes. I find it perplexing given how well she has done in the past.

[Hathur]

Hah Yes Reapers wrote...

Jennifer Hale is really a much better Paragon than Renegade. Actually her Renegade was not bad in ME1 but in ME2 it was laughable.

IMO Meer is better overall, he's more consistent and has really improved a lot over the course of the series. And from the demos, he sounds like he really gets it at this point too.

My experience in ME1 and ME2 was that Hale made the ideal Paragon (her tone often came across as compassionate, understanding and patient)... and Meer made the ideal Renegade. Hale as a Renegade was "over done" as some have complained... I can certainly agree to that... and Meer as a Paragon sounds bored at times rather than compassionate, patient, etc.... but Meer as a Renegade was terrific I felt (even though I personally couldn't stand playing as renegade... not due to the acting though, jsut personal preference of character behavior), he was bold, aggressive, menacing, sarcastic -- it didn't sounds "over done" as it did at times with Renegade Hale.

I think the two actors are best suited for the two different character behaviors... femshep is the preferred paragon and male shep is the preferred Renegade.

That's how I saw it anyway.