Save our Game petition.
In response to the recent comments
by Bioware’s Casey Hudson and Ray Muzyka as well as other Bioware staff members,
we the fans of the Mass Effect trilogy, would like to submit a formal petition
to voice our concerns in regards to the continuing story of our beloved
characters in hopes that the fans and artists can mutually cooperate in
continuing to build a better ME experience.
First and foremost we would like to thank all of the
artists and staff members that have worked for years in building this wonderful
experience. Though many of us have voiced our dissatisfaction with various
features and choices in the game, we ask that you please do not misunderstand, not
one of us doubts the intense amount of labor and love it took to get the game to where
it is today. All that hard work can be reflected not only in the end
product itself, but also in its loyal and passionate fan base.
We’ve fallen in love with
its universe, mythologies, cultures, and ultimately with its characters. Many
of us have become so emotionally invested in this world that we have come to
genuinely care for these characters, especially our squad mates. This is an
amazing achievement on behalf of the writers, concept artists, and animators.
However, it is because of this that it came to us as such a shock and
disappointment the way some character’s stories were treated in ME3. Bioware
and its artists have all the right to protect their artistic integrity, however
some decisions such as the ones of not allowing Shepard to continue his or her relationship
with a previous ME2 character go against what was promised to the players. It felt
like a message telling the fans,” you should have picked this instead of this.”
We are of course speaking
of Thane Krios and Jacob Taylor. Not only does Shepard have no choice in the
matter of their relationship, their change in attitude go against what the
characters have developed alongside her through the events of ME2. It may not
seem important to a lot of people since they wouldn’t have had the same
experience, but in an otherwise excellent game these small but important details
become incredibly jarring and jeopardize the experience as a whole.
In the case of Thane Krios,
please let us have a choice to save him.
Trust us it was incredibly
emotional when he died, but not so much because he died protecting the council,
but rather how his death was treated as a whole. From the moment you meet Thane
whatever will to live he had developed because of Shepard, in six months it is
all but gone. Despite clear precursors to possible cures, the writers opted to
ignore these entirely and decided to completely take any choice away from the
player. After two years of hoping, players had to resign to his inevitable fate.
As if that wasn’t enough during the entire ordeal Shepard is surprisingly indifferent
about their relationship or with his death. When Thane finally dies in the one
place he wished not to die, a hospital bed, a prayer is said and our hope of
showing him a desert dies with him. Only a few words are exchanged, differing
slightly whether he was a love interest or not. And then the last straw happens
when Shepard seeks the comfort of her friends, of whom not one mentions Thane
or his sacrifice. The only one to mention him would be his killer later on in
the game. Thane doesn’t even get a codex entry. This can be considered pretty
dismal treatment for 2010’s most popular character, ME2 poster boy, and a
favorite of the female fan base. If he were brought back as a squad mate, even
male players would welcome him, he is one of the most compelling and well-made
characters in modern games.
As for Jacob Taylor, his
decision to cheat on Shepard during their six month time apart is out of
character to say the least. For someone that developed a trauma by his father
leaving him, he essentially abandoned Shepard just as well. This seemed very
out of the blue and a huge surprise to his female fans.
It is also vexing how the
two characters that were given this treatment were for the female players,
meanwhile there are six love interests available to male players. We’re all
about variety, and we wouldn’t take one word, sentence, or choice away from these
characters because we know these truly help make the game a much better
experience. However we hope that Bioware
doesn’t forget about its female fan base, which is large and just as
passionate, and let us save these characters, because they mean a lot to us. We
understand it would be difficult, but then again, “most things worth keeping
are.”
Formal Petition Link
http://www.thepetiti...-game-petition/
And one last bit, here's some fan art I made to campaign my cause. Enjoy.
Url: http://i43.tinypic.com/1es75v.jpg
Modifié par Nube9, 28 mars 2012 - 05:35 .
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