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[SuraklinPrime]

If I have to spend dozens of hours looking at my character from behind... well... does this make me shallow??

[FKA_Servo]

SuraklinPrime wrote...

If I have to spend dozens of hours looking at my character from behind... well... does this make me shallow??

It does make you a bit of a cliche, with reference to this topic.

[The5Virtues]

Skyblade012 wrote...

Yep, I have to admit, I much prefer lady Hale's voice work. I really think she does a brilliant job in Mass Effect.

Mr. Meer has a couple of good, solid lines, but the overall experience is just "meh". I don't hate it, but I don't get as emotionally involved.

This about sums it up for me... The main reason I don't like playing as male Shepard is that Meer's performance seems very flat, a soldier who is emotionally stunted.  This makes it particularly hard for me to believe any of his romance lines, I always end feeling like he's just telling his LI what he thinks the person wants to hear, because he doesn't actually feel it himself.
The only way it works for me is when he's using the Akuza/only survivor of my squad backstory, then it's easy for me to just assume he's emotionally repressed due to PTSD; but other wise he just doesn't sell his lines for me.

I find Hale's dialogue more enjoyable, her Paragon sounds like the sort of hardcore "Leave no man behind" squad leader and her renegade sounds like the sort of gal who would spin the cylinder on a revolver and ask if you're feeling lucky.  What I like most of all is that I can mix it up between Renegade and Paragon with her and I'll actually believe it's all the same character, with Meer his renegade sounds too much like the Lawful Good type, while his Renegade sounds like some emotionless sociopath. It just doesn't work for me.

Of course, as already observed, it really all comes down to personal perception more than anything.

[RinuCZ]

Short Cake Slayer wrote...
Nobody cheats on FemShep. NOBODY.

Hahaha, high5. 

Top 2 reasons why out of many:
- Strong female character; hard to find
- Jennifer Hale (aside from obvious qualities, I find her voice hot)

I've played only as femShep, so for me it's Shepard = female commander.

Modifié par RinuCZ, 23 mars 2012 - 07:46 .

[Matt561]

Jennifer Hale

[dmonorato]

They both sound good....but I wonder what they both think of the endings, or what any of the voice actors/actresses think of the endings... Martin Sheen's take would be worth a listen.

[LordSlavius]

What a strange topic.

No one can deny that the two VAs are different. They are not simply a male and female version of the same character. Femshep tends to have more emotion in her voice - a greater range - and she injects it with so much more passion. Some people really like this, and I love the way she sounds.

Broshep, on the other hand, is far more stoic. Others prefer this unrelenting toughness. It's more than just male or female - it's which brand of hero you'd rather be.

Personally, I love both and I think it adds more to separate playthroughs as Femshep and Broshep that they almost appear to fundementally different heroes, not simply that their asses are different shapes.

[Lambda Diamond]

better.

[Vhalkyrie]

LordSlavius wrote...

What a strange topic.

Agreed.  I don't know why these threads keep popping up, but there ya go.

[Ahms]

Short Cake Slayer wrote...

Ahms wrote...

Preferences are not opinions. Prefering vanilla over chocolate or blue or over green are preferences. You're not opining on the merits of vanilla or blue.

An opinion is a response to a why with a why or a what with a why.

And this thread is about which Shep voice people PREFER.

Maybe you need to work on reading comprehension. The thread title asks, "WHY do people like femshep so much?" It's asking for a reason, not a simple, "which one do you prefer." "I prefer ______." "Okay, cool." */thread*

[Hathur]

I was going to write a lengthy post as to how wonderful Hale's performance is in ME3, how much it brings Shepard to life and makes the character so vivid and life-like.. but I think I'll just post two quick video samples instead (out of innumerable examples from ME3.. her delivery in me3 is never dull or without life).

Shepard (at least mine) is one I believe would be so very tired, worn and drained after all she's been through.. Hale captures this beautifully.

Do NOT watch these if you haven't finished the game.. significant spoilers in these 2 videos.

"There's no Shepard without Vakarian": 

"You done good": 

Modifié par Hathur, 23 mars 2012 - 07:59 .

[Cadiwen]

Because I'm a woman and I prefer to play as a woman. ;-)

Also I really, really prefer her VA to Mark's.

[Sailfindragon]

din626 wrote...

I think we have to bear in mind that it does vary from platform to platform. Xbox Live accounts give a good segment of the console audience favouring MaleShep.

I wonder if the PC reflects the same trend though? Kind of curious as the folks I know who play it on PC tend to be femshep players... myself included.

I am a PC player. (I also play on xbox too) I always play Maleshep.

[Vovea]

I play both male and female Shepards but I'm more invested in my FemSheps. I guess my headcanon is that Shepard is a woman because I've had more engaging and emotional experiences while playing from her point of view.

[Sinilin_]

I love Jennifer Hale's voice acting. She is really talented and I think she really brings fem!Shep alive. I don't have anything against Meer but to me, his voice acting sounds quite flat. :/

[Rafe34]

The Angry One wrote...

I say this to everybody who says this kind of thing.
Get new ears. Your current ones clearly don't work.

This, lol.

[legaldinho]

Feck me i didn't realise she was bastila too! she has some range.

[TheHoneyRuns]

Kronner wrote...

TheHoneyRuns wrote...

I'm curious as to where this statistic comes from.

It smells distinctly of bulls**t.

ME3: Final Hours

There are other stats too.

87.2% use customized face.
54% imported save from ME1
18% play female Shep, 82% male Shep
64.59% play Soldier class

Jacob survived the suicide mission in 93.3% of all attempts, whereas Legion only lived in 68.5% of the runs etc.

I think it's pretty much a given that most ME players are casual players (who probably never even heard of BSN) and they play male Soldier.

I concede to your stats.

This is... depressing. Not surprising, though, I guess. Gears of Effect and all.

[Motherlander]

Femshep is another version of the modern archetypal female warrior who has ursurped the Knight in shining armour.

We don't want to save damsels in distress anymore. We want them to save us.

[Silpheed58]

 I don't, as I don't relate to being a woman, but I would say it boils down to taste.

[Atraiyu Wrynn]

Jennifer Hale is awesome. That is the only reason you need. I play BroShep, but acknowledge that FemShep is awesome.

[TheHoneyRuns]

SuraklinPrime wrote...

If I have to spend dozens of hours looking at my character from behind... well... does this make me shallow??

Thank you! No, definitely not. Or we're both shallow. And I'm cool with that. But I loves me some Femshep regardless. She's amazing.

[jellobell]

The5Virtues wrote...
This makes it particularly hard for me to believe any of his romance lines, I always end feeling like he's just telling his LI what he thinks the person wants to hear, because he doesn't actually feel it himself.

This. Manshep's romance scenes all have him sounding like a complete douche, which makes the Kaidan romance absolutely hilarious.

[staindgrey]

RogueBot wrote...

Short Cake Slayer wrote...

Kronner wrote...

People do not like her that much. Only 18% of all players play as femShep.

I prefer male Shep, easily. But I do enjoy femShep too.

100% of this statistic is complete utter bollocks without any sort of research to back it up.  

No, I think he's right. The statistic is based off Xbox Live accounts, which isn't all-encompassing, but it's a big sample. The Hale fans are just really devoted and outspoken about it

Well you also have to take into account how many people rent/borrow the game and never get into it. Most casual gamers by default are going to pick the default male option because he's on the cover and he's the first choice given when selecting a character. Then, the likeliness that they'll play again-- if they even beat it the first time-- are also low, meaning switching genders isn't likely. All of this adds to that 18% stat.

Remember that in the case of "Hale vs. Meer" we can't determine that Meer is better just because more people play as him; it's not like players get story samples of both then decide.

Regardless, it's subjective. I like HaleShep better; that doesn't mean she IS better. It means I like her better.

[Apathy1989]

Terminus Echoes wrote...

To clarify, I am a feminist, but I just don't understand this one thing...

Femshep's voice actor sounds like someone who just got out of bed after a night of heavy drinking and smoking or something. She sounds tired with a slightly raspy voice 90% of the time. What's odd is that the same thing is present in Halo Reach with the female Noble 6.

Then you hear Mark Meer's voice, and you just get blown away.

I think they are both pretty good. Its more impressive that Femshep sounds like she could actually be a supersoldier, truely badass.