He turned out a lot better than I thought he would be. I thought he was well-written and voiced (kudos to Freddie Prinze Jr., who took this character and actually made him really fun), and I liked some of his odd little quirks like referring to people by nicknames because he finds them easier to remember, and the fact that he's just full of bluster and hot air always made it fun to get him flustered.
So yeah, not a favourite, but I thought he was inoffensive enough. Aside from his random insertion of Spanish words; I'll have to ask a Puerto Rican friend of mine if that's a common habit.
James Vega. You've played the game. Has your view of him changed?
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#202
Posté 08 avril 2012 - 09:43
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Shelled wrote...
Didn't really have a problem with the character.
Would I take Zaeed over him?
Any day.
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Posté 08 avril 2012 - 10:19
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Just to hear him talk about good ol' Jessie again....Angry Finn wrote...
Shelled wrote...
Didn't really have a problem with the character.
Would I take Zaeed over him?
Any day.
#204
Posté 08 avril 2012 - 10:26
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I warmed to him the moment he crashed the shuttle on Mars haha!
#205
Posté 08 avril 2012 - 10:34
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My one and only complain to Vega is total lack of knowledge on the subject. I mean, who the heck is this guy and how come Shepard knows him and I do not?
And don't point me on comic or book or whatever is there "explaining" that. Bioware could do same trick and write some "Mass Effect: Explanation" and put evil casper there, like he's always was in series.
Other than that I'm fine with Vega, never understood all those "hate" movements.
And don't point me on comic or book or whatever is there "explaining" that. Bioware could do same trick and write some "Mass Effect: Explanation" and put evil casper there, like he's always was in series.
Other than that I'm fine with Vega, never understood all those "hate" movements.
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Posté 08 avril 2012 - 01:42
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I see Vega as Shepard's protege. Much like Shepard is to Anderson. Shepard is sort of passing to torch on to Vega especially when He asks Shepard if he should join the N7 program.
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Posté 08 avril 2012 - 02:01
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I like Vega, he is a good character.
#208
Posté 08 avril 2012 - 03:52
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syllogi wrote...
Aleru wrote...
Im curious though... are the Latinos more receptive to him as a character? im latino and i like it a lot.
I really didn't find his random addition of spanish words into conversation realistic at all. I have lived in NYC most of my life and have had many latin friends, I was raised by a Cuban mother, I married a Puerto Rican-Mexican, and my older brother's in-laws are Colombian. I don't know *anyone* who talks like Vega. It's obnoxious to me.
I also found the way he talked to FemShep very rude and unprofessional, even after choosing the "don't call me Lola" option. Being forced to "flirt" with him in the tattoo scene was my final straw, I'll be avoiding Vega as much as possible if/when I play again.
oh you are completely right when you say that no one talks like him xD I dont know how it is in USA though, im latino that lives in latin america and the random spanish words sounds pretty bad.
But still...im noticing that my friends who played the game are more receptive to him as a character than most people are.
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Posté 08 avril 2012 - 03:54
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Rudy Lis wrote...
My one and only complain to Vega is total lack of knowledge on the subject. I mean, who the heck is this guy and how come Shepard knows him and I do not?
And don't point me on comic or book or whatever is there "explaining" that. Bioware could do same trick and write some "Mass Effect: Explanation" and put evil casper there, like he's always was in series.
Other than that I'm fine with Vega, never understood all those "hate" movements.
between me 2 and 3 are 6 month... perhaps shepard knew him while he was "imprisoned" ?
#210
Posté 08 avril 2012 - 03:58
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I like him a lot more than I did before.
#211
Posté 08 avril 2012 - 04:23
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I hate him more now, the only thing I found entertaining was in the Animal House cut of the ending on youtube.
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Posté 08 avril 2012 - 04:40
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After playing the game, has your opinion of him changed at all? Mine hasn't. I thought he'd be cool before and was a little put off by the "Jersey Effect"/"Mass Shore" comments. He's a legitimately good character. He's funny at times. And come on, carnage? I love that power. As I said he's funny, he has a interesting and dare I say compelling back story, and his ambient banter with Garrus and Javik make me laugh every time.
He still seems like a GOW and JS hybrid character, but I tolerate him. I don't outright despise him.
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Posté 08 avril 2012 - 04:47
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Mike Shepard wrote...
After playing the game, has your opinion of him changed at all? Mine hasn't. I thought he'd be cool before and was a little put off by the "Jersey Effect"/"Mass Shore" comments. He's a legitimately good character. He's funny at times. And come on, carnage? I love that power. As I said he's funny, he has a interesting and dare I say compelling back story, and his ambient banter with Garrus and Javik make me laugh every time.
I thought he's gonna be a stupid character at first. But later, I learned to like him a lot (and his verbal exchanges with Cortez). He's a character done right and the voice acting is just great.
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#214
Posté 08 avril 2012 - 05:31
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Aleru wrote...
between me 2 and 3 are 6 month... perhaps shepard knew him while he was "imprisoned" ?
Alright, I'll rephrase: why it's not shown ingame? Like many other things in ME3 - it is not clear. Speculations, yeah...
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Posté 08 avril 2012 - 05:56
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Definitely better than Jacob.
And he and Cortez make a good pair.
And he and Cortez make a good pair.
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Posté 08 avril 2012 - 06:00
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I had a feeling I was going to like him right from the start but I didn't anticipate him turning into one of my favourite characters in the series. His banter with FemShep is just plain adorable.
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Posté 08 avril 2012 - 06:05
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Not that bad, ok usefulness, good bonus power, occasional funny moment... but i would totally trade him for any party member of the previous games without a second thought, ultimately a waste of space.
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Posté 08 avril 2012 - 07:08
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I adore Vega. He's fun. Would I trade him in for Jack or Thane? Probably, but only because I love those characters. That being said, he's a really cool character, and I'm glad he was added.
I... had this amazingly long and longwinded dozen paragraphs about why Iadore the comradere between Shep and Vega and just all the love I have for him, but ... I got up in the middle of it to do some things and re read it and now I'm just content in saying that I loved the character and the direction they took him and the talented VO and (I'll stop gushing now ;p)
I... had this amazingly long and longwinded dozen paragraphs about why Iadore the comradere between Shep and Vega and just all the love I have for him, but ... I got up in the middle of it to do some things and re read it and now I'm just content in saying that I loved the character and the direction they took him and the talented VO and (I'll stop gushing now ;p)
#220
Posté 08 avril 2012 - 07:17
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No I think he was a WASTED SPACE and his spot should have been given to someone from the ME2 squad
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Posté 08 avril 2012 - 07:22
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#222
Posté 08 avril 2012 - 07:24
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I like him better now that I've played the game. My first impression was that he was going to be a worse version of Jacob, and I was pleasantly surprised that he wasn't.
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Posté 08 avril 2012 - 07:25
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I love some of the lines that he has. " I'll just pull out a bunch of wires." He starts to kick the console. I was laughing so hard.
EDIT: If only he was romance option.
EDIT: If only he was romance option.
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#225
Posté 08 avril 2012 - 07:38
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After my first playthrough I thought nothing of him. He seemed like a decent GUY character, not talky and gets to the point but compared to the others he didn't have much story/history.
Thinking this was because I didn't take him on any main missions, I made a point of taking him on every single mission on my insanity playthrough and was completely let down as he'd spend cutscenes where, say, Garrus and Liara talk, standing in the background and maybe make a single line comment.
Not bad, but when the other characters have more interesting things to say when you take them on missions, he ends up staying on the Normandy.
Thinking this was because I didn't take him on any main missions, I made a point of taking him on every single mission on my insanity playthrough and was completely let down as he'd spend cutscenes where, say, Garrus and Liara talk, standing in the background and maybe make a single line comment.
Not bad, but when the other characters have more interesting things to say when you take them on missions, he ends up staying on the Normandy.
