Arlionis wrote...
But there's a difference between voicing a slightly different opinion and opposing the protagonist. Ashley has the guts to oppose Shepard, Miranda too, and Jack practically finds pleasure in contradicting Shepard. Many other characters like Garrus and Liara (specially in ME1 when she calls out Shepard for running over the pyjaks) have also many great moments questioning the protagonist.
Regarding the ME2 trial: Tali doesn't flat-out tell you to not present the evidence, she begs like a child and then remains statically helpless in her place when you bring her father's crimes to light and get her exiled. Worst yet, she still romances male Shepard and worships him in the exact same way she'd do it have you not presented the evidence.
I fail to see the difference between Tali's disapproval of Shepard's actions and Miranda and Jack's. All of them are a part of the team, and each of them knows that they have to set aside their personal differences because the fate of the galaxy is at stake, and that's why all of them are deserving of being on Shepard's crew. Miranda and Jack voice their opinions, as well, and choose not to act on them because they answer to Shepard. Hell, they
hate each other, but they still know that there are bigger fish to catch.
As for Ashley, she was never part of Shepard's crew to begin with in ME2. She is an Alliance soldier, and she opposes Cerberus' goals and ideals because her loyalty lies with the Alliance first, not Cerberus. She has a different perspective on what is necessary to complete the mission and what's not - it's what makes characters
different. If everyone acted the same way, there'd be no diversity among characters. With Tali and Garrus' case is different because they don't answer to the Alliance the same way Ashley and Kaidan do, and while all of them have the utmost respect for Shepard, they have their different priorities. I fail to see what's wrong with that.
Tali stands her ground on ME2's loyalty mission and
firmly says that Shepard
can't present the evidence to the Admiralty Board. I think you need to replay the scene again. Regardless of Shepard's decision, however, she puts her own troubles aside because she knows that her help is needed to deal with the Collector threat, the magnitude of which she understands perfectly. She will forever remember Shepard's decision to present the evidence to the Admiralty Board, but she will still stand by him/her because she knows it's the right thing to do. As for the fact that she still pursues a romance with Shepard even if he had presented the evidence, I'd say that it's pure negligence on BioWare's part as it makes no sense - I feel that it should not be possible for Tali to romance Shepard if he gave the evidence to the Admiralty Board. (Edit: And now I see that people have actually disproven the fact that you can romance Tali if you gave the evidence, so that point is now moot.)
Modifié par Theodoro, 04 juin 2012 - 04:05 .