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[VolnuttN7]

Do you think of Commander Shepard as just that extension of your will in this game or something more to you? Or is he/she completely something different?

[Iakus]

Shepard started out as my window and avatar into the Mass Effect world.

But apparantly that wasn't artistic enough or something, and I ended up being the guy who directed Shepard to shoot things while someone else finished the story for me.

[General TSAR]

An utter moron.

[ManOfSteel]

Shepard is a character. A character I play as. He was never "my" character, and he was never a projection of me. He was his own character. One whose decisions I could make and personality I could influence.

[Invisible Man]

shep was an old friend; who came to a bad end.

[Sir DeLoria]

StreetMagic wrote...

Bruce Campbell playing a space marine.

At least he was in ME2. Not sure about ME3. Seems a little Tom Cruise-y.

Funny, I love both actors. Tom may be crazy(not as crazy as Mel Gibson or John Travolta) but he's still a great actor^_^

[Nitrocuban]

Dead?

[R4ZOR GHO5T]

iakus wrote...

Shepard started out as my window and avatar into the Mass Effect world.

But apparantly that wasn't artistic enough or something, and I ended up being the guy who directed Shepard to shoot things while someone else finished the story for me.

This ^

[GimmeDaGun]

A playable character. Simple as that. Not among the best and most memorable I've ever seen, but has its moments and it gives a great opportunity to explore the ME universe, its different characters and to participate in one of the most memorable gaming adventures ever.

[Michael Shepard 1]

Commander Shepard is my hero. He's my role model. Fighting for freedom and protecting the weak is something very holy (sacred) to me. He's a large reason I'm joining the U.S. Navy and competing for a commission. I worship the ideals that this being stands for. He is a symbol. He was willing to sacrifice his very life for the good of TRILLIONS, but I know he'd have died for a single person as well. I need to be like him.

[Han Shot First]

DoomHK wrote...

Shepard is a character. A character I play as. He was never "my" character, and he was never a projection of me. He was his own character. One whose decisions I could make and personality I could influence.

That is how I viewed Shepard as well.

Personally I never quite understood the whole 'self-insert' thing with RPGs. I don't think I've ever played an RPG where I viewed the protagonist as being me in that world. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of role playing? I personally wouldn't want a RPG protagonist to be limited to doing what I would or wouldn't do in his or her boots, shoes, or sandals. That would be like playing the same character in every single game.

For me an RPG protagonist is more like a character in a book or a film, except you've got some limited authorial control over the character's choices and ultimate fate. The decisions they make are based on their backstories or world views, and not necessarily on what I would do in that character's place.

[Remix-General Aetius]

What is Shepard to me? the galaxy's worst nightmare.

[Fixers0]

Somone who never recieved the benefits of a classical education.

[dreamgazer]

Han Shot First wrote...

DoomHK wrote...

Shepard is a character. A character I play as. He was never "my" character, and he was never a projection of me. He was his own character. One whose decisions I could make and personality I could influence.

That is how I viewed Shepard as well.

Indeed. 

[Rusty Sandusky]

dreamgazer wrote...

Han Shot First wrote...

DoomHK wrote...

Shepard is a character. A character I play as. He was never "my" character, and he was never a projection of me. He was his own character. One whose decisions I could make and personality I could influence.

That is how I viewed Shepard as well.

Indeed. 

Agreed.

[MayonnaiseNipple]

ThisOnesUsername wrote...

dreamgazer wrote...

Han Shot First wrote...

DoomHK wrote...

Shepard is a character. A character I play as. He was never "my" character, and he was never a projection of me. He was his own character. One whose decisions I could make and personality I could influence.

That is how I viewed Shepard as well.

Indeed. 

Agreed.

I concur.

[teh DRUMPf!!]

 Shepard is a character who is half "mine," half BioWare's. The half I control is someone I sometimes refer to in the first person, often inadvertantly. BioWare's half is someone I refer to as "Shepard" because that part is canon/pre-determined.

Obviously, I like when I can control Shepard into doing/saying things that are in-line with my ideal type of hero. I do not like when the options I'm given for doing/saying things all fail to meet my ideal or anything close to it. I am okay with Shepard being scrippted to do/say things that are necessary to moving the story along or are neutral in nature ("neutral" like [sitting on a chair] or saying "Let's go" that are not a big deal). I hate when Shepard is scripted to do/say stupid or base things.

Without headcanon to fix the problems mentioned above, I find Shepard's character pretty mediocre overall.

[Iakus]

Han Shot First wrote...


Personally I never quite understood the whole 'self-insert' thing with RPGs. I don't think I've ever played an RPG where I viewed the protagonist as being me in that world. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of role playing? I personally wouldn't want a RPG protagonist to be limited to doing what I would or wouldn't do in his or her boots, shoes, or sandals. That would be like playing the same character in every single game.

Not at all.  The purpose of role-playing is to play a role.  WIth role-playing you can explore different aspects of yourself.  You can play your character as braver, or smarter, or more cruel than you really are.  I certainly have no ilusions that I will ever be Commander Shepard.  But I could imagine how I might react in that situation given certain details and personality traits.  Granted I can't really play expressly evil characters, but that should still leave plenty of room to try out new Shepards.

For me an RPG protagonist is more like a character in a book or a film, except you've got some limited authorial control over the character's choices and ultimate fate. The decisions they make are based on their backstories or world views, and not necessarily on what I would do in that character's place.

That's the route of an action character.  I don't want to play Ezio Auditore, or Alan Wake.    

[MassivelyEffective0730]

I personally view Shepard as a character that the player was meant to internalize to a degree. On his own, he's an empty brick, since he's really supposed to be something the player wants him to be.

[themikefest]

Shepard is whoever I make her to be, but during my playthrough she got replaced by some other Shepard that I couldn't relate to.

[Iakus]

themikefest wrote...

Shepard is whoever I make her to be, but during my playthrough she got replaced by some other Shepard that I couldn't relate to.

Summed it all up in one sentance

[Finlandiaprkl]

Yet another game character...

[dreamgazer]

themikefest wrote...

Shepard is whoever I make her to be, but during my playthrough she got replaced by some other Shepard that I couldn't relate to.

That's a shame. I was able to "relate" to all three of my Shepards of varying alignments within the confines of what BioWare wrote, just like the previous two games.