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Was the increase in swearing due to the different writers?


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jaethos

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First off, I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with it, nor do I want to get in to any sort of discussion on whether anyone likes it or not.

I'm just wondering why Bioware went from ME1, which had virtually no swearing, to ME2, which if the gameplay videos I've seen (including the xfire one today)  seems to be just below the level of Saints Row 2 in terms of frequency.

I know that Drew Karpyshin and Chris L'Etoile left the Mass Effect team sometime during development  (they were the lead writers on the first) and wonder if it is in part due to the increased roles Mac Walters and Patrick Weekes have.

I know it's supposed to be the dark second act and that we go to seedier parts of the galaxy, but other than the Citadel we weren't exactly in happy sparkly places in the first game.  It's just kind of jarring to see, or rather hear, just how different much of the dialogue sounds.

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Stanley Woo

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I think the rougher language works well with the darker tone and story of ME2.