Badpie wrote...
ratzerman wrote...
It's definitely cruel. Whether it was done on purpose or not, we'll probably never know. But the fact remains that those of us who still care about the original LIs are getting a big F-U from Bioware. They can talk about wanting to "save" them for ME3 all they want, but it doesn't explain why they made them all so unlikable in this game.MICHELLE7 wrote...
I also heard one of them say that they thought most people would cheat on their LI's. I can't understand why they would do something like that to those fans who really like the romance part of the story and would have preferred to be with our old LI's. It's like they did a poor job on purpose knowing it would cause a majority to cheat. Kinda cruel if you ask me. If it was simply to garner some kind of emotion it only added to by detachment from the game.
I don't understand how any of this, especially their decision to bury Liara's breakdown and confession behind two one-chance-only dialog options. I've lost count of the posts I've seen saying things like "Liara is cold" and "what happened to Liara?" It's obvious most people aren't getting to the good ending of her quest, and it's really starting to bother me. I don't want to believe that Bioware would sabotage her character that, but I can't think of another explanation. Are they simply trying to drive comic sales? And if so, couldn't they have thought of a better way to do it?
The cruelest part of all is that we'll have to wait another two or three years to find out what Bioware intends to do with these characters. But as it stands right now, I have little reason to believe they won't be swept under the rug and forgotten about. The way the roles of Liara, Ash, and Kaidan were written in this game, I don't see anyone but their most hardcore fans remaining loyal to them anyway.
I think it was done on purpose but not at all as an F-U from Bioware. Think about it. They knew perfectly well that everyone would have a strong response to the way they handled the love interests from the first game. And that was the point! They WANT you to be hurt and confused and angry and frustrated and maybe even a little vindictive, maybe even a little tempted to assuage your anger and sadness by running to the arms of another. Because that's what Shepard is feeling. All I know is this is how I felt after meeting Ash: OMG ASH! SO HAPPY! okay this is a little awkward but who cares? ASH! .....WTF ASH?! **** YOU! WAIT DON'T GO! NO GO! I HATE YOU! WAIT I LOVE YOU! Okay fine. Bye. Sigh. It says a lot for the writing when you're actually feeling exactly what your character is supposed to be feeling.
This is a really ambitious and risky move that they've taken that could end up being one of the most amazing love stories or they could drop the ball and give us crap in the 3rd installment. They're asking for a lot of faith from their loyal fans. Personally, I predict awesomeness, but I understand why some people are frustrated.
I am with you on this one. They have crafted a very nice love triangle that the player has to fall into. If you don't dig deep enough you will never know why she is acting this way. However, if you do then you might make the choice to wait for her instead of making a new LI. It gives the player the power but it puts him or her into a situation that real life people deal with all the time. You never know fully what someone is thinking or going through and you have to react your own way. With a story this deep you shouldn't expect instant gratification around every corner. I personally don't think she has really changed all that much. They made it pretty clear that she was faking over the line to seem really hard by saying something the player would pick up on. She is just passionate to get back at the person that hurt you and tried to take you away from her. She is new to relationships and just isn't dealing with the whole thing very well so in an attempt to do what she felt was right she may have hurt you and that kind of thing happens in relationships all the time. How you react to it is up to you. Give her the time she asked for because you love her that much or move on to the arms of another and lick your wounds. Stuff like this is what makes this game so great. I for one can't wait to see how your LI from ME1 reacts in ME3 based on what you did in ME2. I think it is going to be off the chain for the player both ways.
Modifié par DarchAngelDavid, 29 janvier 2010 - 07:40 .
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