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[Kronner]

vhatever wrote...

The female shep does have more emotion in her lines, the male shep does not. Like it or not, the male shep is far, far more likely the voice of a seasoned military officer. That is how they talk and carry themselves, So, the male sheppard comes off a lot more like most of the "captains" in the science fiction world of cinema/TV. Jean luc picard, Jack o'neill, etc.

Agreed competly. Hale's acting is totally unrealistic for military officier.

[afroyarou]

Agree completely with the OP. Female Shepard's voice acting is outstanding, unique and really fits character. Female Shepard's dialogue lines and replies are always in place and feel natural, be that paragon or renegade lines. Male one is far more generic. I'm not saying he's bad, but he doesn't feel like character, well, maybe like typical military type grunt. Maybe he's better when you want to play as "you", fitting your own personality into him, I don't know.

[Jalem001]

I was impressed with the voice acting I've seen of female shep, but its not drastically better then Male shep. And to be honest female shep just doesn't seem to fit right imo.

[Snowraptor]

I dont know, i thought it was close, but fem shep beat male shep in mass effect 1, but ive seen some fem shep in mass effect 2 like, "your working to hard" compared to male shep and it was kinda wierd, male shep definatly better than fem shep in mass effect 2, plus i like the voice better

[Snowraptor]

sory but mass effect 2 its obvious male shep voise is much better, fem felt stale

[TuringPoint]

 You know, I thought Male Shepard was better in the sequel - and the VO for Mshep really is better.

But the VO for Femshep is also better in ME 2.  Jennifer Hale's performance is inspiring as Shepard in ME 2.  

To be fair, the difference in quality might be not all that much - but the Fem Shep performance might have crossed the line from ok to awesome with just that little bit of difference.

Hale sounds awesome, in command, as Shepard.   Meer sounds a lot better than he used to, he never made me cringe quite as badly during romantic scenes in ME 2, as he did in ME 1.  I don't think he sounds any more believable as a military guy, other than just being a guy, and guys are better at seeming intimidating and willing to kill for a living.  I think the dramatic effect of Hale's performance - like for the final speeches during the suicide mission - is well worth having someone not as intimidating, but Meer is good enough that I'm willing to go with a male Shepard.  

Modifié par Alocormin, 05 février 2010 - 09:46 .

[Prophet of Rage]

Does anyone else think Male Shepard usually sounds super weaksauce when you're choosing Paragon dialogue choices?



Don't get me wrong, his renegade and neutral lines sound awesome and I like him overall, but I often find myself avoiding paragon dialogue so I don't have to listen to weird sounding goodguy Shepard.



Eh?

[WilliamShatner]

Female Shepard had a few hiccups which I can only attribute to poor direction (flirting when you first talk to Jacob, overly aggressive at times even when a paragon), but I can't fault Hale's performance at all. She has done a truly remarkable job and was almost single-handedly keeping me going through all the bad experiences in this game.

[TuringPoint]

Prophet of Rage wrote...

Does anyone else think Male Shepard usually sounds super weaksauce when you're choosing Paragon dialogue choices?

Don't get me wrong, his renegade and neutral lines sound awesome and I like him overall, but I often find myself avoiding paragon dialogue so I don't have to listen to weird sounding goodguy Shepard.

Eh?

I've noticed that.  I still go Paragon though, because that's how I want to play the game.

For me this originally manifested in not quite trusting how nice the Paragon responses were.  Hale always maintains her serious, down-to-business tone in her responses - and you can hear her REASONING, you can hear Shepard thinking what YOU are thinking, which Meer doesn't quite do.

Overall, it has made me consider making my main play-through - if I reduced all my ME playing to one character - a female Shepard.  

I want to say Meer is better with the more mundane lines, if that makes sense?  He does this thing, like he's talking in the back of his throat, which just sounds awkward.  I think he's trying to deepen his voice.  Hale does something similar.

Hmm, really thinking about it, it's hard to identify.  Might just be aesthetic choice who I like better.

Modifié par Alocormin, 05 février 2010 - 09:51 .

[Fhaileas]

WilliamShatner wrote...

Female Shepard had a few hiccups which I can only attribute to poor direction (flirting when you first talk to Jacob, overly aggressive at times even when a paragon), but I can't fault Hale's performance at all. She has done a truly remarkable job and was almost single-handedly keeping me going through all the bad experiences in this game.

My sentiments exactly, although I preferred her VA Direction in the first game.

From what I have seen Male Shephard is just as bad in this game as the last; when he's not speaking in an immersion breaking monotone he'll be delivering lines in inappropriate contexts -- occasionally however he'll change it up and even do both at the same time!

Modifié par Fhaileas, 05 février 2010 - 04:29 .

[Saturamas]

My opinion



ME1 FemShep>MaleShep

ME2 MaleShep>FemShep

[AoiDreamer]

Personally, my only complaint with the male VA is the way the voice fits with non-default male Shepard.



Like what I'm trying to say is that, Hale's voice fits alot more range with the character customization, and fits many of the variants people create. Where as Meer's VA feels weird when you create certain facial variants, IE: It's not deep, or low enough.



Other then that both the VA's are amazing. I don't get where these people are saying that, Hale's over-emotional or whatever cause I think that's crap. I saw emotion along those lines when I visited my brother on the army base-camp for graduation, and that was ALOT less dire a situation than well, the galaxy hangs on the balance of you and your men's performance.

[glen55]

Hale > Meer, but Bastila > femshep.

[Brixxer600]

I haven't played either game as a female character so can't comment on that side of the voice acting but the male Shep voice seems to fit my character really well. I have played as a Soldier and taken the Paragon route in both games and feel that the VA has been virtually spot on . Where i think it gets let down is actually in the animation of some of the "Talking scenes" , Shepherd's voice comes across as being cocky and i'm sure that Bioware tried to make his body language say "cocky" but when he crosses his arms and shifts his weight to one side it actually looks more "Camp" IMO. A little off-putting if you're trying to goad a Krogan, it seems like it can almost undermine everything your character has just said. It's not a major problem and certainly doesn't spoil the game but i'd like to see Shepherd's body language be more assertive at times.

[AeonNick614]

My first ME2 playthrough was as my femshep import from ME1. I was totally immersed in all the dialog and character interactions. It felt like I was watching a movie but I was making all the decisions.

When I went for a second playthrough I decided to make a male character to experience the other side of the game. My first thought as soon as he spoke was "This doesn't feel right."

With all the dialog still fresh in my head from having just completed the game the day before all I could focus on was every time he spoke. It completely broke the immersion. I wanted to keep pushing through to see the male romance options but I almost didn't want to because I didn't want to help this whiny chump get laid...

I ended up quitting that character and completely remaking "him" as a female and had about 10 times more fun.

I've played through on both Paragon and Renegade with femshep and I feel like both sides are totally believable. This is someone who if they spoke to you, you would want to do what they said. On the other hand, nothing that male shepard says ever feels compelling. It feels like he's chewing through a boring novel.

I played a male shep in ME1 and it never felt this bad. Sure it wasn't very compelling then either but it feels like he reinvented the characters attitude and it feels like a step in the wrong direction.

A previous poster mentioned that they thought he sounded really cocky. I didn't get that at all. I wanted to laugh out loud every time he tried to deliver some intimidating dialog. He honestly sounds like a wimp. Not someone who could survive more than anyone else and save the galaxy. I sure wouldn't follow him...

Modifié par AeonNick614, 05 février 2010 - 11:11 .

[TheBoss1138]

Female Shepard for me fits the role very well. Male Shepard fits too...I just like the idea of a Female Hero that can hang with the boys

[Phil5000]

I loved playing a femshep in the first game. Jennifer Hale did such a great job and her voice fitted my character so well. In ME 2 I think she's trying a bit too hard to sound like a tough guy and it comes off a bit silly.

If I ever play again I'll take the unprecedented step of playing a dude, just because they seem to have done away with FF romances.

[Taritu]

Mordigan wrote...

Both voice actors do great jobs, but I personally prefer Meer because he sounds like a real Military battle commander..

Hale's overly emotional rendition is far less realistic than Meer's.

Absolutely disagree.  To me Meer doesn't sound authoritative at all.  Right at the beginning when he tells Kaidan/Ashley/Liara to "go... NOW" there is no real snap to his voice.

In Hale's voice, plenty of snap.

Hale, to me, sound authoritative and in charge when she needs to.  Meer doesn't.

However, these wars are eternal, and appear to be a matter of taste.

[NuSix3]

So glad I'm not the only one who thought this!

ME1 both voice actors were great, but in this one all of the female lines just came off a hell of alot better than the male. I won't blame the voice actor though, he probably had little control over the dialogue depending on what stage of production the game was in before recording.

Overall, it's a real small gripe to have when 90% of the games that come out could give a damn how the voice acting sounds.

[GrimmjawJin]

The emotionless voice acting is the only reason I dont prefer a maleshep even though I am one. Whoever the voice actor for femshep is did a really good job. Too bad the femshep LI's suck arse.

[WilliamShatner]

I started playing ME2 with James T. Shepard..



And wheras in the opening Jennifer Hale sounds like a leader taking command of a crisis when talking to Liara, male Shepard sounds like he's asleep.

[DaeJi]

Meer is much better when you go straight Renegade; the main problem I have with his voice is that he speaks in the same tone throughout the game. It's flat. Not bad, just... flat.

[Sirsmirkalot]

Maleshep > Femshep for paragons



Femshep > Maleshep for renegades

[Kyttie]

vhatever wrote...

ZzZZ, I'm beinging to think this whole voice thing is fabrication, since it's completely stupid and trivial yet keeps coming up.

The female shep does have more emotion in her lines, the male shep does not. Like it or not, the male shep is far, far more likely the voice of a seasoned military officer. That is how they talk and carry themselves, So, the male sheppard comes off a lot more like most of the "captains" in the science fiction world of cinema/TV. Jean luc picard, Jack o'neill, etc.

This.  This right here makes me laugh.  After serving in the USMC and dealing with all the BS of being in a war I have to ask you where do you get the Idea that military personel don't have emotion and inflection in their voices.  I mean you do realize that one of the primary jobs of an officer or high ranking NCO's is to keep the troops motivated.  Do you really expect to keep them motivated with a monotone voice?  Hell no.  Now, whether you prefer Hale or Meer is up to you but either way that statment was just wrong.