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[XX55XX]

People love Tali because she represents the girl that they want to be romantically acquainted with.

People love Miranda because she's cool as ice, yet expresses her humanity all the same, albeit in a more subtle manner.

People love Garrus because he's a bro'.

People love Zaeed because he is a complete badass with no regret of what he has ever done. Plus, he tells good stories.

People love Wrex for his blunt, matter-of-fact humor.

And so on.

Hmm.

BioWare certainly knows how to design good characters that will appeal to anyone.

If anything, all these mini-fan communities around certain characters reminds me of those Harry Potter message boards I used to visit so much as a child... The endless banter and speculation... The endless flamewars... Was Ginny really Harry's crush? Did Ron have a thing with Hermione? And so on.

And yet, BioWare can bring about that same level of attachment and intrigue out of characters in a video game.

BioWare has elevated character development in video games to a new level.

Thank you, BioWare.

Modifié par XX55XX, 13 février 2010 - 03:28 .

[KainrycKarr]

A little too appealing in Tali's case. Not naming names, but some of my fellow Tali fans seem a little....deprived.

[ComTrav]

Yes, Bioware really has elevated the art of character development and story-telling in video games.



I think where video games are really unique, especially Bioware games, is that it's an interactive medium. In a book, it's going to be the writer to decide who the hero (or heroine) ends up with. In Mass Effect, it's *you*.



Here's hoping fans of all characters get their big payoff in ME3.

[KainrycKarr]

ComTrav wrote...

Yes, Bioware really has elevated the art of character development and story-telling in video games.

I think where video games are really unique, especially Bioware games, is that it's an interactive medium. In a book, it's going to be the writer to decide who the hero (or heroine) ends up with. In Mass Effect, it's *you*.

Here's hoping fans of all characters get their big payoff in ME3.

It would be nice for ALL the fans to finally get to enjoy their favorite LI's and squadmates in the finale, respectively.

Fan unity...? could such a thing truly happen?

[Torhagen]

Personally i like Grunt much more than Zaed

[Torhagen]

Personally i like Grunt much more than Zaed

[Frotality]

"Fan unity...? could such a thing truly happen?"

stop right there buddy. modern science can only do so much, what you propose borders on insanity. we must focus on what can realistically be done; your wild dreams will only hamper our progress, so you would do well to wipe the thought from your mind, it will NEVER happen.

all j/k'ing aside, i would be in awe if bioware could achieve this. it would be a landmark of social evolution.

[Gemini1179]

XX55XX wrote...

If anything, all these mini-fan communities around certain characters reminds me of those Harry Potter message boards I used to visit so much as a child...

...did I miss something, hasn't Harry Potter only been around for like 10 years? If we're doing "when I was a child", we had cassette players, Compact Disks (CD's for you kids out there) were new and exciting, and Duran Duran wasn't a meaningless repetition of a word.

[XX55XX]

Gemini1179 wrote...

XX55XX wrote...

If anything, all these mini-fan communities around certain characters reminds me of those Harry Potter message boards I used to visit so much as a child...

...did I miss something, hasn't Harry Potter only been around for like 10 years? If we're doing "when I was a child", we had cassette players, Compact Disks (CD's for you kids out there) were new and exciting, and Duran Duran wasn't a meaningless repetition of a word.

I am 18 now. When Harry Potter first came out, I was around 6. I began reading the books when I was 9 and became hooked. Then, when I was 12, I got my first Internet connection and began posting in various web forums.

The furor has died down over the years, mainly because all the books have been released.

[Gemini1179]

XX55XX wrote...

Gemini1179 wrote...

XX55XX wrote...

If anything, all these mini-fan communities around certain characters reminds me of those Harry Potter message boards I used to visit so much as a child...

...did I miss something, hasn't Harry Potter only been around for like 10 years? If we're doing "when I was a child", we had cassette players, Compact Disks (CD's for you kids out there) were new and exciting, and Duran Duran wasn't a meaningless repetition of a word.

I am 18 now. When Harry Potter first came out, I was around 6. I began reading the books when I was 9 and became hooked. Then, when I was 12, I got my first Internet connection and began posting in various web forums.

The furor has died down over the years, mainly because all the books have been released.

Fair enough... but you're still a kid and boy do I feel old.

[ComTrav]

KainrycKarr wrote...

ComTrav wrote...

Yes, Bioware really has elevated the art of character development and story-telling in video games.

I think where video games are really unique, especially Bioware games, is that it's an interactive medium. In a book, it's going to be the writer to decide who the hero (or heroine) ends up with. In Mass Effect, it's *you*.

Here's hoping fans of all characters get their big payoff in ME3.

It would be nice for ALL the fans to finally get to enjoy their favorite LI's and squadmates in the finale, respectively.

Fan unity...? could such a thing truly happen?

Where was the Barack Obama lookalike Shepard when you need him?

"Yes, we can!"

I've looked around a couple of the other character threads, and almost all of them are pretty nice, respectful, and welcoming places if you avoid trolling comments or being a jerk. Our passion for this game and these characters, and our desire to totally dork out about it, gives us a lot in common if we can overlook the surface differences.

[SovereignT]

Personally I could care less if they kill off every character for 3 and start a new.



As long as their background is good and they rival all the other members that came before I'd say more power to them!

[Nozybidaj]

KainrycKarr wrote...

ComTrav wrote...

Yes, Bioware really has elevated the art of character development and story-telling in video games.

I think where video games are really unique, especially Bioware games, is that it's an interactive medium. In a book, it's going to be the writer to decide who the hero (or heroine) ends up with. In Mass Effect, it's *you*.

Here's hoping fans of all characters get their big payoff in ME3.

It would be nice for ALL the fans to finally get to enjoy their favorite LI's and squadmates in the finale, respectively.

Fan unity...? could such a thing truly happen?

Not unless we get DLC to tie up the loose ends of the ME1 romances proir to ME3.  I don't want to have to spend all of ME3 with my romance just to get back to where I was at the end of ME1.