BioWare Letting Fans Choose Mass Effect 3's FemShep

[Lawnmooer]

I dislike all these options...

I want the default femshep from ME 1+2.

For me she is Shepard, I've played enough that I automatically associate Shepard with her (Unless people refer to MaleShepard, in which I think of the default male)

I find it strange to watch other people play ME and use custom FemShepards... I don't think I'd be able to handle ME 3 without the default short haired red-head from the previous titles.

 

[TheBritishAreComing]

I think I have to go with 4

 

[Cali0602]

Why let the fans decide this? In a lot of cases, fans do NOT make good decisions! But whatever, let's play the game:

Gotta say that #1 is looking hot. But my vote goes for 2. Srsly, 2 with 5's hairstyle would be perfect. Can we just call a vote for a head/hair scramble?

 

[Timberwolf0924]

Perhaps we could have some fun with this?

My personal picks;

I donno about this one, it may be a bit of a stretch, but the parties on the Normady Will be epic!

 

[Archemetis]

Although I see very little point in this, since it's only going to be on the box art and adverts...
I'd have to choose number 4 based solely on the little resemblance to my Shep.

 

[Amethyst Wind]

2, 4 or 6. What I don't like is the bias Bioware is putting into this. 1-3 are very nearly identical while 5 seems to have the most detail put into it, I'm not surprised it's in first place.

I do like the pseudo-Egyptian look that 6 is rockin' however.

 

[pluizig]

Dear Bioware,

There already is a default female Shepard. I used her for Mass Effect 1 and 2. In case you forgot: here is a picture.

http://mmogamerchick.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/commander-shepard.jpg

Now would you kindly use HER for the ME3 boxart and promotion.

Regards,
Pluizig

 

[ddq5]

Since I'll be importing Sheps, it's not really a big deal to me. I just hope we can get some of those fancy new haircuts instead of the 2 alright ones and 4 horrible ones from ME 1 and 2. Though the ones in the pics could be interpreted to just be stylized, pre-rendered versions of the previous choices.

Plus, all six look like butch lesbians. Way too much eye-shadow. Guess they really are gonna deliver on the same-sex romances. But I still doubt I'll ever get my long awaited FemShep/Jack action. Oh well, at least there might be new haircuts.

 

[sephiroth1991]

nr 1 is actually pretty well done. Somewhat darker Natalie Portman.

#1 to be honest, because OMG NATALIE PORTMAN!

I thought she looked more like Winona Ryder personally.

OT:If the 5 wasn't blonde I'll properly chose her.

 

[silver1881]

There's been a couple of threads on this, so I'll paste what I put in those.

Well, I like number one.

Stern, clean cut, professional.

Number 5 looks like a blonde goth, wannabe.

Shepard is still a soldier at the end of the day and anyone who knows anything about combat can tell you that having long hair flailing around in your face isn't a clever decision.

Tru dat y'all.

This, 100%. It doesn't matter how pretty she looks if she can't do her damn job. Practicality is important.

It would be nice if they had a vote somewhere other than Facebook, for those of us who don't use it. One there and one on the Bioware forums, maybe.

I guess when it comes down to it, my Shep looks nothing like any of these, so it doesn't really matter. At least marketing is throwing us a bone and actually acknowledging she exists, so that's a step. And it only took until the third game in a trilogy...

 

[JPArbiter]

Speaking as a multi ethnic person, the Blond Fem-Shep is visually the most appealing, though I would have preferred they defaulted to the redheaded white woman for a third time.

that said the beauty of Mass effect is that you get to make your own Sheppard and fans should exploit that to make the character truly "their own"

 

[Undead Dragon King]

Minus the bangs, #6 is my FemShep all the way to the eyeliner.

So yeah, my vote's for 6.

 

[Vanbael]

Perhaps we could have some fun with this?

My personal picks;

I donno about this one, it may be a bit of a stretch, but the parties on the Normady Will be epic!

I would agree with the parties, and something would tell me that Paragon and Renegade will be replaced with Party and Party.

(6 out of the real ones)

 

[Kenjitsuka]

Perhaps we could have some fun with this?

My personal picks;

Bwahahaha, My Little Pony for the win! No doubt bout it!

OT: I'd go for 5 or 6.
Six is a bit evil looking, whilst 5 is a bit hotter IMHO.

 

[Android2137]

#1, I'm rooting for you! You are the most visually interesting and still make sense in a combat setting!

 

[Shamanic Rhythm]

I love how precious some of the posts in this thread are. 'Wtf Bioware, how dare you change the default FemShep, as I have grown attached to her over the last 2 games and would resent having to fiddle with sliders for a few minutes to get the exact same look myself. Oh, and how dare you perpetuate stereotypes by selecting said default for your sci-fi action hero from a pool of attractive people/designs?'

It's a wonder Bioware bother with any kind of community engagement at all.

 

[DSK-]

Jane Shepard. Actually having it look like Jane Shepard. The faces on those images look terrible.

 

[lolmynamewastaken]

i think 5 is the way forwards out of those, but seen as how almost everyone that played female only really mildly tweaked the default femshep i don't see why they haven't gone with that?

 

[Sneaklemming]

Where's the Default Female shepard?

That should be the box art.