Hi,
Long time lurker and this is my first official post. I literally joined this forum just to tell you that you're wrong. And here's the many reasons why.
1. LOTR is the most important epic written since... like... Gilgamesh. Seriously, every epic since LOTR is just people digging through Tolkien's garbage and pasting whatever skin on top of it. Kind of like Buffalo Bill. Only more creative. Mass Effect, is at best a juvenile 2-dimensional "SHOOT THE BAD GUY BECAUSE HE LOOKS DIFFERENT" story, with much better dialogue. Think Halo if they were serious about the writing.
2. The characters in LOTR were more human (even those who weren't human) than ANY of the characters in mass effect. Take for example the main character in LOTR being Frodo. He is a 3ft tall hobbit with no real skills in fighting or anything. He was the everyman. He had every skill necessary to do nothing that was asked of him. Yet, through perseverance and pushing through many trials, he overcame, but was still in the end not that strong, brave or powerful. He just did what needed to be done. Shepard on the other hand, is Hollywood Everyman. In that he is what people wish they were. Strong, brave, seemingly good at everything, never flawed or faulty and everyone around him falls in love with him immediately. Which, I'm sure that most of you people on the internet can totally relate to. Maybe that's why you made this thread.
3. The universe of LOTR is complete with hardly any holes in it. The history is vast and the races within have absurd depth to them. Each race seemingly has its own economy and vastness to them. They have individualism... you know, like real life. They struggle, they have problems and economical issues. There's a lot of plotholes in ME. Lots. None of the races ever seem to be in any real problem that doesn't directly involve them being a plot tool. Krogans are sick OMG. A lot of the social intricacies of the whole world in LOTR are inconsequential to the plot.
4. How fucking dare you?
