Poll: Which Commander Shepard has the better voice acting?

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Hale sounds like she's trying too hard, Meer sounds more realistic. He is more of how I speak in day to day interactions but delivers the big speeches with a steel spined passion that stands my hair on end. Hale reminds me of a decent but not well practiced Shakespearean actress trying to cram more and more feeling into every line, she should relax a little and speak naturally.

this is a very good way of putting it imo

agreed, for the role that i see, a commander, doesn't need to shove immense amounts of emotion into the dialogue, i like the fact it is a realistically neutral yet "commanding" tone with mark meer.

honestly i love jennifer hale in a ton of other roles, but as fem shep? eh..too much.

 

[Tuesday Night Fever]

I'm Commander Shepard, and Jennifer Hale is my favorite voice acting choice on the Citadel.

 

[Saladfork]

Meer is so monotone

Hale is so monotone

Meer/Hale does a much better Renegade

Meer/Hale does a much better Paragon

I really don't think one is objectively better than the other; It depends on what you're looking for in your Shepard.

I personally enjoy Meer's Shepard more. Probably because of nepotism.

 

[s0p0g]

they both have the charisma of a broomstick in ME; although i think - much to my surprise - that HE was not as awefull as SHE

i never heard Ms Hale so monotonous and lacking personality (the character of course, not herself) in any other project; sometimes it almost hurt

 

[TakeyB0y2]

While most people would agree that Mark Meer doesn't do a very good paragon Shep, I actually disagree. Why? Honestly, I think it's just the way my male paragon Shepard looks. My male paragon Shepard looks slightly meek, and because of that the voice works. However, seeing the default male Shepard speaking paragon lines feels really off to me.

The same actually can be said about my female renegade Shepard. Many seem to believe Jennifer Hales makes a weak renegade Shepard. But the way my female renegade Shepard looks, the voice seems fitting to me. Likewise, the voice doesn't match the default female Shepard.

Hope that made sense.

 

[MrHide-Patten]

In all honesty if I played as Manshep first I probably wouldn't have liked the game as much. Sure I can sex up Tali or Miranda buts its a small comfort to put up with the male voice (Garrus totally is James Bond in Alien Form).
But I didn't like playing as a Renegade as Femshep, so I might've enjoyed playing as a Harry as a Man.

 

[The_Blue_Rider]

Im gonna say I prefer the Male Shepard more, I just dont enjoy Jennifer Hales voice