How can you tell the difference between male and female Turians? Voice? Does their vocal equipment change between genders like ours? Do you know?krellen said:
Stolen Pixels #58: Xenoeroticism
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At least I know I'm not the only one to notice possible parallels between Babylon 5 and Mass Effect. Some more I noticedAnaphyis said:
Commander John Shepard - Captain John Sheridan (accidental similarity?)
Ancient evil alien race hiding on the edge of the galaxy
Krogans and Turians - Narn and Centauri?
Why "over the age of 55" specifically? There's a distinct lack of female badasses over the age of 40 in modern games, you might want to start there.lesterley said:
On a possibly related note, am I the only heterosexual who was offended by the lack of male on male "interaction" in Mass Effect? (Ha ha ha... I know the answer that one!)
I was too busy putting a bullet in some alien brains to care about that but that definitely is an interesting point. You do travel with a female Quarian though. Your crew is a pretty ethnic spread of race among females. And think about where you are when you are playing Mass Effect. The space station is an intergalactic embassy, not a city for babes to be hanging out. Almost everyone in the station is a diplomat, soldier, or police officer. The Asari consorts are ultra expensive so it was like a privilege to be in that position. Mass Effect is supposed to make you feel special and not like some average joe.
Actually, I think there was a female krogan on Noveria: That merc Inamorda.krellen said:
Well, the Asari are compatible with other races because they get pregnant telepathically, meaning any race and gender can mate with them.vdgmprgrmr said:
Actually, what we're talking about here is mostly the proportion of male to female voice actors employed in the making of the game. The Asari may _sound_ like women, and they look like escapees from one of George Lucas' teenage wet dreams, but the game makes the point that they are all asexual (and as they apparently have sex by thinking hard at your genes, I have trouble understanding how they even get their reputation for sensuality - the human way sounds like heaps more fun.) The only Quarian I've met so far looks and sounds female... through a full facial helmet that never comes off - who knows whats under there? The Salarians, Turians, Krogan etc. all sound male, but I'm not sure I'd even go so far as to say they look it. Turians look like bipedal grasshoppers; whats a female grasshopper look like?
Any use of human pronouns to describe aliens is bound to be inaccurate, but walking around calling everyone "it" is distancing and distracting. Given that the humans were going to arbitrarily assign them sexes, can you blame them for using the one that matches the perfectly accented American English coming out of their mouths? The Elcor and the jellyfish-dudes were the only things in the game that felt properly alien.
That said, Anaphyis is right; most of the rest of it I can deal with, but the all-Asari pole-dancers is just dumb.
Any use of human pronouns to describe aliens is bound to be inaccurate, but walking around calling everyone "it" is distancing and distracting. Given that the humans were going to arbitrarily assign them sexes, can you blame them for using the one that matches the perfectly accented American English coming out of their mouths? The Elcor and the jellyfish-dudes were the only things in the game that felt properly alien.
That said, Anaphyis is right; most of the rest of it I can deal with, but the all-Asari pole-dancers is just dumb.
Ironically, we have come full circle: Poo-flinging and nukes are both terrible systems of defense, but excellent deterrents to would-be attackers.Specter_ said:
Comparing that "idea" to Mass Effect it gives me the distinct impression that you havent played the game. Or am I wrong?lesterley said:
As for the joke in question, it didnt do anything at all for me personally. Probably because Ive come to realise that the immaturity associated with Mass Effect comes from the gamer community, not the game itself. Well, apart from the dancers I suppose, but Ashley provides a nice counterbalance to that actually.
Possibly not. They have said that the sequel will allow Man-Shep the full range of options.Allan Foe said:
I think there are women on the citadel, but given how the other asari will make it with men or women I doubt that helps
if you do the side quest for the asari consort, and choose the renegade "is that all?" choice for the payment, she will have sex with shepard
for those people who want to try it.
found it out at gamebanshee website, mass effect walkthrough (i was trying to find all the keepers and i didn't feel like searching the entire citadel.)
for those people who want to try it.
found it out at gamebanshee website, mass effect walkthrough (i was trying to find all the keepers and i didn't feel like searching the entire citadel.)
