I loved Jennifer Hale in this, and I loved the way the writing and voice acting combined to give a consistent personality no matter which choices you made. I am currently playing with my charm maxed out, and am way too amused that most of the "sweet-talk" choices still boil down to "Yes, but I do have a bigger gun than you do, and we'll all be much happier if I don't need to shoot it. Right? Right."
Also, this (http://casirafics.livejournal.com/511273.html) fic made me happy - next to no Shepard focus, which can be a very, very good thing when you're determined to dodge woobified PCs. Reminds me a bit of athenaprime's writing in its focus on the relationships between secondary characters.
I suck at driving vehicles in games. Seriously. I find it extremely frustrating to drive even in a straight line, so I was pretty dismayed to discover how often you needed to drive the damn thing.
It's annoying as hell, but I can usually keep myself amused by picturing the victimsNPCs clinging for dear life to the oh-shit handles and trying to figure out ways to keep Shepard from driving next time. (...also, I have an unholy fondness for trying to bounce the Mako on its nose.)
I really don't get the fangirling that seems to be happening over him though (especially wanting him to be a romance option). I'm guessing it's because he has a cool voice?
I really, really like the voice, and that's probably part of it. (Note: not a fangirl.) I think the appeal is that of all the cast, he seems to be the only one who changes as a result of knowing you...much as I like Kaiden's settled adult-ness, I think there's a little more emotional pull in a character whom you can influence. It's a fine line to walk between "needy" and "independent", but I think that's part of the Garrus appeal. (That, and the slight feline vibe which is a lot of fun.)
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Date: 2008-06-17 05:53 pm (UTC)Also, this (http://casirafics.livejournal.com/511273.html) fic made me happy - next to no Shepard focus, which can be a very, very good thing when you're determined to dodge woobified PCs. Reminds me a bit of
I suck at driving vehicles in games. Seriously. I find it extremely frustrating to drive even in a straight line, so I was pretty dismayed to discover how often you needed to drive the damn thing.
It's annoying as hell, but I can usually keep myself amused by picturing the
victimsNPCs clinging for dear life to the oh-shit handles and trying to figure out ways to keep Shepard from driving next time. (...also, I have an unholy fondness for trying to bounce the Mako on its nose.)I really don't get the fangirling that seems to be happening over him though (especially wanting him to be a romance option). I'm guessing it's because he has a cool voice?
I really, really like the voice, and that's probably part of it. (Note: not a fangirl.) I think the appeal is that of all the cast, he seems to be the only one who changes as a result of knowing you...much as I like Kaiden's settled adult-ness, I think there's a little more emotional pull in a character whom you can influence. It's a fine line to walk between "needy" and "independent", but I think that's part of the Garrus appeal. (That, and the slight feline vibe which is a lot of fun.)