Recent content by Ares Gandhi

No doubt, Bolder's Ring (or the Ring) from Xeelee Sequence. It's basically a ring over 10 million light years across in intergalactic space. Its rotation affected the motion of galaxies and its gravitational forces generated a portal to another universe. If constructs made of cosmic strings...

Never noticed that. I'm sure that thing would've come in handy in situations like taking out the Salarian Councilor. Or shooting at Shepard rather than trying to run at him and get his ass kicked as a result. Or taking Shepard out from behind when he and his teammates are (very conveniently)...

Yeah, I hated this guy as well. Like a lot of people have pointed out, it's like he's from a different universe entirely. He's like some amalgamation of all JRPG and anime villain clichés with some Metal Gear thrown in for good measure, in both appearance and mannerisms. His complete ineptitude...

I don't blame him. I wouldn't be surprised if he had enough of lesser writers ruining the Mass Effect series, which used to have actually decent writing when he was still at the helm. He set the series up on a very solid foundation, and then people like Mac Walters, William C. Dietz and co. turn...

So you're saying that Saren could've just waltzed into the Citadel with his army of geth without anyone noticing? I don't think so. The success of the whole attack depended on the element of surprise, because even Sovereign wasn't invincible. Without the Citadel control in disarray and the...

I think most of the people who complain about where the ME series is headed - myself included - are simply disappointed that a universe that showed so much promise and steady direction in the first game has gradually lost its way, becoming a jumbled caricature of what it used to be. What are...

About the sexualization, it's kind of sad that they've gone from mature, reasonable character designs (in the first game) to something that shamelessly caters to the lowest common denominator. My beef is specifically with what they did with Ashley in ME3, because her redesign goes entirely...

This is one of my biggest problems with the direction the ME story has been heading. Back in the days of the first ME game, the Reapers were genuinely threatening. Now, they come across as bumbling fools who can't do anything right; despite having a massive advantage over the galactic community...

I agree Mass Effect 2 has weak writing (or at least way weaker than its predecessor) but criticizing the game for its characters in particular seems strange to me. Though some of the criticisms you voiced are valid, for me, any problems with the characterizations pale in comparison to the mess...