Poll: Who is the Better Sounding Shepard? Male or Female?

[Kelethor]

Femshep for the win

Jennifer hale does good as a character voice
(Although my favorite line from mass effect is better in marks voice)
"Because its a big stupid jellyfish" Shepard - Mass effect 1


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OT: hmm...well, I know Ill get a lot of crap for this, but, Meer. I just...I find Hale to be too....commanding. almost as if she tries to sound too gruff because she has to be a tough soldier. however, there are some Cringe worthy meer moments, don't get me wrong.

 

[NewYork_Comedian]

I think me and JeanLuc761 put it best in a thread way back in October.

Female .. cause I am one. Though I almost always do a second play through as male .. except on Mass Effect. Compared to femshep, the maleshep's voice-acting was terrible.

This is off the topic, but this always perplexes me. I honestly don't see how Mark Meer is any better or worse than Jennifer Hale in Mass Effect (romance scenes being the exception; Hale wins that).

I feel the same, but i think the main reason people feel that way is that he does sound like a grizzled generic war soldier, although i think both of them do exceptionally well voice acting for the game.

Indeed. I see Meer get a lot of criticism for "he has no emotion!" but I call BS on that every time. He simply has a different approach. Meer only utilizes emotion when he needs to (see: Tali romance) and remains stoic in most conversation (as a soldier might). Hale uses emotion more frequently, but unfortunately it can be misplaced.

Each has their pros and cons.

For the whole thread on which gender do you prefer to play as [if you want to see it].

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.239793-Poll-Which-gender-in-a-game-do-you-prefer-to-play-as?page=1

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

I prefer the male Shepard. Whenever female Shepard speaks, it sounds very forced; as if she really has to try and make her voice fit in whatever situation that calls for. Granted, I respect Jennifer Hale for her roles as Zoey and Cortana, but in Mass Effect it doesn't sound very...well, good.

I stand by my decision though, male Shepard is far more pleasant to listen to for such a long game.

 

[Saelune]

Male. Especcially when I do the super good and proffessional Shepard. Though badass cruel female Shepard is cool too. I prefer my Hale as Mui though. (Mercenaries series)

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

i love jennifer hale in all her other voice acting positions i know her from, but for some reason i really like mark meer alot more in mass effect, idk what it is but just his voice and the way "he" acts really syncs with what i imagine it would be like to be that person.

he has a much more astute military voice (imo) to listen to throughout the game