When it comes to Mass Effect 3, it looks your gender choices won't just be limited to gameplay. As illustrated in this new unboxing video from BioWare, Mass Effect 3 will also have a dual sided cover, allowing players to choose between male and female Shepards. This option will be available for all standard versions of the game.
There. Now your outside parts can look like your inside parts. If that's what's in your heart.
Meh.. Personally games that allow for so, much diversity and freedom such as - Mass Effect, and The Elder Scrolls - should not put a face to a character (cover wise.) It sort of ruins the imagination and role that yourself will play in the development of said story. It's not a bad cover overall, but I believe it is just a poor choice in judgement on their part. Especially in terms where the role of the protagonist is undefined in general. This way you avoid any unecessary bickering, or complaints and allow for total freedom of expression all at the same time. Skyrim's own cover is a great example. It is simple, but it still stands out, and is clearly memorable, and recognizable.
Oh, well. Still not a bad cover in both respects to both, Shepards. It just sort of ruins the freedom that Mass Effect in my opinion was known for (as it now defines who, Sheperd, is both respects to the gender.)
I wish more games did this, if only to make the insides of the transparent cases look cooler. Especially now with manuals disappearing, now there are at least pictures on the left hand inside, instead of just two empty clips. OH YEAH ALSO ONLINE PASSES AND MORE CODES!!!
Countdown to people thinking it's a sexist travesty that femshep isn't on the outside by default...
Naw, seriously. It's neat that there's a reversible cover. I think every game should come with one so that you can hide away the marketing shit and put some prettier pictures on the box.
The better with kinect thing certainly kills it for me, if it wasn't for the fact that I rather keep mass effect on my xbox I would have switched to ps3 so it wouldn't have said that horrendous thing on my game case.
That's loads better than BMXXXX's reversible cover. Hopefully, the contents of Mass Effect 3's box will also prove superior to those of BMXXXX.
Unless Bioware truly has been overtaken by some terrible cancer eroding it away from within, there is little doubt that will be so.
Am I seriously the only one who couldn't give a damn about Shepard's gender? Play the game however you want it to be. You could play a MaleShep and imagine that he's wearing a thong and silk stockings beneath the armor if you want!
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1:45 PM on 02.22.2012 | 
Is this still EA were talking about?
Oh, well. Still not a bad cover in both respects to both, Shepards. It just sort of ruins the freedom that Mass Effect in my opinion was known for (as it now defines who, Sheperd, is both respects to the gender.)
Naw, seriously. It's neat that there's a reversible cover. I think every game should come with one so that you can hide away the marketing shit and put some prettier pictures on the box.
Or perhaps: M
Or perhaps: "Microsoft paid us extra to put Kinect in here so try it or whatever"
(Oh yeah, I went there.)
Seriously though, it would be cool if a few game shops put some copies on the shelf like that.
@Zerix - Ha ha.
The better with kinect thing certainly kills it for me, if it wasn't for the fact that I rather keep mass effect on my xbox I would have switched to ps3 so it wouldn't have said that horrendous thing on my game case.
That's what the collector's edition is for! :)
As for the video, it warms my heart to see that the majority of the video was filled with useless crap. Good use of resources.
Unless Bioware truly has been overtaken by some terrible cancer eroding it away from within, there is little doubt that will be so.
Oh well hopefully it's around by the time I feel like picking it up (not much of a fan for the series).