“Sure you don’t need anything, commander?” The man’s lightly accented voice destroyed the silence perforating the air like a warhead. Shepard winced at the commotion it caused to her ears. Her eyes faced away from her watcher who currently stood beyond her cage. It was clear to her that he cared about her but she wasn’t in the mood for coddling.

“Yeah, I’m sure.” Shepard stated stiffly. She sensed hesitation from the man. A few moments more of silence allowed the barrier of…

The culmination of a year's work, this is the first in a series of retrospective looks on Commander Shepard's breathtaking journey from the beginning. Coinciding with the release of the highly anticipated Mass Effect 3, which already promises to be the best game of the year, Part 1 of this tribute focuses primarily on the 2007-released Mass Effect, and its engrossing storyline. Showcasing three versions of Commander Shepard, each one with a different moral stance, this video depicts…

David Silverman gave his opinion somewhere, though I don’t remember where, on why Femshep had such an enthusiastic following. He said something along the lines of “the reason so many people like Femshep is because she personifies what makes Mass Effect unique, that you can customize your main character to be whoever you want.”

No, that’s not the reason we all love Femshep.

A lot of Femshep fans like to trash Mark Meer. He’s actually a good voice actor though.…

Each of us has treaded a long and exciting path in the shoes of Commander Shepard, a character that has endeared itself so deeply to our hearts and minds that I cannot help but have mixed feelings about the much-awaited final installment in the epic Mass Effect trilogy. The word “final” being the catalyst of the melancholy I have to cope with. Is it really farewell to Shepard in Mass Effect 3?

In any case, all of this has served as inspiration for my latest video work, which is…