Live Blogs The Adventure of Failure Shepard or How Not to Play the Mass Effect Trilogy

lrrose2013-02-12 14:23:39

For the past few months, I have been planning to do a playthrough of the Mass Effect Trilogy where I make the dumbest decisions possible. I have decided to share this experience with you all.

This liveblog will chronicle the adventure of Lieutenant Commander Failure Shepard, better known as FailShep. Young Failure was born on the Human colony of Midnoir, where he lived until it was attacked by evil batarian pirates, who killed everyone he ever knew. FailShep was only sixteen at the time.

Shortly after, FailShep enlisted in the Alliance Military, where his squad was killed by Thresher Maws. FailShep's escape of the Maws made him a legend among the Alliance.

tldr; Failure Shepard is male, a Colonist and a Sole Survivor. Because this playthrough is going to be somewhat minimalist in nature, I'm playing as a Soldier and on the lowest difficulty settings.

Comments

Peteman Since: Dec, 1969

Apr 14th 2013 at 6:10:32 AM

Fail Shep, so fail he fails at failing.

Peteman Since: Dec, 1969

Apr 16th 2013 at 5:53:55 AM

I trust we'll be seeing the Hanar Diplomat side mission? It may net you some war assets, but you can help cause the extermination of the hanar and drell.

Same with the Batarian codes? Get some more internal strife?

lrrose Since: Dec, 1969

Apr 16th 2013 at 9:51:25 PM

It's too late for the Hanar Diplomat mission, which cannot be done after completing the genophage arc. Besides, I think Fail Shep's inaction on the issue is worse than anything he could have done by doing the quest.

I'm not quite sure how to mess up the batarian codes mission. Balak's a douche, but he doesn't betray the Alliance. And killing him gets you the batarian war assets anyway.

Peteman Since: Dec, 1969

Apr 19th 2013 at 10:35:40 PM

I thought killing him got the Batarians pissed off at you and they attacked Alliance ships. Or does it do both.

As for the Hanar, that involves the confirmed extermination of the Drell and Hanar, even if it does net you a Spectre team.