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

montagohalcyon Since: Dec, 1969

Feb 15th 2013 at 6:53:00 AM

Wait, Wrex lives? Is he needed alive for Shepard to fail something later more spectacularly?

lrrose Since: Dec, 1969

Feb 15th 2013 at 11:45:36 AM

Evil Laugh

Peteman Since: Dec, 1969

Feb 16th 2013 at 9:34:16 PM

Y-you MONSTER!

Operation Screw The Krogan has entered Phase 1.

Korval Since: Dec, 1969

Mar 2nd 2013 at 11:37:35 PM

Rana lives? I haven't played ME 3 yet; is there some reason why she's still among the living and breathing?

lrrose Since: Dec, 1969

Mar 3rd 2013 at 8:37:44 PM

Sparing Rana has a very minor drawback in ME3. It doesn't effect gameplay or story, but it still is somewhat less optimal result than killing her.

SlabBulkhead Since: Dec, 1969

Jul 18th 2022 at 9:55:22 PM

Since you don’t have garrus or liara at this point, you shouldn’t need the family armor to make Wrex stand down. Wrex will stand down if his dying would leave you with only tali for the last part of Virmire.