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

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

lrrose2013-02-12 14:23:39

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Introduction

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.

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EndarkCuli Since: Dec, 1969

Feb 16th 2013 at 5:35:23 PM

The detail is a nice touch, I must admit. And I'm certainly curious as to how you're going to handle recruitment and loyalty; having to choose whether it is worse to avoid gaining the trust of your allies and having them die while holding the line, or to go through missions and murder their enemies only to lose them to poor management later on. It seems as though you've been planning this for some time, and I trust in your ability to mess up the galaxy utterly and completely. Keep it up!

I do wonder about one thing, though. I understand your decision not to recruit Zaeed, as it ends with either a bunch of innocents saved or a major gang member killed off, neither of which seems like a failure. But out of the two outcomes, Irrose, which do you personally prefer? I'm just curious.

lrrose Since: Dec, 1969

Feb 16th 2013 at 6:00:57 PM

Personally, I prefer to save the civillians. I'm not recruiting Zaeed and Kasumi because doing so would complicate my plans for the Suicide Mission.

Thank you for your input.

montagohalcyon Since: Dec, 1969

Feb 17th 2013 at 8:37:42 AM

I've never done it, but can't you kill Zaeed during his loyalty mission? That would seem like a unique opportunity for failure. I understand if you don't want to complicate your later plans though.

lrrose Since: Dec, 1969

Feb 17th 2013 at 9:17:00 AM

I couldn't figure out a way to finish the Suicide Mission with Zaeed and the two people I want to survive as the only survivors.

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