Quote Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk View Post
In Mass Effect, I prefer Fem Shep because I prefer Hale's voice work over Meer's. Probably doesn't help that my first run with Man Shep was also an attempt at a Renegade run, and ME1 Renegade is just......thoroughly unpleasant. Sounded less like a badass antihero and more like a pissy kid playing internet tough guy.

Plus, Man Shep can't romance Garrus. Best option, IMO.
Coincidence, me and my partner just yesterday finished our second playthrough of LE's Mass Effect 1; pure Renegade, even to his crew, and it hurt to watch for me ROFL. He was extremely toxic to Liara, dismissive to Kaidan, (he killed Wrex!!!!), simped to Ashley and proclaimed about how much of a human lover he is... only to turn his back to the Alliance at the end. I was facepalming throughout.

IMO Jennifer Hale is an amazing VA through and through. I loved our previous run as a neutral FemShep - the default looks so hot, and when she's being menacing she turns her voice low, grumbly and almost sultry. That run was perfect - no deaths, all the content (outside of ME2 explorations because screw that) completed, romancing the only best option Garrus (fight me!) and being good to the crew but threatening enough to enemies and suspect people. Mark Meer is great don't get me wrong, but... his voice just feels a lot flatter.