Post by ubermensch on Aug 26, 2011 7:32:44 GMT 1
Authors Notes:
It has been said that,"There is no atheist in a foxhole..." I've been thinking recently.Wouldn't it be cool -- Wouldn't it be a truly unforgettable moment in Gaming History.If in Mass Effect 3, Commander Shepard has a Talking (or Shouting or Crying out) to God moment!?! Self-reliance is a virtue.And we all have our pride.But even Jake Sully in James Cameron's Avatar: Had a moment where after he had done all that he could do in his own power; he asked Eywa: ( The guiding force and deity of Pandora and the Navi) for whatever help that it could provide.I don't know about you.But I was really moved by a certain moment of the Reaper Invasion of Earth footage that we got to see. In the ME 3 Demo.
Anderson: God.How do you stop something so powerful?!
Shepard: I don't know?!
After hearing the both of these accomplished, strong, highly competent men.Speak so honestly to one another.Saying things that they would never want their subordinates to hear.Lest they lose morale.The vulnerability, that Admiral David Anderson and Commander John Shepard show here.Is a real 'tearjerker' moment.If you really think about it, for a minute...
BioWare has said that defeating the Reapers will seem hopeless and resistance futile; for a good percentage of the story.(I'm paraphrasing) On account of this I could so see Shepard have a moment, either in his cabin on the Normandy or at a religious site or graveyard; say something like this: (This will be optional of course.I don't believe that BioWare should force every player to play this scene, if they don't want too.But I do believe that the option should be there.)
Shepard: "Ha... You know.My mother always told me that,"God will never put more on your shoulders than you can bare." I have come so far.I have cheated death.I have talked to the point of almost losing my voice.Trying to convince people of the Reaper Invasion.Mostly to no avail... I'm not asking or expecting Angels to descend from the 3rd heaven to save us... But I need something.
Some sign.Some - hope.Some.....................
............ INSPIRATION -- A Big Idea or a Point in the right direction.Something.... Just.... Something -- Sigh..."
Post Script: This is the Paragon Version of the Monologue or dialogue that Shepard has with God. I originally wrote this over at BioWare Social Network.I got a pretty good response from it and i wanted to share it with you all here.Plus I was in Ieldra2's Thread - Who else's Shepard will feel very alone at the start of ME 3?
A couple of days ago and I saw this OUTSTANDING FanArt Pic of Shepard Commander and I wanted to add the words of my Short Story - "Shepard Prays to God" to it...
It has been said that,"There is no atheist in a foxhole..." I've been thinking recently.Wouldn't it be cool -- Wouldn't it be a truly unforgettable moment in Gaming History.If in Mass Effect 3, Commander Shepard has a Talking (or Shouting or Crying out) to God moment!?! Self-reliance is a virtue.And we all have our pride.But even Jake Sully in James Cameron's Avatar: Had a moment where after he had done all that he could do in his own power; he asked Eywa: ( The guiding force and deity of Pandora and the Navi) for whatever help that it could provide.I don't know about you.But I was really moved by a certain moment of the Reaper Invasion of Earth footage that we got to see. In the ME 3 Demo.
Anderson: God.How do you stop something so powerful?!
Shepard: I don't know?!
After hearing the both of these accomplished, strong, highly competent men.Speak so honestly to one another.Saying things that they would never want their subordinates to hear.Lest they lose morale.The vulnerability, that Admiral David Anderson and Commander John Shepard show here.Is a real 'tearjerker' moment.If you really think about it, for a minute...
BioWare has said that defeating the Reapers will seem hopeless and resistance futile; for a good percentage of the story.(I'm paraphrasing) On account of this I could so see Shepard have a moment, either in his cabin on the Normandy or at a religious site or graveyard; say something like this: (This will be optional of course.I don't believe that BioWare should force every player to play this scene, if they don't want too.But I do believe that the option should be there.)
Shepard: "Ha... You know.My mother always told me that,"God will never put more on your shoulders than you can bare." I have come so far.I have cheated death.I have talked to the point of almost losing my voice.Trying to convince people of the Reaper Invasion.Mostly to no avail... I'm not asking or expecting Angels to descend from the 3rd heaven to save us... But I need something.
Some sign.Some - hope.Some.....................
............ INSPIRATION -- A Big Idea or a Point in the right direction.Something.... Just.... Something -- Sigh..."
Post Script: This is the Paragon Version of the Monologue or dialogue that Shepard has with God. I originally wrote this over at BioWare Social Network.I got a pretty good response from it and i wanted to share it with you all here.Plus I was in Ieldra2's Thread - Who else's Shepard will feel very alone at the start of ME 3?
A couple of days ago and I saw this OUTSTANDING FanArt Pic of Shepard Commander and I wanted to add the words of my Short Story - "Shepard Prays to God" to it...