Mass Effect content is full of all different types of characters ranging from all different types of races with different political stances. The different characters, races and political parties within the game can easily be compared to the different races and political parties from reality. Is Mass Effect one giant political metaphor or is it all just mere coincidence?
RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.
"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!
How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera
And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Not only glorious jank, but the idea that the story can completely change depending on what you do, or say, or side with, makes it one of the most forward thinking games ever. The amount of story permutation is the equivalent of a Hitman level but in Story Form. And it wasn't just that the story changed, no, it was that you met completely new characters, or missed them, depending on your choices. Made Mass Effect feel static in comparison.
Alpha Protocol was absolutely glorious, indeed. And it was, and still is, more Next Gen than most anything out there these days. In this regard at least.
Pity.
Based on one narratively fitting ending in Mass Effect 3, Prothean squadmate Javik is highly unlikely to return in the next Mass Effect game.
He was one of my least favorite characters. I wish they would have done the Proths different.
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I seem to recall reading a very similar article here on N4G not too long ago, only it went into pretty much all the races. The Geth thing is new though. Made me laugh.
"If the Geth are the Jews of Mass Effect wouldn't that make 'Destroy' Shepard the successor to Hitler?"
Hahahaha. Interesting point. As far as finding other article on this topic, other than a few forums, i couldn't really find much content on it with any indication as to whether or not it was intentional...as far as other races and cultures I DID notice some other similarities but i chose to leave them out for the sake of not stepping over the line of racism. This article is merely a comparison and is in no way intended to offend anyone.
@Joab77- Yeah. There comparisons I made in this article are only that of certain traits of the cultures/stereotypes of their respective counterpart. Of course there are also going to be differences as well, I.E The Quarians are not an EXACT mirror image of the Islamic middle easterners. the main idea of this bit would be to ask the question, "Do you think this was intended? or was it just coincidence?".
@Blacklight82 - Right...Yeah, totally. :)