Hi! I like this video. I like how it puts Garrus and your Shepard in a serious and reasonable conversation. It reminds me of my days of reading Mass Effect fanfictions.. and now makes me wish I could put them through AI to hear them read out in the voices. Very nice!
I have the opposite problem with Garrus. I've spent the whole game of ME1 teaching him that doing things by the book, never looking for an easy way out, and taking the high road was the right thing to do only for him to end up being a crazed vigilante hellbent on vengeance in ME2. His Vigilante and "justice" lines are what drove me mad. So disappointed with him... and now we have people like Bayley becoming a C-SEC Captain, a corrupt official who abuse their suspects, have backroom deals with known criminals, and are willing to game the system. And Garrus praises him... saying "C-SEC has changed" as if that's for the better. You can call executor Pallin whatever you want, but at least that Turian had principles. Shit, the only reason Udina even promoted Bayley to being an Executor is probably he knew how easy it would be manipulate him and use him to push Human Agenda in C-SEC.
i don't view these as opposite problems! those are all the same complaints Eva has. the only reason she supposedly "tolerates" the vigilantism is because he at least can't abuse his status and get away with it like he was trying to do before. at least as a vigilante he's punishable by law, ykwim? but yeah Garrus is a corrupt cop at heart, which is where her fear comes from. (not that she views """ethical""" cops as much better. Eva says "ACAB") it's CRAZY that the games force you to be buddies with Bailey too.
@@aimlessanimates8714 Honestly, I don't have problems with Cops just doing their job, but when the game is trying to act like what Bailey does is "good" and we're supposed to be friendly with him that irritates me. Hell, the game only gives you the option to call out his bs only twice, once during the meeting and the second time during Thane's loyalty. And somehow he gets rewarded come the 3rd game by failing upwards.
This is actually really cool. Not a big fan of AI but I get it, his weird ass comment on Purgatory REALLY bothers me every time, worse that (of course), the game doesn't dwell on it too much. More space for fan interpretations I guess! Always felt like an out of place line to me, such a werid thing to say after they deliberately try to enslave not only an innocent person, but also the fucking hero of the galaxy FOR PROFIT, and he's defending them. Never made much sense to me that a paragon Garrus would say that. Anyway, I really like how you wrote this, and your OC Commander is awesome! This is a really cool way to bring this to life. Keep up the good work!
the "it's in the galaxy's best interests" line from Garrus on Purgatory? it's just something he can say if you examine a certain body during the mission, not a dialogue tree response. (if you mean the dialogue in the video itself, this isn't from the game at all! i wrote it. 💛)
Don’t get me wrong, Purgatory was EXTREMELY corrupt and had a lot of immoral practices, but I think Garrus’ point in that dialogue was that a lot of these prisoners did need to be off the streets. One of the prisoners you talked to casually talks about murdering over 20 people and bombing a habitat and another relishes the thought of hearing his victims screaming. Then after the mission, you get an email from an escapee telling you he plans on killing even more people and even you eventually. Does that make what Purgatory did ok? No, but I can see where Garrus was coming from when he said that.
yeah i think thats where he was coming from too! it just strikes me as a very *unnecessary* comment when it inadvertently implies... what it does. no one asked him to pick a side, and he still went with the slavers, ykwim? and regardless, a past criminal like Eva is always going to take something like that badly, especially in the middle of a flashback. she sees an implication that *she* should (still) be rotting in prison as well, which undercuts all the effort she's put into saving the galaxy and trying to redeem herself.
thank you!! the voices are actually AI, believe it or not! Garrus's was made from Brandon Keener (obvs), and Eva's was Erica Luttrell (Sapphire from Steven Universe!)
i love the time quality and effort of this video, i think this is a great video. Conceptually... Life-long military veteran Shepard is *offended* from a *statement^ because she doesn't like *cop shit* that sends her into a *panic attack*??? I think you misunderstand many things. I always thought Shepard was someone who didn't even flinch in the face of reapers, it's hard to imagine her getting offended by *words*
Eva's an OC (though she goes by Shepard's name, yes), not a true Shepard. I realize I didn't state this anywhere, so I don't blame you for having these questions! in Eva's case, she didn't agree to be military, nor did she actually receive any of the training (unbeknownst to her crew). the reason Garrus has that _"...Really?"_ line is because he's as baffled by the situation as you are! Shepard's the highest form of law enforcement but hates cops? he's confused! 😂
@@aimlessanimates8714 Heh, nice. I've always played biotics from the start, they're just more my vibe. Sentinel on my first playthrough but my LE Shep, Lilly, is an adept.
Nicely done! Is this your Shepard? What's her background (with her having been in prison and all)? And are her biotics supposed to be add-ons from the Lazarus Project, given what Garrus said about them?
ty!! Eva takes Shepard's role, yes, but she's def more of an OC than a true Shepard. (Hell, her real name isn't "Shepard".) On paper, she's an earth-born sole survivor, but that backstory is just a cover (though it's vaguely similar to the truth.) basically, Eva's whole deal is that she's from a normal universe like ours, but she gets isekai'd (randomly transported) into various video game universes, usually replacing the main character. she has looots of trauma from lots of canons, and when she says she's been to prison, she is referring to Mount Massive Asylum from _Outlast_ and Persephone/Fontaine Futuristics from _Bioshock 2._ :3 as such, yeah, she wasn't born with biotics! Cerberus made her a vanguard when they brought her back.
Took me a sec to understand what was going on but this is really good
Took me a c-sec
@VanillaSpooks 🤣
Hi! I like this video. I like how it puts Garrus and your Shepard in a serious and reasonable conversation.
It reminds me of my days of reading Mass Effect fanfictions.. and now makes me wish I could put them through AI to hear them read out in the voices. Very nice!
I have the opposite problem with Garrus. I've spent the whole game of ME1 teaching him that doing things by the book, never looking for an easy way out, and taking the high road was the right thing to do only for him to end up being a crazed vigilante hellbent on vengeance in ME2. His Vigilante and "justice" lines are what drove me mad. So disappointed with him... and now we have people like Bayley becoming a C-SEC Captain, a corrupt official who abuse their suspects, have backroom deals with known criminals, and are willing to game the system. And Garrus praises him... saying "C-SEC has changed" as if that's for the better. You can call executor Pallin whatever you want, but at least that Turian had principles.
Shit, the only reason Udina even promoted Bayley to being an Executor is probably he knew how easy it would be manipulate him and use him to push Human Agenda in C-SEC.
i don't view these as opposite problems! those are all the same complaints Eva has. the only reason she supposedly "tolerates" the vigilantism is because he at least can't abuse his status and get away with it like he was trying to do before. at least as a vigilante he's punishable by law, ykwim? but yeah Garrus is a corrupt cop at heart, which is where her fear comes from. (not that she views """ethical""" cops as much better. Eva says "ACAB")
it's CRAZY that the games force you to be buddies with Bailey too.
@@aimlessanimates8714 Honestly, I don't have problems with Cops just doing their job, but when the game is trying to act like what Bailey does is "good" and we're supposed to be friendly with him that irritates me. Hell, the game only gives you the option to call out his bs only twice, once during the meeting and the second time during Thane's loyalty. And somehow he gets rewarded come the 3rd game by failing upwards.
THIS IS MASSTASTIC!!! Please keep making more stories! 🙏
Damn, this is well done. And a really damn good take on a serious problem an erant comment can cause.
I LOVED THIS
This is actually really cool. Not a big fan of AI but I get it, his weird ass comment on Purgatory REALLY bothers me every time, worse that (of course), the game doesn't dwell on it too much. More space for fan interpretations I guess!
Always felt like an out of place line to me, such a werid thing to say after they deliberately try to enslave not only an innocent person, but also the fucking hero of the galaxy FOR PROFIT, and he's defending them. Never made much sense to me that a paragon Garrus would say that.
Anyway, I really like how you wrote this, and your OC Commander is awesome! This is a really cool way to bring this to life. Keep up the good work!
10/10
First video of your channel ive watched and im hooked.
Nice stuff
Cool video, really well thought out conversation between these two.
i never came across this dialogue but then again i probs picked the mix match options
the "it's in the galaxy's best interests" line from Garrus on Purgatory? it's just something he can say if you examine a certain body during the mission, not a dialogue tree response. (if you mean the dialogue in the video itself, this isn't from the game at all! i wrote it. 💛)
Don’t get me wrong, Purgatory was EXTREMELY corrupt and had a lot of immoral practices, but I think Garrus’ point in that dialogue was that a lot of these prisoners did need to be off the streets. One of the prisoners you talked to casually talks about murdering over 20 people and bombing a habitat and another relishes the thought of hearing his victims screaming. Then after the mission, you get an email from an escapee telling you he plans on killing even more people and even you eventually. Does that make what Purgatory did ok? No, but I can see where Garrus was coming from when he said that.
yeah i think thats where he was coming from too! it just strikes me as a very *unnecessary* comment when it inadvertently implies... what it does. no one asked him to pick a side, and he still went with the slavers, ykwim?
and regardless, a past criminal like Eva is always going to take something like that badly, especially in the middle of a flashback. she sees an implication that *she* should (still) be rotting in prison as well, which undercuts all the effort she's put into saving the galaxy and trying to redeem herself.
This is incredible? Holy shit. Who voiced the characters? It's seriously well done. Along with the artwork of course, expressive work with Garrus.
thank you!! the voices are actually AI, believe it or not! Garrus's was made from Brandon Keener (obvs), and Eva's was Erica Luttrell (Sapphire from Steven Universe!)
@@aimlessanimates8714 Bit disappointed it's AI generated voice work. But good work on the art and writing for sure.
@@aimlessanimates8714 It's disgusting that you aren't disclosing that in the title or description.
@@Bacxaber Disclosing what?
@@aimlessanimates8714 That you used AI. You knew exactly what I meant.
What ai did you use?
@@chillblast935 Elevenlabs!
i love the time quality and effort of this video, i think this is a great video. Conceptually... Life-long military veteran Shepard is *offended* from a *statement^ because she doesn't like *cop shit* that sends her into a *panic attack*???
I think you misunderstand many things. I always thought Shepard was someone who didn't even flinch in the face of reapers, it's hard to imagine her getting offended by *words*
Eva's an OC (though she goes by Shepard's name, yes), not a true Shepard. I realize I didn't state this anywhere, so I don't blame you for having these questions! in Eva's case, she didn't agree to be military, nor did she actually receive any of the training (unbeknownst to her crew).
the reason Garrus has that _"...Really?"_ line is because he's as baffled by the situation as you are! Shepard's the highest form of law enforcement but hates cops? he's confused! 😂
Still getting used to the biotics? Is this a Shep who changed class at the start of 2? :3
@CyarSkirata yep! from soldier to vanguard.
@@aimlessanimates8714 Heh, nice.
I've always played biotics from the start, they're just more my vibe. Sentinel on my first playthrough but my LE Shep, Lilly, is an adept.
Nicely done! Is this your Shepard? What's her background (with her having been in prison and all)? And are her biotics supposed to be add-ons from the Lazarus Project, given what Garrus said about them?
ty!! Eva takes Shepard's role, yes, but she's def more of an OC than a true Shepard. (Hell, her real name isn't "Shepard".) On paper, she's an earth-born sole survivor, but that backstory is just a cover (though it's vaguely similar to the truth.)
basically, Eva's whole deal is that she's from a normal universe like ours, but she gets isekai'd (randomly transported) into various video game universes, usually replacing the main character. she has looots of trauma from lots of canons, and when she says she's been to prison, she is referring to Mount Massive Asylum from _Outlast_ and Persephone/Fontaine Futuristics from _Bioshock 2._ :3
as such, yeah, she wasn't born with biotics! Cerberus made her a vanguard when they brought her back.