The only thing we don’t really care for is the stink eye that Shephard appears to be giving us. You’re understandably upset, sir, but that angry glare directed at the consumer instead of some alien menace just off-cover is intimidating.
Less-obscured PC version awaits you after this.
Blackwater
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 11:38 AMWait… Wrex is on the cover? He won’t be returning in my game.
crispy
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 12:18 PMthats not wrex. they already said you would have brand new party members, didn’t they?
Matfei
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 12:42 PMThere is more than one Krogan left in the universe.
HotDamn!
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 1:58 PMOh, that’s Tex Mex.
Blah2
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 2:23 PMMy version of Shepard looked nothing like that QQ.
doubleDizz
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 2:48 PMSo shattered my Genghis Khan looking Shepherd is stuck on my old corrupted gamertag =,(
*sniffle*
diode
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 6:50 PMI personally don’t think the “run-and-gun” imagery is entirely appropriate for an IP like Mass Effect, but meh – so long as the game doesn’t follow suit.
And yes, I actually don’t know anyone that went with the default Shepherd! ;P
Blackwater
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 10:27 PMI never used to like the look of default Shepard, but he’s grown on me in the ME2 clips…. not that I’d ever use him.
ME2 better have decent long hair for guys.
The cover isn’t too bad… Mass Effect’s was better though, look more like an epic sci fi saga cover where this looks like something Michael Bay would come up with. It needs a cheesy tagline and somehow “finish the Fight” seems to fit.
Darkhill
Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 12:58 AMThey should just make the sequel more political and call it ‘Mass Debate’.
Mikey McCorry
Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 10:47 AMYeah, I don’t like how in a game with so much character customisation, they keep forcing this image of how Sheppard *should* look in their marketing. For example, my Sheppard is a hot, goth, lesbian chick who, IMO, would look much better on the box art than Generic Space Marine X up there…
Jay
Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 1:07 PMThis is crap. makes the game look cartoony, when the graphics are very splendid for such a large game set in a sci-fi genre.
Re-do it PLEASE!
iamthemonkeyhead
Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 5:43 AMSheppard looks a little like a mexican dude in this cover. I get the feeling they were going for a retro 70s kind of look but it’s too understated so everyone is confused and annoyed about the cover.
I don’t think it’s particularly good but obviously the publishers thought this was the best of the lot.