Are the rumors actually true about Miranda?
I preordered on steam and when i opened the forums up i see tons of threads saying they changed cut scenes of her azz so it doesn't show it? IS this true? That would be a shame because i really don...
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This isn't about them editing Miranda's character model. It's about them possibly choosing different frames instead of the base and excessive shots of Miranda's butt designed to sell the game. There's a difference between what Mass Effect Andromeda did with their eldritch character creator and excessively sexualizing a character.
By the way, if we were talking original ME designs, we'd also be talking about de-glaming Ashley Williams and shrinking FemShep's ever growing bust between the games. Or that leather hooker's dress from Mass Effect 3. If the one thing they flagged in the series was the shots of Miranda's butt being excessive, it was probably something originally done not from design but marketing. Miranda Lawson is also based off Yvonne Strahovski so there's an actress they probably preferred the idea of the original emphasis on her performance instead of marketing- "can we have more shots of her butt".
There's also the infamous shape that made its way into the game when you scoped with a sniper rifle onto EDI with the wrong armor set on. It's not creativity these things make it into games, it's marketing and/or someone's fantasy trips.
@Allison_X5-734
"It's not creativity these things make it into games, it's marketing and/or someone's fantasy trips." - Allison_X5-734
In Mass Effect Miranda's character is said to be genetically engineered to be perfect, and Miranda specifically says in some game dialogs that her looks are part of that--- which she uses as an asset to take advantage of. So actually showing off Miranda's exceptionally attractive appearance with camera angles that show her butt and that sort of thing is indeed part of her character and the original creative direction of the game. So it's not just about 'marketing' or 'fantasy trips' as you claim.
And frankly, I don't see why it should matter even if it was about fantasy trips or marketing because there's nothing wrong with male players who find a game more enjoyable with an attractive female squadmate like Miranda.
"It's not creativity these things make it into games, it's marketing and/or someone's fantasy trips." - Allison_X5-734
In Mass Effect Miranda's character is said to be genetically engineered to be perfect, and Miranda specifically says in some game dialogs that her looks are part of that--- which she uses as an asset to take advantage of. So actually showing off Miranda's exceptionally attractive appearance with camera angles that show her butt and that sort of thing is indeed part of her character and the original creative direction of the game. So it's not just about 'marketing' or 'fantasy trips' as you claim.
And frankly, I don't see why it should matter even if it was about fantasy trips or marketing because there's nothing wrong with male players who find a game more enjoyable with an attractive female squadmate like Miranda.
Miranda is stunning and unless you have some thing for that part of her, she has many other pretty features which make her attractive, and it's her looks as a whole, not simply her butt. They had an issue going back over the material with that aspect so obviously they felt it detracted having so much focus on one part instead of the whole package, hell I think she has (even with current graphics) a stunning complexion and eyes. Her outfit's cute as hell. Had a modded version I loved for the third game for my Shepard till I broke it moving computers.
To me personally, I tend to tune out the body shots that are too much- obviously Mac Walters can't and it's his prerogative since Mass Effect 2 and 3 were better for their inclusion of Miranda, not for their inclusion of Miranda's butt as her defining trait. Obviously they should lead any romance led lines and/or scenes alone and subsequent focus wherever it lands since they'd have been designed to be sexualized, which they should be.
- @Allison_X5-734 It doesn't matter what you yourself personally think. Again a minority and part of the 10 people only who care about this thing.
Even if you were 100% correct, it will never change the fact that it was still in the original.... so common sense it should be in the remaster.Personally I don't think miranda's butt being shown front and centre in a couple of shots takes anything away from her character, she had plenty of moments that showed her distrust for anything related to her father and her protective attitude towards her sister. She fought well ingame and wasn't afraid to voice her opinion on things throughout the games. The butt scenes are honestly more amusing to me and kind of a meme at this point, more people (in my opinion) would be disappointed with scene changes removing these moments.
As other people have mentioned there are plenty of moments where the guys could be considered 'sexualised' and I wouldnt want them changed either, part of the charm of the game, here is an example.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgiPyMeYzoM
So yeah, i'd prefer original story and cutscenes to stay the same. Besides a few frames of miranda's behind is nothing compared to some of the stuff i see people wearing to the shops these days.
