This is a protagonist who was portrayed as a straight white man every time he was presented to the public. In most of the marketing material, whether it be videos, screenshots, or cover art, Vanderloo’s face was presented as the image of Commander Shepard and Mark Meer’s voice was the one heard in nearly every trailer. In contrast, all three covers of the original Mass Effect trilogy featured default male Shepard, whose face was based on Dutch model Mark Vanderloo. Their face is entirely obscured here, and it’s not even clear if it’s the male or female version of the character on the cover of the collection. They’ve got their iconic N7 helmet on and are looking away from us.
Unlike most promo art for the Mass Effect series, the Legendary Edition puts Commander Shepard in the background, covered by standouts from the game’s supporting cast like Garrus Vakarian, Liara T’Soni, and Tali’Zorah vas Normandy. Presumably, this is the art that will grace the cover of the collection when it’s finally out, but one piece of it stuck out to me, specifically: protagonist Commander Shepard’s place in it. All we got was a teaser trailer and one piece of art. While the studio did confirm a few details, like that it had been working primarily on technical aspects like “super-sharp resolution, faster framerates, and beautiful visual enhancements,” we weren’t shown any footage of the remasters in action. The trilogy is being remastered internally at the studio for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X/S updates planned when the collection launches in spring of 2021. If you missed it over the weekend, this Saturday, Bioware announced that Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is real.
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