>>714771942Shepard is a soldier. Not a politician, not an actor, not a public speaker. A soldier who spent life looking down a barrel of a gun.
That's why Jennifer Hale's breathy LISTEN TO ME I'M SO BADASS AND INTENSE voice is grating and inauthentic, in-game she sounds like an escort trying to roleplay and is all bark and no bite. She also makes Paragon and Renegade sound so overdramatically different that you have to choose only one path or else you'll sound like a bipolar psychopath if you try to mix Paragon and Renegade dialogue.
Mark Meer makes the character sound like a soldier that gradually becomes more charismatic over time. Conveys forceful leadership and his threats feel more serious.
Everyone who just plays the game because they want to enjoy the game played mamleshep, they're not the type to brag about it and it creates no grounds for a talking point. Telling others you enjoy the female version of the character more displays you as being a coomer, trannie or trying to come off as unique and openminded.