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Steve Cortez
Steve Cortez is a character from BioWare's ''Mass Effect'' franchise. He appears in the 2012 video game ''Mass Effect 3'' as a crew member of the '' SSV Normandy SR-2'' and pilot of the starship's auxiliary shuttlecraft vehicle, the UT-47A Kodiak. Cortez was designed as a potential love interest for the male version of the game's player character, Commander Shepard. The staff writer responsible for Cortez, Dusty Everman, wanted to approach the subject matter of same-sex romantic relationships with an eye for respect and authenticity, as ''Mass Effect 3'' marked the first instance BioWare staff have written full romances that are exclusively for same-sex characters. Everman was mindful of concerns raised by players where a relationship between Shepard and a non-player character in previous games may inexplicably shift from a friendship into a romance to their surprise. The approach he took in response was to frame the majority of the relationship to be about the progression of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Effect 3
''Mass Effect 3'' is a 2012 action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. The third major entry in the ''Mass Effect'' series and the final installment of the original trilogy, it was released in March 2012 for Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. A Wii U version of the game, entitled ''Mass Effect 3: Special Edition'', was later released in November 2012. The game is set within the Milky Way galaxy in 2186, where galactic civilization is invaded by a very advanced machine race of Synthetic intelligence, synthetic-Carbon-based life, organic starships known as Reapers (Mass Effect), Reapers. Similar to ''Mass Effect 2'', the player can import a completed saved game into ''Mass Effect 3'' that influences the plot by taking previous decisions into account. In general, ''Mass Effect 3'' revolves around increasing military strength by completing Quest (video gaming), missions and gathering resources. As BioWare designed the game to be accessible to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
