The Witcher's Code doesn't dictate anything because Geralt made it up and applied it arbitrarily. And even from things he made up I can't recall this thing about payment. Could be Witcher 3 thing though, just started it recently.
It does make for a more consistent character. In ME the dialog options weren't even directly tied to the Paragon/Renegade system but were dependent on Charm/Intimidate skills. The max available level of these was dependent on the Paragon/Renegade system, but because of a much easier option to start up (and extremely low amount required to purchase the first half of the points in each skill) you could unlock both sides much easier than in ME1 and 2. On the other hand, in ME2 and 3 there were interrupts available no matter what. And all 3 games had non Paragon/Renegade options (also addressing the "play how you want" thing) that in many cases also do give Paragon/Renegade points as well.
Ehhh, to be honest Renegade was somewhat inconsistent across the series. In first Mass Effect you were a trigger-happy racist, basically a space redneck. In second it was a lot of sarcasm, tricking people and general more light hearted stuff and even the more serious Renegade choices were often hilarious in some way. ME3 is the "for the greater good" thing you mentioned.
You don't even need Paragon or Renegade option for that. Just don't be an asshole to Quarians earlier on and rally the crowd. Or hand the data over, Tali will forgive you in ME3 anyway.
And yet Miranda and her jaw that is the second coming of Schwarzenegger fits perfectly with what @Edge- was talking about. And it's not like Sara looks more flattering at other angles or in motion. I wouldn't even say her jaw is the main issue with her.
Are there even Quarians in Andromeda? Couldn't find solid info on that.
Or in this case, taking any individual pic of Sara or a video footage of her. Where the opposite happens and people need to cherrypick a picture where she doesn't look atrocious like Endus did few posts earlier (with crappy results, that picture wasn't particularly an upgrade) to show that she isn't. Who knows, maybe BioWare will deliver in the last month and upgrade the characters, but with their track record of human faces I won't be betting on that.
But that's exactly it. Paragon is inspiring. It inspires the various races to drop their bullshit and cooperate. ME3 Renegade goes back to ME1 Renegade and is more often than not a total asshole (minus the space racism). Who often kills those who may be helpful but pose a risk. How does that translate to stronger army? Besides, the largest individual hit I can think of is declining/backstabbing the Salarian Dalatrass in regards to the Genophage which is a Paragon thing.
Witcher also often fucked you over in both cases. Well, not necessarily in terms of moral consequences, but on personal level. Like certain people wouldn't cooperate with you anymore. Though there are examples of moral stuff too. Like freeing/killing the tree spirit in Velen in Witcher 3. A group of people dies no matter what, you only affect which group.
Alternatively, you're capable of discerning between roleplaying aspect and the game mechanics attached to it. Besides, doing the right thing often leads to someone being gracious to you and wanting to repay you regardless of your own motive behind the action.
It's kinda the point of eezo in tihs particular setting.
Ehh, that made sense in terms of story since the whole war rested on Han'Gerrel and Daro'Xen. I still don't know how the pro-war faction even gained the upper hand. Tali was against it even if she wasn't influenced by Legion, Zaal'Koris was against it. And Daro'Xen complained about Shala'Raan being against it as well in Mass Effect 2. Yes, Tali mentioned she supported the war so that the Admiralty Board wasn't divided during this extremely important moment, but if anything, it should be Han'Gerrel and Daro'Xen that had to drop their agenda in order not to divide the Quarians. It only makes some sense if Tali is exiled, but only if we assume things since we don't even know who the 5th admiral is in that case and what their opinion is.
I agree with the general premise, but I'd say every single outcome of that war is one of the most powerful moments in gaming. Choose Geth? It's raining Quarians and you hear the last moments of the ship that Tali spent most of her life on, then she commits suicide and still apologizes for it. Despite you just sentencing her whole race into extinction. Made even worse if you romanced her. It doesn't even matter if it's Legion or its replacement. If it's Legion? "We regret the deaths of the creators but we see no alternative." It does reflect the Geth outlook from what Legion said in ME2 and what Shepard saw in the Geth consensus.
But if there is no Legion? The line changes to "Your people started this war, we will end it." and Geth, otherwise not harboring too much ill will towards the Quarians and mostly acting in self preservation and out of desperation (vide how they don't take the opportunity the upgrades gave them and attack the Quarians anyway, just because their creators stopped firing) finally get tired of Quarian wanting to wipe them out. It shows how much two people (well, a person and one mobile Geth unit, though even the thousand-something programs in Legion is most likely an even smaller drop in the total Geth bucket than what Tali comparatively is to the Quarians), with some Shepard influence can impact history. Also indicated by Geth VI mentioning distrust of organics.
Choosing Quarians? That version of "Does this unit have a soul" is even more impactful than the one shortly before it. And the desperation of both Legion and Geth VI about how this is not justice and its pleading with Shepard is also great. The difference in dialogue between Legion and Geth VI after they decide to attack Shepard is yet another example of the influence Legion or lack of it had on the Geth. Rannoch campaign's resolution is some of the best writing in game all around.
Yeah, just started ME2 again few days ago and it's kinda annoying. Completely forgot about it. Wanted to do some tech attacks from cloaks and bam, no can do. Cloak is even worse because it triggers the cooldown only when it's over. The only worse aspect to me in terms of changes from ME1 to 2 is that shift and space button swapped roles, but you get used to that quickly. Global cooldown is there no matter what. Great change for Andromeda. I also like that that some weapons have the overheating system from ME1. I have no strong feelings one way or another here, but I do like that you have options here now. Could mix and match for individual weapons. Like, I feel overheating could be more suited for slow, strong weapons like the more powerful sniper rifles or heavy pistols, since those were pretty limited in terms of available ammo.
Better? Sure. Significantly? Highly questionable. It isn't even her worst material.
She's so deep down the uncanny valley she can't even see the ledge on either side anymore.
Neither is a rendered video game character. And one would thing they'd get the lighting properly for a promotional material.
Out of these I'll give you jawline. And what's this nonsense about shallowness here? You yourself only listed equally shallow (supposed) similarities and there's zero "beyond" anything contained in your post.