How Mass Effect: Legendary Edition’s FemShep Changed the Game RELATED: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart VAs Hale and Taylor Talk Strong Female Characters In an interview with Game Rant, Hale and Taylor discussed the influence of their characters, and how the mod community has taken to correcting one issue fans still have with the franchise. Courtenay Taylor joined the Mass Effect cast for Mass Effect 2 playing Jack, a tough character who challenges traditional femininity. Jennifer Hale voiced the pivotal role of female Commander Shepard, nicknamed FemShep, who set the blueprint for having female player characters as a standard in the majority of video games. Part of Mass Effect’s success is undoubtedly attributed to the characters in-game and the voice actors who brought them to life.
The remaster of all three games and most of the DLC allows fans to revisit a beloved franchise, not to mention making it accessible for a brand new wave of players. Even over ten years later, BioWare’s Mass Effect remains an influential part of video game history, which is why it wasn’t surprising when Mass Effect: Legendary Edition was announced in November 2020. It spawned two sequels, Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, not to mention an incredibly dedicated fan base that would not only play, but replay the game multiple times. When the first Mass Effect first debuted in 2007, no one could have truly predicted how revolutionary the game series would be.