The Mass Effect games are famous for their many romance options but one particular romance in Mass Effect 2 in 2010 may have been cut for reasons other than development limitations. Jack is a tattooed biotic prodigy available for romantically male Shepard but not female Shepard. Speaking to TheGamer, Brian Kindregan, a writer at BioWare for episodes of Mass Effect 2 featuring Jack and Samara, says Jack was unavailable for Shepard’s female romance for fear of being like Fox News.
“Mass Effect was heavily and unequivocally criticized in the U.S. by Fox News, which at the time … perhaps more people in the world thought that there was a connection between reality and what discussed on Fox News, “Kindregan said.
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Fox News held an infamous “debate” about the dangers of a game like Mass Effect revealing sexual intimacy. As a result of this backdrop, elements around the romance options may have changed. Kindregan notes that the team was trying to handle this with caution, and “it was not like a high-ranking anti-gay person on the Mass Effect 2 team saying, ‘that’s not going to to have ‘. “
Actress Courtenay Taylor who represented Jack said she always thought Jack was supposed to be pansexual, saying “It’s funny to me because my understanding was always that she was pansexual. So I don’t know if that’s just something I named the character or something she said could be cut in. It surprised me that female romance wasn’t possible because that was my understanding. I think it was time, you know? That was, what – 2008/2009? has changed a lot since then, and BioWare was leading the charge on that. “
Mass Effect 2 is included in the revamped collection of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, which is expected to be released sometime in Spring 2021. In addition, a new Mass Effect game is in development, with work being done by an “old team.” Platforms have not been announced but considering how far out of that game we can safely expect it to be available on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PS5.