Nevertheless, Mass Effect: Redemption is a fine looking book with a more than adequate story. Omar Francia’s art continues to perfectly capture the sleek designs, racial diversity and stark interiors of the video game – even if Liara has changed proportions somewhat – but I still feel that Atiyeh’s colours are too bright at times, and lacking in the neon-lit shadows that made Omega so compelling in the actual game. With Spepard conveniently spending this series in a coffin, we’ll hopefully get to see why Liara had transformed into a hard-nosed bitch with a grudge for the Shadow Broker in Mass Effect 2, and Liara’s shifty drell aid, Feron, also presents us a further look of the new race that debuts in the video game sequel. Nevertheless, the supporting cast in both games are all interesting enough to maintain a four-part miniseries, and though asari fan favourite Liara T’Soni is a fan favourite, she’s also a complicated character to write: as Liara may/may not (deleted where applicable) have had a relationship with Shepard, it is only ever ambiguously hinted upon.īut Mac Walters and John Jackson Miller have formed a decent enough story here, with Liara being recruited by Cerberus’s head honcho the Illusive Man to retrieve Shepard’s corpse. Consequently, the omission of Commander Shepard floats like a black hole at the centre of Mass Effect: Redemption – as well as the second Mass Effect novel, Ascension – and it’s a shame that, as with the better Star Wars comic spin-offs, Dark Horse have not opted for an unrelated character in another part of this potentially multifaceted world.

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