Video: Mass Effect 2 Does Gilbert & Sullivan (Minor Spoilers)
I've been living in Mass Effect 2 country for the last eight days, but even that much lead time has barely made a dent in the game's, well, massive storyline. Salerian superscientist and Mass Effect 2 teammate Mordin Solus has proved to be my favorite character by a mile Astronomical Unit - his complicated moral reasoning, genuine sensitivity, and occasional gayness have made me fall in love with this short-lived genius from the species that unleashed the Krogan onto the galaxy, then promptly sterilized them.
So, last night Mordin asks me if I'm hitting on him. He says I come by to talk to him too often to be coincidence, but that if it's all right with me he'd like to keep things friendly. I want to say, 'Mordin, it's a game and I want to squeeze all of the voicework out of your character. Also you give me stuff when we talk.' But instead, I walk away trying to picture how in the world I'd fertilize Mordin's eggs - or would it be the other way around? My (male) Shepard considers himself open-minded and versatile, but still... I don't think I could pay a visit to cloaca-town, if you know what I mean.
And just when I had put the whole awkward affair behind me, Mordin brings up his love of art. I had to ask. Then he sang a Salarian version of the Major-General's Song from The Pirates of Penzance.
It was the best moment so far in a terrific game.
I am so glad I didn't try to record this at 3am last night with the camera in my MacBook - here's a much better version, albeit with full-on Evil Face. If you're avoiding minor spoilers, don't watch - but if you're ready for epic musical theater Salarian style? Click play.
tiny dancer
Posted to Hot Stuff, Video Games, Videos on 27 January 2010
Other stuff like this: bioware, gilbert & sullivan, major general's song, mass effect 2, mordin solus, pirates of penzance
