Mass Effect 3 is now under $30 is it really that bad of a game?

[Kevlar Eater]

The game is hardly worth the disc it was printed on. In my opinion, the ME3 ending ruined the replayability of the other two games, now that I know to expect the red/blue/green brick wall I'm flying light speed at.

 

[Bazaalmon]

I think most games stay at full price for far too long anyways. I'm sick of waiting 6 months or longer because the game devs absolutely REFUSE to drop the price below $60 until they've wrung every single last possible cent they can from us. $60 is just flat-out too much for a video game, regardless of content. Unless I'm really-super-into-it (see: The Witcher and CD Projekt with their idea that "hey, maybe we shouldn't treat our customers like criminals" stance on DRM), I'm waiting for a price drop, and I'm glad that this one is coming sooner rather than later.

 

[kahlzun]

To be honest, it was really a good game for the most part.
There were three separate bits that actually caused me to tear up a little, which is a good achievement.

I would recommend it, despite the ending which -while not fantastic- was not actively bad, it just fell really flat.

 

[Verzin]

I'm not giving EA any more of my money. They've gotten out of hand. Any money I might spent on a title with EAs label on it I'll give to something on kickstarter or some indie game on steam.

EDIT: is ME3 fun? It has its good moments. in my opinion the bad outweighs the good though.

 

[The_Blue_Rider]

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Honestly I'd say Characters and Story can be classified as different things. Like good characters greatly contribute to the story, but you can still have great characters in a game with a terrible story.

Or plot, I cant remember what the difference between story and plot is.
And Garrus gets his own statistic because its unfair to lump him in with the other characters, they'd feel really inadequate

 

[ZeroMachine]

It's under thirty? GET IT!

Yeah, the ending was supremely disappointing (though, IMO, not nearly as bad as so many people say it is), but the rest of it was so fantastic that I'd say it's still worth 60$. Get on that shit, man.

 

[ZeroMachine]

Let me put it this way.

If you were having a wonderful, WONDERFUL blowjob from a prostitute and right before you finished, she bit down onto you and wouldn't let go for a full minute, would you still be willing to recommend her to your friends?

BECAUSE THAT SITUATION IS TOTALLY COMPARABLE TO A SUB PAR ENDING OF A VIDEO GAME, RIGHT GAIS?!?

Give me a break. It's no where near that bad, and the rest of the game is so damn awesome that telling someone NOT to try it is doing that person a disservice.

 

[RJ 17]

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Honestly I'd say Characters and Story can be classified as different things. Like good characters greatly contribute to the story, but you can still have great characters in a game with a terrible story.

Or plot, I cant remember what the difference between story and plot is.
And Garrus gets his own statistic because its unfair to lump him in with the other characters, they'd feel really inadequate

characters cannot exist without their accompanying stories. If Shepard's story wasn't there, where would Garrus be? Busting drug addicts on the Citadel as he lives out his life in C-Sec. Characters gain justification and validation by taking part in the story, however as you said a story isn't justified and validated by its characters. You can have a great story with crappy characters or you can have a crappy story with great characters. You cannot, however, have characters - great or crappy - without a story. It's a bit of a symbiotic relationship.

As for plot vs story, simply put: the story is the general outline of the events that occur. The story of Mass Effect is Commander Shepard doing everything in his power to stop the invasion of the Reapers. The plot are the specific events that take place within the story. "He went to Tuchanka and did this." "He went to the Citadel and did this." "So and so contacted him and told him about this, that, and this."

 

[Rawne1980]

Let me put it this way.

If you were having a wonderful, WONDERFUL blowjob from a prostitute and right before you finished, she bit down onto you and wouldn't let go for a full minute, would you still be willing to recommend her to your friends?

Depends....

If one of my friends has been helping himself to my ale then guess what his birthday treat is going to be....

 

[The_Blue_Rider]

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Honestly I'd say Characters and Story can be classified as different things. Like good characters greatly contribute to the story, but you can still have great characters in a game with a terrible story.

Or plot, I cant remember what the difference between story and plot is.
And Garrus gets his own statistic because its unfair to lump him in with the other characters, they'd feel really inadequate

characters cannot exist without their accompanying stories. If Shepard's story wasn't there, where would Garrus be? Busting drug addicts on the Citadel as he lives out his life in C-Sec. Characters gain justification and validation by taking part in the story, however as you said a story isn't justified and validated by its characters. You can have a great story with crappy characters or you can have a crappy story with great characters. You cannot, however, have characters - great or crappy - without a story. It's a bit of a symbiotic relationship.

As for plot vs story, simply put: the story is the general outline of the events that occur. The story of Mass Effect is Commander Shepard doing everything in his power to stop the invasion of the Reapers. The plot are the specific events that take place within the story. "He went to Tuchanka and did this." "He went to the Citadel and did this." "So and so contacted him and told him about this, that, and this."

Right i knew there was some sort of difference.
Okay then Mr Smarty Pants 1/5 PLOT, 1/5 Characters, 1/5 Gameplay and 2/5 Garrus Vakarian.

I know the story is a huge draw for people playing Mass Effect, but I felt that because theres such a focus on characters and interacting with your squad it deserved its own statistic

 

[NLS]

Wait, a game is sold on a cheap sale at AMAZON? STOP THE PRESSES GUYSE!

 

[RJ 17]

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Honestly I'd say Characters and Story can be classified as different things. Like good characters greatly contribute to the story, but you can still have great characters in a game with a terrible story.

Or plot, I cant remember what the difference between story and plot is.
And Garrus gets his own statistic because its unfair to lump him in with the other characters, they'd feel really inadequate

characters cannot exist without their accompanying stories. If Shepard's story wasn't there, where would Garrus be? Busting drug addicts on the Citadel as he lives out his life in C-Sec. Characters gain justification and validation by taking part in the story, however as you said a story isn't justified and validated by its characters. You can have a great story with crappy characters or you can have a crappy story with great characters. You cannot, however, have characters - great or crappy - without a story. It's a bit of a symbiotic relationship.

As for plot vs story, simply put: the story is the general outline of the events that occur. The story of Mass Effect is Commander Shepard doing everything in his power to stop the invasion of the Reapers. The plot are the specific events that take place within the story. "He went to Tuchanka and did this." "He went to the Citadel and did this." "So and so contacted him and told him about this, that, and this."

Right i knew there was some sort of difference.
Okay then Mr Smarty Pants 1/5 PLOT, 1/5 Characters, 1/5 Gameplay and 2/5 Garrus Vakarian.

I know the story is a huge draw for people playing Mass Effect, but I felt that because theres such a focus on characters and interacting with your squad it deserved its own statistic

Baby seal has been satisfied.

But yeah, like I said originally I was just being a dick. I've got a degree in English and damnit I feel like I have to use it for something! God knows it sure as hell isn't applicable to my current job... >.>

 

[The_Blue_Rider]

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Honestly I'd say Characters and Story can be classified as different things. Like good characters greatly contribute to the story, but you can still have great characters in a game with a terrible story.

Or plot, I cant remember what the difference between story and plot is.
And Garrus gets his own statistic because its unfair to lump him in with the other characters, they'd feel really inadequate

characters cannot exist without their accompanying stories. If Shepard's story wasn't there, where would Garrus be? Busting drug addicts on the Citadel as he lives out his life in C-Sec. Characters gain justification and validation by taking part in the story, however as you said a story isn't justified and validated by its characters. You can have a great story with crappy characters or you can have a crappy story with great characters. You cannot, however, have characters - great or crappy - without a story. It's a bit of a symbiotic relationship.

As for plot vs story, simply put: the story is the general outline of the events that occur. The story of Mass Effect is Commander Shepard doing everything in his power to stop the invasion of the Reapers. The plot are the specific events that take place within the story. "He went to Tuchanka and did this." "He went to the Citadel and did this." "So and so contacted him and told him about this, that, and this."

Right i knew there was some sort of difference.
Okay then Mr Smarty Pants 1/5 PLOT, 1/5 Characters, 1/5 Gameplay and 2/5 Garrus Vakarian.

I know the story is a huge draw for people playing Mass Effect, but I felt that because theres such a focus on characters and interacting with your squad it deserved its own statistic

Baby seal has been satisfied.

But yeah, like I said originally I was just being a dick. I've got a degree in English and damnit I feel like I have to use it for something! God knows it sure as hell isn't applicable to my current job... >.>

What you dont know is that I too am a dick.
I AM NOW INITIATING DICK TO DICK COMBAT


..wait that doesnt sound right

 

[Xanadu84]

These days, I feel like the $60 price tag is kind of arbitrary. Also, Free games seem to make more money then full price games, and you have things like Steam devaluing video games (In a good way. An early price drop could very well just be a marketing strategy, whether it is to appeal to a larger audience, get some goodwill after the ending fiasco, experimenting with price structures, or even an attempt to build a base to sell DLC to.

Gamers play games. They are the market that is most intuitively receptive to a game-like market filled with more consumer choices and strategies. As far as sales go, ME3 took a hit with the ending, but I doubt it is a big enough hit to merit a price drop to mitigate slow sales.

 

[RJ 17]

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Honestly I'd say Characters and Story can be classified as different things. Like good characters greatly contribute to the story, but you can still have great characters in a game with a terrible story.

Or plot, I cant remember what the difference between story and plot is.
And Garrus gets his own statistic because its unfair to lump him in with the other characters, they'd feel really inadequate

characters cannot exist without their accompanying stories. If Shepard's story wasn't there, where would Garrus be? Busting drug addicts on the Citadel as he lives out his life in C-Sec. Characters gain justification and validation by taking part in the story, however as you said a story isn't justified and validated by its characters. You can have a great story with crappy characters or you can have a crappy story with great characters. You cannot, however, have characters - great or crappy - without a story. It's a bit of a symbiotic relationship.

As for plot vs story, simply put: the story is the general outline of the events that occur. The story of Mass Effect is Commander Shepard doing everything in his power to stop the invasion of the Reapers. The plot are the specific events that take place within the story. "He went to Tuchanka and did this." "He went to the Citadel and did this." "So and so contacted him and told him about this, that, and this."

Right i knew there was some sort of difference.
Okay then Mr Smarty Pants 1/5 PLOT, 1/5 Characters, 1/5 Gameplay and 2/5 Garrus Vakarian.

I know the story is a huge draw for people playing Mass Effect, but I felt that because theres such a focus on characters and interacting with your squad it deserved its own statistic

Baby seal has been satisfied.

But yeah, like I said originally I was just being a dick. I've got a degree in English and damnit I feel like I have to use it for something! God knows it sure as hell isn't applicable to my current job... >.>

What you dont know is that I too am a dick.
I AM NOW INITIATING DICK TO DICK COMBAT


..wait that doesnt sound right

Baby seal disapproves of sword fighting with dicks.

 

[RatRace123]

It actually kind of is.

I mean, it's a good game, but it does have definite problems that extend beyond the ending. It's good, but that's all it is, good not great. For Bioware, this is very disappointing.

I'd say 30 bucks is about right, maybe even a bit too low, it's certainly not worth the full 60 (Or 80 if you bought the collectors edition), but if you get it for 30, it's a good deal.

 

[Indecipherable]

If you liked the first two and managed to finish them then $30 IMO is a great deal. If you loved them, full price was a great deal. If you don't give a shit about the first two, why are you asking this question?

I'm not sure exactly how we are meant to know how much value you put in your different forms of entertainment...

 

[Littaly]

I'm not all that familiar with how price dropping works. But my guess is that Mass Effect 3 is big enough of a game to have most people prioritize buying it if they really want it, so it's reasonable to assume that everyone who was willing to pay release day price for it has already done so, therefore the price drops.

Also, I don't think this is a standout case. Prices on Amazon tend to drop pretty quickly. I remember checking out SSX a week ago (which I intended to buy, but Mass Effect came in the way) and to my delight it was already below $30.