The best bits of Mass Effect 3: Citadel (Spoilers)
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It's definitely my favorite ME3 add-on. The party was a nice touch, especially when everyone gave Shepard a hard time over (among other things) bad dancing and destroying the fish tanks in the sushi restaurant.
And then, there's Javik: I like this Zaeed human. I believe he is actually a Prothean in disguise, although I do not understand why he is always damning his god.
Garrus: I'll stop saying "calibrating" when Liara stops saying "By the goddess."
Was I the only one who felt bad for Tali during Traynor and EDI's conversation?
EDI: Why were you attracted to a bodiless voice, Samantha?
Tali: So, Shepard, this is some really good cheese.
And did anyone else listen to all of Anderson's notes? The one about the First Contact War was priceless, especially when he told a member of his unit, "I heard your mother's so ugly, someone mistook her for a turian and shot at her."
So wrong, yet so funny.
And then, there's Javik: I like this Zaeed human. I believe he is actually a Prothean in disguise, although I do not understand why he is always damning his god.
Garrus: I'll stop saying "calibrating" when Liara stops saying "By the goddess."
Was I the only one who felt bad for Tali during Traynor and EDI's conversation?
EDI: Why were you attracted to a bodiless voice, Samantha?
Tali: So, Shepard, this is some really good cheese.
And did anyone else listen to all of Anderson's notes? The one about the First Contact War was priceless, especially when he told a member of his unit, "I heard your mother's so ugly, someone mistook her for a turian and shot at her."
So wrong, yet so funny.
Okay, I'm going to try to sum this up as best I can.
What I liked:
-Wrex, not including him as a squadmate in either of the sequels was a huge disappointment for me. It's great to finally have him back.
-Lot's of often funny character driven dialogue.
-Urban area combat, this is something almost completely missing from ME3 where seemingly every mission takes place in a War
Zone.
-Cool new enemies who could so easily have been just more Cerberus troops but aren't.
-Extra cut scenes for each character, that aren't tied to the main story in some convoluted way.
-Lot's of additional little mini-games and an arena like game, giving this DLC lots of replay value.
-I thought the main villain, if a tad far fetched, was actually pretty creative and interesting. And the twist was good as well.
It gives every single character a chance to shine and plenty of dialogue, nobody is shafted, not even characters like Kaiden, Ashley, or Javick who it's unlikely are even there.
What I did not like:
-There were lots of jokes, not all of them were winners for me and some of the dialogue just felt cheesy and out of character for Shepherd and his/her squadmates.
-As much as I appreciate the gesture, the idea of Anderson buying Shepherd a penthouse to "unwind" when they're in the middle of a galactic reaper invasion is just too absurd for me. I get that this DLC is kinda playing it loose with the story but this is still technically ME3 canon here. Besides, isn't Shepherd's real home supposed to be the Normany?
-I know they did it to give the gameplay some variety, but you know you aren't going to have much fun when your mission objectives involve "looking casual" and "mingling" with people.
-I said I like the main villain conceptually, and I do, but I don't care much for bosses who's health simply reheals every time it gets too low, forcing you to defeat them in some other arbitrary way that isn't made clear.
-While it's totally optional, I find it almost insulting to think that Shepherd would be spending time partying and gambling while billions of people are dying all across the galaxy. In fact this whole DLC would make SO much more sense if it was set AFTER the reapers were stopped. Maybe killing off Shepherd at the end wasn't such a great idea, Bioware.
Overall Impression: ME3s ending, though not in my opinion all that horrible, was pretty heavy and didn't give the characters any sort of proper send off. At some point during the volcanic shitstorm following it's release Bioware decided to stop playing dumb and try a new strategy of actually acknowledging what the fans were saying they wanted. Citadel is their attempt to steer in the complete opposite direction of ME3s ending and give fans what they've asked for by the truckload. And while I think at times it goes a bit overboard and smells quite strongly of fan service it you simply can't deny the quality and effort that was poured into this DLC. Had this actually been a post credits ending to the game it would have been a damn good finish to the series, as it stands it's a decent patch to the open wound the game left in most people and is a must have for any fans of the series left cold by the ending.
What I liked:
-Wrex, not including him as a squadmate in either of the sequels was a huge disappointment for me. It's great to finally have him back.
-Lot's of often funny character driven dialogue.
-Urban area combat, this is something almost completely missing from ME3 where seemingly every mission takes place in a War
Zone.
-Cool new enemies who could so easily have been just more Cerberus troops but aren't.
-Extra cut scenes for each character, that aren't tied to the main story in some convoluted way.
-Lot's of additional little mini-games and an arena like game, giving this DLC lots of replay value.
-I thought the main villain, if a tad far fetched, was actually pretty creative and interesting. And the twist was good as well.
It gives every single character a chance to shine and plenty of dialogue, nobody is shafted, not even characters like Kaiden, Ashley, or Javick who it's unlikely are even there.
What I did not like:
-There were lots of jokes, not all of them were winners for me and some of the dialogue just felt cheesy and out of character for Shepherd and his/her squadmates.
-As much as I appreciate the gesture, the idea of Anderson buying Shepherd a penthouse to "unwind" when they're in the middle of a galactic reaper invasion is just too absurd for me. I get that this DLC is kinda playing it loose with the story but this is still technically ME3 canon here. Besides, isn't Shepherd's real home supposed to be the Normany?
-I know they did it to give the gameplay some variety, but you know you aren't going to have much fun when your mission objectives involve "looking casual" and "mingling" with people.
-I said I like the main villain conceptually, and I do, but I don't care much for bosses who's health simply reheals every time it gets too low, forcing you to defeat them in some other arbitrary way that isn't made clear.
-While it's totally optional, I find it almost insulting to think that Shepherd would be spending time partying and gambling while billions of people are dying all across the galaxy. In fact this whole DLC would make SO much more sense if it was set AFTER the reapers were stopped. Maybe killing off Shepherd at the end wasn't such a great idea, Bioware.
Overall Impression: ME3s ending, though not in my opinion all that horrible, was pretty heavy and didn't give the characters any sort of proper send off. At some point during the volcanic shitstorm following it's release Bioware decided to stop playing dumb and try a new strategy of actually acknowledging what the fans were saying they wanted. Citadel is their attempt to steer in the complete opposite direction of ME3s ending and give fans what they've asked for by the truckload. And while I think at times it goes a bit overboard and smells quite strongly of fan service it you simply can't deny the quality and effort that was poured into this DLC. Had this actually been a post credits ending to the game it would have been a damn good finish to the series, as it stands it's a decent patch to the open wound the game left in most people and is a must have for any fans of the series left cold by the ending.
So somebody actually went as far as to determine what a character (alien) from Mass Effect sweat and other bodily odours would actually smell like..........SCIENCE!!
On topic though, I adored this DLC and I am trying to decide what Shep I want to play through with it next, or maybe even a full run through (again) as they mostly have different love interests and such.
On topic though, I adored this DLC and I am trying to decide what Shep I want to play through with it next, or maybe even a full run through (again) as they mostly have different love interests and such.
I don't know why, but I feel obligated to ask if you knew that this apartment was Anderson's. He already owned it. He just decided, during his time on earth, that he would rather live there if he managed to survive the war. As such, he decided to bequeath his apartment to Shepard to have and use. Also, since all my Shepard's pick the destroy ending (the others are bullshit on toast), Shepard is alive to enjoy his/her apartment and retirement after the war with his/her love interest. I think he earned it.OlasDAlmighty said:
The villain doesn't reheal indefinably, the villain has a number of medi-gels (I think the number depends on the difficulty, but I might be wrong). Once the villain runs out, the villain can't heal anymore and you can take the villain down normally. I think the joke is this is how all your enemies must feel when you constantly heal with medi-gels just when they are about to kill you. (I kept saying "the villain" to avoid having to spoiler tag this).
Sorry if these sound anal, or if you already knew these.
Ok no-ones mentioned it (forshame Escapists!)
oh and Kaidan preparing the food of his people
"Bacon, beef and beer!"
But the whole thing made me laugh, cry and generally feel great. For the first time in a year I've played Mass Effect and not been put off by the thought of.. you know what!
[sub]still trying to forget[/sub]
EDIT: wow just watching some vids on you tube and found this
Nice touch Bioware, nice touch
oh and Kaidan preparing the food of his people
"Bacon, beef and beer!"
But the whole thing made me laugh, cry and generally feel great. For the first time in a year I've played Mass Effect and not been put off by the thought of.. you know what!
[sub]still trying to forget[/sub]
EDIT: wow just watching some vids on you tube and found this
Nice touch Bioware, nice touch