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otakon17

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Alleged_Alec said:
Foxblade618 said:
To be fair, many games are on the 2-3 year dev cycle: Mass Effect 2 included (and that game was spectacular).
I disagree. It was an all right game, but far below other games made by Bioware. Shoddy storytelling and horrendous railroading were two of the nails on the coffin of this game.


EDIT: HOooooooooooooooooooo there... Wait one second. In that demo, did he really say:
the Geth are working with the Reapers
? I undid that in Mass Effect 2, for fuck's sake. They better have a damn good reason for having them turn sides.
More than likely because while what you did affected a great number of them, it didn't get them all. There are probably other cells that didn't/haven't reconnected to the main group of
Heretic Geth and are thus not infected by the virus.
I think Legion even mentions something like that at the end of his Loyalty Mission if you do use the virus, though I could be wrong.
 

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HerbertTheHamster said:
Why? It's mass effect 2 with more plot holes even more deus ex machina? Who could possibly dislike that?
Actually, in all seriousness what plot holes do you refer to? I'm not trying to start an argument, I'd just like to know because for some reason I never can see them out like others can.
 

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otakon17 said:
HerbertTheHamster said:
Why? It's mass effect 2 with more plot holes even more deus ex machina? Who could possibly dislike that?
Actually, in all seriousness what plot holes do you refer to? I'm not trying to start an argument, I'd just like to know because for some reason I never can see them out like others can.
Most obvious one is Shepard and his team leaving for an "important destination" so the Normandy can get invaded by collectors. This is right after the reaper iff thingy in ME 2.
 

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Not worried at all. I liked DA2, and I've seen several games that have come out quicker than this that did well enough.
Besides, it's not like the game has changed developers, or is going in a direction completely opposite of the original theme like say becoming more actiony when you're a horror game, or losing the gothic styling that was what you based your series on, or sacrificing the "one man alone in a harsh environment" for "generic teams slugging it out in the typical run through of stages for an action game" or large open worlds full of exploration alongside a working combat system for a linear path with a combat system that fights against you as much as for you, or subverting a political psuedofantasy realm populated by interesting characters for a completely fantasy one with one game having a main character who has no motivation for even being with the rest of the team and remains the worst character of an absurdly long running series, or deciding to retcon half of your game because you want to somehow work in a secret organization that has nothing to do with your original "cross X with Y" set up that worked so well, or decide to make a racing game out of the franchise, or come under executive meddling yet again that ends with having to finish a 6 part series on the third game, or decides to take 12 years making your game only to have it all pieced together at the end by another developer.

There have been much worse developments and results. Seriously, quit complaining about the game until it's actually out and trust the people who are one of the top two Western RPG makers that they haven't decided to jump off the deep end for the hell of it on the finale of a series they obviously have been working very hard on to get right for the "fans."
 

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Dr. Paine said:
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Really? Maybe this video will help (it's spoilerific, but the video does a good job of warning you. Just make sure you read the description before watching if you're like me and don't want to know story and character-related stuff).

Is it too early for the 'shut up and take my money' image? The more I hear about this game, the less worried I get.
Its like the best of ME1 and the best of ME2 combined.


TAKE MY MONEY. NOW.
 

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My concern is that it seems to be more gun-hoe rather than story (somthing i loathe tbh) and mulitplayer taking money and time away from the singleplayer has made me sad

i havnt been able to check out that video that someone posted, maybe it will change my mind but il check it when i have time
 

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I heard news that made the game seem too good to be true. They are bringing back inventory albeit much more streamlined. Combine that with some more RPG elements and I am a happy man.
 

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Rawne1980 said:
I'll be honest.

I'm not bothered about the gameplay at all in this one. Right now the only thing I care about is seeing what the hell is going to happen. The storyline has me.

I don't care if all my guns fire ferret shit at the bad guys i'm genuinely curious as to how a group of tiny people will stop the Reapers.

I need to know.

I need to know now.

Don't make me wait Bioware ..... I may cry real man tears.
NO! Men do not cry. Men WEEP!
 

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HerbertTheHamster said:
otakon17 said:
HerbertTheHamster said:
Why? It's mass effect 2 with more plot holes even more deus ex machina? Who could possibly dislike that?
Actually, in all seriousness what plot holes do you refer to? I'm not trying to start an argument, I'd just like to know because for some reason I never can see them out like others can.
Most obvious one is Shepard and his team leaving for an "important destination" so the Normandy can get invaded by collectors. This is right after the reaper iff thingy in ME 2.
Your right. Hell, what did they do after going off in the Shuttle anyway is it ever mentioned in-game?
 

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Hopefully, it isn't all cover-based combat like the last installment.

"All enemies down!" -says Garrus
*Move up*
More evil dudes appear.
"Getting to cover!" -say Miranda.
Took the words right out of my mind...

Wash, rinse, repeat. I hope Bioware fixes this.
 

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anthony87 said:
The latest footage I've seen looked like an updated version of the combat from Mass Effect 2.

....How is that a bad thing?
because the combat in me2 was highly-polished, boring shit
 

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Random berk said:
DJ_DEnM said:
THE ONLY THING IM WORRIED ABOUT IS NO LEGION.

WE WANT LEGION.
Legion is in it, the Mass Effect wiki says so. Wait, you did upgrade the Normandy's shields, right?
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Legion IV said:
The games gonna be garbage anyways, mass effect is a blight on gaming, can we even call it a game?
What makes you say that?
I'm guessing its his troll upbringing. Seriously, what other reason could one have to comment on a thread about a game that they hate?
because they liked the first one (or two), and are freaking out about the third and trying to glean as much information as they possibly can.
don't judge me, i'm in the same boat.
 

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Rawne1980 said:
I'll be honest.

I'm not bothered about the gameplay at all in this one. Right now the only thing I care about is seeing what the hell is going to happen. The storyline has me.

I don't care if all my guns fire ferret shit at the bad guys i'm genuinely curious as to how a group of tiny people will stop the Reapers.

I need to know.

I need to know now.

Don't make me wait Bioware ..... I may cry real man tears.
agreed! (tho my tears will be more feminine) hoping to see some cool stuff at gamefest in september, but the game doesn't come out for another seven months so plenty of time for more work and besides,

Rawne1980 said:
I don't care if all my guns fire ferret shit at the bad guys
it gives them time to work in this genius idea for a gun!
 

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Mcoffey said:
I'm mainly concerned because of the abortion that was Dragon Age 2. They say that they're bringing back most of the RPG stuff they stripped out of the second one, but that's really just PR people talking. They're about as honest as politicians, so i'm in "wait and see" mode for the time being.
This. It's the focus they put on the combat first, in the release trailers and stuff that makes me nervous. No sniper rifle, or armblade makes me pick ME1 as my favorite game for the xbox. It was the soul of the game. Picking gear and skills, exploring worlds, immersing in the space community.
And while ME2 is still one of the best game for xbox, the heart of the game is a shallow replica. If you look at weapon choices and the "upgrade" system, God of War 3 is more of an rpg than ME2.
 

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I agree with the trailer part and the Dragon Age II part but, the team that made Mass Effect isn't the same one as the one that makes Dragon Age. And yes, the trailer brought me back to Brink, God-Awful game.

Let's hope you're wrong.
 

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deathbydeath said:
anthony87 said:
The latest footage I've seen looked like an updated version of the combat from Mass Effect 2.

....How is that a bad thing?
because the combat in me2 was highly-polished, boring shit
Says you man.

For me the combat in ME2 was way better than the combat in ME1.
 

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deathbydeath said:
because the combat in me2 was highly-polished, boring shit
And yah, while I wouldn't go so far as boring, it's clearly not what Mass Effect does best. But for the sake of sales they've sold themselves to it.