Author Topic: MASS EFFECT 3 |OT| (Read 71206 times)

choco parfait · « **Reply #180 on:** February 27, 2012, 08:11:34 PM »

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Just thought I'd edit this up. The official Bioware-supported Mass Effect RPG franchise explained in manga!

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tiesto · « **Reply #181 on:** February 27, 2012, 09:18:28 PM »

^ that manga is awesome.

Himu · « **Reply #182 on:** February 27, 2012, 09:19:46 PM »

Quote from: choco parfait on February 27, 2012, 08:11:34 PM

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Just thought I'd edit this up. The official Bioware-supported Mass Effect RPG franchise explained in manga!
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I'd buy this.

Vizzys · « **Reply #183 on:** February 27, 2012, 09:22:52 PM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #184 on:** March 02, 2012, 11:55:50 AM »

I put off finishing up my "real" run of ME2 for a while, but now ME3 is coming next week so I gotta rush through everything and get the ending where everybody survives somehow.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #185 on:** March 02, 2012, 12:11:51 PM »

I lost Legion in my ME2 playthrough, no interest in playing the whole thing again to save him.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #186 on:** March 02, 2012, 12:12:55 PM »

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #187 on:** March 02, 2012, 01:13:40 PM »

I think I ended up losing Legion and Tali? Didn't really care enough to go through it again. Besides, Garrus survived so who cares about anything else?

cool breeze · « **Reply #188 on:** March 02, 2012, 01:35:17 PM »

I lost Mordin and Zaeed (I had no idea until last week). Just went through the final mission again, then did Shadow Broker.

Guides break down how to simple it is to keep everyone alive. It comes down to a characters 'rating', which is a fixed number, and who is in your squad. So Mordin is a very weak character while Garrus is one of the bottom three. By taking Garrus and another strong character last time, the rating for the rest of the crew dropped to where not everyone would survive. In the end I just brought the two weakest characters with me into battle and everyone made it out alright.

Since I didn't get the Kasumi, Overlord, or Arrival DLC, I'm just going to use the PC save file editor to make it seem like Kasumi was in my game, loyal, and survived. Don't know how the Arrival DLC stuff will be handled, if there were any important choices. Shadow Broker seemed pretty important.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #189 on:** March 02, 2012, 02:23:57 PM »

I saved everyone but there were a couple of game choices I debated replaying through again just to switch. In the end I decided to leave it alone and stick with my first initial gut reactions of my first playthrough.

Gonna play on Hardcore as an Adept. I debated switched classes since I played ME 2 as an adept but I think I just prefer a more hang back style which suits the adept class.

cool breeze · « **Reply #190 on:** March 02, 2012, 02:36:48 PM »

Did ME2 let you change your ME1 class?

I'd change from Vanguard on my main save. I know that new game plus made you continue as the same class. Worse case, the save editor lets you change all that and more.

maxy · « **Reply #191 on:** March 02, 2012, 02:39:05 PM »

meh
ME2 trailer was much better...bu bu bu millions rely on us--poor kid,Bioware should be sued for child abuse

IGN quote is beyond stupid....sexier?

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #192 on:** March 02, 2012, 02:39:23 PM »

Quote from: Linkzg on March 02, 2012, 02:36:48 PM

Did ME2 let you change your ME1 class?

Yeah. I think I was a solider in the first game or something.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #193 on:** March 03, 2012, 07:50:03 PM »

watch out spoilers all over da place

maxy · « **Reply #194 on:** March 04, 2012, 05:46:13 AM »

watched few vids,there are no changes to leaked storyline

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #195 on:** March 04, 2012, 12:33:56 PM »

This is like waking up on Christmas morning and discovering that all your presents were replaced with rabid skunks. :'(

Positive Touch · « **Reply #196 on:** March 04, 2012, 12:41:56 PM »

got my head in the sand and i remain vigilantly hyped

Chinner · « **Reply #197 on:** March 04, 2012, 12:48:00 PM »

watched the ending dialogue.

looool

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #198 on:** March 04, 2012, 01:52:36 PM »

I never looked at any leaked storyline stuff so I'm fine. Not sure why people would spoil the game for themselves but I guess everybody is different.

demi · « **Reply #199 on:** March 04, 2012, 02:39:00 PM »

I'm kinda hype for this one... got a gift card to use.

tiesto · « **Reply #200 on:** March 04, 2012, 09:39:39 PM »

Yup, never read any of the leaks, looking forward to playing the game myself and seeing just how ridiculous they will be!

Getting it at launch, already got my LE paid off @ Best Buy. But I probably won't get to play it til next weekend.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #201 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:02:35 PM »

Every playable character survived in my game but the rest of the crew died. I wonder how that would impact the next game.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #202 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:06:39 PM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on March 04, 2012, 10:02:35 PM

Every playable character survived in my game but the rest of the crew died. I wonder how that would impact the next game.

Not very much, since you get a bad ending either way.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #203 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:12:30 PM »

lol forgot to buy this.

getting the disc pc version because fuck being forced to use origin. i'll take a disc copy thanks.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #204 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:12:54 PM »

How's that a bad ending? I didn't care much for any of the nonplayable characters except for the redhead I was banging on the side.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #205 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:15:27 PM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on March 04, 2012, 10:12:54 PM

How's that a bad ending? I didn't care much for any of the nonplayable characters except for the redhead I was banging on the side.

That was a joke, I meant that Mass Effect 3 only has badly written endings and you'll be disappointed no matter which one you get.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #206 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:20:09 PM »

Endings are already leaked?

Positive Touch · « **Reply #207 on:** March 04, 2012, 11:08:38 PM »

my whole team survived on my first attempt and i never even looked at a guide

its because i care, guys

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #208 on:** March 04, 2012, 11:10:59 PM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on March 04, 2012, 10:20:09 PM

Endings are already leaked?

They were leaked back when the first demo came out by accident during the dashboard preview. I think people data mined it or something although you have to go out of your way to find the info.

maxy · « **Reply #209 on:** March 05, 2012, 07:47:17 AM »

They must be extremely memory starved,in one of the vids some soldier went from casual to battle stance in like one frame.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #210 on:** March 05, 2012, 03:12:54 PM »

Quote from: maxy on March 05, 2012, 07:47:17 AM

They must be extremely memory starved,in one of the vids some soldier went from casual to battle stance in like one frame.

Wasn't it mentioned earlier that they took out holstering weapons to save on memory?

maxy · « **Reply #211 on:** March 05, 2012, 03:17:40 PM »

Yeah,and judging by the vids it affects everyone(player and npc).Kinda looks silly

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #212 on:** March 05, 2012, 07:07:55 PM »

crack is out

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #213 on:** March 05, 2012, 07:08:54 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on March 04, 2012, 11:13:32 PM

I wanna speed through ME2 tomorrow so I'll have a save for ME3 but I don't want to grab an ME1 save. Will ME3 give me the choice to keep Wrex alive or will I need the ME1 save?

if your playin on PC or 360

http://masseffectsaves.com/

theres a save creator and also pre existing saves that you can easily transfer to the 360 if you have a thumb drive

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #214 on:** March 05, 2012, 07:09:28 PM »

http://www.masseffect2saves.com/

has the guide for 360

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #215 on:** March 05, 2012, 07:27:19 PM »

Shipped

Free release day delivery

Amazon

Positive Touch · « **Reply #216 on:** March 05, 2012, 08:15:31 PM »

first game i've bought new since ff13

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #217 on:** March 06, 2012, 12:34:35 AM »

game is pretty awesome. story is 100x cheesier, and they literally modeled nipples for jessica chobot because you can see them on her. guess the citadel is cold

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #218 on:** March 06, 2012, 01:02:18 AM »

Debated bringing over my save from 360 to PC but decided not to. Will pick it up tomorrow.

Easily my most anticipated game of the gen. The Mass Effect series has replaced Resident Evil as my favorite franchise. (Actually a few series have. I prefer Dead Space to it at this point but that's beside the point)

After this I'm so ready for Xbox 720 because this is the last truly big one for me. And that includes stuff like Bioshock Infinite and GTA 5 which I want to play but not at a crazy feverish pitch.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #219 on:** March 06, 2012, 03:59:37 AM »

I'd be interested to hear why you prefer Dead Space to Resident Evil? Dead Space is inferior in every way imo. Graphically DS2 is on par with or better than RE5 but thats it. The atmosphere is cool in DS but I just can't get over how abysmal the storytelling is. It's acted with all the skill and professionalism of a Youtube fanfiction clip. You could argue that RE is corny but at least it doesnt take itself 100% seriously like DS does.

maxy · « **Reply #220 on:** March 06, 2012, 04:18:09 AM »

IGN - 9.5/10
Eurogamer - 10/10
Giant Bomb - 4/5
1up - A
GameTrailers - 9.5/10
Gamespot - 9/10
4/4 - USA Today
Game Informer - 10/10
Rock Paper Shotgun Review
G4TV - 5/5
The Guardian - 5/5
The Escapist - 4.5/5
pittsburgh post gazette - 10/10
EGM - 9/10
Destructoid - 8.5
GamerZines: 98%
gamereactor.dk 10/10
CVG - 9.4/10
NowGamer - 9.2/10
The Verge - 10/10
Metro - 9/10
Planet Xbox 360 - 10/10
Xbox 360 Achievements - 96/100
Thunderbolt games - 9/10
Playstation LifeStyle - 10/10
IncGamers - 9/10

this PC nerd is pretty angry

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Do the reviews address the issues a lot of gamers had with the demo? For example:

- Outdated graphics
- Embarassing running animations
- HORRIBLE clothing textures
- No weapon holstering, not even on PC
- Lip sync is awful
- No controller support on PC
- Disgraceful writing quality; I repeat, dis-grace-ful.
- No trial as initially promised
- No inventory
- One button for everything even on PC

Positive Touch · « **Reply #221 on:** March 06, 2012, 07:37:00 AM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on March 06, 2012, 01:02:18 AM

Debated bringing over my save from 360 to PC but decided not to. Will pick it up tomorrow.

wait what

how

maxy · « **Reply #222 on:** March 06, 2012, 07:40:36 AM »

There is some save converter,i think.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #223 on:** March 06, 2012, 07:54:33 AM »

well that's good to know after i already dropped $60 on the game :'(

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #224 on:** March 06, 2012, 08:56:36 AM »

I can honestly say that never ever before have I taken such an active dislike towards a silly computer game.

But damn, something about it just gets me. Maybe because it's utterly mediocre, and yet is being hailed as the second coming of Troshala.

maxy · « **Reply #225 on:** March 06, 2012, 09:18:58 AM »

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #226 on:** March 06, 2012, 09:26:55 AM »

Today's Penny-Arcade cuts right to the important issues...

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #227 on:** March 06, 2012, 09:50:40 AM »

It looks nice compared to ME2, so I guess that's something. Still, low quality clothes textures are still a present thing.

First part is pretty cool, nice set pieces with some alien shootin'. Bad running animations though, yuck.

Oh, and they make your initial party be The Raging Space Racist and JAMES VEGA. Bleh.

But...even from early on you can tell where this is all going. Sad piano music. Little kid is scared because everyone's dying. It's gonna get all Oscar-bait up in here.

So, first half hour: some good stuff and some iffy stuff. We'll see how the rest of the game goes.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #228 on:** March 06, 2012, 09:57:14 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 06, 2012, 09:50:40 AM

Oh, and they make your initial party be The Raging Space Racist and JAMES VEGA. Bleh.

NOPE. THAT BITCH BE DEAD FOR ME. HA HA HA HA

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #229 on:** March 06, 2012, 10:01:16 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 06, 2012, 09:50:40 AM

But...even from early on you can tell where this is all going. Sad piano music. Little kid is scared because everyone's dying. It's gonna get all Oscar-bait in up here.

SPECTRES R TUFF

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #230 on:** March 06, 2012, 10:15:40 AM »

cant wait to bang tali on a reaper CANT WAIT

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #231 on:** March 06, 2012, 10:20:05 AM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on March 06, 2012, 09:57:14 AM

Quote from: Great Rumbler on March 06, 2012, 09:50:40 AM

Oh, and they make your initial party be The Raging Space Racist and JAMES VEGA. Bleh.

NOPE. THAT BITCH BE DEAD FOR ME. HA HA HA HA

FEM SHEP DON'T CARE ABOUT NO MAN

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #232 on:** March 06, 2012, 10:31:34 AM »

Quote from: The Sceneman on March 06, 2012, 03:59:37 AM

I'd be interested to hear why you prefer Dead Space to Resident Evil? Dead Space is inferior in every way imo. Graphically DS2 is on par with or better than RE5 but thats it. The atmosphere is cool in DS but I just can't get over how abysmal the storytelling is. It's acted with all the skill and professionalism of a Youtube fanfiction clip. You could argue that RE is corny but at least it doesnt take itself 100% seriously like DS does.

Resident Evil for me is a series that no longer knows what it is. It doesn't know if its survival horror or an action game. 5 tried to split the difference and isn't really good at either. The videos for 6 look equally confused to me.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #233 on:** March 06, 2012, 11:34:42 AM »

I've got no real problems with ME3 so far, despite the war there's still plenty of mucking around on alien worlds and shooting stuff for fun. Combat's improved, feels smoother and more responsive without being a major overhaul like ME1->ME2 was. Graphics are improved and it still retains that nice art style the series has always had, could be better I guess but it's not something I'm really going to complain much about.

But there is one thing:

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Everything with the little kid is just dumb. And I know, from spoiling myself earlier, that it's only going to get far worse. I'm not really looking forward to that, but at least I know what to expect.

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MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #234 on:** March 06, 2012, 01:43:36 PM »

Is anyone else having problems with broken quests? Maybe its the pirate version but I can't do

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Aria's quest to not let out the lunatic of the prison, it just says to keep talking to Baileys assistant, and also kasumi's quest tells me to research hannar corruption and i click the terminal but it just stays there

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fuckign frustrating. bioware is shit.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #235 on:** March 06, 2012, 03:09:09 PM »

5 hours in and I'm really enjoying ME3. Maybe the lowered expectations have helped a bit, but I'm currently waffling between "Amazing! Even better than ME2!" and "Really great! Almost as good as ME2!" I think it is better in some ways [graphics, combat], but not quite as good in others [seeming lack of hubs outside of the Citadel, a corner cut here and there]. It definitely makes up for the depressing embarrassment that was Dragon Age 2. Well, okay, I take that back. The only thing that can make up for Dragon Age 2 is a really awesome Dragon Age 3.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #236 on:** March 06, 2012, 03:11:00 PM »

game is a peice of buggy poo

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #237 on:** March 06, 2012, 03:12:45 PM »

Maybe if you're playing the dirty-poor version of the console peasant release.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #238 on:** March 06, 2012, 03:18:39 PM »

i'm playing on PC master race where it's even more broken. nice try.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #239 on:** March 06, 2012, 03:32:30 PM »

Haven't seen a single thing wrong with the PC version.

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