Mass Effect 3

Jobydrone · March 05, 2012, 08:53:15 AM

Mass Effect 3 Launch Trailer

Totally can't wait for the epic conclusion to Bioware's sci fi trilogy, out tomorrow. The trailers look amazing and if it's even half as good as the last game this should be awesome indeed. early reports have been almost universally positive as far as I have seen.

In preparation, I've been replaying the first two games. These video games are unique, as the sequels look for your saved game files from the previous games and base a lot of the plot points and story elements on the choices and decisions you made in your prior playthroughs. When I lost my save games a couple months ago, I was most upset about losting my Mass Effect saves because I really wanted to continue the character I've come to really care about from the first two games. It says a lot about the quality of the story telling and characterization that I care so much. I've finished the first Mass Effect and enjoyed it way more than I thought I would. Those games are just amazing.

Appaullo · March 05, 2012, 03:44:59 PM

100 % agree!! Although I am going to have to wait a week or so, I will definately be picking this one up. LOVED the first two and am stoked for this third. The story and characters are deep and engrossing. And, yes, carrying over my character from the first two games really puts something extra into it.

Appaullo

KingIsaacLinksr · March 05, 2012, 06:04:10 PM

I wish I was more excited about this game...but I really am not.

King

Jobydrone · March 05, 2012, 06:22:27 PM

Quote from: KingIsaacLinksr on March 05, 2012, 06:04:10 PM
I wish I was more excited about this game...but I really am not.

King

bummer. I thought I remembered you really enjoyed ME2? Why the change of heart?

KingIsaacLinksr · March 05, 2012, 06:31:54 PM

Quote from: Jobydrone on March 05, 2012, 06:22:27 PM
Quote from: KingIsaacLinksr on March 05, 2012, 06:04:10 PM
I wish I was more excited about this game...but I really am not.

King
bummer. I thought I remembered you really enjoyed ME2? Why the change of heart?

I did enjoy both ME1 & 2. But the recent Origin-only, the DLC-rant I had in the other thread (which was originally about the Xbox 3 lol), the really bad animations I saw in the demo (yes, I watched the entire demo) and the early reports of very few graphic settings and poor textures seem to indicate that its a bad port from the console to the PC and it throws a lot of questions in the air about its quality. I'm waiting for the reviews to come in, but so far from what I've seen thus far, its not looking pretty.

I hope that my instincts are wrong, I really do because its going to be a lot of disappointed people with this game if I'm right. I just get this bad feeling if I'm seeing these cracks...

And a lot of the bad vibes comes from the demo itself....

King

Jobydrone · March 05, 2012, 06:39:13 PM

Well I'm thinking it's going to be an epic conclusion to possibly the best story and most original characters ever created for a video game...certainly at least for this console generation. I'm going to have a blast with this game.

KingIsaacLinksr · March 05, 2012, 06:42:52 PM

Quote from: Jobydrone on March 05, 2012, 06:39:13 PM
Well I'm thinking it's going to be an epic conclusion to possibly the best story and most original characters ever created for a video game...certainly at least for this console generation. I'm going to have a blast with this game. And you'll have...your rants, poor graphics, and DRM. Oh well.

Yeah, I know, I'm the only one who seems to care about those sort of things.

But, if the quality of the game itself is in question, so is the quality of the story. Hence where my concern comes from. If the whole thing is a sloppy sequel, then the story will suffer along with it.

King

Jobydrone · March 05, 2012, 06:48:28 PM

Jeez I deleted my nastiness mere seconds after I posted, you were right on it though. Sorry you saw that.

Jobydrone · March 05, 2012, 06:52:40 PM

And you aren't alone, lots of fans are up in arms, especially about the day one DLC and the addition of multiplayer to the game. Kind of strange if you ask me....why would MORE Mass Effect ever be a bad thing if you like it?

X · March 05, 2012, 06:53:03 PM

I loved the demo and I'm not seeing a problem with any of it. I think your issues with how they are protecting the game might be coloring your views of the game. I'm in for the long haul and it's finally concluding after how many years? Nope, not missing this one at all.

I think you need to ask yourself one question. When has Bioware made a bad game?

Jobydrone · March 05, 2012, 07:11:16 PM

I agree with you completely Chris...except Dragon Age 2 was a misstep for Bioware in my opinion.

KingIsaacLinksr · March 05, 2012, 07:31:22 PM

Quote from: Jobydrone on March 05, 2012, 06:48:28 PM
Jeez I deleted my nastiness mere seconds after I posted, you were right on it though. Sorry you saw that.

I honestly never saw what you posted, was distracted with a phone call so its water under the bridge. Unless your referring to my reply up there?

Quote from: X on March 05, 2012, 06:53:03 PM
I loved the demo and I'm not seeing a problem with any of it. I think your issues with how they are protecting the game might be coloring your views of the game. I'm in for the long haul and it's finally concluding after how many years? Nope, not missing this one at all.

I think you need to ask yourself one question. When has Bioware made a bad game?

Perhaps its their protection of the game that is coloring my view. (Which is why I'm waiting for the various reviews from other sources to come in). Its entirely possible. I have big issues with Origin and they won't likely solve it anytime soon.

I don't know if Bioware made a bad game before Mass Effect 1 so *shrug* on their history. But since then, Dragon Age 2 was panned as a bad game and SWOTOR has yet to prove itself as a success yet. Though at this point, I doubt SWOTOR will be a failure unless Bioware massively screws up in some way which would be very surprising.

I actually hadn't heard any complaints about multiplayer in ME3 from my end funny enough. My only issue is that I view it as an unnecessary addition to Mass Effect. Beyond that, I don't mind it being in ME3 (as long as it didn't harm development of the single player game itself). The Day 1 DLC is as it was said before, people do not like feeling cheated on the first day of release. Bioware could have done the whole DLC thing a lot better. They did so with little complaint in ME2 (I have all the DLC from ME2, though granted this time around I would have been more choosy, several of those DLC packs were basically garbage.) and could have done it again with ME3. Instead they changed their methods and people are being rubbed the wrong way about it.

King

X · March 06, 2012, 04:46:36 AM

Just paid my ten buck for From the ashes. It's a 628 meg download. Sure it's zero day and collectors editions have a free code for it, but if you don't want the other stuff with the collectors edition, you save ten.

BTW as of last night, someone was trying to sale collectors editions for over 200 on Amazon.

Jobydrone · March 06, 2012, 11:57:21 AM

Chris (and anyone else) add me as a friend on Xbox live...my gamer tag is Jobythehutt. Maybe play some ME3 multiplayer when I pick this up next week.

I doubt they'll sell for that much...I have a feeling they'll be collectors sets available from people that reneged on their pre orders and I might get one then.

How's the game so far?

KingIsaacLinksr · March 06, 2012, 03:14:50 PM

Murmurs I'm getting so far is that ME3 DLC is way overpriced for the little that you get. I guess I shouldn't be surprised at that. Still waiting for other sources atm...

King