indigo-cyclops
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Fair enough, until I have to do a bunch of side-quests to even convince the Council to back me. Then I start to wonder how or why no one is prepared. But I WILL play it, as I played the first two, and will judge accordingly.
Mass Effect 3 Demo Impressions [Online Open To All]
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Fair enough, until I have to do a bunch of side-quests to even convince the Council to back me. Then I start to wonder how or why no one is prepared. But I WILL play it, as I played the first two, and will judge accordingly.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Nah, the Rachni man.
"Reapers"
Rising_Hei
Member
It feels like it's even more than its predecesor and that it tried to copy Uncharted's cinematic awesomeness without success
Also worst framerate ever, i wonder if this happens @360 version too
Also worst framerate ever, i wonder if this happens @360 version too
lucius
Member
I saw some Bioware interview where they said male Shepard character model was based on some people but would not say who it was so it has to be someone famous, I see some similarities from those people, I guess you don't no big deal.
There's no mystery behind male Shepard, it is literally scanned and modeled after Mark Vanderloo.
Dark Stalkers
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One of my ME2 femsheps doesn't even have a face code. :|
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Hahahahha what?
semiconscious
Member
don't know about cancelling pre-orders, but, for anyone, like myself, still kinda on the fence about this game, i'd say the demo, which isn't nearly up to the standards of the previous game, is pretty much a killing blow. bioware would've been better off either passing on it, or cleaning it up & releasing it down the road...
releasing a demo of a sequel in any series that looks/feels inferior to what came before is a mistake. the faithful are already on board. all you're gonna do is discourage anyone else...
i'm sure i'll get around to playing me3 some time, but am definitely in no hurry now...
It kind of undermines the whole "create your own shepard" experience when you have one you're happy with and it looks like shit in the next game.
It seems to me like some of the makeup options are missing, so hopefully there's more stuff in the full game.
I think my Shepards have all looked pretty much the same from 1 to 2. 3 completely changes female hair so obviously that's going to be different.
Posted this in the other thread, but it's only right that it gets posted here too:
Thanks to some people in a stream I'm watching, if you use this new Facebook app thing to invite people, by tying your Facebook account to Origin, you could have also been playing ME3 multiplayer with the BF3 people, and you can do it right now too:
http://apps.facebook.com/mass-effect/
I'd love to it and get into multi right this instant, but I don't feel like tying my Facebook to Origin, especially almost three days later that I could have already been playing the hell out of it - but there you go.
Wish this was known since the 14th, could have been playing all this time, and like rozay suggested, I'm just gonna make a new Facebook account just for this since I don't want to tie my actual Facebook account to this.
Thanks to some people in a stream I'm watching, if you use this new Facebook app thing to invite people, by tying your Facebook account to Origin, you could have also been playing ME3 multiplayer with the BF3 people, and you can do it right now too:
http://apps.facebook.com/mass-effect/
I'd love to it and get into multi right this instant, but I don't feel like tying my Facebook to Origin, especially almost three days later that I could have already been playing the hell out of it - but there you go.
Wish this was known since the 14th, could have been playing all this time, and like rozay suggested, I'm just gonna make a new Facebook account just for this since I don't want to tie my actual Facebook account to this.
Psykotik
Member
yup, just used the ID code. that long string of text and numbers up in the top of the pictures.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
So is the lip syncing just due to an old build? It's pretty bad. That's really my only complaint.
Yeah, its not perfect but if it results in an improved CC and better looking characters Im ok with having to spend 5-10 min tweaking my Shep. The alternative is the same CC for all three games will little to no improvements. I dont think people would be very happy if we still only had the ME1 CC 3 games later.
milkham
Member
they said who it was way back when ME 1 came out
http://www.thegamecodex.com/commander-shepard-mark-vanderloo-look-alike/
I think mine gave me a code from a completely different face, I think it was telling me "your character has eye colors or some shit that's missing in me2, so here's a random face lol".
lucius
Member
Opps, I feel stupid that is an exact copy of the actor never knew that. Maybe he will play Shepard if they make it a movie.
WickedCobra03
Member
Eh, each version, they have lost a lot of what made Mass Effect, Mass Effect. The music in the first I feel was far more moving than the ME2, but I still felt ME2 had a great soundtrack. What really has been bugging me is that they have been cleaning up the graphics... there is not even any options to turn on a film grain filter or motion blur... IMO, the film grain is what made ME1 just so awesome... hid some of the 360's limitations and made it feel like a 1970's Sci-Fi movie!
Huh?! I imported my character from ME1->ME2->ME3, they all look the same. Don't know what version you are playing, maybe the PS3 codes are messed up.
Psychoward
Banned
my infiltrator looks like crap in 3
I already changed him for 2
I already changed him for 2
NightAntilli
Banned
Anyone else notice that Captain Kirrahe is now Morlan?
Kirrahe in ME1:
Kirrahe in ME3 demo:
Morlan in ME1:
Kirrahe in ME1:
Kirrahe in ME3 demo:
Morlan in ME1:
Joel Was Right
Member
Are you judging purely based on the image? There is more than one Salarian in the galaxy
BTW. Who is making the OT?
BTW. Who is making the OT?
Fimbulvetr
Member
The other ME games already do this, minus the rubble.NonEssentialFungus said:
They were both pretty generic.
Reave
Member
I'm not really seeing how he was reaching. The only thing I disagreed with was the "inexplicable" reasons why NeoGAF hates BioWare, but I think he nailed his point about the demo being a demo.
AdmiralSnackbar
Member
Isn't he technically really old now? It's been four years, and in Salarian years that's like 10-15 years.
NightAntilli
Banned
Do Salarians change color when they age? If you assume they get darker, why is Mordin not very dark? Plus, look at the shape of the uh.. Cheeks or whatever they're called on Salarians. Kirrahe in ME1 doesn't have round cheeks, while Morlan does, and so does the "new" Kirrahe.
Mass Effect 1 actually had Shepard climbing out of rubble to a bombastic score (at the end). Don't remember a speech though. 2 definitely had speeches to swelling scores, but no rubble. So cheesy, but so lovable.
Yeah that part's fine but he put in the whole haters gonna hate bullshit too. I can't take anyone who says that seriously.
There was a speech in ME1 when Anderson steps down and Shepard is assigned the Normandy.
After playing it 4 times, here are my impressions:
- Facial animations are much better indeed, specially if you pick default Male Shepard (custom shepards are a lot worse)
- Combat is great, better than 2's
- Sound design is jaw-dropping, even though I missed a more 'impacting' soundtrack during the first segment of the demo
- Runs smooth in my 'old' PC, better than 2
- enemies reactions are better this time around, didn't find a single suicidal enemy in insanity
- graphics are great, specially character models and Lighting
- Actually I like Ashley's new design, it translated well to the game
- Control while running, finally
- Looks like the Vanguard won't be the only fun class to play anymore
The bad:
- Animations are still a bit stiff (running animation has to be a joke)
- The first segment graphics are bad.
- One button for running/roll/action led me to a lot of deaths in insanity
- Suffers a bit from dudebro syndrome.
Basically this. Hope they had time to fix this things. Demo is awesome.
- Facial animations are much better indeed, specially if you pick default Male Shepard (custom shepards are a lot worse)
- Combat is great, better than 2's
- Sound design is jaw-dropping, even though I missed a more 'impacting' soundtrack during the first segment of the demo
- Runs smooth in my 'old' PC, better than 2
- enemies reactions are better this time around, didn't find a single suicidal enemy in insanity
- graphics are great, specially character models and Lighting
- Actually I like Ashley's new design, it translated well to the game
- Control while running, finally
- Looks like the Vanguard won't be the only fun class to play anymore
The bad:
- Animations are still a bit stiff (running animation has to be a joke)
- The first segment graphics are bad.
- One button for running/roll/action led me to a lot of deaths in insanity
- Suffers a bit from dudebro syndrome.
Basically this. Hope they had time to fix this things. Demo is awesome.
AdmiralSnackbar
Member
I guess that the skin might loosen as they get older plus he might have some kind of Salarian liver spots. Mordin even comments that his skin color is rare (and attractive).
But Bioware probably just waits until someone comes up with a half decent reasoning on a forum to give a real answer
Ehh his skin is darker I'll give you that, but the gradient between the top of his head and his chin is still present and that shot of Morlan doesn't seem to have it. Could just be the lighting as well.Anyone else notice that Captain Kirrahe is now Morlan?
Kirrahe in ME1:
Kirrahe in ME3 demo:
Morlan in ME1:
I would love to know why they took a step back with a few things, the animations seem to have taken a hit as most don't look so great, more so than usual, and they have even removed things like switching camera side and holstering weapons.
Some very strange choices when a game is suppose to improve and add on the last one.
Did the same for me, made my femshep look pretty off and the colours were all wrong.
I would assume they have just messed around with the codes though, the numbers I couldn't match up with the sliders or a number was missing that was in the code I used.
As silly as some of things Bioware have done with ME3, I don't think they would be foolish enough to screw with peoples characters and they will probably import fine.
Some very strange choices when a game is suppose to improve and add on the last one.
i imported my femshep from ME2 into the ME3 demo.
why does my femshep look like femshit?
Did the same for me, made my femshep look pretty off and the colours were all wrong.
I would assume they have just messed around with the codes though, the numbers I couldn't match up with the sliders or a number was missing that was in the code I used.
As silly as some of things Bioware have done with ME3, I don't think they would be foolish enough to screw with peoples characters and they will probably import fine.
I dont know, his jowel/cheeks? are/is much larger and especially his chin is deeper and more prominant. He also didnt seem to have the chin markings he has now and that Marlon had.
shinobi602
Member
Really? Where are you getting these statistics?
Just got done playing the demo on PC and I really enjoyed it. I'm not sure what all the "cancelling pre-order" people were expecting. I liked both scenarios and I think the power upgrade system has potential. I play Vanguard and maxed out my charge for the second segment and had a lot of fun flying around and shooting people.
My biggest complaint was that the space bar does too much, as a few times I wanted to take cover but instead rolled because I was too close to the side of something.
I thought that the combat areas felt a little more organic than in ME2. I always knew when combat was going to start in ME2 because the room was set up in a corridor like fashion with pretty obvious places near the entrance for cover, but I thought the layouts in the demo were done a bit better.
The non-holstering thing is slightly irksome I guess, but if that's really the difference between you buying the game or not I really doubt you wanted it anyway.
I liked the characters and scenarios that I saw, so I don't know. Maybe seeing all the people shitting all over the thing lowered my expectations enough so that I was able to enjoy it. I am glad I tried the demo for myself though.
My biggest complaint was that the space bar does too much, as a few times I wanted to take cover but instead rolled because I was too close to the side of something.
I thought that the combat areas felt a little more organic than in ME2. I always knew when combat was going to start in ME2 because the room was set up in a corridor like fashion with pretty obvious places near the entrance for cover, but I thought the layouts in the demo were done a bit better.
The non-holstering thing is slightly irksome I guess, but if that's really the difference between you buying the game or not I really doubt you wanted it anyway.
I liked the characters and scenarios that I saw, so I don't know. Maybe seeing all the people shitting all over the thing lowered my expectations enough so that I was able to enjoy it. I am glad I tried the demo for myself though.
Basically.
I'm no fan of ME2 and disagreed with it winning GAF's GOTY, but it wasn't just for the usual reasons everybody cites (the absence of a plot). I thought the third-person gameplay was barely adequate and often quite rigid/boring.
This game - while still less fluid than some of its contemporaries - at least feels fun to play for me. There's more movement options, the encounters feel better and seem more strategic.
The plot is typical dudebro "save the universe" stuff, but I accepted that a long time ago. So whatever. This demo worked well enough for me.
diamondstar
Member
At least they were very close. Both of my transfers from ME->ME2 went fine. I tried to recreate just a decent femshep in the demo and failed miserably. I'm telling you Bioware is leaving a bad taste in the mouths of a lot of loyal fans. And it is shit that should have transferred easily from game to game. WTF is Bioware doing?