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Racing Wasabi or Strategy Chocolate?
Freedom = $1.05
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he should know in advance that the Mako sucks and not to bother with the side missions in ME1, that ME2 is the best game in the series though they basically stripped almost all of the RPG out of it, and that ME3 is actually a terrific game except for maybe that the entire premise of the plot is dumb as fuck and that the last hour or so is pretty much turd. Oh, and that the MP in ME3 is sickkkkkkkk.
I still never played with the DLC character from ME3 and never played any of the DLC for the game as I kinda found what they did with the DLC character to be repulsive so maybe I'll give it another go when they release the ultimate edition someday.
skLaFarebear
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Deus Ex: Agito. F2P exclusive for Android/iOS.
Wow.
I disagree with pretty much everything in the bold except the ME3 stuff. Although "terrific" is maybe a little strong... but I'll let it stand.
I'll avoid going into details, as the thread I linked has plenty of posts with my opinions on the series. If people really want more, ask me there and I'll happily expound on them.
Well they've been playing mgs so probably Sneaky Pizza or CQC BBQ.
TheMrPliskin
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Yeah the DLC character stuff was kind of gross by default but the fact that the character is pretty important to the Mass effect series makes it even worse. He was a good character though, definitely up there with Wrex and Mordin.
Oh, and if you have any affection for Mass Effect, you owe it to yourself to play Citadel.
I consider it the best piece of DLC in the entire series, and possibly the best piece of content period.
Just realize that it's slightly tongue in cheek and is more a celebration of Mass Effect than anything that has to do with ME3.
I consider it the best piece of DLC in the entire series, and possibly the best piece of content period.
Just realize that it's slightly tongue in cheek and is more a celebration of Mass Effect than anything that has to do with ME3.
EmCeeGramr
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The Mako owns and ME1 has good side quests, ME3 is a mediocre game with an awful start, a mediocre middle with two great sections, and a terrible final three or so levels.
skLaFarebear
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ME certainly wasn't for me after the couple tries I gave it. Finished 1 and didn't like it and gave up on 2 before the last mission. Other than the graphics, nothing seemed that great to me.
nckillthegrimace
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All of the Mass Effect games are bad in their own unique way.
Ventilaator
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ME1 was the only good game in the series.
Hoping we start to get those more frequently now that MGS3 is winding down.
Yep. Best feature
Chance Hale
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Mass Effect 3 just feels weird and rushed in general. They try to set the galaxy up as being on the verge of imminent collapse to excuse the lack of real side quests but then you can still get fetch quests by lurking behind random people on the citadel for 2 minutes without ever talking to them.
I don't think it's a bad game, there are some really great moments, but it feels like a hollow shell that was released a year
early.
I don't think it's a bad game, there are some really great moments, but it feels like a hollow shell that was released a year
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Freedom = $1.05
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I went into ME3 expecting the worst possible outcome given how the internet ripped it to shreds so perhaps my expectations were tempered a bit. It still felt like Mass Effect 2.5 but i found myself really enjoying the campaign in spite of itself. And again, the MP for the game was really well made and enjoyable. Perhaps terrific was a strong word but it's definitely not a piece of crap like some make it out to be.
yeah, i was trying to avoid the specifics of the plot but youre describing exactly why i think the entire plot is based on a the stupid premise in the first place. Also, they pretty much reused the galaxy map but somehow made it feel much cheaper in ME3. Just seems like they didn't have enough time even with the big delay the game had.
I found ME1 to actually be a bore so i only did one or two side missions before i felt like my time was being wasted.
RepairmanJack
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The arguing over ME installments just makes me want a re-release even more. :/
I just keep hoping for it rather than just buying them on PC.
I just keep hoping for it rather than just buying them on PC.
Now you know how I feel when this thread starts talking Metal Gear.
Ok, I actually like MGS1, and can appreciate MGS2.
TheMrPliskin
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You actually just reminded me that I still need to buy this and the omega dlc, I doubt that I'll bother with the omega dlc though.
Incandenza
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I had a real problem with the way Mass Effect 1's ending
suddenly turned me into a space racist without my consent by filling the entire council with humans just because I decided the citadel was more important than saving the old council.
stump sock
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it's the only GREAT game in the series
the other two are fine, despite being massive disappointments
Jeevesmeister
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There's a really good HD remaster mod for Mass Effect 1 I'm using currently: http://www.moddb.com/mods/mass-effect-1-new-texture-updatesimprovements-mod
And Mass Effect 2 is the best in the series. Sorry if you thought otherwise - not that it isn't without its issues, and its loyalty missions with their daddy issues fixed by Shephard's magical space dick certainly set up the bullshit that is everything Bioware's made in the aftermath of it, it's the best space themed adaptation of The Dirty Dozen ever made.
And Mass Effect 2 is the best in the series. Sorry if you thought otherwise - not that it isn't without its issues, and its loyalty missions with their daddy issues fixed by Shephard's magical space dick certainly set up the bullshit that is everything Bioware's made in the aftermath of it, it's the best space themed adaptation of The Dirty Dozen ever made.
you're pretty bad
EmCeeGramr
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Part of how ME3's war scenario screwed it over was in the missions.
ME2, a glorified set of side missions set around a main story that's practically a side mission to the main plot of the trilogy, had a lot of variety in the setting and ideas of its missions.
Name a single base ME3 mission that isn't about Cerberus attacking a base or Reapers and husks attacking a rubble strewn planet. Congratulations, you've remembered all two of them.
ME2, a glorified set of side missions set around a main story that's practically a side mission to the main plot of the trilogy, had a lot of variety in the setting and ideas of its missions.
Name a single base ME3 mission that isn't about Cerberus attacking a base or Reapers and husks attacking a rubble strewn planet. Congratulations, you've remembered all two of them.
stump sock
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I like you.
It's a bad third-person shooter with a few good characters and boring story. I like that they detailed the characters with the loyalty missions, but that shouldn't make up as large of a portion of the story as it did.
HappenstanceUK
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God dammit guys! All this Mass Effect talk made me think I'd just missed a remastered trilogy announcement and got all excited!
TheMrPliskin
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Are you sure that there are even any missions that don't fall under a Cerberus base attack or a Reaper planet attack? I'm struggling to think of any.
Think Rannoch missions.
Incandenza
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guys bloodborne's here
Jeevesmeister
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You people are ridiculous. It's very clearly a main part of the game's entire setup - there's these Collectors, they're fucking up humanity, and to stop them you have to go way beyond the red line into uncharted space and you can't do it without assembling a squad of the best and the brightest and the most dangerous - and you need to form them into a cohesive unit that can get behind you as a leader. It's The Dirty Dozen, essentially, and building the bonds of that team is a core part of the plot.
What really makes ME3 so heartbreaking is how all over the fucking map it is, as far as a creative vision is concerned - and nothing makes it more obvious than the launch trailers. ME1 straight up opens with "WE FACE EXTINCTION," and cranks it all the way up to 100. The villain's just fantastic from the get-go, and ugh, god Saren was so good. ME2 manages to go forth and one-up that entire trailer, and then ME3's is just this... bloated fucking mess that's all over the map.
RepairmanJack
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Just got it yesterday. Not even to the first boss yet. That fat fucker with the cleaver was pissing me off though.
Twin Tails
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Mass Effect 2 has a
as final boss.
#GOAT
terminator
#GOAT
I thought the loyalty missions design thing was genius to be honest. It made the player work for that build up of camaraderie among the squad before the big finale.
Not to mention, it had a direct effect as to how you would fare in that finale once the curtains closed. Unlike some other games. Ahem.
Not to mention, it had a direct effect as to how you would fare in that finale once the curtains closed. Unlike some other games. Ahem.
EmCeeGramr
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The main plot of ME2 is to save a bunch of libertarian space farmers who are so insignificant that even the most ardently pro-human government the player could have possibly formed in ME1 doesn't even give a shit about them
nckillthegrimace
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It's structured like a Dragon Quest game with a bunch of tiny vignettes feeding into an overarching plot, which would be great if Bioware had better (much better) writers who could come up with more compelling goals.
Or if it wasn't the middle chapter of a trilogy that it does nothing to move forward.
funkystudent
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ME1 had a pretty solid story.
Its the shame the part of the game when you play it was poop
Its the shame the part of the game when you play it was poop
TheMrPliskin
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I'd forgotten about most of those, there was definitely a little variety during that set of missions.
Reminds me of Jeff's great line in the recent Void Expanse quick look about space heaters.
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