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[NumberThree]

Dragon Age looks good and is reviewing well.


But you know what other Bioware game looked good and reviewed well? Mass Effect 3

So what you're saying is that DAI is a good game?

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Mass effect 3 was a good game.

 

[Archaix]

Mass Effect 2 was terrible.

 

[Keyser Soze]

WHAT YEAR IS THIS?

 

[Zaph]

Mass effect 3 was a good game.

Mass Effect 2 was terrible.

Screw Community, a mod should have just trashed the thread.

 

[Wunder]

I couldnt finish mass effect 1 coz a mako mission bugged out and I kept falling through the world.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

mass effect 3 was a mediocre game that struggled and gasped to decency in its middle act before collapsing into incompetence for the entirety of the third act

 

[Glitchesarecool]

Mass effect 3 was a good game.

Mass Effect 2 was terrible.

 

[Rhaknar]

why put Jeff on a dragon age quicklook? >_>

 

[TharpDaddy]

Mass Effect 2 was terrible.

I won't defend ME3 (even though I thought it was pretty good) but ME2 is great.

 

[Archaix]

I won't defend ME3 (even though I thought it was pretty good) but ME2 is great.

It's a mediocre boring cover shooter with poorly written characters and no plot. Terrible is a stretch; it's a terrible sequel to Mass Effect, but a perfectly competent middling game in its own right.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

#teamtharp

 

[Wunder]

Brad has really expressive faces.

 

[SteveWinwood]

all mass effects suck

 

[strafer]

mass effect is a terrible series filled with bad voice acting, stiff animations, bad controls, hilarous writing.

Only decent part is the music.

They need to really amp the next ME to get me interested.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

Hey guys! Happy Wednesday, what's everybo--

 

[daydream]

Seems like they could easily beat Sonic Boom over the course of a QL.

 

[TharpDaddy]

mass effect is a terrible series filled with bad voice acting, stiff animations, bad controls, hilarous writing.

Only decent part is the music.

They need to really amp the next ME to get me interested.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

Mass Effect 2 was terrible.

all mass effects suck

mass effect 3 was a mediocre game that struggled and gasped to decency in its middle act before collapsing into incompetence for the entirety of the third act

 

[Archaix]

You've managed to post the one redeeming factor for the game. Unfortunately, Mass Effect 2 was not "Mordin Solus ices these other jackasses including the new awful Shepard and leaves to start his own adventures with zero waist-high walls to tell you the talky bits are over"

 

[Glitchesarecool]

Seems like they could easily beat Sonic Boom over the course of a QL.

I hope you guys are watching this because holy crap.

This is almost as bad as Starfox Adventures.

 

[LeBart]

The Mass Effect trilogy summed up by Specialist Samantha Traynor.

Not at all what I wanted out of a Bioware RPG set in space, and overall a pretty big disappointement when you think about what could have been, but I can't deny I had a blast playing all 3 games.
Also that multiplayer was surprisingly good.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

You've managed to post the one redeeming factor for the game. Unfortunately, Mass Effect 2 was not "Mordin Solus ices these other jackasses including the new awful Shepard and leaves to start his own adventures with zero waist-high walls to tell you the talky bits are over"

That's pretty much what I want from a future Mass Effect game: A Salarian STG team rolling around the galaxy doing awesome covert wetwork shit.

 

[KingKong]

I can't imagine why anyone would want to suffer through 50-100 hours of Bioware quality writing and gameplay

Just wait for Witcher 3 if you want an RPG

 

[TharpDaddy]

I hope you guys are watching this because holy crap.

This is almost as bad as Starfox Adventures.

This dialogue and banter... sweet lord in heaven it's bad.

 

[sjack]

Terrible is a stretch; it's a terrible sequel to Mass Effect, but a perfectly competent middling game in its own right.

Mass Effect 2 destroys every single facet of what Mass Effect 1 did. Mass Effect either had characters that were dull or you absolutely hated. The "exploration" segments in the first game were just bunch of empty fields with different colour palettes copied and pasted about a dozen times. The only real exception was the moon mission. While not everyone in your crew is amazing in the sequel (e.g.Miranda, Jacob, Samara), they were all still infinitely more interesting than the ones in the first game (save for Garrus and Tali who were brought back for the sequel). Mass Effect 1 purists always boggle me at how hard they wear their rose tinted glasses when comparing it to the second game.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

This dialogue and banter... sweet lord in heaven it's bad.

Duh!

 

[Chuck]

ME opinions time?

I liked Garrus =3

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

ME opinions time?

I liked Garrus =3

 

[Zaph]

ME opinions time?

I liked Garrus =3

Garrus is the shit. The part of ME3 where you were just kicking it with him at the Citadel, while fan-service-y as hell, was great.

Spoiler

I let him win.

 

[Archaix]

Mass Effect destroys every single facet of what Mass Effect 2 did. Mass Effect 2 either had characters that were dull or you absolutely hated, with the sole exception being Mordin. The "exploration" segments in the second game were ruined by the clear distinction between combat and story sections, which were seemless in the first. The missions themselves were dull and the combat was made far less interesting with the neutered powers. The only real exception was the suicide mission which was handled very well and gave some interesting results to boring decisions made earlier. While not everyone in your crew is amazing in the original, they were all still infinitely more interesting than the ones in the sequel (including Garrus and Tali who were ruined in the sequel).

Well, that pretty much sums up my thoughts.

 

[Technosteve]

Mass Effect 2 was terrible.

Agree with you

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

so what you're saying is that Dan is a shonen protagonist

He already has the Power of Friendship from the GB crew to give him the strength to carry on!

Dave's a crazy person who likes Temple of Elemental Evil though

Check the IWD video him and Ian are doing. They don't think thru the ramifications of having an eeeeeeeeeeeeeevil party very well to hilarious results.

 

[Zaph]

Calling it:

 

[stump sock]

Seems like they could easily beat Sonic Boom over the course of a QL.

this is fucking beautiful.

videogames are awesome

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Here is my very important opinion of Mass Effect 2:
-Average, standard gameplay without much depth
-A completly boring and uninteresting story with a ridiculous conclusion that has no further impact for the ME universe
-Some fantastic side missions
-Some great characters
-Some not-so-great Characters
-Not many interesting places to explore

It was average at best. The whole ME franchise is average. The first one is the best but feels kinda unplayable nowadays with so much wasted potential and boring planetary exploration stuff. And the third one combines the weaknesses of the first and second

 

[sixghost]

I would really like to know what information developers are going off which says that people don't care about stories unless you are saving the world/universe and you are the chosen one. Everything to do with the main story in ME2 was trash and the best 5 or 10 parts of that game were all peripheral stuff from the crew's loyalty missions. Bioware has their head up their ass if they don't make a Mass Effect game that focuses on the personal stories of a crew rather than more space jesus junk.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

There was a very small number of names in the QA credits for Sonic Boom.

 

[Kirlia]

There was literally one name in the QA credits for Sonic Boom.

SERIOUSLY? I need a screencap of that.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

SERIOUSLY? I need a screencap of that.

Sorry I screwed that up, there was one name at the start of the credits and then the rest near the end.

 

[stump sock]

There was literally one name in the QA credits for Sonic Boom.

hahahah I saw that too but more show up later.

they had like 12 people QAing that wonderful localization...

 

[TharpDaddy]

Probably a great time to link this old forum thread....

http://www.giantbomb.com/sega/3010-62/forums/sega-aim-to-raise-the-quality-of-sonic-games-255168/

 

[Kirlia]

Sorry I screwed that up, there was one name at the start of the credits and then the rest near the end.

Either way, it's bad. Only one person testing would explain a lot, but around a dozen...that just raises all sorts of questions about the quality testing.

Also, I REALLY want a QL of this game. Preferably with either Dan or Vinny. Or Drew, since he worked as a game tester one summer, right?

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Probably a great time to link this old forum thread....

http://www.giantbomb.com/sega/3010-62/forums/sega-aim-to-raise-the-quality-of-sonic-games-255168/

Well, they certainly raised something....cause...you know Knuckels can jump....wait hold on, give me a second there is a great joke hidden somewhere here. Just give me a second.

Also, jesus Rorie! How many saves do you need?

I've never seen a screen like that

 

[Brakke]

Seems like they could easily beat Sonic Boom over the course of a QL.

1) Holy shit is the writing / VO terrible.
2) This is fascinating and hilarious.
3) I love how when they transition zones they run into un-activated models of the cast standing in T pose.
4) Thanks for sharing!

 

[Glitchesarecool]

I can't.

 

[SteveWinwood]

Either way, it's bad. Only one person testing would explain a lot, but around a dozen...that just raises all sorts of questions about the quality testing.

Also, I REALLY want a QL of this game. Preferably with either Dan or Vinny. Or Drew, since he worked as a game tester one summer, right?

Eh they can get the best testers and have them go for weeks and record all the errors.

Doesn't mean they have the time or money to fix any of them.

 

[stump sock]

I can't.

so good. and why does Amy sound like an off-brand Kristen Schaal?

 

[daydream]

3) I love how when they transition zones they run into un-activated models of the cast standing in T pose.

I can't.

The return of Game Room!

 

[Fantastapotamus]

I really, really, REALLY hope Jeff is on the Sonic Boom QL if that ever happens.