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Mass Effect 3 |OT| Space Jesus Returns (tag all spoilers)
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Dr Zhivago
Member
Amazon said:
;_;
I would have ordered from ShopTo, but I don't have an account with them.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The asshole who designed the
section near the end should die. What a stupid piece of shit segment. Maybe worse than ME2`s Horizon.
The insanely long load times don't help either. :/
targeting the reaper
The insanely long load times don't help either. :/
Same, yep. Thats a huge part of the lore that they hold out for DLC. Stuff like Kasumi and Zaeed are just nice additions if you want them but they don't withhold anything essential. This is not that.
divisionbyzorro
Member
So I just started playing this game.
WTF at the faces. First it won't import the face I've been using for the past two games, and it feels like a stranger is playing my game. Also, WTF at Ashley. Whoever thought that hatchet job they pulled on her face was a good idea?!
WTF at the faces. First it won't import the face I've been using for the past two games, and it feels like a stranger is playing my game. Also, WTF at Ashley. Whoever thought that hatchet job they pulled on her face was a good idea?!
The Librarian
Banned
Fucking Quarians and
Now I gotta clean up this mess.
Edit:
starting a war with the Geth at the worst possible moment. Assholes. Drove the Geth all the way into the hands of the Reapers.
Now I gotta clean up this mess.
Edit:
Now they're firing on the unarmed Dreadnaught. God dammit.
25 hrs? Thats about the same length of the 1st game and about 1/2 as long as ME2. Am disappoint.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Seriously, I'm playing on insane and a
is fucking me up. Who thought this would be a good idea?
scripted sequence
shinobi602
Member
Whaaa? She looks great.
Don't go by other people's playthroughs dude. Like you took you 25 hours for ME1, it took me about 45 hours, and ME2 took 39 hours on my first time. Everyone's different.
That man-jaw? Really?
I have played around 10 hours and i barely moved the story forward. I think i only did 3 main missions so far. People completing it in 24 hours probably skipped a bunch of sidequests(although this guy said he didnt, maybe he rushed? I dunno.), or never talked to people and "investigate" them. Hell, they might have played in Action mode.
All of the three games took me about 25 hours to complete.
Mind you, I've done every quest (in all 3), loyalty mission in 2 (aside from the said Kasumi) and explored all the places I could.
The thing is, I have subtitles on and skip lines when I finish reading them, which is usually halfway or 2/3 in. I guess this is the main reason for my clear time.
Oh, I've played on Normal.
Mind you, I've done every quest (in all 3), loyalty mission in 2 (aside from the said Kasumi) and explored all the places I could.
The thing is, I have subtitles on and skip lines when I finish reading them, which is usually halfway or 2/3 in. I guess this is the main reason for my clear time.
Oh, I've played on Normal.
Basically they photoshop some girl´s pic from the interweb, remove 2 fingers from one of her hands and added some bits to it and thats it. If you search for it on the web, you will find that from the end sequence to the illusive man´s starring at the star background are ripped off from sources like Deviant Art and stock photos.
The Dutch Slayer
Member
Finally EU is joining the rest of the world! 
(just to make sure yes it is a real picture from my copy)
Also IF I get the import error can I still play the game with my import save? Do I just need the change the face?
(just to make sure yes it is a real picture from my copy)
Also IF I get the import error can I still play the game with my import save? Do I just need the change the face?
I'd say it is - bought standard edition and the DLC and don't regret it, even though I didn't often use that companion. Adds a lot to the lore despite that.
LordPhoque
Banned
So I'm considering to make a few characters die during my second playthrough of ME2, probably Jacob, Thane and a third one. Would I miss a lot in my ME3 playthrough ?
boot the game up for the first time yesterday and it's showing me as 50% readiness in each galaxy sector. shouldn't i be starting at 0%? played about 4 multiplayer games and im already up to 67%. is this normal? i am importing for me2 but it showed 50% before i even started my first game.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Crazy!
My first playthrough of ME took about 12 hours and I finished 2 in less than 25.
Sir Garbageman
Member
Made
cry when I ran into her. Feels bad man
___________Miranda____________
firehawk12
Subete no aware
You get a special power -
slam
You actually get
two special powers (like with all other members - the second one near the end), in case of the Prothean, the second one is his curse something
Dark Stalkers
Member
I just finished Priority: Tuchanka,
and got both Mordin and Wreav out alive.
ThingontheFloor
Member
like Kem0sabe said, just search "Tali stock photo" to see it if you want. personally I don't let things that that get to me, not enough it's going to ruin the game for me. If you take it for what it is, it's effective. It's when you start breaking apart every aspect of the game that you're ruining it for yourself. Bioware has been so under the internet's microscope for the past couple of years that seeing people get in such an uproar over something barely story related is pretty standard, sadly.
Not that there aren't other valid story-related issues I could fans becoming upset over, but to see stuff like this along with "LAZY BIOWARE AT IT AGAIN" is eye-rolling.
shinobi602
Member
You and I have different concepts of what is a manjaw then, my friend.
HarryHengst
Member
yeah, there is a vocal group in the internet who loves to hate on every little thing Bioware does. Its pretty stupid.
Mass Effect 3 is an amazing game, regardless of its flaws. I really hope they dont stop making more games in the universe soon. I want my Garrus film-noir detective game!
shinobi602
Member
12 hours? Da fuck!? Did you play on easy and skip every sidequest?
Dreamer RD
Member
Just romanced Miranda, is it possible to do it with somebody else in the same playthrough?
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Normal, and I pretty much stuck to the main quest. Same with 2 (including loyalty stuff).
I'm doing the same with 3 now.
Insanity playthroughs are where I do everything - if I spent 30 hours doing side quests on my first playthrough the pacing of the main story would be raped.
ThingontheFloor
Member
Regarding story length, this game took me about 25 hours on Normal. That's with all side-stories accomplished, minus 1 or 2 that disappeared because I accidentally moved on to main mission stuff. Mass Effect 2 took me around the same time, 27 hours or so, I believe.
If some are able to squeeze 40-50 hours out of the game, that's great. I personally don't know how it's possible unless you're literally speaking to every NPC, reading every codex entry, etc. But that's not really how I play games, I appreciate that information is there, but I find myself getting very bored of the game, no matter how great it is, when I dig in that deep. Not to say I just mainlined the entire experience, but 25 hours for an action-RPG is enough for me.
If some are able to squeeze 40-50 hours out of the game, that's great. I personally don't know how it's possible unless you're literally speaking to every NPC, reading every codex entry, etc. But that's not really how I play games, I appreciate that information is there, but I find myself getting very bored of the game, no matter how great it is, when I dig in that deep. Not to say I just mainlined the entire experience, but 25 hours for an action-RPG is enough for me.
PinkCrayon
Member
I don't know how people are putting up such long playtimes. I did EVERYTHING in 1 and 2, my playtimes are around 18 and 22, respectively. ME3 took me about 30 hours to complete, and I missed a couple sidequests.
darkpaladinmfc
Member
It's very important and adds a lot to an otherwise lacklustre squad line-up. The DLC member isn't a throwaway character like Zaeed and Kasumi. Bioware really screwed up making him DLC.
ThingontheFloor
Member
Agreed 100%. As enjoyable as my experience way, there was this terrible lingering feeling, especially toward the end, that "this is it". You build such a great bond with so many well-written characters over 3 massive games that it's genuinely saddening to think of this as the end. There are a couple of real gut-wrenching moments in the game where I had to let the dialogue wheel sit there for a couple minutes and really think about what I wanted to do. I've never had that kind of feeling in a game before.
Priority Mission: Tuchanka spoilers:
How do you manage that? if you cure the genophage, will Mordin always die? It was a very good ending, although a bit sad. If there was any way to save him though I would.
Is that even possible?
i thought that one or the other ended up dying. Wrex if you chose to side with the Salarians, Mordrin if you chose to side with the Krogans (actualy sacrifices himself to save the krogans)
I have a feeling that this is it RPG wise with the ME universe for the foreseeable future, that the next iteration will be either a generic mmo or a CoD FPS clone...
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
So, I'm very early, but will I know if there's a mission or a side mission that won't be available after a certain time or that will end the chances to do all other current side missions?
To wit:
Can I do side quests in between those? Safely after both of those?
To wit:
I'm on the moon with Garrus and there's one more "Priority" mission on Eden Prime.
Can I do side quests in between those? Safely after both of those?
Precisely what I meant.
No idea how things rolls out with Wreav if Wrex died in the first game, though.
The one on Eden Prime you can do anytime, since it's DLC. Priority Missions are story missions though, so always try to clear up all the other possibles quests before advancing just in case you might no longer do them after. That mostly happens to "same planet as Priority Missions" side-missions though, the rest of those offplanet KEEL CERBERUS stuff can generally be done whenever, I believe.
Red Blaster
Member
People should seriously just stop before the endgame begins; it's not worth seeing what happens during it.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Thanks!!
shinobi602
Member
Yup, well said.
Fusion Pizza
Member
Bioware, you really really really really really really really really had me worried.
But you came through.
This is one of the best games I have ever played, and I have played some of the greatest.
Bravo.
I have more to say, but I have to finish this great piece of digital work first.
But you came through.
This is one of the best games I have ever played, and I have played some of the greatest.
Bravo.
I have more to say, but I have to finish this great piece of digital work first.
DJ Lushious
Member
Is there seriously no way for me to holster my weapon during combat missions? Why would Bioware remove that in this game? My Shepard looks so goofy running around, both arms outstretched, for a whole mission!
backflip10019
Member
Goddamn, some of you guys are finished with it already? It looks like I'll finally get my copy today. Psyched for it!