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Mass Effect 3 |OT| Space Jesus Returns (tag all spoilers)
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Virmire.
Not the one im on. Ive got a bug that makes it incompleteable :/
thechemist
Member
Hows the soundtrack?
Loved the previous games.
Loved the previous games.
Forsaken82
Member
Yeah... I would say the
EVE Rescue mission
Out of curiosity, was anyone else surprised by the disc swapping on 360? I was expecting something similar to ME2, not Star Ocean 4...
I wish it told you which quests/clusters were on what disc so i could better organize how i wanted to do quests...
Best in the trilogy IMO. Lots of synths like the ME1 soundtrack but a lot of unique pieces from Clint Mansell.
It's great.
Psychoward
Banned
Just the moon, I call it Palaven though, easier to remember and say the moon of Palaven.
What little I've heard sounds like they have more retro arppeggiated synth tracks and less Hollywood symphonic fodder than ME2, which is a good sign so far. We'll see when I play further.
lol I find myself doing the same thing all of the time.
Dat skybox though...hnnngh.
Palaven doesn't last long at all. View was nice though.
To be quite honest it's been too long since I played ME1, so the details might be muddy on those. I don't recall Virmire or Ilos being particularly impressive though. Virmire especially ; locales were meh. Lore and story development was nice though.
Battle for the Citadel might be a good contender, as well as Suicide Mission, but I didn't include the endgame missions when I said that. T'would have been cheating. Else I'd say Suicide Mission > Shadow Broker.
I'm not saying Shadow Broker brought me the best moment of the trilogy, but as a mission as whole, I really think it's the best one all around.
Psychoward
Banned
Yea, the soundtrack is amazing, much better than 2, and even 1.
And +1 to the squad not being as good as before, I feel almost no connection to about half of the squad, and 1 in particular can get shot out of an airlock.
And +1 to the squad not being as good as before, I feel almost no connection to about half of the squad, and 1 in particular can get shot out of an airlock.
I'm only about 8 hours in but I think the score is phenomenal. ME1's was the coldest and most electronic. ME2's was the most action blockbuster-y. And ME3's is the most melancholy/warm.
Psychoward
Banned
Indeed, and the opening...... man, just seeing the destructive force of everything is jaw-dropping.
Especially since I love the Turians, lol.
powersurge
Member
Anyone else get their CE from Gamestop.com and have it come unwrapped? Mine isn't shrink wrapped and they slapped the tape right on the box (open end) so when I pull it off its probably going to rip the box. Argh! /OCD rage!
Can anyone answer this? I'm not gonna bother with the awful N7 missions unless I have to.
FrontalMonk
Banned
Thank god someone had the courage to say this.
JustProgress
Member
Even that dumb theme song with the strong piano got to me at the end.
Wiggum2007
Junior Member
Man that nightmare was embarrassing. Better not be a recurring thing.
I don't think so. I just think it has to be above the minimum marker.
If you get like 5000-6000 War Assets, you apparantly get an extra (20 seconds long) video at the end possibly, depending on which path you take.
About that....
Wiggum2007
Junior Member
This part makes me think its going to happen again...
...but this part makes it seem like ts all going to be ok.
I don't know what to believe.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
That theme will forever define Mass Effect 3 for me.
So maybe Mansell only has a couple tracks on the soundtrack, but he really sets the tone of the game beautifully.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Oh that one is Mansell?
It's so good and yeah, it sells you on everything instantly. Like "AAA GET ON THAT SHIP WE GOTTA GO FIX THIS!!!!"
CitizenCope
Member
Wait what? You have to use disc one more than once? This sounds horrible. Just started the game last night btw.
I like the track despite the Inception BWAAAAH horns. I chuckle a bit everytime because of it.
Well I did not want to make it obvious.
If you really want to know, here :
---------------------Shepard has 3 nightmares over the course of the game IIRC-------------------
I'm so glad David was OK. I felt so bad for him in Overlord. I was also really pumped to see Jack as a teacher there. Ever since the academy was mentioned I thought it would be a good place for her. They also managed to mature her a lot while still keeping her badass. Definitely a huge improvement for her.
marathonfool
Member
Been traveling recently, any links or word on the PS3 version?
Come on, it's pretty awesome that there's an actual reason for the BWAAAAH. Mansell reinvents the BWAAAAH.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I really don't like the
at all. I get what BioWare was trying to do, but they did an exceptionally shitty, half arsed job of it. It also sounds like Mansells work during, and it pisses me off they focused his talent and music here.
dream sequences
I didn't take any pictures when I was there. You said you're there now,
you weren't impressed by the Reapers moving around in the distance blowing shit up with like half the planet burning in the background?
Disc 1 = Main (Priority) Missions
Disc 2 = Side Missions
At least, that's how it is so far (7 Hours in)
bigace33
Member
lol no way. Shadow Broker was good, but it is nowhere near the best. I did love the character design of the Broker (looked really intimidating) and the graphics were phenomenal. I think Overlord had a better overall story and payoff than SB.
Arjen
Member
I agree, really wel done.
Forsaken82
Member
Is that how it works? I figured it was cluster specific
when i did the priority quest on tuchanka i didn't have to put disc one back in since i was already there for a side quest
Synless
Member
I can't help but notice that there is more texture loading in this game than there was in ME2 (PS3 version). Planets have texture pop-in, even the skyboxes have pop-in (I've seen this only once). This wasn't an issue in ME2, at least, not as severe. The framerate is surprisingly not as bad as I thought it would be. Still not a stable 30fps like 360, but not terrible either.
That's just how it's packaged, I got my copy from Best Buy and my sister got hers through Amazon and both were just closed via some stickers.
I feel the same way. They're something I'm gonna dread doing in replays.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
But it has the most overt Twin Peaks reference in gaming history, including Alan Wake! That has to count for something!
Just did the first part of "From Ashes" (well, i assume it was the first part). Cool stuff, fun stuff.
The game feels great.
The weapons are a bit weak though... the weight is highly restrictive for an Adept, i really need that 100% bonus recharge speed. Limits a lot of my choice of weapons, if i want to use anything else than SMGs and pistols, i cannot take more than one weapon in practice. And we all know how limiting one weapon is.
My main bane are shields, unsurprisingly, being an Adept. Is any particular weapon extremly effective against those? If not, i probably could stick with assault rifles due their versatility They're generally effective against shields like in ME2, are they not?
The game feels great.
The weapons are a bit weak though... the weight is highly restrictive for an Adept, i really need that 100% bonus recharge speed. Limits a lot of my choice of weapons, if i want to use anything else than SMGs and pistols, i cannot take more than one weapon in practice. And we all know how limiting one weapon is.
My main bane are shields, unsurprisingly, being an Adept. Is any particular weapon extremly effective against those? If not, i probably could stick with assault rifles due their versatility They're generally effective against shields like in ME2, are they not?
No guns are effective against shields without disrupter ammo.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Yeah I was totally floored by that. Never felt so much like I was actually on the surface of a moon before.
SMGs.
That said the one you start with sucks and isn't going to do much good. Either take someone with Overload or get used to warp-throw detonations to rip off shields.