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Mass Effect 3 |OT| Space Jesus Returns (tag all spoilers)
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Fine Ham Abounds
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I was sure within a few hours that the game was already better than 2, but after spending last week playing 1 and realizing just how much really was nostalgia glasses, I'm becoming convinced this is far superior to 1 as well.
So far, 3 has really opened into something with far superior gameplay and structure than 1, and returns to feeling like a deeper game with many more options and choices.
The details and vistas are amazingly well crafted, and the art direction and soundtrack are very impressive both in delivering themes and in consistency. I honestly did not expect to be anywhere near as impressed as I am with this; I'm not sure I expected to be impressed at all, and of course that usually results in enhancing pleasant surprises.
Seriously though, I'm finding that I'm slowly moseying through the game at a relaxed pace and absorbing the views, which is what 1 had me doing, and the opposite of what 2 had me doing.
So far, 3 has really opened into something with far superior gameplay and structure than 1, and returns to feeling like a deeper game with many more options and choices.
The details and vistas are amazingly well crafted, and the art direction and soundtrack are very impressive both in delivering themes and in consistency. I honestly did not expect to be anywhere near as impressed as I am with this; I'm not sure I expected to be impressed at all, and of course that usually results in enhancing pleasant surprises.
Seriously though, I'm finding that I'm slowly moseying through the game at a relaxed pace and absorbing the views, which is what 1 had me doing, and the opposite of what 2 had me doing.
You can only turn it off for conversations, not combat.
One of the funniest lines so far. Spoiler tagging in case people want to be surprised for themselves. Not a story spoiler at all.
"Well I'm not a human, am I you anthropocentric bag of dicks."
Where is that from?
One of the funniest lines so far. Spoiler tagging in case people want to be surprised for themselves. Not a story spoiler at all.
"Well I'm not a human, am I you anthropocentric bag of dicks."
That was a good one.
I liked the recorded combo you can read on Liara's computer between two Krogan.
(paraphrased from memory)
I've got more kills under my belt than you, runt!
Grunt: "attempting to fornicate with Salarians doesnt count as a kill"
Grunt: "attempting to fornicate with Salarians doesnt count as a kill"
People joked all the time about how a lot of the decisions made in the past games will appear as email only, and it's been rather true so far, but whenever I get a message from someone on Zhu's Hope or read a news story about a character I came across years ago, it's still kinda fun.
I'm reminded of how ugly the game can be whenever I see Ashley's heavily botoxed face.
I'm reminded of how ugly the game can be whenever I see Ashley's heavily botoxed face.
Pollux
Member
What about for just walking around places?
JustProgress
Member
Still got a ways. I'd say you're 3/4 done.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I skipped a lot of the warm up talk after we had a firm release date, but it's funny how much we all guessed about the game ahead of time.
Where do you get the DLC crew member that I guess came with my CE?
EDI, the doing of errands to ensure universal unity.
Where do you get the DLC crew member that I guess came with my CE?
LumpOfCole
Member
Mass Effect 3's range in overall quality goes from fan-fucking-tastic to what-the-hell-were-they-thinking.
Some story elements are phenomenal(mostly smaller or character driven), some are lackluster and awful to the point of confusion (mainly main story and/or vent kid related).
Presentation is the same way. There are some great cinematic moments when everything is falling apart or when you're facing down a giant enemy, but along with these presentation improvements comes the worst lip syncing of the series and more animation stutters and bugs than I remember from ME1 or ME2.
There's one area of Mass Effect 3 that deserves universal praise, though, and that's the audio engineering. Great music, great sound, really great voice acting (Garrus scenes in ME3 compared right next to ME1 feel like they have an entirely new depth, for example). If I were the sort of game reviewer that used an unfortunate number scale, this would be the only part of the game I would give a 10/10. The best use of my 5.1 system in years. The bass!
The vent kid really is like, the pinnacle of cringe-inducing moments in the series. ME3 EDI is up there as well.
As soon as you get control of the Normandy, in
As soon as you get control of the Normandy, in
Eden Prime.
Pollux
Member
I wish this game was longer...no sarcasm.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Ah, cool. Thanks.
I wish I had bookmarked my post about EDI from the ME2 thread. I was like, totally the first person to guess the outcome. I was joking, of course.
But...goddamn it, it's totally stupid and cheesy, but I sort of like it.
LumpOfCole
Member
Vent Kid is pretty damn bad, but ME3 EDI didn't bother me as much as I thought she would - her dialogue was juuuust self-aware (ha! AI joke) enough to poke fun at the ridiculousness of her state, and the humor came through fairly well.
SpaceBridge
Member
About 15 hours. Game is phenomenal. Id say Im having more fun than ME1 even.
Im so overwhelmed at the quantity of things to do: side quests up the wazoo (most of them interesting), places to explore and people to romance. So fun. If I had to choose one word to describe ME3 it would be that...."fun".
Im so overwhelmed at the quantity of things to do: side quests up the wazoo (most of them interesting), places to explore and people to romance. So fun. If I had to choose one word to describe ME3 it would be that...."fun".
I didn't destroy them at all but I saved them? Overwrote them in ME2?
To get 5 points I'm gonna have to do both ME3 missions then...
PushingButtons
Member
What difficulty are you guys playing on? I usually play my games on Normal but my buddy kept raving about how great the game and combat is on Hard.
I just found it to be a frustrating chore.
/fail
I just found it to be a frustrating chore.
/fail
Insanity, and it opens up once you stop fighting just Cerberus troops.
By that I mean when you stop getting bent over and inseminated by turrets.
The bartender at the cafe on the Presidium.
Quick question about a couple sidequests. There are two Citadel upgrade ones, power supply and something else, that I have no idea how to go about. Can someone just give me a hint on where to go or what to do for those? I don't need it spelled out but a nudge in the right direction would be nice. I'm at the point where the Tuchanka missions are active so I may not be able to go where you need to finish those ones but I'm not sure. The journal is way too vague about those ones.
SpaceBridge
Member
I only use EDI and the Prothean exclusively
You seriously need to spoiler tag your post. I would have been pissed if I had those characters spoiled for me.
SpaceBridge
Member
Jeebus I didnt even know this either.
On a side note: ANy impression of the ME game on Iphone/Ipad?
I loved that mission for the same reasons.
That and Grunt being a total badass in it. I thought he had actually died then he came out covered in blood after completely obliterating a bunch of the Indoctrinated Rachni.
Nah. I knew all about them prior to the game and I never bothered to watch any info on the game. The Javik was advertised before the game was released as a "big deal" so....
Yeah, liked the ending for that mission. It did make me wish that they'd just put
Grunt instead of Vega in as the meathead of the Normandy, though.
haha, yeah when that happened I wanted to punch through the air and yell "fuck yeah!"
Wiggum2007
Junior Member
They should make a paid DLC that does nothing but completely edit out that vent kid. Would sell like hotcakes.
There are plenty of people in here that are on blackouts for this, like I was. I'm far enough that I wasn't spoiled by your post but the game isn't even out in Europe yet. Better to be safe and courteous when it comes to spoilers.
Gemüsepizza
Member
I knew of the DLC character because it was advertised, but the other character was not. Honestly, what a stupid excuse is this? Just because YOU know this already, it is ok to not put them in spoiler tags?
CrankyKong
Member
If I didnt play the arrival DLC in ME2, does that affect my beginning of ME3?
Hypertrooper
Member
Early Sidequest Spoiler: Yesterday
2. Question:
I listened secretly to a talk between a Volus diplomat, a turian and human one. The Volus told the both aliens that there is a Prothean Device/Figure that needs to pick up. Does anyone know where the planet is? Galaxy Map doesn't say anything. You get the side quest at the Citadel's embassy.
1. Question: You can't use the dog in missions. But I'm not sure.
2. Question:
Eden Prime
You can use the dog during missions? Mine just uselessly wanders around the Normandy.
You can't use the dog on missions. It just walks around the shuttle bay. From Ashes is on
Eden Prime
SpaceBridge
Member
Theres a dog!? How is this only for CE?
Empty Space
Member
You have no idea the amount of wisdom this single post holds, but you will soon.
SpaceBridge
Member
Yep. Robot dog from ME2 as a pet. Here it is. I took a screen cap:
How do I buy this?
Hypertrooper
Member
CE exclusive.
If someone could answer this, I really appreciate it.
Is it the one on Shrike Abyssal? It's a system on the westernmost edge of the galaxy map, iirc.