SpaceBridge
Member
I see. Well Ill watch it on youtube then. I like the Geth anyways.
How far from the end am I btw?
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Mass Effect 3 |OT| Space Jesus Returns (tag all spoilers)
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I see. Well Ill watch it on youtube then. I like the Geth anyways.
How far from the end am I btw?
Maybe around
25
SpaceBridge
Member
Oh good. At 31 hours now I feel like this game has over stepped its welcome.
I clocked in at 56 hours. Don't ask me how. I don't know how others can complete it in 20 hours or less.
DarkChronic
Member
I took my time running around the citadel more times than necessary, exploring every corner in missions to find weapon mods and talked to everyone on the Normandy after everything I did and I still only managed 37 hours. Wonder where your extra 19-20 came from
36 of those hours was because of the scanner on the Normandy.
I don't get that scanner. ME2 managed to do a minimal load between doors so why is it getting worse now?
The load times between decks were a lot faster in ME3 so the scanner wasn't really a big deal.
valentine71
Banned
I just googled it after i saw your message here. I guess i never had her in white suit. Otherwise i would have noticed.
Agreed. I liked the ending as well. Don't let people shit on your good time.
My save import said I
"rewrote" the Heretics - is that good enough to get geth and quarians?
Same here actually
I have my own opinions but I certainly didn't hate it.I completed it in 36 hrs on insanity, first run, no import. I didn't have "from the Ashes" DLC so this might have added 2 hours. I was constantly going back to the citadel and talking to everybody on the normandy. I stopped even looking at the journal after I realised it doesn't update and just used the map (which does). The other thing that probably made my run easier/faster was I wen't through all the systems at the beginning of the game and scanned everything and then did it again later when the universe map had updated. This way you just walk up to the fetch quest givers and say "hey I found this thing". It's the shortest Mass Effect by a good margin and is ridiculously padded by crap like all the fetch quests.
StevePharma
Member
Depends.
Only if you meet these conditions
ME2
Loyalty from both Legion and Tali, and solving their conflict on the Normandy with Paragon or Renegade choice --> 2 points
Tali not exiled from the Fleet --> 1 points
Rewriting the heretics is labeled as Paragon in ME2 but gives you 0 points in ME3 because they ally with the Reapers
Tali not exiled from the Fleet --> 1 points
Rewriting the heretics is labeled as Paragon in ME2 but gives you 0 points in ME3 because they ally with the Reapers
ME3
Do Legion's Mission (disable Geth Fighter Squadron) and save Admiral Korris (not his men though, you need the admiral!) for 2 points
even if you
rewrote the Heretics in ME2
exactly 5 points
What the fuck? I did 99% of the content in the game (double checked to be sure) and i only spent 28 hours.
InaudibleWhispa
Member
Fucks sake, first online game to get my galactic readiness up and some kid shouts the ending. Or at least who lives and who dies. I should have guessed that would happen... muting everybody now. Is the survival of characters set in stone, or was that just his ending?
It was his ending, who lives or dies depends on your choices and actions.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
GREEN!!!
Iron_Scimitar
Banned
Mass Effect 3 has been a shitstorm of problems for me. Yesterday my game freezes during 2 multiplayer matches and I lose my XP and credits earned. NOW, im in the
and the audio cuts out (SCREECHES) and a party member disappears. He's nowhere to be found. The game shows him as active but he's not anywhere near me. On top of that, the enemies are fucking gone. Yeah, GONE. I shouldnt be skipping thru the
w/o any resistance. FUCK THIS SHIT.
Cerberus base (end game)
Illusive Man's base
InaudibleWhispa
Member
Ah, that's OK then. The kid is still a dick for just blurting it out without warning.
Melchiah
Member
A little bit over 55 hours here. I wonder how people can complete everything in about half of the time.
This is the problem with the Galactic Readiness concept: it requires playing online with others... otherwise people who are dumb and will spoil the ending you're playing these games to help earn. It's worse due to being the concluding part of a trilogy, but it's still a system I don't want to see used again. Thankfully this case isn't so bad given you can still see almost anything that matters just by doing single player sidequests, even though they may be Bioware's weakest.
devilinanewdress
Banned
Mixed feelings about the ending. In a narrative sense it's an obscene hand gesture in the faces of anyone who played with the same Shepard since ME1. But if you view the game as a standalone title then it's pretty sick. The graphics are stunning and it does feel aptly big.
Tribes of Trusty
Member
A question : I just finished ME2, so everything I did will carry on ME3 ?
Also, if yes
Also, if yes
Does your relationship status with Miranda carry on and is it relevant in ME3 ? If possible, do not spoil me, and just answer with yes/no. Thanks
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Also, if yesDoes your relationship status with Miranda carry on and is it relevant in ME3 ? If possible, do not spoil me, and just answer with yes/no. Thanks
yes it does, but it's not quite as central.
UnluckyKate
Member
God. I lol'd way too much
I have been playing Mass Effect 3 past week quite a lot. I have to say, the game is pretty damn good so far. Definitely on par with Mass Effect 1's plot. I love the whole war scene going on.
A few things that I really like:
1) The citadel is fun again... unlike ME 2's.
2) Gunplay/powers feel great in general, really enjoying the gameplay.
3) I love meeting people you met before.
4) All the missions I've done so far are pretty great my latest and favorite so far is the
5)
I do have a few complaints:
1) No weapon holstering? I find this pretty frustrating... Why the hell did they took it out?
2) No detailed quest log... Again, why the hell did they took it out? So incredible stupid...
3) A lot of stuff happens between Mass Effect 2 and 3, like Shephard was relieved from duty, IMO they should have explained it more.
4) The beginning felt so forced and I didn't like it at all (first hour), while I think Mass Effect 2 opening was amazing.
So far it's really good, what I was hoping for... Can't wait to play more tomorrow!
Edit: I hate the double feeling I'm having with awesome games. Part of me wants to continue playing until I finish the game, the other part of me doesn't want to so I can extend finishing the series as long as possible.
A few things that I really like:
1) The citadel is fun again... unlike ME 2's.
2) Gunplay/powers feel great in general, really enjoying the gameplay.
3) I love meeting people you met before.
4) All the missions I've done so far are pretty great my latest and favorite so far is the
Rachni mission with Grunt. Sooooooogoood
GARRUS <3
I do have a few complaints:
1) No weapon holstering? I find this pretty frustrating... Why the hell did they took it out?
2) No detailed quest log... Again, why the hell did they took it out? So incredible stupid...
3) A lot of stuff happens between Mass Effect 2 and 3, like Shephard was relieved from duty, IMO they should have explained it more.
4) The beginning felt so forced and I didn't like it at all (first hour), while I think Mass Effect 2 opening was amazing.
So far it's really good, what I was hoping for... Can't wait to play more tomorrow!
Edit: I hate the double feeling I'm having with awesome games. Part of me wants to continue playing until I finish the game, the other part of me doesn't want to so I can extend finishing the series as long as possible.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Good GOD that is funny. Perfect.
Wow, this actually happens? Crazy. Glad I'm OCD and have enough "points" to avoid situations like this so far.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Amazing. I'm in actual tears.
Psychoward
Banned
So where are the gamerpics and themes for the 360 version?
Finished the game at around 22 hours.
Abused the biotic and tech powers like nobody's business.
I'm not too sure how to feel about the game really. At times the games shines and other times, I just have to laugh at how bizarre things can turn out with the decisions Bioware chose to make.
If there's one thing that I feel is different about ME3 compared to the previous games... I don't feel like doing a second run through at all.
Abused the biotic and tech powers like nobody's business.
I'm not too sure how to feel about the game really. At times the games shines and other times, I just have to laugh at how bizarre things can turn out with the decisions Bioware chose to make.
If there's one thing that I feel is different about ME3 compared to the previous games... I don't feel like doing a second run through at all.
Psychoward
Banned
Yeah, the replay value is much less than 2 or 3 for me, and not just because of the ending.
I can't even say why, I'm like a third in to my 2nd playthrough and I'm finding it hard to continue, which sucks considering I had over 8 playthroughs in both 1 and 2.
I guess in my case I was satisfied with my initial playthrough. I basically did the 'good' run making all the good choices and basically getting the best outcome possible.
I think it has to do with how the story was designed and presented compared to ME2 in which I found that my choices did matter to the overall story and how it unfolded where as in ME3, it feels that regardless of your choices, you still end up with pretty much the same possible ending with minor variations here and there.
We'll see how the DLC turns out. Until then, I'll spend some more time with the multi-player.
I didn't even come to this thread cause I was afraid of spoilers.
It is interesting to see people with restrictions based on what they did not do in the previous games. As others have said before, I feel much less interested in going through again given the ending. At least there is the multiplayer which I'm sure they'll add to.
Did anyone doing it in 20 hours do it on insanity? If so you have my enormous respect. My run was a femadept and most of the time I rolled with Liara and EDI/Garrus. Given the number of Cerberus encounters, overload was much more useful than in ME2.
It is interesting to see people with restrictions based on what they did not do in the previous games. As others have said before, I feel much less interested in going through again given the ending. At least there is the multiplayer which I'm sure they'll add to.
Did anyone doing it in 20 hours do it on insanity? If so you have my enormous respect. My run was a femadept and most of the time I rolled with Liara and EDI/Garrus. Given the number of Cerberus encounters, overload was much more useful than in ME2.
Typographenia
Member
Around 28.5/29 hours in. The first line of my spoilers is my most recent activity in the least spoilery way possible.
edit:
Darn it, Kundagi makes the best ME fanart ever, haha.
Did the mission the Asari Councilor asked me to do, and I did the last N7 mission.
THANK. GOD. Man, I was so glad to be able to clear out almost all of the sidequests before I ran to the Citadel. I didn't realize so many more places had opened up. That's something that really irritates me about the galaxy map. They keep putting down so many places to go, it's hard to know what's new and not without checking everything. Especially with places like Silean that went from being at 100% to 19% or something after that last mission. Ugh...
Anyways, I ran off to Thessia, and another really awful turret sequence greeted me. Seriously, if you guys are going to make turret sequences, make a freaking turret sequence. These are pitiful. Maybe it's because I'm playing on normal for my first run, but they're so mindlessly easy it's insulting.
I never realized how much interesting history they had laying around on the Asari planet, but NO TIME FOR THAT YOU GOTTA PROTHEAN BEACON WITH GREEN LIGHTS OH NO KAI LENG ANDAHOASHD. Dang it, I really would have loved the chance to learn more about all the cool stuff in the sanctuary. The talking with the Prothean thing would have been cool too, if they would have given me a moment to do it. Oh well, I guess Vigil was good enough back in the day.
Kai Leng is probably my least favorite character in the entire ME universe. He looks so ridiculous, he's overpowered, boring, and just a really bleh character. "I'm so cool, look at me stand here while rockets fly past me. I swear, I'm totally not straight out of a MGS game." And he steals the VI... Great!
I bought the collector's edition, so I got the From Ashes stuff...
Bioware would have to seriously convince me at this point that it wasn't just content cut from the original game. The amount of things they've done for Javik (not to mention the quality of his animations) just screams of putting some serious effort into it. Unless the previous DLC is not something I am to judge it by. His talk with Liara after Thessia falls just sealed the deal. Then again... Liara had a repeat tantrum in her room right after. I don't know anymore.
SHEP IS SAD BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE DYING IN THIS WAR. I don't get why the kid and Thessia have affected him so deeply. He's more aware of the implications of the current events than anyone, yet he takes this stuff like he never realized it was possible. It's really getting on my nerves.
Well, I'm going to chase down the Illusive Man/Cerberus next time, it sounds like. I hope I can kill Kai Leng. It'd make me much happier about the game.
THANK. GOD. Man, I was so glad to be able to clear out almost all of the sidequests before I ran to the Citadel. I didn't realize so many more places had opened up. That's something that really irritates me about the galaxy map. They keep putting down so many places to go, it's hard to know what's new and not without checking everything. Especially with places like Silean that went from being at 100% to 19% or something after that last mission. Ugh...
Anyways, I ran off to Thessia, and another really awful turret sequence greeted me. Seriously, if you guys are going to make turret sequences, make a freaking turret sequence. These are pitiful. Maybe it's because I'm playing on normal for my first run, but they're so mindlessly easy it's insulting.
I never realized how much interesting history they had laying around on the Asari planet, but NO TIME FOR THAT YOU GOTTA PROTHEAN BEACON WITH GREEN LIGHTS OH NO KAI LENG ANDAHOASHD. Dang it, I really would have loved the chance to learn more about all the cool stuff in the sanctuary. The talking with the Prothean thing would have been cool too, if they would have given me a moment to do it. Oh well, I guess Vigil was good enough back in the day.
Kai Leng is probably my least favorite character in the entire ME universe. He looks so ridiculous, he's overpowered, boring, and just a really bleh character. "I'm so cool, look at me stand here while rockets fly past me. I swear, I'm totally not straight out of a MGS game." And he steals the VI... Great!
I bought the collector's edition, so I got the From Ashes stuff...
Bioware would have to seriously convince me at this point that it wasn't just content cut from the original game. The amount of things they've done for Javik (not to mention the quality of his animations) just screams of putting some serious effort into it. Unless the previous DLC is not something I am to judge it by. His talk with Liara after Thessia falls just sealed the deal. Then again... Liara had a repeat tantrum in her room right after. I don't know anymore.
SHEP IS SAD BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE DYING IN THIS WAR. I don't get why the kid and Thessia have affected him so deeply. He's more aware of the implications of the current events than anyone, yet he takes this stuff like he never realized it was possible. It's really getting on my nerves.
Well, I'm going to chase down the Illusive Man/Cerberus next time, it sounds like. I hope I can kill Kai Leng. It'd make me much happier about the game.
edit:
Darn it, Kundagi makes the best ME fanart ever, haha.
IAmtheFMan
Member
So I haven't picked this up yet since Xenoblade is still taking way more time then I thought it would.
I played ME 1 and 2 and enjoyed them ok (ME1 moreso than 2) but all I keep hearing is "ending, ending, ending, ending." I mean talk about shitty press. Again, I have no idea or concept of how it ends, but when you see threads about people raising money to try to get an official change, it makes me scratch my head.
Should I be expecting some Evangelion like shit with this? Is it that bad?
I played ME 1 and 2 and enjoyed them ok (ME1 moreso than 2) but all I keep hearing is "ending, ending, ending, ending." I mean talk about shitty press. Again, I have no idea or concept of how it ends, but when you see threads about people raising money to try to get an official change, it makes me scratch my head.
Should I be expecting some Evangelion like shit with this? Is it that bad?
brandonh83
Banned
FINALLY starting on this today. So excited. Got a new 360 since the last time I played through the first two, so... I had to play through the first two again after I read about the shitty default choices.
Trying to stay unspoiled has been rough to say the least :lol
Trying to stay unspoiled has been rough to say the least :lol
The multi is super fun. Give it a shot!
In my first playthrough, I didn't speak to
before
. Thought it was weird how he just suddenly popped up talkin' about his Cerberus contact. As expected, the dialogue exchange with him prior to all that is pretty funny...
XD
Speakin' of the Cerberus contact, did he have that facial scarring like Renegade Shepard? Perhaps Cerberus' way of hiding the
for infiltration purposes? Reminds me of somethin' though,
[EDIT] - Oh, and this time around I was able to save
—err... "Felicia".
Conrad
repairing the Medi-Gel dispensers
Not actually married? A Shepard shrine?
Speakin' of the Cerberus contact, did he have that facial scarring like Renegade Shepard? Perhaps Cerberus' way of hiding the
Husk-esque modifications
I thought sure that the cybernetic implants used to reconstruct Shepard would turn out to be Reaper tech, especially due to the fact that his eyes—when totally scarred up—look just like the Illusive Man's(who's been partially Huskified, right?).
[EDIT] - Oh, and this time around I was able to save
Kelly
Oh I know, I've put many many hours in to it, but was hoping there might be some cheap way in the single player for the grind, otherwise I will return to multiplayer.