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Mass Effect 3 |OT| Space Jesus Returns (tag all spoilers)
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Wiggum2007
Junior Member
Definitely got less synth-y in the later tracks, but also a lot of those didn't sound like combat tracks which is where I'd expect to have more synth, and if ME1 and 2 are anything to go by there'll be plenty of tracks not on the OST.
there was someone earlier in the thread telling SoCal gaffers to PM him but the place might not have been in your area.
Sounds like (cheap or not) method of instilling the importance of replaying the campaign.
In the end, is there are limit to how many N7 missions must be completed to reach the best ending?
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
That sounds stupid. Nothing that would keep me away from a game or anything. But, what a dumb idea to give you sidequests just from walking by and hearing someone talking, especially if any of those get timers.
Karak
Member
Are their Fred Meyer there? They sell early always.
Blue Ninja
Member
That's true. I'd kill for a 'complete collection' OST of both ME1 and 2. I tried making one for both by using the game files, got a few tracks done but ultimately gave up because it was too much work. I still have some tracks on my YouTube page for ME2, though.
The release of the DLC and additional soundtracks for ME2 was pretty cool, but those additional ones really should've been in there from the start.
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
that's how you get most side quests in this game now. i got about 10 fetch quests in the citadel just by walking around. i think it will be love/hate for most people.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Oh well. I don't do that many sidequests any way.
To me that's great. If you are an explorer and listen to every NPC dialogue (I do that all the time), you are getting rewarded for that.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
That sounds amazing, thank you very much!
Did they ban people for doing that before though?
I remember i unlocked my dragon age 2 earlier, though that wasn't an origin game.
MisterNugNug
Member
IIRC, there is no interactive comic this time for ME3.
HarryHengst
Member
They didnt ban people who did it with Battlefield 3, so i doubt they'll do it now.
Managed to get in contact with the guy living in the flat my copy of ME3 from ShopTo is going too, he took my number and said he would text me when it arrived so I could pick it up, so hopefully it all goes well.
I said to my gf before going in that whoever lived there had a Dalek in their window so they will hopefully be cool, lol, will have to get him a bottle of wine or something.
I said to my gf before going in that whoever lived there had a Dalek in their window so they will hopefully be cool, lol, will have to get him a bottle of wine or something.
Really? I thought it was confirmed all over the place (including IGN's Q&A Review thing) that it does have a comic.
There is somewhere near OC, I think they might be sold out of ME3 at this point though, but you can PM for details.
scarybore
Member
Supposedly not with other Origin titles, but I would hate for EA to suddenly give a damn after I do it for the first time.
I'm going to wait a few hours and if no one has any problems, then I'll give it a go as waiting for Friday will be maddening.As for the soundtrack, it's nice for what it is but I can't say I prefer any of it to my favourites from the first two soundtracks. Hulick has done a pretty solid job though.
ScreenSplitter
Member
I did not import, did not get a comic.
That sucks for those without save files then. Glad I did an Ashley run instead of waiting for the comic.
So, I just had a major scare. I was thinking "you know, I never played any of the DLC for Mass Effect 2, maybe I'll buy a used copy and burn through that today and tomorrow." But then I thought the game might be on demand in the XBL market place. Fast forward to me looking for my Mass Effect 2 game save, just to be sure...
It's not there.
Late last year, my 360 started weirding the hell out, so I had to get a new one, and I managed to transfer all my data to a harddrive so I could keep all my stuff when I returned it to Costco (really laxed return policy, just needed to have everything in the box.) So naturally, when I got a new system, I transfered all my stuff back.
So now I'm thinking "shit, shit, shit, the saves were one of those things that inexplicably can't be transfered and it's still on my old hdd in god knows where"
I start freaking out, looking on two old hdd's I had laying around and it was no where. I can literally feel my heart pounding at this point, thinking "after five years, I lose it all like that"
THEN, I remember, the night my old 360 originally started weirding out on me, I went out for dinner and got a bit drunk, came back and had a few more drinks. During that night, I had the drunken foresight to think "man, Mass Effect 3 in a few months, I need to make sure that save is off this harddrive" and I moved it to a thumb stick.
Spend about five minutes looking for said thumb stick, plug it in, and HUZZAH! My vanilla soldier Shepard with a perfect ending to 2 is still there Yeah, he looks standard, and just shoots stuff primarily, but damn it, he's MY Sheppard.
Moral of the story, drink alcohol, it gives you really good ideas sometimes, just make sure to attempt to write them down or something.
Anyways... Mass Effect 2 dlc, what is worth playing? I hear Shadow Broker was the best, what was the general conclusion on the other stuff?
It's not there.
Late last year, my 360 started weirding the hell out, so I had to get a new one, and I managed to transfer all my data to a harddrive so I could keep all my stuff when I returned it to Costco (really laxed return policy, just needed to have everything in the box.) So naturally, when I got a new system, I transfered all my stuff back.
So now I'm thinking "shit, shit, shit, the saves were one of those things that inexplicably can't be transfered and it's still on my old hdd in god knows where"
I start freaking out, looking on two old hdd's I had laying around and it was no where. I can literally feel my heart pounding at this point, thinking "after five years, I lose it all like that"
THEN, I remember, the night my old 360 originally started weirding out on me, I went out for dinner and got a bit drunk, came back and had a few more drinks. During that night, I had the drunken foresight to think "man, Mass Effect 3 in a few months, I need to make sure that save is off this harddrive" and I moved it to a thumb stick.
Spend about five minutes looking for said thumb stick, plug it in, and HUZZAH! My vanilla soldier Shepard with a perfect ending to 2 is still there Yeah, he looks standard, and just shoots stuff primarily, but damn it, he's MY Sheppard.
Moral of the story, drink alcohol, it gives you really good ideas sometimes, just make sure to attempt to write them down or something.
Anyways... Mass Effect 2 dlc, what is worth playing? I hear Shadow Broker was the best, what was the general conclusion on the other stuff?
It'll suck more for those who have to pay for it as DLC later down the road.
I'm ok with some of that but an over-reliance on just walking by people and picking up quests is bad and lazy writing. It's a way to give you quests without designing actual conversations to have with people, and it's hard to care about the quests if it's just someone going "oh I forgot my wallet at the store!" and that's all there is.
But it can be kind of neat when used sparingly. Like in Oblivion I picked up a couple of conversation topics by overhearing other people talking, but I had to ask about that topic to other people to get further leads on a quest.
Shadow Broker
Kasumi
Overlord
Arrival
In that order.
[EDIT] - Actually, since you've already beaten the game, you wouldn't have much need for Kasumi, would you? Swap that with Overlord then.
Overlord - Skip it.
Kasumi - Skip it.
Lair of the Shadow Broker - Essential.
Arrival - Sets up aspects of ME3: recommended if you're jumping right into ME3 after.
I would skip Arrival. It's really rather meaningless when you can just read a 2 line summary. Plus, it's not even a good piece of DLC if you like combat. Don't buy it.
Calisto Glory
Banned
I think play Shadow Broker and Kasumi. Kasumi is a gread character mission and the character quite cool. I think the graybox could be a part of a sidequest in ME 3 depending on your choice at the end. in general... many people really like Kasumi but there is unfortunatly no romance option for her
Considering that they skip the trial I would say Arrival isn't necessary at all, probably even less so than Kasumi because at least Kasumi will likely make an appearance somewhere if she lived.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Regardless of it's reputed integration into ME3's introduction, there's no way in hell I'd rank Arrival above Overlord, nor Kasumi. Shadow Broker is the only necessity, but Overlord is excellent too. Kasumi is fun, but extremely short and, since you're paying for a new character and weapon, has value for moment directly proportional to how often you'll use her outside of her mission. If you've beaten the game, her value decreases.
Arrival is poo.
Arrival is poo.
Yeah this.
It's possible both DLC characters have their own missions, I feel like that's a better draw than all arrival can really give (changed dialogue possibly)
CEs are going on ebay for $150. Should I do it? :/
Empty Space
Member
Overlord was decent as well, but if you have to pick one dlc shadow broker is best one for sure. Arrival is extremely short has like two story beats in it I don't know what playing it does to an import it could do a lot or could do nothing. I personally feel you are better of reading what happens in it on the wiki. What Kasumi's DLC does is interesting, but also fairly short and fairly meaningless I suspect.
Shadow Broker - Excellent writing, great setpieces and extra info on your squaddies
Kasumi - Be the 'space James Bond' and have a few fights, good new squadmember. Femshep gets a great new dress.
Overlord - The only DLC where the new tank is not absolute garbage, but it's a bit too long
Arrival - Absolute shite. Tight corridors, bad fights, takes away choices from Shepard.
Kasumi - Be the 'space James Bond' and have a few fights, good new squadmember. Femshep gets a great new dress.
Overlord - The only DLC where the new tank is not absolute garbage, but it's a bit too long
Arrival - Absolute shite. Tight corridors, bad fights, takes away choices from Shepard.
Empty Space
Member
Are you guys saying this because you know it for a fact or is this just an assumption you are making because of the demo?
I'd wait inevitably somebody is either going to have preordered and forgot or the prices will eventually go down on ebay for used ones. Just keep an eye out for it and you should be available to find a copy for at least MSRP.
Where at?
Calisto Glory
Banned
Is it relevant for ME 3 to get all the ressources in ME 2 while planet scanning?
I'd be selling mine. I'm not that crazy
The problem with asking for DLC opinions now is it all depends on how much you really plan on playing ME2-if you're spending $7.50 each and will only play it once for an ME3 import I don't really think it's worth it, at least until we know if there are actual effects in the story.
Green Yoshi
Member
I played every ME 1+2 DLC, except Pinnacle Station (ME1) and Arrival (ME2). In my opinion Lair of the Shadow Broker is the best DLC, but I also liked the Kasumi DLC because of the beautiful environment and the dress you get for completing it. Overlord was also interesting and had better driving parts than the Firewalker DLC.
Will you see Zaed and Kasumi in ME3, if you played with them in ME2?
Will you see Zaed and Kasumi in ME3, if you played with them in ME2?
I don't see why.
ME2 didn't import any minerals you picked up in ME1. I doubt ME3 wil carry over that stuff either. It seems like minerals are out of the game.
Facts. It really is the worst of all the DLC released for ME2.
LumpOfCole
Member
The dress by itself wasn't bad but the Maleshep animations that Femshep does in the dress make it a joke.
People have already chimed in in detail on Shadow Broker, Arrival, and Kasumi so I will skip repeating that and talk about Overlord. While it is a little long and (presumably) doesn't have much impact on overall story of ME it does tell an excellent tale and makes itself feel like a significant sidequest, almost like one you'd think was built into the game proper, rather than as DLC. Though that fact may offend some in itself.