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Mass Effect |OT| Alien love in an elevator
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Cornballer
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I called a few K-Marts on the Peninsula and their were all wise to my schemes.methodman said:
I guess I'll wait until the 20th like the rest of the folks....Cornballer said:I called a few K-Marts on the Peninsula and their were all wise to my schemes.
Yesterday I went to Yuba City to visit my grandpa, and I visited 3 different K-Marts, none of them had it either. Assholes!
JimtotheHum
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Naeblish said:
Even the mighty microsoft cant stop the juggernaut that is stupidity...
Antdogg355
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Lonestar said:
I agree. Last night I just watched my first Mass Effect video in over 10 months and now my hype meter has shot through the roof.
NovemberMike
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No offense, but I am pretty sure those have at least been around since Everquest. Not exactly new.Tieno said:
But anyway, I am definately Mass Erect at the moment (especially since Thanksigiving break is going to coincide nicely and I get the week off from college).
Imperial Hot
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My local K-Mart's manager caught on to the shenanigans.
No Mass Effect for me, until I get back from vacation on the 25th...
No Mass Effect for me, until I get back from vacation on the 25th...
Thank you.Nif said:Image size go:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b306/niflheim15/masseffect1920x1080.jpg
The space backdrop and renders I was using weren't that big, so I'll just upload the PSD in case anyone wants to change it.
http://www.mediafire.com/?fdabdsjjggg
It sucks getting permission to distribute each one I find.
And with that I think I'll avoid this thread untill I'm ready to open my copy and play it. Too much temptation.
soujiro_seta
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Sallokin said:Here's a picture of my character. I know someone was asking earlier for people to post them.
Doesn't your character looks a little like Che's character? o_0
EDIT: This is Che's character..
Cornballer
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Twins, eh?Caspel said:
Lostconfused
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Cornballer said:Twins, eh?
Holy fuck, Mass Effect is banned in my country...holy mother fuck. I'm in a country where they train me to use real life rocket launchers, nades, explosives, assault rifles, close combat hand to hand fighting, insertion from helicopters and sea, drive armored vehicles. But PG rated sex in a game? No banned.
GenericPseudonym
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Shame that K-mart no longer exists in Canada.
Djungelfrukt
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Will there be a warning before the sex scene, so I can save before it and watch it over and over again!?
backflip10019
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Djungelfrukt
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Hey, it's enough! I mean, it combines my two favorite interests, porn and video games.backflip10019 said:
masterkajo
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Yeah... like "WARNING! Sex Scene approaching!" :lolDjungelfrukt said:
No I guess there will be no actual warning but you can tell when it is going to happen just by instinct, I guess. Unfortunately, it will be too late to save then...
Djungelfrukt
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You never know, some people will probably find it "offensive" or "disturbing", whatever that might mean.masterkajo said:
Here are some random screens from my samsung hdtv. A friend of mine got it early and brought it over to my house.
The game definitely has that "epic" feel to it even from the very beginning. Some very nice texture and some model work as well. There are some pop-in issues(no biggie) and some of the character models remind me of the soldiers from Halo3(not a good thing). The game however does have a framerate issue from the 2 hours we've played so far. Some times it drops in the single digits for a couple of seconds. Definitely not locked at solid 30fps. But I could live with that because this is fucking Mass Effect.
That aside, I love the game's atmosphere. The design of the buildings and inside of them are very cool and sci-fi. Definitely a MUST buy for Sci-fi rpg fans. I'll provide more updates/screens if there's a demand.
The game definitely has that "epic" feel to it even from the very beginning. Some very nice texture and some model work as well. There are some pop-in issues(no biggie) and some of the character models remind me of the soldiers from Halo3(not a good thing). The game however does have a framerate issue from the 2 hours we've played so far. Some times it drops in the single digits for a couple of seconds. Definitely not locked at solid 30fps. But I could live with that because this is fucking Mass Effect.
That aside, I love the game's atmosphere. The design of the buildings and inside of them are very cool and sci-fi. Definitely a MUST buy for Sci-fi rpg fans. I'll provide more updates/screens if there's a demand.
AndersTheSwede
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Yes, more spoiler-free impressions the better.
Specifically what you think of individual skills, what are your favorites? Any cool combo's you've discovered? Tips?
Specifically what you think of individual skills, what are your favorites? Any cool combo's you've discovered? Tips?
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/834/834650p1.html
http://masseffect.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=597773&forum=104
Over on the Official Boards someone asked why there isn't a concrete number on planets
http://masseffect.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=597773&forum=104
We've just in the beginning of the game(2 hours lol) so I can't really give good tips yet on combos. But we went with the default Shepard, because the chicks you can make are ALL butt ugly.Subarushian said:
I'm uploading more screens as I type. Does anyone know the thumbnail code so I don't have to post those big screens...or do you guys prefer the big screens?
Also, the first thing we did was turned OFF the film grain. I guess it boils down to personal preference, but I feel that a lot of people will play w/out it.
SuperAndroid17
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Do you get cool looking helms/armor for your character? Does anyone know?
MaizeRage25
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Thanks for the pics, keep 'em coming.
I just checked out the pre-order disc. Not very much there.
I just checked out the pre-order disc. Not very much there.
I've been playing all day and if I didn't have to work tomorrow I'd play all night. I finally got out of the citadel after roughly 3 hours of questing and exploring and now I'm free to roam the galaxy and explore the available systems. After about 20 minutes I turned off the filter though. I think it looks much better without it.
The only thing I need to know now is if there will be an OST. The soundtrack is amazing, even the elevator music is well thought out.
regarding the character creation (for females at least) I wish it could have gone a little more in depth. I mean look how close mine came to Che's and I honestly hadn't seen his before I played. The options for face construction are pretty robust, but when it comes to the defining characteristics like hair and eyes, I really felt there weren't enough choices.
The only thing I need to know now is if there will be an OST. The soundtrack is amazing, even the elevator music is well thought out.
regarding the character creation (for females at least) I wish it could have gone a little more in depth. I mean look how close mine came to Che's and I honestly hadn't seen his before I played. The options for face construction are pretty robust, but when it comes to the defining characteristics like hair and eyes, I really felt there weren't enough choices.
Kaako said:Here are some random screens from my samsung hdtv. A friend of mine got it early and brought it over to my house.
The game definitely has that "epic" feel to it even from the very beginning. Some very nice texture and some model work as well. There are some pop-in issues(no biggie) and some of the character models remind me of the soldiers from Halo3(not a good thing). The game however does have a framerate issue from the 2 hours we've played so far. Some times it drops in the single digits for a couple of seconds. Definitely not locked at solid 30fps. But I could live with that because this is fucking Mass Effect.
That aside, I love the game's atmosphere. The design of the buildings and inside of them are very cool and sci-fi. Definitely a MUST buy for Sci-fi rpg fans. I'll provide more updates/screens if there's a demand.
There is! ^.^ And I'd like some of the galaxy map too... oh oh and menus.
Please do also tell about the variation in graphics (artistic, not technical) between the different planets. I'm so hoping for an exploration wow feel.
DIrtyWeasel
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When I saw the game in motion I also hated the grain, i'll be turning it off when I get the game. Reminds me of the trails in Vice City, I hated that too.Kaako said:
VonGak! said:
WARNING: I'm not going to spoiler the following but it does explain a little about some of the planets, if you aren't wanting to read about that.
Real quick before I head to work. I am about 22 hours in now, and been on around 5 different planets. So far I have been on a volcanic-ish type planet with lots of rocky terrain, a moon that has the starry night as its sky (obviously since no atmosphere), that is just as barren as you would expect. A frozen, snowy icescape of a planet, A temperate-on-cool-side planet with muddy slick ground. I have noticed most of the planets feature LOTS of very big mountains, amazingly most of which my vehicle the Mako can traverse. There are lots of hidden things to find around on the planets and the quests, MY GOD the collection quests are staggering. I am out there scouring for dozens of different things now. I have also run across a derelict ship and had to investigate (not main plot related) and have received an order from command to investigate a guy who has gone crazy sorta like the Waco thing with a cult.
Overall this game is probably my favorite game. ever. It does have screen tearing and framerate issues, and loads textures in noticeably, but wow that just says more to how amazing the game is that I can look past all that to how incredible everything else is. Oh, and in direct response to the above question, honestly the planets so far have not been "artistically" amazing. They really have been mostly deserted places with lots of rocky terrain and a structure sometimes, with scattered things to find like debris, ore deposits etc. This is how these planets are supposed to be so there isn't much I can think of they could have done artistically to them. I do have a feeling that the planets for the "main plot" are going to be more what you are talking about. The ones I listed are just off-the-beaten-path destinations I have stumbled across that are by no means even required to visit.
nelsonroyale
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no disrespect meant by this...but I dont have a 360...but if I get myself a laptop, Im going to get one which will be able to run this game because....!!!....!!!!! looks/sounds/will be fantastic
Great variation and neat touches like no atmosphere are what does good graphics to me, texture resolution and such are of little importance when these things are done right.Mudo said:
Mudo said:
Neat to hear that the sidequests got substance too ^.^ I hope they'll continue expanding on this franchise's universe as initially planned.
Mudo said:
That makes sense.
GTA-SA didn't have technically great graphics but I felt so immersed when cruising between the cities and just the knowledge of being able to stray off and explore instead of being surrounded by walls makes me forget about draw distances/LOD.
Thanks for sharing.