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Mass Effect |OT| Alien love in an elevator
- Thread starter Mr. Spinnington
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I ordered 4 games during an online sale. Bioshock and Halo 3 have already delivered, and this one looks like this will as well. If GTA IV turns out as promised it will be the best $200 dollars I have ever spent on games.
Mass Effect should arrive right as I finish up the quarter. Nothing helps the cold nights of winter go by like an epic game and the warmth of a 360 (Who needs a space heater?)
Does anyone know if there is an embargo on internet reviews like there was with some other big games this year?
Oh and the hype? It's only going way up from here
Mass Effect should arrive right as I finish up the quarter. Nothing helps the cold nights of winter go by like an epic game and the warmth of a 360 (Who needs a space heater?)
Does anyone know if there is an embargo on internet reviews like there was with some other big games this year?
Oh and the hype? It's only going way up from here
KRS7 said:I ordered 4 games during an online sale. Bioshock and Halo 3 have already delivered, and this one looks like this will as well. If GTA IV turns out as promised it will be the best $200 dollars I have ever spent on games.
Mass Effect should arrive right as I finish up the quarter. Nothing helps the cold nights of winter go by like an epic game and the warmth of a 360 (Who needs a space heater?)
Does anyone know if there is an embargo on internet reviews like there was with some other big games this year?
Oh and the hype? It's only going way up from here
How do you find Google trends for other stuff? That looks like an interesting tool.
Zzoram said:
Just go to http://www.google.com/trends and type in any search term you like. If you compare Mass Effect to Bioshock for example you will see it still has a long way to go.
Darkman M said:I cant understand for the life of me why some of you actually played into NeoJubei little game, are you guys oblivious to his post history? Anyways Mario on the 12th this on the 20th= gaming bliss, persona 3 will hold me till then.
Not all of of us know everyone here.
MWS Natural
Member
KRS7 said:
You must factor in the number of gamers actually typing "Mass Erect" into Google completely skewing the numbers.
Francias Castiglione
Banned
MWS Natural said:
and "Massive Egg"
temp said:
I think I'd wish I'd put those 20 dollars on getting Uncharted or to another game unless those 20 dollars was well spent on the collectors edition. Assassins Creed had this cool figurine I wanted so that's why I'm getting it, Oblivion had the cool septim. Mass Effect has a 39 page mini book? :/
Darkman M said:I cant understand for the life of me why some of you actually played into NeoJubei little game, are you guys oblivious to his post history? Anyways Mario on the 12th this on the 20th= gaming bliss, persona 3 will hold me till then.
What little game? I was asking about a game that I was interested in, is that a crime? And what does my post history have to do with anything? Obviously you do not know me. I like the sci-fi part of mass effect, but i am not too keen on the graw aspect, if it is like graw. Hopefully not.
RumFore said:
http://masseffect.bioware.com/purchase.html
The limited collector's edition will be offered through participating retailers, and will include the following bonus materials:
* A Mass Effect fiction book titled "Galactic Codex: Essentials"
o A 36-page guide to the Mass Effect universe, including a Citadel timeline and a guide to all non-human races, biotics and the key locations in the Perseus arm of the galaxy
* An additional Mass Effect art book titled "A Future Imagined"
o A 36-page collection of BioWare's concept art for the game
* A bonus DVD of exclusive Mass Effect background material and additional content including:
o "The Vision of Mass Effect documentary
o "The Making of Mass Effect documentary
o "Interactive Storytelling" documentary
o "Inside BioWare" documentary
o 18 Mass Effect themed gamer pics (three unique sets of six)
o 16 dashboard themes (four unique sets of four)
o Ten songs from the Mass Effect soundtrack
o Five historical Mass Effect trailers from X05 through E3 2007 and the official TV trailer
o A demo for "Blue Dragon" and videos for "Lost Odyssey," "Halo 3" and "Halo Wars"
o Design galleries featuring 600 concept images fully commented by the Art Directors
RubberJohnny
Banned
That's hilarious. You know all of these Google Trends charts will be in every thread from now on.
Have those 140+ screens of absolute shit been debunked yet? Because I have been seriously worried about the game ever since I saw them. I was ready to buy this day one, but now I constantly worry if those screenshots represent the actual finished product.
Please, as soon as this is confirmed or denied, post it in the OP.
Please, as soon as this is confirmed or denied, post it in the OP.
Please keep google trends out of the official Mass Effect thread. It would be nice if the thread wasn't totally destroyed before the game came out.
Loving the impressions Che, info on my most anticipated game of the year and a flashback to simpler times when you worked at Ziff
Loving the impressions Che, info on my most anticipated game of the year and a flashback to simpler times when you worked at Ziff
It seems to be that those screens are grabbed from something called the framebuffer, and even though they do not represent what you will in fact see on your screen, they do represent graphics that the game loads in some way or another. So yes, they are from the game, and no, that is not how the game will appear on your screen.SOLDIER said:
This is all from the reliable source of me after reading the threads here
Shogmaster
Member
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!? *boggles*pswii60 said:
Che, how's the difficulty? Is it at least more challenging than KOTOR? Are boss fights involving enough (ie. having to use tactics instead of just shooting away)?
Can you tell us anything about the item system? What I'm getting at is this: in a game like BG2 you had lots of sidequests and special areas where you could get these awesome weapons and armors, complete with back story. I loved that shit, but it was completely lacking in KOTOR. How is Mass Effect in this regard?
Can you tell us anything about the item system? What I'm getting at is this: in a game like BG2 you had lots of sidequests and special areas where you could get these awesome weapons and armors, complete with back story. I loved that shit, but it was completely lacking in KOTOR. How is Mass Effect in this regard?
RubberJohnny
Banned
Yeah, more info Che, it's been a while since your last update.
Sorry, I played the shit out of Mass Effect on Sunday after I got home from going out with wifey. Didn't have time to update.
I will write a lengthy one today, with much more real impressions/reviews since I'm now about 18 hours or so into the game and loving it more and more. The story and characters stayed with me as I laid in bed last night, wishing I didn't have to go to work in the morning and was still playing till the wee hours of the morning.
It's not without its faults, but even still, this is currently my GOTY, hands down. (Outside of Forza 2 that is! )
Congrats, Bioware.
I will write a lengthy one today, with much more real impressions/reviews since I'm now about 18 hours or so into the game and loving it more and more. The story and characters stayed with me as I laid in bed last night, wishing I didn't have to go to work in the morning and was still playing till the wee hours of the morning.
It's not without its faults, but even still, this is currently my GOTY, hands down. (Outside of Forza 2 that is!
)Congrats, Bioware.
AfunkyArcadeStick
Banned
Ahhh
the hype..
my 360..
..fuck!
the hype..
my 360..
..fuck!
neojubei said:
They show exactly what most guys wants. Every video of every game is make to show an action point of view.
You'll never see exploration (spoilers) in this trailers or pre-lunch video.
They must sell and a lot of people, if knows that this is an rpg, sure they'll don't buy it.
It'a s sort of marketing trick I suppose
Randy Lanzarote
Member
Brakara said:
The demo of BioShock, couple with the reviews, helped create the hype behind that game. Speaking for myself here, before the demo I really wasn't paying attention to the game.
MS won't let Mass Effect slip idly by, its part of their 'holy trinity' for their ad campaigns this Christmas, I'm sure by next week we'll see the marketing machine start to spin up.
anachronous_one
Prologue Type S Alpha
Wait ... the Wii is better than boobs?Shogmaster said:
Psychotext
Member
lol @ regional results. :lol
I'm pressing F5 about once a minute now for update.chespace said:Sorry, I played the shit out of Mass Effect on Sunday after I got home from going out with wifey. Didn't have time to update.
I will write a lengthy one today, with much more real impressions/reviews since I'm now about 18 hours or so into the game and loving it more and more. The story and characters stayed with me as I laid in bed last night, wishing I didn't have to go to work in the morning and was still playing till the wee hours of the morning.
It's not without its faults, but even still, this is currently my GOTY, hands down. (Outside of Forza 2 that is!
Congrats, Bioware.
Not without its faults?!?! Armageddon confirmed.
Can't wait. Appreciate what your doing.chespace said:Sorry, I played the shit out of Mass Effect on Sunday after I got home from going out with wifey. Didn't have time to update.
I will write a lengthy one today, with much more real impressions/reviews since I'm now about 18 hours or so into the game and loving it more and more. The story and characters stayed with me as I laid in bed last night, wishing I didn't have to go to work in the morning and was still playing till the wee hours of the morning.
It's not without its faults, but even still, this is currently my GOTY, hands down. (Outside of Forza 2 that is!
Congrats, Bioware.
Blasphemy. System Shock 2 should have sold it for you.Zzoram said:
I haven't bothered to pick up a limited CE ever since Halo 2's half-hearted package left me sorely disappointed. However, the sheer amount of win that's jam-packed into this beautiful tin box really leaves me with no other choice. I must have it.Uncle said:
Francias Castiglione
Banned
GreekWolf said:
Now THERE is an amazing game that had faults out the wazoo.
But still scares me to this day.