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Mass Effect |OT| Alien love in an elevator
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rollingstart
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I just finished it and it was a pretty great game, I might give it another go in the future sometime. The story and ending was quite good, when I first started the game I was wondering of Bioware could set up a universe all within in this game (with KOTOR they already had established species and worlds), and by the end I wish there was more to do in the universe. If there is a Mass Effect 2, I hope they go in and fix a lot of aspects of the game, and there is a lot to fix and generally improve on.
I also think they really need to get rid of choosing your class at the start of the game, I chose the mix between soldier and biotic (vanguard, I think) and didnt know I would be restricted to a shotgun and pistol the entire game (althought I was able to tear through any enemy with them). I think they should let you build as you go on through the game or do side quests and such.
I also think they really need to get rid of choosing your class at the start of the game, I chose the mix between soldier and biotic (vanguard, I think) and didnt know I would be restricted to a shotgun and pistol the entire game (althought I was able to tear through any enemy with them). I think they should let you build as you go on through the game or do side quests and such.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
MMaRsu said:
The GameSpot guide is fairly comprehensive:
http://www.gamespot.com/features/6183235/p-27.html
However, I notice that there is a background specific side quest. I played a Colonist the first time and I had a different side mission from the one they listed there (involving the character who knows your mother).
U K Narayan said:
well the whole
this cycle has repeated itself for millions of years and we wait for you to get to your peak and then destroy you and then do it all over again stuff was way too familiar...
MMaRsu said:
yeah, i did it with charm though, instead of intimidate.
MMaRsu
Member
I hate it that I can't change my appearance or class when I'm going on my second playthrough with my first character. I want to do another playthrough with a female vanguard or even biotic but I can't because I don't want to lose all the weapons and armor and lvl that I have.
Sucks alot
Sucks alot
Superblatt said:
Sorry for the late response as I just finished Feros (awesome from beginning to end by the way!) and only now saw your question...
I completed that quest as soon as she asked me to help - how far are you into Feros? Because from the looks of things, I think you have to finish it early before things start to go down... are you in the beginning still?
EDIT: Nevermind - I found her, in the same place she was all the time - I think I know what you did - make sure that you
save all of the people, as she is one of them I'm sure
darkressurection
Banned
So if I wanted to restart the game with my same character would I hit resume on the Main Menu or Start New Career?
â Narayan
Member
That aspect is still very dissimilar toTheWolf said:
The Matrix
Here is my opinion of this game's qualities in ranked format (#1 being the highest in quality, #8 being the lowest.):
1.) Story
2.) Character Interaction
3.) Sound
5.) Graphics (Looks great for the most part. Some parts look like they were slapped together quickly.)
4.) Galaxy Map (It's awesome, but I personally thought that the previous design and effects of the early map were better.)
6.) Gameplay
7.) AI
8.) Uncharted Planet Variation (Terrain qualities of each uncharted planet are static.)
Also, I disliked driving the Mako. It does not handle well, in my opinion.
Regardless of my nitpicks, I still found the game very interesting and entertaining.
darkressurection
Banned
I hated almost all the Mako parts
Except the one on Virmire for some reason
Illuminati
Member
The Mako has a retarded steering system, forward is wherever the turret is pointing. In the heat of the moment I always eff up the controls.
The Elite
BOSS
TheWolf said:
Mass Effect pulls from several sci-fi mythologies.
Babylon 5
The Matrix
Star Trek
Battlestar Galactica
The Matrix
Star Trek
Battlestar Galactica
It's definitely a mix of all of those but still manages to feel really familiar. Hell, it even pulls from Contact. The Mass Relays are essentially the same device on a smaller scale.
Those complaining about the uncharted planets and their lack of variation should look at the heavenly bodies in this solar system. Some look vastly different while many are essentially big hunks of rock with different atmospheres.
â Narayan
Member
Not to mention, it's very easy to get it stuck in the most fucked up places. I actually had to restart a couple times in a game, because the thing glitched the fuck out with the environment and got stuck.Illuminati said:
On the topic of Unreal Engine 3: Does anyone know why it has that 'pop-in' issue? I thought that was very annoying.
Confidence Man said:
I agree with this.....
I wish they would drop this aspect of the game. Honestly, I feel that they created this thing for the Kotor gamesv (Light side/dark side) and it had an obvious purpose in that universe, but for Mass Effect, it doesn't really mean much of anything. I think they just need to get out of the whole "evil versus good" thing...why aren't there more neutral choices? I just want choices and outcomes, let ME decide for myself whats "renegade" and "paragon".....
â Narayan
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No.Darkman M said:
AndersTheSwede
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Zzoram said:
In the Citidel go to the harem chick and do her quest. She will give you a trinket that isn't a normal trinket...
DoctorWho said:
I can see what they were trying to do with the Mako....there is some benefit to basing the steering on a pure "go where you point" way, the problems mainly occur because of two things : 1) The vehicle is significantly slower and less powerful in reverse. If they simply made it to where you didn't really need all that momentum to travel backwards, this could be a decent driving scheme. 2) Shooting and driving it in this was simply do not work.
Illuminati
Member
Offical Mass Effect Thread: Worst Vehicle Transportation In A Game EVAR, I Rather Explore Planets With The Magic Schoolbussp0rsk said:
AndersTheSwede
Member
The Official Mass Effect Thread: Where we whine about elevators in between sucking on our thumbs
Hunter D said:
Saving wherever you want isn't the problem. The problem is an autosave system that penalizes you for forgetting to save yourself. It's a bad design choice, and ends up frustrating the player. This is something they probably could have easily fixed, and it's feedback that should have been given by the QA team. Whether Bioware uses that feedback is up to them, but with something this annoying it should have been taken care of. There's nothing more frustrating than not saving before a big boss battle, only to be taken out in ONE HIT and lose 30 minutes of playtime.
Big-E said:
It's not their job to fix it. It is their job to provide feedback to the development team, and I really have a hard time believing that these problems were "design" choices, and not something that they just screwed up.
forgeforsaken
Member
pilonv1 said:
Don't worry though, pistols are awesome in this game.
â Narayan
Member
Personally, I did not find many problems with the elevators. They're an interesting mask for loading times. There were a great deal of them, though.Subarushian said:
Oh, and, the credits song (M4 Part 2) is pretty awesome, if you ask me. It fits the atmosphere of Mass Effect perfectly.
pilonv1 said:
I wasn't too pleased with the snipers at first either (So used to Halo type of sniping which I always found faaaar too easy) but they really grew on me. get some upgrades that steady the aim a bit (I forget what it's called, it's different then accuracy though) and maybe some heat reduction to go with it and see how that works. Most of the fights seem to take place in corridors too small to really utilize a snipe, but in the long range encounters, nothing is sweeter then putting together a run of three or four kills in a row.
â Narayan
Member
You make a very good point. I guess, my main complaint would be how things are set up on the planets. Everything you encounter pretty much looks the same. It would be nice to see some variation in the building designs and such.DoctorWho said:
Another thing: The caves, mines, and cargo frigates are pretty much identical in interior design as well. It would have been nice to see some actual difference, as opposed to different placements of crates and terminals.
I really dislike it when developers just slap things together and hope for the best.