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Mass Effect |OT| Alien love in an elevator
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The Lamonster
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Trying to make yourself?LukeSmith said:I wish there were more beard options
I wish there were more skin and hair color options. I liked in Oblivion how you could make a totally pale white weirdo with neon green hair.
Kudos on the black lipstick, though.
Vyse The Legend
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SpudBud said:
I agree that a few more options wouldn't hurt, but Oblivion's character maker was absolutely dreadful. It was nigh impossible to produce anything of worth with it.
The Lamonster
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I disagree. It just takes craftsmanship and patience. I've made some beautiful characters in that game. Just wish there were more hair styles in Oblivion and Mass Effect.Vyse The Legend said:
Ok guys, talk to me because I may need some push to like this one. I HATED KOTOR and more than anything else because it got so much hype. I knew ME had more real time shooting so I gave it a spin. I'm only about an hour in, but there are nagging little things here and there. Texture pop in isn't a big deal, I beat Uncharted and Gears so I'm used to it. There are many bouts of slowdown though, almost similar to Oblivion where it seems to pause when you're walking. I'm also having trouble aiming, does the aim get more steady as you gain levels? Lastly, what the hell do I do with the hacking minigame? It just tells me to press a button, and I always press the right one, yet I ALWAYS fail. And it sucks because I never have enough omnigel to open said door. I really want to like this one because the story looks promising, but I gotta know it gets better.
Vyse The Legend
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The Lamonster said:
I would honestly like to see the characters you've created in Oblivion, because I've seen maybe one, since the game was released, that was not vomit-inducing.
Revengeance
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I finally got the chance to buy the game, which I did in my parent's hometown in CT, on my way back to NYC. Open up the box... ... no disc. WTF?? Why Best Buy? Why?
newsguy said:
It does get better though the technical problems like texture popin I felt got worse as the game goes on. You can turn on aim assist to the highest setting if you are having trouble. I really don't understand your problem with the hacking. You just wait for a button to appear and then press it. There are usually between 3-5 button presses untill you hack something.
The Lamonster
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Okay fine. Someday you'll get a PM or something. While I'm at it, I'll show you my super hot Shepard.Vyse The Legend said:
ElectricBlue187
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newsguy said:
and you're playing this game because....?
Revengeance
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Eric WK said:
Yeah, it's such an unbelievable thing to return a game for. Called my local BB - have to return the box to the store I bought it at, over an hour way. I'll probably try after rush hour, like 8ish.
ElectricBlue187
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newsguy said:
but you had to know that this game was going to be KOTOR with twitch shooting in basically Star Wars-ish universe.
Unless you bought this game on accident but i'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt
Vyse The Legend
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ElectricBlue187 said:
Is that really all you think ME is? Star Wars with better gunplay? =/
ElectricBlue187
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Vyse The Legend said:
No I said it's KOTOR (or a 3D Bioware game if you prefer) with twitch gunplay in a universe that's basically star wars.
forgeforsaken
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ElectricBlue187 said:
I actually think the ME universe is way cooler than the SW universe.
PepsimanVsJoe
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forgeforsaken said:
Ditto.
Vyse The Legend
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ElectricBlue187 said:
Hmm, let me clarify. I'm saddened mainly by this part of your statement. Outside of the 'LOLS BIOTICS = T3H FORCE' thing, which it really isn't, I think Bioware crafted an incredible universe with its own unique personality.
The Lamonster
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Yeah that's probably what I like most about the game.Vyse The Legend said:
Most people say story is the best and I guess it's the same thing.
So... Where's Greg Zeschuk?
Indeed. This game is aptly named because the mass effect influences almost everything in the galactic community. So much of the technology now revolves around it, not just interstellar travel but down to how bullets and shields work. Also, I like the concept of omni-gel. It's all very realistic.
The only thing about the story that I find unrealistic is that mankind discovered the mass effect only nine years ago. It seems unlikely to me that they would have developed all of this cool shit in less than a decade around a science they didn't know existed before.
The only thing about the story that I find unrealistic is that mankind discovered the mass effect only nine years ago. It seems unlikely to me that they would have developed all of this cool shit in less than a decade around a science they didn't know existed before.
DrBo42 said:I know but I also want to go through Renegade so I have to choose the dick option in all that dialog.
hold the left analog stick to the lower right during convos, skip the stuff you've already heard before, and you won't risk picking a neutral/paragon convo option
The Lamonster
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How old is Shepard? I know it says in the game but I'm at work and I need daydreaming assistance.
Vyse The Legend
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Chinner said:
No armor. The best and rarest armor is the Colossus stuff.
According to a synopsis of the origin novel, humans discovered Prothean ruins on Mars in 2148 which taught them about the mass effect and thus FTL travel. Less than nine years later in 2157 the First Contact war had already began. So in under nine years mankind had not only figured out how to use the mass effect for FTL travel, but they already had colonized other worlds. Just seems kinda speedy to me, but then again, maybe the Prothean ruins made it easy for them to learn.Phthisis said:
ckohler said:
I was under the impressions that once they found the Arcturus mass relay, all they had to do was turn it on and start using it. Nine years seems more than adequate time to me to study it and test it, then use it and survey nearby star systems and start the colony on Eden Prime.
crazyscreenwriter
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forgeforsaken said:
Personally I think Mass Effect is closer to the Star Trek Universe than the Star Wars Universe. And in someways better than Star Trek
Explorers found the technology on Mars. But I would imagine humanity was already in the stars at that point. Probably just flying around the solar system. But I imagine it had already colonized Mars and was probably doing research on other planets. Not that hard to believe nine years could be enough time to stumble across the Citadel.
The Lamonster
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No, in all ways. In Mass Effect, humans are the underdogs - and that's cool.crazyscreenwriter said: