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The Mass Effect Community Thread
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I seriously doubt they let the first ME of the generation slip into 2017.
Q1/Q2 2016 is a go.
The Artisan
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what you're saying makes me think that the Ps4/Xbone versions of a ME trilogy would look closer to the existing PC version of it - meaning, not really much of a difference at all. At the very least, I want them to rid the games of the technical issues that plagued the Ps3 versions, and give us better visuals. Not something leaps better, but something substantial, you know.
this. I still say Q1 16 is best bet.
Mass Effect 1 - 3 is my favorite series of last gen, and I am so hyped for the current gen trilogy. The world, the music, and the general vibe of the series is just... my jam.
I really hope they don't pack the new one full of empty MMO style quests like Dragon Age Inquisition had. I want exploring with the Mako to be full of discovery, secrets, and weird little stories and characters.
Stuff like finding an abandoned escape pod with an audio log, or like a stranded Turian who just wants to get home. Not collect 30 iron ore.
I also hope they go back to the tone of 1. The tone of 2 and 3 was overall "grittier" and a bit trashier in my mind. It wasn't darker in the good way that Empire Strikes Back or the Dark Knight were, but more in the bad way Prince of Persia: Two Thrones was. It wasn't as egregious as Two Thrones, but overall a step down from the tone of 1.
I say this as a huge fan of the series. I just think the first game captured the vibe of the universe and being explorers better than the other two. Just a small example, but the armors of the women were much more practical in ME1. Then in ME2, suddenly everyone has a massive bust with their suit unzipped and if not unzipped, it is skin tight and practically painted on. I liked the more practical and non sexualized designs of ME1's women.
Also I hope we don't see any more of Cerberus. I have had my fill of Cerberus.
I really hope they don't pack the new one full of empty MMO style quests like Dragon Age Inquisition had. I want exploring with the Mako to be full of discovery, secrets, and weird little stories and characters.
Stuff like finding an abandoned escape pod with an audio log, or like a stranded Turian who just wants to get home. Not collect 30 iron ore.
I also hope they go back to the tone of 1. The tone of 2 and 3 was overall "grittier" and a bit trashier in my mind. It wasn't darker in the good way that Empire Strikes Back or the Dark Knight were, but more in the bad way Prince of Persia: Two Thrones was. It wasn't as egregious as Two Thrones, but overall a step down from the tone of 1.
I say this as a huge fan of the series. I just think the first game captured the vibe of the universe and being explorers better than the other two. Just a small example, but the armors of the women were much more practical in ME1. Then in ME2, suddenly everyone has a massive bust with their suit unzipped and if not unzipped, it is skin tight and practically painted on. I liked the more practical and non sexualized designs of ME1's women.
Also I hope we don't see any more of Cerberus. I have had my fill of Cerberus.
SliChillax
Member
To be honest I just want them to fix the horrendous animations and textures, that completely broke the immersion for me at times. I know I can use Texmod on PC but it's very annoying to manually select the textures everytime you boot the game and wait 5 minutes.
Hyperzephyrian
Banned
I agree with all of this. You're alright by me.
shinobi602
Member
I don't believe it'll skip 2016...
CrocMother
Banned
Is it sort of the consensus that ME1 is in a very different category from 2 and 3?
Because I fucking love the first one, and am strangely indifferent to the other 2.
Because I fucking love the first one, and am strangely indifferent to the other 2.
Hyperzephyrian
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Yeah, I think so. Most people seem to agree that ME2 and ME3 are more similar to each other than they are to ME1. We had a long talk about this earlier in the thread.
DagnastyEp
Member
2 weeks from today it'll have been 3 years since ME3 shipped. Mass Effect 2 and 3 were both spring releases. I think first half of 2016 is highly likely.
SliChillax
Member
Can't believe 3 years passed so quickly, I remember like it was yesterday the whole ending thing and how the internet was in chaos for a few weeks.
The Artisan
Member
You played it on PC? I would think there would be the least amount of issues on those versions. The Ps3 games on the other hand were riddled with technical fucking issues.
Ganzlinger
Member
I'm in a dilemma... Jack or Miranda? I guess I want to date Jack but everytime the camera closes on Miranda's ass I feel troubled.
Don't use Texmod! Use ME3Explorer (there's ME2Explorer as well and a full texture pack to install for ME1). Texmod loads them into your memory, but MEExplorer actually replaces them and it doesn't increase loading times.
ThoseDeafMutes
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Ganzlinger
Member
lol
It would be easier if BioWare let you romance everyone... I want to see every dialogue and scene :/
ThoseDeafMutes
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EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
RE: Trilogy port. I'm just repeating what I've said earlier, but I'm far less enthusiastic about the idea than a lot of other people, probably because I'm primarily a PC owner and what I'd want/need from a trilogy port might be a higher standard. End of the day, as much as I love the series, I'm not that eager to replay them over an entirely new experience. I'd much rather time and effort be focused on Mass Effect 4, and I figure it probably is the priority at the moment. After all, the trilogy is a combination of overwhelming familiarity, closure, and disappointment. As much as I love them, and will replay some day, I'm kinda happy to let it rest for the time being.
That being said, from the perspective of a PC owner and thinking of reasonable enhancements that don't constitute a total overhaul, I'd mostly want;
- Three base games and all DLC.
- Seamless, coherent flow between each three games (no main game menus).
- Handful of additional rendering bells and whistles that are super common in modern games and even the engine, eg: SSAO.
- If possible, improved textures (this would be a big job, and unfortunately I'd be expecting a a standard along the lines of JeanLuc's ME2 texture mod which is fucking outstanding).
- Control pad support. I won't use it but I know a lot of PC gamers who would.
Even then I'd have to be really keen to put down money for all three again. Honestly I could see a port mostly being console focused; games from last generation now running at 1080p60fps on new hardware. But I already had that and then some, so the appeal is diminished.
That being said, from the perspective of a PC owner and thinking of reasonable enhancements that don't constitute a total overhaul, I'd mostly want;
- Three base games and all DLC.
- Seamless, coherent flow between each three games (no main game menus).
- Handful of additional rendering bells and whistles that are super common in modern games and even the engine, eg: SSAO.
- If possible, improved textures (this would be a big job, and unfortunately I'd be expecting a a standard along the lines of JeanLuc's ME2 texture mod which is fucking outstanding).
- Control pad support. I won't use it but I know a lot of PC gamers who would.
Even then I'd have to be really keen to put down money for all three again. Honestly I could see a port mostly being console focused; games from last generation now running at 1080p60fps on new hardware. But I already had that and then some, so the appeal is diminished.
SliChillax
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Yeah only played the first Mass Effect on the 360 and it was a sluggish experience. ME3 on PC I had the weird issue where the characters would spin their heads 360 degrees half of the time.
I have the texture pack installed for ME1 but for the other 2 I could never get ME3Explorer to work
Ganzlinger
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Thanks, that was weird but hot. I'm gonna date Miranda now.
Ivory Samoan
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I would consider the "likely" and "maybe" lists as nigh on definite one would think - just upgrading ME1 in it's vanilla state to 1080p would still be pretty janky, I"m sure BW would use one of the texture mods or their version of one for it at least?
The singular playthrough would also be amazing, but I wouldn't fret if not included.
The different choices checklist would be cool as hell, and would love to see that included.
I would really like to see some of your "not likely" list implemented, those are some real QoL improvements there, and the DLC integration would make the game flow better.
I actually would not like any of the "dreaming" additions though, I'm fine with the endings (with EC/Lev), love ME1 weird combat (truthfully) and never liked Javik much.... so less of him the better IMO lol.
The Artisan
Member
Yeah only played the first Mass Effect on the 360 and it was a sluggish experience. ME3 on PC I had the weird issue where the characters would spin their heads 360 degrees half of the time.
I have the texture pack installed for ME1 but for the other 2 I could never get ME3Explorer to work
you mean, this
what made Me1 on 360 sluggish?
360 was undoubtedly the most popular platform of ME.
Bioware hasnt become a JRPG just yet
SliChillax
Member
Haha yeah, the framerate mostly was horrible. Some other technical issues I can't remember in detail because it has been a gew years since the last time I played the 360 version. I remember that when I finally had a decent PC first thing I did was replay ME1 and it was incredible.you mean, this
what made Me1 on 360 sluggish?
360 was undoubtedly the most popular platform of ME.
The Artisan
Member
with that being said, a higher framerate would be most welcome for a remaster and would lay some great groundwork for Me4.
did Me2 and 3 have 60fps on PC?
SliChillax
Member
Yeah of course but to me the main advantage of ME2 and ME3 on PC was the keyboard because I could chain together lot's of biotic powers without pausing the game to bring up the power wheel menu and that always made fights incredibly entertaining and fast paced.
The Artisan
Member
any game that has a PC port always has that platform's version as the best.
SliChillax
Member
http://youtu.be/AGD6Tb8oZZI
I remember watching this guy's trailers to hype me up for ME3, they were better than the official trailers.
I remember watching this guy's trailers to hype me up for ME3, they were better than the official trailers.
The Artisan
Member
that was pretty good. they used some of the same music as the asm teaser.
you seen this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twnZIU65AnY / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eqfM1GTZK0
Yeah, thinking about it, i think i'll just buy ME4 on PC again rather than consoles. Having 8 powers freely available without needing to pause is great, screw the keyboard haters.
Now... i'll just need to completely upgrade my PC. In the meantime, i'll reinstall the whole trilogy again. I really need to stop uninstalling it after every playthrough, thinking it will be the last.
SliChillax
Member
It's incredibly enjoyable especially if you have a nice sound system Mass Effect 3 sounds so good when using the biotic powers. That punchy bass everytime you hit something makes it one of the most enjoyable games for me gameplay wise.
Ahh that brings me back to when I used to play Mass Effect 2 at my local internet caffe because I didn't have a PC or gaming consoles. Used to watch funny ME videos all day after playing.
I have the texture pack installed for ME1 but for the other 2 I could never get ME3Explorer to work
They have newer versions now. Maybe you can make them work? Textures for ME3 here.
Here are the ones for ME2.
Agreed. And also a big discount for owners for the original trilogy on PC.
The Artisan
Member
your local cafe had a computer to play Me2 on????
dancrane212
Member
Speaking of ME on PC I was wonder what folk thought of the conversation stuff at 60fps? I put a couple hours into ME2 on PC when EA was giving out a game for those who were unfortunate enough to buy DA2. For that little playthrough I was surprised how much more noticeable the keyframes were in the animations when talking to characters. NPCs looked far more rigid than what I saw on console, moved like something akin to a flash video.
I hadn't really noticed this with other games going from 30->60 though. Is this just how Bioware's animation looks without being...choppy or, more likely, was it just me? Wondering for a trilogy remaster if such a thing would be noticeable.
I hadn't really noticed this with other games going from 30->60 though. Is this just how Bioware's animation looks without being...choppy or, more likely, was it just me? Wondering for a trilogy remaster if such a thing would be noticeable.
The Artisan
Member
was the ME games on PC 60fps?
Hyperzephyrian
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You just asked this, and it was answered by SliChillax.
The Artisan
Member
I must have missed it then.
Not as hype as THIS trailer.
The Artisan
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MadScientist
Banned
I hope that if a remastered version does not get made Aaryn will let us know. I do not want to wait forever like for Last Guardian.
The Artisan
Member
it'll most definitely come before Me4.
DOWN
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You can't say most definitely if they haven't once confirmed it. The most we have is someone asking us to brainstorm. That's nowhere near a sure thing, especially from a publisher with no remasters of note.
SliChillax
Member
Then that would mean 2015 which there is no way a remaster will come out so early since they haven't even confirmed it. ME4 is almost guaranteed to come out in 2016, EA will not release two ME titles in the same year.
dancrane212
Member
I'd certainly hope so! I'd definitely be crazy if not.
I wonder since the PC version of DA:I was (at least at launch) locked to 30 fps for cutscenes if Bioware feels the same way. I didn't follow that issue too closely, was it a glitch or something intentional?
ThoseDeafMutes
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They're UE, so theoretically they should go as high as your PC can take it.
SliChillax
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I thought Unreal Engine 3 was limited to 62fps or something like that.
ThoseDeafMutes
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I think you just tweak an ini or something to get whatever framerate you want.
SliChillax
Member
Really? Why didn't anyone say this to me in the last 6 years or so lol
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