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The Mass Effect Community Thread
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The Artisan
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you mean the 2 min clip of concept stuff?
the biggest eye catcher to me was the galaxy map. but again it could be nothing more than concept art. if it is something more, then it lends credence to that reddit leak.
Nostremitus
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You can play your Shepard through all three games. Your relationships with your squad mates and key decisions carry over as well.
Not only do characters stay the same, you will import your Shepard into the later games in the original trilogy.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
This thread has totally died since it got demoted to Community.....
Pretty much, but there's nothing to be gained by complaining. Nothing is going to change.
Best you can do is try to incite conversation.
If a remaster is announced, I suspect this thread will pick up.
The Artisan
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na...there's definitely just going to be another thread made in the regular section, like bisnic said.
"Galaxy", it looked more like a cluster/nebula.
The Artisan
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eh, not really
Sure it did. It's not like we can travel throughout Andromeda in the first place.
The Artisan
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not to me, it looks much more like a young irregular or elliptical galaxy than a nebula or cluster.
Same, if a remaster doesn't get announced I'm going to run through the trilogy again this summer before MGSV comes out.
StoppedInTracks
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Dead thread 
Hope for some solid gameplay info + visuals on this years E3!
Hope for some solid gameplay info + visuals on this years E3!
Poodlestrike
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Hope for some solid gameplay info + visuals on this years E3!
It's the Community Curse.
or...get the remastered versions when and if they release, if you've got a new gen console
PS4 in the house so that'd be neat
. But I'm a bit conflicted on a remaster. I wonder how far they will go with it. Just a visual update and bundle all that DLC? Or tweak the gameplay too, such as the improved cover/gunplay from 2/3 applied to 1, stuff like that. If they'd go all-out with updating/improving the gameplay, I'm interested. A spruced-up re-release? Not so much. Also, fine with me if it's an seperate team handling it, but if it delays my ME4 fix, then no, please just hurry up with new spacecrack The Artisan
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there's been numerous discussion in thisPS4 in the house so that'd be neat
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And for Ps4 I had the idea of putting a finger on the touchpad to bring up the powerwheel, running your finger around to the power you want and then pressing down the touchpad to select & use it. I thought that'd be neat.
If a remaster is announced, a new thread will get a new crowd I guess. So would a reveal of ME4. Soit, dumping old threads in the community ghetto to die then sorta defeats the purpose but there will always be some thread available to discuss the series with other aficionados.
Expecting anything too extravagant from a remaster is setting yourself up for failure.
For instance, bringing anything from the ME2 or ME3 combat system to ME1 would basically entail redesigning that game from the ground up, which would be way too expensive and I'd honestly rather they spend those resources making a kickass ME4.
I'd expect a potential remaster to simply be better textures, (hopefully) better performance and all the DLC packaged together.
I'd also add that endlessly complaining or saying that this thread is dead does nothing to help it, and it's getting really annoying.
For instance, bringing anything from the ME2 or ME3 combat system to ME1 would basically entail redesigning that game from the ground up, which would be way too expensive and I'd honestly rather they spend those resources making a kickass ME4.
I'd expect a potential remaster to simply be better textures, (hopefully) better performance and all the DLC packaged together.
I'd also add that endlessly complaining or saying that this thread is dead does nothing to help it, and it's getting really annoying.
Gamers are really paradoxal, we yell about remasters on PS4/XBO, but we all wait a ME Trilogy on these consoles
I suppose it helps that we know that a new Mass Effect game is in the works. I think for a lot of remasters people are worried that all they're getting is a remaster instead of a new entry in the series (I'm looking at YOU Capcom).
A 1080p port to XB and PS4 would probably outsourced so it's not as though we'd be missing out on new Bioware content anyway. TBH the biggest tragedy of the ME series is missing out on potentially interesting lore and story paths by delving into the history of races in previous cycles. I would have loved to learn more about the Metacon War, Arthenn, Densorin, Inusannon, Oravores, Thoi'han, Zeioph, and the machine Zha'til.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Which is the absolute stupidest argument in existence.
While publishers make questionable decisions all the time, there is no way that they are dumb enough to think that re-releasing old games will generate enough revenue to keep them afloat. New games are what drive the industry and remasters are a nice option for those who want to play their old games with better graphics.
With the possible exception of GTAV, I seriously doubt any of the remasters sold anything more than a fraction of a moderately successful new game.
Although, Metro Redux deservedly sold 1.5M copies, which to me is a PHENOMENAL success for a remaster.
You HAVE seen Capcom's future plans, right? I'm not kidding.
Ganzlinger
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I'll only buy a remastered trilogy if they bring Jenny's glorious default face from ME3 to ME1/ME2.
Nostremitus
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I just want gamepad controls on PC...
I would also accept this. I have Mass Effect 1 and 2 on the PC, but I never play them there because I vastly, vastly prefer a controller over KB+M for ME.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
I honestly pay no attention to Capcom, I did not buy a single title from them last gen and haven't even come close this gen.
I do know that the next Street Fighter is PS exclusive.
That's the extent of my knowledge, but I still stand by my comment that publishers that matter are smart enough to know that new games are where the real revenue is. Remasters are seen by them as safe and easy supplemental income. You're not gonna make a living on it, but the additional money made can be used for other things,
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
That will 100% not happen.PS4 in the house so that'd be neat
In regards to a remaster what you should reasonable expect:
1. Stability (some ports/remasters have been terrible. Specifically those done by High Voltage Studios)
2. 1080p/60fps
3. All DLC
Anything more is a bonus.
Wonder if they could add face codes for ME1. They could stand to fix some of the graphical issues in ME1, like the self-shadows.
Hopefully re-render the FMVs @ 1080p as well, but 60fps for those might be too much disc space across the 3 games.
thechristoph
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There's a modder out there that has released a gamepad mod for ME2 and is hard at work polishing off ME3 and ME3 MP. There's a beta for ME3 SP out now. When he's done with ME3, then he'll do the original.
It's exciting and cool, but part of me prefers using Pinnacle Game Profiler because you can create a shift key to get access to more than 3 powers at a time, kinda like how Dragon Age 2 and Inquisition use the gamepad.
Nostremitus
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Yeah, I tried his ME:2 mod... The analog controls get stuck as if the mouse is at the far edge of the screen and there are menus that don't have hotkeys to get back out of so you have the alt-tab and close the game. It works well enough as long as you know what menus to avoid and don't mind wonky controls, I guess.... but there's no reason Bioware can't release an official patch using the 360 assets. Hell, this game was ported FROM the 360 and the official support was removed... It just doesn't make any sense.
The Artisan
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one of shepard's 21st century ancestors must played himself/herself a good amount of some witcher 3
I honestly think there may be a chance for Face Codes for ME1.
Depending how they did things, it could be relatively minor work, as all the face codes translate to is literally the setting for each slider in order.
Of course, the code could also be total nonsense and thus make it more than a non-trivial task, and asking for anything beyond what Johnny listed is unlikely.
I just think of all the possible additions, face codes is among the more likely.
EA's, without a doubt.
I have a feeling that Sony and Microsoft would rather focus on new games, thus they'd be more inclined to attempt to get their hands on a Mass Effect 4 demo.
There's plenty of tweets about the game, none afaik about a reveal.
I'm honestly ok with that.
OnionPowder
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If it gets revealed at E3 now it'll be really really exciting.
OnionPowder
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Are people expecting 2015? 2015 would just be too much with all the RPGs. Every other year would suck
I don't think anyone is expecting it, more like it would be nice but improbable.
Personally, I've been riding the Q1 2017 train for a while now. Choo choo!
5 years? Oof
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