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The Mass Effect Community Thread
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Also a TV with a Dolby Vision 💸
DeadlyParasite
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What I'm curious about if this huge alien/robot creature that reminds me of War of the Worlds. Can't wait to fight it.
That's certainly something, surprised no one pointed that out all the way back.
Although if I'm being honest the last thing we need in Mass Effect is gargantuan Final Fantasy x God of War boss fights. Hopefully that's just something that appears in cutscenes or in the distance.
You saying that fight against the reaper in Mass effect 3 was bullshit? yeah it sorta was
DeadlyParasite
Member
You didn't fight the reaper, you just walked around it and let the thresher maw kill it.
I don't want to be hopping around in a jetpack doing dumb anime'esque shit to fight stuff like this.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Mass Effect 3 struggled with last generation hardware though, which limited interactive play space and design of a large scale boss fight like the Reapers. Hence the weird puzzle-like and highly confined shooting gallery battle you find yourself in.
Current generation hardware and Frostbite 3 support much larger play space and interactive set pieces. I doubt we'd get something like Final Fantasy or God of War, so much as a very large big-bad that we'll fight on the fly. Ideally, anyway.
Current generation hardware and Frostbite 3 support much larger play space and interactive set pieces. I doubt we'd get something like Final Fantasy or God of War, so much as a very large big-bad that we'll fight on the fly. Ideally, anyway.
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Mass Effect 3 struggled with last generation hardware though, which limited interactive play space and design of a large scale boss fight like the Reapers. Hence the weird puzzle-like and highly confined shooting gallery battle you find yourself in.
Current generation hardware and Frostbite 3 support much larger play space and interactive set pieces. I doubt we'd get something like Final Fantasy or God of War, so much as a very large big-bad that we'll fight on the fly. Ideally, anyway.
Frostbite 3 is an excellent engine, though incredibly difficult to mod. I can't even tell you how many hours I've spent trying to figure out file packages and mining through DA:I's files in order to get a certain song, texture, etc. to extract. Not only that, but needing to have variations of mods in order to avoid an infinite load or a CTD - it's a good thing I like that game. Anyways, if we are able to actually fight (or attempt to fight) something like the Reaper vs. Thresher Maw in terms of scale on the fly, that sounds good. I want to feel small.
Psychoward
Banned
damn that's giving me serious ME1 citadel vibes
orichalcos
Member
Tony Redgrave
Member
It truly is.
I roll my eyes so hard when someone says that Mass Effect doesn't have its own unique artistic identity.
I wonder how "crazy" they went with the planets they´ve created.
If I remember correctly, Mac already mentioned nothing super fantasy crazy, though does that mean something like the Interstellar Water Planet wouldnt be in it as well?
Would be cool if the planets end up throwing you into unique circumstances like as I mentioned the water planet where I think gravity caused waves that were the size of mountains.
From what we´ve seen we get unique environments, wonder if they went as far and made those impact the gameplay.
And agreed, Andromeda´s visuals look really nice.
If I remember correctly, Mac already mentioned nothing super fantasy crazy, though does that mean something like the Interstellar Water Planet wouldnt be in it as well?
Would be cool if the planets end up throwing you into unique circumstances like as I mentioned the water planet where I think gravity caused waves that were the size of mountains.
From what we´ve seen we get unique environments, wonder if they went as far and made those impact the gameplay.
And agreed, Andromeda´s visuals look really nice.
DeadlyParasite
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I want at least one cool snow planet. Noveria and some of the planets that have massive snow and windstorms in ME1 were my favourite environments.
Heckler456
Banned
Dandy Lyin
Member
Finished my ME1 replay. I couldn't bring myself to do a full completionist run, so I powered through the main story and did the sidequests on the hub planets... Skipped most of the UNC/collection/Mako stuff. This was my first time playing through as MaleShep, so that added some freshness to it.
Just started ME2 up, and my god, I forgot how much I love the opening of this game.
Just started ME2 up, and my god, I forgot how much I love the opening of this game.
shinobi602
Member
Yes.
Freezasaurus
Member
Where are the engines lights?
They probably don't engage the thrusters until they get outside the atmosphere.
DeadlyParasite
Member
20+ playthroughs and I only just learned today that you can hack into and use the M29-Grizzly tank in the hangar that the geth first ambush you on Noveria.
Can't drive it but it let's you use the giant ass turret.
I guess it was originally what the Mako was supposed to look like?
Can't drive it but it let's you use the giant ass turret.
I guess it was originally what the Mako was supposed to look like?
It was one of the concept designs I think, yeah.
As for me, I was strolling around a base in ME2, and I decided to take a break and read a book.
And I started to wonder : why the obsession about the future ? "The next 20 years". "The next 1000 years".
You're already living in the future guys, no need to read so much about it !
What's funny is that apparently, Garrus wrote "The next 25 Years".
And what's this ?
Oh I'm sure I'm reading that wrong, I'm sure it says "Flight", and the H sadly looks like a K.
All bets are off.
edit: ok, I'm settling for "Flick". Still, the libraries are strange. When it's not about the future, it's about Ireland and Scotland's pasts.
I should perhaps stop looking at random shit and save the galaxy.
As for me, I was strolling around a base in ME2, and I decided to take a break and read a book.
And I started to wonder : why the obsession about the future ? "The next 20 years". "The next 1000 years".
You're already living in the future guys, no need to read so much about it !
What's funny is that apparently, Garrus wrote "The next 25 Years".
And what's this ?
Oh I'm sure I'm reading that wrong, I'm sure it says "Flight", and the H sadly looks like a K.
All bets are off.
edit: ok, I'm settling for "Flick". Still, the libraries are strange. When it's not about the future, it's about Ireland and Scotland's pasts.
I should perhaps stop looking at random shit and save the galaxy.
On the PC, yes. I was quite astonished myself, but played it several times last year and never had an issue finding a game.
They do on PC last I checked.
Freezasaurus
Member
I don't see how he had the time to write a book between all of those calibrations.
lucebuce12
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I'm imagining him writing a book and occasionally pausing to look through his scope to check if the crook he's there to take out has arrived yet.
Nostremitus
Member
Hell, people still play on Wii U.
Officer.Sanchez
Member
I stopped playing the MP when the first map pack arrived (Resurgence).
The completionist in me wants to keep the galactic readiness at 100% so I never touched the online since then : /
The completionist in me wants to keep the galactic readiness at 100% so I never touched the online since then : /
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't your Readiness just go down automatically if you don't continue playing MP?
Poodlestrike
Banned
It really is so incredibly well executed. Absolutely gorgeous, and so well written. It's a damn shame that the plot it so beautifully sets up doesn't really work for the second entry in a trilogy.
They do on Xbox, astonishingly. Game's got legs.
It does.
Officer Sanchez best get back on the beat.
It does. But at a slower rate than you might think. In other words, you might check back in day and find it'd be ay 97% from 100%. You might check back two days later and find it only at 88% and five days later and find it at 79%. So, yah, it does go down. But not as quickly as you might think.
After restarting ME2 as a Soldier, I've noticed some things which I had forgotten about some of the characters, like how Miranda and Jacob completely switch personalities the moment you step on the Normandy. With Miranda going from cold and distant to suddenly becoming chatty about herself and Cerberus, and Jacob going from outgoing and chatty to becoming withdrawn and not wanting to talk much. Its fucking weird.
DeadlyParasite
Member
I think what annoys me the most about Mass Effect 2 (and puts it down a peg under Mass Effect 3 personally) is the wasted potential of Kaidan/Ashley.
They completely dumped them to the sidelines and told us to expect payoff for staying loyal until 3.
Replaying through 1 right now and all I can think about is how I'll have to wait until 3 to see any substantial content out of Ashley again. I would've totally liked a DLC equivalent of what Lair of the Shadow Broker did for Liara in 2 but instead for the Virmire survivor.
They completely dumped them to the sidelines and told us to expect payoff for staying loyal until 3.
Replaying through 1 right now and all I can think about is how I'll have to wait until 3 to see any substantial content out of Ashley again. I would've totally liked a DLC equivalent of what Lair of the Shadow Broker did for Liara in 2 but instead for the Virmire survivor.
I really like that idea. Could have been great.
At least you're not a Wrex fan.
Dude got Liara-ed and became randomly indifferent about the Genophage.
SerAardvark
Member
Wrex at least had a positive appearance in ME2 (and one where he's friendly with Shepard), while the Virmire Survivor was limited to a badly written scene on Horizon (which also hit their popularity among some fans, who saw their refusal to join Shepard as a betrayal). The same is true in 3, where Wrex is (at least if you don't sabotage the cure) depicted as a positive figure and gets some choice scenes in the Citadel DLC, while Kaidan/Ashley fans have to get through the forced trust issues (which may make sense for some playthroughs but are pretty annoying when you've romanced them or were close friends and the writing goes out of its way to force both Shepard and the VS down that path) and Ashley/Kaidan being sidelined for half the game despite being returned to squadmember status.
That said, I wasn't happy with Wrex being forced out of the squad either, even if he got to return in the DLC. I just found his separate arc was a lot better written and "good" for the character, while with Ashley/Kaidan it felt like Bioware didn't really care about them all that much.
I wish they'd at least included Kaidan/Ashley in Arrival even if they didn't get their own DLC.
That said, I wasn't happy with Wrex being forced out of the squad either, even if he got to return in the DLC. I just found his separate arc was a lot better written and "good" for the character, while with Ashley/Kaidan it felt like Bioware didn't really care about them all that much.
I wish they'd at least included Kaidan/Ashley in Arrival even if they didn't get their own DLC.
BathanKaitos
Neo Member
Hey guys, If you have origin account get it if you still didn't play. If you don't have one register simply. Well Steam is still best for me but whatever
Get Mass Effect Original 2 for free
Get Mass Effect Original 2 for free
Me and 2 other flatmates all started our Mass Effect series re-run tonight.
This game has aged for sure, but it does not feel ten years old. TEN!? Thats crazy.
Playing through Mass Effect 1 as a Vanguard for that shotgun + biotics. Shotgun feels insanely good just how I remember it. Did anyone run shotgun in Mass Effect 2? If so thoughts? I remember not enjoying it all too much.
This game has aged for sure, but it does not feel ten years old. TEN!? Thats crazy.
Playing through Mass Effect 1 as a Vanguard for that shotgun + biotics. Shotgun feels insanely good just how I remember it. Did anyone run shotgun in Mass Effect 2? If so thoughts? I remember not enjoying it all too much.
DevilDog
Member
What grinds me gears is that choices in ME1 don't matter in ME2. Apart from Wrex of course. At least Mass Effect 3 had some pretty neat missions where you could see your choices coming into play.
Dandy Lyin
Member
I noticed this last night as well. Miranda is hateful on the station after you wake up. "Stay on the station if you want, I don't care!" And then immediately becomes friendly on the Normandy. "Cerberus isn't so bad, we need you. Also, my dad is a jerk!" Jacob's personality is less drastic.
That's not true! Remember that Noveria Affairs lady? Or that mercenary woman on a barren planet after you kill a bunch of leaders? That dude from the Citadel that you could have killed early on when looking for Tali? What about the Asari on Virmire? Or that Asari on Illium if you saved the Rachni?
If you played pure Renegade, they're all dead in ME2 of course, but still... it's something... I guess? lol
DevilDog
Member
That's not true! Remember that Noveria Affairs lady? Or that mercenary woman on a barren planet after you kill a bunch of leaders? That dude from the Citadel that you could have killed early on when looking for Tali? What about the Asari on Virmire? Or that Asari on Illium if you saved the Rachni?
If you played pure Renegade, they're all dead in ME2 of course, but still... it's something... I guess? lol
You're right my choices did matter after all!
And now, after bitching, thats what we get; no more save imports in Andromeda
Andromeda is a fresh start. I fully expect when Mass Effect 5 comes out there will be world state importing from Andromeda a la the Dragon Age Keep.You're right my choices did matter after all!
And now, after bitching, thats what we get; no more save imports in Andromeda
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Andromeda will bomb critically and commercially and there won't be another Mass Effect for a decade if ever.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Yes, but you can disconnect from online and it will remain.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
I agree that the marketing has been awful but why do you think this?
I am just worried that EA seems to be Titanfall 2ing this game.
Is EA going the route of Activision and making Battlefield their money maker?
I've never been a fan of EA, but they can't be that dumb.
DevilDog
Member
StarCraft?
Poodlestrike
Banned
ME definitely fills a weidly empty niche, it's true.
I'd like to see more weird settings myself; where's my non-dark urban fantasy, or high weird science steampunk RPGs?
DevilDog pls. StarCraft is just a not-particularly-inspired WH40k ripoff. Speaking of which, where's my big budget 40k RPG, GW?
shinobi602
Member
As I'm currently playing it, Xenoblade Chronicles X very weirdly has a lot in common with Mass Effect.
Space Opera sci-fi setting, on-foot action, vehicle combat, lots of party members, a semi-equivalent to Loyalty Missions in the Affinity Missions, having non-relevant party members be oddly silent during the Affinity Missions...
It's just way, way more anime.
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