The nudity in Inquisition seemed to indicate that Bioware has gotten over the clothed phase.
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The nudity in Inquisition seemed to indicate that Bioware has gotten over the clothed phase.
DeadlyParasite
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To be honest, half the tracks in ME3 were recycled from the past games.
I mean I get that you're sort of joking but factually the entire composed non-DLC Mass Effect 3 soundtrack playlists on Youtube amount to 56 total unique music pieces.
Then you have the entire re-done Extended Cut soundtrack, everything for Leviathan, Omega, and Citadel.
But yes there's bits of pieces of previous games's tracks intermingled in the final game as well as the final credits and Purgatory bar music which are tracks from separate artists.
Sam Hulick and the entire audio team busted their ass off for Mass Effect 3.
Ugh feelings every single time. The Lost Elf theme is also excellent. The entire DLC knocked it out of the park. CRIES.
Freezasaurus
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I think the clothing was just a knee-jerk reaction to the fit that FOX News had over the sex scenes in the original.
prag16
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Giggity.
This made me laugh, but I'm actually curiousdo we have to stick with one romance relationship as in the previous ME games or will we be able to be sluts and romance more than one character?
It depends on the character. Some will be okay with/only want flings while others might not be cool with it.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Tbh I just want drama. Let you romance as many people as you want, but there should be consequences! Melodramatic ones, at that.
Officer.Sanchez
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Just let me romance the krogan.
Well, If bird men (Garrus) are doable, I don't see why we can't explore what its like making love to a 1,400 year old barnacle.
The Lamonster
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aw yisssss
You Rondanini on Reddit? :b
Officer.Sanchez
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Nope, I don't have a user there.
Nostremitus
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Who is this, a potential party member?
She's got a permanent slot in my party
prag16
Banned
Nearly a gaf-internet-gaf type of situation. Didn't look like the guy claimed it as his own (but also didn't give credit).
DeadlyParasite
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Assuming this is a serious question.
She's Cora Harper, second in command and one of your squadmates yes.
Her profile page
Team Briefing video in which she narrates
orichalcos
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Previews tomorrow?
Yeah. Specific embargo time is unknown, maybe Shinobi can give us some light on that?
Heckler456
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How terrible is the Mass Effect trilogy on PS3? The games are on sale, and I already have 2 and 3, so I thought I might go for one last hurrah on that platform, but I always heard it was a particularly bad performer.
PS3 is the worst performing platform, but it's not like they're unplayable.
It's just suboptimal. Plenty of people played it there and enjoyed it.
shinobi602
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9 AM eastern.
How much will they be allowed to tell us? How much were they shown(like, the first mission/hour maybe)?
Just so we can get an idea what to expect.
shinobi602
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They got several hours of hands on.
*Everything* is up for discussion - missions they played, including side missions, gameplay, lore, all six squadmates, how the game begins (but not how Ryder becomes the Pathfinder).
orichalcos
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This. Did they get to record any of their gameplay like the Prey preview recently?
Or like the Horizon preview from a few weeks ago. Tons of gaming sites and channels had 20 minute gameplays up.
Officer.Sanchez
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I hope they keep spoilers at a minimum and talk about gameplay and mission/dialogue structure in general.
Ian S. Frazier said he can't tell us who was used as face model for Cora. I wonder why? Going to reveal it later on or they looked up e.g. Robin Wright for inspiration, but didn't ask her permission to use her likeness?
Edit: I'm going to regret of using Robin as example, aren't I?
Edit: I'm going to regret of using Robin as example, aren't I?
It was a serious question in fact, so thanks! I know I've commented on the character appearances a couple of times here, but other than that, I haven't been following this game almost at all. Partially because I want to go in blind but mainly because I don't want to get excited like I did with DA:I and then get massively disappointed. The blinder I go in, the less expectations I have and the more I'll likely enjoy the game. Maybe it'll even reach ME1 levels for me.
But yeah, like I said, I really like her design. Even the hip mom haircut. Like I'd go as far as saying that I think she's kinda hot lol, which isn't something I'd usually say about a video game character. PERMANENT PARTY MEMBER GET.
Unless she acts like a hip mom too
DevilDog
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prag16
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What's going on with the hook nose in that Cora pic.
DevilDog
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I'm trying to restrain myself from posting any jokes about it.
Who do we know that has a nose like that?
Easy sharing of customized faces on all platforms.
https://twitter.com/DiscoBabaloo/status/834484348124540928
https://twitter.com/DiscoBabaloo/status/834484348124540928
Officer.Sanchez
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No idea his name was Donald.
DeadlyParasite
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It'll be interesting to see the manufactured outrage and panic when the game hits and people find out that certain squadmate relationships aren't available to their specific player-character gender of choice. It's gonna weed out the people that take these things too seriously for their own good and bring tumblr to a halt.
Shipping Wars: The Final Frontier (TM)
Shipping Wars: The Final Frontier (TM)
Easy sharing of customized faces on all platforms.
https://twitter.com/DiscoBabaloo/status/834484348124540928
They said Face Codes aren't coming back but that sharing is easier -- think it was Ian who said it. I don't know what would be easier than just text to copy?
Maybe it's a way to upload the face somewhere?
"Ryder Family Album" menu or website
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Q: How does MEA Insanity compare to ME2 Insanity?
Ian: Hard to compare them apples to apples. ME2 added layers of defense (shield, barriers, armor, etc.) to everybody, which made it brutally difficult to take enemies down. While I enjoyed the challenge of ME2 Insanity, I didn't like that Adepts got the shaft due to all those layers of defense.
With MEA, we decided to keep defenses static (i.e. If an enemy doesn't have shields on Normal, then he doesn't have them on Insanity either), but we increase enemy durability enough to require a well-made character (and ideally well-crafted weapons) to take them down quickly, we increase enemy damage enough to melt you very quickly when you're out of cover, we increase enemy reaction times and make them smarter about flanking and taking advantage of when you do something unwise (trying to use a hover attack when surrounded by entrenched foes, for instance), using more flushing attacks to force you out of cover, and so forth. We also scale the player's health and shield gates, so you've got very little slack if you screw up.
In general I find that if I want to get through insanity without a silly amount of deaths, it's best to:
- Optimize my build. Your skills, armor, weapons, and profile should all have strong synergies.
- Build in some flexibility. Whether with Favorites, Consumables, backup weapons, or some mix of the above, be prepared to deal with different sorts of threats than my "main" build is optimized for.
- Use my squad smartly. Choose their skill evolves in a way that complements yours and each other's. In battle, order them into strong positions which guard my flanks, and order them to directly attack a target when a good opportunity presents itself.
- Git gud
Source: http://bsn.boards.net/post/305838
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