Mass Effect 2 *spoilers around pg 29/30*

[Azuredream]

I just exemplify the lowest common denominator of she is just not pleasant to look at so you're staying home regardless of how interesting you are.

[Sjofn]

I rather liked Jack myself, although I didn't bring her places very often (although I liked her versus Goddamn Husks).


EDIT: Also, she has my vote for Prettiest Lady on the Ship. I just hate her boobtape outfit. 

[UnSub]

EDIT: Also, she has my vote for Prettiest Lady on the Ship. I just hate her boobtape outfit. 

The more exposed the breasts, the more powerful the biotic.

[Morat20]

I rather liked Jack myself, although I didn't bring her places very often (although I liked her versus Goddamn Husks).


EDIT: Also, she has my vote for Prettiest Lady on the Ship. I just hate her boobtape outfit. 

Oh god yes. Versus Husk with her with area shockwave and my vanguard with improved....It was like bowling for space ghouls.

[Lantyssa]

EDIT: Also, she has my vote for Prettiest Lady on the Ship. I just hate her boobtape outfit. 

She was.  The initial selection why I got her into the loyalty mission unlock outfit ASAP.  I may like tattoos, but I found that one a wee bit impractical.

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Also, she has my vote for Prettiest Lady on the Ship. I just hate her boobtape outfit. 

Supposedly she ges a new one, along with the hair.

[Sjofn]

EDIT: Also, she has my vote for Prettiest Lady on the Ship. I just hate her boobtape outfit. 

The more exposed the breasts, the more powerful the biotic.

That explains Samara's outfit too, then.

[Ratman_tf]

EDIT: Also, she has my vote for Prettiest Lady on the Ship. I just hate her boobtape outfit. 

Huh. She looked like generic shaved head chick to me.

[Sjofn]

She had, by far, the prettiest face. Wasn't even close.

[Stormwaltz]

The more exposed the breasts, the more powerful the biotic.

Fear the ones who've unlocked Biotic Lift and Separate.

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an IGN preview of ME3, with focus on the combat mechanics

"Sure, we might've said before Mass Effect 2 was a brilliant blend of a fluid, well-executed shooter and an RPG. And that it could "truly rub shoulders with the some of the action genre's finest". And didn't say a single bad word about it back then. But you know, Mass Effect games have always looked like shooters, but they've never really played like them. But Mass Effect 3 does. Honest. You can totally trust us now."

[Ingmar]

 

[Bunk]

Reading it, it sounds like a good thing. I think.

[tmp]

Yeah, it sounds nice and interesting. It's just that unnecessary tear down opening that turns it into an ORLY piece.

[TripleDES]

I don't mind if they make the shooty things actually FPS shooty. As long they don't take even more RPG out of it.

[Sjofn]

an IGN preview of ME3, with focus on the combat mechanics

"Sure, we might've said before Mass Effect 2 was a brilliant blend of a fluid, well-executed shooter and an RPG. And that it could "truly rub shoulders with the some of the action genre's finest". And didn't say a single bad word about it back then. But you know, Mass Effect games have always looked like shooters, but they've never really played like them. But Mass Effect 3 does. Honest. You can totally trust us now."

ffffffffffff

I suck at shooters, you assholes, the ME2 way was fine! 

[Fordel]

I liked ME2 fine, but I like this theoretical ME3 fine too.

[Ratman_tf]

ffffffffffff

I suck at shooters, you assholes, the ME2 way was fine! 

Yeeeeeah. I've got tons of shooters. I don't need ME3 to be another shooter clone with delusions of Great Storytelling.

[rk47]

Yeah, you're right. Mass Effect series storytelling is terrible. Everything is back to Dragon Age mode. Shepard being the Gray Warden in Space. :(

[tmp]

ffffffffffff

I suck at shooters, you assholes, the ME2 way was fine! 

As long as they don't remove the pause to access command/gear screen you can hopefully still get by with the underhanded "pause, aim at the frozen target, unpase, shoot" tactics...

[UnSub]

I read that preview as more a "don't be scared, FPS fans - the RPG crap won't get in the way of killing stuff".

[Sjofn]

Yeah, you're right. Mass Effect series storytelling is terrible. Everything is back to Dragon Age mode. Shepard being the Gray Warden in Space. :(

...

wat

[Tannhauser]

Another vote here for ME2 combat.  I love it. 

[rk47]

Yeah, you're right. Mass Effect series storytelling is terrible. Everything is back to Dragon Age mode. Shepard being the Gray Warden in Space. :(

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wat

Darkspawn : Reapers
Gray warden : Spectres / solo operatives like Shepard.
Ignorant world : Yep. Totally.

Main objective:
DA:O : Form an army, gain loyal allies by solving current issues and conflicts before heading for the big battle.
ME3 : Culmination of Reaper threat, a full scale invasion...The only human who can unite the whole galaxy is Shepard.

[Sjofn]

I guess my confusion is "how did you never see this scenario coming, as it was obvious Shepard was going to Unite the Galaxy Against the Reaper Threat" the instant you found out wtf Reapers even are? I don't see the point of "waah, it's DA:O again" when even if DA:O didn't exist, this is pretty clearly the conclusion they have been ramping towards all along.

[Trippy]

ME came out 2 years before DA:O.

[Velorath]

Gray warden : Spectres / solo operatives like Shepard.

The only reason the Grey Warden you play as in DA:O is a solo operative is because the all the others in that part of the world died.

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Shown off at Microsoft's e3 conference: Kinect support in ME.

Now instead of simply moving a stick up or down and pressing button you can read aloud the paraphrases and have the voice recognition pick them up. Or issue voice commands for the squad mates. Because it's totally faster than the old way.

[Morat20]

Goddammit. I spend more time telling my fucking Kinect to STOP THAT SHIT as it is. I had to unplug it when watching Netflix, because it'd occasionally just pick up on conversation and randomly do shit to the movie.

[Ratman_tf]

They just want you to be able to actually punch the reporter this time. 

[Rasix]

This Kinect shit needs to die in a fire.

[caladein]

Goddammit. I spend more time telling my fucking Kinect to STOP THAT SHIT as it is. I had to unplug it when watching Netflix, because it'd occasionally just pick up on conversation and randomly do shit to the movie.

Does the word "Xbox" come up in conversation a lot?  The Kinect mic is pretty sensitive but I've found I have to be more than casually declarative for it to pick up commands in all but silent rooms.  Which is annoying when I'm all "Xbox Pause" and it doesn't quite go the first time.

[Morat20]

Does the word "Xbox" come up in conversation a lot?  The Kinect mic is pretty sensitive but I've found I have to be more than casually declarative for it to pick up commands in all but silent rooms.  Which is annoying when I'm all "Xbox Pause" and it doesn't quite go the first time.

Yes, suprisingly. Mostly when someone else is over. Or my kid. Or just yelled "Are you don with the Xbox yet?".

I'd honestly just prefer a bit more control over when and how it turns on.

[caladein]

Yeah... I can see now how that could all go wrong rather quickly.

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From the EA presentation we learn the Reaper walkers are armed with accurate laser guns capable of and precise enough to split flying shuttles in half; they simply and selectively choose not to use them when they're facing Shepard manning a mobile gun.