Mass Effect 2 *spoilers around pg 29/30*

[Ratman_tf]

Generic trailer is generic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mAEb7S0mhg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mns8EsSHMmI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9otTzrO9Bfw

[Stormwaltz]

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.

 

[jakonovski]

So is ME3 going to be Origins only on the PC?

edit:

[tmp]

Is that regarding the concept itself, or did i miss something crucial about this feature?

[caladein]

It's a neat feature (if it works, and Kinect voice recognition is good), but it sort of spoils the point of Jen Hale is Awesome Time.

Edit: Also, the Only on Origin thing is probably just for the Digital Deluxe Edition that comes with that DLC ala DA2.  Maybe they'll lock out pre-orders/pre-loading too if they're feeling lame.

[jakonovski]

Someone mentioned this on another forum: the trailer shows a turret section where you shoot at a Reaper from a speeding truck/Mako/whatever. Way to cheapen the main threat! At least you don't have to circle strafe it to death with your Neo-Toyota technical.

[Ingmar]

Someone mentioned this on another forum: the trailer shows a turret section where you shoot at a Reaper from a speeding truck/Mako/whatever. Way to cheapen the main threat! At least you don't have to circle strafe it to death with your Neo-Toyota technical.

I have my doubts that was actually a full size Reaper.

[Ratman_tf]

I have my doubts that was actually a full size Reaper.

It was a Reaper-ette!  Reaperling? 

[tmp]

It's a neat feature

Ehh, it's slower than the existing input method and it only serves as reminder you aren't actually Shepard (since you two are pretty much bound to sound quite different) Where's the neat part?

[Fordel]

It's a neat feature

Ehh, it's slower than the existing input method and it only serves as reminder you aren't actually Shepard (since you two are pretty much bound to sound quite different) Where's the neat part?

Maybe there will be an option to let you mute your Shepard. I know a few people who didn't like the fact someone ELSE was voicing THEIR Shepard or whatever. I think they are crazy, but whatever. 

[tmp]

Now, if they gave option to just remove the pre-recorded VA and say whatever you feel like during your parts, and have the game try to sort it out whether that was paragon, renegade, the middle way or flirt approach... that could be interesting

Incidentally, that bit of gameplay dialogue they showed had distinct lack of the middle option in all cases, unless i remember it wrong.

[Sjofn]

Who cares, lady krogan. She better join my party!

[tmp]

Are we positive this is actually lady krogan? Could be a male decoy wearing scarf on the head.

[tmp]

Fairly long chunk of early Earth level

Bit odd, as if they sped up all animations in combat just past the point where it'd feel natural. On the upside Ashley's hair look better than on the early screenshot.

edit, replaced with the link to hd version.

[Surlyboi]

Fuck me, March 2012.

I'm all about rolling into some bastard to shiv his punk ass though.

[Sjofn]

Not a fan of Ashley's new hair. Having your hair in your face like that is really fucking annoying. Not that it matters, she's dead in all my playthroughs. 

[PalmTrees]

Neat bit of game play. Don't like her hair either, it's not very military looking. Much too stylish for a grunt like Ashely.


 

[Amaron]

Not a fan of Ashley's new hair. Having your hair in your face like that is really fucking annoying. Not that it matters, she's dead in all my playthroughs. 

Haha I kind of did a double take for that very reason.   My brain sees her death as cannon to the series or something.

[lamaros]

Nothing about that gameplay made me think of a RPG. I have no desire to play that game they showed.

[caladein]

I think if you cut off the conversations bookending your average ME2 combat segment, it'd look a lot like that.

[koro]

So is ME3 going to be Origins only on the PC?

edit:

If I end up having to install Origin to play ME3 at all on the PC, I will very reluctantly not ever touch ME3 in any form ever.

[Amaron]

If I end up having to install Origin to play ME3 at all on the PC, I will very reluctantly not ever touch ME3 in any form ever.

I know they said for SWTOR that you could just get it via the website and not have to use the downloader client/whatever.  Can't imagine it's much different here.

[PalmTrees]

Was going through the dlc's on my various shepards and just now realized there's two more sets of videos at the shadow Broker's lair (probably old news to everyone else). Typical go do mission, come back for the change. Watching the reporter get punched again by a krogan, then a volus, the joke was wearing kinda thin, but the last video made up for it.

[Azuredream]

I love the new hair for Ashley. I will again be infuriated when I am denied the option of a hairstyle even remotely resembling it for Shepard though. They never really gave female Shepard an option to have longer hair.

[Velorath]

I'm not sure how they justify $80 for the digital deluxe version.  It's the same price as the boxed copy, which yeah I typically just accept for regular games, but in this case where you're saving them the cost of a metal case, a fabric patch, and a 70 page art book, you'd think they could pass on $5 savings at the very least.

[Tannhauser]

Reapers come to Earth.  I think we all saw that coming.  It does look very shooty, reloads took a split-second.  If I can't pause combat to issue orders I will be pissed. 

I don't know why those aliens left their ships, the only thing it looks like they can conquer is a Denny's breakfast.

[Morat20]

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.

That's been a problem all the way back to the Imperial Marksman Academy. It's like conservation of ninjitsu -- mooks accuracy drops when facing the hero.

[jakonovski]

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.

That's been a problem all the way back to the Imperial Marksman Academy. It's like conservation of ninjitsu -- mooks accuracy drops when facing the hero.

Yeah, and when a Reaper, any Reaper, is following a mook ruleset...

[tmp]

Yup, it kinda deflates the whole "the Reapers are such a threat it takes combined galaxy to fight them" balloon. Dunno, i'd rather see Shepard all busy dodging that laser to buy the rest of the crew time to nuke it from the orbit, or something. Not the pointless one-sided pew-pew. I mean... even the armatures are more lethal than that when faced on foot.

[Ratman_tf]

Seeing the promo stuff... while I really liked ME2, it seems that as the series progresses, it's getting more and more like a rail shooter. 

[Amaron]

The videos were just all around bad news.   It looked like a shitty sci fi movie that I probably wouldn't even rent.   Even more confusing it didn't even look like a ME game.   Are we actually only playing on earth this time?  Or is Sheppard supposedly going to go find help for 40 hours worth of gameplay while the earth is demolished?

[tmp]

Are we actually only playing on earth this time?  Or is Sheppard supposedly going to go find help for 40 hours worth of gameplay while the earth is demolished?

The earth section is apparently opening, you escape and then do the rounds getting the galaxy on one page to help you. The other bit of gameplay they've shown is happening in one of these "elsewhere" places.

[jakonovski]

I read somewhere that the DD edition crew member is called "the Prothean".

[Tebonas]

These videos worry me. Fuck action gamers, they have enough toys.

[Merusk]

Seeing the promo stuff... while I really liked ME2, it seems that as the series progresses, it's getting more and more like a rail shooter. 

Of course it is.  Sci-Fi games are all shooters and RPGs are all Fantasy.  Don't u know nothin' bro?