Mass Effect 3

[rk47]

Ah, so the thing she never actually said, as far as I can tell?

This.

Look, dudes, she clearly wants to fag up Bioware games by turning them into visual novel dating sims, why can't you see that?!

I'm fine with dating sims provided you can kill aliens in between the talky bits.

"Shepard, I can't...I need...I need to return to the Migrant Fleet."

"Tali, don't go..."

"Goodbye, Shepard."

RENEGADE INTERRUPT. DUN DUN DUN.

BLAM!

"Take one more step, Miss Vas Normandy, and the bullet goes through your filtered mask."
"I LOVE YOU SHEPARD, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU!"

The mask and M9 Heavy Pistol fall as the couple embraces.

"I know."

[Kageru]

Apparently it's now called a "Roleplaying shooter"? So EA dumbing it down in order to appeal to the broadest console demographic, gameplay being considered an "optional" part of the experience and a mistaken focus on story as having game-play value.

Good thing this one's not showing up on steam to tempt me, because it sounds like time to part ways.

[Velorath]

So even though they improved the shooting and the character building RPG elements, and are still putting an emphasis on story, they're somehow dumbing things down?

[kildorn]

So even though they improved the shooting and the character building RPG elements, and are still putting an emphasis on story, they're somehow dumbing things down?

Not to mention:

Brought back weapon mods instead of a pure upgrade system
Expanded the evolution tree concept on powers
Took probing out back and shot it (not RPG related, but seriously, fuck that minigame)
Added a reputation system apparently to attempt to solve the "you must be full paragon or renegade to enjoy the story" issues

The game isn't dumbed down in any way except maybe the Space Bar doing pretty much everything. But.. I really don't mind it after playing with it a bit. The only time it annoys me is when I try to revive someone near cover. 90% of the time it figures out I want to revive them. 10% of the time it goes "you want to crouch next to them and sift through their pockets for change"

[tmp]

Apparently it's now called a "Roleplaying shooter"?

Called where? I went both to Origin page and Bioware's ME3 page to look for it, and there's no sign of that phrase that i could spot...

edit: the Origin page has it listed with note "Genre: Action, Role Playing" just like both previous installments.

[Velorath]

Best I've done on multiplayer so far is get to the last wave on Silver with only three people and two of us were fairly low level (I had just unlocked Drell Vanguard a few rounds previous).  Definitely one of those "one more round" games where all of a sudden it's 5am.

[Paelos]

Heh, that video of the undead turkey sprinting animations is awesome.

[Surlyboi]

The only time it annoys me is when I try to revive someone near cover. 90% of the time it figures out I want to revive them. 10% of the time it goes "you want to crouch next to them and sift through their pockets for change"

This. I can't mention the number of people that have died while the game is trying to figure out whether I want to revive them or teabag them.

[rk47]

Finished Demo. Pre-ordered Deluxe Edition for Digital Hoodie.   Go with a bang, yo! EA! ITS IN THE GAYM!


Went to Origin store and saw SIMS 3 SHOWTIME KATY PERRY EDITION!  

[Stormwaltz]

One of the editors - an enthusiastic gamer but a complete novice with shooters - was used to test ME2's difficulty for casual players. When she died multiple times in the tutorial (a feat the designers had convinced themselves was impossible), she attracted a crowd of very unhappy looking senior designers behind her, jotting down notes on all the things that tripped her up.

It was her, wasn't it?

No, Jenny's a writer, not an editor. That was Cookie.

I unlocked grenades and found out I can just sit by crates and spam it all day long. Wonderful. 

I used to do that in BF42. Ah, memories.

[lamaros]

Is the demo no longer available? When you click on the link to get it you get taken to another site that doesn't say anything about it at all...

I'm downloading origin to see if I have to get it that way, but it's pretty piss-poor information.

[Lantyssa]

You have to get it through Origin.

Liking the demo.  I'm interested in the multiplayer, but I don't really want to play publically.

[Surlyboi]

Since they opened the beta to everyone, you get a lot more asshats sitting in the lobby and not clicking ready and a whole lot of others that drop as soon as the match starts.

[kildorn]

Since they opened the beta to everyone, you get a lot more asshats sitting in the lobby and not clicking ready and a whole lot of others that drop as soon as the match starts.

There's a bug floating around when someone's desynced, and has the box checked and everyone else sees them as unchecked as well.

[Surlyboi]

Interesting. That sucks.

[UnSub]

"Shepard, I can't...I need...I need to return to the Migrant Fleet."

"Tali, don't go..."

"Goodbye, Shepard."

RENEGADE INTERRUPT. DUN DUN DUN.

BLAM!

"Take one more step, Miss Vas Normandy, and the bullet goes through your filtered mask."
"I LOVE YOU SHEPARD, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU!"

The mask and M9 Heavy Pistol fall as the couple embraces.

"I know."

Shepherd is a bipolar schizoid moody prone to violent rages complex character.

[tmp]

Cinematic ME3 trailer is out.

"Rated H for hamfisted"

[Paelos]

I'm really starting to be sorry this game got popular.

[Sjofn]

Because all the other trailers for Mass Effect (or Dragon Age, for that matter) were totally restrained and tasteful.

[Ingmar]

I just accept that EA's marketing will be totally retarded and have nothing to do in particular with the quality of the game at this point.

[tmp]

I have no real recollection of the earlier ME trailers, but this one just struck me as really weak in both the editing (holy 180 degree rule breaking batman) and the 'writing' being similarly subpar. The DA (cgi) trailers didn't give me reaction like that, they're technically competent if nothing else. So it creates impression of relative drop in quality that's bizarre.

[Velorath]

Guess they couldn't get Blur this time around?

[tmp]

It's done by another company but then so was the DA2 trailer.

[Velorath]

Just looked it up.  Apparently it was Digic, who also did the VGA announcement trailer for ME3, and trailers for DA2, The Secret World,  and Assassin's Creed: Revelations among other things.

[Ratman_tf]

Cinematic ME3 trailer is out.

"Rated H for hamfisted"

FUCK YEAH, MAKO!

 

Yeah, I know it probably won't be driveable in the game.

[Velorath]

Managed to beat a map on Silver.  Asari adepts are fairly overpowered and we had two of them (I was one).  Best I've done on Gold so far is Wave 4.

[Surlyboi]

Two asari adepts plus a human soldier worth his or her salt and an engineer is pure wtfpwn.

Until you get to gold. And then the PUG-iness of it comes out and an Atlas, four phantoms and an objective right out on the landing pad where most of them spawn make you wear your ass for a hat.

[Shrike]

Say what you will, but after ( how?) many years, I've finally found out who did the music for the ME2 launch trailer. I've been jonesin' for that track since that summer before release. It's not on the soundtrack, of course.

Regardless, it's Heart of Courage from Two Steps From Hell.

About time!

[Velorath]

Two asari adepts plus a human soldier worth his or her salt and an engineer is pure wtfpwn.

Until you get to gold. And then the PUG-iness of it comes out and an Atlas, four phantoms and an objective right out on the landing pad where most of them spawn make you wear your ass for a hat.

Well really I just assume that Gold is mostly meant for 4 lv. 20's with pretty highly upgraded gear, with some rockets and everyone using some of those one round bonus items before the start.

[snowwy]

Played a couple of rounds of multiplayer, and totally failed to see what purpose it has. Shooting NPCs with a bazilliion HP is rather meh imo. I'm sure i missed something rather important about this mode, 'cause i found it about as annoying as trying to sprint only to take cover with my back to the entire NPC wave. Finished a round on silver. That was fun as a level 4 engie 

[kaid]

Apparently it's now called a "Roleplaying shooter"? So EA dumbing it down in order to appeal to the broadest console demographic, gameplay being considered an "optional" part of the experience and a mistaken focus on story as having game-play value.

Good thing this one's not showing up on steam to tempt me, because it sounds like time to part ways.

Having played it a bit at least the demo and the multiplayer stuff. The demo stuff looks about what we got out of ME2 lots of story and it looks like they upgraded the combat system nicely so the combat part is even more fun than ME2 AND you have more options and meaningful choices to do with weapons this go round which was lacking in ME2.

[kaid]

Best I've done on multiplayer so far is get to the last wave on Silver with only three people and two of us were fairly low level (I had just unlocked Drell Vanguard a few rounds previous).  Definitely one of those "one more round" games where all of a sudden it's 5am.

I know I was playing it a lot this weekend due to my back going out on me last week so it was something I could do while laying flat on my futon. Was funny one game I got the badge for I think 25 head shots and some guy asked me where was my sniper rifle as he did not see me using one. I told him I was using my pistol. The M-6 Carnifex moded out is an amazingly fun weapon for being a lowly pistol. If you tag some poor schmuck in the nogging with it they are DEAD. With a good scope its super accurate so its amazingly good for popping weak minions at long range. Makes engineers and adepts still very competent with a weapon and still have insane quick recharge for powers.

[kildorn]

Managed to beat a map on Silver.  Asari adepts are fairly overpowered and we had two of them (I was one).  Best I've done on Gold so far is Wave 4.

Singularity is awesome in bronze and some silver.

Stasis, however, completely locks Phantoms the hell down. Asari completely rock because they can flat out one button their way past guardians, phantoms and instantly shut down engineers trying to plant turrets. And I can't get that unlock card to save my freaking life.

[kaid]

Oh yes I was having great fun with my human adept could not get anything but a turian sentinal for other races but the human adept is pretty hilarious. With my pistol of doom throw out singularity follow up almost instantly with warp and can get nice chain reaction kills from the biotic explosions.

With the new cool down system if you chose the right weapons you can really rock the biotic combos I felt a lot stronger in the multiplayer demo than I did with my adept in ME2.

I could see myself going engineer this go round too. The fully upgraded probe plus maxed incindiary and maxed overload is a great combo. Drops shields drop armor and the probe that can shoot rockets is great for ganking those stupid cerebrus guys with shields.

[Merusk]

Speaking of classes; are there any hints in the beta as to what Deus Ex Machina causes Shepard to bump his head and forget everything this time around?  I keep trying to download the demo on the PS3 but the kids interrupt it to watch Netflix.