Mass Effect 3 - Page 176

On July 03 2012 20:39 Talin wrote:


Oddly, I found the first game to be easily the worst (I even found it mediocre back then).

First, it seemed as if the developers were struggling to decide whether they want a KoTOR 3 or a third-person shooter - the RPG and shooter mechanics mixed really badly, and the latter part was very unresponsive and clunky. Secondly, the story in the first one reeked of a generic space opera. where you were kinda flying around the galaxy in your own ship with a crew of fancy looking (yet stereotypical) aliens. Overall it gave me one of those high production value but no soul impressions.

Mass Effect 2 was a lot better executed, it's the part where I really got into the series, admittedly more because it played better than the first and the combat was fun(ish) than the quality of the story (although the story and characters had a lot more depth in this one). ME3 was IMO exceptional on all levels, from the smoothness of gameplay and controls, to the maturity and grittiness/darkness of the story and its conclusion (especially with the Refusal ending).

On July 04 2012 00:09 kheldorin wrote:


Yeah ME1 basically showed that Bioware isn't good at making shooters and were better with RPG mechanics. In ME2, they cut out a lot of the RPG stuff like weapon/armor mods and inventory management to focus on the shooting. In ME3, you had the best of both worlds. ME3's combat is just so much better than the previous Mass Effect games. The classes and combat are so well designed that people can play a ton of multi-player even thought it's repetitive. It may be repetitive but it's core mechanic is just fun.

Story-wise, I prefer ME1's. I'm beginning to feel that Bioware is at it's best with the "birth/rise of a hero" story. Or maybe those types of stories are the type of stories I prefer. I understand the need for a darker tone in ME3 but I didn't like it. I just cannot reconcile why my Shepard is having nightmares, being a lot more emotional than before and he seems a lot more depressed. I've always played my Shepard as someone that has a positive, light-hearted attitude in the face of adversity. The variation in dialogue and the choices that you get seems a lot more simplified and restricted in ME3.

On July 07 2012 02:51 Ansinjunger wrote:
Someone at Bioware's forums (BSN), Strange Aeons made the following blog posts regarding the problems that still exist, and posted ideas for fixing it. I found these fantastic, and yes, I feel the ending went from an F to a D- with the EC.

Problem

Solution

Personally, I found the one ending that was supposed to be happy + Show Spoiler + unsettling--and not because of what happens. What happens to the characters and people of the galaxy is fine, it's just the method for arriving there still feels like Mass Effect abandoned its foundations. I'm no longer playing the game, the game is playing me...for an idiot no less. The same stupor of confusion rests over all the endings since they didn't get rid of the real problem, + Show Spoiler +

As to how the EC was represented, it really felt patchwork and like Bioware was saying, "happy now?" The arguments weren't refined; they felt pulled from a forum argument. Many of the loopholes they closed felt made up, rather than originally intended. + Show Spoiler + At least, it could be argued the ending was fan made if they are borrowing from forum ideas, but I don't think fans wanted more shoddy work either.

On July 11 2012 13:03 Sabu113 wrote:
Odd question, but do you guys know if its possible to get the PC version of mass effect on Steam ... or any non-origin way?

On July 07 2012 02:51 Ansinjunger wrote:
Someone at Bioware's forums (BSN), Strange Aeons made the following blog posts regarding the problems that still exist, and posted ideas for fixing it. I found these fantastic, and yes, I feel the ending went from an F to a D- with the EC.

Problem

Solution

Personally, I found the one ending that was supposed to be happy + Show Spoiler + unsettling--and not because of what happens. What happens to the characters and people of the galaxy is fine, it's just the method for arriving there still feels like Mass Effect abandoned its foundations. I'm no longer playing the game, the game is playing me...for an idiot no less. The same stupor of confusion rests over all the endings since they didn't get rid of the real problem, + Show Spoiler +

As to how the EC was represented, it really felt patchwork and like Bioware was saying, "happy now?" The arguments weren't refined; they felt pulled from a forum argument. Many of the loopholes they closed felt made up, rather than originally intended. + Show Spoiler + At least, it could be argued the ending was fan made if they are borrowing from forum ideas, but I don't think fans wanted more shoddy work either.

On July 12 2012 01:18 polyphonyEX wrote:
I just finished Mass Effect 3 for the first time last night and I found the 'refuse' ending to be quite satisfying. I'm ok with letting everything in Shepard's cycle die if it allowed the next cycle succeed. Backed by the knowledge of previous cycles, the civilizations that developed probably far surpassed the ones that would have otherwise been saved. It leaves a lot open for speculation, and I wish bioware would have fleshed it out a little bit, but I found it acceptable.

On July 12 2012 01:43 ghost_403 wrote:
Holy hell, that ending by Strange Aeon was amazing. To me, this is now the canonical ending the Mass Effect series. Fuck you Bioware, this is how it should have been.

On July 12 2012 03:06 neoghaleon55 wrote:


do you have a link to that?
post please!

On July 12 2012 01:18 polyphonyEX wrote:
I just finished Mass Effect 3 for the first time last night and I found the 'refuse' ending to be quite satisfying. I'm ok with letting everything in Shepard's cycle die if it allowed the next cycle succeed. Backed by the knowledge of previous cycles, the civilizations that developed probably far surpassed the ones that would have otherwise been saved. It leaves a lot open for speculation, and I wish bioware would have fleshed it out a little bit, but I found it acceptable.

On August 27 2012 05:46 nShade wrote:
I am extremely pumped for the Leviathan missions!
I hope it brings some more answers, about the reapers.

Just a few more hours! ^.^

On July 12 2012 10:46 HeeroFX wrote:
I feel like the work they did on the endings was kinda weird. If Normandy just shows up during the dash, why does the whole crew not jump out and rush with Shepard to the beam, its the biggest and most important thing in the fight. Destory is the only option that truely closes out the the game. The reason I feel this way is that if you want to move forward with this universe the reapers really shouldn't exist anymore. And for the love of god, if you get the perfect ending, you get to see our hero take a breath of fresh air in rubble on Earth. Which makes me wonder, did he even go into the beam? Or did he just get knocked into a building and dreamed that he won. Is bioware just gonna pull out ME 4 countinuing the fight on earth ?