Mass Effect Megathread - GAVORN'S TRICKS EDITION - Games

[quote][IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/sw2uqv.jpg[/IMG] [H2]Description[/H2]Mass Effect is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare for the Xbox 360 and then ported to Microsoft Windows by Demiurge Studios. The Xbox 360 version was released worldwide in November 2007 published by Microsoft Game Studios. The Windows version was released on May 28, 2008, published by Electronic Arts. It is set in the year 2183 AD. Thirty-five years prior, humankind discovered a cache of technology on Mars, supposedly built by a technologically advanced but long-extinct race called the Protheans. Studying and adapting this technology, humanity has managed to break free of the solar system and has established numerous colonies and encountered various extraterrestrial species within the Milky Way galaxy. Utilising alien artifacts known as Mass Relays, the various space-faring races are able to travel instantly across vast stretches of the galaxy. Within the game, humanity has formed the Human Systems Alliance, one of many independent bodies that make up the collective of "Citadel space". You assume direct control of Commander Shepard, a veteran soldier who can be customised by the player. The character's appearance also varies based on the weaponry and armour the player uses. In addition to customising Shepard's gender and appearance, players can also choose a back story for the character, which influences dialogue throughout the game, as well as which side missions will be available to the character. The game begins aboard the experimental SSV Normandy, commanded by Captain Anderson and his executive officer, Commander Shepard. The Normandy is sent to the human colony world of Eden Prime to recover an unearthed Prothean beacon. To assist in recovering the beacon, the Citadel Council, the galaxy's primary governing body, has sent one of their top agents, a turian "Spectre", named Nihlus. A small team consisting of Nihlus, Shepard, biotic Kaidan Alenko, and the quickly-killed Corporal Jenkins, who is replaced by Gunnery Chief Ashley Williams, discover that the Eden Prime colony is under attack by alien synthetic life-forms known as the geth, led by a rogue turian Spectre named Saren Arterius, who kills Nihlus. After the battle ends, Shepard locates the beacon and receives a vision. While initially struggling to understand the vision, it turns out to be images of biological creatures being slaughtered by machines. 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The game is a sequel to Mass Effect, and the second game of the series. The game was released on PC and Xbox 360 in January 2010, and on PlayStation 3 on 18 January 2011. It begins in 2183, weeks after the ending of Mass Effect. On patrol to locate and destroy any remaining geth, the Normandy and its commanding officer, Commander Shepard, are attacked by an unknown starship. The ship inflicts heavy damage on the Normandy and the crew is forced to evacuate. After rescusing Joker from the bridge, Shepard is killed whilst entering a nearby planet's atmosphere. With the help of Liara T'Soni, Shepard's corpse is retrieved by Cerberus, a clandestine pro-human organization, and Shepard is resurrected via the Lazarus Project. Shepard awakens aboard a Cerberus space station that is under attack. After Shepard aids Cerberus agents Jacob Taylor and Miranda Lawson, Shepard is granted an audience with the Illusive Man, who explains that Shepard was revived and 'upgraded' so that the Commander could investigate and combat a new threat. Entire populations of human colonies are disappearing. The Illusive Man believes this is the work of Shepard's old enemies, the Reapers, a race of sentient machines that periodically harvest all intelligent life in the galaxy once civilization reaches a certain point. 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The game will be released simultaneously on Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. Mass Effect 3 is currently in development. An official plot synopsis released by EA Games reveals that the story will revolve around saving Earth from the Reapers by rallying civilizations of the galaxy together. [H2]Teaser Trailer[/H2][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnEej1RfqTs&hd=1[/media][/quote] [quote][IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/2saneok.jpg[/IMG] [H2]Mass Effect: Revelation[/H2]Mass Effect: Revelation is a science fiction novel by author Drew Karpyshyn. Published on May 1, 2007 by Del Rey Books, it is the first novel set in the Mass Effect universe. It is the prequel to the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows game Mass Effect, which was developed by BioWare Corp. Karpyshyn is the lead writer of the Mass Effect series. The book serves to fill in much of the background details of the game, such as locations and the internal politics of the Council's races, as well as characters. A considerable amount of the plot revolves around the galaxy's views on Artificial Intelligence, as this appears to be a major plot point in the game. The book tells of a young Alliance lieutenant David Anderson and his efforts to find a survivor of an attack on a top-secret Alliance base, lieutenant Kahlee Sanders. As the book progresses it is revealed the base was attacked purposely by the Blue Suns mercenary group, who were hired by the leading scientist on the base. A Turian spectre, Saren is assigned to help Anderson and find clues as to where the missing scientist is. Eventually they find the scientist, but Saren escapes with the information the scientist was researching to an ancient alien ship which he plans to use for his own evil deeds as portrayed as the main plot in the game Mass Effect. [H2]Mass Effect: Ascension[H2]Mass Effect: Ascension is a science fiction novel by author Drew Karpyshyn. It is a sequel to the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows video game Mass Effect, as well as to its prequel novel, Mass Effect: Revelation, also written by Karpyshyn. The novel takes place shortly after the attack of the Reaper Sovereign and his allies Saren and the Geth. The Illusive Man, the leader of the rogue, xenophobic organization called Cerberus, watches on as he plots Cerberus' next move. One of his long-serving subordinates, Paul Grayson, is a troubled drug addict who was assigned with raising an infant girl with huge biotic potential, Gillian. The autistic girl is now a member of the Ascension Project, initiative aimed at developing biotic abilities in humans. Grayson, despite having much affection for his adopted daughter, is now reduced to a link man between Cerberus and their man inside Ascension Project, Dr. Jiro. Their mission is to administer Cerberus' biotic-enhancing drugs to Gillian and evaluate their efficacy. [H2]Mass Effect: Retribution[/H2]Mass Effect: Retribution is a novel by Canadian science fiction writer Drew Karpyshyn set in the Mass Effect universe. The novel follows soon after the events of Mass Effect 2. The Illusive Man, leader of the pro-human paramilitary organization Cerberus, is attempting to learn more about the Reapers, an advanced race of sentient machines that periodically purges the galaxy of all organic civilizations. Having obtained Reaper technology, the Illusive Man decides to implant a human with it to learn more about the Reapers. Paul Grayson, a major character in Mass Effect: Ascension and former Cerberus operative, is kidnapped to become the Illusive Man's test subject. Also, as said on the back cover of the book under the synopsis, David Anderson (one of the protagonists of Mass Effect Revelation and a supporting character in the first Mass Effect game) is again a main character, along with Kahlee Sanders from the 1st and 2nd books. [H2]Mass Effect: Redemption[/H2]Mass Effect: Redemption is a four-part comic book mini-series. Set in the Mass Effect universe, Redemption takes place two years before the events of the video game Mass Effect 2. The first issue was released on January 6, 2010. The events of Mass Effect: Redemption tie-in to the downloadable content Lair of the Shadow Broker produced for Mass Effect 2. According to Mac Walters, the comic mini-series be "expands on characters that we didn't really explore in [the first] Mass Effect and also looking at opportunities to expand on them even further in the DLC." [H2]Mass Effect: Incursion[/H2]Mass Effect: Incursion is an eight-page mini-comic that follows Aria T'Loak's encounter with the Collectors one week prior to the opening events of Mass Effect 2. The events of Incursion link into the events of the comic mini-series Mass Effect: Redemption. Incursion was made available on June 21, 2010 through IGN. The comic is written and scripted by BioWare lead writer Mac Walters, and drawn by Omar Francia, with contributions from colorist Michael Atiyeh and letterer Michael Heisler. According to Walters, Mass Effect: Incursion was created to flesh out a conversation between Liara T'Soni and Aria T'Loak in Mass Effect: Redemption: "We wanted to continue to explore the original comic book, Redemption, and find a snippet in there. The idea I had was that I had a moment [in Redemption] where Liara meets Aria on Omega, and Aria has a very negative reaction to a mention of the Collectors. And I thought that I didn't really mention why that is. It makes sense if you think about it, but maybe there's a story behind it. So that's the genesis of these 8 pages." [H2]Mass Effect: Inquisition[/H2]Mass Effect: Inquisition is an eight-page mini-comic that explores the character of Captain Bailey. It is written by Mass Effect 2 lead writer Mac Walters and drawn by Jean Diaz. It is available exclusively on the USA Today website. According to Walters, Mass Effect: Inquisition is "a character study of one of the more interesting figures that occupies this universe." and, like the other comics, is intended to provide "a view of the universe outside Shepard's vantage point", in this case, C-Sec officer Captain Bailey. [H2]Mass Effect: Evolution[/H2]Mass Effect: Evolution is a four-issue comic mini-series that delves into the origins of the Illusive Man and the human-survivalist organization Cerberus. The story opens during the First Contact War between humans and turians. The series is published by Dark Horse Comics, is written by BioWare lead writer Mac Walters, scripted by John Jackson Miller, and drawn by Omar Francia, with contributions from cover designer Massimo Carnevale. An alternate cover for each issue was done by Joe Quinones. The series was first announced on July 15, 2010,[1] and the first issue was released on January 19, 2011. [H2]Mass Effect: Galaxy[/H2]Mass Effect Galaxy is a game for iOS, released on June 22, 2009. The story focuses on backstory of one of the companion characters from Mass Effect 2. BioWare has stated that the game will contain two hours of gameplay and will have "top down shooter action". BioWare has also stated that the game, like the novels, will not be "required reading" for Mass Effect 2, meaning that players will still be able to enjoy Mass Effect 2 having only played Mass Effect.[/quote] [quote][H2]Useful Links[/H2][list][*]Mass Effect Wiki - [url]http://www.masseffect.wikia.com[/url] [*]Mass Effect Saves - [url]http://www.masseffectsaves.com[/url][/list] [H2]Past Threads[/H2][list][*]#01 - [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/698089[/url] [*]#02 - [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/844577[/url] [*]#03 - [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/877517[/url] [*]#04 - [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/883197[/url] [*]#05 - [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/890295[/url] [*]#06 - [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/906068[/url] [*]#07 - [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1012340[/url] [*]#08 - [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1037598[/url] [*]#09 - [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1049657[/url] [*]#10 - [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1058377[/url][/list][/quote]

Man that was fast. sorry not listening to the news but, Is ME3 coming out this year?

Gavorn will be pleased.

[QUOTE=Daedulas;28889731]Man that was fast. sorry not listening to the news but, Is ME3 coming out this year?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[QUOTE=MAspiderface;28889746]Yes.[/QUOTE] Sweet, Hope it won;t turn out like DA2

[QUOTE=MAspiderface;28889746]Yes.[/QUOTE] -snip- slowpunch

Very nice thread, Mass Effect 2 is my favourite game of all time.

You went with my title! <3 Wiggles [editline]30th March 2011[/editline] Also I like how unlike some other threads where everyone wants to make the new thread, we all just accept it's Wiggles Job

[QUOTE=tommo400;28889907]You went with my title! <3 Wiggles [editline]30th March 2011[/editline] Also I like how unlike some other threads where everyone wants to make the new thread, we all just accept it's Wiggles Job[/QUOTE] I like to assume control on the thread.

In on page one.

I want to get to page 2 so that I don't have to load all that stuff in the 1st post. (My Internet connection is still injured, 1/16th of the speed I normally have.. but at least I have a connection now.)

So, what tricks does Gavorn exactly use?

[QUOTE=Zezibesh;28890059]So, what tricks does Gavorn exactly use?[/QUOTE] They are so mind bogglingly complex that only the simple brain of a Vorcha can witness them without their brain imploding.

I have just learned that EA Live Chat people are paid by the hour.

What should I play first: Overlord, Arrival, or LotSB?

Overlord, then LotSB, then Arrival

[QUOTE=imadaman;28890140]Overlord, then LotSB, then Arrival[/QUOTE] Shit, I started with Arrival :ohdear:

[QUOTE=afromana;28890150]Shit, I started with Arrival :ohdear:[/QUOTE] If it mattered hugely what order you play them in, they'd make you play them in a certain order.

Except Arrival takes place between ME2 and ME3, so it kind of matters.

[QUOTE=imadaman;28890302]Except Arrival takes place between ME2 and ME3, so it kind of matters.[/QUOTE] But if that's the case, why can you do it at any point after Horizon? That's why I was confused before about it being a 'bridge' DLC, because you don't actually have to complete the main events of ME2 before doing it

Ask BioWare.

Arrival...I was not expecting that. I especially like the chat you have at the end. Person-"You've become an annoyance." Me-"Yeah well, fuck you!" Also Gavorn's trick involve tricking you into thinking he has tricks so he can trick you later on into trying to trick him so he can figure out how to trick you.

I like how [sp]Harbinger shows up just to tell you that you're annoying and have no hope.[/sp] Spoiler tag just in case.

I hope Mass Effect 3 has more backstory on the Vorcha, they kinda skipped them.

Yes. We need to know what tricks of Gavorns they have discovered.

Next edition should be 'Powell Appreciation Thread'. After all, he did indirectly save the entire god damn galaxy.

I feel like the only one to realise that :smith:

Good thing he was hiding behind those crates.

[QUOTE=FOOJE08;28890710]I feel like the only one to realise that :smith:[/QUOTE] I mentioned it one or two megathreads ago.

[QUOTE=sltungle;28890754]I mentioned it one or two megathreads ago.[/QUOTE] I mentioned it a few threads ago too. I think it comes up every now and then.