Mass Effect Megathread: He said "I should go." Do I sound like that? - Games

[QUOTE=whazat!!!;40642333]Wrex is the ultimate badass. I've never done a playthrough killing or not recruiting him, just because I don't want to imagine my Mass Effect experience without him.[/QUOTE] I remember the time I accidentally got Wrex killed. I was so shocked when it happened, that I had to replay the whole mission to get back on my feet.

[QUOTE=Flicky;40650531]I remember the time I accidentally got Wrex killed. I was so shocked when it happened, that I had to replay the whole mission to get back on my feet.[/QUOTE] When I was trying to raise my paragon levels in ME1 I went to Noveria without preparing because I thought it was a small level and by god was I surprised

You did Noveria before Feros? I've always done it in the opposite order.

[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;40658129]You did Noveria before Feros? I've always done it in the opposite order.[/QUOTE] Noveria was also one of the first things i did. Amoung exploreing every system and planet. [QUOTE=Goldenboy;40489917]So, has this ever been posted? [/QUOTE] Why! Didn't they do this in the game.

It's fairly understandable. Bioware probably wanted you to understand that big choices were ahead (since it was a planned trilogy).

[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;40659707]It's fairly understandable. Bioware probably wanted you to understand that big choices were ahead (since it was a planned trilogy).[/QUOTE] Given how easy it is to complete the Suicide Mission with no losses, it probably would have gimped the effect of Virmire if you could avoid leaving somebody to die.

Yeah you say that, and then the hundreds of posts we had about Y U DIE ON MI TALIWAIFU YYYYYYY.

Perhaps sacrificing something mission critical to save both of them, causing something to go horribly wrong later?

I really wanted a mohawk for my next Shepard but found that the default mohawk in ME3 was a little goofy so I did something about it: [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/BetterMohawk.png[/img] [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/BetterMohawk2.png[/img] If anyone wants them these are the files, use them as presets in gibbed's save editor and not as head morphs so you don't wind up with an invisible face. [url]http://www.mediafire.com/?3jlff3jd3t8aveq[/url]

I still have to beat ME3, then again, I stopped at Citadel DLC. Also, I kinda wished there was a mod that removed the nightmare sections where you chase that unknown kid. Why am I pissed? Well, here is what I think, here are the people who die in the series(possible deaths): Jenkins: Shot by geth, red shirt. [sp] Alenko/Williams: Nuked in Virmire and in ME3, shot by you or a squadmate because s/he thought you were helping Cerberus(or low EMS at the run to the Crucible). Wrex: Killed by you or Ashley in Virmire because you can't convince him to forget about the cure, or killed because you sabotaged the cure for the genophage. Garrus: Killed in the suicide mission(same with ME2 squadmates) or when the Reapers attack you on Earth(low EMS). Liara: Killed in the Reaper attack on Earth by the beam(low EMS) Tali: Choosing the Geth over Quarians, or low EMS run to the Crucible. Miranda: Suicide mission(not loyal and took her to the human-reaper fight), or for not warning her. Jacob: Ignoring the Cerberus scientists if you can Grunt: Not awakened, saving the Rachni Queen without securing his loyalty in ME2 Mordin: trying to cure the genophage(either successful, or you shot him, you monster) Jack: Taken away by Cerberus if you ignore Grissom Academy. Thane: Saving the Salarian councilor by beating up a would-be assassin before being stabbed. Samara: Choosing to recruit Morinth, ignoring(if you can) the Ardat-Yakshi mission, or letting her commit suicide. Legion: Sold to Cerberus(you monster), killed by you and/or Tali to prevent the Quarians from dying. or sacrificing to give the Geth free-will and consciousness. Morinth: Killed by you either in Samara's loyalty mission, or on Earth if you recruited her in ME2. [/sp] There are other people who die, like those colonists and possibly the Normandy's crew in a brutal death, and the 300,000 Batarians killed to prevent the Reapers from using the Alpha Relay(if you did Arrival). Where were they in the nightmare sections? Is Bioware stating that Shepard did not have a nightmare over the people s/he failed to save or had to kill, yet when a random kid dies, we have to be reminded that his death is more sadder than [sp]Jack being indoctrinated or seeing Samara or Tali commit suicide?[/sp] I know people might say Shepard is being indoctrinated, but why not show the people s/he failed to save or had to kill instead of a kid running away? I think if they made the nightmare sequence show the people you killed or failed to save instead of just the kid, it would have been more effective. An example is you trying to save the other person on Virmire and then the nuke blows up, or failing to stop the seeker swarms take Samara away.

That was pretty weird spoilering. Spoilered some but then not others. At least spoiler the Mordin part.

The nightmare parts seemed especially silly at the time, since I didn't know you were supposed to be seeing/hearing everyone who had died and nobody had (barring Virmire and Mordin and Legion's sacrifice) actually died. I was just running around that oddly shadowy forest all "shit yo look how slow-mo this is".

does anyone else still hate mass effect 3 as much as i do? because my friends and i still bring it up every now and then, laugh about it, then frown i just want the pain to go away

[QUOTE=Sims_doc;40659008] Why! Didn't they do this in the game.[/QUOTE] More importantly, why didn't we get to leave both of them?

I'm looking to purchase Mass Effect 1, does anyone have any spoiler free gameplay videos? Google/YouTube isn't really reliable because when I enter "Spoiler Free" it gives me spoilers. I might purchase Mass Effect 2 if I liked the first one.

Try typing gameplay trailers instead. Oh, and ME1 and ME2 are very, VERY different.

When you play through ME and then play ME2's combat, you almost won't want to go back.

[QUOTE=ROFLBURGER;40670854]I'm looking to purchase Mass Effect 1, does anyone have any spoiler free gameplay videos? Google/YouTube isn't really reliable because when I enter "Spoiler Free" it gives me spoilers. I might purchase Mass Effect 2 if I liked the first one.[/QUOTE] I have a spare copy of ME1 if you'd like to try it.

Mass Effect 1 is truly amazing. Mass Effect 2 is equally as good. You are likely to enjoy both very much. Mass Effect 3 is questionable as many people dislike the game, mostly for the ending. All three Trailers (Really get you to want to play imo). Just stop the video if you don't want to see the ME3 trailer. [media][URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nETxAJsD0N4[/URL][/media]

[QUOTE=ramirez!;40671815]I have a spare copy of ME1 if you'd like to try it.[/QUOTE] Is that spare copy on Steam? If so, I really want it. I've only owned ME1 on Xbox 360, and as such have to go through save editors or save websites to get exactly what I did for my PC ME2 and ME3. Only if ROFLBURGER doesn't want it, of course.

[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;40671369]When you play through ME and then play ME2's combat, you almost won't want to go back.[/QUOTE] i must be one of the few who enjoyed ME's combat as much as ME2's combat. then again, i only used sniper and pistol in ME, so i don't know how much better shotgun and assault rifle play is in ME2. and fuck thermal clips. that's the dumbest shit.

[QUOTE=Flicky;40671993]Is that spare copy on Steam? If so, I really want it. I've only owned ME1 on Xbox 360, and as such have to go through save editors or save websites to get exactly what I did for my PC ME2 and ME3. Only if ROFLBURGER doesn't want it, of course.[/QUOTE] Sorry, it's a disc, but I think it might be possible to exchange the CD key for a Steam key. I'd rather it go to someone who hasn't played, though I do understand the want to run it on PC.

I need it for the console because my computer is a piece of shit. It's only $20, I could run down to the store and purchase it easy.

You might be lucky... ME1 is reasonably flexible in terms of system requirements. Also I disagree with the opinion that ME3 is questionable. Can't stand the people who claim to hate it based on the final 10 minutes of a 30 hour game, frankly, I'd go as far to say that it's probably the best out of the lot

[QUOTE=Flicky;40671993]Is that spare copy on Steam? If so, I really want it. I've only owned ME1 on Xbox 360, and as such have to go through save editors or save websites to get exactly what I did for my PC ME2 and ME3. Only if ROFLBURGER doesn't want it, of course.[/QUOTE] Hit me up on steam. In response to the post above the quoted post (launch trailers), ME2 has one of the best launch trailers I've ever seen. It's on par with the trailer for the most recent Deus Ex game in my opinion. [editline]17th May 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=SekritJay;40675275]You might be lucky... ME1 is reasonably flexible in terms of system requirements. Also I disagree with the opinion that ME3 is questionable. Can't stand the people who claim to hate it based on the final 10 minutes of a 30 hour game, frankly, I'd go as far to say that it's probably the best out of the lot[/QUOTE] Mass Effect 3 gets a lot of hate for bits that suffered from how rushed the game was. There's a handful of times the writing gets so angsty it's cringeworthy, Kai Leng is easily the worst villain of the series, and the reason for [sp]Legion getting killed[/sp]is questionable at best. At least with [sp]Mordin[/sp] it was pulled off fairly well. I still enjoy playing it though. The gameplay is the best of the series, and it's nice to see the squadmates acknowledge the existence of each other.

I just couldn't stand Kai Leng, it was like Bioware found him in some dumpsters outside Hideo Kojima's office while he was working on Rising or something

And I still enjoyed it more then the other two. ME1 had a great story but a perfunctory execution, whilst ME2 had the mechanics almost-but-not-quite nailed, but felt tangential plotwise. ME3, whilst I felt it was a bit rushed even on the first playthrough, feltl as though they got the balance right. So yeah, favourite characters were bumped off, and Kai Leng is probably the worst characterised villain in the entire video games industry (honestly, once I evolved Lash, I deliberately extended the fight on Thessia because he's that much of a [I]cunt[/I]), but Bioware by this point knew that the whole point of the ME series became more about the people you met, and in that regard they absolutely nailed it

Kai Leng is a saturday morning cartoon villain that constantly gets his ass kicked and escapes with his life via some convoluted explanation since you can't kill a guy in a kid's show, except he's meant to be seen as a badass and a serious threat.

Don't forget how he gloats in your face after [sp]Thessia[/sp]. YOU HAD A FUCKING [sp]GUNSHIP[/sp] YOU ASS, I wish you could have actually killed him on [sp]Thessia[/sp] if you were fast enough, I was so damn smug when Shepard calls out his running away when you fight him on [sp]Cronos Station[/sp] though, and oh God that renegade interrupt was the greatest thing ever. People hate him not because he's a competent villain, but because he's so badly written, like something Bioware just wanted to squeeze in for the sake of having something from the book in the game.

I was thinking about Mass Effect on the way to uni yesterday and it hit me how, all over, the entire trilogy could have gone a lot better. Trying to fit the largest war in the galaxy into 1/3 of a trilogy was a fucking mistake (unless ME3 had been, minimum, like 100 hours long). What they really should have done was have the Reaper invasion start at some point in ME2 - maybe at the beginning of ME2, or at the end of act 1 - and then have the fight carry over into ME3. I was thinking if the invasion had started at the end of act 1 in ME2 then act 2 could have just been building up the tension, completely demoralising you as you try to rush to certain key locations to save them (but fail), and then at the end of act 2 you devise a way/learn of a way (maybe some ancient Prothean plot, but not something as bullshit as the Catalysy) to defeat the Reapers. Then act 3 would be dedicated to making it work. Then ME3 could be the PROPER fight. The galaxy has been getting ravaged for a good few years by this point, you're finally putting the last few pieces of the plan together, and then you execute it over the course of acts 2 and 3 of ME3.