Anyone playing this?
I'm about 9 hours in and not really feeling it yet. Wondered if anyone else was getting the same vibe.
Here's a (imo) pretty accurate review of it, the guy is funny, the box licking is a reference to Jessica Chobot licking a PSP a few years back.
Mass Effect 3 Angry Review (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFq531vkNOY#ws)
entertaining show.. thanks for that :)
Quite a passionate chap :-()
I don't personally have experience with the game.
That guy is amazing ....ly ADHD, lmao :-X :laugh:
Great post, glad there are people like this guy burning down bad releases and preventing us fellows not to feel 'Raged' again :-D
I won't buy the game, too bad you already stuck with it. :-\\
You know what? I'm going to google if this guy did a review on 'a specific other game' too >:D
Well...what annoys me is I paid €115 between the CE version, plus the hardback Guide as I am a big ME fan.
Stupid s#!t like a quest log that doesnt tell you where to go, if you have completed the mission or where to turn it in, by a noted RPG developer like this is so fucking stupid, its actually funny. :D
I havent got to the end, but I have an idea that it will piss me off so much that I wont play the game more than once, which is annoying as I would normally play a ME game 4/5 times, hence the guide purchase and the CE version.
I'm sure they will pull a Fallout 3 and make a proper ending as a DLC, the reason I say this is because the DLC character is the last surviving "Prothean", which is a race that the game is mostly about, so if the buggers will make you pay for a character like that, you can be sure they will screw you over for any DLC they can milk out of your pocket.
I heard they have $800 worth of DLC in the pipeline and they intend to milk the crap out of this game.
Quote from: Fiach on March 16, 2012, 04:00:37 PM
I heard they have $800 worth of DLC in the pipeline and they intend to milk the crap out of this game.
:o
Well its the end of the trilogy, of their main cash cow. s#!t, I have at least 2 dlc's from ME2 that I haven't even played yet and they have at least 10 more for this pos.
It's a great story with bad mechanics and (apparently) a VERY bad ending, just to reiterate... a great story, so I will finish it, but the bad mechanics and ending are killing it for me. I will not get 100+ bucks of entertainment out of this.
To put this in perspective, a relatively mediocre RPG (Amalur), I just bought it's guide and I will play it at least two more times than the most anticipated ending of one of the most revered RPG's of this generation, that kinda sucks after laying down 115 bucks for what should have been a slam dunk...they cant just say..."we had to rush it out as our finances were in disrepair"... the fucking journal doesnt even w@&k.
Anyway, thanks for reading :)
Fiach bitching, so you don't have to.
Thanks for posting, Fiach - now I can definitely check this off my list of games to get.
Life is too short to waste it playing ineffectual games.
While the ending isn't to my liking, the rest of the game is. I've done NG+ with 2 classes and am working on a 3rd with my Engineer. Had 20+ different Shepards to import so I've got a ways to go yet. Unlike some lost souls I have no problem finding/completing quests...just need to use the map :-X
Quote from: KingRat on March 25, 2012, 01:38:15 PM
While the ending isn't to my liking, the rest of the game is. I've done NG+ with 2 classes and am working on a 3rd with my Engineer. Had 20+ different Shepards to import so I've got a ways to go yet. Unlike some lost souls I have no problem finding/completing quests...just need to use the map :-X
Well, I stopped playing for awhile, I believe the devs are making some sort of statement at the end of the month with regard to the ending.
As regards finding stuff by using the map.
The quest log fills automatically with any crap you happen to over hear, which gives you no choice of whether to accept or ignore quests. They are vague in completion too. For example, I was told to go to some planet (I forget the name now), I spent ages travelling on the map into loads of different systems, which is very time consuming with loading screens and Relay animations, checking different planets, in the end, I gave up and checked a Guide, apparently the feckin planet isn't available until later on.
I'll complete it sometime, but I dont see myself doing it more than once.
Quote from: Fiach on March 25, 2012, 02:32:07 PM
Well, I stopped playing for awhile, I believe the devs are making some sort of statement at the end of the month with regard to the ending.
As regards finding stuff by using the map.
The quest log fills automatically with any crap you happen to over hear, which gives you no choice of whether to accept or ignore quests. They are vague in completion too. For example, I was told to go to some planet (I forget the name now), I spent ages travelling on the map into loads of different systems, which is very time consuming with loading screens and Relay animations, checking different planets, in the end, I gave up and checked a Guide, apparently the feckin planet isn't available until later on.
I'll complete it sometime, but I dont see myself doing it more than once.
Cue Rupert voice....Truth be told I blew quite a few side quests my first time through. Still wound up with 2850 EMS which gives all the endings except for crispy shep. My main screwup was not paying attention to the hint box that said Reaper alert goes away between missions, and I got to a point where I had quite a bit of scanning to do with Reapers chasing me from system to system with no missions to reset the alert. Some missions are on a timer ie Grissom academy and Tuchanka bomb.... 8-X
I did Grissom, I didnt realise it was on a timer tbh.
BTW as you finished it KingRat, how important is battle readiness, is it possible to just do the main quest and that be sufficant, or do you have to listen to all the conversations where you have to choose sides etc.?
Quote from: Fiach on March 26, 2012, 02:54:49 AM
I did Grissom, I didnt realise it was on a timer tbh.
BTW as you finished it KingRat, how important is battle readiness, is it possible to just do the main quest and that be sufficant, or do you have to listen to all the conversations where you have to choose sides etc.?
**spoiler** If you don't get Grissom done by a certain time (which I don't know) Jack gets captured by Cerberus and turned into a Phantom....
I'm still confused by the MP part of the game, and since I don't play online my RR stays a 50%. TMS x RR=EMS and 2800 EMS seems to be the point where the 3rd ending kicks in. Ever since my first run I wind up with 35-3600 EMS and still see the same endings. Next two levels/endings are 4000, then 5000 which need the MP component....and from my POV this is where Bioware lied to us SP types. You can only get the Master & Commander achievement/trophy with 4000 EMS :D
That said, I keep playing because I'm having fun with the different classes. Seems like everyone plays soldier, and that's my least favorite....my list in order 1]Sentinel 2]Adept 3]Engineer 4]Vanguard 5]Infiltrator 6]Soldier....... :-X
Yeah I went with Sentinal, I mostly use pistols when possible in shooters.
TBH I dont remember who Jack is, someone got killed (a student I think) at the end, maybe that was it.
The MP component affecting the ending was a major disappointment to me as I don't MP on 360, I think I'll just do the main quest and see if I can end it with just that, I cba with all the readiness crap.
Thanks for the advice :)
Quote from: Fiach on March 26, 2012, 10:56:51 AM
Yeah I went with Sentinal, I mostly use pistols when possible in shooters.
TBH I dont remember who Jack is, someone got killed (a student I think) at the end, maybe that was it.
The MP component affecting the ending was a major disappointment to me as I don't MP on 360, I think I'll just do the main quest and see if I can end it with just that, I cba with all the readiness crap.
Thanks for the advice :)
Subject Zero aka Jack is your crazy tattooed biotic from ME2....
Like handguns, then try out the Scorpion for some fun headshots >:D
Oh, and another semi-timed quest is Barla Von's, you'll keep the war assets but miss out on Rep & XP if you delay in talking to him.
I spoke to him and he may have given me a quest, dunno if I completed it or not, I checked on wiki, something about mercs and it doesnt ring a bell.
LOL, Jack aka Sinead O'Connor, I think I met her after saving the pupils, but I'm not sure, I dont remember anything happening to her tbh.
I think I'll wait til after 30th, see what they say about the ending and start over. :)
Well, I'm now on my 8th play through. Finished NG+ with Sentinel, Adept & Engineer, and did one run with Infiltrator. Working with Vanguard this time. I'll probably finish up with Soldier then do NG+ with those 3. Crazy I know, but I think people really miss out by not trying the different classes. I limit the weapons I carry because I try to keep the power recharge as close to +200% as possible.
The 2 weapons I'm currently using are the M-358 Talon http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/M-358_Talon (http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/M-358_Talon) and M-25 Hornet http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/M-25_Hornet (http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/M-25_Hornet) ...the Talon does a good job replacing the shotguns.
Glad to see you're having fun, Vanguard is supposed to be hard.
Quote from: Fiach on April 04, 2012, 01:52:11 PM
Glad to see you're having fun, Vanguard is supposed to be hard.
Vanguard can be tricky until you get the hang of it, then it's mayhem unleashed :-D I usually play on normal/veteran so enemies aren't overloaded with protection.
I've tried to learn from this guy> Mass Effect 2 - Purgatory Ship [1/3] - Vanguard (Insanity) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN0aOBj39Iw#)
ME2 with a level 5 Vanguard on insanity. Watch how he places team and uses their powers.
http://blog.bioware.com/2012/04/05/mass-effect-3-extended-cut/ (http://blog.bioware.com/2012/04/05/mass-effect-3-extended-cut/)
Free DLC to "clarify" the ending. Better than nothing I guess, and it's free :-X
Yes, I told them if they charged for it, I wouldn't buy it or any future games they made, nice to see that they listened >:D
Glad I put off playing now :)
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Well, I'm still playing this one. Started my 11th game last night. Also been going solo on the MP maps to get a couple achievements not available to SP. :D ME is the only one of the 3 that I've gotten 100% on. I'm 60/62 on ME2 and 50/52 on ME3, just don't see myself playing insanity anytime soon....although these solo runs have geared me up for it ???
Why would you play 11 times? I can understand good/bad and maybe once for each class. Just curious, I dont think I ever played a game that many times, maybe 6/7 at the most.
11 times is nothing :) I got my insanity achievement in ME on the 30th play ???? I had over 20 importable Shepards for this, but I plan on stopping this time after the 12th play. 6 classes taken to level 60=12 plays.
Guess I'm a bit anal about this, but I probably have well over 1000 hours in Fallout 3 & FNV too. For my original ME plays I used a male paragon for all 6 classes and a female renegade for all 6; double that to get level 60 and you have 24....25 actually since it took 3 times to reach 60 on my first play...add 5 more plays to gather all the achievements :angel:
Well, at least now I know why the achievement5 is called Insanity :) Good job mate :)
Just got the book King Rat and a couple of other Clavell novels for my Kindle 8)
George Segal as Cpl. King....one of the better POW movies :-X
Noticed the free DLC was out last week. I have it downloaded to the 360, but it will have to wait till I get my fill of KoA... :)
When you consider all the btching I did about it, I havent bothered to d/l it, I'm on my third Dragons dogma character now and loving the crap out of the game.
I think its a game you might enjoy KR as the game really comes into its own the more you play and then replay (infinite NG+), you can also farm loot in a place called Everfall at the end of the game, prior to doing NG+, so you will be will kitted out, but I think replayability is a major factor for you, so the different classes and their uniqueness compared to other games almost make replaying the game mandatory.
There are two Hybrid classes that really make the game shine, Magick Archer, where you use a magic bow that fires kinda like heat seeking missiles, targetting multiple enemies, or multiple parts of bosses and Mystic Knight which is a great mix of defence and shock and awe. You can eg. Enchant your teams weapons, for a monsters weakness, then draw a sigil on the ground made of that element, then plant a magic cannon on the ground of the same element and shoot the beejeesus out of anything within 100 yards...and it auto targets!
Dragon's Dogma Gameplay - Mystic Knight - OXM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyRhXjdqa1Y#ws)
DRAGON'S DOGMA - Drake Gameplay Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo46i63_Cwc#ws)
Dragon's Dogma Gameplay HD - Magic Archer Vs. Chimera (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG7ahFHoznE#ws)
Finally took a break from KoA and loaded up one of my ME3 saves. Not bad, and probably should have been done originally. Wouldn't have prevented all the negatives, but still better than what they gave us.
Also, I have a copy of Dragon Age Origins Ultimate that I got awhile back. Loaded it all up and just can't get into it.....went back to KoA with a 3rd character build. :)
Shame about the DoA, I loved the game, someone else got it here too, but I dont think they took to it either.
What did you not like about it, it's generally held in high esteem.
I had a great character on one save, I think it was called Arcane Warrior, a mage with a sword, it was pretty cool and OP as hell.
The dlc was a pile of suck, no mage love and a kick in the teeth with the Morrigan DLC for any fans of that character.
DAO 2 was less liked for a number of valid reasons. but it had a very fluid combat system.
Nothing specific, I just didn't have the feel for it after so many hours with KoA. Happens with a few of my games; for example Gears of War I've never gotten out of the tutorial. Just ordered a guide for that so maybe do the same for DAO and try again....that Arcane Warrior build sounds more my style than the elf I built :)
Well there is only one sword in the game, so make sure you pick it up, its not in the main areas of the dungeon, but any dilligent search will find the side cavern, its equipped on a mage that will attack you, so make sure to loot the body, its not in a chest.
http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Spellweaver (http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Spellweaver)
Quote from: Fiach on July 20, 2012, 12:23:33 PM
Well there is only one sword in the game, so make sure you pick it up, its not in the main areas of the dungeon, but any dilligent search will find the side cavern, its equipped on a mage that will attack you, so make sure to loot the body, its not in a chest.
http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Spellweaver (http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Spellweaver)
Had that sword and the AW memories, but I must have screwed up somewhere because I never got to use that specialty. Finished at 91 hours, and actually played the last 30 or so straight through :) Thought they did a great job with the companion conversations. I would just stop and listen to the banter :-D
I was going to start Awakening today, but I need to see if I should do some of the other DLC first....
I would do it for completions sake, but dont bother with witchhunt or whatever its called, its crap.
The conversations really make the game with Morrigan ripping the piss out of Alister :)
Probably should be posting in your DAO thread, but PZ's last post was 8 months ago...
Anyway, about Witch Hunt, Morrigan and my female mage were best pals :-X So if that quest has me doing anything adverse to our relationship, then I don't think I'll play it.
Just ordered DA II off Amazon for $17 and had to add some points to my xbox account for the extras :'(
Well, depending on your ending in DAO, you could have been...intimate with morrigan for a certain reason, then she disappears, People expected Witch Hunt to resolve that plot as it seemed very important to Morrigan that she sleep with you, possibly to get pregnant, but the end of the DLC was just so pointless and stupid and added nothing to the plot of the game or the DLC, people were rightfully pissed as she was such a strong character.
Quote from: KingRat on August 01, 2012, 02:33:52 PM
Probably should be posting in your DAO thread, but PZ's last post was 8 months ago...
A post is never to old to resurrect; we (I) do it all the time. :-()
agree.
Err, not about PZ doing it all the time but about a post never being too old to be resurrected. :-D
:laugh:
I spent a couple of days watching so called "full movie" films on YouTube that were comprised of all cutscenes of the game and edited together so I got an idea of what the game was all about.
It all started with an afternoon browsing YT and for some reason happening upon a full movie on ME(1) which is the only game of the franchise that I've got but I've never completed it. So I watched it and eventually got to see what happened after the point where I had stopped playing. Interesting. So I watched ME2. And a 7-hour version of ME3's extended cut. Now that I know what it was all about I can see why people disliked the ending. It was.. out of place, out of character and unexpectedly cheap. However, if you watch the credits all the way to the end, there is a cutscene which hints at a sequel, ME4.
One part of ME3 cracked me up, more or less around when the crew was on holiday and ended up throwing a party. There were so many gags around that part of the game I sometimes thought I was watching a parody but apparently it was part of the game :) And the battle at the end with various fleets in space was truly epic. Just the bit at the very end was.. well. s#!t.
Yeah due to the outcry that nearly broke the interwebz, they made a new ending, which I think people were happy with.
I stopped playing when I heard about the ending and intended to return if they replaced it, but I forgot, so thanks for the reminder Art :)
Also I seem to remember seeing a character from one of the previous games (ME2?) the girl that looks like Sinead O'Connor on one of the maps and didnt pass much heed til I was done there and she had disappeared, apparently I should have spoken to her or something.
Anyway, dunno why you didnt finish ME1, but I really liked it (I disliked the driving bits, but they were few and far between), ME2 was really good I think, 3 was pretty OK from what I played, I think there was a mechanic I didnt like where you have to gather assets for multiplayer or something which was useless to me as I cant play MP on my 360, so I couldnt get the proper ending...this actually makes me wary of buying another one of their games tbh.
A game you should really check out as its kinda similar, is Knights of the old Republic, there is one character called HK47 and assassin robot tha can join your party, he is worth the admission price alone.
The only game "movie" of cutscenes I ever watched was for Anachronox, (which is a pretty awesome JRPG type of game), I really enjoyed that! :)
:)
At first I was enthralled and couldn't get enough of ME1 until it started to annoy me. For instance, the same you said, I hated the side mission log that kept filling to the brim and no chance of getting it all sorted in a leisurely way as I too happened upon timed missions or stuff I couldn't find or didn't know whom to go to in order to turn it in. Or, having to visit planets in order to find stuff which took forever; both getting there and getting it over with. Then there were gazillions of poop armours and only very, very few really decent ones but even then, every species needed their own armours. Trying to get the proper gear for my crew was a nightmare. And I had to take care of them as if they were some dumb muppets without any brains at all. Basically: TOO MANY options, really, and too little time to make use of it or to find out how to do things properly as in how to develop their skills and what not. Weapons? You could make a damn awful lot of wrong decisions and get guns you were better off throwing them at the enemy. Back and forth and forth and back and forth.. to the citadel and away and back again.. During fights, my crew often got right smack in the middle of my line of fire or did other "funny" stuff. Taken the wrong guys with you on a mission? Sorry, deal with it. Great. -- Got the picture? :-()
Quote from: Art Blade on September 04, 2013, 06:29:53 AM
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At first I was enthralled and couldn't get enough of ME1 until it started to annoy me. For instance, the same you said, I hated the side mission log that kept filling to the brim and no chance of getting it all sorted in a leisurely way as I too happened upon timed missions or stuff I couldn't find or didn't know whom to go to in order to turn it in. Or, having to visit planets in order to find stuff which took forever; both getting there and getting it over with. Then there were gazillions of poop armours and only very, very few really decent ones but even then, every species needed their own armours. Trying to get the proper gear for my crew was a nightmare. And I had to take care of them as if they were some dumb muppets without any brains at all. Basically: TOO MANY options, really, and too little time to make use of it or to find out how to do things properly as in how to develop their skills and what not. Weapons? You could make a damn awful lot of wrong decisions and get guns you were better off throwing them at the enemy. Back and forth and forth and back and forth.. to the citadel and away and back again.. During fights, my crew often got right smack in the middle of my line of fire or did other "funny" stuff. Taken the wrong guys with you on a mission? Sorry, deal with it. Great. -- Got the picture? :-()
TBH I dont remember any issues like that, but I guess it was a long time ago, I do remember I played it at least twice though, but maybe I'm just more fogiving as RPG's are my preferred genre :).
I do like RPG elements, for instance Oblivion (The Elder Scrolls IV) I played the living daylights out of and that about a dozen times, and you know I nearly ran the Alpha Protocol board all on my own :) and FO3 was great, too. However.. ME1 is one of very few games I haven't finished.
Yeah, I remember you fighting the good fight for AP :)
Quote from: Art Blade on September 04, 2013, 06:29:53 AM
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At first I was enthralled and couldn't get enough of ME1 until it started to annoy me. For instance, the same you said, I hated the side mission log that kept filling to the brim and no chance of getting it all sorted in a leisurely way as I too happened upon timed missions or stuff I couldn't find or didn't know whom to go to in order to turn it in. Or, having to visit planets in order to find stuff which took forever; both getting there and getting it over with. Then there were gazillions of poop armours and only very, very few really decent ones but even then, every species needed their own armours. Trying to get the proper gear for my crew was a nightmare. And I had to take care of them as if they were some dumb muppets without any brains at all. Basically: TOO MANY options, really, and too little time to make use of it or to find out how to do things properly as in how to develop their skills and what not. Weapons? You could make a damn awful lot of wrong decisions and get guns you were better off throwing them at the enemy. Back and forth and forth and back and forth.. to the citadel and away and back again.. During fights, my crew often got right smack in the middle of my line of fire or did other "funny" stuff. Taken the wrong guys with you on a mission? Sorry, deal with it. Great. -- Got the picture? :-()
:laugh: Thanks for the laugh Art! I just finished my 31st play of ME and started ME2 with my imported Vanguard. Made level 55 on this run w/o getting out of the Mako to much; I've made level 59 on one run before, but that requires hunting down all thresher maws and finishing them off on foot :)
My pleasure :-D I like your dedication -- you're a nutter :)