Mass Effect 3

[Upset Spideyfan]

Bioware indicated in a presentation shortly after the release of ME2 that they were going to be adding some RPG features back in.

 

[Solidus]

Sweet, I'm glad for that. To me I tire of too many games pushing to be just like all the other shooters. So I'm glad that it will go back to RPG aspects as well. I hope more exploration is added back in too.

Man and Dragons Age II is coming out too soon, and Elder Scrolls V. Lot's of RPG goodness.

 

[Soapy]

What exploration was in the first Mass Effect?

And it's precisely because of the RPG elements they removed that I keep going back to ME2.

 

[Nightwing 52]

Looks great.

 

[Solidus]

What exploration was in the first Mass Effect?

And it's precisely because of the RPG elements they removed that I keep going back to ME2.

But that's not what the game originally was it first was an RPG, and I want content from the original back in it which sounds like what they are doing. To what degree I guess we will find out as time goes on.

And exploration with the vehicles around the planets, though it was not always the most fun I think if they tweak it more they could add more aspects to exploring bigger chunks of a planet. I enjoyed it at times in ME1. Like I said I think if they merge the two games together, they could have a very well stream lined gamed with RPG at it's core again. Or at least more RPG aspects.

I'm just glad that BioWare is adding back in RPG aspects to it. It's what BioWare does best.

 

[jacobed]

I don't have a problem putting in some of the Me1 rpg elements into number 3 just as long as they keep the shooter mechanics from number 2. The mechanics in ME1 is what ruined the game for me, they were terrible and made the game at times unplayable.

 

[Reek]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgSDxrJDD6g&feature=related

bad ass.

cant wait.

im hoping we save earth first, then travel to the reaper base (assuming they have one)... then concludes with a huge war with all the races joined.

plz dont ruin it with multiplayer, do that in a spin off.

and i think it would be nice if everyone knew u were alive now, and what u did with the collectors and stuff.

and dammit show me Ashleys boobs. why not.

 

[Reek]

3 damn good games coming out in the last half of 2011...we got batman with hugo strange, Skyrim, ME3. crazy. i need to start saving money to spend the $250 bucks on the collectors edition. ****ing balls.

 

[Nightwing 52]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgSDxrJDD6g&feature=related

bad ass.

cant wait.

im hoping we save earth first, then travel to the reaper base (assuming they have one)... then concludes with a huge war with all the races joined.

plz dont ruin it with multiplayer, do that in a spin off.

and i think it would be nice if everyone knew u were alive now, and what u did with the collectors and stuff.

and dammit show me Ashleys boobs. why not.

That and more of Miranda's ass.

3 damn good games coming out in the last half of 2011...we got batman with hugo strange, Skyrim, ME3. crazy. i need to start saving money to spend the $250 bucks on the collectors edition. ****ing balls.

 

[Speedball]

I really hope Liara has a bigger part in the third game, since she's the love interest of my main Shepard character. and I really want the guy from the UK to be a part of my crew i love his voice.

 

[Reek]

That and more of Miranda's ass.

exactly. i want the ability to take miranda and ashley. boom boom.

**** throw in samara too...do some of that nasty biotic stuff.


and dammit i wanna see wrex and the krogans charging like crazy people. its quite exciting combining ME1 and 2 and thinking of what all could go on in 3...the rachni on our side, the illusive man giving us some of his scotch. oh and ashleys boobs.

 

[Reek]

I really hope Liara has a bigger part in the third game, since she's the love interest of my main Shepard character. and I really want the guy from the UK to be a part of my crew i love his voice.

i think liara is gonna have a big role in me3 since shes the shadow broker and only shep knows who she is.

 

[Solidus]

This year is crazy.

Little Big Planet 2
Duke Nukem Forever
Dead Space 2
Killzone 3
Dragons Age 2
Deus Ex Human Revolutions
The Last Guardian
MGS Rising
Twisted Metal
Uncharted 3
Resistance 3
Mass Effect 3
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Diablo III
Legend of Zelda and the Skyward Sword
Gears of War 3

And I think I'm missing maybe a few in there. I will be broke for sure.

 

[Nightwing 52]

exactly. i want the ability to take miranda and ashley. boom boom.

Muahaha. The possibilites.

This year is crazy.

Little Big Planet 2
Duke Nukem Forever
Dead Space 2
Killzone 3
Dragons Age 2
Deus Ex Human Revolutions
The Last Guardian
MGS Rising
Twisted Metal
Uncharted 3
Resistance 3
Mass Effect 3
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Diablo III
Legend of Zelda and the Skyward Sword
Gears of War 3

And I think I'm missing maybe a few in there. I will be broke for sure.

B:AC!

And yeah, it's going to hurt looking at my wallet.

 

[Soapy]

But that's not what the game originally was it first was an RPG.

But Mass Effect 2 was an RPG, and in my opinion a much stronger one than the first precisely because of what they removed.

 

[Reek]

This year is crazy.

Little Big Planet 2
Duke Nukem Forever
Dead Space 2
Killzone 3
Dragons Age 2
Deus Ex Human Revolutions
The Last Guardian
MGS Rising
Twisted Metal
Uncharted 3
Resistance 3
Mass Effect 3
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Diablo III
Legend of Zelda and the Skyward Sword
Gears of War 3

And I think I'm missing maybe a few in there. I will be broke for sure.

yes yes yes, havent played and/or heard of the others.

 

[Solidus]

B:AC!

And yeah, it's going to hurt looking at my wallet.

Oh yea lol completely forgot about Arkham City as well. Yea, ouch for my wallet.

But Mass Effect 2 was an RPG, and in my opinion a much stronger one than the first precisely because of what they removed.

That's fine, I just disagree with that. But it will be interesting to see what they do.

 

[Reek]

my wallet is ****ed.

 

[BrollySupersj]

That trailer was absolutely incredible.

BRING.
IT.
ON.

 

[PWN3R]

Man, at one point around :39 seconds, it looked like a real man's face. Oh god, I can't wait for this. I need to see Tali's face, dammit!

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

Oh man I am going to be gutted if Bioware forces us to lose people.

 

[Soapy]

That's fine, I just disagree with that. But it will be interesting to see what they do.

Okay then, help me understand how driving around 50 identically barren planets made Mass Effect 1 a better RPG? (Or any fun at all?)

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

THAT I agree with.

Bioware courted with explorable planets in Overlord and I thought that was much more successful.

 

[Solidus]

Okay then, help me understand how driving around 50 identically barren planets made Mass Effect 1 a better RPG? (Or any fun at all?)

First it was a lot better then sitting there watching a planet from orbit and hearing. "Probe launched" a million times. Just sitting there doing that bored the hell out of me. At least with ME1 the exploration and looking for materials/weapons/quests gave it some challenge when you ran into indigenous life that patrolled the areas.

However I agree the barren part was bad. I would like to see exploration brought back to the surface, because at times it was a blast to be in a vehicle and change it up, speeding across lands and exploring gave the gameplay a different feel for a while and was fun. However the fun did not last long because yes a lot of the planets were barren and boring.

I think if they had fewer planets and some more opportunities to explore a planet and find items, minerals or quests just ad more to what most RPG's do is immerse you into the world, and give you the choice to explore a universe if you so chose or not. Exploration is part of the RPG experience, it gives it a feeling of a "world" that you get to make choices if you want to go the extra mile and explore or not, learn more of the world or not.

 

[Master Chief]

The only time the identical locales got irritating was during my speed runs where I just wanted to get everything finished. When I'm doing 100% runs in my zen state of mind I enjoy the Mako drives, and I was actually sad to see them go after playing through ME2 a couple times.

Remember when RPGs used to be text based? Well, that's something I loved about the planets. Each one had its own story even if the environment wasn't all that different and the structures were cut and paste. I dunno, I guess I'm just a sucker coz cosmetics don't really matter to me and I don't mind having to use my imagination. What they promised in ME2 came close to feeling like exploring, but for the most part they just felt like obstacle courses.