Mass Effect 3

[OrpheusTelos]

The demo is officially out next Tuesday, and the Official Website Launched this week, so I figured it was high time a thread was created for this game.

For Xbox 360 players, facebook is currently running an app that gives you early access to the demo or avatar props if you win their decoder game. Here's the link:

https://apps.facebook.com/xboxmasseffect/uk

I just won a code myself, and am downloading the game as I type this.

[rawhidekid]

Thanks. I got a avatar item. Have to wait a couple hours to try again.

[HossBonaventure]

Any word/rumor on Miranda as a squadie? I kicked Ashley to the curb for her...

[Arvandor]

Can't wait. I'm replaying part 2 right now, as renegade FemShep.

[Tiamatican]

Any word/rumor on Miranda as a squadie? I kicked Ashley to the curb for her...

She appears, but not as a squadmate. Not a permanent one, anyway. I'm not sure if she's a temporary one.


I don't have Facebook, so I can't play their game. Jerks.


I've decided not to play the demo. I'm going to wait the 24 days until the game actually comes out. No midnight launch in my area, which sucks, but oh well.

[HossBonaventure]

She appears, but not as a squadmate. Not a permanent one, anyway. I'm not sure if she's a temporary one.

Bummer...if she defects back to Cerberus I will not hesitate to cook her azz. (I nuked the base in ME2 - frack Cerberus)

[OrpheusTelos]

Any word/rumor on Miranda as a squadie? I kicked Ashley to the curb for her...

Every ME2 squaddie (save for Garrus and Tali) are getting benched. From the looks, their roles will be about the size Liara's was in the Shadow Broker DLC.

[rawhidekid]

Any word/rumor on Miranda as a squadie? I kicked Ashley to the curb for her...

Seeing how everyone could die in ME2. Joker and EDI should be the only 2 that are in ME3 as main players cause they made it out in all endings.

[sandwich eater]

I'm excited for Mass Effect 3, but it seems like they're trying hard to extract every last bit of money out of us fans. There's the fact that it comes with EA's project ten dollar online pass, the fact that the collector's edition which costs $20 more includes an exclusive character and mission (I think everyone should get that and the 360 version of the collector's edition is not available for pre-order anywhere that I looked), Mass Effect action figures come with exclusive dlc, Gamestop is apparently already taking pre-orders for DLC and the game hasn't even been released yet, on top of all of that they rushed out a novel filled with continuity errors. Basically. if you want the full game on launch day, you'll probably have to spend hundreds of dollars. The best option would be to wait a year for the inevitable GOTY edition that contains the full game in one package, but I love Mass Effect too much to wait (and ME2 never got a GOTY edition on the 360).

Mass Effect is my favorite sci-fi universe and on March 6th I will be going store to store starting at 8 am looking for a copy of the 360 collector's edition, but I'm kind of annoyed at this situation. I don't care about art books, and lithographs I just want all the game content (and I feel I shouldn't have to shell out $20 extra for it). I have bought all the substantial DLC for the other games (meaning I bought things with missions not weapon or skins packs), but I was annoyed when I had to download content for ME2 on release day because I have a crowded 20gb hard drive, and this stuff should be on the disc.

What I'm really looking forward to is after a few playthroughs of ME3 I'm going to start a new character from scratch in ME1 and work by way through all the games and see how the decisions pan out.

[Arachnid]

Man, this is ridiculous. 50 tries later and I've got nothing. I told a friend of mine whos a fan of Mass Effect about this and he got it on the first try. Does anyone have an extra code?

[Kage Kisaragi]

I have never played a Mass Effect game, but im desperate for good rpgs, what is it like? I tried the demo for ME3 on PSN, feels kind of like Fallout but with space magic? I didn't really like the character models, Female Shepard is ugly no matter what I do.

I did like that they had 3 play styles, i went with story as i feel a game like this would have more FPS type a feel and i dont like those. How good is the story though. Does it have any good and or unique features?

[Vibranium]

I have never played a Mass Effect game, but im desperate for good rpgs, what is it like? I tried the demo for ME3 on PSN, feels kind of like Fallout but with space magic? I didn't really like the character models, Female Shepard is ugly no matter what I do.

I did like that they had 3 play styles, i went with story as i feel a game like this would have more FPS type a feel and i dont like those. How good is the story though. Does it have any good and or unique features?

the story is good....Id check their wiki if you want to get background on how the universe is set up

[Guest_1001]

I have never played a Mass Effect game, but im desperate for good rpgs, what is it like? I tried the demo for ME3 on PSN, feels kind of like Fallout but with space magic? I didn't really like the character models, Female Shepard is ugly no matter what I do.

I did like that they had 3 play styles, i went with story as i feel a game like this would have more FPS type a feel and i dont like those. How good is the story though. Does it have any good and or unique features?

RPG-wise, you probably wouldn't like Mass Effect. There are very, very few RPG elements. ME1 kind of has a loot system but none of the stuff you pick up has a really noticeable effect. They're just items that augment your weapons and armour and, once you get far enough into the game, it'll start annoying you by telling you your inventory's full and you'll have to dispose of endless amounts of crap.

Both games have levelling-up and, although it's better than the loot, not by too much. It's really just a choice between passive abilities and powers that you can use in battle. And none of the powers are that good. Some of the biotic powers look good but for the most part, it's stuff like "[x] is effective against enemy shields/armor/synthetics". Story-wise, I think it's pretty much agreed that the first game's story is better than the second's.

It's not like Fallout. It's closest to Dragon Age 2 (which is no accident; they changed DA2 to make it more like ME. Which sucks for people like me who enjoyed Dragon Age 1 more than Mass Effect). It has the same cover system as Gears Of War, Grand Theft Auto 4, Uncharted, etc, etc, and I like that the powers break up the monotony of the run-hide-gun that GOW is. Elsewhere, and more RPG-like, you can have relationships with some of your party members. It's very similar to Knights Of The Old Republic's, if you've ever played that. Also, the character creation was actually the thing I liked most about the Mass Effect games. I loved the fact that it was the one game with character creation where the created character actually looked as good as the in-game characters. When you created a character in other games, they tended to lack a certain "shine" that the others had.

[Kage Kisaragi]

RPG-wise, you probably wouldn't like Mass Effect. There are very, very few RPG elements. ME1 kind of has a loot system but none of the stuff you pick up has a really noticeable effect. They're just items that augment your weapons and armour and, once you get far enough into the game, it'll start annoying you by telling you your inventory's full and you'll have to dispose of endless amounts of crap.

Both games have levelling-up and, although it's better than the loot, not by too much. It's really just a choice between passive abilities and powers that you can use in battle. And none of the powers are that good. Some of the biotic powers look good but for the most part, it's stuff like "[x] is effective against enemy shields/armor/synthetics". Story-wise, I think it's pretty much agreed that the first game's story is better than the second's.

It's not like Fallout. It's closest to Dragon Age 2 (which is no accident; they changed DA2 to make it more like ME. Which sucks for people like me who enjoyed Dragon Age 1 more than Mass Effect). It has the same cover system as Gears Of War, Grand Theft Auto 4, Uncharted, etc, etc, and I like that the powers break up the monotony of the run-hide-gun that GOW is. Elsewhere, and more RPG-like, you can have relationships with some of your party members. It's very similar to Knights Of The Old Republic's, if you've ever played that. Also, the character creation was actually the thing I liked most about the Mass Effect games. I loved the fact that it was the one game with character creation where the created character actually looked as good as the in-game characters. When you created a character in other games, they tended to lack a certain "shine" that the others had.

okay i think see what you are getting at. I liked Dragon Age Origins, and while 2 did feel a little different i eventually came to like that one as well. Thanks i'll take all of this into consideration.

[carabas]

RPG-wise, you probably wouldn't like Mass Effect. There are very, very few RPG elements. ME1 kind of has a loot system but none of the stuff you pick up has a really noticeable effect. They're just items that augment your weapons and armour and, once you get far enough into the game, it'll start annoying you by telling you your inventory's full and you'll have to dispose of endless amounts of crap.

Well, it depends on what you mean with "RPG elements".
We've come to point, I think, that levelling up powers and having an inventory are no longer those. Resident Evil and God Of War do not have RPG elements.

Role Playing Games.
You play a role, get to make decisions, preferably ones that matter. And Mass Effect is second only to Alpha Protocal (AP had really faulty game play, but as far as the RPG bits are concerned, second to none, except maybe Planescape.)

Choices you made way back in Mass Effect 1 still stick and will have consequences in ME3.