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SubRosa
post Feb 15 2023, 03:57 AM
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I almost always ignore the main quest in Bethesda games. I only did it once in Fallout 4, and don't see me ever doing it again for that game. The only reason I have been doing it in Oblivion and Skyrim lately is that I have been playing superheros - January and Blood Raven. It would be wrong for them to not be saving the world.


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post Feb 15 2023, 02:34 PM
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Nah, they should keep the main quest; I like that there's a main focus to the game. Of course, they should also keep making it so that we can ignore the main story as well.

QUOTE(SubRosa @ Feb 14 2023, 04:10 PM) *

When you are allowed to create your own character, with your own backstory, your own profession, you get exactly what you want. But the developers cannot insert you very deeply into their own story of what is going on. You are too much of a blank slate for that.



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BGS is unparalleled at giving you a blank canvas and letting you go wild. No other gaming studio comes close, unless you count Obsidian for their efforts in games like New Vegas and The Outer Worlds.


Yes to both of these! I think for some gamers, who haven't got much imagination, this is why they have problems with open-world-styled games which Bethesda makes. They get into the game, but since they don't get into backstory or any of the imaginitive stuff like we do, they treat the game as a shooter, or an action/adventure. And then once they're done with the quests they simply move on. "Yo i b34t d4 g4m3!" now they're playing the next Call of Duty or whatever.

But some of them wouldn't move on, right? They'd show up in our discussions, flabbergasted that we're still playing after hundreds or thousands of hours. "How do I roleplay?" some of them would ask. smile.gif

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post Feb 15 2023, 05:00 PM
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QUOTE(Renee @ Feb 15 2023, 07:34 AM) *

But some of them wouldn't move on, right? They'd show up in our discussions, flabbergasted that we're still playing after hundreds or thousands of hours. "How do I roleplay?" some of them would ask. smile.gif

Before Morrowind, I was one of them. Up until that point, I had never played a game that didn’t tell me right from the start who I was, and what I was supposed to be doing. Morrowind suggests that you go to Balmora and talk to Caius Cossades but it never really felt like something you had to do immediately. Even after you do talk to him he’s basically like, “You need more experience. Here take this gold and get some better equipment. Maybe join a guild. I don’t know. Just get more experience and come back to see me.”. My point is, most games out there do not allow you to play your own character. You are always a Commander Shep, a Laura Croft, a Mario, etc. So when people boot up a BGS game for the first time, instead of telling you who you are, and what you should be doing, it asks you “Who are you? Who do you want to be? What do you want to do?”. I can speak with experience that this is a completely alien concept to most gamers.


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post Feb 16 2023, 02:35 PM
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Yes, that's very true. I can imagine what it'd be like in Morrowind especially because that game really puts you on your own, right away. NO tutorial. Vague instructions. Better directions than later games, but to a new player it's easy they'd still be confused a lot.

My first ES game was Oblivion. I had the advantage of already knowing how it works, so much so that I didn't even understand how the magical compass worked. That's the thing. In those early days I remember seeing the compass with its magical pointers, but not paying much attention to it. I was too awed by the gameworld. smile.gif

BOT: hopefully I can play some Mass Effect tonight!


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post Feb 19 2023, 04:35 PM
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I decided to make the game super easy for me: difficulty is Casual and the Auto-Aim is boosted all the way. laugh.gif Not trying to be super hardcore about this game.

Jenkins already died, but Shep just picked up Ashley Williams.

There's a few features about ME1 I really like. I can press a button which causes the entire party to wait behind, or go ahead, or return to Amanda. Really cool. cool.gif I made a similar feature in Fallout 3, but it only causes Cho's party to wait or find Cho.


Since Amanda has only received training for pistols, and I happen to know these are really only good for short range stuff, Amanda's strategy is to command her squad to mostly stay behind. If she sees a red blip on her map and they begin shooting. She waits until they come toward her, hiding behind some obstacle. When they get close enough, *BLAM!! BLAM BLAM!!* And if they don't try to make an offensive toward her that's when she signals for Ashley and Kaidan. 🔫

Amanda Shepard is a Renegade wink.gif

Eden Prime Sunrise

"Oh god, they're still alive!"

Fighting a Husk

*BZZT!!!*

Spaceship Liftoff (Wicked!)

Lopov'd

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post Feb 19 2023, 07:29 PM
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Those pics bring back some great memories.

If I had more time, I'd replay ME1.

I forgot many things about ME1 already but I still remember some scenes from this tutorial.

Ashley Williams! wub.gif

Uh oh, I remember that "spaceship" as well. indifferent.gif indifferent.gif indifferent.gif


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post Feb 19 2023, 08:09 PM
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Space zombies!

I never played an Engineer. So I am looking forward to hearing what that is like.


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post Feb 26 2023, 04:46 PM
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I'm not sure what playing an Engineer is like, in comparison to the other choices presented in the beginning. One thing I've noticed is there are occasional areas where Amanda Shepherd can do (what seem to be) specific things, which maybe aren't allowed for other "classes".

She was able to pick a lock in which a couple of people were hiding, for instance. When Eden Prime got attacked a couple of inhabitants hid inside of a pod thing, and Amanda was able to pick the lock and get some info from them.

Also, now she is at the Citadel (yet another similarity between Fallout 3), and she's hacked into a few minor computers. Not sure if other classes: Soldiers or whatever, can also do things like this.

Glad to bring back memories for you Lopov, during this long no-gaming phase of your life. smile.gif Mass Effect is incredibly fun, event though the situation for Amanda herself is pretty grim most of the time. She keeps getting accused of "screwing up" the mission and stuff. A lot of higher-ups in this game are really mean to her.


Normandy Spacecraft 🚀

Avina (... she reminds me so much of our modern Alexa...)

The Citadel

Amanda's Squad

Emily Wong, the Journalist (... we don't entirely trust her for some reason)

My 'toon can finally take a seat (... yikes, this game has pseudo lap dances!)

Fighting a Thug

Pwned! 🔫



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post Mar 3 2023, 02:07 PM
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QUOTE(Renee @ Feb 26 2023, 09:46 AM) *

I'm not sure what playing an Engineer is like, in comparison to the other choices presented in the beginning. One thing I've noticed is there are occasional areas where Amanda Shepherd can do (what seem to be) specific things, which maybe aren't allowed for other "classes".

She was able to pick a lock in which a couple of people were hiding, for instance. When Eden Prime got attacked a couple of inhabitants hid inside of a pod thing, and Amanda was able to pick the lock and get some info from them.

Also, now she is at the Citadel (yet another similarity between Fallout 3), and she's hacked into a few minor computers. Not sure if other classes: Soldiers or whatever, can also do things like this.

Glad to bring back memories for you Lopov, during this long no-gaming phase of your life. smile.gif Mass Effect is incredibly fun, event though the situation for Amanda herself is pretty grim most of the time. She keeps getting accused of "screwing up" the mission and stuff. A lot of higher-ups in this game are really mean to her.


Normandy Spacecraft 🚀

Avina (... she reminds me so much of our modern Alexa...)

The Citadel

Amanda's Squad

Emily Wong, the Journalist (... we don't entirely trust her for some reason)

My 'toon can finally take a seat (... yikes, this game has pseudo lap dances!)

Fighting a Thug

Pwned! 🔫

Oh yeah, the Council is really annoying throughout the series. Of course, there are undeniably good reasons for this in ME2…

Ew, Emily Wong. The Renegade way of dealing with her is so satisfying laugh.gif


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post Mar 3 2023, 06:47 PM
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About Emily: Righhht?? Something about this 'journalist' seems off. I mean, look at what she's wearing! laugh.gif She's like the villain we can spot early in a movie, just because she's wearing "villain"-looking clothes, and has that weird glint in her eye.

"I'll make it worth your while..." what "journalist" goes around saying stuff like this? laugh.gif Anyway, this is my first playthrough of course, so no spoilers if I'm right about all of this.



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post Mar 3 2023, 07:30 PM
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QUOTE(Renee @ Mar 3 2023, 11:47 AM) *

About Emily: Righhht?? Something about this 'journalist' seems off. I mean, look at what she's wearing! laugh.gif She's like the villain we can spot early in a movie, just because she's wearing "villain"-looking clothes, and has that weird glint in her eye.

"I'll make it worth your while..." what "journalist" goes around saying stuff like this? laugh.gif Anyway, this is my first playthrough of course, so no spoilers if I'm right about all of this.

Khajiits lips are sealed biggrin.gif


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post Dec 22 2023, 03:05 AM
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Holy crap!! Khajiit just bought Mass Effect: Legendary Edition on PS4 for $6.00!!!! That is insane!!!


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post Dec 22 2023, 06:24 PM
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So is that the first three games, or does it include the other ones as well?


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post Dec 23 2023, 03:56 PM
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QUOTE(SubRosa @ Dec 22 2023, 11:24 AM) *

So is that the first three games, or does it include the other ones as well?

Yes, Shepard trilogy only. They made the original Mass Effect play a little more similarly to the second and third one, and made graphical and other tweaks to all of the games. I saw that Steam also has it for $6, so at this price, I feel it’s a must buy.

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