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Tellie |
Feb 14 2011, 12:48 AM
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Mouth
Joined: 10-November 05
From: Tel Delvanni
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QUOTE(Lord Revan @ Feb 13 2011, 11:10 PM) Yes, I love how the Bioware's gone about the continuity so far. They've got a pretty good track record as far as content and story goes. The main problem I have are the vehicle systems. The Hammerhead was less interesting than the Mako in ME 1. Hopefully, third time's the charm, otherwise best to leave vehicles out.
BTW, anyone notice the only crew member of either game that can't die cannonically other than Shepard and Joker is Liara T'Soni?
I have to agree on your points Revvie except for one small thing. If you really and then I mean REALLY mess up the so called 'suicide mission' you can lose Shepard, at which point you can't continue with that character, lest you load and do it over again, There is even a special cutscene where Joker informs the Illusive Man about what happened. Naturally I wouldn't have experienced this personally, my level 30 Adept is faaar too good for that but one of my friends actually had this happen to him. Me I'm hoping they bring back Ashley, as Shepard wan'ts his girlfriend back (yes he stayed loyal to her). Then again, my level 30 Soldier was not as faithful and grabbed the chance to score with Miranda.
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Kiln |
Feb 14 2011, 05:10 PM
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Forum Bard
Joined: 22-June 05
From: Balmora, Eight Plates
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I liked ME 2 but really I wish they hadn't changed it so far from the first game. The mechanics are very different, I played through the first game right before I played the second game and the actual gameplay was very alien to me. I just felt that the first game just played more naturally than the second one.
I did however like the way they managed to tie things that happened in the first game so well into the second one. Hopefully they do a good job with this in ME 3 as well.
One thing that I can say about Bioware games is that generally their relationships with other characters and their voice acting are done extremely well, better than any other company IMO. They really go all out when searching for voice actors and hire some of the best in the business.
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He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee. - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Kiln |
Feb 15 2011, 09:28 AM
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Forum Bard
Joined: 22-June 05
From: Balmora, Eight Plates
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QUOTE(King Coin @ Feb 15 2011, 05:33 AM) I thought Mass Effect 2 was better than the original in every way except 2 instances:
AMMO
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Weapon selection
I hated that they made you collect "heat sinks" like bullets. What's the point? I hated that my sniper rifle had 10 shots.
I also liked finding new weapons in the first game and applying mods to them. ME2 didn't have very many weapons to find and almost no mods.
Agreed with everything above, these were the mechanics I was talking about. I liked the huge amount of weapons and customisation in the first game, the second game lacked that a little IMO. I still loved it because of the characters and story but really the game focused too much on recruiting ppl and there's not much story there otherwise.
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He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee. - Friedrich Nietzsche
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King Coin |
Feb 15 2011, 07:50 PM
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Master
Joined: 6-January 11
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QUOTE(Kiln @ Feb 15 2011, 02:28 AM) Agreed with everything above, these were the mechanics I was talking about. I liked the huge amount of weapons and customisation in the first game, the second game lacked that a little IMO. I still loved it because of the characters and story but really the game focused too much on recruiting ppl and there's not much story there otherwise.
Ah. I thought by mechanics you were talking about how the combat was a little more action oriented. I thought that cover worked better in the second game, and I liked how headshots and such did more damage than body or limb shots. I really liked the story in the second one as well. It really pulled me in. The first one I thought was fun but I was still very disconnected from the game.
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Lord Revan |
Feb 16 2011, 01:45 AM
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Master
Joined: 6-May 06
From: Texas, USA
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The heatsink/ammo system has some merit in terms changing of gameplay, but it falls flat in story integration. First, in less than a year it's in the hands of every punk on the street and his granny. You'd think something so revolutionary would be better regulated by whomever developered it. Even the mechs on a ship that's been lost for ten years have thermal clip technology (Jacob's Loyalty Mission). Second, they're more of a gameplay nerf than upgrade. The new "heatsinks" seem pretty bleeding edge compared to the old technology. While ME 1 sinks actually dissipate heat as their name suggests, the ME 2 sinks semm to just... burn out. Perhaps an "improved" version in ME 3 will only need replacing if the character actually overheats the weapon Still, the ammo system in ME 2 can be overlooked so long as the player A) utilizes their class' powers and maintains good fire disipline.
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Thomas Kaira |
May 5 2011, 08:07 PM
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Mouth
Joined: 10-December 10
From: Flyin', Flyin' in the sky!
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Bad news. Mass Effect 3 is no longer coming out this year. ME3 Delayed until first quarter 2012.
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King Coin |
May 5 2011, 08:31 PM
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Master
Joined: 6-January 11
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QUOTE(Thomas Kaira @ May 5 2011, 02:07 PM) Bad news. Mass Effect 3 is no longer coming out this year. ME3 Delayed until first quarter 2012.Good news in my opinion. It's no longer going to be ME3 vs Skyrim. March or so was about when I was going to get it anyways.
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