Mass Effect 3

[Monk]

As for missing what happens, I always thought the story was hugely over-rated. Sentient machine life wipes out biological life when it reaches a certain level of technological advancement, yawn, it's been done to death, and done a lot better with more believable universes. My favourite science fiction book series for example (released seven years before ME, just for the record).

Still everyone here seems to be enjoying it, good for them. Just don't assume us ME1 and 2 players who aren't bothering are feeling a sense of loss.

Its a bit funny. ME is without a doubt my favorite franchise in gaming at the moment and I enjoy the story a lot, but you're right, its quite an average (bordering cliche) storytelling trope. Its generic sci-fi to the point that a lot of people have made the claim its made that way on purpose in an attempt to mimic to cheese of 80s sci-fi miniseries. I don't think Bioware is smart enough to go that far but I like it all the same. Subjective opinions and all that.

As for multiplayer, I havent played much of it since being involved with CKII - but what little i've played I've been continually frustrated with my unlock purchases. Still not a single race other than Quarian or Drell. That's just insulting. Will probably let the demo lay until launch day since its so close, and i have other things to worry about.

For those planning to play multiplayer after release my Origin name is linked in this thread. I'll be up for co-op post launch.

[johnhughthom]

Probably best to ignore my opinions on modern Bioware games. I'm one of those grumpy old-timers who hate the fact that after releasing KOTOR, Bioware realised they could churn out the same game with a different theme again and again and people would lap it up. And we wouldn't get Baldur's Gate 3.

[rajpoot]

Thing is no matter how many restrictions the publishers place on their content, DLCs and game, pirates do and will eventually get it. And the publishers know this. AFAIK, till date there are no full proof means to prevent a game from being cracked.
So if the publishers are really releasing the day one DLCs to combat piracy (which I doubt) they are merely wasting their time, and earning the ire of paying customers.

[Graphic]

Thing is no matter how many restrictions the publishers place on their content, DLCs and game, pirates do and will eventually get it. And the publishers know this. AFAIK, till date there are no full proof means to prevent a game from being cracked.
So if the publishers are really releasing the day one DLCs to combat piracy (which I doubt) they are merely wasting their time, and earning the ire of paying customers.

There is only one that I know of so far: ArmA II.

If anything is out of the ordinary at all with the files, eventually your guns become so inaccurate that you literally cannot hit the side of a barn at ten paces.

There's no way around it because it's part of the game's design, not just some stuff slapped on top of it.

Its a bit funny. ME is without a doubt my favorite franchise in gaming at the moment and I enjoy the story a lot, but you're right, its quite an average (bordering cliche) storytelling trope. Its generic sci-fi to the point that a lot of people have made the claim its made that way on purpose in an attempt to mimic to cheese of 80s sci-fi miniseries. I don't think Bioware is smart enough to go that far but I like it all the same. Subjective opinions and all that.

Well, the (awesome) 80s synth soundtrack adds at least a little circumstantial evidence for that theory.

[naut]

So... the script leaked. It's terrible. Discuss.

[Graphic]

It's totally fair to judge a script from a video game with branching conversations and a million game states based on your choices from the first two, and no voice acting or context for any of the scenes.

[rajpoot]

So... the script leaked. It's terrible. Discuss.

I did not even hear when this happened. I googled it but then realised that I did not want to click on any of the links no matter what. Been waiting to hear the end of this story since...ME1...lol. No use spoiling it now!

[Monk]

So... the script leaked. It's terrible. Discuss.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Where is it / what's so bad about it?

[Graphic]

Probably best to ignore my opinions on modern Bioware games. I'm one of those grumpy old-timers who hate the fact that after releasing KOTOR, Bioware realised they could churn out the same game with a different theme again and again and people would lap it up. And we wouldn't get Baldur's Gate 3.

http://baldursgate.com/

[easytarget]

Probably best to ignore my opinions on modern Bioware games. I'm one of those grumpy old-timers who hate the fact that after releasing KOTOR, Bioware realised they could churn out the same game with a different theme again and again and people would lap it up. And we wouldn't get Baldur's Gate 3.

This, exactly this. Bioware in its current state as judged by the games they put out would not recognize themselves if the company they were previously bumped into them today. In fact, the good doctors would no doubt have done a re-enactment of body snatcher pointing at who they are today in horror. I know I do.

Oh, and to Monk's point above about the story, so true. Gaming when it comes to story telling doesn't even count as being in its infancy, that would give it too much credit and suggest it's doing even as good a job at telling a story as silent movies did in the beginnings of cinema. When in reality most the stories in games are laugh out loud bad.

And in closing, I count myself among those who will never, not in a million years, ever buy a game EA publishes and tries to shove down my throat via Origin. I will, quite literally, quit playing PC Games before I'll ever buy anything affiliated to EA. Period. Full stop.

[naut]

BioWare might change Mass Effect 3 script in wake of leak (No spoilers, just article).

Unfortunately the early script reads like very bad fan-fiction, Dragon Age 2 bad. Fortunately now it's leaked it'll likely see changes.

Where is it / what's so bad about it?

If you want to spoil it, here. DO NOT READ IF YOU DO NOT WANT SPOILERS.

[Graphic]

How can they change the script? The game has to be days from gold status.

Also, this:

"He added, however, that Mass Effect isn’t a book. It’s much more than words on a page, and things like facial expressions, music, lighting, choreography, tone, and setting all drastically alter the way a story’s told. A script, then, is hardly indicative of the final product."

[Crazed Rabbit]

Useful for ME 1 & 2 playthroughs; a great texture mod:
http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/01/26/ma...in-characters/

CR

[rajpoot]

NVM.
On second thoughts all this should stay in the BW forums.


Why does it appear that now-a-days Bioware have made it a hobby of theirs to their own stories?
Either ruin canon, or ruin choices, or ruin endings, or do all of that together.

So is anyone else following the ending fiasco at all?