2012-03-07, 12:38 | Link #2061 | |
Takao Tsundere Cruiser
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2012-03-07, 12:41 | Link #2062 |
Komrades of Kitamura Kou
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.... Aw fuck I don't have a save for that choice. Oh well. Chose him over her anyway.
From this point on when faced with choices like this, I think I'll do some internet consultations foe the best outcome. Didn't care much for her race from a practical standpoint anyway.
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2012-03-07, 13:11 | Link #2063 |
Itadaki-nyaaa !!
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And you know what? I have faith that after Dragon Age 2, SWTOR to some degree and now ME3 more and more people will have realized that Bioware's reputation as being impeccable has been long gone. I think all the scandals and outrages surrounding ME3 have hurt the credibility of the BW brand more than the actually game can redeem in the long run. Sure ME3 will still earn EA a ton of money but at the same time I think they're continuously running one of their flagships into the ground in the long term.
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2012-03-07, 14:39 | Link #2065 |
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I can't stop laughing when I see people talking about consistences and ME3 ending overall. I'm harshly reminded, time and time again about the BioWare talk how JRPGs aren't RPGS (mind you they were mentioning Final Fantasy as they don't know that there are some other out there as well) and how they give false sense of choice. Guess what BioWare, you're even worse now. You boosted so much how the decisions are gonna have huge impact on the ending and with all the constant talk, hell I thought game would shift differently haflway through for each individual who had done stuff differently. But no, they have pretty much showed us that they are cash-cows and hypocrites. Don't get me wrong, I still think ME3 is a great game, but the ''decisions that will decide the FATE of the world'' was more of an illusion.
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2012-03-07, 15:13 | Link #2066 | |
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I do not even have to read IGN to know what it will give. For ME3 it is going to be 9.5/10 "GOTY, best written RPG evar!!!What's a Planescape Torment? Multiplayer and explosions hell yeah!" edit: Just looked at IGN, Me3 is a 95... To be clear, I am not saying no one will enjoy ME3 nor am I griping on anyone for enjoying ME3. I just do not think things were handled right, specifically using google images for designs. Furthermore, I doubt companies will ever have to worry when review sites throw out inflated scores, thus giving the image that everything is dandy. Last edited by Nixl; 2012-03-07 at 15:43. |
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2012-03-07, 16:34 | Link #2067 |
Tastes Cloudy
Join Date: Jul 2006
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What is with all the hate of the MP? is it because it could have been scrapped for something more story drivin etc?
because i like playing it inbetween missions like its not all about shepard lol.
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2012-03-07, 17:40 | Link #2068 | |
Komrades of Kitamura Kou
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Defensive much? Because you're welcome to your opinion no matter how negative, and you don't need to justify it in every post like your being an apologist for everyone with a dissenting opinion. When doing so it just makes people suspicious why you need to do it in the first place like you have a much different reason in posting. Also, it may be a stock photo of her of the real person she was based on, but she's still fucking hawt.
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2012-03-07, 19:07 | Link #2070 | |
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edit: It is not being emotional or subjective enjoyment per se, but irritation at Bioware's new direction, which I think has brought many negatives with it that I think will continue (focus on action rather than setting, romances/sex sells, simple dialogue). Compare ME1 to ME2 or ME3. There is a definite shift away from pure RPGs, which while not inherently a terrible decisions seems to have replaced writing/dialogue with action hero cutscenes and sex scenes. To me, I honestly believe Bioware has dumped its older fans for a casual consumers looking for the next round of instant gratification and cheap thrills till the next product comes along. There are already few RPG companies that I can think of and I would rather think the emphasis stays on well thought out story/dialogue and not tits and explosions. ME3 may not be a terrible game, but I hope it does not become a RPG standard, otherwise I have no reason to play RPGs anymore. I want thoughtful story and dialogue, not "we fight or we die" [cue explosion]. Last edited by Nixl; 2012-03-07 at 19:29. |
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2012-03-07, 19:13 | Link #2072 | |
Where's the monoeye?
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As Mordin Solus would put it. "Unacceptable experiments, unacceptable goals". Last edited by GN0010 Nosferatu; 2012-03-07 at 19:38. |
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2012-03-07, 19:33 | Link #2073 | |
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ugh don't get me started on my gf when she starts to freak out. Lol, Talk about needing to be on the defensive. |
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2012-03-07, 19:58 | Link #2074 |
Did someone call a doctor
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Age: 40
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Heh, that robot with camel toe is amusing. It doesn't scream 'fan service sex bot' to me or anything like that, more.. lazy cop paste body swap, or generic female body with a unique head and standardised textures.
I don't have a save from either ME1 or 2, can you still make up a background for the previous games going into ME3 to have it effect things in game? Or you just lumped with something generic.
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2012-03-07, 22:27 | Link #2075 | |
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In other news... beat ME3. Quite honestly... the ending was kinda meh. I'm not thrilled by it, but I'm not really depressed/furious about it. I'm just more like, "eh, guess it's time for either NG+ or import a different save file". However, I thought everything else leading to the ending was really good collectively, even if it started going downhill after the Tuchanka missions. |
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2012-03-07, 23:29 | Link #2076 | |
Hiding Under Your Bed
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What wasn't counted in that 20 hours on the game save was the hour or so it took me to create my character as the Character Creator lighting is so bad that I had to play through the Prologue cinematics (half of which can't be skipped) like five times before being able to see my character in game and liking how I looked. As for whether ME 3 is an RPG or not, I haven't thought of it as an RPG since ME 2, and barely thought of it as an RPG during the first game. It's an action adventure game with a hell of a lot more story than a typical action adventure game. I made peace with that several years ago. I think if some of you did as well, a lot of your anger and cholesterol levels would subside. That said, it's more of an RPG than ME 2, due to the weapon upgrades being brought back, so that's something I suppose. I still think of it as a story driven action adventure game, especially when the lead ME designer explicitly states that their target audience doesn't like stats and numbers and poring over items and basically everything that made old-school RPGs...RPGs. As for the discussion about choices blah blah, well, it makes me recall a conversation I had with David Gaider (Bioware writer/dev) a few years ago, and how he admitted that 'choice' in a video game is a total oxymoron. An illusion. And, whether-as a developer/writer-one should be proud of being successful in hoodwinking your audience into being stupid enough to think there's any real choices to be had in a video game; that the story isn't really pre-scripted (when, by definition, no matter the 'choices', it is). He seemed to think that-as irrational as it seems-today's gamers wanted that illusion, so as a developer/writer, he was forced to cater to that lie. But, he was well aware of how silly it was. It's certainly something I always giggle to myself over when hundreds of pages can be written about lack of 'choice' in one video game or another by angry fans. For the record, I far prefer a tight story than the inevitable boringness that comes with a story that has to accommodate a hodgepodge of 'decisions' people make. That's why I used to love JRPGs to death in the good old days. Spoiler for Ending:
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