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Post by inert on Mar 30, 2017 19:31:50 GMT
First a disclaimer - I'm enjoying ME:A thus far. Yes it has problems, but it's still fun enough if your expectations are low.
Now, let's have a look at all the recycled plot material from the trilogy shall we? Feel free to add what I missed. I'm not including obvious stuff like Citadel->Nexus or continuing with the genophage as those are outright discussed. I'm mentioning the same pivot points and set pieces used to move along the plot
1. Hero starts on a "not-so-routine" mission that goes sideways 2. Both a strong character and a redshirt bite the dust in first mission 3. Ancient Tech is discovered in the first mission which may be the key to overall success 4. Antagonist is obsessed with same tech in order to satisfy darker overall plot 5. Searching out more ancient tech becomes the goal 6. Main character dies and is brought back to life (handled differently, I know) 7. At least one major political leader is a puppet for a more sinister organization/person 8. You gain support of alien races by helping each one out individually 9. There is a giant macguffin of tech that is not really understood, but will solve all problems 10. Enemies have a reason for all looking the same 11. Antagonist is a small piece of a much larger problem
I'm sure there's plenty more!
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Post by Archangel on Mar 30, 2017 19:40:19 GMT
Well to be fair...what could you do if tried to make a game and extract all the similarities from it? After a well developed 3 game series, there isn't much you could do that's new in the ME universe.
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Post by inigomontoya on Mar 30, 2017 19:46:44 GMT
12. Antagonist's army is kidnapping the galaxy's inhabitants in order to grow their numbers.
It's been years since I played ME2, but wasn't that what the collectors were doing?
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Post by inert on Mar 30, 2017 19:46:56 GMT
Well to be fair...what could you do if tried to make a game and extract all the similarities from it? After a well developed 3 game series, there isn't much you could do that's new in the ME universe. Sure, everything's borrowed at some point - still can point out the tropes though.
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Post by inert on Mar 30, 2017 19:48:37 GMT
12. Antagonist's army is kidnapping the galaxy's inhabitants in order to grow their numbers. It's been years since I played ME2, but wasn't that what the collectors were doing? Yep, and analyzing their genetics/traits to add. Although the Collectors were storing the information in the reapers due to some convoluted crap Mac cooked up. '
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