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To understand my own reason I'll be buying Mass effect Andromeda and maybe convince a few people to do the same we need to start at the beginning.
I remember reading about masseffect from a magazine but completely forgot about it later cause the game itself wasn't out yet. It wasn't until a look around Walmart that I noticed a familiar title in the game case. I couldn't remember where but when I got home I took a look online and then it hit me 'how could I forget this game looked awesome and I wanted to play it' heading back downtown almost right away I bought the game and started to play. (was about 2 weeks after its launch date).
I loved the game, when I was on the same planet as virgil I couldn't help but keep playing until the end, I just couldn't put it down until it was 4:00am when I beat the game.
I waited forever like many others for the second game and was excited to play, the dlc shadow broker was awesome and like many others I ended up with at least one party member killed until I loaded an older save and choose the guy with the armor to close the door (always trust garrus).
That ending was insane to see just how many reapers there truly were, we heard about it sure but seeing it really pushed it home with what we were facing a horde of insanely hard to kill supersized starships who have never been stopped before.
When the last game came out I was happy to see what would come of us, our choices and the galaxy as a whole.
From start to near finish I loved seeing just how things were changing, the reapers were everywhere and we were trying to find a way to kill them and slow them down at every possible point.
It was like many others that when the ending came around I started to feel a crushing blow.
At the start it seemed odd that you didn't see geth, quarian or rachni fighting the final fight on earth. even baring the CGI part of the ship to ship fights I could let that pass, Normandy was the star after all.
But I thought it was a waste that you didn't get to see them fight on the ground even for a few short clips, a horde of rachni swarming over the infected, a geth juggernaught hotdropping from a ship behind the quarians and giving them covering fire.
I thought it was a waste of a opportunity to show them but things get cut or just don't have enough time I understood that.
But when all was said and done after getting to the end of the game and doing it 2 more times just to be sure I didn't miss anything I was just plain dumfounded.
The ending was full of massive plot holes and the endings didn't make any difference what so ever, some said people were upset about the lack of a happy ending it was actually a lack of a coherent ending.
The extended edition did make things better to be sure but because it wasn't there the damage had been done and with SWTOR having issues as well I wasn't sure what to think about the game or bioware anymore.
The citadel dlc helped a little but more, something I would put on par with the shadowbroker dlc an I loved how the characters acting around you during the party (loved grunt being the door man)
However it wasn't until Dragonage inquisition that my faith started to mend a bit.
I liked the game overall and seemed like bioware knew that it was important for this game to succeed cause they did it well. the jaws of hakkor I found lack luster compared to the others but the rest was thoroughly enjoyable.
Large in part because I enjoyed the game that I decided to get ME:A
But that wasn't all, Bioware seemed to be putting careful concideration into this game as well. Not only are the characters we have numerous not just by companions but also by general crew members (salarian pilot anyone:) and to be honest a female turian squad mate is a plus for me (and for a lot of people I bet) Now for a quick moment to talk about the elephant in the room, to be honest if Manveer was anywhere near the story making part I likely wouldn't have touched this game until weeks after because simply put I don't like the person, how he acts and I've seen to much politically correct junk around in games recently and they just plain ruin games, I wasn't like some others calling for his job just I was just weary until I learned what his role was in the game itself and then I let it go.
I sincerely hope that Bioware make a completely successful game from beginning to end with the whole trilogy and remembers not only the mistakes but success in the past to make future great games. Now if only amazon Canada would ship my deluxe edition on time estimated delivery is exactly a week later then the release date, anyone know why that would be.
See you on the ground Pathfinders *Pulls open a door you didn't notice was there and jumps out*
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I played SWTOR for almost 2.5 years, loved it, grew bored, tried Blade and Soul, did not really care for it, then picked up Mass Effect Trilogy, loved every second of it, loved Kai Leng, thought the ending was amazing (I got the Synthesis), and MP - a blast... so of course I am buying Andromeda. And if I don't like it, I'll go play something else.
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Post by warlorejohn on Jan 19, 2017 21:00:15 GMT
You sound like me op and my feelings for mass effect, nice post
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I know what he has said and so do many others that's why I don't feel the need to talk about them or what he has said, I don't want the thread to be locked because of a yelling match.
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Post by jymm on Jan 20, 2017 3:50:37 GMT
I'm with you, OP. Big Bioware fan, loved the ME series right up til the very end. I felt really betrayed after that, but I also figured it was an isolated mistake. In their urge to keep the ending secret, it got little internal feedback or focus-group kind of testing is all I could figure. I was nervous about DAI, but I found it mostly a return to form. A few quibbles, but definitely worth my investment of time and treasure. I'm in for MEA and will give it a fair shake.
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I'm with you, OP. Big Bioware fan, loved the ME series right up til the very end. I felt really betrayed after that, but I also figured it was an isolated mistake. In their urge to keep the ending secret, it got little internal feedback or focus-group kind of testing is all I could figure. I was nervous about DAI, but I found it mostly a return to form. A few quibbles, but definitely worth my investment of time and treasure. I'm in for MEA and will give it a fair shake. yeah same here took me a while to get into DA as I didn't quite understand the mechanics of the game but now I understand it I have almost as much fun playing DA as I do ME. Of the 2 I prefer ME because I'm more into sci-fi than fantasy but both series are great. Also mastering DA has opened my eyes to other RPG's that use similar mechanics as well and I'm starting to really like and enjoy this genre of games. Not that long ago I bought the Baldur's gate games and Witcher series although I've not had a chance to give them any serious time yet. I've also just bought yesterday Divinity Original Sin as well on Steam. Looking forward to playing these. I played Witcher 1 briefly got about half way but had to abandon that playthrough due to my PC developing issues and needing reprogramming. But I do plan on going back in and trying again. I'll likely hold back on the Witcher's till after MEA is out but I might play Baldur's gate and possibly Divinity before then
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I played SWTOR for almost 2.5 years, loved it, grew bored, tried Blade and Soul, did not really care for it, then picked up Mass Effect Trilogy, loved every second of it, loved Kai Leng, thought the ending was amazing (I got the Synthesis), and MP - a blast... so of course I am buying Andromeda. And if I don't like it, I'll go play something else. So you're the fan. Huh. Well, nice to meet you Now for some official business: we'll keep this thread open if people want to share more stories of their journey through the ME series. But devolving into a Manveer discussion and eventual shit flinging, will get this locked. We've been down that path before, there's nothing new worth seeing (or saying). Stay on target. /modmode.
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I played SWTOR for almost 2.5 years, loved it, grew bored, tried Blade and Soul, did not really care for it, then picked up Mass Effect Trilogy, loved every second of it, loved Kai Leng, thought the ending was amazing (I got the Synthesis), and MP - a blast... so of course I am buying Andromeda. And if I don't like it, I'll go play something else. So you're the fan. Huh. Well, nice to meet you :P (Waves) yep, I am the one! I love me chasing a villain to shoot him dead with a cool one-liner like: For Thane! Those are the kind of options that make DS/Renegade awesome. Yay! More ME in just a few weeks!
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I played SWTOR for almost 2.5 years, loved it, grew bored, tried Blade and Soul, did not really care for it, then picked up Mass Effect Trilogy, loved every second of it, loved Kai Leng, thought the ending was amazing (I got the Synthesis), and MP - a blast... so of course I am buying Andromeda. And if I don't like it, I'll go play something else. So you're the fan. Huh. Well, nice to meet you Now for some official business: we'll keep this thread open if people want to share more stories of their journey through the ME series. But devolving into a Manveer discussion and eventual shit flinging, will get this locked. We've been down that path before, there's nothing new worth seeing (or saying). Stay on target. /modmode. pretty much the reason I refuse to discuss it, was a part of the reason but since its been said and done no reason to have even more threads talking about it.
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Post by trwisco on Jan 20, 2017 17:43:24 GMT
I got into Mass Effect because I was bored. Seriously. I had just wrapped up playing Fallout 3 as much as I could, and one night I didn't want to play anything in my collection so I looked on the xbox store and was looking at the games and Mass Effect was one of the options. I had never heard of it before, seen it before or knew anything about it. I almost didn't even get it because aliens and stuff. After probably 10-20 minutes of debating between ME and some other game I picked ME and was instantly in love, I think ME2 came out like a year later too so that was even nicer!
ME3 was a great game. The ending wasn't fairy tailed or anything. It was Brutal. I did my first ME3 ending a week after it came out, it was 2am and I remember going thats the ending they choose!!!??? And then I got the flu. About a week or two later I started another playthrough and still loved the game, decided to do a Trilogy playthrough and was totally blown away with all the interconnections through the games.
The ME world is by far my favorite. Love it, probably too excited for MEA and looking forward to the future of it.
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I got into Mass Effect because I was already a longtime BioWare fan. Heck, ME came out while I was still waiting for Dragon Age: Origins and starting to think that maybe they'd cancelled it. Like I am now, I lurked a lot on the fan forums and soaked up any information I could before release, then played the game obsessively once it was out. And by obsessively, I mean my college roommate/best buddy never bothered to play ME1 because she felt like she already knew the whole thing through and through after seeing me play through it no fewer than 12 times in 2 years. ME2 came out the month after I graduated from college and turned out to be a fantastic distraction from what would end up being a long, brutal, and soul-crushing job hunt. I didn't finish that one quite as fast as I did ME1, mainly because my mother had knee surgery right before and I had to drive her to her physical therapy twice a week. There were even a few times I fell asleep at my console because I didn't get enough sleep the night before, trying to play as much as I could before getting up to transport my mother. ME3... well, there's not a lot I can say that isn't already well trod. The endings were an insult on so many levels and as someone who has played several games with "meh" endings and shook them off... it bothered me so much that my boyfriend at the time (now husband) almost considered breaking up with me. Mostly because we were early into our relationship and he'd never seen me really upset and burnt out by something. In my defense, ME3 was kind of a unique case and he's since learned it wasn't a typical thing and that Mass Effect to me is like Star Wars to him - it's not just a form of entertainment, it means something more that's hard to pin down precisely. With time I was able to enjoy the rest of the game and the EC and DLC helped some... MEHEM helped even more once I was playing on the PC, and now I don't do a trilogy run without it installed. Only time I've flagrantly ignored a series "canon" and I'm okay with that. Despite everything with ME3 I'm optimistic about ME:A and what new things it can bring to the table. yeah same here took me a while to get into DA as I didn't quite understand the mechanics of the game but now I understand it I have almost as much fun playing DA as I do ME. Of the 2 I prefer ME because I'm more into sci-fi than fantasy but both series are great. Also mastering DA has opened my eyes to other RPG's that use similar mechanics as well and I'm starting to really like and enjoy this genre of games. Not that long ago I bought the Baldur's gate games and Witcher series although I've not had a chance to give them any serious time yet. I've also just bought yesterday Divinity Original Sin as well on Steam. Looking forward to playing these. I played Witcher 1 briefly got about half way but had to abandon that playthrough due to my PC developing issues and needing reprogramming. But I do plan on going back in and trying again. I'll likely hold back on the Witcher's till after MEA is out but I might play Baldur's gate and possibly Divinity before then As someone who became a BioWare fan due to Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's Gate II: If you're relatively new to RPGs outside of ME and DA, be careful with BG2. It's a great game, but if you're unfamiliar with the AD&D combat system, it's not very newbie friendly and it's VERY different from the combat and equipment of later BioWare and CRPG titles. It's not bad either - just that you may want to ease into it, or don't be afraid to look up some tips and information online if you feel lost at first. I was only familiar with D&D 3.5, which NWN used, when I tried to play BG2 the first time and I got very confused. I ended up not playing further than maybe 30 minutes the first time, but a friend convinced me to give it another go and gave me tips on the system. I'm very glad he did - the story is well worth it and I think the new Extended edition did a great job of adding new content and reviving the interface for newer screens. As far as the Witcher goes, I've only played a bit of 2 and played through the main story on 3. I loved 3 but I wasn't wild about the combat until I switched to a controller instead of keyboard. Very much a YMMV thing, though. You may have no issues. 3's got a lot of great exploration and sidequests, it was very fun to explore around but it is a different experience when you're a single set protagonist vs a custom protagonist in a party. Not bad either - just a different feel. I'm still slowly going through Divinity myself. 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I got into Mass Effect because I was already a longtime BioWare fan. Heck, ME came out while I was still waiting for Dragon Age: Origins and starting to think that maybe they'd cancelled it. Like I am now, I lurked a lot on the fan forums and soaked up any information I could before release, then played the game obsessively once it was out. And by obsessively, I mean my college roommate/best buddy never bothered to play ME1 because she felt like she already knew the whole thing through and through after seeing me play through it no fewer than 12 times in 2 years. ME2 came out the month after I graduated from college and turned out to be a fantastic distraction from what would end up being a long, brutal, and soul-crushing job hunt. I didn't finish that one quite as fast as I did ME1, mainly because my mother had knee surgery right before and I had to drive her to her physical therapy twice a week. There were even a few times I fell asleep at my console because I didn't get enough sleep the night before, trying to play as much as I could before getting up to transport my mother. ME3... well, there's not a lot I can say that isn't already well trod. The endings were an insult on so many levels and as someone who has played several games with "meh" endings and shook them off... it bothered me so much that my boyfriend at the time (now husband) almost considered breaking up with me. Mostly because we were early into our relationship and he'd never seen me really upset and burnt out by something. In my defense, ME3 was kind of a unique case and he's since learned it wasn't a typical thing and that Mass Effect to me is like Star Wars to him - it's not just a form of entertainment, it means something more that's hard to pin down precisely. With time I was able to enjoy the rest of the game and the EC and DLC helped some... MEHEM helped even more once I was playing on the PC, and now I don't do a trilogy run without it installed. Only time I've flagrantly ignored a series "canon" and I'm okay with that. Despite everything with ME3 I'm optimistic about ME:A and what new things it can bring to the table. yeah same here took me a while to get into DA as I didn't quite understand the mechanics of the game but now I understand it I have almost as much fun playing DA as I do ME. Of the 2 I prefer ME because I'm more into sci-fi than fantasy but both series are great. Also mastering DA has opened my eyes to other RPG's that use similar mechanics as well and I'm starting to really like and enjoy this genre of games. Not that long ago I bought the Baldur's gate games and Witcher series although I've not had a chance to give them any serious time yet. I've also just bought yesterday Divinity Original Sin as well on Steam. Looking forward to playing these. I played Witcher 1 briefly got about half way but had to abandon that playthrough due to my PC developing issues and needing reprogramming. But I do plan on going back in and trying again. I'll likely hold back on the Witcher's till after MEA is out but I might play Baldur's gate and possibly Divinity before then As someone who became a BioWare fan due to Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's Gate II: If you're relatively new to RPGs outside of ME and DA, be careful with BG2. It's a great game, but if you're unfamiliar with the AD&D combat system, it's not very newbie friendly and it's VERY different from the combat and equipment of later BioWare and CRPG titles. It's not bad either - just that you may want to ease into it, or don't be afraid to look up some tips and information online if you feel lost at first. I was only familiar with D&D 3.5, which NWN used, when I tried to play BG2 the first time and I got very confused. I ended up not playing further than maybe 30 minutes the first time, but a friend convinced me to give it another go and gave me tips on the system. I'm very glad he did - the story is well worth it and I think the new Extended edition did a great job of adding new content and reviving the interface for newer screens. As far as the Witcher goes, I've only played a bit of 2 and played through the main story on 3. I loved 3 but I wasn't wild about the combat until I switched to a controller instead of keyboard. Very much a YMMV thing, though. You may have no issues. 3's got a lot of great exploration and sidequests, it was very fun to explore around but it is a different experience when you're a single set protagonist vs a custom protagonist in a party. Not bad either - just a different feel. I'm still slowly going through Divinity myself. I like it, but there's something about it that makes me want to play only a few hours at a time rather than let it consume every waking free hour I have, like I normally do with RPGs. If you like cyberpunk as a setting and are interested in other isometric games, you may also want to to check out Showrun Returns. Either way, glad the ME series opened you up to a whole new genre of games! There's a lot great ones to check out! yeah I know when I was growing up I used to play a board game called Hero Quest a lot with my brother still got it in my cupboard actually I think which was a very D&D type game. I even had it on my old Amiga too back in the day and the Amiga version worked in a very similar way to Baldur's gate. I did have a brief go at BG1 on my laptop while my hoists in my bedroom were being put up just befoer Christmas. Although I didn't get far on it but that was more down to me just trying to learn the system to begin with not playing the game properly. As I knew I wanted to save that for another time. So it's not a completely new genre to me it's just more up until recently not been a genre I'd considered playing seriously before at least until now.
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yeah I know when I was growing up I used to play a board game called Hero Quest a lot with my brother still got it in my cupboard actually I think which was a very D&D type game. I even had it on my old Amiga too back in the day and the Amiga version worked in a very similar way to Baldur's gate. I did have a brief go at BG1 on my laptop while my hoists in my bedroom were being put up just befoer Christmas. Although I didn't get far on it but that was more down to me just trying to learn the system to begin with not playing the game properly. As I knew I wanted to save that for another time. So it's not a completely new genre to me it's just more up until recently not been a genre I'd considered playing seriously before at least until now. Good! I've seen it scare off people before so I figured at head's up was warranted just in case. I love both complex systems and more streamlined ones, but I know it's not everyone's cup of tea so when people start with newer RPGs and work their way back, sometimes it can be a rocky transition.
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yeah I know when I was growing up I used to play a board game called Hero Quest a lot with my brother still got it in my cupboard actually I think which was a very D&D type game. I even had it on my old Amiga too back in the day and the Amiga version worked in a very similar way to Baldur's gate. I did have a brief go at BG1 on my laptop while my hoists in my bedroom were being put up just befoer Christmas. Although I didn't get far on it but that was more down to me just trying to learn the system to begin with not playing the game properly. As I knew I wanted to save that for another time. So it's not a completely new genre to me it's just more up until recently not been a genre I'd considered playing seriously before at least until now. Good! I've seen it scare off people before so I figured at head's up was warranted just in case. I love both complex systems and more streamlined ones, but I know it's not everyone's cup of tea so when people start with newer RPGs and work their way back, sometimes it can be a rocky transition. Tell me about it. When I tried to go back and play the original KOTOR last year not only did my computer not especially like it, but it was...pretty complex.
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Stats-wise, it is. Actually combat feels a lot simplier compared to now because it's all behind the scenes rolls. More classic tabletop, less action-y approach. I replayed KOTOR a few months ago and remember thinking, "There's a lot more repeated clicking of one icon and a lot less movement than I remember" Still love it, but it's definitely a more old school style CRPG. It's really interesting to go back and play those after playing a lot more of the recent and/or action oriented CRPGs. I like them both, but there's a distinctly different feel to each approach. I'm not surprised they each have their adherents. I have a slight preference towards action-based if I'm playing a video game, but I still do classic tabletop and board games too, so I'm happy on multiple systems.
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Post by colfoley on Jan 21, 2017 1:53:42 GMT
Stats-wise, it is. Actualy combat feels a lot simplier compared to now because it's all behind the scenes rolls. More classic tabletop, less action-y approach. I replayed KOTOR a few month ago and remember thinking, "There's a lot more repeated clicking of one icon and a lot less movement than I remember" Still love it, but it's definitely a more old school style CRPG. It's really interesting to go back and play those after playing a lot more of the recent and/or action oriented CRPGs. I like them both, but there's a distinctly different feel to each approach. I'm not surprised they each have their adherents. I have a slight preference towards action-based if I'm playing a video game, but I still do classic tabletop and board games too, so I'm happy on multiple systems. hey im a big fan of the modern action RPGs
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Post by sjsharp2010 on Jan 21, 2017 1:58:47 GMT
Stats-wise, it is. Actualy combat feels a lot simplier compared to now because it's all behind the scenes rolls. More classic tabletop, less action-y approach. I replayed KOTOR a few month ago and remember thinking, "There's a lot more repeated clicking of one icon and a lot less movement than I remember" Still love it, but it's definitely a more old school style CRPG. It's really interesting to go back and play those after playing a lot more of the recent and/or action oriented CRPGs. I like them both, but there's a distinctly different feel to each approach. I'm not surprised they each have their adherents. I have a slight preference towards action-based if I'm playing a video game, but I still do classic tabletop and board games too, so I'm happy on multiple systems. hey im a big fan of the modern action RPGs yeah I think I'll be putting more hours into the action ones too but I was familiar with the older systems so working backwards isn't too much of a stretch for me it's just a case of figuring out how I want my characters to play out.
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Post by colfoley on Jan 21, 2017 2:01:04 GMT
hey im a big fan of the modern action RPGs yeah I think I'll be putting more hours into the action ones too but I was familiar with the older systems so working backwards isn't too much of a stretch for me it's just a case of figuring out how I want my characters to play out. Given your predilictions I would have thought the old way would have been more in line with you. Turn based, pause and play, etc.
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Post by DalishRanger on Jan 21, 2017 2:03:23 GMT
For me it's just more engaging in a visual/interactive medium like video games to be more on the action side, but I love a good stat-based system in an imagination run system like tabletop games. The ideal for me is a blend of the two - stats that increase your abilities but with more player input in combat. Modern CRPGs do this for the most part, though I wish they were less light on some non-combat stats (I do miss the old persuade/charm/bribe/intimidate skill sets for social interactions of older CRPGs that are more vague in many modern installments)
On that note, so we don't go too far off topic: That's one of the things I really liked about ME, getting into the series at the start. It was what was that transitional blend of stat-oriented to more action based, at least for BioWare. I think ME1 was a bit clunky in retrospect but necessary for learning new methods. ME2 went too far in the oversimplification of stats and ME3 struck a nice balance between the two.
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Post by sjsharp2010 on Jan 21, 2017 2:07:25 GMT
yeah I think I'll be putting more hours into the action ones too but I was familiar with the older systems so working backwards isn't too much of a stretch for me it's just a case of figuring out how I want my characters to play out. Given your predilictions I would have thought the old way would have been more in line with you. Turn based, pause and play, etc. I enjoy both but I've just gotten used to the moer action style that most games have gone these days I think.
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Post by sjsharp2010 on Jan 21, 2017 2:18:28 GMT
For me it's just more engaging in a visual/interactive medium like video games to be more on the action side, but I love a good stat-based system in an imagination run system like tabletop games. The ideal for me is a blend of the two - stats that increase your abilities but with more player input in combat. Modern CRPGs do this for the most part, though I wish they were less light on some non-combat stats (I do miss the old persuade/charm/bribe/intimidate skill sets for social interactions of older CRPGs that are more vague in many modern installments) On that note, so we don't go too far off topic: That's one of the things I really liked about ME, getting into the series at the start. It was what was that transitional blend of stat-oriented to more action based, at least for BioWare. I think ME1 was a bit clunky in retrospect but necessary for learning new methods. ME2 went too far in the oversimplification of stats and ME3 struck a nice balance between the two. yeah I agree Dragon Age has followed a similar pattern as Origins like ME1 is rather clunky in places as well and slower. Great story but could have done with the combat being a little faster. Something which for me DA2 learned from it was more srteamlined and easier to getto grips with once you know the mechanics behind it which were still very much the same as DAO's DAI jus ttook the system and streamlined it further and made the game more actiony as a result. Still just as with ME all 3 are great games.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2017 2:18:37 GMT
I don't even consider myself a gamer, not anymore. I just play mass effect. It's the only game I have time and energy to devote myself these days.
That said, I won't buy the game new, after all that happened with ME3. November or december, I'll see me around!
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Post by jymm on Jan 21, 2017 4:21:49 GMT
For me it's just more engaging in a visual/interactive medium like video games to be more on the action side, but I love a good stat-based system in an imagination run system like tabletop games. The ideal for me is a blend of the two - stats that increase your abilities but with more player input in combat. Modern CRPGs do this for the most part, though I wish they were less light on some non-combat stats (I do miss the old persuade/charm/bribe/intimidate skill sets for social interactions of older CRPGs that are more vague in many modern installments) On that note, so we don't go too far off topic: That's one of the things I really liked about ME, getting into the series at the start. It was what was that transitional blend of stat-oriented to more action based, at least for BioWare. I think ME1 was a bit clunky in retrospect but necessary for learning new methods. ME2 went too far in the oversimplification of stats and ME3 struck a nice balance between the two. I play old school and new school and can enjoy them both for what they are. (I played a lot of Wasteland 2 and Witcher 3 for example). I totally agree that ME1 is very stats heavy but visually tries to act like an action game. So then it feels clunky like trying to do ballet while wearing a diving rig. ME2 is almost just a straight shooter to me. I was disappointed they swung the pendulum so far. When they went the same way on both DA2 and ME2 I was worried that Bioware was making a permanent shift. I was glad that both series swung back toward the middle on the third installment. By comparison, The Witcher feels both very action-oriented and visceral with a lot of RPG elements and stats to play with at the same time. A tight balance.
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Post by q5tyhj on Jan 21, 2017 6:28:16 GMT
My own reason for buying ME:A is pretty straightforward: its a Mass Effect game, and Mass Effect games are awesome.
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