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Post by Kymira on Mar 2, 2017 19:02:54 GMT
If given the option I always play evil, especially with my more self-insert female characters. Unfortunately few games let me play proper 'smart mastermind' evil, and most default to 'kill all muahaha'. Which is why Fallout NV is one of my absolutely favorite games. I'm not expecting many truly evil options in MEA so I'm gonna have to abstain from projecting onto my Sara too much. Tell me you've played Tyranny. I was literally cackling with glee at some of the options I was given Tyranny is so good! Playing the bad guy is pretty epic in that game.
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Post by Solas on Mar 2, 2017 19:03:18 GMT
if Jaal takes things literally then
Pathfinder! waddup bud I see a path over there in the distance between those two peaks. thats gr8, jaal
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2017 19:03:19 GMT
Am I the only one seeing all these Zelda reviews and thinking... what the hell has happened to games criticism? Really disgraceful how some will overpraise a Zelda game by mere virtue of it being a Zelda game. Already seeing some actual gamers saying the game has a lacklustre story, flat and monotonous characters, and not very interesting side quests. All of the above which completely glossed over in most reviews. It's all "Best Zelda Ever", "Look How Pretty It Is". It's troubling, cause it highlights the complete lack of objectivity in game reviews, and it's gunna be hard when MEA reviews come out if there is just one consensus and not any room for variance. And why are stories and characters no longer important to game journalists? At least we know with MEA it kinda has to be a focus of the review. It's pretty sad. I love Zelda but even a major fan like me feels less hype for it than MEA. It's just the name itself imo. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing the game or franchise itself, just the reviews for it and game reviews and criticisms in general. The legacy of the Zelda franchise should really not be what influences a review, nor should nostalgia, personally.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2017 19:04:17 GMT
if Jaal takes things literally then Pathfinder! waddup bud I see a path over there in the distance between those two peaks. thats gr8, jaal He's our sweet, silly Drax lol
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Post by theratpack55 on Mar 2, 2017 19:04:24 GMT
If given the option I always play evil, especially with my more self-insert female characters. Unfortunately few games let me play proper 'smart mastermind' evil, and most default to 'kill all muahaha'. Which is why Fallout NV is one of my absolutely favorite games. I'm not expecting many truly evil options in MEA so I'm gonna have to abstain from projecting onto my Sara too much. Tell me you've played Tyranny. I was literally cackling with glee at some of the options I was given Unfortunately no, FNV is where my laptop's capabilities reach their limit so I'm mainly a console peasant. I'll definitely play it one day when I get a new PC tho, it sounds like a dream-come-true game for me!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2017 19:05:18 GMT
It's pretty sad. I love Zelda but even a major fan like me feels less hype for it than MEA. It's just the name itself imo. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing the game or franchise itself, just the reviews for it and game reviews and criticisms in general. The legacy of the Zelda franchise should really not be what influences a review, nor should nostalgia, personally. Bash it if you want. I only like certain ones that had charm, now I think they are taking away what Zelda was and making it into something like a BW game.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2017 19:08:04 GMT
Like, I love BioShock Infinite for example, but boy is that game overpraised and rated.
It has a lot of problems so many professional reviews ignored.
I'd actually go by more what people here think of MEA than any professional game site to be honest.
They are beginning to become very untrustworthy.
Unlike Carolyn Petit and her brilliant reviews for FemFreq, they are well thought out and objective, and one of the few I trust.
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Post by Jaal's Ankles on Mar 2, 2017 19:08:06 GMT
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Post by feainn on Mar 2, 2017 19:08:27 GMT
Sorry it's OT but What's going on?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2017 19:09:40 GMT
Ugh.. this medicinal tea is making me do the Solas face.
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Post by Sable Rhapsody on Mar 2, 2017 19:10:37 GMT
Tell me you've played Tyranny. I was literally cackling with glee at some of the options I was given Unfortunately no, FNV is where my laptop's capabilities reach their limit so I'm mainly a console peasant. I'll definitely play it one day when I get a new PC tho, it sounds like a dream-come-true game for me! Tyranny is not very demanding on the computer front. Unity engine, old-school isometric look to it. You might be able to run it if you can run FNV.
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Post by Rynnju on Mar 2, 2017 19:11:49 GMT
I love the idea of Jaal being so literal! I hope they play with that a lot! I think I might have mentioned it before, but the other day I was laughing so hard imagining the whole squad wearing these shirts: But Jaal actually has his sniper rifle out and is like "....am I doing it right?"
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Post by Jaal's Thickness (plackebeaux) on Mar 2, 2017 19:15:16 GMT
If you like playing as The Bad Guy tm, check out the old Dungeon Keeper games (but stay away from the recent mobile version, it's bad)
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Post by theratpack55 on Mar 2, 2017 19:15:19 GMT
Unfortunately no, FNV is where my laptop's capabilities reach their limit so I'm mainly a console peasant. I'll definitely play it one day when I get a new PC tho, it sounds like a dream-come-true game for me! Tyranny is not very demanding on the computer front. Unity engine, old-school isometric look to it. You might be able to run it if you can run FNV. I was just going off the min specs, which I definitely don't meet. If I find it on sale one day, I may try, otherwise I'll have to wait for a better machine or risk wasting money.
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Post by Rynnju on Mar 2, 2017 19:15:33 GMT
Please don't bring other threads up in here. I don't mean to be pushy, but I really don't want this conversation to start again.
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Post by Jaal's Ankles on Mar 2, 2017 19:16:41 GMT
Please don't bring other threads up in here. I don't mean to be pushy, but I really don't want this conversation to start again. I know. I just can't belive it, you know. Like "why". So yeah, nothing to add to this topic.
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Post by Phoenix2M on Mar 2, 2017 19:17:31 GMT
if Jaal takes things literally then Pathfinder! waddup bud I see a path over there in the distance between those two peaks. thats gr8, jaal He's our sweet, silly Drax lol speaking of which, anyone here excited for the new Guardians of the Galaxy?
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Post by feainn on Mar 2, 2017 19:18:07 GMT
Please don't bring other threads up in here. I don't mean to be pushy, but I really don't want this conversation to start again. Oops, sorry Rynnju! I'll delete my post
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Post by Neria on Mar 2, 2017 19:18:13 GMT
I've been wondering, do you guys do self-insert Shepards/Ryders? Or make up your own person and story? Was difficult to make a self-insert Shepard because he was military, with all those buzz cuts and no fun colors. But Ryder is getting bright hair colors and styles, and with more dialogue options maybe it'll be easier to choose something that I personally would say. My favorite game of the OT was ME1 with all the exploration. This is pretty exciting, especially with all the fun IRL news about looking forward to colonization in space and discovering Earth-like planets and whatnot. Astronaut sim While I always create characters with varying backstories and different personalities from myself in MMOs, I always self insert to some degree in single player RPGs. Since I don't usually have the same background as the default PC, I try to react the way I think I would if I had been born Shepard/The Warden/Hawke, etc., for my canon run. And then I usually also have pure paragon and pure renegade runs just to see what happens. As for why, being a black woman in an RPG was not often an option growing up (in my 30s, I make exceptions for non-human characters like Sonic, no exceptions for near-humans like elves). So after years of being denied a character who looked anything like me in the games I preferred, when the opportunity presents itself, I take it. In fact, I've long since stopped playing games with human/near-human PCs and no way to customize them to be black and female.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2017 19:19:34 GMT
I've decided (this'll be the last time I bring it up I promise) If there are no squadmates for me, instead of Andromeda, I'll start the Dragon Age series instead at least I know there'll be an option for me in each game. Either way, I intend to play the Dragon Age games. Either after MEA, or much sooner than I expected ( )
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2017 19:20:10 GMT
He's our sweet, silly Drax lol speaking of which, anyone here excited for the new Guardians of the Galaxy? I loved the new trailer! They definitely were inspired by Mass Effect (and admitted it lol)! The gorgeous world with the "romance" scene was lovely!
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Post by Jaal's Ankles on Mar 2, 2017 19:24:08 GMT
He's our sweet, silly Drax lol speaking of which, anyone here excited for the new Guardians of the Galaxy?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2017 19:24:19 GMT
Mass Effect > Guardians of the Galaxy > Mass Effect Andromeda Funny how these things happen. I like Guardians, but it'd be better IMO if Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana weren't in it.
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Post by Solas on Mar 2, 2017 19:24:22 GMT
I've decided (this'll be the last time I bring it up I promise) If there are no squadmates for me, instead of Andromeda, I'll start the Dragon Age series instead at least I know there'll be an option for me in each game. Either way, I intend to play the Dragon Age games. Either after MEA, or much sooner than I expected ( ) I'm going to continue to hope for an m/m squadmatemance in ME:A til it's confirmed not. The DA series is really good! in DA2 and DA:I (3) you'll have 2 squadmate options even!
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Post by Rynnju on Mar 2, 2017 19:24:22 GMT
I've decided (this'll be the last time I bring it up I promise) If there are no squadmates for me, instead of Andromeda, I'll start the Dragon Age series instead at least I know there'll be an option for me in each game. Either way, I intend to play the Dragon Age games. Either after MEA, or much sooner than I expected ( ) Zevran is the only gay choice in Origins but he is BAE. In DA2, Fenris and Anders are both considered bae depending no who you ask, and in DAI Dorian is great too! Iron Bull is also good but his romance is more specific. You definitely have options in Dragon Age!
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