'I dislike or hate the game' (General feedback)

My definition of a casual gamer is someone who does not play a game seriously but plays a game just for the fun of it. They are not there to analyze the games core mechanics and/or are not good enough to do so. This does not make their opinions invalid but they hold a lot less weight to me.

I presume you mean this edit? "
You know, when you guys post ugly critique like this, it kind of ruins it a little for those of us still playing and enjoying the game. Which brings up a point. Why isn't there a critique/review section for Mass Effect (and for each BioWare game)? That way the people who want to read that kind of thing can, while those that don't can safely ignore it and keep playing the game for the awesome and quirky game it is?"

I doubt that people are so emotionally frail that it will ruin their enjoyment of a game knowing that others dislike it, And if it really is the case then they probably shouldn't click on topics with a title such as this.

This.

Actually, I think this place is improved without a dozen 'Biower pls' threads.

I won't get into story spoilers, but it's very... random. You switch goals a lot, where most games with good story tell you your goal, and then you basically spend the entirety of the game accomplishing that. It's something that could have been fixed in this game with some changes to dialogue and a solid once over, but it didn't get it.

But, even in things like the tone and art style. For whatever reason, it doesn't feel like Mass Effect to me. It feels like they took a lot of recent space media and then put a bit of Mass Effect paint on it.

Even the characters kinda all fall into the same mold. "I'm a badass, but I can quip too!" They're so.. chummy with each other. During the banter I've had primarily instances of "I disagree with your opinion respectfully, but we should work together and be friends." Its kinda like the newest Ghostbusters, where every character was The Funny One.

If you buy the new Mass Effect, this is what you're supporting:


www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/5zym8i/if_you_buy_the_new_mass_effect_this_is_what_youre/?limit=500

I noticed the banter, reminded me of Firefly basically with the sharp whedon-style quipping, which is nothing new in Mass Effect as we have seen that a lot before. As is the use of sci-fi conventions, Mass Effect always kind of played with those conventions a lot, twisting them into something different. Utilizing cliches like that is kind of normal if you think about how it takes such tropes (Asari as a race, human-geo-political issues, AI/Organic conflict, Biotic prejudice, etc) and see how it plays out in other forms across other space opera shows. 

I don't want spoilers as I am at the halfway point (I think) I just finished the stuff on 

So far the narrative is fairly straightforward, if anything it's playing it safe by being rather conventional in the story beats.  I guess the question then is does the goal change? As I said, right now it seems straight-forward, "looking for a home" as the primary goal for Ryder.

If it does, id agree it could be a problem. Or maybe I just don't see it as a problem yet. Don't know. 

You can have a big game and still have a sense of direction. GTA is a great example. Even in DAI, you always knew what you were trying to accomplish. The point of the game. In MEA, the goalposts are moving constantly which just allows the story and sense of direction to get lost.

I was hoping that they could take what happened in DAI, and move forward. Not steps back in some areas and the same thing painted over in others.

Thank you for proving my point that life support gets in the way of combat to the point where you stop fighting entirely. 

Thank you for arguing for no reason and thinking that the person you are talking to is unable to adapt when he clearly already has and stated so in his posts.

I'm done arguing for the sake of arguing so this is going to be my last post.

For those of you enjoying the game, more power to you. I hope that you keep enjoying the game and that your issues with the game are fixed in a timely manner but it's going to be a while before most of it is fixed being honest. 

I just could not support a game that did not even bug test their game, if you notice most of my gripes aren't even about the animations but the gameplay and bugs and glitches that this game has which is insurmountable. I could have tested this game out for them alone and found dozens of bugs and glitches for them to fix. I'm sure of it because I found several just trying to play through normally, not testing for actual bugs that the game may have.

It's up to you what you want to spend your time on and enjoy but right now this just isn't for me and it probably never will be because they tried to sell me an unfinished product. Cheers!

Oh and by the way since you don't understand what a beta or alpha state is, this is for you


First playable[edit]

The first playable is the game version containing representative gameplay and assets,[149] this is the first version with functional major gameplay elements.[150] It is often based on the prototype created in pre-production.[151] Alpha and first playable are sometimes used to refer to a single milestone, however large projects require first playable before feature complete alpha.[150] First playable occurs 12 to 18 months before code release. It is sometimes referred to as the "Pre-Alpha" stage.[153]

Alpha[edit]

See also: Alpha release

Alpha is the stage when key gameplay functionality is implemented, and assets are partially finished.[153] A game in alpha is feature complete, that is, game is playable and contains all the major features.[154] These features may be further revised based on testing and feedback.[153] Additional small, new features may be added, similarly planned, but unimplemented features may be dropped.[154] Programmers focus mainly on finishing the codebase, rather than implementing additions.[152] Alpha occurs eight to ten months before code release,[153] but this can vary significantly based on the scope of content and assets any given game has.

Beta[edit]

See also: Beta release

Beta is feature and asset complete version of the game, when only bugs are being fixed.[152][153] This version contains no bugs that prevent the game from being shippable.[152] No changes are made to the game features, assets, or code. Beta occurs two to three months before code release.[153]

Alpha state, when a game is able to be played, there are no place holders, the game is developed and needs refinement and testing to be finalized for the beta state. The beta state is where the game is completely developed and needs to be fully tested for bugs and other possible improvements to the game. Once a game reaches its beta state it is highly unlikely that any major changes will occur at this point.

So before you try posting and sounding smart, do your research.

Edit: Also the alpha stage is where things like game modes are decided to be used and those are tested as well, this isn't a pre-alpha stage game this game is in a later alpha game state. When it gets the animations and the basics fixed then it's beta where it's bug tested etc.

ME1's story wasn't that compelling. I think a lot of the praise it gets is mainly out of nostalgia.

Consider: Saren gets exposed as a traitor and loses his Spectre status while attacking Eden Prime to get a Prothean beacon, all to tell him the location of a secret backdoor onto the Presidium. The problem? Saren and the Asari commandos already had full access, and no one knew what a Reaper was yet, or that Saren & his cronies were indoctrinated. The game's story completely derails in the first 20 minutes of the series.

To me so far the game seems like a somewhat better Dragon Age Inquisition in space. For example it was obvious a lot of Inquisition's side content had been cut and only really simple fetch quests had been left in with a handful of more detailed ones that still came off boring and forgettable for the most part. This hasn't happened with this game, the whole planet viability outpost side content thing is actually in the game. Sure all of the busy work is there too but that's not all there is. Some of the side quests are actually good, I just wish they would focus on making those better and cut the busywork entirely.

The plot again can be cheesy and messy at times but so far for me it doesn't have nearly as many flaws as Inquisition had and I quite like what I have seen from the Companions so far. They all seem a lot more human than in previous games, with stories that are more personal. Is that better? No I wouldn't say it always is but it's an interesting change of tone.

I'd say there is a lot to improve upon, Bioware's move to open world like games has not been completely successful. If they want to keep doing this they need to be putting the same amount of care into the game that was put into games like The Witcher 3. If that is too much for them then they shouldn't do it.

Tho i don't think this game is bad, in many ways it's improved upon what we got with Inquisition.

I like the plot, it's fine, characters and dialogue are another thing tho but gets better. It also earns bonus points from me for NOT being a impending doom type deal. Side quests and exploration never make sense in that scenario anyway, like the Collectors can wait! This krogan needs some fish god dammit!

Also the gameplay makes it up a lot for me, so much fun.