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Post by vonuber on Mar 23, 2017 20:59:56 GMT
Oh it's the usual manveer stuff. Good God but there is something seriously wrong with you people.
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Post by michaelpatty on Mar 23, 2017 21:01:20 GMT
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? Are you mad cause all his points are spot on? Nope. Not mad, actually. I just don't like rant posts, in general. But as to him being spot on, that's a matter of opinion. One I do not happen to share, pretty much on all points.
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Post by Rico01 on Mar 23, 2017 21:03:07 GMT
I see the lemon tea cure I suggested in the Nth thread didn't work for mr OP. May I suggest some chamomille tea?
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Post by Reznore on Mar 23, 2017 21:05:00 GMT
I've stopped playing at around half the game I guess, and watched the ending on Youtube. I'm done with the game. I won't say it's awful but it's really uninspired. I mean the new aliens are "emotional"...except not really. And that's like the main thing they have going on. Everything is this Andromeda cluster is bare bone, you've got your aliens that could easily be human, you've got your alien bad guys and you've got your ancient alien mystery which I don't even care to find out about. The rest is just the Milky way as usual. Except none of the interesting things from the Milky Way matter anymore because Tabula Rasa.
I even found the combat boring, it's always the same and some creature like animals don't even seem to move properly. I'll try to play MP a bit.
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Post by michaelpatty on Mar 23, 2017 21:05:41 GMT
Wow! Pro-Trump/Anti-Trump politics have made it to the gaming forums? Whatever. I'm not "supporting" anyone. I'm enjoying a game. Wow...
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Post by pantherdane on Mar 23, 2017 21:10:15 GMT
I didn't like Far Cry 2 because I had a glitch where I could not use my medicine for malaria and after a few minutes would pass out and end up back at the start. It got old. I quit too. This is pretty much the same thing except you just don't have the patience to go somewhere else until the radiation levels on Eos drop after you solve the puzzle.
I cant just steamroll on Insanity so I quit. That's what I am reading here, using 1,000 words or more. That's fine. Quit. You don't need to give us all your senior thesis so you can get your PHD in quitting.
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Post by jpcab on Mar 23, 2017 21:15:09 GMT
The trailer of ME3 give me goosebumps at the time..still does..looking for the one we have with Andromeda..ok its cool..but nothong more. This will resume and means a lot. Ryder will never be a legend.
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Post by jastall on Mar 23, 2017 21:16:35 GMT
Just because you think yourself better than someone does not give you the excuse to belittle them. Might want to come off that high-horse of yours, makes you sound narcissistic I said I do it. Do you think I'm going to stop? No, I'm not. And there's a reason why I do, especially when they want to talk about the balance of a game and its mechanics when they don't even understand the root of them and how it effects gameplay. Any valid points you have are buried beneath your childish attitude. Don't be surprised if people react negatively to someone stomping here like they own the place and everyone owes them their undivided attention. Also, why are you getting your arse kicked in a single-player game if you're oh so wise and skilled? Methinks there's only one way to fix this; git gud
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Post by nothv13 on Mar 23, 2017 21:17:53 GMT
I don't consider that prolonging the fight seeing as you have to run far enough that they stop chasing you, thus you end the fight and then go back to start the fight again, this time against less enemies. I only ever have to do that if it is an abnormally large group, or if I stumble upon them while already out of the nomad. I've run from more fights than fought in the open world since there is little reason to fight most of them. I don't see this as a problem or bad mechanic. I simply see it as something I needed to adapt my strategy to, not a flaw in the game. Thus I do not agree with you. 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. I don't see it getting in the way of combat, I see it as changing combat. I now have to break it up and choose battles better rather than just killing everything. You do realize that this game has complete assets (you may not like the animations, but they are complete), that alone makes it beyond alpha because alpha only has partial assets. BTW, your definitions conflict with each other. Both Alpha and Beta say that is when the program is feature complete. By those very definitions this game is at least a beta as it is asset and feature complete with not enough bugs to prevent it from being shipped (sorry your anecdotal evidence is not enough to warrant it not being bug free enough to not ship). You seem to be under the impression that you can remove all bugs from the game even if they are a bug that pops up only 1 in 10000 times. This is an impossibility in game development. You are not the only one who has tested games. I have never ever seen any game as polished (I'm not saying the game couldn't use more polishing as games always need more polishing) as this game in an actual alpha. They've been called alpha, but they were clearly beyond the alpha stage.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 21:19:20 GMT
I'm really enjoying the game so speak for yourself OP. You're really a drama queen but you probably know that already.
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Post by Jacket on Mar 23, 2017 21:25:03 GMT
"A GIANT CRAP ON THE LEGACY OF THE TRILOGY" Nope, ME3 pretty much did that with it's terrible ending. At least this one has good gameplay.
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Post by Sanunes on Mar 23, 2017 21:35:51 GMT
BioWare prior to EA released buggy and incomplete games as well Jade Empire comes to mind for that... Hey, Now. I LOVED Jade Empire. Never said you couldn't love a game that was buggy and incomplete.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 21:37:43 GMT
"A GIANT CRAP ON THE LEGACY OF THE TRILOGY" Nope, ME3 pretty much did that with it's terrible ending. At least this one has good gameplay. Not to mention the highly praised ME2 not having an actual plot to begin with. You spend the entirety of the game preparing a squad only to see your suicide mission being considered pointless by ME3. People should really take away their rose tinted nostalgy glasses and see this game (with its merits and flaws) as a separate thing from the Trilogy.
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Post by ayenari on Mar 23, 2017 21:42:51 GMT
That generic boring slog is the most fun I've had with a shooter in years. The gameplay is fantastic, even if the story isn't all that great.
There's a lot of fun to be had here if you're the kind of person who can have fun with a game for it's gameplay alone, but I can certainly see how it'd disappoint expecting something closer to the pace and cinematography of ME2/ME3.
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Post by acehilator on Mar 23, 2017 21:43:34 GMT
Yep, rose tinted nostalgy glasses need to be taken off by a LOT of people. They seem to forget that each part of ME had plotholes you could fit the Citadel through. And that they did not feel THAT connected to companion characters 1/3 into their first playthrough of the first game.
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Post by mmoblitz on Mar 23, 2017 21:52:44 GMT
I keep hearing people not liking this because of the nostalgia factor of the older games. I just bought and played this series for the first time about a 18 months ago. i never really like sci-fi games, but I was bored with fantasy and I saw a package deal with ME 1-3 for cheap so I bought it.
ME 1 immediately hooked me and for the first time, I actually cared about the NPC in the game. It was a good and compelling story and set the mood and did a wonderful job in moving the story along. I thought ME 2/3 just built on that nicely with the new characters it introduced and the amazing story arcs. I wasn't thrilled with the ending of ME3, but it never stopped my from replaying the trilogy at least a dozen times.
I loved the DA series as well until I got a hold of DAI and all that came crashing down. Won't go into what I liked and didn't, but it was a huge disappointment and for me, the worst of that series by far. This made me a bit skeptical of MEA when I first heard about it. typically Bioware liked to take things from the latest game in a franchise and stick it in the game they are working on. I had nightmares that MEA would be DAI in space.
While I wouldn't call MEA, DAI in space, it does have many of it's mechanics and resources in the game. When I visited EoS, the first thing that went through my mind was, "this place looks familiar". It's like it was ripped right from DAI and stuck in MEA. I don't care if they share resources between games, but some of the mechanics I dreaded in DAI made it into MEA. My worst fears were becoming reality. I thought the characters in DAI were forgettable and for the first time in a Bioware game, I found myself not caring for any of my companions, I never even bothered to romance anyone, just wanted the game to be over. I'm about halfway through MEA and I feel the same way about them as I did in DAI. The game never hooked me in and seems to wander all over the place in direction. One minute will have a ME moment, the next five will be far from it. It seems to try to be too many things and as a result, fails at all.
The dialogue system killed it for me as well. All your choices as a Ryder seem to be nothing more than varying shades of Paragon. I can only recall one instance where a response felt renegade. I have tried my best to make my Ryder an all business a hole and just can't do it with the options provided. Everyone still likes me. Maybe that will change at the end. I haven't bothered with romance since I just don't care about any of them. They haven't really given me a reason to.
This isn't the same ME game that hooked me into this series. Had this been the first one, I would have never played another ME game most likely. I will finish this, but unless the next game is very much different, I'm done with the series after this.
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Post by brad2240 on Mar 23, 2017 22:02:31 GMT
I, as a ME fan since day one, am not bored nor depressed and certainly not insulted. If you don't like the game, OP, don't play it. But please don't presume to speak for everyone.
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Post by projectpatdc on Mar 23, 2017 22:16:09 GMT
What the hell is wrong with this community? Like damn bro I make a well thought out post and I get replies from 5 year olds? Is this what our world is turning into?????? I agree that the game needs a good bit more polish, but I love the graphics and the gameplay mechanics. Graphics are also relative. This game graphics are the best I've ever seen in some aspects rivaling my experience in Horizon Zero Dawn. Others are a little lacking but I have to really look for them. The pop ins and weird sound bits aren't that frequent, and I haven't run into any funny glitches or game breaking glitches yet. The game is far more polished than AC UNity, and I didn't have a difficult/bad time playing that game. This game feels like I'm playing in a Ridley Scott/Star Trek movie with Mass Effect lore and characters. The world hazards are amazing, and if you had kept playing, you would know you have to worry about them less as you progress. I love having them because it adds an extra bit of survival mechanics to the game. I've found myself with only a few shots left in my gun, Life support low on my suit and almost too far from the Nomad. The thrill of barely making it back to the nomad and resupplying at a Forward station is great. The combat is also amazing for a Mass Effect game and really any third person shooter with melee and power abilities. I'm a big destiny fan, and I now think Destiny could learn an thing or two from the creative powers/abilities in this game. I'm constantly finding myself saying, "Holy shit that was so cool!" And this game is massive. EOS alone is larger than other open world games. I would some more diverse gameplay. Ie chase sequences with the Nomad (following a Kett Ship or enemy shuttle) or escape sequences with the Nomad from a large alien, zero gravity sequences in space Dead Space style, a bounty system from established colonies. Good feedback though. I just think you jumped the gun on a refund too soon, but I respect your decision and hard earned money
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Post by kino on Mar 23, 2017 23:05:02 GMT
Sometimes people just don't feel a game. I get that. Personally, I haven't experienced much that has put me off.
I've had to adjust my way of playing Mass Effect since this is obviously not ME3, but that's actually been enjoyable. And, yes, like you I'm doing an Insanity run. Enemies are brutal but it's Insanity. I'd be pissed if they weren't.
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Post by zipzap2000 on Mar 23, 2017 23:10:35 GMT
tl;dr Saw a Tera video and just vomited in my mouth and alt F4'd my web browser. Bro do you even read? I said that I loathe tera, I had a reason for putting that video here lol! Says something Tl;DR Do you even read? What did i just, say...
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Post by lyvean on Mar 23, 2017 23:22:48 GMT
It is not the technical issues (even though they are a problem), the animation woes (even though they are horrible), it is, as the OP said, the completely boring story and a tremendous lack of understanding how to build characters, setting and tone. And this comes from a team known for its good stories (well, its ok stories), with EA resources and 5 years.
The end result? The same story template. Oh, look, you are special!! You are the chosen one! Again! Everyone follows you around! Again! Everyone listens to you! Again!! You are the best! Again!
Companions still gathered around like puppies, waiting for their loyalty missions to progress. Unless the main character gives them life, they just stay there, like drones, waiting to expose all their personal feelings after a simple "how do you do" question.
Also they thought, let's make these huge worlds and fill them with hundreds upon hundreds of fetch quests! Go there, click there. You are done. Wow, content.
As for the writing... I think we have all seen it for the disgrace it is. I will only tell you this. At one moment, the main characters says "sigh". He doesn't sigh. He actually says sigh.
I don't mind people enjoying the game, but our standards as gamers as so low. We will buy anything just to justify our addiction and fanboyistic needs. We can literally convince ourselves that we are enjoying this game because we just can't stay back and not spend money on a terrible product like this.
But, it is our fault. We paid money for DA2. We paid money for DAI. And now we will pay money for MEA. It is not EA's fault for releasing this drivel. It is ours.
For the love of god, do not buy this game.
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Post by KaiserShep on Mar 23, 2017 23:32:21 GMT
Oh for fuck's sake.
Oh wells, time to go have fun with my new game.
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Post by lyvean on Mar 23, 2017 23:36:45 GMT
Oh for fuck's sake. Oh wells, time to go have fun with my new game. Good luck. I already have Horizon Zero Dawn and in two weeks one of the GOTY contenders is being released, Persona 5. Not enough money or time for mediocrity.
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Post by Shinobu on Mar 23, 2017 23:44:24 GMT
OP, I'm sorry to hear you're so salty. It's a shame you don't like the game. I do object to you saying: "The people who made this game have ZERO passion. They don't understand nor care what made Mass Effect so beloved," though. That veers from criticism into personal attack.
Also, it's "vent," not "ventilate."
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Post by lyvean on Mar 23, 2017 23:46:08 GMT
OP, I'm sorry to hear you're so salty. It's a shame you don't like the game. I do object to you saying: "The people who made this game have ZERO passion. They don't understand nor care what made Mass Effect so beloved," though. That veers from criticism into personal attack. Also, it's "vent," not "ventilate." He is right, though. That applies to EA though, not BioWare.
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