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Post by dutchsghost7 on Apr 8, 2017 22:53:49 GMT
Took me 82 hrs on hardcore completeing 80% of the game getting viability for each planet to 100% and doing most of the side content.
Overall it's better than DAI but nothing compared to TW3. I'm still fed up with the games fetch quests and openworld. They can't do it. They just can't. I miss the OT and Shepard.
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Post by Doctor Fumbles on Apr 8, 2017 23:01:34 GMT
Took me 82 hrs on hardcore completeing 80% of the game getting viability for each planet to 100% and doing most of the side content. Overall it's better than DAI but nothing compared to TW3. I'm still fed up with the games fetch quests and openworld. They can't do it. They just can't. I miss the OT and Shepard. Well, at least you actually finished it instead of quitting on the spot like some.
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Post by colfoley on Apr 8, 2017 23:01:38 GMT
It's interesting that you should say that because some of the side quests have reminded me of witcher in a very positive light.
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Post by colfoley on Apr 8, 2017 23:02:51 GMT
Took me 82 hrs on hardcore completeing 80% of the game getting viability for each planet to 100% and doing most of the side content. Overall it's better than DAI but nothing compared to TW3. I'm still fed up with the games fetch quests and openworld. They can't do it. They just can't. I miss the OT and Shepard. Well, at least you actually finished it instead of quitting on the spot like some. dutch is nothing if not persistent.
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Post by Doctor Fumbles on Apr 8, 2017 23:04:28 GMT
Well, at least you actually finished it instead of quitting on the spot like some. dutch is nothing if not persistent. That is true.
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Post by Qui-Gon GlenN7 on Apr 8, 2017 23:06:29 GMT
i just finished reading your post.
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Post by dutchsghost7 on Apr 8, 2017 23:11:03 GMT
It's interesting that you should say that because some of the side quests have reminded me of witcher in a very positive light. The loyalty missions were the only worthwhile side quests in this game, the Asari arc quest being the best in the entire game.
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Post by KaiserShep on Apr 8, 2017 23:12:27 GMT
Took me 82 hrs on hardcore completeing 80% of the game getting viability for each planet to 100% and doing most of the side content. Overall it's better than DAI but nothing compared to TW3. I'm still fed up with the games fetch quests and openworld. They can't do it. They just can't. I miss the OT and Shepard. There's a heck of a lot of busy work for sure, but I think that overall there are also a lot of side quests that have more substance to them than Inquisition's and can sometimes even be amusing. In any case, at least you took the time to actually give the game a chance. As one that actually likes DA:I, and as DA:I is received better critically, that MEA is considered better is actually pretty encouraging to me. Oh, and hi dutch. (contractual obligation)
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Post by joglee on Apr 8, 2017 23:13:03 GMT
Took me 82 hrs on hardcore completeing 80% of the game getting viability for each planet to 100% and doing most of the side content. Overall it's better than DAI but nothing compared to TW3. I'm still fed up with the games fetch quests and openworld. They can't do it. They just can't. I miss the OT and Shepard. Me:1 had a ton of open world stuff just fyi.
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Post by KaiserShep on Apr 8, 2017 23:16:38 GMT
Took me 82 hrs on hardcore completeing 80% of the game getting viability for each planet to 100% and doing most of the side content. Overall it's better than DAI but nothing compared to TW3. I'm still fed up with the games fetch quests and openworld. They can't do it. They just can't. I miss the OT and Shepard. Me:1 had a ton of open world stuff just fyi. Yeah, but only kinda. I guess it kinda gets away with it because it's totally inconsequential in just about every respect. Like, if you did an NG+ playthrough and didn't need the XP anymore, nothing came out of simply ignoring that stuff in the endgame. I guess the same is true here for the most part, though a lot of things add to the viability number.
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Post by smilesja on Apr 8, 2017 23:17:37 GMT
Hi Dutch!
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Post by joglee on Apr 8, 2017 23:20:50 GMT
In case y'all forgot. This is just one planet out of many, many, many moons with random tasks and objectives.
Just like Andromeda.
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Post by dutchsghost7 on Apr 8, 2017 23:21:05 GMT
Just for reference I'd give this game a 7/10. The ending was OK but i felt they played it safe just like DAI. And I was disappointed there was no ending boss battle. I horded and bought numerous cobra missiles for that.
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Post by flyingovertrout on Apr 8, 2017 23:21:46 GMT
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Post by dutchsghost7 on Apr 8, 2017 23:22:46 GMT
In case y'all forgot. This is just one planet out of many, many, many moons with random tasks and objectives. Just like Andromeda. Except it won't take you hours upon hours to complete and explore all the open world zones like in MEA. Several times I threw my hands up in the air because of the exhausting amount of fetch quests - I had DAI flashbacks because of that.
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Post by Cyberstrike on Apr 8, 2017 23:24:51 GMT
Overall it's better than DAI but nothing compared to TW3. Why am I not surprised?
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Post by Pearl on Apr 8, 2017 23:26:07 GMT
In case y'all forgot. This is just one planet out of many, many, many moons with random tasks and objectives. Just like Andromeda. That was also ten years ago, and the first entry to the franchise. What point are you trying to make?
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Post by joglee on Apr 8, 2017 23:27:52 GMT
In case y'all forgot. This is just one planet out of many, many, many moons with random tasks and objectives. Just like Andromeda. That was also ten years ago, and the first entry to the franchise. What point are you trying to make? That Mass effect was not always a corridor TPS with RPG elements....You know like the second and third were.
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Post by Cyonan on Apr 8, 2017 23:29:50 GMT
In case y'all forgot. This is just one planet out of many, many, many moons with random tasks and objectives. Just like Andromeda. I'd still say Andromeda has a lot more side content, though. I know it's just my personal experience, but ME:A took me more than twice as long to finish than my first playthrough of any of the OT games(and I didn't rush my way through any of the games). It can kind of get in the way of the main narrative in a way that wasn't quite as much of an issue(but still one to an extent) in Mass Effect 1 if you're trying to 100% the game.
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Post by Cyberstrike on Apr 8, 2017 23:30:47 GMT
In case y'all forgot. This is just one planet out of many, many, many moons with random tasks and objectives. Just like Andromeda. That was also ten years ago, and the first entry to the franchise. What point are you trying to make? Just a guess: that the people who never stop complaining about the so-called "fetch" quests and busy work in ME:A but love the same kind of so-called "fetch quests" and busy work stuff in ME1 are hypocrites.
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Post by ProbeAway on Apr 8, 2017 23:37:16 GMT
I think the map could benefit from having different symbols for the 'additional tasks' (ie collections and basic fetch quests) so at a glance it is easier to distinguish between those and the more substantial side quests.
There are often so many white hexagons on the map that you have to sift through them to find markers for the more interesting quests.
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Post by Qui-Gon GlenN7 on Apr 8, 2017 23:48:01 GMT
I considered downloading the cracked version today, then didn't. So, in essence, I also finished the game. I don't even want this game for free
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Post by projectpatdc on Apr 8, 2017 23:52:09 GMT
Just for reference I'd give this game a 7/10. The ending was OK but i felt they played it safe just like DAI. And I was disappointed there was no ending boss battle. I horded and bought numerous cobra missiles for that. This. As much as I liked the whole Indiana Jones in space storyline and how this "religious" relic/power was ultimately the archon's end, I would have liked to have at least fought the guy in a unique, well thought out fight and then kill him with meridian's power. I will say the combat and leveling system is better than witcher 3. I liked the amount of customization better in Mass Effect for the weapons and Armor, but getting the weapons and armor in Witcher 3 was more epic. It would have been better to have certain special/rare guns, melee weapons, and armor attached to certain epic side quests. I will say Mass Effect Andromeda's main story was about on par with Witcher 3's Main story with witcher 3 being marginally better. Although MEA is probably the closest to emulating W3 style side quests with small fleshed out stories, scanning, following, and fighting, Witcher 3's side quests are still king by a huge margin. The issue with MEA was the side quests felt too "handholding" and never really had a great conclusion/payoff. Witcher 3's side quests had some sort of introduction, twist, and climax seen in short stories. That's basically what they are. MEA's sidequests would just end abruptly and give you a completed notification. I also never understood why they wrote every side quest in a way where we could never actually let the person we are rescuing, capturing, or helping join/ride with us. There was always some excuse for them to stay where they were.
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Post by Doctor Fumbles on Apr 8, 2017 23:54:32 GMT
Just for reference I'd give this game a 7/10. The ending was OK but i felt they played it safe just like DAI. And I was disappointed there was no ending boss battle. I horded and bought numerous cobra missiles for that. This. As much as I liked the whole Indiana Jones in space storyline and how this "religious" relic/power was ultimately the archon's end, I would have liked to have at least fought the guy in a unique, well thought out fight and then kill him with meridian's power. I will say the combat and leveling system is better than witcher 3. I liked the amount of customization better in Mass Effect for the weapons and Armor, but I getting the weapons and armor in Witcher 3 was more epic. It would have been better to have certain special/rare guns, melee weapons, and armor attached to certain epic side quests. I will say Mass Effect Andromeda's main story was about on par with Witcher 3's Main story with witcher 3 being marginally better. Although MEA is probably the closest to emulating 3 style side quests with small fleshed out stories, scanning, following, and fighting, Witcher 3's side quests are still king by a huge margin. The issue with MEA was the side quests felt too handholding and never really had a great conclusion/payoff. Witcher 3's side quests had some sort of introduction, twist, and climax seen in short stories. That's basically what they are. MEA's sidequests would just end abruptly and give you a completed notification. I also never understood why they wrote every side quest in a way where we could never actually let the person we are rescuing, capturing, or helping join/ride with us. There was always some excuse for them to stay where they were. I would be willing to give TW3 a shot if I was able to become a Mage or Archer type class instead of just using swords and some magic. I could deal with ugly Geralt if I had a choice in my combat style.
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Post by projectpatdc on Apr 8, 2017 23:58:18 GMT
In case y'all forgot. This is just one planet out of many, many, many moons with random tasks and objectives. Just like Andromeda. I'd still say Andromeda has a lot more side content, though. I know it's just my personal experience, but ME:A took me more than twice as long to finish than my first playthrough of any of the OT games(and I didn't rush my way through any of the games). It can kind of get in the way of the main narrative in a way that wasn't quite as much of an issue(but still one to an extent) in Mass Effect 1 if you're trying to 100% the game. I appreciate the amount of side content though. Naturally I completed most of it before beating the game and it did kill the pacing a bit, but I never felt like the main story made you feel like you had to do the next mission until the last two. Over it was good, and I imagine anyone's second or third playthrough will be a better experience in terms of pacing because they know what to prioritize and when to engage certain missions.
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