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Post by Vormav on Apr 10, 2017 21:49:02 GMT
As far as Mass Effect boss fights go, this one gets a pass, although I didn't even bother trying to revive my squad after a while. I was disappointed by not being able to shoot the Archon, even if it was just to make sure he was dead.
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Post by shechinah on Apr 10, 2017 22:04:33 GMT
The one or two hours leading up to the finale fight are epic, the ride on Meridian as well, the epilogue is pretty cool too, but the boss fight.. I wanted to shoot or hit that Archon. That's my thoughts as well. I wouldn't call the final battle bad but that's because I enjoy Architect fights. My problem with the final fight is that it's basically a reskinned Architect with console activation and the Archon's commentary added. That's why I selected Good, but procedural.
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Post by The Biotic Trebuchet on Apr 10, 2017 22:13:50 GMT
I wanted to fill that fucker with detachable termal clips meanwhile yelling "Yipi kay yee Motherfucker!", because i'm hardcore as Eezo.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 23:20:01 GMT
Should've just let us Charm or Intimidate the Archon into committing suicide like in the other games.
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Post by Andrew Waples on Apr 10, 2017 23:23:25 GMT
It was kind of a "really, BioWare" moment for me. After killing so many Architects before it was frustrating having to do it again. It was just boring because you already done it before. That being said getting there was good/interesting.
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Post by dutchsghost7 on Apr 10, 2017 23:23:41 GMT
Good but still weak especially with no culminating boss fight. I'd rank MEA final level as better than ME3 but weaker than the rest.
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Post by dutchsghost7 on Apr 10, 2017 23:24:22 GMT
It was kind of a "really, BioWare" moment for me. After killing so many Architects before it was frustrating having to do it again. It was just boring because you already done it before. You don't really fight the architect. You just go from spot to spot and win. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 23:27:06 GMT
Good but still weak especially with no culminating boss fight. I'd rank MEA final level as better than ME3 but weaker than the rest. I'd rank it above ME2 too. ME2 IMO had the lamest boss fight. It was a boss lifted straight from Contra, and it never made sense why a Reaper would look like a person in an early stage of its development.  |
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Post by Andrew Waples on Apr 10, 2017 23:29:13 GMT
It was kind of a "really, BioWare" moment for me. After killing so many Architects before it was frustrating having to do it again. It was just boring because you already done it before. You don't really fight the architect. You just go from spot to spot and win. Yea but it was still there and you still have to avoid it, and "Shoot the head!" every once in a while. Worse I still don't know what its purpose is for. Beyond the Remenant being protecters of the vaults. |
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Post by themikefest on Apr 10, 2017 23:31:19 GMT
I'd rank it above ME2 too. ME2 IMO had the lamest boss fight. It was a boss lifted straight from Contra, and it never made sense why a Reaper would look like a person in an early stage of its development. I'm gonna go with someone at Bioware just finished watching the terminator movies and thought it would be cool to have a giant size terminator. Maybe it was done as a shout out to Arnold? Don't know. |
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Post by sjsharp2010 on Apr 10, 2017 23:35:36 GMT
I liked it and it was definitely better than the Corypheus one from DAI. I certainly found it more challenging than the Cory one anyhow. It was probably the kind of level of difficulty that I'd expect from a final fight personally. It was at least at the same level's I'd say to Saren and the human reaper from ME2
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Post by sjsharp2010 on Apr 10, 2017 23:39:22 GMT
The one or two hours leading up to the finale fight are epic, the ride on Meridian as well, the epilogue is pretty cool too, but the boss fight.. I wanted to shoot or hit that Archon. yeah the last 2 missoins were cool tbh as I loved the Journey to Meridian quest as well. But I thought everything about the main story was pretty good. |
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Post by jf8350143 on Apr 11, 2017 1:59:55 GMT
Let me shoot Archon in the face and I'll be good. Everything else is pretty decent except the way Archon dies.
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Post by KaiserShep on Apr 11, 2017 2:08:57 GMT
Good but still weak especially with no culminating boss fight. I'd rank MEA final level as better than ME3 but weaker than the rest. I dunno. The actual final bosses in the ME trilogy were always kind of odd. Super Hopper and Contra 3 were not exactly inspiring. The suicide mission was going so well….then it appeared. I would have rather taken on a legion of Praetorians, or even a giant praetorian. I mean, why weren't there any Praetorians anyway? It's the friggin base for C'thulhu's sake. |
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Post by decafhigh on Apr 11, 2017 2:19:38 GMT
Good but still weak especially with no culminating boss fight. I'd rank MEA final level as better than ME3 but weaker than the rest. I'd rank it above ME2 too. ME2 IMO had the lamest boss fight. It was a boss lifted straight from Contra, and it never made sense why a Reaper would look like a person in an early stage of its development. What's with BW and their endings? ME2 lifted straight from Contra. ME3 lifted straight from Deus Ex. Is it really that hard to come up with an original ending?  |
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Post by KaiserShep on Apr 11, 2017 2:27:46 GMT
I guess I'll be that weirdo and say that despite ME3's various failings, there were some things that I greatly enjoyed about its ending, particularly the final confrontation with the Illusive Man. Sure, his character was diminished by indoctrination, and then we had the glowworm up top ruin everything, but the tone and Martin Sheen's delivery of his lines that made it oddly satisfying, especially if you use the Renegade dialogue options that actually force you to shoot him before he shoots you. Seriously, if we had been given a rundown of our options through Vendetta rather than that shitty thing above, I would probably have loved the ending.
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Post by Cyberfrog on Apr 11, 2017 4:26:43 GMT
It FEELS plenty epic to me, and I appreciate the generous autosaves (for once).
Analyzing it critically, however, it appears to do little more than throw the same old 'dudes' and mechanics at you. And no role-playing opportunity / choice whatsoever (like keeping vs destroying the base in ME2. Didn't amount to much in ME3, but when it was fresh it was SOMETHING).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2017 6:26:09 GMT
I would have preferred shooting the Archon directly.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Apr 11, 2017 6:39:38 GMT
It was fun, but I felt that fighting all the Remnant Architects on previous planets somewhat took away from the intrigue and uniqueness of the fight. That being said, the Remnant Architects were by far the most entertaining fights in the game. I would have enjoyed fighting the Archon, but final boss fights are really hard to pull off. The Saren one was okay when you were a low level, but I was able to take Saren down in less than 10 seconds at level 60 on Insanity due to having maxed out gear.
I enjoyed it, and it certainly was a step up from the Human Reaper in ME2 and no final boss in ME3.
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Post by PillarBiter on Apr 12, 2017 6:17:10 GMT
I voted lame, with a big BUT: The final missio as a whole was great! that's how ME3 shoudl have been. Except for the part where you get to push a button instead of shooting the archon in the face. We really should have had an interrupt or something. Where's my double tap?
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