Mass Effect 3

[Knightt]

I NEVER thought I would EVER see the need to say this but...

Oh SNAP !!!

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Please make sure and watch this in HD !!!

[ian_house]

Saw this earlier today along with Arkham City. Both look absolutely stunning:

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Also watch in HD. Looks like Hugo Strange could well be the next film villain.

[Knightt]

Damn dude... great minds, ya know ? I was about ready to start a Batman thread with this very same video... oh way, I did. (so as not to mix up these two)

Mass Effect 3 cutscenes are on par with Batman: AC though... this makes me really want to dive back into ME2, I might even go home early today from work just to ride the light fantastic of space with Commander Sheppard... I mean, I have to work on 'gettin' it ON' with the blue chick or the bald chick or the... well you now what I mean.

[norrisn]

haha House needs to get Mass Effect 2, he rack disciprine with Mass Effect 1



I shall say this only one more time to you.... Mass Effect 2 will change your life....

[ian_house]

Theres just not enough time man! I've got 12 months now to complete 1 + 2 though... should be easy but I get so distracted with games.

[Knightt]

Theres just not enough time man! I've got 12 months now to complete 1 + 2 though... should be easy but I get so distracted with games.

Meh... skip #1 and just go to ME2 as the second game is SO much more improved.

[ian_house]

Theres just not enough time man! I've got 12 months now to complete 1 + 2 though... should be easy but I get so distracted with games.

Meh... skip #1 and just go to ME2 as the second game is SO much more improved.

What about the choices you make and character progression? Or not that important?

[norrisn]

you get a better load of money to start with, and somethings will just be generic like certain storylines rather then having the ME1 option change it.

I think you also get a boost to your paragon/renegade points

[Knightt]

Theres just not enough time man! I've got 12 months now to complete 1 + 2 though... should be easy but I get so distracted with games.

Meh... skip #1 and just go to ME2 as the second game is SO much more improved.

What about the choices you make and character progression? Or not that important?

Yes, your choices matter... absolutely. Game play will change but 'not that much'. I chose to skip past the first game once I became frustrated with it and the quirks that I found within the game itself. Once I found out that Mass Effect 2 had fixed the previous issues as well as the very bad combat system, I dived right into Mass Effect 2 while Mass Effect became a very cool coaster for my drink.

Mass Effect 2 is also IGN's (I know, I know MORE IGN review, Knightt) 'Game of the Year' and also scored a very stable 9.6 out of 10. But it rates 10/10 in my book and is hands down better than the first. But you may very well like it. Lets say that I have not suffered from starting ME2 without playing ME.

To better describe what you will bypass (or miss), check this out (well, I am REALLY including this video because you get to see Commander Sheppard knock the dog-f@ck out of some chick reporter (at the 2:02 minute mark), hehe naw it's 'ok', she is a wench, still surprised the hell outta me though):

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[HaloReach2010]

I NEVER thought I would EVER see the need to say this but...

Oh SNAP !!!

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Please make sure and watch this in HD !!!

Insta-boner.

[HaloReach2010]

I played through ME1 and loved it....story was AMAZING if you can get past the quirky combat scheme. I found that on my 2nd playthru, once Cmd. Shepard was leveled up something properly, it was a breeze. Only drawback was that it takes 3 complete playthroughs at least, to max out the acheev-o's. I enjoyed the DL missions as well. The DL combat simulator was ME1's attempt at Gears of War Horde mode. (kinda...) Plus easy achievements on the DLC as well....

My Xbox RROD'd so I didnt get the last DL mission for ME2....heard it tied into the comics series by Dark Horse. Bummer.

[Knightt]

Ya know, I think that I may have been victim to that as well and could be a contributing factor to me not finishing... I can't really remember but it sounds familiar to me. The combat system to me was too overwhelmingly 'quirky' as you put it and I know that the lure of an enhanced combat system in ME2 was too much for me to overcome. Another thing I did NOT like was the graphics being slow to actuate when on call. I would exit my planet surface exploration vehicle and the landscape would look really bad and then the graphics would 'catch up' but low and behold, I would turn a corner or something and find the same damn thing. That really bugged me and I thought that it was unacceptable in a game from BioWare AND on the Xbox 350.

I still do not regret jumping right into ME2... the Collectors are creepy enough to keep me plowing through the story (which is AMAZING).

If I were more patient, I am sure I would enjoy ME as well but having experienced the greatness of ME2, it would be hard going back(wards).

[ian_house]

The quirky combat system and menus are the thing that stop me from going back.

[Cyberstrike]

Theres just not enough time man! I've got 12 months now to complete 1 + 2 though... should be easy but I get so distracted with games.

Meh... skip #1 and just go to ME2 as the second game is SO much more improved.

What about the choices you make and character progression? Or not that important?

It's a richer and more rewarding to play 1 and 2 back-to-back and some decisions who made in 1 could help or hinder you in 3. Bioware has said that there will be an import system in Mass Effect 3 and that are a LOT of story points that they have to deal with.

[Cyberstrike]

Ya know, I think that I may have been victim to that as well and could be a contributing factor to me not finishing... I can't really remember but it sounds familiar to me. The combat system to me was too overwhelmingly 'quirky' as you put it and I know that the lure of an enhanced combat system in ME2 was too much for me to overcome. Another thing I did NOT like was the graphics being slow to actuate when on call. I would exit my planet surface exploration vehicle and the landscape would look really bad and then the graphics would 'catch up' but low and behold, I would turn a corner or something and find the same damn thing. That really bugged me and I thought that it was unacceptable in a game from BioWare AND on the Xbox 350.

I still do not regret jumping right into ME2... the Collectors are creepy enough to keep me plowing through the story (which is AMAZING).

If I were more patient, I am sure I would enjoy ME as well but having experienced the greatness of ME2, it would be hard going back(wards).

There are fans that don't like Mass Effect 2 because of "lack of RPG elements".

Overall combat is not that different for me the only major improvemment that I can think of is sniping. In Mass Effect 2 sniping is vastly improved over Mass Effect 1, once you get the Incisisor and Viper.
I hated the sniper rifles in the first game but the Thermal Clips are my only real gripe in Mass Effect 2's combat system more because of the codex said.

[HaloReach2010]

Ya know, I think that I may have been victim to that as well and could be a contributing factor to me not finishing... I can't really remember but it sounds familiar to me. The combat system to me was too overwhelmingly 'quirky' as you put it and I know that the lure of an enhanced combat system in ME2 was too much for me to overcome. Another thing I did NOT like was the graphics being slow to actuate when on call. I would exit my planet surface exploration vehicle and the landscape would look really bad and then the graphics would 'catch up' but low and behold, I would turn a corner or something and find the same damn thing. That really bugged me and I thought that it was unacceptable in a game from BioWare AND on the Xbox 350.

I still do not regret jumping right into ME2... the Collectors are creepy enough to keep me plowing through the story (which is AMAZING).

If I were more patient, I am sure I would enjoy ME as well but having experienced the greatness of ME2, it would be hard going back(wards).

There are fans that don't like Mass Effect 2 because of "lack of RPG elements".

Overall combat is not that different for me the only major improvemment that I can think of is sniping. In Mass Effect 2 sniping is vastly improved over Mass Effect 1, once you get the Incisisor and Viper.
I hated the sniper rifles in the first game but the Thermal Clips are my only real gripe in Mass Effect 2's combat system more because of the codex said.

I solved the sniper problem in ME1 by upgrading the rifle....if you use the explosive rounds and at the highest level you dont even have to use the scope!!!! If you hit the area even remotly close to your target the explosion will not only kill the enemy, but also launch them into the atmosphere. If you combine this with the LIFT/PULL power then blast the hell outta them you can actually put some targets above the Ozone layer....sheer awesomeness.

[Cyberstrike]

Ya know, I think that I may have been victim to that as well and could be a contributing factor to me not finishing... I can't really remember but it sounds familiar to me. The combat system to me was too overwhelmingly 'quirky' as you put it and I know that the lure of an enhanced combat system in ME2 was too much for me to overcome. Another thing I did NOT like was the graphics being slow to actuate when on call. I would exit my planet surface exploration vehicle and the landscape would look really bad and then the graphics would 'catch up' but low and behold, I would turn a corner or something and find the same damn thing. That really bugged me and I thought that it was unacceptable in a game from BioWare AND on the Xbox 350.

I still do not regret jumping right into ME2... the Collectors are creepy enough to keep me plowing through the story (which is AMAZING).

If I were more patient, I am sure I would enjoy ME as well but having experienced the greatness of ME2, it would be hard going back(wards).

There are fans that don't like Mass Effect 2 because of "lack of RPG elements".

Overall combat is not that different for me the only major improvemment that I can think of is sniping. In Mass Effect 2 sniping is vastly improved over Mass Effect 1, once you get the Incisisor and Viper.
I hated the sniper rifles in the first game but the Thermal Clips are my only real gripe in Mass Effect 2's combat system more because of the codex said.

I solved the sniper problem in ME1 by upgrading the rifle....if you use the explosive rounds and at the highest level you dont even have to use the scope!!!! If you hit the area even remotly close to your target the explosion will not only kill the enemy, but also launch them into the atmosphere. If you combine this with the LIFT/PULL power then blast the hell outta them you can actually put some targets above the Ozone layer....sheer awesomeness.

It was the fact that all of the sniper rifles in Mass Effect 1 all seemed to be bolt guns that fired one shot then had you had to wait for the thing cool down to fire again. By the time you can get Frictionless Material X for a set of HNW X weapons (or whatever the name was the best top of the line weapons you get before the final battle with Saren) I really had no use for any Sniper Rifle anymore, I just used the Assault Rifles and the pistols.

In Mass Effect 2 with the Viper (the rifle you can find when you recruit Thane) and the Incisor (a DLC gun) are rapid fire guns.