That's like saying this whole pastry is delicious, it's just that last mouthful that has snot on it!
That's like saying this whole pastry is delicious, it's just that last mouthful that has snot on it!
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Cid's Knight
No lol because the whole game is freaking awesome xD It's almost a 10/10 for me if that ending wasn't very confusing. But if that theory is correct then I freaking love bioware and they can do whatever they want to my endings.
Yeah, it's cheaper to just buy the game for my PS3 than it is to upgrade my lousy PC hardware and get a decent keyboard and mouse. That, and not having to put up with Origin/DRM bs is nice.Originally Posted by Mirage
Like the previous two Mass Effect games, I'm going through it super slow and am more interested in getting to know the characters than saving the galaxy.
Also, people raging over how it ends? Haha, didn't see that coming!
Last edited by DMKA; 03-11-2012 at 06:11 PM.
I like Kung-Fu.
Tuesday. I can expect it Tuesday.
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Cid's Knight
A week late? Really? What jerks! Punch them in the throat.
I once got a game pre-ordered and it didn't arrive that day. I called up and cancelled the pre-order for that reason (they refunded me because they didn't give me what I paid for, which was the game on release day) and then went to the shops and got it that way.
I'm playing it on the 360 because that's what I got Mass Effect (the first one) on - it was out far earlier on the 360 than on the PC - and thus all my saves are on the 360. If the first game was released on the PC or the PS3 on the day it was released on the 360, I'd probably have gone down one of those roads, but that wasn't to be.
Loving the game loads. I'm probably much further behind many of you when it comes to the storyline as I insist on doing everything I can before moving on to the next main storyline quest.
Who did you guys romance? Romanceable character and squad member spoilersI've done the Miranda one but didn't keep it (went back to last save). If she was more prominent (ie, a squad member) I'd probably have stuck with her, but no dice, so oh well. Can't hook up with Traynor 'cause I'm a guy, although it was pretty hilarious watching the man saving the galaxy getting shot down like that. But yeah, there go my girls with delicious accents.Liara? Eh, I like my girlfriends to not be so... blue.
Still gutted over the lack of Krogan squadmate. Have been playing mostly with Garrus and EDI, although switched to Ashley and EDI recently. Might switch again to Garrus and Ashley... shame I can't have all three.
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
Hey Daniel, use your two day code sometime and play multiplayer with us. You know you love playing with us
Also as far as romance goes, in ME1 I hooked up with Ashley, in ME2 Tali, and in ME3 I hit on everything walking, (don't think it's much of a spoiler but hey, BoB did it so: (SPOILER) I told all of these ladies (and more, including Traynor and Allers. Hell, I think I even hit on Cortez...) that I wanted to be with them. I eventually took things too far with Liara and ended up kissing her. Which isn't so bad, but I was just fooling around. One kiss should not lock me into a relationship forevermore! Oh well, she's been a good pal to me in this game so whatever, I'll roll with it I guess.
Oh man, ME3 has a 5.0 from disgruntled users of metacritic. Apparently it was far worse earlier, lower than the likes of Duke Nukem Forever and Final Fantasy XIV. Which, on 4.6 and 3.8 respectively, is pretty bad. xD FFXIII, by comparison, gets 8.1. And the general consensus is that FFXIII wasn't poorly received. I mean, I don't even... it's incredible how (and I've not seen it yet) endings can impact the view of a game. XIII, Deus Ex, XIII-2 and now ME3? That's four games I really love that have all been blasted for their endings lately. Man, I hope Journey's ending doesn't suck.
EDIT: I have kept my two day code for exactly that purpose.
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
We should all activate them at the same time!
This will be a long time from now because I can't afford internet.
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It got so low because of the ending. A lot of people are frustrated at the ending. As I said, it's an otherwise perfect game. That ending last like 10 mins is just wait what? I like the theory I discussed earlier. It makes everything make sense. If it's right or not? Well who knows but it makes the game great with it. And a lot of people wanted a happy rainbow and bunny ending for some reason. :P
So I finally finished the game. I was a little annoyed with the endings but not for the reason everyone else was. Personally, I had no problem with the endings themselves. What annoyed me was the way Bioware put it MP would only enhance the endings but from what I now understand you get slightly "better" endings with higher Effective Military Strength. Your Effective is determined by your total strength times your readiness percentage. In other words, it does affect it. I know it is only minor things (SPOILER)like how much Earth was damaged, if all the party members survived and if you chose the Destruction ending, then Shepard lives right at the end. In all other cases he dies, which if that was the only ending for my Shep, I'd be okay with dying to save all my friends and my world.
As for the theory Freya posted, I'd disagree with it. First, you do not have to shoot TIM, you can convince him that he is indoctrinated through Paragon speech triggers. If you do so, he will shoot himself. Second, shooting someone or being violent, in general, tends to be viewed as a Renegade action in the game as it is the more direct, could careless about the consequences approach. Paragon speech is the more diplomatic approach. Third, yes they are trying to indoctrinate you, thus the weird black edges on the screen during the convo with TIM, but you are fighting it. Indoctrination doesn't happen overnight. All the in-game canon suggests that it happens over time, slowly. Fourth, the Catalyst clearly states that TIM would never be able to control the Reapers because he was already being control by him (the Catalyst), however Shepard could truly control the Reapers. While this could be further Reaper mind games, I doubt it. The Catalyst more or less states that it is a "Reaper" but it is evident that it is more than any single Reaper, even Harby. It is a relic of the civilization that did create the Reapers. In ways it functions like an AI, but obviously has some organic nature. The only viable part is the colour coding of endings where control is blue and destroy is red (synthesis being green). Normally, blue is Paragon and red is Renegade in ME, so I can see that. And last, the reason why Shep wakes up in a pile of rubble in the Destroy ending could be that, the Citadel just went kaboom. :/
A lot of that can probably be attributed to the 4chan crowd who blindly, ruthlessly hate BioWare and hated this game before it even got released. The same people who went out of their wait to collectively spam Dragon Age II with negative user reviews.
Hamburger Helper, etc.
EDIT: Speak of the Devil:
Metacritic Says It Has Removed Rule-Violating Mass Effect 3 User Reviews
Last edited by DMKA; 03-12-2012 at 05:26 PM.
I like Kung-Fu.
They told me not to expect it until Tuesday, but today I got an email saying it's ready to be picked up! I can't pick it up now because I'm at work, but in a few hours we'll seeeee.
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Cid's Knight
BOBBY :argh:
Why in the world would you be able to control them and not someone else? That didn't make sense. I don't believe you could actually do so. That's why I believe it was a more "yeahhhh go ahead and THINK you can" You very well could have been slightly indoctrinated the whole time, hence the visions/dreams. And it was mentioned before about "sleeper" agents. That it has been working in you, and Shep has been around soooo much reaper stuff, it's surprising there hasn't been anything so far. And harby is suppose to be like the oldest, and before it wasn't ever direct interaction with you and him/her/it. When he touches down right in front of you, he probably is super powerful.
Otherwise the endings make NO sense. Your team would never flee like that. They were all ready to lay down their lives, hence all the end speeches. And how'd people you took with you end up on the normandy? Doesn't make sense. I highly doubt bioware would put THAT much effort into the entire series without having some way to explain that. Most people aren't understanding something hence the rage. The Indotrination/hallucination theory works because it explains what happened. Otherwise, there isn't an explanation. Even if isn't correct, there is still something that people are missing.
SWEET! You've finally got it!
Is there a class that lets me have both Energy Drain and Sabotage like Tali? Good lord. With her at my side and my Black Widow in my hands, I am become Death, Destroyer of Reapers. And Combat Engineers. smurf Combat Engineers.
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