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[HadesGigas]

Are there any other multi-disc games on Games on Demand?

 

[HK-47]

Which is why I am staying faithful to L'iara.

Yeah she is a wonderful info kiosk. Or shall we talk about the radical recharacterization of her after ME1.

 

[Lostconfused]

Yeah she is a wonderful info kiosk. Or shall we talk about the radical recharacterization of her after ME1.

She was a giant anti social bitch in ME1. Now she is just a giant bitch. I have no idea what you are talking about.

 

[Fimbulvetr]

She was a giant anti social bitch in ME1. Now she is just a giant bitch. I have no idea what you are talking about.

Same VA. Coincidence?

 

[Kyoufu]

I'm struggling to play through this game again. The planet scanning, the lack of inventory...its killing me...

Plus I am really struggling to have fun with the actual combat. In ME1 I ran wild on enemies on my Vanguard. In ME2 I feel severely gimped to the point where I can't be creative in killing enemies. It is just a rotation of Charge -> Destroy -> Repeat.

Oh well, I hope the DLC is good, haven't had a chance to try all of the DLC out yet.

 

[Lostconfused]

I'm struggling to play through this game again. The planet scanning, the lack of inventory...its killing me...

Plus I am really struggling to have fun with the actual combat. In ME1 I ran wild on enemies on my Vanguard. In ME2 I feel severely gimped to the point where I can't be creative in killing enemies. It is just a rotation of Charge -> Destroy -> Repeat.

Oh well, I hope the DLC is good, haven't had a chance to try all of the DLC out yet.

Turn down the difficulty? I am still fine with my playthrough on Insanity, but then again I like the stop and pop variety of shooters. Also haven't spent that much time mining planets either, at least didn't need to mine anything to get the upgrades yet.

 

[Jerk]

Yeah she is a wonderful info kiosk. Or shall we talk about the radical recharacterization of her after ME1.

Which reminds me:

My Male-Shep is getting all sorts of ass, but my fem-Shep has yet to encounter a partner worthy of her

 

[Zen]

She was a giant anti social bitch in ME1. Now she is just a giant bitch. I have no idea what you are talking about.

How in the hell was she an anti social bitch in Mass Effect 1? I mean you could argue that she was cold in ME2, but there was nothing remotely bitchy about her in the original, and she smartened up in ME2 depending on how you talked with her. Williams and Cerberus girl are the closest things to a 'bitch' of the ME universe, when it comes to your party.

 

[Lostconfused]

My Male-Shep is getting all sorts of ass, but my fem-Shep has yet to encounter a partner worthy of her

You would think Jacob is it since every time she opens her mouth it might as well be another sexual harassment suit waiting to happen.

How in the hell was she an anti social bitch in Mass Effect 1? I mean you could argue that she was cold in ME2, but there was nothing remotely bitchy about her in the original, and she smartened up in ME2 depending on how you talked with her. Williams and Cerberus girl are the closest things to a 'bitch' of the ME universe, when it comes to your party.

Ashley is a bitch because her family has a black mark on its history after the first contact war and doesn't want to be too chummy with aliens? But when some one makes a compliment or a remark to Liara she twists into an insult or something that demeans her and complains about it and she isn't a bitch? Yup makes sense.

 

[Inanna]

I really hate maleShep's VA.

Which reminds me:

My Male-Shep is getting all sorts of ass, but my fem-Shep has yet to encounter a partner worthy of her

Thane is effin badass! And then there is Garrus. Jacob is the most boring character in the entire game, so I don't really consider him worthy of female Shep! He's still better than the worst character in the entire ME universe.. Jack.

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

When you're wrapped up, make sure to check out the Tali love scene on YouTube.

Meh, the journey to get Tali is better than the ending. She is adorable.

 

[bababouille]

Finished it a while ago but read this thread only now.

I won't say what I think about the game but I'd like someone to point me exactly what makes this game a masterpiece.. Even here at Gaf it doesn't get much criticism. I fail to understand all the praise it gets and it makes me a bit perplex about where the industry is heading. It being a GOTY is already hard for me to swallow, when the majority talks about masterpiece, I feel like they're just exaggerating, or being paid or whatever. Masterpiece is not a word to be used lightly.

Someone, please enlighten me.

 

[Fimbulvetr]

Finished it a while ago but read this thread only now.

I won't say what I think about the game but I'd like someone to point me exactly what makes this game a masterpiece.. Even here at Gaf it doesn't get much criticism. I fail to understand all the praise it gets and it makes me a bit perplex about where the industry is heading. It being a GOTY is already hard for me to swallow, when the majority talks about masterpiece, I feel like they're just exaggerating, or being paid or whatever. Masterpiece is not a word to be used lightly.

Someone, please enlighten me.

I'm with you man.

I like the game and it is definitely better than ME1, but I was surprised at all of the GOTY nominations.

 

[AzureNightmare]

She was a giant anti social bitch in ME1. Now she is just a giant bitch. I have no idea what you are talking about.

You clearly don't know what you're talking about.

 

[HK-47]

She was a giant anti social bitch in ME1. Now she is just a giant bitch. I have no idea what you are talking about.

She was a bitch in 1? More like an awkward, isolated bookwormish type.

 

[Lostconfused]

She was a bitch in 1? More like an awkward, isolated bookwormish type.

Yeah but going off on some one for giving her a compliment is past anti social/isolated and into bitch/jerk/douche territory. Or you know just picking up on a random bit of conversation and interpreting it as an insult to her. She is touchy to say the least

I like the game and it is definitely better than ME1, but I was surprised at all of the GOTY nominations.

Same, but then again I am the person that thinks Red Dead should have been GOTY because of its story.

 

[Fimbulvetr]

Yeah but going off on some one for giving her a compliment is past anti social/isolated and into bitch/jerk/douche territory. Or you know just picking up on a random bit of conversation and somehow thinking it was an insult to her.

When did she do this?

I can't remember much about Liara other than instantly developing a crush on Shep for no reason.

 

[Lostconfused]

When did she do this?

I can't remember much about Liara other than instantly developing a crush on Shep for no reason.

After the conversation with Lorik Qui'in where he mentions Benezia and how she was dressed in a business suit. Liara complains about how everyone thinks Asari are promiscuous and by extension that she is as well. It kind of makes sense that mentioning Benezia would hit a nerve with her but still. There was also another moment where Garrus mentions that Asari are lucky because they don't need implants to be able to use biotics. Liara goes on a rant how she had to study and train to learn how to use biotics and how dare Garrus make light of all her pain and suffering making him apologize for that comment. There is also another conversation that goes along the same lines but I am forgetting it.

Edit: I guess I have to replay mass effect 1 again because honestly I don't remember the conversations exactly anymore and its not like any of them are up on youtube either. Well at least you know any that don't involve the romance options.

 

[EatChildren]

I porked Liara in Mass Effect because my only other option was Kaiden, and I couldn't resist that blue space pussy.

I didn't really care for her character though. My Shepard is too busy for emotional relationships.

 

[Yoshichan]

Don't know why but I am not obsessing over the space gypsy like the rest of the internet.

Tali... Spacegypsi...

 

[HK-47]

When did she do this?

I can't remember much about Liara other than instantly developing a crush on Shep for no reason.

Of course there was a reason. Alien women sex appeal!

 

[MalboroRed]

Of course there was a reason. Alien women sex appeal!

Yeah if you like squidheads.

Finished it a while ago but read this thread only now.

I won't say what I think about the game but I'd like someone to point me exactly what makes this game a masterpiece.. Even here at Gaf it doesn't get much criticism. I fail to understand all the praise it gets and it makes me a bit perplex about where the industry is heading. It being a GOTY is already hard for me to swallow, when the majority talks about masterpiece, I feel like they're just exaggerating, or being paid or whatever. Masterpiece is not a word to be used lightly.

Someone, please enlighten me.

Bioware made it/my femshep/dialogue tree/combat better than ME1/what better name to give a grunt character (who's an overgrown toad in a test tube) than calling him "grunt".

 

[Dice]

Yeah if you like squidheads.

Fair trade for eternally young (as far as your life span is concerned) and nervous-system-joining super space sex.

But really she is classier than the others by a mile, or in the case of Tali and Jack, a few hundred miles.

 

[MalboroRed]

Fair trade for eternally young (as far as your life span is concerned) and nervous-system-joining super space sex.

But really she is classier than the others by a mile, or in the case of Tali and Jack, a few hundred miles.

No thanks, I'll stick with humans.

 

[EDarkness]

Reading responses on the internet leads me to believe that this is the reaction to a lot of people who play ME.

I like Tali too but I think some people just need to tone it down a notch.

I am a big Tali fan and glad that I avoided both women in ME1, but some of the Tali love out there is crazy. The only thing I want them to do with the character in ME2 is show what they look like out of the suit.

 

[HK-47]

I wanna know what asari look like to the other species.

 

[Yoshichan]

I just beat it...

Such deep and evolving character development lead combined with such great atmospheric music and story design.

I cried...

 

[Dr Frasier Crane]

Nah, some characters I make then don't like what they look like in the game engine, so I start over on a new character.

I have two Magneto dedicated characters in that list, the first I hated.

ME1 I nearly broke 1000 hours and over 50 characters.

KotOR was over 1,000 hours and can't remember the character count.

I <3 Bioware.

1000 hours?! Really?

That's like 6 work months (assuming a work week is 40 hrs). Who has that much time?

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

I just beat it...

Such deep and evolving character development lead combined with such great atmospheric music and story design.

I cried...

I don't even

 

[daviyoung]

At least someone liked the ending...

 

[Fimbulvetr]

I just beat it...

Such deep and evolving character development lead combined with such great atmospheric music and story design.

I cried...

Nice troll. You got me....

You ARE trolling right? Right?

 

[Mister_Bubbles]

I have to admit, when the T-1000 rose up I think I shed a tear as well. [/Captain Obvious]

Spoiler

Though the ending is pretty intense despite the terrible boss encounter It can be affecting, especially if you lose a party member you liked

 

[Lostconfused]

I wanna know what asari look like to the other species.

Ah the old its only a projection based on what appeals the most to the observer.

 

[ResidentDante]

I porked Liara in Mass Effect because my only other option was Kaiden, and I couldn't resist that blue space pussy.

I'm laughing my head off here!

 

[X-Frame]

I just beat it...

Such deep and evolving character development lead combined with such great atmospheric music and story design.

I cried...

I agree! Though I didn't cry .. Heh.

 

[rainking187]

1000 hours?! Really?

That's like 6 work months (assuming a work week is 40 hrs). Who has that much time?

I'm amazed at how much time some people have put into single games, assuming they're being serious. I don't think I've beaten any of my favorite games more than 5 times.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

1000 hours?! Really?

That's like 6 work months (assuming a work week is 40 hrs). Who has that much time?

I was in High school man.

 

[Patryn]

Finished it a while ago but read this thread only now.

I won't say what I think about the game but I'd like someone to point me exactly what makes this game a masterpiece.. Even here at Gaf it doesn't get much criticism. I fail to understand all the praise it gets and it makes me a bit perplex about where the industry is heading. It being a GOTY is already hard for me to swallow, when the majority talks about masterpiece, I feel like they're just exaggerating, or being paid or whatever. Masterpiece is not a word to be used lightly.

Someone, please enlighten me.

GAF? No criticism? Good god.

Wallow in the bitterness.

 

[Jerk]

GAF? No criticism? Good god.

Wallow in the bitterness.

Yeah, I am thinking that he has not been in a ME thread post release.

 

[lucius]

Finished it a while ago but read this thread only now.

I won't say what I think about the game but I'd like someone to point me exactly what makes this game a masterpiece.. Even here at Gaf it doesn't get much criticism. I fail to understand all the praise it gets and it makes me a bit perplex about where the industry is heading. It being a GOTY is already hard for me to swallow, when the majority talks about masterpiece, I feel like they're just exaggerating, or being paid or whatever. Masterpiece is not a word to be used lightly.

Someone, please enlighten me.

It is as close to a 100% game for me because of the gameplay. My 3rd playthrough on insanity Infiltrator was as fun or even more fun than my 1st playthrough as Soldier on normal. The enemy and squad AI is excellent on the harder difficulties you can't just hide in any cover you have to pick the right spots, it is not perfect but compared to most games it is great. It is fun finding out the different powers that work best together, I liked to line up an enemy and use slam then double reave before unleashing gunfire on them. But another person will play a different way.

The choices carried over from ME1 are pretty cool too, one simple example when I had the choice to save or kill the Rachni Queen in the lab, Ashley wanted me to kill it but Laira wanted to spare it, I decided to spare it even though I had been following most of Ashely's views most of the game. It is nice you get to hear in ME2 how Queen is doing. Many little things like that in the game most developers won't even bother doing.

I will say I liked ME1 music and story more than ME2 but gameplay ME2 is much better.

And how many games can have an alien who help commit genocide on a species(all though a dangerous one)break into song and manage to make him funny and likable.

 

[lethial]

I just beat it...

Such deep and evolving character development lead combined with such great atmospheric music and story design.

I cried...

Videogames make people cry? Oh god lord. *facepalm*

 

[Dice]

Videogames make people cry? Oh god lord. *facepalm*

Apparently FFX and MGS3 made a lot of people cry. I am not one of those people.

 

[Kyoufu]

Was playing earlier. Not having fun with the combat whatsoever. It is so "shooter-fied" that I get bored instantly. To make things worse, I hit my Charge button and bam, game freezes.

Torture.

 

[Dice]

I'm not sure I would like this game on consoles. I am constantly telling my team exactly where to go and what to do and making very precise moves myself. It doesn't seem like it would work right with a controller.

 

[Diablohead]

Videogames make people cry? Oh god lord. *facepalm*

Are we allowed to cry at movies or is that sad to you?

 

[lucius]

Videogames make people cry? Oh god lord. *facepalm*

Maybe he or she is kidding but even if not what's wrong with that, the game didn't make me cry buy the ME series has moved me as much as any movie or book in last few years. Ok I admit I don't read many books but I go to the movies at least 3 times a month.

 

[samdavis]

Are we allowed to cry at movies or is that sad to you?

Mass Effect 2 wasn't that cinematic. And it certainly wasn't worthy of any tears. No game has done that yet.

 

[Melchiah]

Mass Effect 2 wasn't that cinematic. And it certainly wasn't worthy of any tears. No game has done that yet.

Silent Hill 2 disagrees with you.

 

[Coxswain]

I wanna know what asari look like to the other species.

They look exactly the same as they look to you and I; please tell me you didn't miss the incredibly obvious joke and took that one conversation on Ilium at face value.

 

[Fimbulvetr]

They look exactly the same as they look to you and I; please tell me you didn't miss the incredibly obvious joke and took that one conversation on Ilium at face value.

It's true, but only when you're drunk.

It's not as if they already didn't look human enough though.

It doesn't seem like it would work right with a controller.

It doesn't.