He's not the only one because I liked it too. ME3 is my favorite game in the series.well then you are the only onebut good for you.
RPG is not some ossified classification. Definitions evolve and cross over. It still very clearly had choices, customization and loot. They just lost the D20.I just remember feeling like it was a step back from KOTOR and basically a TPS. And then ME2 and 3 came out and people were like "remember when ME was a RPG?" Cognitive dissonance.
Too bad? Mass Effect 2/3 shit all over 1 in everything but story.
I would even debate that ME2's story is way more interesting than the Reaper stuff...the only thing that ME1 had that was cool was Saren...outside of that the story was pretty bleh.
ME2 improved a lot of stuff, even narrative-wise.
I only wish ME2 retained the open world.
I would even debate that ME2's story is way more interesting than the Reaper stuff...the only thing that ME1 had that was cool was Saren...outside of that the story was pretty bleh.
ME2 improved a lot of stuff, even narrative-wise.
I only wish ME2 retained the open world.
There's a lot of nostalgia glasses going on with Mass Effect 1. The combat in 2 and 3 are leagues better, especially 3.
That said ME1 does a lot right and isn't matched by the sequels in certain areas such as immersion, scale, art design, and level design.
Too bad? Mass Effect 2/3 shit all over 1 in everything but story.
In the art book it says they changed Shepard's armor from white to black because it made him look like a medic.
Always interesting to look back on things like this, good stuff OP.
I do wish they went with playable squadmates. I'm guessing it was slowing down the combat too much. I do hope it's something they revisit one day. It would have been awkward to quickly tab between squadmates with the 360 controller but now you have Kinect, PS4 Touchpad, WiiU Gamepad and the keyboard so I'm sure they could put it in if they wanted to now.
Better look at the old galaxy map.
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Not as many clusters, but I wonder if the plan was to have almost every planet visitable in each system?
Nailed it. Dropped the RPg and became a shooter. Boring
Humans are special.ME2 had a story!?
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Playing ME1 today on PC is leagues better than 2 & 3 in terms of pretty much everything but story. I personally like the Gameplay better in 1, as well, though many will disagree.
ME2 had a story!?
Better look at the old galaxy map.
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Not as many clusters, but I wonder if the plan was to have almost every planet visitable in each system?
I love Mass Effect. Favourite new IP this generation. All three games are amazing in their own ways.
Too bad? Mass Effect 2/3 shit all over 1 in everything but story.
Was the game running on a difference engine early on and moved to UE3 half way through?
The fuck? The main narrative of ME2 was the worst of the trilogy. It felt like they took the plot of a DS or iOS spinoff and tried to turn it into a main series entry.
Great thread, so many details that I did not know.
I would add a teaser trailer that I have always thought it fits better with the third part than the first one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbIuOU4l1Pw&feature
I mean, that kind of scene we never saw it in the actual game, right? I know it is not a gameplay trailer but still I found it weird and makes me think that maybe they had another plot in mind.
And after reading the post on that other forum, it is clear the sequels were rushed...
Remember that this was before Gears of War became incredibly popular. Too bad what happened with the direction of the series.
886 144285 Administrator Tombiri told you that Liara is being held by Smiley, a local salarian drug lord. Unfortunately, Smiley is quite paranoid, and is sealed inside the station's former medical bay.
887 144287 You've learned Liara's current location from the criminals on Throw Down.
888 144289 Your team and Sessa Tarrent have killed Raciloma. You now have a pass into Smiley's heavily guarded sanctum. Head to the former medical bay in Throw Down Plaza.
889 144290 Confront Smiley
890 144291 You've been deceived; Smiley never had Liara. Administrator Tombiri has secretly been running the Miners' Union. She lied to get you to eliminate Smiley for her. It's time to pay a little visit to the Administration Office.
891 144292 Turnabout
892 144294 Plot Complete
893 144295 Administrator Tombiri suggested you work with Sessa Tarrent to get at Smiley. Sessa works for the Miners' Union, an organization which appears to have its fingers in a number of unsavory pies. She can be found in the Refinery level.
894 144296 Talk to Sessa
895 144297 Sessa Tarrent asked you to help her team destroy a cache of Cartel drugs. They are at a test bore site outside the mining station; exit through the garage below Throw Down Plaza.
896 144299 The test bore site, and the Cartel's drug cache, have been destroyed. Report back to Sessa Tarrent in the refinery.
897 144300 Reporting In
898 144301 Your destruction of the drug cache has drawn out Raciloma, the younger brother of Smiley. He will meet to negotiate with Sessa in the shut-down southern line of the refinery. Your team will precede them to the meeting site, and prepare an ambush to kill Raciloma.
7975 181129 CONVERSATION: Liara talks to the player and unlocks the door to the dig stie.
7976 181131 CUTSCENE: The Armature walks out blocking the exit. The catwalk the player entered on is blocked off as well.
7977 181133 CUTSCENE: Liara runs into the tower, pursued by mercs. One is about to fire at her, but another stops him and warns they have to take Liara alive. Liara escapes into the tower and activates the shields/defenses, trapping herself inside. The mercs then notice the player.
7977 181135 CUTSCENE: Liara runs into the tower, pursued by mercs. One is about to fire at her, but another stops him and warns they have to take Liara alive. Liara escapes into the tower and activates the shields/defenses, trapping herself inside. The mercs then notice the player.
7978 181137 CONVERSATION: Liara calls out to the player from the tower.
7979 181139 CONVERSATION: Liara talks to the player and then unlocks the tower.
7980 181141 Joker: "Okay, commander. The base camp is about half a klick down the canyon. And stick to the shade, or you'll get yourself cooked pretty fast down there."
7981 181142 Mercenary Leader: "Heads up, they're trying to flank!"
7982 181143 [AMBIENT CUTSCENE]: A geth dropship buzzes overhead, firing rockets which miss Shepard. It then drops geth into cover in front of Shepard, and continues to drop more squads to replace losses.
7983 181144 [AMBIENT CUTSCENE]: A geth dropship buzzes the gatehouse and ocntinues further down the canyon.
7984 181145 It worked
7985 181147 CUTSCENE: Liara and the player jump from the tower as the purge activates.