Things you should not do in this thread:
-Post pictures of Krogan testicles and/or anuses.
-Post Garrus/Shepard hentai.
-Post 800lb, 18 boobed Tali art.
-Post pictures of Shepard having sex with a Hanar.
-Post anything else from the hard drives of Chinner, nubbe, Snuggler, or EatChildren.
-Generally, avoid anything in the last few pages of this thread.
Update 3:
Here is the Game Informer Hub Page: http://www.gameinformer.com/p/masseffect3.aspx
-You start off with most of your powers from ME2.
-"Shepard can now shoot pieces off of certain enemies to slow them down or reduce their combat effectiveness."
-You can now pick up enemy weapons (assuming they're not melee given the other quotes).
-"We are treating space cinematics and space combat differently and on a bigger scale than ever before."
-Melee attacks play a larger role, with each class having a unique one as well.
Update 2:
-One other note that's not below. The art design, especially for the enemies, looks waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay the hell different than previous games.
Details (Courtesy of GameFAQs):
-Squadmates BioWare said are "playable to some extent": Liara, Ashley/Kaiden, Garrus (if alive), and a new guy called James Sanders who is not the guy from the trailer.
-James Sanders however does share a last name with prominent novel character Kahlee Sanders, a human who is a First Lieutenant in the Systems Alliance and works with Anderson.
-Characters Game Informer saw or heard: Wrex, Mordin, Legion, and Anderson.
-Also present: The Illusive Man and Udina.
-The game starts out with Shepard on trial due to what happened in the Arrival DLC. During the trial, Reapers invade Earth, and Shepard fights his way through husks of various species to the Normandy.
-In one of the screenshots, you can see what looks like a Batarian husk, and also what looks like a Rachni husk in another screenshot.
-There are also screenshots of Ashley, Liara, Kaiden, and Shepard. Ashley now has long hair and an outfit similar to Miranda, while Kaiden and Liara don't look too different, though you could say Kaiden looks a bit more rugged.
-The Illusive Man once again plays a prominent roll, and he is out to kill Shepard for unknown reasons.
-There are now more RPG elements in the game. Two examples given are given below:
--1.) Skill trees are larger and powers evolve several times, offering more freedom in choice.
--2.)Weapon mods also return, but function differently than Mass Effect 1. They allow you to swap out scopes, barrels, and more, which effect the combat performance and appearance of weapons in unspecified ways.
-There is still a pre-determined set of weapons in the game a la Mass Effect 2.
-All classes can now wield all weapons, however, the type of class you play determines how many weapons you can use. Only the soldier can carry all four at once, but exact counts for the other classes were not given.
-The game will have numerous endings, some which are good and some which are bad. Which characters you have in your squad and which allies you decide to recruit can have a drastic effect on which endings are available.
-There will be no multiplayer in Mass Effect 3, but it will be in future Mass Effect mainline games and/or spin-offs.
Also, from the BioWare forums we know that BioWare will try not to spoil the entire game in the marketing campaign this time.
Update 1:
-More screens from the magazine have shown up revealing Cerberus shock troopers, who are bulky, fully armored space marines. They seem to be armed with weapons including stun battons, shotguns, assault rifles, and rocket boots.
-A picture of Captain Anderson is also seen. He is now dressed like Sergeant Johnson from Halo, but with lighter armor that has a more Mass Effect feel.
End Update 1
And here's the magazine cover:
-Post pictures of Krogan testicles and/or anuses.
-Post Garrus/Shepard hentai.
-Post 800lb, 18 boobed Tali art.
-Post pictures of Shepard having sex with a Hanar.
-Post anything else from the hard drives of Chinner, nubbe, Snuggler, or EatChildren.
-Generally, avoid anything in the last few pages of this thread.
Update 3:
Here is the Game Informer Hub Page: http://www.gameinformer.com/p/masseffect3.aspx
-You start off with most of your powers from ME2.
-"Shepard can now shoot pieces off of certain enemies to slow them down or reduce their combat effectiveness."
-You can now pick up enemy weapons (assuming they're not melee given the other quotes).
-"We are treating space cinematics and space combat differently and on a bigger scale than ever before."
-Melee attacks play a larger role, with each class having a unique one as well.
Update 2:
-One other note that's not below. The art design, especially for the enemies, looks waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay the hell different than previous games.
End Update 2EatChildren said:
Details (Courtesy of GameFAQs):
-Squadmates BioWare said are "playable to some extent": Liara, Ashley/Kaiden, Garrus (if alive), and a new guy called James Sanders who is not the guy from the trailer.
-James Sanders however does share a last name with prominent novel character Kahlee Sanders, a human who is a First Lieutenant in the Systems Alliance and works with Anderson.
-Characters Game Informer saw or heard: Wrex, Mordin, Legion, and Anderson.
-Also present: The Illusive Man and Udina.
-The game starts out with Shepard on trial due to what happened in the Arrival DLC. During the trial, Reapers invade Earth, and Shepard fights his way through husks of various species to the Normandy.
-In one of the screenshots, you can see what looks like a Batarian husk, and also what looks like a Rachni husk in another screenshot.
-There are also screenshots of Ashley, Liara, Kaiden, and Shepard. Ashley now has long hair and an outfit similar to Miranda, while Kaiden and Liara don't look too different, though you could say Kaiden looks a bit more rugged.
-The Illusive Man once again plays a prominent roll, and he is out to kill Shepard for unknown reasons.
-There are now more RPG elements in the game. Two examples given are given below:
--1.) Skill trees are larger and powers evolve several times, offering more freedom in choice.
--2.)Weapon mods also return, but function differently than Mass Effect 1. They allow you to swap out scopes, barrels, and more, which effect the combat performance and appearance of weapons in unspecified ways.
-There is still a pre-determined set of weapons in the game a la Mass Effect 2.
-All classes can now wield all weapons, however, the type of class you play determines how many weapons you can use. Only the soldier can carry all four at once, but exact counts for the other classes were not given.
-The game will have numerous endings, some which are good and some which are bad. Which characters you have in your squad and which allies you decide to recruit can have a drastic effect on which endings are available.
-There will be no multiplayer in Mass Effect 3, but it will be in future Mass Effect mainline games and/or spin-offs.
Also, from the BioWare forums we know that BioWare will try not to spoil the entire game in the marketing campaign this time.
Update 1:
-More screens from the magazine have shown up revealing Cerberus shock troopers, who are bulky, fully armored space marines. They seem to be armed with weapons including stun battons, shotguns, assault rifles, and rocket boots.
-A picture of Captain Anderson is also seen. He is now dressed like Sergeant Johnson from Halo, but with lighter armor that has a more Mass Effect feel.
Speedymanic said:Set-piece spoiler...
Only other thing I realized I left out is that they watched a video of a segment involve a krogan vehicle train with Shepard riding along, and as it goes a Reaper comes down from the sky to attack. Shepard's vehicle is destoryed, and fighting the thing is impossible on foot. Then a Thresher Maw comes out of the ground and attacks the Reaper. The Thresher gets the upper hand by coiling itself around the Reaper, then drags it underground. It gets quiet, and seems to be over, then laser fire begins erupting from the ground, and Shepard decides this is a good place not to be.
EatChildren said:
Nils said:
End Update 1
And here's the magazine cover:
