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Mass Effect 3 Debut Trailer - Holiday 2011 - 360/PS3/PC
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ChoklitReign
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The concept is cool but it looks too Gears of War-sy. Are those ammo clips I saw? Damnit they're back! And the suit looks the same as ME2; does that mean we still can't wear full armor pieces? What are they going to change from ME2? It all looks the same.
EmCeeGramr
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I do agree that we're taking the whole "Earth thing" a bit far, but it's simply because some fans of the first game felt stung by ME2's smaller scale and weaker main story, and hope that the final game in the Shepard trilogy will be everything it can be, instead of sacrificing some fan-favorite elements for more mass market ones.
Chairman Yang
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The "humans are the best" thing is definitely disappointing, but it's not going to mean that ME3 is going to center around Earth. Maybe Earth will be the final battle, or maybe the opening battle, but I can't see any scenario where the majority of the game won't be in the larger universe.Fimbulvetr said:
a Master Ninja
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There was a great disturbance in the extranet, as if millions of omni-tools suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.Dance In My Blood said:
?ChoklitReign said:
EatChildren
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See, I quite like the idea that humanity is totally and utterly fucked without everybody else helping them. As stupid as I think the returning Reapers thing is, I can dig Earth getting torn a new one, completely defenceless.
EmCeeGramr
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I hope ME3 ends (or begins) with Shepard destroying all the Reapers on Earth by shooting a planet-destroying gun at it.EatChildren said:
Then the golden age of batarian culture can begin.
I think it would be interesting ending if the Reapers are defeated at Earth, but at the cost of Earth. Any future games would have an interesting atmosphere that humans are basically going extinct (since the vast majority of human population is still on Earth).
Of course then we'll find that Earth being destroyed, perhaps becoming radioactive, ends up being good because it forces humans exploration and expansion
Of course then we'll find that Earth being destroyed, perhaps becoming radioactive, ends up being good because it forces humans exploration and expansion
a Master Ninja said:
I think that meant the modular, swappable pieces of armor (chestplate, gauntlets, et cetera) seen in ME2 as opposed to the full suits of armor seen in ME1. At this point, I'd be glad if they give the women anything to wear besides leather when bullets start flying.
And I for one would be happy to see how the Prothean discovery and entry into the galactic community has changed Earth. (While we're at it, a side mission on that always-mentioned Arcturus would also be nice.) Parts of Earth have apparently turned into paradise, the domestic nature of the Alliance has always been left unclear beyond the codex, and hey, most humans still live there as opposed to some colony. Depending on who you chose, Shepard had a bad childhood there. Should all of that really be ignored throughout? Seems like an obvious thing to settle.
I'm more worried about how, or if, BioWare, resolves what happened in ME2 (like Shepard with Cerberus) and keeps the ending from seeming too anticlimactic for its own good. ME2 is something I remember fondly, but boy.
Fimbulvetr
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Chairman Yang said:
Well duh.
I don't know about anybody else but my reaction is based on the "humans are special" thing solely and I never assumed they were gonna do an earth only game.
There a bunch of unfortunate implications about this trailer.
Either that 1) earth was attacked first for no reason(least likely) or 2) nobody actually thought of gathering a force to fight the Reapers until they just got to earth.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Lo-Volt said:
See, in ME1, if you were an Adept, you actually looked like one. In ME2, you were decked out space marine regardless of what class you were playing.
ColonelColon
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Solo said:
Are you kidding? I'm going to need a spam filter for all the emails.
EatChildren
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Fimbulvetr said:
Reapers attacking Earth first is the most likely, as it plays off the 'humanity is special' card. Reapers think humans are the ultimate threat, as they did in ME2, and attack Earth first to strike at Shepard and what they consider to be the superior species.
Kitschkraft
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Skilotonn said:
A lot of people voiced concerns when the initial ME2 trailers came out....and many of those people felt that their concerns were warranted after playing the game.
Obviously nobody knows how this is going to turn out, earth could be the first 5 minutes of the game before it gets blown up for all we know. They release the teasers for a reason though, they are the best indicator of story/tone that we have to go off for the time being, I'm not really sure what you want. Some are going to like what they see, others are going to think it looks dumb.
This CG trailer means a lot to me because honestly, the CG trailers have actually been pretty indicative of the overall tone of the games thus far. Way back for ME1, they had the "distress signal" trailer, no action was shown, the trailer simply highlighted the choice aspect of the game. It was very subtle, and I honestly felt like it represented the game very well. For ME2, they had that video with Thane and Grunt, it was all actiony and "hardcore". Once again, I think it was pretty representative of the final product.
The actual gameplay trailers have went the same way mind you. The first ME1 trailer at E3 way back when was fucking epic. The second game, the one with that nine inch nails song, was decidedly less so. Wonder where they will go with ME3.
Part of this can certainly be explained as a difference between Microsoft's and EA's marketing, but I can't help but feel uneasy about this "HUMANITY : FUCK YEAH" angle.
It's kinda dumb that people are obsessing over the death statistics the narrator mentions in the teaser. Only 7 million in a week? Jesus Christ people, 7 million people dying in a week is a fucking holocaust! Stalin totally hit the nail on the head with you guys when he said "A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic." Even so, it's probably just some BS number a writer pulled out of his ass when writing the script copy.
Earth, despite how small it relatively is to other celestrial bodies, is still a huge place. The resources and energy required to siege an entire planet is something that would tax even the Reapers.
Earth, despite how small it relatively is to other celestrial bodies, is still a huge place. The resources and energy required to siege an entire planet is something that would tax even the Reapers.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
God damn that was such a small trailer
I NEED EXTENDED 4 MINUTE LONG CUT
I NEED EXTENDED 4 MINUTE LONG CUT
firehawk12
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DennisK4 said:
Does Killzone 3 take place on Earth as well? :lol
And really, that explains why they got rid of the Origins for Dragon Age 2!
I NEED SCISSORS
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If it's a 20 hour shooter with minimal RPG elements, i'm still perfectly fine with it.
scarybore
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alerus said:I think it would be interesting ending if the Reapers are defeated at Earth, but at the cost of Earth. Any future games would have an interesting atmosphere that humans are basically going extinct (since the vast majority of human population is still on Earth).
Of course then we'll find that Earth being destroyed, perhaps becoming radioactive, ends up being good because it forces humans exploration and expansion
That's what I want. Even if Earth isn't destroyed, I hope they fuck humanity over so much that they are removed from the council as they can't meet their obligations.
After that, Bioware can start the cycle over by making humans even more special and still fighting their corner and expanding for all to admire. :/
Fimbulvetr said:
Yes and Yes.
Especially the second one. It's like the rest of the galactic civilization is full of morons incapable of organizing anything at all after Shepard showed them that the danger of the reapers is close (In several times if I may add, Saren, Sovereign, The Geth, The Collectors)
Now, it could be that the whole galaxy is being attacked at the same time so there is no force on earth as it's impossible to save all the planets, and that is why Sheppard just walks away from the window at the trailer end.
Still, the human are awesome thing is soo much bullshit
Chairman Yang
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I doubt something like this will be the case. ME2 carried over tons of stuff from ME1 (and not just in e-mail format, either) and had plenty of choices with obvious future hooks for ME3.Solo said:
Hasphat'sAnts
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witness said:
Move cursor to bottom left. Spacebar. Spacebar. Spacebar.
And you're done.
Solo said:
I think the choices will be much better integrated this time around since they didn't know what they were doing when doing ME2. Not that there were many profound choices you had to make in ME2 anyhow.
EatChildren
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Jerk 2.0 said:
Humanity has always been a big focus to all the games. One of the major themes of Mass Effect was Shepard proving to the rest of the galaxy that humanity is super awesome and special and that they should be given a seat on the Council.
TheVisualizer
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that narrator is hoping for the wrong person to come and save Earth... fuck Shepard we all know Blasto is the only one that can stop the Reapers
EmCeeGramr
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I hope ME3 ends with some other super special race that is super adaptable with amazing courage and innovation starts spreading everywhere with everyone bowing down to worship them and suddenly humanity knows how it fucking feels
EatChildren
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EmCeeGramr said:
Vorcha.
Chairman Yang
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And you get strong hints that the rachni will help in the final fight.Solo said:
I'm not sure what else can be feasibly done other than lip service (and generally pretty interesting lip service at that). It wouldn't make sense to make a bunch of detailed quests that are only accessible with certain choices in ME1.
Fimbulvetr
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EatChildren said:
First the Council.
Then the Galaxy.
Then the Universe.
Just according to plan.
Chairman Yang
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The facts seem to support the krogans actually being the best race. If it weren't for the genophage they'd dominate the universe.EmCeeGramr said:
I am a bit concerned about the story revolving around earth.... hopefully its just the last hour of the game and non involved before. The best thing about mass effect is exploring the galaxy/worlds. If the story occurs on earth it will feel like many other shooters that take place on earth.
firehawk12
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DennisK4 said:
Unless I'm mistaken, you also play super hero human in Dragon Age 2 as well.
Fimbulvetr
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Chairman Yang said:
Those quads.