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The Art of Mass Effect outs two more ME3 squadmates (spoilers)
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Psychoward
Banned
Nope, 2 is DLC. lol
Net_Wrecker
Member
All of this is because they took the Mako out. I hope you people are happy.
CE still pre-ordered because i want to see the series through
Gaf hates everything again. Idk about the designs, but I recall I wasn't that impressed with the final designs for Grunt and Mordin before I played the game. They ended up being 2 of my favorite characters. Conversely, I was really impressed with Miranda's design before the game came out, but after playing the game, I really didn't feel like it completely fit her character. And, compared to everyone else, save poor Jacob, was kind of bland. Although, I completely understand why they didn't go out on a controversial limb the way they did with Ashley. God forbid a character is written with authentic unlikable flaws, trivial character art designs are enough to make people dump on things.
From my perspective, I'd like to know what games have alien/android designs are so much better or appealing. And more importantly, are the designs so important that you'll consider not buying the game to see your Shepard(s) to the in end.
Judging books by cover and stuff...
From my perspective, I'd like to know what games have alien/android designs are so much better or appealing. And more importantly, are the designs so important that you'll consider not buying the game to see your Shepard(s) to the in end.
Judging books by cover and stuff...
It used to be DLC, but the incorporated him into the game.
MoneyLaunderer
Member
I guess the best part is I don't have to take one of them with me if I don't want to...
Complistic
Member
It's probably the CE squad mate.
So the N7 edition has another squadmate?
Just trying to understand if N7 contains an extra character or not, because the price is quite high and I don't think I'm willing to pay it for some shitty alternative outfits and the mechdog
It seems that way.
Not sweat, but exhaust.
shingonation
Member
N7 Edition Character = DLC Character
#2 seems to be that character, unless he's now incorporated into the game, and there's another completely secret character.
I doubt that.
So I hope that #2 comes free with new copies like Zaeed, he's maybe the best character that Bioware has done since HK-47.
#2 seems to be that character, unless he's now incorporated into the game, and there's another completely secret character.
I doubt that.
So I hope that #2 comes free with new copies like Zaeed, he's maybe the best character that Bioware has done since HK-47.
Diablohead
Member
Tomorrow: The normandy is a transformer.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
#2 was known for a long time already. #1 is crazy and was one of the things that the batshit crazy Bioware Social board suggested and discussed shortly after the release of ME2. This fact makes me laugh quite hard.
EDI/ Joker fics are now CANON lololol
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Yet the Bethany Incest threads got locked.
Although,
EDI being a squadmate
But damn. They made
Prothy the Prothean look good
The reveal will come just in time for that Mass Effect Anime
And it's called a Mech.HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
This is why people should never pre-order, no matter how good the game looks or sounds. It can always horribly backfire on you. Plus, it allows companies to gloat about meaningless numbers that later drive the industry.
Although, Donkey Kong Country. Now that is the only exception.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
They managed to make the second one look boring to me. That's amazing
DJSharpeCheddar
Banned
And BioWare's unprecedented descent into complete shamelessness continues.
Unreal.
Unreal.
Pimpbaa
Member
Huge? Those are small. They need to be bigger.
ToyMachine228
Member
Trying to decide if I want to replay ME2 before ME3 comes out to get the perfect ending...I haven't played it in forever so I'm not sure if I really can get the perfect ending without messing something up that I'll forget about.
I don't get why people act like ME and ME2 are the holy grail of sophisticated gaming moments which will now be defiled due to some of the new elements introduced in this one. To me the series has always been about over-the-top fun and not some high-brow, Oscar-nominated writing.
SerArthurDayne
Member
I don't know. I thought ME2 had no story, and began to pander, but was still a pretty good game. I haven't read the story spoilers that came out for 3, as some of you have. So I am probably wrong, but I think all of you are way overreacting. Just wait and see how it goes.
Seriously, in a world where you can bring a guy back to life after suffocation, vacuum exposure, and crash landing on a planet with no protection and you are that bothered by
. Sure, it could be shitty in execution, but whatevs, I'll wait and see, and not be so negative up front.
Seriously, in a world where you can bring a guy back to life after suffocation, vacuum exposure, and crash landing on a planet with no protection and you are that bothered by
an AI put into a robotic body? I don't get the outrage
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
If Shephard can romance the 1st option I will bang my head against a wall... hard.
I mean, there's only so much I can take with ridiculousness.
I mean, there's only so much I can take with ridiculousness.
Im_So_Pringles
Member
I'm not impressed by these decisions in any way, shape, or form. Why Bioware? Why!? I loved Mass Effect 1 and I thought 2 was okay, but this just looks terrible!
I don't object to EDI possessing a body. She is sentient, and it's perfectly reasonable that a sentient being locked up in a starship might want to try the bipedal thing. We've watched holograms attain sentience and legal rights in science fiction, so why can't we imagine that an artificial intelligence is given similar leeway to make that kind of decision? And I don't even object to the possibility of intimacy between humans and artificial sentient life. It's the future; let's allow for the possibility that love occurs in ways we can't imagine here in the present.
But they're going to fuck this up. This is going to become some weird fetish thing because BioWare is focusing on the 'weird' and 'introverted' aspects of a great supporting character (poor Joker) and not his endearing or redeeming qualities. But hey, he's a cripple with weird jokes and he watches porn on the bridge. And instead of going the "Lal" route (where Data's android progeny considers several possible appearances to interact with the outside world), we're probably only going to see EDI become some sex robot? Let me off.
But they're going to fuck this up. This is going to become some weird fetish thing because BioWare is focusing on the 'weird' and 'introverted' aspects of a great supporting character (poor Joker) and not his endearing or redeeming qualities. But hey, he's a cripple with weird jokes and he watches porn on the bridge. And instead of going the "Lal" route (where Data's android progeny considers several possible appearances to interact with the outside world), we're probably only going to see EDI become some sex robot? Let me off.
Yeah I don't get the outrage over
EDI being a squad mate
WrenchNinja
Member
Maybe they built her body so the next time every single party member leaves the ship and the ship gets invaded by some alien threat, someone will actually be there to defend it from Bioware's bad writing.
michaeltraps
Member
I don't get the hate, I think they both look great and am looking forward to this game.
Unfaltering ME franchise hate makes me regret clicking on these threads more and more each time. Maybe I'll start visiting the Bioware Foru-- OH GOD KILL IT WITH FIRE. Ok... I'll stay, but I won't like it.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
The first one isn't bad, just really really silly. It comes off as more then a little pandering.
The second one would have me pretty mad if I still cared about the story in this series beyond simply enjoying complaining about it on message boards.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
You could screw a blue virgin alien chick in ME1...
Get over it guys, the ship of sanity sailed with the first game.
Get over it guys, the ship of sanity sailed with the first game.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
Also the quality of writers.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
And a virgin space Muslim in the second.
In the context of the first game, it made sense at least. The bodies for EDI (of whom getting a body I'm not against) seems like all the MaleShep gifs you see online (grinning like a pedo rapist) got a hand in designing them.
shinobi602
Member
Shiiiit dat
is going to be interesting to talk to.
Prothean
Well, I only go through Amazon...so really no harm no foul.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
And in 3 you'll be bumping uglies with an AI.
This is the high quality space opera gaming gets. I wasn't kidding when I called ME1 all those years ago "Gamings badly written Star Wars."
Though Star Wars actually has less alien diddling.
It does have its fair share of awkward incest though
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