Mass Effect

[shirenuファクトリー]

^Yeah :/ There is a timer, you have to run out of the place. Would be a no-brainer and easy... If you could open the goddamn door lol


EDIT: PROBLEM SOLVED AND FAST! THANKS FLYP

[Tuffty]

Alright! Nice on Flyp!

[Tuffty]

Good news: Mass Effect 3 is delayed until early 2012. I realise a delay isn't always a great thing, but in this case it is. This year seemed way too rushed to me. I would rather prefer they take their time making it. Also this holiday season is already crammed with big game titles. Arkham City, Uncharted 3, Skyrim. It's better that it's moved.

[zoolander]

Casey Hudson said 2012 around the time Mass Effect 2 came out, so when they gave the vague "Holiday 2011" release date I figured it was highly unlikely.

It's always better that the developers get that time they need to make the game they envision. As long as they are at least somewhat efficient about it (see The Last Guardian, DN Forever for what not to do)

[Amplifier]

The Mass Effect series is Sale of the Day on Steam.  The first game runs 5, the second will set you back 10-20 (please don't buy the 'deluxe' edition, though).

http://store.steampowered.com/sale/eaweek

[Tuffty]

For those who don't know, EA have a service called Origin, which is essentially their equivalent of Steam. It'll come as no shock then for any of you to know that ME3 is not available for pre-order on Steam. But what's more, they've announced an Origin exclusive Digital Deluxe Edition available to order. Here's what it includes:

   

• Digital commemorative artwork of Commander Shepard.
• 70-page Digital art book featuring hundreds of unique and gorgeous illustrations from the BioWare development team.
• Limited edition Mass Effect digital comic by Dark Horse Comics, complete with unique cover artwork.
• Exclusive Digital 4x6 lithographic featuring a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork.
• A full collection of in-game content that can’t be found anywhere else!
• N7 Arsenal Pack – Bring the firepower with the N7 Sniper Rifle, Shotgun, SMG, and Pistol.
• Robotic Dog Companion – A faithful sidekick to keep you company on board the Normandy.
• Squadmate Alternate Outfit Pack – New appearances for your favorite squad members.
• N7 Hoodie – For Commander Shepard’s casual days on board the Normandy.
• Relive all the greatest moments of Mass Effect 3 with the digital soundtrack.
• Display your initiation in the N7 ranks with a collection of forum and social badges, avatars, and perks.

No confirmation yet on whether or not you can romance the dog. Oh and the other thing, it's priced at £54.99.

£54.99 for nickel and dime digital content that has next to no impact on the story. Fuck that.

[shirenuファクトリー]

^ bUT there's a ROBOT DOG and a hoodie!


....


Yeah maybe not worth that


(hoodies are sexy tho)

I'm so sad, I have no idea when I'll be able to play ME3 due to my shitty laptop. I need a desktop computer, a proper horror machine that could play at least *anything* released in 2012 and earlier

Also, turns out Flyp's save for my ME2 problem doesn't work afterall. Hmmm or maybe I need an Internet connection... Last time I tried it said I'm missing downloaded content, which is weird because the 1st time I test-opened it it worked. But last time I was at my grandma's, and my mobile Internet doesn't work there... lol

[pikapikapika]

if you don't want to do that shi~ you could get an xbox360 and the game for around 140 euro or something when it comes out
and you could play other recent games too, they look the same pretty much!

[winner]

Robot Dog? It isn't one of those FENRIS mechs, is it? Those look like robot dogs... chopped in half~!

[zoolander]

Now that female Shepard is going to be canon they are having a vote for her official appearance!

http://www.facebook.com/masseffect





People say #5 kinda looks like Samus, also looks the most like my character (only blond). I sort of like #1 too, seems cute and practical. 3 is kinda what I imagined Shepard looks like. Tough choice.

[hanamuke]

How can they be canonizing Fem!Shep?  Do you have a link?

[zoolander]

^ They announced a while ago they were making both Male and female canon now. The fan vote was announced at comic-con and you can do it by Liking your fav fem Shep picture on the Facebook page.

The books revolve around other characters like captain Anderson, Saren and Cerberus, they only mention Shepard ambiguously. I haven't read the comics but I'm guessing that's the same along with the other media.

Demo from comic-con~


Look awesome!  Combat looks even more improved from 2 and Gun modifications are returning. The RPG mechanics and the way you pump points into powers seem like it will make characters a lot more customizable too.

[winner]

When I first saw those femsheps, I felt disappionted.
None of them look anywhere like my character. Which is close to default Shep, so probably most people would also feel the same.


Those 6 just look tough. Mine looks strong-willed, but also kind and smart. You'know, captain-y! not just warrior-y
But since the default is soldier, I guess it makes sense. Doesn't mean I have to like 'em though

[Tuffty]

So after months of will they, won't they about the multiplayer they've finally gone out and confirmed that ME3......will have multiplayer.

The mag’s carrying a cover story about the game’s mode, and has put live a post on its website detailing the news.

“That’s right – Mass Effect 3 is getting multiplayer! We travel to BioWare’s office in Edmonton for hands-on time with the series’ first foray into online gameplay, and chat with Mass Effect Series Producer and Mass Effect 3 Project Director Casey Hudson about the decision to go multiplayer in the epic battle for the galaxy,” it says.

The mag’s cover also mentions the component:

“Multiplayer comes to Mass Effect 3.  Fight alongside your friends, as the Galaxy goes to war!” reads the magazine’s cover along with a picture of Commander Sheperd and his team.

Last month, Xbox World teased that it was going to show a “killer new feature” for ME3 in its next issue, which many thought to be multiplay.

In addition, a South African retailer recently advertised an “online multiplayer pass” for the game.

An official announcement is expected soon.

Mass Effect 3 releases in March next year for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

I can't see competitive multiplayer in it though. Then again I said the same thing about Assassin's Creed and that turned out pretty awesome. The cover says to fight alongside friends, so I'm guessing Co-op missions? Some kind of horde mode?

[Tuffty]

^ Love it when I'm right



Sounds ok. Merely sounds more like a side thing than a core component. Especially when you consider that you can get the same results in single player only. If I could team up with hipsters on these missions it might be a cool idea.

I do like how this announcement almost goes against Bioware's 'Oh we don't let EA interfere with our plans' BS. Multiplayer is one thing but an iOS game? Facebook game? Social media? It definately has the EA touch all over it. I don't really like the fact I have to give my details to yet another social media thing for Bioware now. EA seem to be terrible at it, why not just have one account that works for every EA developed/published game?

[thatonezombie]

If I could team up with hipsters on these missions it might be a cool idea.

Let's do it. If I get the game week of.

[zoolander]

I'm up for it.  Although I'll definitely need time to savor the main game first before I do any of the other stuff.

Does sound like side missions or horde mode sorta which is great, maybe even some persistent RPG elements to it with the way they describe it. I always thought ME multilayer might have a chance to find it's own audience. It's a shooter but add the added Jedi style powers could make for something that stands out and is wacky satisfying fun. At least it's a different team doing the multilayer (and the iOS games and what not) separately so the main team can focus on the game.

[shirenuファクトリー]

I guess the pausing option will be gone then though? You know, when you choose an action or change a weapon... Cuz hum... How could you do that without pausing your partner as well *STUPID QUESTION*

[Tuffty]

I guess it'll pan out in one of two ways, you can either bring up your action wheel and make changes in real time or they treat multiplayer as any other class based shooter these days and treat abilities and guns like 'perks' so you customise your character's class as you see fit before you go on a mission. That way you can map a select number of weapons/abilities to buttons on the controller.  Would probably be a way to balance the game and encourage replayability by limiting abilities to certain classes so players have defined character roles when they go on a mission e.g. Sentinel can act as the tank while Infiltrator flanks enemies etc

My guess will be on the latter as it would be weird if this didn't have some multiplayer character progression where you unlock weapons/abilities with each level you gain while every other game genre has borrowed this RPG-lite mechanic. Also gives you some level of interest to keep playing and unlock better weapons/abilities as you play.

[thatonezombie]

I'm up for it.  Although I'll definitely need time to savor the main game first before I do any of the other stuff.

I'm probably going to beat the game by myself before I do any multiplayer.