Mass Effect 3 Announced

[Mook]

trailer reminds me of halo for some reason.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vga-10-mass-effect/708363

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[Mook]

that was all cg, so the actual game doesnt look like that.

mass effect is basically a fps wrapped in an rpg. i enjoyed the first, never played the 2nd.

paul can give you a good rundown of the pros and cons.

 

[Riski]

yo

 

[IDAFC21]

I cant wait for this game.

 

[IDAFC21]

graphics look great but I dont know of this game....

Like mike said, its basically a mashup of an rpg and an fps, and its scifi, so think star wars/star trek also. So if youre a scifi fan, youll love the mass effect universe that bioware has created.

The rpg elements are fairly simple, so if youre not an rpg fan (like me) you can still enjoy this game. The combat is also fairly simple, but it works. Just don't expect any cod style firefights. Both of these gameplay elements were kinda clunky in 1, but in 2 they were really smoothed out and refined.

Those are only a small part of the game however. The storyline is where the real meat of this series lies, so be prepared to hear a lot of talking, watch a lotta cutscenes, and if you really wanna get immersed, do a lotta reading. Its all mostly interactive tho, and you're presented with many opportunities to be "good" or "evil". This is one (maybe the only) series where the choices you make in one game dramatically effect what happens in the next game. Because of this I've played thru 1 and 2 twice, and am working on 2 for a third time, cuz there are about 3 different possible outcomes in that one that will effect how 3 plays out. And because of that, Im sure i'll be playing thru 3 at least 2+ times as well. But it all starts with the first game. Which is why if you're interested in getting into this series, you really need to start at 1 and work your way from there, cuz much like the metal gear series, it really would be pointless to pick up the third one w/out playing the other 2.

Oh, and you can have sex with aliens.

 

[Mook]

Oh, and you can have sex with aliens.

 

[Freebeer187]

2 was really good. Great sci fi game. I soppose a good comparision would be a fallout in space? The game shares similar qualities. I beat 2 and the ending is definitely a cliff hanger.

 

[Mook]

bauce trailer is bauce

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/20/mass-effect-3s-take-back-earth-trailer/

make me almost wish i played the 2nd.

 

[Sprayin]

I played through most of two and generally loved the game. Then for some reason I put it down and never picked it back up. Then I let my dumbass friend play the game and he ruined one of the disc's, so now I cant start it again. Think I might pick up 1 and rebuy 2 (since its pretty cheap now) before this comes out. The trailer looks badthefuckass.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

i like how they are sending some up into "space" using a weather ballon for an early release and calling it space edition



http://www.pcworld.com/article/250225/early_copies_of_mass_effect_3_will_go_into_space.html

This week, BioWare released the Mass Effect 3 demo with both singleplayer and cooperative multiplayer modes. Next week the publisher, Electronic Arts, will release early copies into space using weather balloons.

As reported by USA Today, EA will launch six copies from New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Berlin, London and Paris. Each is fitted with a GPS tracking device you monitor from the Mass Effect site.

Whoever gets to the crash site first gets to keep the copy for free and play Mass Effect 3 a week early--that is, assuming the copies survive the trip back down and it doesn't land in a body of water or a highway or on top of the Eiffel Tower.

It’s all a ploy to bring Mass Effect 3’s marketing and hype to a literal stratospheric zenith, but I’ll still be running around with my arms out hoping to catch the NY copy. The regular, non-space edition of Mass Effect 3 will be coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on March 6.

 

[IDAFC21]

they premiered that trailer during the walking dead last night. i mustve watched it at least 2 or 3 times Im still playing thru 2 right now. im trying to get the ending where everyone dies. that save wont transfer over to 3 obviously, but thats the only ending i havent gotten yet.

 

[IDAFC21]

Heres an extended 3 minute trailer. march 6th needs to get here, now.

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[IDAFC21]

Looks as tho the cali launch didnt quite go so well

http://kotaku.com/5888121/very-tall-tree-wins-free-copy-of-mass-effect-3

EA wanted the hype for Mass Effect 3 to go where no game had gone before. So they flew ten copies of the upcoming game into the stratosphere by attaching them to weather balloons. The idea was to have frenzied fans track down the games and claim them when they descended back to terra firma. In one instance, things aren't going as planned.

To the dismay of about 10 people ready to jump into the fight against the Reapers, one of the high-altitude copies of Mass Effect 3 came to rest in the upper branches of a very tall tree in the San Francisco area.

According to the Mass Effect Facebook page, efforts are being made to dislodge the game from branches that are about 150 ft. in the air. Baseballs have been flung and a slingshot is reportedly standing at the ready. Apparently, no one's Push biotics are strong enough to shove the threequel out from such heights. Here's hoping the other nine copies—and the people chasing them—have better luck.

It looks like the vegas launch came down here in arizona, but it looks like its somewhere northeast of Kingman, which is nooooooooooooowhere near me. As far as i know tho I dont think anyones claimed them yet. I love this series, but spending $150+ in gas for a $60 game just aint my idear of a good time.

 

[bmoore04]

Anyone who bought BF3 got a beta invite. Played it last night it was pretty good.

 

[Eagle]

Preordered for 360

 

[Mook]

no shit?

im waiting for my 2 gig demo to finish....havent played since the first one.

 

[Eagle]

yessir

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

I had it pre-ordered on the day they started accepting pre-ordered. Also got the N7 edition. Why, because I liked the extras.

I have 4 characters with different choices. So it may take a while to get through the game. I tend to do every side story possible before moving onto the main ones. I also replayed the ME2 suicide mission 2 times cause the first time I got Garrus and Thane killed. Oops. Wanted them all alive for the 3rd.

 

[TransHed]

I also pre-ordered it.. but like.. a week ago. Playing threw both 1 and 2 again but all evil and such so I have two ways to go with this one.

I suppose I should get XBox live now lol. A Kinect wouldnt be a bad idea either cause you can do voice commands.. but.. I dont know if I wanna spend the money.

 

[IDAFC21]

Preordered for 360

o snap. perhaps you could entice me towards the multiplayer. I havent tried it on the demo, and im not really sold on the MP aspect of the game to be honest, tho everyone says its a blast. Thankfully you dont HAVE to do MP to get the best possible ending in the game. You just have to do more side quests, which I do anyways cuz I usually enjoy them.

 

[TransHed]

Is that Ashley in the trailer? Or Miranda?

 

[IDAFC21]

Its not miranda, but im not sure if its ashley either. it could be ashley, but that would depend on what kind of choice you made back in the first game.

 

[TransHed]

I rocked that bitches world in the first game lol. And no I dont think that would matter as far as that trailer goes. Ashely is supposed to be back in this one. Regardless of your choice, Earth is under attack and the both of you are Alliance Marines.

 

[TransHed]

I have one gripe about this game that wont matter to the rest of you... being in the military myself, they misuse the term Marine and Soldier way too much. They say both in the game.. The Marines are apart of the Navy (and you're in the Alliance Navy in this game because clearly you are on a ship).. Soldiers are in the Army.

Ok. I feel better now.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Is that Ashley in the trailer? Or Miranda?

Its not miranda, but im not sure if its ashley either. it could be ashley, but that would depend on what kind of choice you made back in the first game.

I rocked that bitches world in the first game lol. And no I dont think that would matter as far as that trailer goes. Ashely is supposed to be back in this one. Regardless of your choice, Earth is under attack and the both of you are Alliance Marines.

At 2:10 in the trailer its Ashley.

EDIT: Its Ashley, but the pre-rendered CGI version, which looks startlingly different. I'm not sure if I'm sold on Ash's new ME3 look as compared with ME1/2.

For that matter the Female Shep doesn't look all that great either. They could have just updated the character models to account for the better graphics engine, but a re-design wasn't really necessary.