[Megathread] Mass Effect 3

[Oerba Yun Fang]

Didnt we already have this conversation? Reading thru the last few post is giving me a sense of deja vu.

404 pages, conversations are bound to repeat themselves. Several times. lol

[Wyrmwing]

It makes sense in a way the ending discussion is being regurgitated once more now that the extended cut is only two days away, but that doesn't it from being incredibly silly.

Now discussing the new content after having played through it. That makes more sense.

[Oerba Yun Fang]

It makes sense in a way the ending discussion is being regurgitated once more now that the extended cut is only two days away, but that doesn't it from being incredibly silly.

Now discussing the new content after having played through it. That makes more sense.

Why is it silly? If people want to discuss it further, let 'em.

[Kaelwryn]

Why is it silly? If people want to discuss it further, let 'em.

I have to agree it is silly....because its a dead horse that has been resurrected and killed, and then zombified and killed. Nothing new ever comes up in those conversations I feel.

[Oerba Yun Fang]

I have to agree it is silly....because its a dead horse that has been resurrected and killed, and then zombified and killed. Nothing new ever comes up in those conversations I feel.

Doesn't mean it shouldn't happen. This thread probably gets a bunch of new readers a day that haven't seen said conversations further back in the thread, and hey, maybe they'd like to join in.

[Leonard McCoy]

Ok Here is a simple way to understand good writing from bad writing.

Did you set up a Protagonist? Shepard
Did you set up an Antagonist? Reapers
Did the story lead up to a final confrontation between the Protagonist and the Antagonist? No at the last moment Bioware switches to a conversation with a new Antagonist, who the Protagonist doesn't disagree with. /thread

Diablo 3 has all of those and is probably the worst written story in a video game ever IMO. Yes the star child could have used better execution but the concept of it is sound and you've talked to plenty of spooky AIs in the past. Your list doesn't seperate good from bad as I could name any number of Hollywood movies built on that formula that sucked balls.

[Gravath]

Practice makes perfect.
Soon bioware will be reading MMO-C in addition to the other networks for information and userfeedback.

[Myobi]

2GB DLC, it better be something good... though I'm already expecting the worst =/
26th, if it had came out today it would be a nice birthday present for me =D! (Yes, now that you know it, you may shut up about the ending and wish me a happy birthday and tell me how awesome I am, presents can go to my pm box!)

Edited: Hummm the game is about 10Gb, the DLC itself is 2Gb... I wonder if it's only 3 additional scenes as the supposed leak said.
Edited2: Shadow Broker Lair is about the same size... with could mean fucking nothing at all ^^;

[Gravath]

2GB DLC, it better be something good... though I'm already expecting the worst =/
26th, if it had came out today it would be a nice birthday present for me =D! (Yes, now that you know it, you may shut up about the ending and wish me a happy birthday and tell me how awesome I am, presents can go to my pm box!)

Edited: Hummm the game is about 10Gb, the DLC itself is 2Gb... I wonder if it's only 3 additional scenes as the supposed leak said.
Edited2: Shadow Broker Lair is about the same size... with could mean fucking nothing at all ^^;

ALL of those are the endings we are getting.

Happy birthday, my greatest ME3 debate antagonist!

[Yakobro]

2GB DLC, it better be something good... though I'm already expecting the worst =/
26th, if it had came out today it would be a nice birthday present for me =D! (Yes, now that you know it, you may shut up about the ending and wish me a happy birthday and tell me how awesome I am, presents can go to my pm box!)

Edited: Hummm the game is about 10Gb, the DLC itself is 2Gb... I wonder if it's only 3 additional scenes as the supposed leak said.
Edited2: Shadow Broker Lair is about the same size... with could mean fucking nothing at all ^^;

3.5gb of base ME3 is the actual out-of-engine cutscenes, of which there aren't too many :\

Diablo 3 has all of those and is probably the worst written story in a video game ever IMO. Yes the star child could have used better execution but the concept of it is sound and you've talked to plenty of spooky AIs in the past. Your list doesn't seperate good from bad as I could name any number of Hollywood movies built on that formula that sucked balls.

People don't really play Diablo to immerse themselves in the story, and you do fight Diablo in the end...
And you even said yourself they sucked balls

[Gravath]

People don't really play Diablo to immerse themselves in the story, and you do fight Diablo in the end...
And you even said yourself they sucked balls

This is sad.
I replayed the ME games 6-7 times, but i could barely stand to start D3 on hell once.
Funny how Blizz expects people to play D3 40 times (4 difficulties per character, 2 characters per class, 5 classes) with such a poor story.
You have no effect on the plot. You just run around and smack stuff in the face and other characters runs the show for you and every experience is identical.

[Myobi]

ALL of those are the endings we are getting.

Happy birthday, my greatest ME3 debate antagonist!

Shit what a mess, sucks that I can't read damn ...
And big fankz

This is sad.
I replayed the ME games 6-7 times, but i could barely stand to start D3 on hell once.
Funny how Blizz expects people to play D3 40 times (4 difficulties per character, 2 characters per class, 5 classes) with such a poor story.
You have no effect on the plot. You just run around and smack stuff in the face and other characters runs the show for you and every experience is identical.

I must agree with this. Not to mention in the end you get like "Congratz, you just fucked up everything with all that smacking!".
Not to mentioned one of my fav. character in the game is bloody turned into what I find a actually attractive demon...

Diablo with high heels & great tits... who can resist to that.

[Gravath]

Diablo with high heels & great tits... who can resist to that.

Definatly the best part of the game.

I seem to recall Diablo also had some fine hips and curves to go with them...
Diablo is the greatest transvestite i ever seen.

[Gothicshark]

2GB DLC, it better be something good... though I'm already expecting the worst =/
26th, if it had came out today it would be a nice birthday present for me =D! (Yes, now that you know it, you may shut up about the ending and wish me a happy birthday and tell me how awesome I am, presents can go to my pm box!)

Edited: Hummm the game is about 10Gb, the DLC itself is 2Gb... I wonder if it's only 3 additional scenes as the supposed leak said.
Edited2: Shadow Broker Lair is about the same size... with could mean fucking nothing at all ^^;

Gratz fellow first phase Cancer-ian. I'm a bit luckier on days mine being Anti-X-Mas. I only have to wait one day.

[Oerba Yun Fang]

I must agree with this. Not to mention in the end you get like "Congratz, you just fucked up everything with all that smacking!".
Not to mentioned one of my fav. character in the game is bloody turned into what I find a actually attractive demon...

Diablo with high heels & great tits... who can resist to that.

I probably would have liked the story more if it weren't painfully obvious by the end of the first act who would turn in to Diablo. I mean, an obviously feminine appearance to Diablo in concept art combined with a chick producing firey explosions killing everyone around her? C'mon.

I didn't even make it through Act 1 on Nightmare before I got bored of the game though. :/ Meanwhile, I've played ME1 through ME3 10 times easily.

[Nerraw]

This is sad.
I replayed the ME games 6-7 times, but i could barely stand to start D3 on hell once.
Funny how Blizz expects people to play D3 40 times (4 difficulties per character, 2 characters per class, 5 classes) with such a poor story.
You have no effect on the plot. You just run around and smack stuff in the face and other characters runs the show for you and every experience is identical.

To be fair, this is what Diablo is all about. The story has never been the focus point, it's been all about killing hordes of monsters and getting phat lewt, in order to kill more hordes of monsters.

[Oerba Yun Fang]

To be fair, this is what Diablo is all about. The story has never been the focus point, it's been all about killing hordes of monsters and getting phat lewt, in order to kill more hordes of monsters.

But Diablo and Diablo 2 at least had an interesting storyline to go along with the massive amounts of killing. Diablo 3... not so much.

[Kuthe]

Why are Phantoms the single most evil mofo thing in this game.
I'm fighting the asian ninja boss, and get him down to about 2health bars, and then get hit by the remaining phantom I've yet to kill and die to it.
ALWAYS.

I hate them. SO MUCH.

[Oerba Yun Fang]

Why are Phantoms the single most evil mofo thing in this game.
I'm fighting the asian ninja boss, and get him down to about 2health bars, and then get hit by the remaining phantom I've yet to kill and die to it.
ALWAYS.

I hate them. SO MUCH.

I don't mind the phantoms as much as the banshees. Banshees give me nightmares to this day. *shudder*

[Gravath]

Why are Phantoms the single most evil mofo thing in this game.
I'm fighting the asian ninja boss, and get him down to about 2health bars, and then get hit by the remaining phantom I've yet to kill and die to it.
ALWAYS.

I hate them. SO MUCH.

Nuke the adds first, always.
This is EXTREMLY important on higher difficulties.
Smack em with grenades, shockwaves, anything with aoe.

ME3 is a dangerous game to get tunnelvision in.

I don't mind the phantoms as much as the banshees. Banshees give me nightmares to this day. *shudder*

I love their scream.