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Fox 6 03-10-2012 09:36 AM

Re: Mass Effect 3
 
Finally got around to playing this. Its pretty epic, but I feel that I am watching a lot more cut scenes where I just watch and not choose any dialogue.

Vampyr 03-10-2012 10:32 AM

Re: Mass Effect 3
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Fox 6 (Post 282104)
Finally got around to playing this. Its pretty epic, but I feel that I am watching a lot more cut scenes where I just watch and not choose any dialogue.

People were originally speculating that choices were limited in just the demo, but it sounds like the entire game is like that.

Bond 03-10-2012 01:48 PM

Re: Mass Effect 3
 
I thought the limitation to the dialogue trees would be bothersome at first, but I honestly haven't missed having quite so many options. I think the overall immersive gameplay overshadows the limited dialogue trees, and I'm honestly not sure if/how much the game would be better served with more options.

Typhoid 03-10-2012 03:30 PM

Re: Mass Effect 3
 
I don't like the idea of playing a Mass Effect game and not allowing me to make any choices to affect my mass.


Seriously though, the limited option thing sounds weak. :confused:
What drew me to the game was the ability to alter something nearly every 2nd/3rd line of speech.

I heard beforehand there are 3 (or so) ways to play the game, pertaining to cutscenes and stuff. Action, Story and RPG (or something) each of which changes the amount of work you as the game-player put into actually playing the game. I'm not sure if that's just their way of saying "easy, normal, difficult" for this game. I kind of assume so.

Anyways, I finally beat ME2 last night. So I guess I should experience the third one at some point soon.

BreakABone 03-10-2012 03:57 PM

Re: Mass Effect 3
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Typhoid (Post 282109)
I don't like the idea of playing a Mass Effect game and not allowing me to make any choices to affect my mass.


Seriously though, the limited option thing sounds weak. :confused:
What drew me to the game was the ability to alter something nearly every 2nd/3rd line of speech.

I heard beforehand there are 3 (or so) ways to play the game, pertaining to cutscenes and stuff. Action, Story and RPG (or something) each of which changes the amount of work you as the game-player put into actually playing the game. I'm not sure if that's just their way of saying "easy, normal, difficult" for this game. I kind of assume so.

Anyways, I finally beat ME2 last night. So I guess I should experience the third one at some point soon.

You can play the demo

But it is more or less
Action game
RPG
or Mass Effect

One doesn't allow you to make choices, focusing purely on combat. All the dialog is played out like cutscenes.
RPG is like easy mode, it makes combat a much easier task.
And there's a middle ground

Typhoid 03-10-2012 04:03 PM

Re: Mass Effect 3
 
Why the funk can't there just be a "You can make all the dialogue options, and combat is the toughest." Why does it have to be one, the other, or a bit of both.

BreakABone 03-10-2012 05:02 PM

Re: Mass Effect 3
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Typhoid (Post 282111)
Why the funk can't there just be a "You can make all the dialogue options, and combat is the toughest." Why does it have to be one, the other, or a bit of both.

I guess to appeal to another base

Though, and probably does deserve its own topic. The writer for some of BioWare's game, also offered up a suggestion about games allowing the player to skip game play if they wanted to focus solely on story.

Curious what folks here would think

Angrist 03-10-2012 05:13 PM

Re: Mass Effect 3
 
I'd love to play through the Final Fantasies if I didn't have to do all the repetitive battles. I just don't want to spend the time on that, but I'm interested in the story.

So yeah, I'd like the option.

Combine 017 03-10-2012 05:44 PM

Re: Mass Effect 3
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BreakABone (Post 282110)
You can play the demo

But it is more or less
Action game
RPG
or Mass Effect

One doesn't allow you to make choices, focusing purely on combat. All the dialog is played out like cutscenes.
RPG is like easy mode, it makes combat a much easier task.
And there's a middle ground

Other way around. RPG is the original style of play, where you have combat (can choose difficulty) and dialog choices.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Typhoid (Post 282111)
Why the funk can't there just be a "You can make all the dialogue options, and combat is the toughest." Why does it have to be one, the other, or a bit of both.

There is.
Quote:

RPG is the original style of play, where you have combat (can choose difficulty) and dialog choices.
So yes, you can choose every dialog option and play on insanity difficulty AT THE SAME TIME.
Why dont you find out what youre bitching about before bitching at it? :p

Fox 6 03-10-2012 07:04 PM

Re: Mass Effect 3
 
So much stuff to do on the citadel.... too much stuff...

Professor S 03-10-2012 08:23 PM

Re: Mass Effect 3
 
I'm so pissed my XBox is still broken. No, not pissed. Sad and jealous. Waiting for the PC version. Any ideas when that will come out?

Typhoid 03-10-2012 08:57 PM

Re: Mass Effect 3
 
Quote:

So yes, you can choose every dialog option and play on insanity difficulty AT THE SAME TIME.
Why dont you find out what youre bitching about before bitching at it?

When I looked it up, it just said the 3 variants of game mode, and a brief summary. And the way Babsy made it seem like was you either had to sacrifice dialogue for combat, combat for dialogue, or can use a little bit of both. I wasn't aware the "little bit of both" included a "choose your combat difficulty" as well. :lol:

But it's not like I looked very hard. That would have defeated the purpose of conversation. :D

DarkMaster 03-10-2012 09:13 PM

Re: Mass Effect 3
 
PC version is out I believe, on EA's super crappy Origin service. Diarreha.

Fox 6 03-11-2012 03:48 AM

Re: Mass Effect 3
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Typhoid (Post 282119)
When I looked it up, it just said the 3 variants of game mode, and a brief summary. And the way Babsy made it seem like was you either had to sacrifice dialogue for combat, combat for dialogue, or can use a little bit of both. I wasn't aware the "little bit of both" included a "choose your combat difficulty" as well. :lol:

But it's not like I looked very hard. That would have defeated the purpose of conversation. :D

Choosing combat difficulty has been an option since ME1

Vampyr 03-11-2012 04:10 PM

Re: Mass Effect 3
 
PC version came out at the same time the console version did.

Also, it has been proven that the prothean squadmate is in the original game. You can unlock him on the PC version just by changing some variables.

I'm so happy I didn't support this shit.



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