I bought this on Steam. The game keeps on crashing every once in a while. I also had to turn off hardware audio due to it not allowing me to turn the sound effects down without turning them off.
am I the only one who maxed both charm and intimidate before putting points into anything else? Maybe cause I was an infiltrator and all i really needed to put points in was pistols and the pistol berserking cooldown whatever it was called but none of the other things ever truly felt necessary and the extra charm/intimidate options added some cool dialogue to the story
In any game with a charm/intimidate option that influences conversations, I always dump as many points as possible into that option.
It helps that my current Vanguard Shep got the Assault Rifle bonus skill, so I didn't have to waste points on Pistols or Shotguns.
Lorik is hella awesome. Easily one of my favorite NPCs and all he does is lounge there sipping liquor. It irritated me that you can't take him up on his offer.
We should be debating whether Samara is doable or not, y'all
I think that line about unzipping a space blouse from the esrb rating confirms her as doable.
And something about gyrating alien hips.
This was also discussed, wasn't it? From BBFC.co.uk or something:
"Sex scenes can be triggered by a sequence of conversation choices. Depending on what characters the player has assumed, sex can take place between humans and humanoid aliens of both sexes."
Is there a list of assignments in Mass Effect that you need to return to the Citadel for? I'm not at the point of no return yet, but Soldier Ally just dinged, which makes me think that I have enough assignments for Asari Ally but not Missions, so I was going to go ahead and start the next planet.
If it doesn't go off after that, though, I'll plow through the rest of the assignments - most of the ones I still need are UNC ones anyway.
I know Asari Diplomacy, Missing Marines, and Missing Person need to return to the Citadel, but are there others?
That part creeped me out. I had Wrex using Chemical Rounds when the blond security officer threatened me and she immediately dissolved as soon as the cutscene ended.
I really do hope things are more graphic in ME2, and that there are far more options to talk people down.
In a game with a moral system like ME2, I should feel disturbed if I'm unable to keep my cool and de-escalate a situation. Fuck up a tense conversation? BAM! Blood on the wall, and the cute blonde is choking on blood and sobbing in panic as she dies in front of you.
That's just a bit creepy. Seriously.
But I do agree. A little bit of blood and pain on the part of the people you murder would be a nice touch, and a good way to show how badass/cold Renegade Shep is.
Robman is a fan of the Cronenberg depiction of violence.
I named my renegade AW in DA:O Robman... He killed everything that moved.
That part creeped me out. I had Wrex using Chemical Rounds when the blond security officer threatened me and she immediately dissolved as soon as the cutscene ended.
I really do hope things are more graphic in ME2, and that there are far more options to talk people down.
In a game with a moral system like ME2, I should feel disturbed if I'm unable to keep my cool and de-escalate a situation. Fuck up a tense conversation? BAM! Blood on the wall, and the cute blonde is choking on blood and sobbing in panic as she dies in front of you.
That's just a bit creepy. Seriously.
But I do agree. A little bit of blood and pain on the part of the people you murder would be a nice touch, and a good way to show how badass/cold Renegade Shep is.
Robman is a fan of the Cronenberg depiction of violence.
I named my renegade AW in DA:O Robman... He killed everything that moved.
I was going to buy the fancy Collectors edition [UK] for £55, having justified the price for the art book and whatever the Cerberus network thing was... But now amazon are selling the regular edition for £29.99.
I like Bioware a lot and want to give them money, but this is nearly half the price.
I only hope I won't miss out on too much stuff. I can live without the armor and guns as I'd make do with in-game ones. I'm yet to even equip the dragon armor in Dragon Age, so that was not a worthwhile extra for me.
That is a little vexing, assuming they're not misinterpreting it. Reviewers use wrong terms all the time. Personally I refuse to watch the video in order to keep the experience feeling fresh, even if I know the basics of the first hour of gameplay.
Yeah, I don't see the big deal. Plus it's not entirely clear what happens after those first five minutes anyway. Both hands-on previews I've read have all glossed over the details, and the one evilthecat linked didn't outright say the word he's so upset about.
I'd wager enough of Shepard's brain survived for him to retain his identity. He could have been largely intact, but with his flesh burnt and some organ damage present. Cerberus could have just healed or replaced the damaged parts and revived him instead of just taking some skin cell and forming a whole new body. Who knows? The article doesn't state the details. And either way, it's still Shepard, so I really don't care too much. If there were TWO Shepards running around, then I may be a little miffed. That is, however, not the case.
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"cloning" anyway, at least not in the sense that we understand it. It's heavy reconstructive surgery, which is the term Bioware uses. You may get a bit of Theseus' Paradox going on, though.
I'm interested in how they rebuilt the brain and memories. You'd think they could alter his brain and make him super-loyal to Cerberus or something.
That is a little vexing, assuming they're not misinterpreting it. Reviewers use wrong terms all the time. Personally I refuse to watch the video in order to keep the experience feeling fresh, even if I know the basics of the first hour of gameplay.
I read it and it never says explicitly that he's a clone. Just that he's been "extensively rebuilt." However either fate doesn't really upset me. As far as I can tell it's still Shepard's memories/experiences but in a different body
"cloning" anyway, at least not in the sense that we understand it. It's heavy reconstructive surgery, which is the term Bioware uses. You may get a bit of Theseus' Paradox going on, though.
I'm interested in how they rebuilt the brain and memories. You'd think they could alter his brain and make him super-loyal to Cerberus or something.
Right.
The cloning issue only sucks if they're cloning him and creating a new Shepard without his memories and skills and whatnot. That doesn't seem the case at all, he's got all his memories and all so his brain must have survived. As you say, it's just heavy reconstructive surgery. Like cloning a new heart for someone, just on a much bigger scale.
The preview sounds as if it's some godsend from the unknown, when it's the exact same fucking preview everyone else has already written about. Same experience was given.
Yeah, it's infuriating, but it's not like the game is gunning for the best and most realistic story ever.
It was going downhill the moment you were "back from the dead". Clone or whatever else, (according to the actual logic of the story, NOT a clone), dead people coming back to life is fucking ridiculous, at least still in this day and age.
But it's a goddamn sci-fi setting and story, so who cares really.
What they're doing to Shepard is no less believable than what they did with Frankenstein's monster a century ago. I think in the advanced future, with a company pouring billions of credits into the project and already well-versed in genetic engineering, reconstructing a human body can pass.
Is the "nothing but pieces of burnt flesh, scattered over a large area" part. If they don't give us a decent explanation for how the hell his brain wasn't creamed, I'll be annoyed. If they say his spacesuit deployed an emergency mass effect field or something that slowed his body's descent, I'll be perfectly happy.
What they're doing to Shepard is no less believable than what they did with Frankenstein's monster a century ago. I think in the advanced future, with a company pouring billions of credits into the project and already well-versed in genetic engineering, reconstructing a human body can pass.
Yeah, because Frankenstein is so realistic by today's standards.
You guys are arguing about realism in a science fiction video game?
And like I said before, we still don't know the details. It's a bit silly getting up in arms about something we don't really know about. Either way, it still doesn't bother me.
SHEPARD IS STILL SHEPARD.
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It's just a pretty clever sci-fi way of letting you tweak your character from ME1. I'm fine with it. Lets me fiddle with Jack Shepard's heavily sunken cheeks that I never liked but wasn't a big enough deal for me to start the character from scratch.
What they're doing to Shepard is no less believable than what they did with Frankenstein's monster a century ago. I think in the advanced future, with a company pouring billions of credits into the project and already well-versed in genetic engineering, reconstructing a human body can pass.
Yeah, because Frankenstein is so realistic by today's standards.
???
I didn't say it was realistic, I said if you could swallow that in the context of its setting, I don't see why you can't swallow this in the context of Mass Effect's setting.
You guys are arguing about realism in a science fiction video game?
We're arguing about believability in a science fiction videogame. You're using the phrase "science fiction" like "ho ho, it is meant to have crazy things in it you silly boys" and that's true, but logical consistency is also pretty heavily important in sci-fi, if you don't want your suspension of disbelief completely dismantled.
Just to clear this up, I accidentally read the spoilerific IGN preview posted earlier. I clicked a non-labeled link and well, there it all was.
So, according to them, the situation re: Shepard (massive first-hour spoiler)
is that he is ejected into space through a breach in the hull. His suit is on but ripped, and his oxygen leaks out. Dead. Then you wake up at Cerberus or whatever. They were pretty clear that Cerberus recovered his body and rebuilt it with cybernetics, etc.. No mention of cloning.
I'm thinking that other review was a shitty attempt to garner interest/page hits.
If there's one thing I don't trust previews by anyone other than the company that made the game itself to do, it's communicate plot information accurately.
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In any game with a charm/intimidate option that influences conversations, I always dump as many points as possible into that option.
It helps that my current Vanguard Shep got the Assault Rifle bonus skill, so I didn't have to waste points on Pistols or Shotguns.
Lorik is hella awesome. Easily one of my favorite NPCs and all he does is lounge there sipping liquor. It irritated me that you can't take him up on his offer.
This was also discussed, wasn't it? From BBFC.co.uk or something:
If it doesn't go off after that, though, I'll plow through the rest of the assignments - most of the ones I still need are UNC ones anyway.
I know Asari Diplomacy, Missing Marines, and Missing Person need to return to the Citadel, but are there others?
Excellent. Thanks.
I named my renegade AW in DA:O Robman... He killed everything that moved.
You sir are a gentlemanne.
I like Bioware a lot and want to give them money, but this is nearly half the price.
I only hope I won't miss out on too much stuff. I can live without the armor and guns as I'd make do with in-game ones. I'm yet to even equip the dragon armor in Dragon Age, so that was not a worthwhile extra for me.
it's official. you're a clone. this is infuriating. at least for me.
That is a little vexing, assuming they're not misinterpreting it. Reviewers use wrong terms all the time. Personally I refuse to watch the video in order to keep the experience feeling fresh, even if I know the basics of the first hour of gameplay.
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Yeah, I don't see the big deal. Plus it's not entirely clear what happens after those first five minutes anyway. Both hands-on previews I've read have all glossed over the details, and the one evilthecat linked didn't outright say the word he's so upset about.
I'm interested in how they rebuilt the brain and memories. You'd think they could alter his brain and make him super-loyal to Cerberus or something.
Right.
Yeah, it's infuriating, but it's not like the game is gunning for the best and most realistic story ever.
But it's a goddamn sci-fi setting and story, so who cares really.
Yeah, because Frankenstein is so realistic by today's standards.
???
And like I said before, we still don't know the details. It's a bit silly getting up in arms about something we don't really know about. Either way, it still doesn't bother me.
I didn't say it was realistic, I said if you could swallow that in the context of its setting, I don't see why you can't swallow this in the context of Mass Effect's setting.
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We're arguing about believability in a science fiction videogame. You're using the phrase "science fiction" like "ho ho, it is meant to have crazy things in it you silly boys" and that's true, but logical consistency is also pretty heavily important in sci-fi, if you don't want your suspension of disbelief completely dismantled.
So, according to them, the situation re: Shepard (massive first-hour spoiler)
It's a rule that has served me well.
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Oh, I totally agree. Just figured I'd throw some more evidence on the pile.
I mean I wouldn't want to take a needle through the chest but I'd probably survive it
Unless some SCIENCE! and "a Wizard did it" is involved.
Sup, Infiltrator Commando.
Nobody works.
They'll resume their hype machine the moment the marketing people and the greenlighting people get back to work.
Bioware make the sad assumption we have people we want to discuss things non-video games with