* Mass Effect 3 *

Pighardia · 14 Feb 2012 at 22:35

It is Bioware, Low-Res textures are to be expected! At least they did a high-res pack for DA 2 though, so they might do it for this(hopefully)

MoodyB said:
As usual the mod community will probably fix what they can

I doubt it, considering the lack of ME and ME2 mods, apparently you can't do anything with them. Dragon Age had a few, but was apparently still hard to mod.

Amnesia · 14 Feb 2012 at 23:10

ive downloaded origin but cant seem to find the demo for mass effect 3....any help ?

nvm found it

Martini1991 · 14 Feb 2012 at 23:10

Where's this demo

?

Amnesia · 14 Feb 2012 at 23:12

origin
free games

Heatsinked · 14 Feb 2012 at 23:19

Awesome demo! Can't wait! Surpassed expectations.

Martini1991 · 14 Feb 2012 at 23:53

I can never tell how I feel about mass effect 2, I see the first as the better game and feel that they're not as good as they could have been.

Cutshaw · 15 Feb 2012 at 00:36

I'm a bit underwhelmed. I should be happy it isn't absolute pap, but after the leaps and bounds they made from ME to ME2 in terms of gameplay and combat, this just feels like more of the same.
The textures are pretty ugly(I wouldn't be surprised if that's just how they are, assuming it's to keep size down might be wishful thinking) and as some people have pointed out, some of the animations are pretty hilarious. Anderson running made me laugh, then feel a bit sad.
The dialogue didn't exactly have me reeling either, a bit more cheese than I would have expected from them at least.

Without importing a save from ME Wrex is dead in ME2, by default he is alive in ME3

Playing as a vanguard took no adjustment at all, it was a massacre by way of muscle memory almost. The new husks looked awfully cartoony. The jumping across gaps automagically felt totally unnecessary. But hey seem to have improved, or removed the need for line of sight when using squad powers, so that's good, I think. I liked the whizz/bang effects when you get through a layer of protection. They've brought back some of the old skills/talents, I at least seen Fitness for the Vanguard. There also seems to be a weight limit again.

I didn't hate it... just expected more and I'm still planning to wait on more informed opinions after it's released.

ArnieRambo · 15 Feb 2012 at 01:32

^ i agree....i was hoping for much better graphics..but its just ME2

Pighardia · 15 Feb 2012 at 01:41

I don't see why people were expecting better graphics, Bioware don't do grahics!

We might get a high-res texture pack this time though

Martini1991 · 15 Feb 2012 at 01:42

I'm undecided, I'll play it through, but I still find the first to be the best.
And yes Cutshaw, I had a "Nice screw up there Bioware" at your spoiler tag.
Garrus's face is another "Wtf" for me, since he got pretty messed up in ME2.

Si105 · 15 Feb 2012 at 01:55

Enjoyed the demo. Seems more similar to ME2 in general rather than ME1.

The graphics are okay imo, looks fine over all, the textures are hideous though. A HD texture pack + sharpen filter would make it much nicer.

Accendo · 15 Feb 2012 at 02:01

Martini1991 said:
Garrus's face is another "Wtf" for me, since he got pretty messed up in ME2.

It's not really a shock that his face has healed or been healed, especially with the technology that's available, if they can bring Shepard back from the dead then a few facial scars aren't any trouble.

Martini1991 · 15 Feb 2012 at 02:06

Accendo said:
It's not really a shock that his face has healed or been healed, especially with the technology that's available, if they can bring Shepard back from the dead then a few facial scars isn't any trouble.

They left him that way the entirety of Mass Effect 2.
I'm not saying that it's implausible, I just find it a continuation error.

Pighardia · 15 Feb 2012 at 02:11

It wasn't that messed up was it? iirc the events of ME2 don't take long so it might have healed on its own since then .

I am struggling with ME1 still, I just can't find the motivation to play it( I hsve played it many times before).

Martini1991 · 15 Feb 2012 at 02:12

I guess I'm just over reacting

I just would have liked to see the same model (Without broken armour though)

Mass Effect is a brilliant series, but I feel let down by it as though it could have offered more.

~>Dg<~ · 15 Feb 2012 at 02:13

mass console port 3 .

its made for console its so bad its obvious.

Pighardia · 15 Feb 2012 at 02:16

Martini1991 said:
Mass Effect is a brilliant series, but I feel let down by it as though it could have offered more.

I do agree, but I really try not to think like that ....That way madness lies

....the thought is definitely there, but I ignore it

As someone mentioned a while ago, imagine if they incorporated space travel in to the game similar to X3!! :eek:

Westie · 15 Feb 2012 at 02:17

Neil stole ur ocuk account?

Accendo · 15 Feb 2012 at 02:20

Martini1991 said:
They left him that way the entirety of Mass Effect 2.
I'm not saying that it's implausible, I just find it a continuation error.

Yeah but you have to remember over the course of Mass Effect 2 only a small amount of time passes, from ME2 to ME3 six months have passed.

The Wrex one is bad though, I wonder if BioWare will explain it.

MoodyB · 15 Feb 2012 at 02:23

Pighardia said:
I doubt it, considering the lack of ME and ME2 mods, apparently you can't do anything with them. Dragon Age had a few, but was apparently still hard to mod.

Iirc there was a few character / weapon texture mods for ME2, or is my memory failing me?

I can handle the low rez enviro textures. Just. It's the large pixels on the character outfits & faces during any cutscenes that annoys me the most.

And some of the character faces are hideous. Thankfully they're mostly ncp's.

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