Mass Effect 3

pixelburp · 12-02-2012 1:26am

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Temptation............. tempt---ation!!!!!

NO!!!! I will not watch... only need to wait another 30 days. Must stay strong!

I watched it, there's very little to spoil you. I mean unless you have avoided all promotional material - in which case reading this thread would be avoided too haha - the only cutscene / dialogue of worth you see is the start of the game & that just expands on what we already know from trailers and whatnot anyway; that earth comes under attack by Reapers. Other than that it's just the intro 'mission' and one action set-piece, with a little "to be continued" element

We do see some of the returning characters who'll feature:

Ashley's back from #1 (assuming you let her live), along with Liara, Garrus, Mordin & Wrex. Although the latter two seem to only be cameos. No idea how many of the previous roster will come back

. The new jarhead character also features and is as dumb & one-dimensional as he seemed to be. No question - the worst characters by far in this series have been human .

Liamario · 12-02-2012 1:29pm

Got a code from the facebook page. Really impressed. From what I can tell from the demo, you have the option to play the game like and action game, RPG or focus on the story more. The differences are subtle.

Combat feels really good and the graphics are definitely improved. Music was surprisingly dramatic.

passingthrough · 12-02-2012 2:06pm

roll on tuesday!!!!

KilOit · 12-02-2012 2:26pm

Start of the game seems a little silly to me

after all the prep work in the previous 2 games and the attack on the citadel by Sovereign, the humans seem so unorganized and really surprised this is happening and why is there no communication till the reapers are at the moon? it just seems all the research went down the toilet and Earth gets royally ****ed from the beginning, i knew Earth gets hammered from the trailers and all but didn't think it happened at the start. Shepard picked an ideal time to sit back and suck on pina coladas :rolleyes:

Zero-Cool · 12-02-2012 5:59pm

How do you get a code off the fb page? Through thst xbox game on the side?

Mr Freeze · 12-02-2012 7:24pm

sheehy83 wrote: »

How do you get a code off the fb page? Through thst xbox game on the side?

Its an App on Facebook...

It's a guess the sequence type game...at this stage now, I can wait till Tuesday.

Zero-Cool · 12-02-2012 7:25pm

Ah ya, thats just for xbox codes. i hear early access (code with bf3) gets it tuesday and everyone else gets it friday, hope this isn't the case

Josey Wales · 12-02-2012 8:25pm

If the Beta is just the start of the single player campaign then I'm not sure I'd want to play it. Why spoil it before the game comes out?

Also, still now sign of the N7 Collector's Edition on amazon.co.uk. Very disappointing.

super_furry · 13-02-2012 3:02am

Got it through the facebook app early too, just finished it. There's two missions, the first while visually striking is very disappointing and had me very worried for the game, the second turns it around.

You start out and it's like they've hit the reset button? Remember that awesome crew of hardened elite warriors and soldiers you had gathered by the end of 2 and that state of the art hi-tech spaceship you led them around in? Gone. Instead you're a civilian Shepherd waiting for the politicians to talk down to you. The game them plays out the Reaper invasion of earth, which while it looks great kind of jars with eveything from the first two games? The humans are totally unprepared and literally as Earth is being invaded they still don't believe Shepherd.

Mission 2 is much more promising and seems to be set later in the game. There's a couple of 'that's awesome!' moments.

The best of which is the fact that you're trying to help Wrex rescue the only fertile Krogan female in the galaxy, and that Cerberus are trying to stop you by killing you. Killing you to death. The Normandy crew seem to be there and hopefully it will be everyone you amassed from the second game, but deffo in are Garus, Wrex, Liara and Morden.

The gameplay feels even more action and shooter orientated than the second and there's a distinct whiff of Gears of War to it, but going by the second mission, there's still a lot of hope that this won't be another Dragon Age 2.

Kiith · 13-02-2012 11:03am

Is there multiplayer part to the demo? If not, then i don't think i'm going to play it. Not much point in playing some missions from the main game.

Without massively spoiling it, does anyone know how much Miranda is in ME3? Will it be like Wrex and Ash/Kaiden were in the 2nd (i.e. small cameo) or is she in as a party member? Playing through the first 2 games again, and trying to decide who to bang this time around. Basically, whoever is in the third game more, to give some more...dialogue.

Yeah, dialogue :pac:

WolfForager · 13-02-2012 2:06pm

The facebook app is a load of balls.

Mr Freeze · 13-02-2012 2:37pm

Kiith wrote: »

Without massively spoiling it, does anyone know how much Miranda is in ME3?

I think I saw her briefly in the Femshep trailer....just a quick shot of her smashing something with her fist I thought I glimpsed.
I doubt she is going go have a major part unfortunately.

whatsamsn · 13-02-2012 5:29pm

WolfForager wrote: »

The facebook app is a load of balls.

I tried it twice. Couldnt figure out what the sequence was :rolleyes: Now there is no more codes left. Stupid bloody thing. Maybe I am blind but I couldnt see any hints to what sequence was required! bah!

Liamario · 13-02-2012 7:05pm

The sequence was random. I understand the demo is out tomorrow anyways.

passingthrough · 14-02-2012 12:33am

Liamario wrote: »

The sequence was random. I understand the demo is out tomorrow anyways.

Anyone know what time it's due out tomorrow or is it more likely to be early or late?

degrassinoel · 14-02-2012 3:09am

I reckon US times, could be anywere from 2pm to 9pm tomorrow.
Total guess but i'd say around 6pm

passingthrough · 14-02-2012 11:19am

degrassinoel wrote: »

I reckon US times, could be anywere from 2pm to 9pm tomorrow.
Total guess but i'd say around 6pm

Out now,downloading it through marketplace on the xbox,looking forward to this a lot

Mitch Connor · 14-02-2012 11:24am

is it just single player stuff? If it is i'm gonna give it a miss - don't want to spoil ANYTHING in the main game.

Liamario · 14-02-2012 11:25am

Mitch Connor wrote: »

is it just single player stuff? If it is i'm gonna give it a miss - don't want to spoil ANYTHING in the main game.

It is single player only until the 17th; then the multiplayer is available.

passingthrough · 14-02-2012 11:31am

Mitch Connor wrote: »

is it just single player stuff? If it is i'm gonna give it a miss - don't want to spoil ANYTHING in the main game.

From what of read there is no real spoilers for the game and there is multiplayer aspect to the demo too available today if you have an online pass from bf3,if not it's available friday i think

wnolan1992 · 14-02-2012 11:38am

passingthrough wrote: »

From what of read there is no real spoilers for the game and there is multiplayer aspect to the demo too available today if you have an online pass from bf3,if not it's available friday i think

Maybe no major spoilers, but I personally don't want to spoil anything. I mean, from trailers we know Earth is attacked, but I don't even want to watch the set-pieces until I actually have the game. Might bow out of this thread for a while, the temptation to reveal the spoiler tags is too great. :pac:

Only 21 days to go.

Mr Freeze · 14-02-2012 11:52am

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Maybe no major spoilers, but I personally don't want to spoil anything. I mean, from trailers we know Earth is attacked, but I don't even want to watch the set-pieces until I actually have the game. Might bow out of this thread for a while, the temptation to reveal the spoiler tags is too great. :pac:

Only 21 days to go.

I'd be thinking the same as you, might avoid the demo, and play the 1st 2 levels when the game comes out with my imported Shepard.

And avoiding spoiler tags here as difficult as it is.

Zero-Cool · 14-02-2012 11:56am

I was planning to skip the SP demo and just play MP but as UFC 3 is out Friday, I won't be playing the demo much so gonna give the SP a lash, renegade femshep to mix things up.

calex71 · 14-02-2012 12:17pm

Just a heads up for those thinking about playing the demo, it starts out with the beginning of the game, then after that sequence skips ahead to later in a game where you are level 12. So I turned it off then to avoid spoilers.

You will know the point I'm, talking about as mass effect 3 comes up on screen.

Wasn't impressed with the multiplayer at all really.

Kiith · 14-02-2012 3:55pm

So my minor knee surgery happens to coincide with the release of ME3, which means i'll be forced to stay on the couch and play it all week.

dreamers75 · 14-02-2012 4:37pm

BF3 players get the MP beta

http://blogs.battlefield.com/age-gate.php

if this page ever loads.

Noopti · 14-02-2012 4:43pm

Kiith wrote: »

So my minor knee surgery happens to coincide with the release of ME3, which means i'll be forced to stay on the couch and play it all week.

I was going to play Mass Effect 3 also, then I took an arrow to the knee.

(gets coat)

Zero-Cool · 14-02-2012 4:46pm

Noopti wrote: »

I was going to play Mass Effect 3 also, then I took an arrow to the knee.

(gets coat)

degrassinoel · 14-02-2012 6:21pm

still no sign of the pc demo?

Zero-Cool · 14-02-2012 8:01pm

No sign of it on psn either!!

degrassinoel · 14-02-2012 8:42pm

just found it.. ffs

its on Origin (EA's version of Steam)
click store, free games
and there 'tis

2.1gig of awesome!

wyrn · 14-02-2012 10:07pm

I myself am holding off. I hate playing demos of games that you can't wait to play in full.

I hope they've fixed a few things, the EA log in (I'm on PC and Steam). It really bugged me having to wait for it to say it couldn't connect to the server, then wait for a log in screen, wait to get back to the resume page. Those three sequences annoyed me no end, it used to take forever (even though I was logged into Origin). Another small point was not being able to use the tab button when logging into my EA account. That got me every single time.

One last niggly point, I hope they've haven't done any major changes with the controls. The difference between ME and ME2 confused me no end. Shep kept doing the wrong thing, ended up having to change the default ME2 controls to that of ME. It really bugged me that the journal shortcut was taken away.

Anyway, roll on March! I have no idea what is going to happen (apart from Earth being attacked, why oh why I did I read one of the above posts). Can't wait to see if Kaiden will grow up and stop guilt tripping me for dying on him and will Jacob and I have that drink on the citadel?!

Oh the big thing I want to know if what decisions I made will come back to haunt me. Will I regret saving the Rachini queen, will a cure for the genophage be found? Or has that prothean artifact that I only noticed sitting on my desk any significance?!

wyrn · 15-02-2012 12:00am

I pre-ordered ME3 from Game Stop. I see now that if I had pre-ordered it on Origin I would have gotten a free copy of Battlefield 3, dammit!

seantorious · 15-02-2012 12:11am

The controller recognition that was in ME2 isn't present in the demo so I had to use xpadder

.

Apart from that the music really helps set the scene. Hope it continues to be as brilliant as at the start.

Mr Freeze · 15-02-2012 1:28am

Downloaded it and said I would just do the first mission and the try the multiplayer.

The multiplayer is just terrible, even if they improve it, I can't see myself going near it. Its just pure bland.

I won't comment on the first mission, just to say that I hope it improves, and I think it will hence why I still plan on buying this.

Graphically, looks exactly like ME2 & plays exactly like it.

DirkVoodoo · 15-02-2012 7:51am

Well that was the most thoroughly underwhelming demo ever.

I remember when Mass Effect was released, I thought it looked cool and was tempted after KOTOR, but I read one or two reviews that weren't so positive and decided to hold off. Then my brother's bought it for me for my birthday. I can still remember how epic and cinematic that first mission was, the Reaper attack on Eden Prime was straight out of the best sci-fi.

Same for ME2, while I didn't appreciate the stripping down of the role playing elements, the story started out in an equally memorable fashion.

This one, well, the attack that has been promised since the first game was a little "meh". There are a few sombre moments but it lacked the impact I was hoping it would have. Maybe it felt a little too rushed?

I'll still buy it.

Spunge · 15-02-2012 9:57am

Dragon Age: Origins was the last good bioware game.

Noopti · 15-02-2012 9:57am

I must say I really enjoyed the demo, even the first level - while a little run of the mill and easy did have an emotional impact on me. I finished it thinking "I want to wipe those reapers out".

Also graphically it does look better than ME2 to me - the biggest difference I noticed was with the characters faces (especially Ashley who no longer looks like a reanimated corpse).

I also loved the music. Roll on March 9th.

Mr Freeze · 15-02-2012 10:06am

Noopti wrote: »

Also graphically it does look better than ME2 to me - the biggest difference I noticed was with the characters faces (especially Ashley who no longer looks like a reanimated corpse).

Ashley did look great, but Shepard and Anderson looked terrible I thought, especially the uniforms they had on. Textures were really bad.

I just hope it's down to the demo having really low textures.

Zero-Cool · 15-02-2012 10:09am

Freeze, play the 2nd level of the demo...go on.....you know you want to

Did it come out on PSN yet? I couldn't wait up any longer for it last night, f*cking sony!

Mr Freeze · 15-02-2012 10:14am

sheehy83 wrote: »

Freeze, play the 2nd level of the demo...go on.....you know you want to

No, I thought playing the intro would be sound, the same as playing if from the start anyways when I get it...No real spoilers in it, bar setting the scene, which I thought was lame for the same reasons super_furry stated above.

How can people still not believe Shepard and be totally unprepared for the attack?

Pretty underwhelming intro anyways compare to ME1 and ME2.

The MP though is abysmal, it just shows how bad the combat in these games really is, that is doesn't stand up when the game is stripped down to just it.

Varik · 15-02-2012 10:31am

where's the best to preorder.

Just bought bf3 yesterday and have yet to download it so I could get a refund off ea at this point, I can't find any reference of the bf3 offer on origin site.

Zero-Cool · 15-02-2012 10:39am

Varik wrote: »

where's the best to preorder.

Just bought bf3 yesterday and have yet to download it so I could get a refund off ea at this point, I can't find any reference of the bf3 offer on origin site.

http://store.origin.com/store/ea/en_US/html/pbPage.me3

Sesudra · 15-02-2012 10:44am

Mr Freeze wrote: »

How can people still not believe Shepard and be totally unprepared for the attack?

My take on that was in ME1, Sovereign was just one ship, people didn't know it was a Reaper. Then in ME2, Shepard was working for Cerberus, who the Alliance have no reason to trust, so they might not take his word on the fact that the Reapers are the massive threat they obviously are

. Like Anderson said in the demo, its all just words and reports to them, Shepard and his crew are the only ones who've actually experienced the Reaper threat first hand. Also, the Earth council guys seemed really surprised that the Reapers had reached Earth so fast without tripping any alarms, as it were.

Mr Freeze · 15-02-2012 10:46am

^ Ya, I understood all that fine, I just thought it was rubbish.

Sesudra · 15-02-2012 10:52am

^ Ha, fair enough!

If anyone fancies a cool book version of the Reaper idea, the Revelation Space books by Alastair Reynolds are AMAZING

NunianVonFuch · 15-02-2012 12:32pm

The demo completely ignores the whole point of the Arrival DLC. At the end of that you

detonate the mass relay, killing over 300,000 Batarians but delaying the arrival of the Reapers so mankind can prepare.

Which had no point since they still don't believe the Reapers are coming. Maybe Shepherd just

doesn't like Batarians...

Mr Freeze · 15-02-2012 12:37pm

^ maybe more will be explained after the intro about what happened between ME2, its DLC and the start of ME3, cause at the moment, they appear to be ignoring quite a few important points alrite for the sake of a stat reset excuse.

I just find it impossible to believe that Shepard would be sat at a desk after being removed from active duty, instead of going rogue to do something about the imminent reaper attack

passingthrough · 15-02-2012 1:01pm

is there any way of using a controller with the demo on pc, im not mouse and keyboard bashing but i just prefer using a controller

Zeouterlimits · 15-02-2012 1:25pm

passingthrough wrote: »

is there any way of using a controller with the demo on pc, im not mouse and keyboard bashing but i just prefer using a controller

Apparently Bioware are pretty backward/asshattery about this, none of their games (including the demo) support a gamepad.
It's crazy. And stupid.

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