Mass Effect 3 - Page 18

LeadHead · June 8 2011, 03:05 AM

Thanks!

SilentP · June 8 2011, 01:00 PM

Cheers, awesome videos

Jax · June 8 2011, 01:57 PM

Looks amazing in that video but hope they lock the frame rate down more, it was so much better in ME2 and being very dodgy in ME 1.

Reverend · June 8 2011, 02:54 PM

I'm sure there's plenty of time to optimise and work out most of the bugs between now and when it's released. I'm pretty sure at this point it'd still be in alpha.

In other news the details for the collector's edition have been released. Looks like they're stealing ideas from the Dragon Age team as there's going to be a robo-mabari companion. I think it's just for the Normandy though, not an in-game combat thing. I do wonder about the extra character & mission bit though. Probably similar to Zaeed in ME2 so probably not worth getting excited about. One assumes everything DLC-wise save perhaps the N7 weapons will be in a not so fancy digital deluxe download package like with ME2, though they probably won't say so until they've secured a fair number of hardcore gamer pre-orders.

bullethead · June 8 2011, 03:42 PM

Reverend wrote:

I'm sure there's plenty of time to optimise and work out most of the bugs between now and when it's released. I'm pretty sure at this point it'd still be in alpha.

In other news the details for the collector's edition have been released. Looks like they're stealing ideas from the Dragon Age team as there's going to be a robo-mabari companion. I think it's just for the Normandy though, not an in-game combat thing. I do wonder about the extra character & mission bit though. Probably similar to Zaeed in ME2 so probably not worth getting excited about. One assumes everything DLC-wise save perhaps the N7 weapons will be in a not so fancy digital deluxe download package like with ME2, though they probably won't say so until they've secured a fair number of hardcore gamer pre-orders.

I heard the N7 weapons are in the Digital Deluxe pack. The DLC mission and the physical stuff aren't included.

Distorted Humor · June 8 2011, 03:49 PM

I own Mass Effect 1 and 2, but have not gotten around to playing them...

I really need to play it though a few times.

Reverend · June 8 2011, 05:45 PM

^Yes you do. Indeed, since B5 is so fresh in your mind I think you'll find it resonating rather strongly as ME has quite a noticeable B5 vibe to it.

SilentP · June 8 2011, 07:33 PM

^ Definitely can agree to that, I played the ME1 sometime soon after watching a lot of B5, very very strong vibe. Not just in the universe's broad stroke set up, but things like the feel of inter-species interaction and even similar music cues in some instances

bullethead · June 8 2011, 10:55 PM

Some pics of weapon customization and the squad menu from a Gamespot demo.

Reverend · June 8 2011, 11:22 PM

^Is it just me or have they changed Liara's face again? I thought she looked better in LotSB somehow.

Reverend · June 9 2011, 07:51 PM

...and here's the full demo footage complete with weapon modding and levelling up powers.

I really like how they've improved the weapon sound effects. There's a lot more snap as well as plenty of low end now.

Distorted Humor · June 9 2011, 08:24 PM

Reverend wrote:

^Yes you do. Indeed, since B5 is so fresh in your mind I think you'll find it resonating rather strongly as ME has quite a noticeable B5 vibe to it.

SilentP wrote:

^ Definitely can agree to that, I played the ME1 sometime soon after watching a lot of B5, very very strong vibe. Not just in the universe's broad stroke set up, but things like the feel of inter-species interaction and even similar music cues in some instances

I can see some of it, as a while back I played Mass Effect 1 up to the point where you get the Normandy. I might start Mass Effect this weekend when I have more time.

-Brett- · June 9 2011, 08:45 PM

So did they cut out dialogue choices entirely, or just for the demo?

Blamo · June 9 2011, 09:32 PM

They were focusing more on the new combat mechanics and the increased RPG customisation. From what's been said (and seen in the Earth invasion demo) the dialogue options are the same as Mass Effect 2, so no need to showcase it.

SPCTRE · June 21 2011, 09:58 PM

Quoting sidoshi over at NeoGAF:

I looked around and couldn't see this mentioned, so kill me if it was.

Today on Twitter, David Silverman (marketing director at BioWare) said these things:

Quote:
"@SilentKittyK the CE of #ME3 has both #FemShep and male Shepard on the box."

"@ChrisCrowdly there will be a #FemShep trailer. We actually had a meeting on her yesterday. We are working on the look now."

YES.

June 8 2011, 03:05 AM	#256
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June 8 2011, 01:00 PM	#257
SilentP Commodore Location: is in a very lonely Corner of the Circle	Re: Mass Effect 3 Cheers, awesome videos

June 8 2011, 01:57 PM	#258
Jax Admiral Location: The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland	Re: Mass Effect 3 Looks amazing in that video but hope they lock the frame rate down more, it was so much better in ME2 and being very dodgy in ME 1. __________________ Brave (B) Great & Powerful Oz (B-) Hunger Games (B-) American Reunion (B) Milk (B-) The Insider (B+) The Rainmaker (B-) God Bless America (B-) It's Kind of a Funny Story (B-) Iron Man 3 (B+) Star Trek Into Darkness (A-)

June 8 2011, 02:54 PM	#259
Reverend Rear Admiral Location: UK	Re: Mass Effect 3 I'm sure there's plenty of time to optimise and work out most of the bugs between now and when it's released. I'm pretty sure at this point it'd still be in alpha. In other news the details for the collector's edition have been released. Looks like they're stealing ideas from the Dragon Age team as there's going to be a robo-mabari companion. I think it's just for the Normandy though, not an in-game combat thing. I do wonder about the extra character & mission bit though. Probably similar to Zaeed in ME2 so probably not worth getting excited about. One assumes everything DLC-wise save perhaps the N7 weapons will be in a not so fancy digital deluxe download package like with ME2, though they probably won't say so until they've secured a fair number of hardcore gamer pre-orders. __________________ Star Trek Logos - Dark Knight Adventures - DeviantArt

June 8 2011, 03:49 PM	#261
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June 8 2011, 05:45 PM	#262
Reverend Rear Admiral Location: UK	Re: Mass Effect 3 ^Yes you do. Indeed, since B5 is so fresh in your mind I think you'll find it resonating rather strongly as ME has quite a noticeable B5 vibe to it. __________________ Star Trek Logos - Dark Knight Adventures - DeviantArt Last edited by Reverend; June 8 2011 at 08:12 PM.

June 8 2011, 07:33 PM	#263
SilentP Commodore Location: is in a very lonely Corner of the Circle	Re: Mass Effect 3 ^ Definitely can agree to that, I played the ME1 sometime soon after watching a lot of B5, very very strong vibe. Not just in the universe's broad stroke set up, but things like the feel of inter-species interaction and even similar music cues in some instances

June 8 2011, 10:55 PM	#264
bullethead Fleet Captain	Re: Mass Effect 3 Some pics of weapon customization and the squad menu from a Gamespot demo. __________________ A business man and engineer discuss how to launch a communications satellite in the 1960s: *Biz Dev Guy*: Your communications satellite has to be the size, shape, and weight of a hydrogen bomb.

June 8 2011, 11:22 PM	#265
Reverend Rear Admiral Location: UK	Re: Mass Effect 3 ^Is it just me or have they changed Liara's face again? I thought she looked better in LotSB somehow. __________________ Star Trek Logos - Dark Knight Adventures - DeviantArt

June 9 2011, 07:51 PM	#266
Reverend Rear Admiral Location: UK	Re: Mass Effect 3 ...and here's the full demo footage complete with weapon modding and levelling up powers. I really like how they've improved the weapon sound effects. There's a lot more snap as well as plenty of low end now. Interesting how Shep mentions the Cerberus squads are all indoctrinated. I can't help but wonder how that happened. I mean so far all we've seen is a kind of passive indoctrination that comes from mid-to-long term proximity to certain types of reaper tech. We've never really seen how the reapers go about actively indoctrinating large groups. I think the most recent novel touched on this but I don't recall the details. It also begs the question; is the Illusive Man also indoctrinated? If so, has he been all along? __________________ Star Trek Logos - Dark Knight Adventures - DeviantArt

June 9 2011, 08:45 PM	#268
-Brett- Rear Admiral	Re: Mass Effect 3 So did they cut out dialogue choices entirely, or just for the demo?

June 9 2011, 09:32 PM	#269
Blamo Fleet Captain Location: UK	Re: Mass Effect 3 They were focusing more on the new combat mechanics and the increased RPG customisation. From what's been said (and seen in the Earth invasion demo) the dialogue options are the same as Mass Effect 2, so no need to showcase it.