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[Kaiser Shepard]

Good article, even though I've already read the novels.

Only just realized - after reading thing 7 - that the line about having lost a vessel once before, could be interpreted in multiple ways depending on player choices.

[GodWood]

Smooth Criminal wrote...
A lot about TIM and cerberus being indoctrinated makes a lot more sense now, thanks for the read.

TIM is not indoctrinated.
They're speculating.

[xSTONEYx187x]

Thanks, haven't read any of the books so this was a good summary to get me up to date. : )

[ladyvader]

sagequeen wrote...

Hmm... Started on the first spoiler and concluded I should just make the ME novels my summer reading.

That's my plan.  I've read Revelation and I have two others.  I think there is another book coming out later this year. 

[kill_switch_423]

GodWood wrote...
TIM is not indoctrinated.
They're speculating.

So are you.  TIM may or may not be indoctrinated. 

[ShaggyWolf]

If anything I'm more certain that the Illusive man is definitely opposing the Reapers, and sincere in his goals to help humanity as a whole. After reading the books and comics, I'd be shocked if he was actually an indoctrinated baddie.

He even mentions at the end of Retribution that he'd consider working with Anderson, and at the beginning of retribution, he'd consider working with Shepard again, and that's regardless of Shepard's decision regarding the base.

Again, I really doubt he's going to be an actual villian, at least not in the way people are expecting (Indoctrinated and/or intentionally working against Shepard's goals)

[comrade8472]

Should release them as Dlc. Not comics.
1 Anything affecting storyline in a game should be IN Game
2 comics are out dated no one reads them
3 more $ for Bioware/EA
4 what's a comic
5 ?

[BlazeShepard]

Kai Leng may be good, but my Shepard(s) will mop the floor with that SOB

[RPGamer13]

Nice.

Un fortunately: I've only read the first novel. I don't read that much, most books to me are bogged down by descriptions I don't need. But the first Mass Effect novel didn't have this problem.


I still have The Stolen Throne on the backburner.

[phantomdragoness]

*sigh* Reading that has made me depressed. Can't there be sunshine and bunnies somewhere in this galaxy? No? Fine...so long as I get to kick TIM's ass I'll be peachy.

Oh look...

There, I feel better. XD

A very interesting read regardless! I will have to pick up those books when I get the chance!

[GamerJ]

this is a easter egg when the time(countdown) runs out in arrival DLC



pauze at 0:27 why is the illusive man standing with ashley garrus and miranda it looks like

[elarem]

I skimmed the headlines: the problem is I don't read comics/books that tie-in to a video game which supposedly has no 'canon' story and in which my choices were supposed to matter. Now it appears ME only has a 'no canon Shepard story' - and I'm seriously beginning to doubt even that!

I agree with comrade8472's first point :
1 Anything affecting storyline in a game should be IN Game

The one thing I learnt from playing ME1 was that Cerberus = Alliance, always has and always will - so no surprises there as to what they both got up to. Anything that comes from the books/comics just better be well written into the ME3 game, which is all that matters to me, and not just assumed to be the default state from which awesome things will develop.

[Icematt12]

Oh, how I dispise cerberus even more after reading those 10. Now they may have a powerful ally through some mainpulation and millions of credits. The list of potential enemies in ME3 is growing, I might need a large armoury somewhere.

[Kenthen]

I haven't had a chance to read the novels or comics (aside from that one issue in the ME2 CE) for that matter so that was a good article.
It does make me want to actually see about buying the novels though. Soon!

[BiO]

Am I the only one who wants Kahlee Sanders as a romance option in ME3?

[Xeranx]

I stopped reading the novels after the last one that introduced us to Kai Leng. I don't need anymore of that kind of writing.

[Zaxares]

Nice article. I was roughly familiar with the information from the novels and comics through the ME Wiki, but the analysis was still interesting. Regarding #3... I guess it's a good thing Shepard proved himself a friend of Aria in ME2, hmm? Also, Kai Leng is SO going to get his ass handed to him by Shepard.

I also liked the little link at the end: Should Bioware reveal Tali's face in ME3? The answer can be, MUST be, YES!!!

[Kaiser Shepard]

elarem wrote...

I skimmed the headlines: the problem is I don't read comics/books that tie-in to a video game which supposedly has no 'canon' story and in which my choices were supposed to matter. Now it appears ME only has a 'no canon Shepard story' - and I'm seriously beginning to doubt even that!

For the most part, they novels (and comic) nimbly dodge confirming who Shepard is and what he/she has done. Councilor Udina in 2186 seems to occur anyway, though, but that is merely further proof that Anderson didn't like his job enough.

[Eas3]

Great Article!

[Dean_the_Young]

That article could have been much better had the writer not injected his/her own speculation in with the facts.

And also avoided a few exceptionally stupid premise that were laughably or willfully biased.


The most relevant point of all of that was the title for the 'Cerberus knows more about Indoctrination than we do.'

[wizkid1696]

The ME universe is really growing, if this movie is a hit it could almost be as good as Star Wars. But NOTHING will ever beat star wars.

[AcidRelic]

elarem wrote...

I skimmed the headlines: the problem is I don't read comics/books that tie-in to a video game which supposedly has no 'canon' story and in which my choices were supposed to matter. Now it appears ME only has a 'no canon Shepard story' - and I'm seriously beginning to doubt even that!

I agree with comrade8472's first point :
1 Anything affecting storyline in a game should be IN Game
.

I agree, what about those who don't buy or don't have time to read books or comics?  I am a avid book reader but I like certian styles of writing and certian genres of books so I haven't spent the money on either the comics or books. I like ME3 but to me it is a Game and I should be able to get all the infromation about it IN game and not have to spend money elsewhere to get the whole story.

If the book and comic don't affect the storyline in any way thats great I'm all for it. Take movies for example, If I watched the first 2 movies of something and them there were books about it and then the 3rd movie refrenced the books but I didn't read them I would feel confused and ripped off. PLEASE if you put infromation from the books or comics in game please at least explain whats going on somehow, not leave people confused because they didn't give you more money.

Modifié par AcidRelic, 10 juillet 2011 - 12:24 .

[C9316]

Meh, I didn't like Kahlee all that much nor do I think she is that important. But I cannot wait to put a bullet in Kai Leng's head! Like I said in another thread only one person with that level of badassness is allowed to exist, and that person is shepard. But I must say the books made the ME universe a lot bigger for me at least, I'm glad to have read them.