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[Shinobu]

Eain wrote...

Lol the xbox variant was essentially just a simon says sequence of four colours, so I guess they wanted to make it more challenging.

Tbh I found the PC variant easy too. Usually all you have to do is spin your cursor to the opposite side of the disk and then wait at most a second for all the lines to open up for a straight path into the core. It doesn't really require any maneuvering at all and if you spend more than 3 seconds on one of these you're doing it wrong.

The ME2 minigames are easy aswell. Connecting the circuits, well... I can dream that circuitboard in my sleep now so just from where the nodes are positioned I can already tell how I'm supposed to connect them. The hacking one is more boring because sometimes you have to wait for lines of code to scroll by before the segment you need actually comes along.

ME3 has no mini-games, but then "not having" seems to be the name of the game there. ME3 has no minigames, no real sidequests, no galaxy exploration, no player agency, no middle options in dialogue wheels, not enough dialogue wheels, no choice in when to do which mission, nothing of that.

So yay.

:|

^ This. You can just spin to the other side of the disc using A or D and wait for the straight shot in. After a while it'll become second nature. Don't use the mouse on PC -- it's just frustrating.

I liked the ME2 minigames, though I can forsee that "planet fondling" is probably going to make you crazy. I found them a nice change of pace, especially the door hack one. And sometimes I just wanted to take a break from shooting people, kick back and listen for the sweet tick of eezo. Stumbling over an N7 mission in the process was awesome.

I really missed door hack minigames in ME3. Watching Shepard auto-hack the door took just about the same amount of time and was boring. I found the system scanning both aggravating and tedious. I wanted to land and secure the goodies myself, not play space Pac-Man.

[Orkfaeller]

As long as you turn all your trash into OmniGel you are not going to have to do a single minigame on your own.

But srsly, some gamers these days...

[rfielder24]

jkthunder wrote...

At least ME2 had a little more variety with hacking. But what you're reaaallly gonna love in ME2 is planet mining

Good God, I had forgotten about that BS until you mentioned it, lol

[JackSwyr]

voteDC wrote...

The mini-game is quite easy I thought. Just move to the biggest space and move when it is clear.

If you find it hard you could always use the PC console to give yourself all the Omni-Gel you need.

I didn't know there were console commands, how do I find out about them?

[JackSwyr]

Thanks for all your replies.

[Naugi]

The ME1 mini-games were mildly annoying at times, although I got quite good at them in the end and rarely found them anything to worry about. If you get so frustrated that you feel like binning your whole Mass Effect collection over them, you might want to consider a new hobby, lol

[JackSwyr]

bhsup wrote...

They had to do it that way in ME1 so they could have the omni-gel line in LOTSB.

What's LOTSB mean?

[JackSwyr]

Naugi wrote...

The ME1 mini-games were mildly annoying at times, although I got quite good at them in the end and rarely found them anything to worry about. If you get so frustrated that you feel like binning your whole Mass Effect collection over them, you might want to consider a new hobby, lol

Nah, I was just frustrated, I'll get the hang of it yet.  Still real new at this and on a learning curve.  Not a pro like you guys yet.  

[MACharlie1]

JackSwyr wrote...

bhsup wrote...

They had to do it that way in ME1 so they could have the omni-gel line in LOTSB.

What's LOTSB mean?

Lair of the Shadow Broker - one of ME2s DLC. And an excellent one at that. 

[Sweawm]

ACTIVATE THE OMNI GEL!

[S.A.K]

That's how people hack sh!t in the future. Better get used to it.

[Cobalt2113]

Scanning planets in ME2 was the WORST thing in the whol franchise.

[Shinobu]

Cobalt2113 wrote...

Scanning planets in ME2 was the WORST thing in the whol franchise.

Importing a character will help because then he'll start off with quite a bit of resources, so the scanning won't have to be terribly thorough. I loved hearing "anomaly detected." And who can resist probing Uranus?

[Cyberarmy]

Shinobu wrote...

Cobalt2113 wrote...

Scanning planets in ME2 was the WORST thing in the whol franchise.

Importing a character will help because then he'll start off with quite a bit of resources, so the scanning won't have to be terribly thorough. I loved hearing "anomaly detected." And who can resist probing Uranus?

I see what you did there

And on topic, that mini game took 5-10 sec at most and you really dont need to open everything. Or you can even use omni-gel miracle.

[Lexxbomb]

I actually like the mini-games... and as as far as haking goes in Mass Effect 1 it makes more sense in game due to the holoterminals then the stupid Java Code segments your string together in ME2

[gisle]

That mini game isn't that bad, it's decided in less than 10 seconds, unlike ME2's.

Turn every I, II, III item into omni-gel and sell whatever IV+ items you don't need.

Modifié par Gisle-Aune, 04 juillet 2012 - 07:36 .

[Shinobu]

Whenever I used omni-gel I always felt gypped b/c I got crappy stuff that netted me negative omnigel.

"I just spent 20 omnigel to get three lousy items that I can turn into... 15 omnigel?!" or whatever it was. Curse my OCD inability to walk past a locked crate!

[Eain]

JackSwyr wrote...

Naugi wrote...

The ME1 mini-games were mildly annoying at times, although I got quite good at them in the end and rarely found them anything to worry about. If you get so frustrated that you feel like binning your whole Mass Effect collection over them, you might want to consider a new hobby, lol

Nah, I was just frustrated, I'll get the hang of it yet.  Still real new at this and on a learning curve.  Not a pro like you guys yet.  

Then just remember this: easy and medium level hacking will always offer a moment where all the layers are open at the same time. That's the moment you wait for. Align your cursor with where you anticipate this moment will take place and once it happens race on into the disc's core. Again, these hacking minigames shouldn't cost any more than 3 seconds, and their xp return is actually quite good.

[JackSwyr]

Thanks ya'll, I'll keep plugging away. I save first then try it and reload almost ad infinitum till I finally get it. Like I said, it gets real old REAL fast. I think ALL games that have mini games are dumb. It's a distraction.

[Durandael]

What, that's what aggravated you the most? I'd much rather play frogger over and over than suffer through ME1's sidequest planets. You're basically cramming Shepard and his crew into a very cleverly disguised rubber ball, and have him drive around, scouring the bloody planet for the same exact minerals, debris, and habitats whilst listening to ambiance that will eventually drive you insane. Not to mention they decided to put a mountain or two between your goals, meaning you either climb them or find some way around.

Eventually I gave up scouring and just used the ME wiki as a guide - set point, drive, pray to god it doesn't take any more time than needed. Not to mention those assignments had you going into the same underground habitat to clear out the same three rooms for some goal. At least ME2 made this a less time-consuming effort. Want missions? You wait for EDI to give you an 'anomaly detected' line on a planet, and then you hunt for the signal. If you need materials, just scan through the planet a bit and shoot a few probes... Unless you're OCD/completionist (like me), in which you will instead take your time scouring planets to absolute depletion.

Really the only inconvenience I had with the minigames was that I'd save constantly out of habit right before I'd try to hack one. It's actually enjoyable since it gets you away from the quirky controls and the enemies that wish nothing more than to yell at you all day. (Unless you're fighting the Geth, in which case they will jus- !*%)@fs$#*&()7daw@6id)

Modifié par Durandael, 06 juillet 2012 - 10:23 .

[PsiFive]

The rubber ball's fine. It's the damn tables designed by madmen that are most of the problem. Love the Mako, hate the landscapes. Well, some of them at least.

[JackSwyr]

Well, I'm still having fun but like you I'm OCD about the planets too. Besides, I need the money becuse when you try to sell stuff you find it's basically worthless so I reduce it to omni-gel.

I actually like driving around the planets, I finished the DLC about the asteroid and the Battarians last night. It was pretty good. Still can't romance Ashley though but Liara is showing interest but I like Ashley. Gonna work on Major Kyle's quest today. All in all I'd say it's a fun game.