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[dsl08002]

there is just one more thing i had to say:

when i look back to everything that has happened i feel like that we are leaving an era, an era were wonderful RPG has been created, but not anymore.

We will never see anything like ME1, ME2 or DAO ever again its sad but there it is.

[anillee]

simfamSP wrote...

I think smileys will do mine justice.

ME1 to ME3

:O^_^:mellow::happy::crying::crying::crying::wub::unsure::pinched::crying::lol:<_<:crying::crying::crying::crying:

A bloody rollercoaster. That's what the trilogy is.

Quoted for truth and posterity.

I agree 110%.

[Norwood06]

Just want to say that, despite the flaws, ME was a great ride. Just finished my 3rd play through of ME3, this time having done ME1, 2, & 3 back to back over the course of 6 weeks. It was a hell of a story.

The end still leaves me feeling deflated, but it's same feeling I get at the end of a really good book; bummed that it's over.

[Lizzarder]

A brilliant trilogy that is only just saved by the Extended Cut.

[dorktainian]

2 1/2 games of utter brilliance.

[Massa FX]

ME1

My first character was hideously fugly. I remember I did something terrible with cheeks and cheek bones. And the chin protruded out. I couldn't play that Shepard and promptly deleted and started over. I went through 4 femshep creations before I finally got Shepard to Eden Prime.

I remember that first full playthrough was tough. I didn't explore and missed a lot of upgrades and equipment. The Geth sounds had my hands shaking!!! I didn't play a strict paragon or renegade, preferring to roleplay in my truth, not someone else's. I finished that character with no DLC. I still have her... although I can't finish ME3 with her.

ME2

Floored me right from the start. The Normandy felt like a pet and it was tough to see her getting blown apart. Then Shepard goes out the airlock. The tears flowed... I blubbered so hard I missed the beginning of Shepard's rebirth. When I realized what was going on, I stopped, and started a new imported game and watched/listened through the reconstruction bird.

So... I loved ME2. Everything about it. o complaints. I bought all the DLC. I played multiple femsheps. I forsake every other video game... totally hooked. Fanatically so. Then I heard there was going to be a third game. Taking into account actions from both predecessors. I began new characters in ME1. Purchased all DLC for ME1. Explored everywhere. Imported several characters into ME2. Multiple playthroughs. It was like a part-time job. Seriously.

ME3 rolls out. I had to wait to purchase it, so I avoided any and all reviews. One friend posted negative stuff on FB about the paragon ending. But, I was still excited. By the time I got my copy of the game, I knew there were irate people complaining... but I still wanted all my femsheps to see her duty done.

I loved ME3. The new combat mechanics. The graphics. The music. The Reapers. Fantastic! Getting all the quests in the Citadel was... different, but I didn't mind. Then... Thane. My heart broke. He was a friend. I knew death was coming... it still was difficult to swallow. I felt cheated and bad. My friend was stabbed while I stood and watched. Why?

Tuchanka, Thessia, and all in between was thrilling. I was seriously happy. Then Kai Leng. Take that you son if a biach. Loved it! Earth. I was ready. I knew the end game was near... all the goodbyes. I didn't want it to end, It felt too soon. Then that kid. Choices. Confusion. Disappointment. Horror. Sadness. Grief. Depression. Hope. Acceptance.

[unbentbuzzkill]

dorktainian wrote...

2 1/2 games of utter brilliance.

[Asch Lavigne]

I loved ME1. Loved, loved, loved. First game I played that let me take control of the character like that. Making decisions, deciding what order to do the plot, heck it was the first game I played where I could be a female. The story was great and the characters were great. And the shooter part was enjoyable for one who hates that genre and never plays them. The only thing I hated was the reused bases and driving the mako. My only other complaint was Shep believing in Reapers while I didn't. I didn't believe until Virmire.

ME2 had great characters and that's it. The story was awful, there was barely one. I felt no attachment to this game at all. I had to force myself to finish it. I hated the new weapon and armor system (at first) and still dislike how few guns are in the game. I did like the improved combat but hated the lack of RPG. I loved Garrus returning and making him an LI. I liked some of the new characters but most of them fell into that "middle" category. I didn't care for them nor dislike them. I was confused how signing on to get the Collectors automatically meant you believed in Reapers.

ME3 was a let down. From the bland opening to the horrible plot. "Shepard, why is Cerberus doing this?" "I don't know, but I plan to find out." Well when you find out could you let me know, Shep? Between the auto dialogue, decisions not mattering, the entirety of ME2 being pointless (why did we need the Collectors if the point of the Reapers was to make us into them?) and the plot being a mess I really dislike this game, even more than the ending. Yes, I dislike the game more than the ending. And let's not forget the ME Teams total not caring to fix a darn thing in the SP campaign. As for the ending, didn't hate it, I was confused by it. Really, really confused. The EC took a lot of that confusion away, but also added to it. What did I like? Garrus being back, Kaidan too. Guns and mods being back. And the combat was a step up from 2.

ME4 - I fear they will milk the hell out of the franchise and destroy it. Some day I will pick up a magazine and see an article about ME and think "not another ME game." Let ME rest.

Modifié par Asch Lavigne, 05 novembre 2012 - 07:55 .

[MrDbow]

True story:

I bought Mass Effect CE for the 360. I played for 2 hours... after meeting the council... I threw my hands in the air and walked away. I was disappointed... I had no idea what I was playing. This didn't seem like the game I was reading about.

6 months later... I had 7 playthroughs.

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Still amazes me how my first reaction to the game was of utter disappointment and to see where it has taken me thus far... I am so glad I pushed forward.

5 Years Later... I love Mass Effect 3. I was upset with the trilogy ending, rather than how it ended. What great entertainment. Mass Effect helped remind me of my childhood love of astronomy and science... how I used to look up at the stars and dream... I am thankful to BioWare for that.

[Sable Rhapsody]

ME1 was TBH not my favorite game ever. The gameplay is pretty terrible at times, the level design uninspired. But oh, how the concept was a breath of fresh air in an RPG market flooded with grimdark fantasy. And I fell in love with it just because of that.

ME2 fixed the gameplay problems, expanded the world, and introduced some of my favorite characters ever. And initiated my favorite BioWare romance to date. It's been a while since I've replayed a game as often as ME2 in order to get my imports sorted out for ME3.

As for ME3...at the moment, I'm ecstatic. With the new fan-made ending mod I can finally enjoy the last installment. ME3 was like a tasty cake filled with teeth-breaking rocks of various sizes--the autodialogue, the ending, the journal system, the silly fetch quests...I could go on for days. The ending mod removed the biggest of those rocks. There IS a good game in there hidden under some sloppy storytelling.

[Doctor_Jackstraw]

http://na.llnet.biow..._vignette-p.jpg Not really wholly in the spirit of the topic but the 5 ME2 squadmates that are at the bottom of the screen are the 5 that I consider "Expendable" to me3. Garrus Tali Mordin and Legion all got really great use in ME3 (though if legion dies the geth vi takes an interesting turn) and it seems like Miranda, Jack, and Thane were the 3 me2 characters they wanted to focus more on but didnt get to (Jack got a redesign and looked like she was going to join the party, thane got integrated into the main plot, as did miranda) The other 5 (Jacob, Grunt, Samara, Zaeed, Kasumi) were kind of....the ones that just sort of showed up and didnt matter much to ME3. Losing those 5 doesnt really impact ME3 as much and even in ME2 they were kind of "everyone's least favorites" because three of them were kind of "replacements" for 3 of your ME1 crew that didnt come back, and the other 2 were dlc and already kind of "on the side" to begin with. Miranda, Jack, and Thane were kind of the "major party members" from me2 out of the eight that didnt get heavily featured in 3.

[darthoptimus003]

still pissed that a great franshise has been completely castrated
me 1 awsome
me2 oh hell yeah
me3 holy s*** that was cool
me3 20min left in the game wtf???
so yeah the last 20min ruined the ENTIRE trilogy

[Yate]

Mass Effect was the first time I truly roleplayed a character. The first time I created a character that became more than a piece of my personality. Shepard was talking with Ashley, a character I disliked, and then... something changed. Shepard grew to respect her. SHEPARD, not me.

And then the games got even better.

I love every bit of the series. I love the cheesy voice acting. I love the bizarre nonsensical plot twists. I love the characters. I love the atmosphere. I love the combat. I love the memes. I love arguing about it online. And yes, I love the ending.

[spirosz]

EpicBoot2daFace wrote...

ME1: Really good game.
ME2: Better than the first in almost every way.
ME3: Mediocre with a few stand out moments.

I don't have high hopes for the next Mass Effect.

This, except ME2 had a horrible story, haha. 

[DanielsMind]

The memories

[paul165]

ME1 fascinating story within an interesting and well thought out universe. Shame about some of the gameplay ideas but I still have a lot of fond memories of it.

ME2 weakened the main story and some of the tech was getting too close to magic for me. But the characters, oh the characters and the interrupts system allowing me to really roleplay Shepard the way I wanted to. Then of course the pure awesome of the suicide mission and LotSB. Even with the weakened character customization and some odd choices notably ammo types as powers it remains one of my top five games and one of very few that I have played more than twice.

Plus you know:

Biotic.......CHARGE.

ME3 is complicated for me as you are asking about thoughts and emotions and what I remember most about ME3 and what I still feel about ME3 is influenced more by the "meta" than by the actual game.

So I remember the development team being "economical with the truth", I remember the community support team being insulting and I remember "buy more dlc".

Thinking back to the actual game I appreciated the greater characterization and flexibility - I was a great fan of the weight system although I accept that appears to put me in the minority. So the gameplay was polished and improved but the game started going downhill with the long stretch of autodialogue that starts the game and for me never really stopped. Alright /hyperbole off Tuchanka was awesome, the conversations with EDI that didn't revolve around a) Joker or making a decent character into z-grade fanservice were fun and shooting cans with Garrus was a great payoff for the bromance.

And yet mostly what I remember is boredom as I sit through a long tranche of autodialogue which has no relation to anything this character said or did in the previous game followed by a burst of stupidly easy combat and yet another tranche of autodialogue followed by a cutscene long on awesome and short on sense.

So I guess of this mess:
The good: Tuchanka - continuity porn as an art form, Garrus, most of the gamplay decisions. EDI would be here but for the bloody awful "romance" with Joker that I found creepy as hell and the body.

The bad: the plot (no, not just the ending the whole crucible/catalyst main plotline), the autodialogue and the railroading. Runners up include the pacman minigame, the journal and Liara who appears to need medication to treat her bipolar disorder.

The awful: the meta.