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[ThinkSharp]

When talking about Mass Effect, the universe or the gameplay, how do you find yourself explaining it to people who don't game?

I can never seem to find a way that does it justice.

"You're in space. You're an awesome hero. And you shoot stuff. But, wait, it's really more awesome than just that. There's aliens." Certainly doesn't.

[Dieb]

Yup. Been there a gazillion times.

I was sold by being told it's like Firefly's group dynamics, with an art design that's somewhere between Star Wars and Blade Runner. But then I suppose, it already takes a special kind of crowd to know what Firefly and Blade Runner is, those days.

[ardensia]

 Well, I know from experience that pitching it as a game where you have sex with aliens doesn't seem to work.  (To be fair, the person was so far in the non-gamer status that I mostly just did that for the shock value.)

Usually I tell people that while it may be a "video game," it's not a game the way they are thinking of. It's not simply a diversion but rather a narrative experience, kind of like method acting or roleplaying, and also a forum for discussion on right and wrong, what it means to be human, and on our place in the overall scheme of things. It's also the closest most civilians will ever come to experiencing the ruthless calculus of war first-hand.

[Ajensis]

"Imagine an exciting story in space, where you can travel to distant solar systems and meet alien races that all have their own culture and philosophy. You get to see all these different planets and meet interesting people and form alliances. Now imagine that instead of watching it from the outside, you're inside the story - you get to choose what the hero says and how he acts, and establish friendships and even romances. Interactive story-telling, baby! Instead of watching the hero, you become him. And you do all these awesome things."

I don't know, something like that? :-P and then if I've got them hooked, I'll slowly start out with Saren being a rogue Spectre. It's something that a non-gamer should be able to appreciate and understand without hardly any knowledge of the universe.

[ZeCollectorDestroya]

Blue alien buttplay.

Seems to get people's attention.

[Lebanese Dude]

You can't really explain it in one go ThinkSharp

It's an intricately carved universe with so much detail and connection that can only be understood through experience and dialogue.

I assume you're trying to recruit a friend into the gaming world or trying to justify your love for Mass Effect to someone you know? Hehe

Either way you could just say that it's a space oddessy about one Commander Shepard and his allies. Through his experiences and accomplishments, he becomes an icon of your choosing. He grows into a paragon who serves to unite the galaxy, a renegade that gets the job done no matter the consequences, or something in between. He doesn't quite understand the threat at first, but slowly comes to realize that the problem is bigger than what he initially thought. Near the end, it turns out that the fate of the universe is shaped by an ongoing struggle between organics and synthetics. At this point, his character development will dictate how you choose to end this threat.

I'm not sure I can summarize any harder if i tried lol

[M74]

the game series started off very good, became awesome with ME2 and ended in red, green or blue.

But seriously, you can say Mass Effect is:
- a science fiction roleplaying trilogy set in the future of our time
- great characters and multi-choice interactive game play
- expandable via downloadable content
- numerous non-linear events the player has to complete
- each game is related to each other including choices made and their outcomes (*)

(*) multiplayer in Mass Effect 3, original and updated endings of Mass Effect 3 are affected by choices made vs. outcomes


good luck with explaining Mass Effect 3 to your friends

[CDR David Shepard]

For me...I let the game do the talking.

I just say..."you need to play these games...trust me".

[Lebanese Dude]

M74 wrote...

the game series started off very good, became awesome with ME2 and ended in red, green or blue.

But seriously, you can say Mass Effect is:
- a science fiction roleplaying trilogy set in the future of our time
- great characters and multi-choice interactive game play
- expandable via downloadable content
- numerous non-linear events the player has to complete
- each game is related to each other including choices made and their outcomes (*)

(*) multiplayer in Mass Effect 3, original and updated endings of Mass Effect 3 are affected by choices made vs. outcomes


good luck with explaining Mass Effect 3 to your friends

I endorse this

[Lebanese Dude]

CDR David Shepard wrote...

For me...I let the game do the talking.

I just say..."you need to play these games...trust me".

I also endorse this. My sister is hooked onto Call of Duty though so she may be a hopeless case.

[Endurium]

Generally I find "Similar to Star Trek but with covert military missions instead of research/defense missions." works well enough. The person immediately gets that there's a crew with relationships, multiple species some allies some not, many planets, action in space, etc.

If someone isn't into Sci-Fi, well, explaining anything Sci-Fi oriented will be better done with pictures or a youtube video.

If the person happens to be a gamer, I recommend playing the games.

[Lefardo]

Been there once. I said to my MMO loving friend: "Imagine the best game you know and multiply it by hundred". He never played any of the mass effect games...

[CDR David Shepard]

Lefardo wrote...

Been there once. I said to my MMO loving friend: "Imagine the best game you know and multiply it by hundred". He never played any of the mass effect games...

Someone described as a "MMO loving friend" would be a gamer in my opinion.

[dtrain24]

My explanation would vary for gamers/non gamers.

For the latter, I'd tell them its a sci-fi game set almost 150 years ahead of our time with unique alien species. I'd definitely mention that you have the ability to pick your own choices that affect the later games in the series, and how awesome/complex the characters are.

I wouldn't really go into the combat, graphics or DLC with non-gamers.

[Wolfva2]

I just say it's an interactive game where you make choices which direct the story's direction; said story being a futuristic setting where you're fighting a galactic extinction event.

[SwitchN7]

Better than Star Trek and Star Wars combined. That would implode a geek's brain.

[Dieb]

SwitchN7 wrote...

Better than Star Trek and Star Wars combined. That would implode a geek's brain.

Well, the old saying does go "If you can't explain it short, you can't explain it good", doesn't it?

Modifié par Baelrahn, 30 avril 2013 - 10:03 .

[o Ventus]

A sci-fi RPG/Shooter where you make dialogue choices and decide the outcome of various events. You can customize everything about your character, from their gender, class, name, background, and personality. It takes place in an expansive, fleshed-out universe populated with many interesting characters, both human and alien.

Oh, and you can romance some of your squadmates.

[Gravbh]

"It's got Martin Sheen in it."

That at least helps with people who still thinks games are kids toys.

[K2LU533]

It is like KOTOR, without Jedi Knights, as a third person shooter.

[Morlath]

ZeCollectorDestroya wrote...

Blue alien buttplay.

Seems to get people's attention.

My name is Commander Shepard and I endorse this post.

Seriously though, it's a "No amount of words, watching me play a random mission or you taking over for a bit will explain the sheer beauty of this series. Buy it Pyjack!"

[Eain]

I don't explain Mass Effect to non gamers. And they don't explain Bayern vs Barcelona to me.