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[Lordus]

My experience with ME was an unforgettable one, by far the best trilogy I've been attached to. I really want to share that golden experience with my friend. He knows that I'm a big fan with the series and I eventually persuaded him to buy it on Origin for $2.50 to try it out.

A big problem however. He's stubborn and ignorant...

I sat with him watching him create his Shepard taking around 10 minutes to do. I warn him to be serious with his Shepard since (I hope) he'll get attached to him like I have to mine.

In the end though he never got though even halfway on Eden Prime, I had to put up with his whining about the "dated graphics and bad gameplay".

 

I told him I was very skeptical about the series as well at first but then loved it when I invested a few more hours into it.

He hasn't touched it since saying it's terrible and boring. Yeah, I kinda snapped at him on Steam chat but I get like that to ignorant people.

 

In the passed he hated the hell out of Borderlands, Fallout and even Five Nights at Freddy's because of the "dated graphics and bad gameplay" once again. But I told him just to keep at it and he later fell in love with the games. Mass Effect however is feeling like it's impossible to do, and any suggestions would be helpful.

[Vortigernrex]

The first time I played Mass Effect I also didn't get past Eden Prime (granted my pc was pretty slow and annoying at the time). Then I started playing Mass Effect 2 and got addicted, went back and played through ME1, ME2 and finally ME3. Maybe get him to play ME2 or ME3 and then advise him how much better it is if he goes back and starts a new character from ME1 and imports him/her into each new game.

[Cheviot]

If he doesn't want to play it he doesn't want to play it.  Don't be that friend who tries to force their tastes on others.  Recommending stuff is okay, but when it gets to the point of calling him stupid and ignorant and snapping at him, then it's best just to leave it.  He's right about the original ME, though; it's really showing it's age, so if you want to continue down this road, you should do what Vortigernrex suggests and get him to try ME2 or 3 first.

[Lordus]

If he doesn't want to play it he doesn't want to play it.  Don't be that friend who tries to force their tastes on others.  Recommending stuff is okay, but when it gets to the point of calling him stupid and ignorant and snapping at him, then it's best just to leave it.  He's right about the original ME, though; it's really showing it's age, so if you want to continue down this road, you should do what Vortigernrex suggests and get him to try ME2 or 3 first.

I get you, it sounds harsh when you say it like that.

Going back a few years ago with Borderlands using the same type of way I'm using with ME, I sat with him letting him play through the first few parts. As he leveled up he stopped playing.

A few days later he was so hyped about it and wanted me to play co-op with him along the way, this worked with the other two games (except the co-op part).

 

Now, it does sound like I'm forcing ME down his throat, don't take it like that, not at all.

 

(And I never called him stupid or anything offensive by the way)

[Cheviot]

Now, it does sound like I'm forcing ME down his throat, don't take it like that, not at all.

 

(And I never called him stupid or anything offensive by the way)

I was the same when I was a bit younger, so don't worry.  I thought that if I really liked something, then my friends would like it too.  Sometimes that's true but sometimes it's not. 

 

Since the co-op worked with Borderlands, maybe try ME3MP, and see if that gets him hooked?

[SwobyJ]

Mass Effect does have dated graphics and bad gameplay.

 

I have a friend who comes over and we play Mass Effect, but it is casual and we chat, have wine and food, whatever. 

 

We got through ME1 and we're now 1/3 through ME2. Took a year.

 

If it doesn't stick with him, it doesn't stick with him. IT IS OKAY.

 

He could start at ME2 and if he really wants to return to the series at some point after, he can go back to ME1.

 

Or if the most current graphics/etc is important to him, it IS OKAY he starts at ME3, maybe trying out the MP. My ex, I think, started at ME3 without DLC and then I talked about stuff more over time and he revealed to me that he played all 3 games with DLC (or at least all the DLC for ME3, I'm not sure).

 

People don't NEED to LIKE what YOU like, RIGHT AWAY. Caps for enforcement of message, not yelling

[Lordus]

 

 

People don't NEED to LIKE what YOU like, RIGHT AWAY. Caps for enforcement of message, not yelling

I understand that, but we're like brothers. We love what could lie deep within the galaxy and the rest in deep space. What better way to explore than Mass Effect.

Again, I'm not forcing it in him. He's just got to pass those barriers by investing more time, just making it clear.

 

But yes, I'll show him some gameplay on ME 2 & 3 on my PC, hope he'll get into it.

[SwobyJ]

I understand that, but we're like brothers. We love what could lie deep within the galaxy and the rest in deep space. What better way to explore than Mass Effect.

Again, I'm not forcing it in him. He's just got to pass those barriers by investing more time, just making it clear.

 

But yes, I'll show him some gameplay on ME 2 & 3 on my PC, hope he'll get into it.

 

Still doesn't mean he'll love Mass Effect. My cousin (given my family structure, he's nearly a brother to me) is an atmospheric scientist who worked on a part of the ISS. He loves space.

 

Doesn't mean he liked Mass Effect though. In fact, I got my intro to the series from him (borrowed his ME1), because he didn't like it much.

 

That's enough advice though. Good luck!

[Nette]

In the passed he hated the hell out of Borderlands, Fallout and even Five Nights at Freddy's because of the "dated graphics and bad gameplay" once again. But I told him just to keep at it and he later fell in love with the games.

^ Remind him of this.
 

[Abelas Forever!]

I would stop trying to get him to play ME. It may be that he starts playing it if you don't pressure him or he doesn't like it and there is no point of trying to get him to play it.

[Undead Han]

Indoctrination. 

[Lordus]

Indoctrination. 

 

Best comment I've ever seen! 

[HydroFlame20]

I tried to get my girlfriend into it but she has a short attention span and hates to have to pick dialogue choices and have to read it and listen to everything lol but my best friend loves it .

I would say have him play through first few missions he may like it but some people really dont have the patiences for this game series and a shame because if they take the time it really is one of the best game series out there.

[Shepard-Tali]

I've had the same issue, Mass Effect 1 really shows it's age these days, and it's hard to tell people "okay, you may not like the combat in this game, but plow through and it gets more updated in the second one." I actually got ME1 but got frustrated with the Mako on Noveria and stopped playing, I played ME2 and loved it, and then went back and eventually grew to love ME1 as well. I also got older so the Mako suddenly became easy to drive. (I also discovered the cannon, rather than just trying to kill the geth apertures with the machine gun)

[Nitrocuban]

Just show him ME3MP, OP.

It's addictive and sooner or later he will wan to have adeeper look in the ME world.

[ImaginaryMatter]

The games were always more unique than they were excellent. If he doesn't like them there are plenty of other games at there that have just as good or better writing, visuals, and/or gameplay.

[liggy002]

Don't get him into it.  I'm pretty sure he'll shoot you if he ever plays the ending of ME3.

[Shinobu]

Another vote for starting him on ME2. That's how I started and I became so enamored of the characters I went back and played 1. Playing 2 again with an import save just blew me away. ME1 is a little clunky (combat, inventory, the Mako) but once you're invested in Shepard and friends you just enjoy the story and don't focus on the dated graphics and mechanics so much.

[Commander Rpg]

He hasn't touched it since saying it's terrible and boring. Yeah, I kinda snapped at him on Steam chat but I get like that to ignorant people.

He's not ignorant, he has different tastes and thoughts. Getting angry at him, besides being awfully disrespectful, won't change his mind, instead you will have the opposite effect.

[Rasande]

If he doesn't like Mass Effect he's not your friend.

 

Seriously though, if he doesn't like it he doesn't like it. You can't force people to like something, If dated game play and graphics was the problem he could try ME3 or 2 and if he liked those he might want to play the rest. But i think that ship has sailed.

 

Introducing your friends to the things you like is all you can do, you need to let them make up their own minds. I'm sure there are things he likes that you don't, how would you feel if he tried to shove it down your throat?

[Vazgen]

If he doesn't like Mass Effect he's not your friend.

This reminded me

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[Seyd71]

Do what everyone else says, start him on ME2

 

If I had started on ME1 when I got into the series I don't know whether or not I'd have been interested in it. However, I played ME2 and went back to ME1 as soon as I could. While I do like ME1, repeatedly playing it to level up or import a character can being annoying, but I choose to suffer through it.

[Gago]

I had a problem with my bro. But my grandma game me some cash which I was to share with him. Instead of that I told him I would pay him if he finish the trilogy and he did. Even today he still doesn't know that the money I paid him were actually his to begin with.

[prosthetic soul]

Why would you get him into Mass Effect?  Are you some sort of sadist?  Getting him immersed into the world, the universe, the characters, and then have it all come crashing down in the last 15 minutes?   You're no friend, you're an enemy!