Well done, Ferg. I'm sure you earned those results.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Oddly enough, not Tolkien... which I know is nerd heresy, but there is a right way to dump info on an audience and a wrong way, and I really, really, really, really do not care who the second infantryman from the left's brother's favourite colour is and what his girlfriend thinks about the direction their relationship is moving in.
MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon AlchemistBioware basically said "There are so many sci-fi games out there, but most of them are just a backdrop for a run and gun FPS. When we create a universe, it won't just be an excuse to kill big alien bugs with laser beams. We want to capture the spirit of real science fiction."
I honestly feel that Mass Effect is right up there with the best Space Operas, and it's a great Reconstruction of the genre.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?True.
If I had to nitpick, I would say the upgrade system is a little finicky, too, but that's something that's easily fixable by the second game... right?
I do like the fact that ammo isn't a problem here, so long as you don't press and hold like a moron, and it's a shame they did away with that in the next game. Still, you would think in the future they would figure out how to make guns not overheat like badly-oiled Pintos. Or elevators that move faster than the ones we have now.
MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon AlchemistWell, I can all but guarantee the endings are much better with the EC and much more in depth and carry more emotional weight and closure.
The sequels cut back vehicle combat - the second game only has a few missions with a new hover tank - it's faster than the Mako, better armed, easier to control, but comes apart like wet tissue paper.
The third game cuts out vehicle segments altogether, but I get the feeling there was an ulterior motive.
Upgrades are streamlined into very simple purchases in the second game. They are literally just called "Pistol Upgrade 3".
By the third game, it's a mix between the two, a good balance.
edited 28th Jun '13 6:54:32 AM by SR3NORMANDY
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Now I'm paranoid.
Spaz has now got equal knowledge in Mass Effect lore to me.
Any discrepancies I make, she will pounce on. I can't get away with shit like that anymore.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?You bastard, stone.
Hell, just a few hours ago, when I was watching my brother play the third game, a turian casually mentioned hanging as a punishment, which goes against my headcanon and what I had Coras say.
I'm going to assume it was hyperbole.
My brother is weird.
He skips most of Mass Effect's cutscenes. He's much happier playing Halo.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?The first play through he did, he payed a bit of attention to, but every subsequent one, he utterly ignores every scene and goes straight to killing things.
He's a very... direct sort of gamer. Didn't even bother speaking with the crew on the Normandy.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Wrex, Tali and Garrus give you personal missions if you speak to them enough which cements you as friends and are repeatedly called back to throughout the trilogy.
Kaidan, Ashley and Liara don't get anything in depth like that. The only "bonus mission" you get with them is of a... different sort.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?

Yay for lore suckers!
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