4RM3D said:
Bioware CEO: We already dumbed the game down to appeal to a great as possible player base. But we are still unhappy. Isn't there a way to make the game playable for everyone, including children at the age of 1 and elderly people who never played a game in their who lives?
Bioware Dev: Well yes, we just strip the 'game element' out of the game and make it an interactive movie.
Bioware CEO: Excellent, now the game can appeal to everyone sell even more copies.
Well, fuck you Bioware. You have been blacklisted! I won't buy anymore of your games. First you pull a 'Dragon Age 2' and now this!? I don't care if Mass Effect 3 is the epic conclusion. No, as of today you guys do not exist for me anymore.
dude how did they dumb the game down?
they just give you an option
some people don't like dialogue options so make it possible to skip them i dont understand them but they can get boring or monotonous.
some people found the combat of mass effect boring so you can disable it to focus on the good stuff i.e the story.
or just play it rpg mode.
and thats not all every mode has its own difficulty settings.
rpg mode normal will be mass effect 2 veteran level difficulty.
and even then you can change it around again.
its just like auto level in most rpg's a simple feature you can use if you dont feel like choosing the best stats and letting the computer decide it.
and about the dumbing down... how?
all they are doing is making a few handholds people can use to get into the game.
and now for the rpg elements.
they are returning better than ever the shooting and movement better than ever.
there are even going to be more weapons and weapon mods.
mass effect is not about rpg elements its about two things.
third person combat with rpg ELEMENTS YOU CAN SCREAM ALL YOU WANT THEY ARE JUST RPG ELEMENTS!
and dialogue options with a sprawling space epic as its story.
now if you dont feel like using one of them like on a third playthrough using auto dialogue options
you can disable one of them .
that is not dumbing down it is a feature.
game depth should be like a swimming pool.
you have the deep end and the shallow end
you start in the shallow and if you really dont want to
you start in the deep.
there is alot of middle ground and you always have a choice what you want to do.
the perfect balance between accessibility and depth.
tired of a long day of work?
use action mode and enjoy some combat.
just want the next chunk of story
go story mode and enjoy a good story.
in a mad stroke of genius it sounds like the perfect balance between accesibility and depth
it is not being dumbed down it is being made deeper but at the same time making it possible for both shooter AND rpg fans to enjoy it and not only the hybrid.
so please before you go shout nonsense like that please think if it will impact your gaming experience
is it being made more accesible yes.
is it being made deeper than ever before yes.
is that a good thing. yes but not if your an elitist prick.