BioWare: Mass Effect 3 Is the Best Game We've Ever Made
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In all seriousness; how many RPG fans thought ME1 had too many numbers to crunch and inventory options?Logan Westbrook said:
Another point, DA2 was the only Bioware game i quit before finishing, any comparissons or expectations between ME3 and DA2 would only put me (and I suspect a few others) off the idea of ME3.
PS I am looking forward to playing ME3
Well of course they're going to say that. When was the last time you heard a developer or publisher say, "Yeah, our upcoming game is alright. Nothing special, mind you, but well above average. We think it's more-or-less worth buying."
That said, I would not be entirely surprised if I end up agreeing with them.
That said, I would not be entirely surprised if I end up agreeing with them.
I would be of the opinion that anyone with a partially functioning brain would realise different people have different tastes.Xaositect said:
The 'edgy' cynicism on this thread is laughable.
Me for one - and anyone I've spoken to who played it.Mr Ink 5000 said:
Inventory management was appallingly over-complicated in ME1 and the stats were basically only there to make you have to play half the game before you could shoot straight.
Sorry Bioware you may be of the opinion that ME3 is the best game you've ever made but in my opinion (and granted I haven't played ME3) it's going to have to be pretty feckin spectacular to be better than Jade Empire. That in my humble (ah screw it I have an opinion so why be humble about it =D) opinion is the best game you have ever made.
I did, and I've been playing RPGs for years, both videogames and table top.Mr Ink 5000 said:
It got to be ridiculous towards the end of the game. If you get to the point where you literally can't carry any more weapons, armour or equipment, but you can't get rid of anything because you've also got the maximum amount of money and omni-gel, then it's too much. The system sorely needed streamlining, although personally, I felt that ME2 streamlined it a little too much.
I agree with you, it's more the vitriolic tone of the cynicism that bugs me. There's far too much of it on this forum these days.Zhukov said:
MiracleOfSound said:
Goes to show, you can't please everyone; personally, i'd pick overly complex over "streamlined"Logan Westbrook said:
They say this... because it's what game companys DO... You have to hype your product. What are they going to do, tell us they just phoned this one in for the money? >.> It's also why, I consider it a meaningless statment. Of course THEY think it's the best game they ever made...AlternatePFG said:
All that matter to me is that *I* think it's the best game they ever made. And i'm hoping it's good enough for me to think that. Time will tell...
Zhukov said:
I think people get healthy skepticism and knee-jerk cynicism mixed up. It's one thing to take comments made by a marketing director with a pinch of salt, but it's another to pour scorn onto something as a reflex.MiracleOfSound said:
Also, people really need to learn the difference between something they don't like, and something that is actually bad.
I don't doubt them for a second. Mass Effect is my favorite game series to date, and I guess i'm not the only one.
I love Bioware as much as the next guy, but I'll wait till the game comes out to say for certain whether it is the best game ever made.
Actually, I'd like the weapons to actually have stats show up. That was one thing that annoyed me in Mass Effect 2. It was pretty bad when I got the handgun upgrade and soon found that had a fraction of the ammo. It'd be great if I could actually see the damage, clip size, and spare ammo in game. As well as other things like accuracy, recoil, rate of fire, etc.
We'll all know soon enough.
Actually, I'd like the weapons to actually have stats show up. That was one thing that annoyed me in Mass Effect 2. It was pretty bad when I got the handgun upgrade and soon found that had a fraction of the ammo. It'd be great if I could actually see the damage, clip size, and spare ammo in game. As well as other things like accuracy, recoil, rate of fire, etc.
We'll all know soon enough.
The problem wasn't 'options', it was junk. Since your character auto-looted everything you would up with an inventory full of garbage weapons that you had no use for and had to get rid of somehow.Mr Ink 5000 said:
Actually, this is an excellent example of where Bioware dumbed something down because it was easier than taking a look at the real problem and actually *improving* it instead. The inventory system iteself was fine. What they needed was to not auto-loot a weapon for you unless it had at least some chance of being an upgrade for you or one of your squadmates. Meanwhile, toss a few unique weapons into the mix. Finding one cool gun every three times you sort through your inventory may not sound like a lot, but the psycological impact is *huge*.
Yeah I'm with you on that one.Logan Westbrook said:
Personally... I can't wait for ME3, as ME2 is my number 2 favourite game of all time. Everything he said they're doing is everything I want from it.
Of course they'll say that, ME is their cash cow and they surely don't want a repeat of DA2's disastrous reception. I hope it lives up to the hype.
It'd be a nice change of pace. xDKingsnake661 said:
Nah I know this is what they are supposed to do but I just think hype has a way of pissing off fans if it doesn't live up to every single thing they have promised. I know this is an absolutely meaningless statement, but fans will still tear them apart for it if they don't keep their word. Making statements like this in the add really doesn't add hype to the game, it just raises their expectations too high. In my opinion at least, I've been burned by hype and unrealistic expectations way too many times before.