BioWare Unveils Mass Effect Trilogy

[chiefohara]

From a dirty PS3 console player is ME1 really gods gift to man in comparison to 2 and 3, or is this just a massive troll that everyone's in on?

There is a big touch of rose tinted glasses.

I replayed the whole series recently and graphically there is a serious step up between 1 and 2. Also pacing wise Mass Effect 1 is a lot slower, especially combat wise. However, as soon as you get into it the story is as compulsive as the rest of the series, and there is more of a sense of an RPG to it because the equipment is much more workable and interchangable. A lot of the side missions use the same indoors map, but because its space its not immersion breaking, The citdadel is a lot more open and explorable but a pest to navigate at times.

Its still a very enjoyable game, but its showing its age a bit. That said, i plan on playing the whole series through again with a fresh char.

Don't play it expecting the instant action of ME2 or ME3 though, ME is a lot more roleplayery

 

[Vault101]

Would somebody please explain to me how Mass Effect is a good story? .

whats the point?

youve already made up your mind...

 

[Snotnarok]

I'm sure the joke here is, you get all 3 games, you just need to pony up for the DLC.

 

[stevensane1]

Would somebody please explain to me how Mass Effect is a good story? .

whats the point?

youve already made up your mind...

Agreed. Any attempt to answer a provocation like that would be pointless.

 

[Vault101]

Agreed. Any attempt to answer a provocation like that would be pointless.

its why "can somone tell me?" threads are silly

the person already had their veiw and unless it isnt something totally subjective if they have to explained then they probably arent going to ever like x or whatever

 

[Woodsey]

Surely you could just get them all individually for cheaper than that?

From a dirty PS3 console player is ME1 really gods gift to man in comparison to 2 and 3, or is this just a massive troll that everyone's in on?

It's decent enough. But the series was much better of when it fully embraced its Guns 'n' Conversation model. Good luck with the combat though if you've only played the second and third.

I almost long for the days of KOTOR at least the gameplay was deeper than dragon age. ><

Yeah, in Opposite Land maybe.

 

[Afr0Blu3]

I have them all on 360 (including a good portion of the DLC), I recently switched camps to PS3, so this seems like very convenient timing to me. Love an excuse to replay them all again.

 

[Skratt]

59.99 is a GREAT deal...

If you don't already own the series...

 

[RyQ_TMC]

Well, to me this only screams "ME1 IS COMING TO PS3!!", which is great news I've been waiting for since my gaming rig crapped out and I switched to PS3 as my main platform. I was being slowly driven to desperation in my want to play the entire series in one go, recently running my ME1 copy on my laptop (it... doesn't run well).

My wife will forever curse the date of Nov. 7, is all I'm saying.

 

[crazyrabbits]

I also saw a photo in another topic showing what appears to be an HD screenshot from the original game, sans the film grain that was present in the original release. I guess EA's trying to make this re-release more worthwhile for the CoD crowd, but that grain was a deliberate choice in the game as evidenced by the making-of materials for it. Not sure if I agree with removing a game's style just to fit in with the latter entries.

Fwiw, you were always able to remove the film grain in the original game. They are likely just showing screenshots w/ it turned off so it looks better for advertising purposes.

You're right, I forgot about that option.

 

[Kyber]

I'll definitely buy it if it includes all the DLC

 

[Ninjat_126]

It's strange that they'd release this bundle in the same year as the third. Wouldn't that kinda cannibalize the sales of 3?

ME3 managed to do that well enough on its own, I think.

If this includes all the DLC, I approve. Or at least all the ME1 and ME2 DLC.

[lol]The ME3 DLC's already on the disk[/lol]

 

[Spud of Doom]

Time to quickly sell my copy of ME2 since I haven't played it yet.

 

[Nihlus2]

If you do not own any of the games it is a pretty good deal. Still, ME1 and ME3 will be so contradicting to one another due to the retcons that it might confuse people a tad.

The deal works if you want to have ME3 along with ME1 and 2, but 1 and 2 themselves can probably be found for a lot less these days. Unless it holds the DLC for the previous games (...you never know, EA might have a change of heart... ...right), this does not really seem like any more than milking the last bit out of the the currently established franchise. So... huzzah for the ones that were under a rock when this triology was being released I suppose?

For everyone interested in the franchise... well, nothing remotely noteworthy was announced?

 

[Vault101]

If people have legitimate points which I have not considered, I wish to be informed of their unique perspective to see if it adjusts my view as any rational person should. To their credit, a few people have brought up the characters of the game, who I agree could be interesting. That was far more the element that drove me through to the end than the gameplay.

there comes a point though...where there is no point arguing....if somone dislikes charachters or thinks they are bad I can't argue they arent without hitting the "subjectivity" wall

being a fan I've found all arguing does is cause frustration....Ive seen Mass Effect come under so much hate/bile that its just easyer to walk away and save my sanity

 

[sunsetspawn]

From a dirty PS3 console player is ME1 really gods gift to man in comparison to 2 and 3, or is this just a massive troll that everyone's in on?

That depends. The story is miles better than 2 or 3, so there's that, but it only really has impact if you don't know anything about the Mass Effect universe. Unlike 2 and 3, the plot is slowly revealed like a mystery with one jaw-dropping moment that resembles the twist of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. 2 and 3 just had mediocre video game plots and they did a whole lot of exposition dumping instead of SHOWING. There was not a single "WOW" moment in either. Not only was the ME1's plot better, but it was executed in a competent cinematic manner.



And speaking of KOTOR, the gameplay is actually like that crossed with a bit of the original Deus Ex, but in third person as opposed to the Gears of War style gameplay of 2 and 3. Playing on harder difficulties forces you to completely adopt the Bioware RPG style of stat-management, buff-stacking, crowd-control, DPS, etc.

Mass Effect was unique, and I really felt the Star Control 2 influences throughout, and I was hoping the series was going to go that route, culminating in epic discoveries and resolutions in the 3rd game. Instead I was greeted to chest high walls and juvenile writing (the stories, not the characters). Even the good parts of the story of 3 was really just conflict resolution between factions as opposed to answering any of the overarching mysteries of the story, which were then answered, and rather boringly, by Harry fucking Potter at the very end.

Oh, and speaking of juvenile writing, in the first game there was supposed to be an aspect of realism regarding "galactic mating." Don't get me wrong, I felt that Tali and Garrus were the most interesting romantic options, and it was prudent to include them as options when looked at like a dating simulator, BUT, I feel that the first game's romantic options were true to the intent of Mass Effect universe.

If people have legitimate points which I have not considered, I wish to be informed of their unique perspective to see if it adjusts my view as any rational person should.

See above

 

[No Ticket]

First Halo 4's release date, and now this? Man, election day is gonna be interesting in regards to the youth vote.

 

[Someguyukno]

I happily own the entire trilogy for Xbox, but I'd be pleased to buy this trilogy for my new pc, under the condition that I don't have to install origin as well. Can anyone confirm that this will be a requirement? I haven't heard it either being confirmed or denied.

 

[Froggy Slayer]

Woo! N7 day is on my birthday!

Oh wait, I have nothing more to contribute to this discussion. Damn...

As it is also mine. Bioware is obviously honouring us.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

What's the point if they're not done with ME3 DLC yet? You buy the trilogy and then they release more DLC, and then they release another trilogy with all the DLC. If you want to buy it, just wait until they're done with the whole thing.