Mass Effect 3 Details Arrive Like Reapers

[theaceplaya]

Where is this screenshot of Ashley!?!? Google has failed me for the first time!

Edit: NVM, spoke too soon. No lies, she' doesn't look bad at all. Slightly less wooden. Which makes me think, what happened to Miranda? Will the two meet? Shepard oversee catfight?

 

[Android2137]

Eh, I don't buy the Illusive Man bit.

There is no good reason for him to want to kill you, even if you did choose to piss him off at the end of ME2. Sure, you told him you're quitting and perhaps gave him the finger to boot. Sure, your reputation's in the mud thanks to him, so the galaxy as a whole might not be as happy with you as it used to be (if it ever was). But he's already poured so many resources into you and your team. You've already done the impossible. No matter how mad he is, he knows you're the most qualified and has the best chance of preventing galactic genocide. He knows you're as worried about the Reapers as he is, if not more so. It just doesn't make sense that he'd try to kill you after all that trouble and with the stakes so high.

And anyway, knowing the Illusive Man, I'd think he'd have asked Miranda to install a "self-destruct" switch while she was reconstructing you that he could activate remotely. Though then again, it probably rely on the Mass Relay's comm units to work, but like I said, he has no good reason to want to kill you yet.

And as for Liara, we who have played her related DLC (or spoiled ourselves silly) know that she really shouldn't be on your team... I guess she'd be on your team if you didn't do the DLC mission? Though if we did, and she isn't on our team, I would imagine we'd get terrific compensation from her... Or maybe Feron would just take her slot or something...

 

[Stevepinto3]

Nooooo! Not the weapon mods!

If they do bring them back I hope there is a better system. Also let us access party equipment through a dang menu instead of going to the bottom of the ship, and having to go through a bunch of lockers individually. God the inventory system in the first game sucked.

Also what happens if say, I import a game with only four or five people still alive? I'm gonna play through ME2 and try to kill off anyone they say will be coming back in 3!

 

[Stevepinto3]

Eh, I don't buy the Illusive Man bit.

There is no good reason for him to want to kill you, even if you did choose to piss him off at the end of ME2. Sure, you told him you're quitting and perhaps gave him the finger to boot. Sure, your reputation's in the mud thanks to him, so the galaxy as a whole might not be as happy with you as it used to be (if it ever was). But he's already poured so many resources into you and your team. You've already done the impossible. No matter how mad he is, he knows you're the most qualified and has the best chance of preventing galactic genocide. He knows you're as worried about the Reapers as he is, if not more so. It just doesn't make sense that he'd try to kill you after all that trouble and with the stakes so high.

And anyway, knowing the Illusive Man, I'd think he'd have asked Miranda to install a "self-destruct" switch while she was reconstructing you that he could activate remotely. Though then again, it probably rely on the Mass Relay's comm units to work, but like I said, he has no good reason to want to kill you yet.

Well it says Shepard is on trial, so maybe he spilled some information about Cerberus that made the Illusive Man unhappy. It's also possible that between 2 and 3 he gets indoctrinated, and uses his resources to kill Shepard. Just thinking.

 

[starhaven]

i really wanna shoot the Illusive Man but he made it pretty clear no matter what he thinks of sheaperd that he belives sheaperd is the best hope this seems like abit of a turn around

 

[soren7550]

Can'twaitcan'twaitcan'twaitcan'twaitcan'twait...

Yay! I get my Kai-Kai back as a squadie! XD

 

[cokeordie]

Awesome, gun and armour modding was something I really missed in Mass Effect 2 (although not the infinite lists of same-y guns retrieved) even if the actual shooting was more fun. Turning ammo types into powers always felt cheap and underwhelming.

A bit more variety in abilities is always a good thing, they don't need to make it completely arcane or anything. Sounds great, here's hoping for the best in the series!

Really? The things I hated the most in Mass Effect were the weapon mods. I always felt it strange that one of the elite 'Specters' backed with funding from the council had to mod his own weapons like he was a damn space pirate scavenging parts to make ends meat.

 

[Undead Dragon King]

I'm sure that all the characters that you romance will be available in ME3.
[sub]They wouldn't take Tali away from us...[/sub]

On a side note though,

Spoiler: I'm worried about the beginning

If it turns out to be true, that is. I was hoping that the Reapers show up at the climax of the story, not the start. It's pretty hard to justify galactic exploration and (in a wort case scenario) planet scanning while your homeworld is getting ripped apart by giant robot space cuttlefish.

 

[soren7550]

... Some of these allies may include Liara, Ashley/Kaiden, Garrus, Wrex, Mordin, and Legion (if they're alive). One of the new squadmates/characters is named James Sanders, but the article doesn't seem to reveal what his deal is. ...

Why do people always spell Kaidan's name wrong? I've never really got that.

But still, great article that just makes me want Mass Effect 3 and my May issue of Game Informer right now (although, if I had ME3 right now I wouldn't really want to have the Game Informer then now wouldn't I since I'd have the game).

 

[Frotality]

so either way, the illusive man is a moron now. depending on how you finished ME2 and apparently how ME3 starts, either his incredibly iffy plan to spend millions of dollars on reviving one soldier with free reign over the mission really was an immensely stupid and disadvantageous move for him, or he has chronic backstabbing syndrome and is stupidly trying to kill his best operative who did everything he wanted. im sure bioware will contrive some explanation as to why TIM would be trying to kill a renegade shepard, but we all know its just a ploy to make the final ME2 decision moot.

who the hell criticized ME for being "too much" of an RPG? im pretty sure it was criticized for the clunky invetory, long and needlessly difficult to control mako sections, and tedious cover-combat. at any rate, ill believe the gameplay changes when i see them; ME2 lost ALOT of replay value with its lack of customization, and if their sticking with the "force all teammates to look like fashion disasters in combat" squad armor thing, their gonna need some serious customization options to convince me ME3 is worth more time than i can get with a rental.

 

[teknoarcanist]

This one laments the lack of Hanar representation in Mass Effect 3.

 

[Cadapalo]

Bioware if you know whats best for you, you'd better let me see what quarians look under the mask or there will be blood.

 

[lobster1077]

Wrex, a team member again? Huzzah! This shall be awesome

 

[Undead Dragon King]

so either way, the illusive man is a moron now. depending on how you finished ME2 and apparently how ME3 starts, either his incredibly iffy plan to spend millions of dollars on reviving one soldier with free reign over the mission really was an immensely stupid and disadvantageous move for him, or he has chronic backstabbing syndrome and is stupidly trying to kill his best operative who did everything he wanted. im sure bioware will contrive some explanation as to why TIM would be trying to kill a renegade shepard, but we all know its just a ploy to make the final ME2 decision moot.

There's a single word that makes sense: indoctrination.

IM: Wow, Shepard did a great job in keeping this base operational. Just think of how humanity could-ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL... KEEEL SHEPARD...

 

[bushwhacker2k]

Players will have a greater amount of freedom with character skills in Mass Effect 3, with larger skill trees and powers that evolve more than once. The weapon system is similar to Mass Effect 2, but weapons can be modded with various parts such as barrels and scopes. Every character can equip every type of weapon, but with limited slots tied to character class. The soldier can carry everything, while other classes might only have two or three weapon slots

Sounds interesting, I liked ME2 but it felt a little too mindless at times (meaning I didn't really have to think about what I'm doing and instead I just shoot everything to death), so the idea that skills and weapons will have more customization and depth sounds good.

 

[Mysten]

I wish it was Council trial and not an Alliance one.

Turian Councillor: How do you explain your actions, Shepard?
Shepard: I had to destroy the relay, the Reapers could've used it to jump right here, to the Citadel.
Turian Councillor: Ah yes, "Reapers." We have di-
C-Sec Command: We're under attack. It's the Reapers!
Turian Councillor: -dismissed that claim.
Harbinger (hi-jacked comm channel): Your destruction is imminent. We are Reapers; your end has come.
Turian Councillor: Lalala! I'm not listening! Dismissed that claim!

 

[Epic Fail 1977]

Liara, hell yes.

Ashley looks a ton better in the shot as well.

Looking good right now.

Yeah, Ash finally looks like a female instead of a shemale.

 

[Android2137]

Eh, I don't buy the Illusive Man bit.

There is no good reason for him to want to kill you, even if you did choose to piss him off at the end of ME2. Sure, you told him you're quitting and perhaps gave him the finger to boot. Sure, your reputation's in the mud thanks to him, so the galaxy as a whole might not be as happy with you as it used to be (if it ever was). But he's already poured so many resources into you and your team. You've already done the impossible. No matter how mad he is, he knows you're the most qualified and has the best chance of preventing galactic genocide. He knows you're as worried about the Reapers as he is, if not more so. It just doesn't make sense that he'd try to kill you after all that trouble and with the stakes so high.

Well it says Shepard is on trial, so maybe he spilled some information about Cerberus that made the Illusive Man unhappy. It's also possible that between 2 and 3 he gets indoctrinated, and uses his resources to kill Shepard. Just thinking.

Even if Shepard spilled info on Cerberus that made him unhappy, he STILL doesn't have good reason to kill him. All space flight life in the galaxy are in danger of extermination/indoctrination, humans included. What use is there in killing an info leak if the entire human race is destroyed otherwise?

Point 2, however, does make sense. I can see that happening, especially if you decide to give the Illusive Man that present he wanted so much.

 

[CosmicSpiral]

All I think about is that one guy on the Bioware forums who perfectly predicted the opening, and how everyone at the time thought he was just bonkers.

 

[D Moness]

And that JAmes Sanders guy? I'm betting heavily it was the guy in the clocktower during the trailer.

Already shot down by BioWare, apparently. (Drat, should've taken your money first.)

My money is on this theory, brought up by the LJ fan community; the tie-in novels feature the character Kahlee Sanders, and James might be a relative of hers.

-- Steve

I would love that idea. Though can not really be close family since the novels never tells about at least a brother.

Spoiler: it is from the novels

Her mother dies when Kahlee is still young if it is family it would be at least cousins etc.

I hope so since that would intertwine the novels even more.