I haven't played it myself but I have a friend who's told me that aside from the ending it's really pretty good. If you already know about the ending and it seems like something you'd like to play anyway, I say get it. What could it hurt?
Mass Effect 3 is now under $30 is it really that bad of a game?
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I believe (based on reports elsewhere on this site) that it's on sale for today only. So snap it up while you can!Darknacht said:
Nonononononono.
Let's be fair here. Bioware did ALMOST everything right with this game.
Excellent writing as usual (up until the ending).
Felt like it'd be a satisfying conclusion (up until the VERY end).
Gameplay was greatly improved with more maneuverability, and a significant boost in power to your powers/abilities.
More customization in playstyle with branching power level-ups, the power-affecting encumbrance system, and the return of weapon mods.
New, awesome powers.
Wide variety of enemies, environments, encounters.
One of the best campaigns I've seem with some of the best moments (up until that freaking ENDNING).
All that and a competent multiplayer mode too.
I HIGHLY recommend this game. In my opinion, the game deserves every cent it makes. It's just that I also believe Bioware deserves every (non hateful) complaint they get about the ending. I'd never return it though, the ride was just too good, despite the destination, and I really like the multiplayer too.
Let's be fair here. Bioware did ALMOST everything right with this game.
Excellent writing as usual (up until the ending).
Felt like it'd be a satisfying conclusion (up until the VERY end).
Gameplay was greatly improved with more maneuverability, and a significant boost in power to your powers/abilities.
More customization in playstyle with branching power level-ups, the power-affecting encumbrance system, and the return of weapon mods.
New, awesome powers.
Wide variety of enemies, environments, encounters.
One of the best campaigns I've seem with some of the best moments (up until that freaking ENDNING).
All that and a competent multiplayer mode too.
I HIGHLY recommend this game. In my opinion, the game deserves every cent it makes. It's just that I also believe Bioware deserves every (non hateful) complaint they get about the ending. I'd never return it though, the ride was just too good, despite the destination, and I really like the multiplayer too.
And it's only that price for today: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/116922-Mass-Effect-3-Drops-to-29-99MPerce said:
Will almost certainly go back up tomorrow.
Yeah. Considering the bad part of the ending is literally like 5 or 10 minutes long, just watch it for the lolz after completing the game, and make up your own headcanon ending. It's really for the best, and anything you come up with will be a better way to end it.The Human Torch said:
Just know that while outrageous, the ending does NOT ruin the game. The game itself is extraordinary.
So basically Amazon decides to be nice(in order to gain good will) and let people return their copies of Mass Effect 3. Now it has a bunch of copies of ME3 that it owns(not bioware) and decides to offload these by lowering the price in order to make back as much money as possible. And this is startling how exactly? The price is still high on EAs origin store, it's just a 3rd party trying to offload copies of the game...
If you play the game with a bit of detachment, the fighting is fun, the characters are likeable, and multiplayer is a blast. Just understand the ending's crappy. No, it won't ruin your life like a lot of haters are going on about, its just crappy. And its getting patched at some point anyways.
The game is definitely worth 30 dollar buy though, so I would recommend it. If for anything else, its a good FPS/RPG game that you can make things blow up in.
The game is definitely worth 30 dollar buy though, so I would recommend it. If for anything else, its a good FPS/RPG game that you can make things blow up in.
^Pretty much this. ME 3 is good in some ways. But honestly, it was a major disappointment overall.Adam Jensen said:
It's a great game up until the last 10 minutes. Those last 10 minutes kill it. Seriously up until then I was completely ready to dub it my favorite game of all time.
Oh it isn't a bad game by any stretch (Dragon Age 2 was a bad game for example), however the ending for many people, me included, drastically overshadowes any good segments ME3 has.
Would you happily recall memories of a great theme park if they promised you an icecream at the end, but after a whole day all you would receive is a kick in balls?
Would you happily recall memories of a great theme park if they promised you an icecream at the end, but after a whole day all you would receive is a kick in balls?
The game is okay, the lack of much to do outside of combat is disappointing but then again it's about the writing right? The thing is the endings themselves while horrible are only 1% of the game, but! if you are really attached to the universe they could end up retroactively ruining all your previous experiences.
As I see has been stated on this thread already, it's just a one-day sale. Amazon probably had a couple of extra copies of ME3 lying around, and they decided to make ME3 their "Deal of the Day." No need to foretell doom about it.
Of course, I heartily recommend that those of you who haven't bought it yet get it NOW. $30 is more than worth it. Yes, the ending may have sucked, but the other 99% of the game was one of the best games I have ever played, and made a run at being the best. The multiplayer is the surprise of the package, too- It's been almost two months now and I'm still hooked on playing online. It may just be Horde mode, but I just seem to care a lot more when it's a Horde mode in a universe that I care a lot about and with the excellent powers and mechanics of Mass Effect.
Of course, I heartily recommend that those of you who haven't bought it yet get it NOW. $30 is more than worth it. Yes, the ending may have sucked, but the other 99% of the game was one of the best games I have ever played, and made a run at being the best. The multiplayer is the surprise of the package, too- It's been almost two months now and I'm still hooked on playing online. It may just be Horde mode, but I just seem to care a lot more when it's a Horde mode in a universe that I care a lot about and with the excellent powers and mechanics of Mass Effect.
Keeping in the context of Bioware, an example of that would be Dragon Age II. The story was all over the place and overall very lackluster, but the individual characters were BRILLIANT. I had to look up some of the plot details that I had forgotten over the course of the year since I've played the game, but I remember each and every one of your squad mates, your brother, your sister, your mom, your deadbeat uncle Gamlen, they were all brilliantly written and fleshed out. The Merrill story line in particular just grabbed me and wouldn't let go, she knew what she was doing was wrong but was so naive that even if you're the staunchest of Templars, you just want to give her a hug after it's all over.The_Blue_Rider said:
I really thought that it was damn near close to being the best in the series. Most of the things mentioned here were at least for me easily ignored, I really did not want to play multiplayer, so I didn't, the From Ashes Dlc looked interesting, so I bought it and I enjoyed it (And honestly that is just a silly complaint, I have no Idea why people think that Bioware waiting another few months before releasing it would have changed anything.) Really, the side quest were near identical to ME1's sidequests, and many people threw a big fuss when they were taken out. Once again, I have cannot understand why so many people had a problem with Kai Leng, he's suppose to be an asshole who you want to kill. And lastly, saying that "having no clear villian" is a flaw is akin to saying that the game having a female protagonist is a flaw, it's just the way that they made it, not all stories need to have one designated villain.jensenthejman said:
Keep in mind this is just all my opinion, I'm not saying anyone is right or wrong here.
I liked ME3 until the last 10-20mins, the ending was a total let down, so much so that i can't be bothered to replay it because i know the only difference to the ending was different colours...
