I thought the plot was excellent; of course, I consider all of the character's individual stories to be part of the main plot.Lizard_viking said:
Mass Effect 3 Will Bring Back the "Fun and Lightness"
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I was about to edit to say the same thing.SteelStallion said:Nice choice of picture, Andy.Andy Chalk said:
Miranda and her choice of clothes.
"Does Cerberus really let you whore around in that outfit?"
"Operative Lawson's uniform really makes me stand to attention."
The first part is unconfirmed and the second is very normal for many trilogies. Hell, even Lord of the Rings had some good humor in Return of the King.Echo136 said:
Humour's good. I liked what humour there was in ME2, but I hope they don't compromise the game because of it. They need to keep the darker atmosphere, insead of letting it become shiny happy Star Trek.
A little confused. The title says bringing back the "Fun and Lightness." Yet later in the interview they said: "Mass Effect 3 is going to be the epic conclusion... so, a lot more darkness but also a lot more humor."
Umm...shouldn't the title be "Fun and Dark" then? Make up your minds!
Either way, as long as they don't dumb the game down any further.
Oh and bring back the travel system of the old game. Or was I only one who was annoyed by the little ship parts, and then having to buy fuel and probes? Oh yeah...probes, big improvement [/sarcasm]. Those bits made me long for the days of pressing a button to scan and getting what I needed for my achievement.
Umm...shouldn't the title be "Fun and Dark" then? Make up your minds!
Either way, as long as they don't dumb the game down any further.
Oh and bring back the travel system of the old game. Or was I only one who was annoyed by the little ship parts, and then having to buy fuel and probes? Oh yeah...probes, big improvement [/sarcasm]. Those bits made me long for the days of pressing a button to scan and getting what I needed for my achievement.
I thought the humor in Mass Effect 2, when there, was excellent. Joker and EDI was a big one, but all the slightly more subtle jokes were what got me. Blasto, anyone?
"They thought the first Hanar Spectre would play by the rules."
"This one has forgotten whether it's heatsink is over capacity. It wonders if the criminal scum considers itself fortunate."
"They were wrong"
"They thought the first Hanar Spectre would play by the rules."
"This one has forgotten whether it's heatsink is over capacity. It wonders if the criminal scum considers itself fortunate."
"They were wrong"
I think I actually enjoyed the darker aspects of 2, like many of the other comments here. It helped make the storyline more involved, and the constant reminder that anyone could (and in my hilariously inept first try often did) die added a lot of tension to the entire game. While I could see some humor being nice I really hope they don't go overboard.
lol nice miranda ass shot. btw, is it just me or is it very ill preportioned to the rest of her body? i personally think they made it way to big.
on topic: im excited for mass effect 3, but they better not make it too light, im sure ill love it either way though.
on topic: im excited for mass effect 3, but they better not make it too light, im sure ill love it either way though.
The funny thing from my perspective is, ME2 didn't really seem all that dark. I built my crew, got back one of my two primaries from the first game (and a virtual (almost literal) clone of the second), did some running around, saved the galaxy and everybody went home happy. I really liked the game, although no more than the original, but I never caught the "descent into darkness" vibe.
That said, moments of humour are vital, even in dark stories. Some of Joker's commentary in particular were very effective, because they were so real and appropriate to the situation. As Hudson said, it humanizes things, and that's the real strength of Mass Effect.
(she's a skeezy ho)
That said, moments of humour are vital, even in dark stories. Some of Joker's commentary in particular were very effective, because they were so real and appropriate to the situation. As Hudson said, it humanizes things, and that's the real strength of Mass Effect.
Thanks, I like it too. Capped it myself, you know.SteelStallion said:
(she's a skeezy ho)
Seconded. I don't get it--how exactly do you make a story about millions of enormous sentient death machines attempting to commit galactic omnicide "light"? If anything, it should be darker than the second game.Virgilthepagan said:
There was a lot of humor in Mass Effect 2, particularly with Mordin Solus (Gilbert and Sullivan, anyone?) and Joker, but it certainly didn't stop there. Pretty much all of the characters had some amusing one-liners at one point or another (although Grunt's were essentially the stuff of nightmares if you looked at them any other way--particularly his "getting it" spiel. Giant, violent lizard nihilists. Scary!).
I don't really see the point in a return to "light and fun". True, ME2 was a "darker and edgier" sequel, but launching us into a happier universe when the Reapers are preparing to shit intergalactic extinction on all the races of the universe is not a good choice of narrative tone. It's always darkest before the dawn, the saying goes, and freeing the universe from the clutches of a genocidal, manipulative race of machines is a hell of a dawn. I'd expect some pitch black moments in ME3, but I bet I'll be hugely disappointed.
I don't really see the point in a return to "light and fun". True, ME2 was a "darker and edgier" sequel, but launching us into a happier universe when the Reapers are preparing to shit intergalactic extinction on all the races of the universe is not a good choice of narrative tone. It's always darkest before the dawn, the saying goes, and freeing the universe from the clutches of a genocidal, manipulative race of machines is a hell of a dawn. I'd expect some pitch black moments in ME3, but I bet I'll be hugely disappointed.