I'd go with Deus Ex Human Revolution. Even if Mass Effect 3 had an awesome ending I'd still recommend Deus Ex. Because it's different. Mass Effect 3 is pretty much like Mass Effect 2. Deus Ex will offer you something new. And it's cheaper than ME3 now so you can get it with the expansion.
Get mass effect 3. Its worth it dude. The only reason people complain about the last 10 mins is because the other 35 hours of gaming is spectacular. The bar is raised high for bioware.
Actually Deus Ex has no dlc on the way, while Me3 has extended cut and at least year of incoming single player dlc. ME3 also has had multiplayer events every week for the first month and every two weeks since.
I agree. A piece of turd in a pizza doesn't make the rest of the pizza inedible or vomit-inducing, right? I'd still totally eat at the same pizza place again!
Also, if you played ME1 and 2, don't play ME3. It's really not worth it. Sure, you'll enjoy it for 20+ hours, but then you'll see the ending and never want to play any of the games again.
Dendio said:
GoGoFrenzy said:
ResonanceSD said:
Deus Ex all the way, avoid giving MORE money to EA.
^_^ seriously, you'll replay DEHR, but never touch ME3 again.
Actually Deus Ex has no dlc on the way, while Me3 has extended cut and at least year of incoming single player dlc. ME3 also has had multiplayer events every week for the first month and every two weeks since.
None of which will fix the ending. They will only "explain" why they broke so many characters, rules of the universe, science and already established devices, contradictions, plot twists, fallacies in the apparently super-advanced technologically and ancient civilization...
I know I'm far behind, but heres my story. I just recently got a gaming computer and a good paycheck, so I decided to start getting into mass effect again. I played the first mass effect back in the day when my xbox was working and liked it. So I played went renegaded and it was as fun I remember. Then I downloaded the second mass effect on steam. It blew my god damn socks off.
Excited about getting the third despite what people where saying about the ending(don't want to know by the way just in case.) but I found it was available on steam. Now I might be inclined to buy it on Origin if only it wasn't still priced at $60 and on Origin the terrible things I've heard about the ending.
So I ask you escapist, is it worth it to get on origin to finish up the story? Or should I just get Dues ex, the other game I'm interested in thats reasonably priced and on steam, and wait in till the price of mass effect 3 dies down?
Dues Ex, but if you HAVE to buy Mass Effect 3, grab a copy from a physical store. My local shop has collectors editions in stock and at a decent price as well compared to the Origin pricking.
I agree. A piece of turd in a pizza doesn't make the rest of the pizza inedible or vomit-inducing, right? I'd still totally eat at the same pizza place again!
Also, if you played ME1 and 2, don't play ME3. It's really not worth it. Sure, you'll enjoy it for 20+ hours, but then you'll see the ending and never want to play any of the games again.
Dendio said:
GoGoFrenzy said:
ResonanceSD said:
Deus Ex all the way, avoid giving MORE money to EA.
^_^ seriously, you'll replay DEHR, but never touch ME3 again.
Actually Deus Ex has no dlc on the way, while Me3 has extended cut and at least year of incoming single player dlc. ME3 also has had multiplayer events every week for the first month and every two weeks since.
None of which will fix the ending. They will only "explain" why they broke so many characters, rules of the universe, science and already established devices, contradictions, plot twists, fallacies in the apparently super-advanced technologically and ancient civilization...
The point is that mass effect 3 will continue to be supported in both single player and multiplayer for the next year. There will be reasons to pick it back up after beating the campaign.
Deus ex is dead in the water with no updates or future developments. There is no real reason to play it over, since you get an auto save to choose different endings.
OP is a fan of the series, he will love mass effect 3. OP get off the internet and try to shake off the opinions of others. Play the game for yourself and get back to us. Every second on the internet is another chance at spoilers.
Haha this thread is barely any help in deciding which game to buy.Even if ME3 is ahead remember that this forum loves BioWare games in general
If you really want to make a bargain,go Deus Ex:HR,it's a better game IMHO.
I agree. A piece of turd in a pizza doesn't make the rest of the pizza inedible or vomit-inducing, right? I'd still totally eat at the same pizza place again!
Also, if you played ME1 and 2, don't play ME3. It's really not worth it. Sure, you'll enjoy it for 20+ hours, but then you'll see the ending and never want to play any of the games again.
Dendio said:
GoGoFrenzy said:
ResonanceSD said:
Deus Ex all the way, avoid giving MORE money to EA.
^_^ seriously, you'll replay DEHR, but never touch ME3 again.
Actually Deus Ex has no dlc on the way, while Me3 has extended cut and at least year of incoming single player dlc. ME3 also has had multiplayer events every week for the first month and every two weeks since.
None of which will fix the ending. They will only "explain" why they broke so many characters, rules of the universe, science and already established devices, contradictions, plot twists, fallacies in the apparently super-advanced technologically and ancient civilization...
The point is that mass effect 3 will continue to be supported in both single player and multiplayer for the next year. There will be reasons to pick it back up after beating the campaign.
Deus ex is dead in the water with no updates or future developments. There is no real reason to play it over, since you get an auto save to choose different endings.
OP is a fan of the series, he will love mass effect 3. OP get off the internet and try to shake off the opinions of others. Play the game for yourself and get back to us. Every second on the internet is another chance at spoilers.
1) No amount of dlc in the world will change the fact that ME 3 was rushed and had plot holes. There's a reason why Drew Karpyshyn quit before the game was done and I bet he has an NDA so he can't talk about it. And then there's that turd ending that makes no sense either. And no...the dlc will not fix that ending. It shows that Casey Hudson locked out most of the writing team for the ending. It really does.(It's killing me not being able to discuss spoilers here but I truly think people weren't paying attention when they played through the three games.)
2) Mass Effect is not about mp. Seriously, who cares about multiplayer with Mass Effect controls? There are other shooters with better mechanics.
3) RENT ME3 OP. You will still get to play it and you will be glad you didn't pay for it at the end. Trust me. And if by some miracle you do like it you can always buy it when the other story dlc comes out (besides the stupid extended cut which will change nothing)
4) BUY DEUS EX during a Steam sale. Play both and save money.
The thread title doesn`t include Deus Ex:HR and i bet some people are still avoiding ME3 discussions. With a thread title like "DE:HR or ME3" we could see a different poll result.
Both are pretty good games. Actually both have pretty crap endings, although ME3s is undoubtedly worse because at least DE:HRs went with the theme of the game and had been building up to it.
Personally i think i had more fun overall with ME3, especially with the surprisingly not shit multiplayer. However you can't really go wrong with getting DE either.
The ending to mass Effect 3 may suck, but everything up to it is fine. If you think it's about the journey not the destination then you will replay it. If you only care about how things end up in the end then you won't. Yeah it's a good game I had more fun with it then HR.
Mass Effect 3 is incredible, albeit I preferred the second one (additionally, play that before you play 3 if you can.) I only played Deus Ex briefly and couldn't get in to it if I'm honest. Mass Effect is one of my favourite series - as soon as I completed it I started a new game immediately.
If you enjoyed the first one and had your socks blown off by the second one then i believe you will LOVE ME3 all the way up to the last few minutes of the game. But that's just from my own personal experience mind you. So yea i say buy it and "Finish" the trilogy...
GoGoFrenzy said:
No. Just buy it used and play it on your Xbox. Even better would be to just rent ME 3 because I assure you you will NOT be replaying Mass Effect 3 like you did Mass Effect 2. I have yet to meet one person who replayed ME3 after suffering through the trash ending. Not worth paying full price for that disappointment.
**By the way there's more wrong with it than just the ending. I had plot errors/inconsistencies with decisions made in my previous game. Really frustrating ones like Liara acting like the Shadow Broker run with my Shep never happened.**
Anyway, you sure as heck don't want Origin in your pc. Also, you will turn blue in the face and keel over dead if you hold your breath for a ME 3 sale on Origin.
Mass Effect 2 was the best game of all three.
If you want to see how much a slap in the face ME 3 is I suggest going over to the Bioware forums and hear it from the fanatics that live and breathe Mass Effect. There is even a non spoiler section.
It has its moments - Rannoch, Tuchanka - but for the most part is IMO the worst game Bioware has made. Even DA2 was better for me.
This comes from me not giving 2 f***s about the Shooting mechanics though. I'm in it for the RPG stuff - being in control of Shepard, making their decisions, deciding their views, non-linearity in the story, choice and consequence - ect.
If you care more about the shooting and the general story, and don't mind a Deus Ex Machina/Diabolous Ex Machina/Magic Bullet being used - then you might like it.
If you liked picking Shepard's dialogue, liked being able to choose which order you did your missions in, and hoped there would be some reasonable level of consequence for your actions - you will be sorely disappointed.
Many of the big decisions in ME1 and ME2 have a very minimal effect in ME3. Example:
1. The Rachni exist no matter what. You killed them? There was another spare somewhere. I think they may be worth less war assets, but nothing really noticeable.
2. The Council, which I had believed since ME1 was going to be lead by humans, with other minor races in power if the original lot was killed in ME1, is replaced with basically a carbon copy, different VO, slightly different lines and outfits, and other than a total of something like 40 War Assets, nothing much changes. Well, it is supposedly harder to get the VS to side with you during the Cerberus Coup, but that's it.
3. The collectors base changes 2 things. 1, whether you get the Control or Destroy ending at the lowest EMS, and 2: 10 War Assets or so. Nothing else.
Many other choices get the same treatment, and the most I've seen a choice affect something is with 1 or 2 squad members.
Also note: There is a lot of dissatisfaction with the ME2 romance threads in ME3. I have to agree in all honesty. Its Liara giving you all the close personal talks, and ME2 romances are generally off to the side and brief, generally without feeling in my experience. Can't speak for Garrus or Tali though. Oh, and do not have romanced Jacob if you value your sanity.
The ending... Is crap. Its just bad. The complaints have been bought up numerous times, but if you don't mind how cheap and rushed it feels, how it doesn't give you a final confrontation with the main antagonist - Harbinger - instead replacing them with the Catalyst, how the reasoning behind the Reapers is extremely anti-climactic and also far too related to the Rannoch arc to be effective, then the EC might fix that. Otherwise, its just bad.
DX:HR on the other hand is a well made and polished game through and through - excluding the boss fights. It maintains a good atmosphere, does not feel rushed in the slightest, and your choices do have some consequences later on [Excluding the boss fights]. The downside is that IMO its not worth more than one playthrough. You can do everything in one playthrough, and unless you're an achievement hunter, or happy to go through the same thing over and over, there is little reason to replay the game.
The end is, admittedly, not too great. However, it at least gives you the option to abstain, and fits rather well with the rest of the game.
Either way, my vote went with HR. Even though it may be worth only one playthrough, dependent on how good a player of DX you are, that playthrough could last longer than a ME3 playthrough, and would be more satisfying as well.
Already been through it multiple times. Still doesn't fix my issues with the ending. Its some nice Fanfic, and probably on par with what I'm expecting from Bioware at this point, but it doesn't fix anything.
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