What do you want in mass effect 3?
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Mass Effect 2 took the foundations of Mass Effect 1 and built on them. BioWare appeared to listen to what was being said regarding certain parts and they responded by axing them completely.
I would like the Mako to return. After a while, I managed to make it go where I wanted it to and actually had a lot of fun with it. Ramping it off a bloody great cliff and using the jump thrusters to cushion the landing was pretty sweet, as was using them to leap over enemy missiles or pop up from cover to shoot a few off myself.
Whilst I liked the new aesthetics / architechture, I was a bit disappointed that the Presidium on the Citadel was so inaccessible in ME2. I would have liked to see Shiala again (and not just for the nookie!) and the after effects of the Reaper attack. Holding the council meeting in Anderson's office was a bit of a cop-out as well.
I'm glad the inventory system was dumped as constantly having to offload ten tonnes of assorted bangpipes, ammo and other crap became tedious. Mass Effect 2's system worked much better for me although I never really used it to it's fullest; mostly I just changed which heavy-weapon I took with me on a mission and just stuck with the newest version of the rest. That said, I always stuck with the Vindicator assault rifle, the one that fires a 5 round burst, although I wanna know what berk decided to give it a themral clip capacity that wasn't a miltiple of 5!
That said, I would like to be able to barter with merchants to a degree so maybe some meeting halfway needs to be done. Seeing as Shepard and co are somewhat well informed, maybe a little information can be bartered for supplies when you're low on credits? Just a thought...
What I would like to see is more of the epic cut scenes that Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 gave us. The battle of the Citadel scenes were staggeringly awesome and the opening scene to Mass Effect 2 was ball-tighteningly epic! Also, I would like better romance scenes although I can't imagine that there would be much room for nookie what with the invasion and all. The scene in Mass Effect 1 was tame but still had a sense of allure and a flash of flesh wheras the ones in Mass Effect 2 were just fade to blacks. Im not asking for hardcore porn levels but some tasteful nudity wouldn't go amiss - the sex scene in the original Highlander would be a good example. Whilst most of the gratuity was covered up by the lack of light, flashes of flesh were seen here and there and it was romantic rather than lurid. They should aim for that...
I agree that other gameplay / combat mechanics need to be explored as the cover-based shooting does become tedious with repeated playthroughs. Alternative ways to complete missions / assignments and a little less linearity wouldn't go amiss. Maybe various classes have different ways of accomplishing them. Soldiers wouldn't be much cop at hacking / non-violent resolutions but could have "gift of the gab", which they pretty much did in ME2. Conversely, an engineer would be able to follow a less direct / agressive method to complete the mission. To fully expand on this would take ages, however.
Things like the concussive shot (my personal favourite) and ither such poweres / talents do add some spice to combat but I also agree that biotics need to be worked on still. They seem more like magical flashbang grenades most of the time. Slam is always fun though...
I think that the volcabulary still needs a little work. For the most part, it's pretty good but sometimes it feels "forced" or "un-natural". The amount of times Sheperd says "stop them" tweaks my bellend something fierce. He could at least say it more naturally and say it as "stop 'em" if not mix it up a bit. "The Collectors are abducting human colonists, but we're ging to stop them!" could become "The Collectors are abducting human colonists, but we're gonna put an end to that!" - you get the idea. That said, the one-liners, side-comments, jokes and so on added a hell of a lot of substance to the characters in ME2 and I'd like them to stay.
With regard to characters, it would be hard to leave out Garrus and Tali. I can't begin to think of the backlash from the fans if BioWare even thought of it. Garrus is my personal favourite out of the companions. I love his attitude and his sense of humour is keen too. As such, I pick him for missions the most and see him as my de facto lieutennant. Tali is now Tali'Zorah vas Normandy as well as very close to Shepard so it would make sense for her to stick with him too.
Jack and Zaeed would most likely have cut loose. Despite everything they all went through, they don't seem like the sort to consider that a reason to stay. Maybe Zaeed retired after his paycheque from Cerberus came through and Jack buggered off to do her own thing. Thane, sadly, would proably have succumbed to his illness or be in no shape to fight anymore and so would rather be with Kolyat in his final hours. I would imagine that Mordin would want to stick with Shepard and would be useful in researching Reaper tech for weaknesses or better weapons with which to bring them down.
Grunt is a tricky one to predict. Shepard is his battlemaster and it is clear that the Krogan respects Shepard but he cold also feel compelled to join the Krogan army in order to face the Reaper threat that way. Personally I would like to use Grunt's ties to clan Urdnot, as well as Shepard's own friendship with Wrex (assuming he survived), to gettting the Krogan onside in the upcoming battle. I'm also not sure about Kasumi either. She seems to be a people person and also very smart so it would make sense for her to stick with Shepard because if anyone can protect her from the Reapers, it's he / she and there seems little point in thieving when there are slightly more pressing matters at hand!
For some reason, I always imagine that Legion would return to the Geth after ME2, having served his purpose. Jacob seems more loyal to Shepard than he does Cerberus so maybe he would stick with him but Miranda is another matter. Despite what she says at the end of ME2, she has always been very loyal to Cerberus and so quitting / going rogue would result in some serious emotional conflicts. While I would imagine that The Illusive Man / Cerberus would be somewhat chargrined at Shepard dumping them at the end of ME2 (assuming thats how you played it) they wouldn't do too much to hinder him as he still intends to bring down the Reapers, which is in everyone's best interests, really! I like the idea of going freelance, personally but there is always the possibolity of returning to the Alliance too. Maybe you could choose your path / allegiences like you do in Fallout: New Vegas?
Woah, big wall of text there and I still have more to say but I am going to call a close to this post and see what happens!
Wardy
I would like the Mako to return. After a while, I managed to make it go where I wanted it to and actually had a lot of fun with it. Ramping it off a bloody great cliff and using the jump thrusters to cushion the landing was pretty sweet, as was using them to leap over enemy missiles or pop up from cover to shoot a few off myself.
Whilst I liked the new aesthetics / architechture, I was a bit disappointed that the Presidium on the Citadel was so inaccessible in ME2. I would have liked to see Shiala again (and not just for the nookie!) and the after effects of the Reaper attack. Holding the council meeting in Anderson's office was a bit of a cop-out as well.
I'm glad the inventory system was dumped as constantly having to offload ten tonnes of assorted bangpipes, ammo and other crap became tedious. Mass Effect 2's system worked much better for me although I never really used it to it's fullest; mostly I just changed which heavy-weapon I took with me on a mission and just stuck with the newest version of the rest. That said, I always stuck with the Vindicator assault rifle, the one that fires a 5 round burst, although I wanna know what berk decided to give it a themral clip capacity that wasn't a miltiple of 5!
That said, I would like to be able to barter with merchants to a degree so maybe some meeting halfway needs to be done. Seeing as Shepard and co are somewhat well informed, maybe a little information can be bartered for supplies when you're low on credits? Just a thought...
What I would like to see is more of the epic cut scenes that Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 gave us. The battle of the Citadel scenes were staggeringly awesome and the opening scene to Mass Effect 2 was ball-tighteningly epic! Also, I would like better romance scenes although I can't imagine that there would be much room for nookie what with the invasion and all. The scene in Mass Effect 1 was tame but still had a sense of allure and a flash of flesh wheras the ones in Mass Effect 2 were just fade to blacks. Im not asking for hardcore porn levels but some tasteful nudity wouldn't go amiss - the sex scene in the original Highlander would be a good example. Whilst most of the gratuity was covered up by the lack of light, flashes of flesh were seen here and there and it was romantic rather than lurid. They should aim for that...
I agree that other gameplay / combat mechanics need to be explored as the cover-based shooting does become tedious with repeated playthroughs. Alternative ways to complete missions / assignments and a little less linearity wouldn't go amiss. Maybe various classes have different ways of accomplishing them. Soldiers wouldn't be much cop at hacking / non-violent resolutions but could have "gift of the gab", which they pretty much did in ME2. Conversely, an engineer would be able to follow a less direct / agressive method to complete the mission. To fully expand on this would take ages, however.
Things like the concussive shot (my personal favourite) and ither such poweres / talents do add some spice to combat but I also agree that biotics need to be worked on still. They seem more like magical flashbang grenades most of the time. Slam is always fun though...
I think that the volcabulary still needs a little work. For the most part, it's pretty good but sometimes it feels "forced" or "un-natural". The amount of times Sheperd says "stop them" tweaks my bellend something fierce. He could at least say it more naturally and say it as "stop 'em" if not mix it up a bit. "The Collectors are abducting human colonists, but we're ging to stop them!" could become "The Collectors are abducting human colonists, but we're gonna put an end to that!" - you get the idea. That said, the one-liners, side-comments, jokes and so on added a hell of a lot of substance to the characters in ME2 and I'd like them to stay.
With regard to characters, it would be hard to leave out Garrus and Tali. I can't begin to think of the backlash from the fans if BioWare even thought of it. Garrus is my personal favourite out of the companions. I love his attitude and his sense of humour is keen too. As such, I pick him for missions the most and see him as my de facto lieutennant. Tali is now Tali'Zorah vas Normandy as well as very close to Shepard so it would make sense for her to stick with him too.
Jack and Zaeed would most likely have cut loose. Despite everything they all went through, they don't seem like the sort to consider that a reason to stay. Maybe Zaeed retired after his paycheque from Cerberus came through and Jack buggered off to do her own thing. Thane, sadly, would proably have succumbed to his illness or be in no shape to fight anymore and so would rather be with Kolyat in his final hours. I would imagine that Mordin would want to stick with Shepard and would be useful in researching Reaper tech for weaknesses or better weapons with which to bring them down.
Grunt is a tricky one to predict. Shepard is his battlemaster and it is clear that the Krogan respects Shepard but he cold also feel compelled to join the Krogan army in order to face the Reaper threat that way. Personally I would like to use Grunt's ties to clan Urdnot, as well as Shepard's own friendship with Wrex (assuming he survived), to gettting the Krogan onside in the upcoming battle. I'm also not sure about Kasumi either. She seems to be a people person and also very smart so it would make sense for her to stick with Shepard because if anyone can protect her from the Reapers, it's he / she and there seems little point in thieving when there are slightly more pressing matters at hand!
For some reason, I always imagine that Legion would return to the Geth after ME2, having served his purpose. Jacob seems more loyal to Shepard than he does Cerberus so maybe he would stick with him but Miranda is another matter. Despite what she says at the end of ME2, she has always been very loyal to Cerberus and so quitting / going rogue would result in some serious emotional conflicts. While I would imagine that The Illusive Man / Cerberus would be somewhat chargrined at Shepard dumping them at the end of ME2 (assuming thats how you played it) they wouldn't do too much to hinder him as he still intends to bring down the Reapers, which is in everyone's best interests, really! I like the idea of going freelance, personally but there is always the possibolity of returning to the Alliance too. Maybe you could choose your path / allegiences like you do in Fallout: New Vegas?
Woah, big wall of text there and I still have more to say but I am going to call a close to this post and see what happens!
Wardy
Am I the only one with the theory that the Reapers are from another galaxy and the only way to stop them is to go to their galaxy and discover their weakness?
Casey Hudson said ME3 was gonna take the series to places we didn't expect, and I don't think a lot of people are expecting something like that.
Casey Hudson said ME3 was gonna take the series to places we didn't expect, and I don't think a lot of people are expecting something like that.
I forgot to mention Samara and Liara.
Samara would most likely go back to being a Justicar, as she said she would during a conversation on the Normandy. However, knowing of the Reaper threat, her code would demand she protect the innocent from them. Trucking up with the intention of killing all sentient life in the Galaxy is, I'm sure, considered a crime and therefore Samara would be compelled to act.
Liara is trickier as it all depends on wether you downloaded and completed the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC or not. Also, it could make a difference if you stayed loyal and, if you completed LotSB, assured Liara you would come back to her. Her influence might pull in some favours and be good for resources and suchlike.
Personal Gripe: One thing that happens a lot in ME2 is getting stuck in / on scenery. Many a time I have had to reload, thus losing progress, because I walked too close to a doorway or the skycar used in the LotSB chase and "fell" off the nav-mesh. Not fun, especially when someone is shooting at you!
Past decisions need to have more effect. For the most part, all the previous decisions in ME1 came back as emails, news reports, the odd chance encounter and changes in dialogue with certain characters. Nothing really came back to bite me in the arse / help me out although it could all just be storing up for ME3. I freed the Rachni queen so maybe she'll return to help with the fight against the Reapers; it was for this reason that I told Legion to upload the modified virus and bring the "Heretics" back onside although I worry what this might mean for the Quarians! Speaking of, Kal'Reger (as voiced by Adam "Jayne" Baldwin) would be welcome on my team any day!
It will be interesting to see how (if) BioWare manage to keep the game as it is, an open / sandbox RPG whilst a Reaper invasion is going on!
Wardy
Samara would most likely go back to being a Justicar, as she said she would during a conversation on the Normandy. However, knowing of the Reaper threat, her code would demand she protect the innocent from them. Trucking up with the intention of killing all sentient life in the Galaxy is, I'm sure, considered a crime and therefore Samara would be compelled to act.
Liara is trickier as it all depends on wether you downloaded and completed the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC or not. Also, it could make a difference if you stayed loyal and, if you completed LotSB, assured Liara you would come back to her. Her influence might pull in some favours and be good for resources and suchlike.
Personal Gripe: One thing that happens a lot in ME2 is getting stuck in / on scenery. Many a time I have had to reload, thus losing progress, because I walked too close to a doorway or the skycar used in the LotSB chase and "fell" off the nav-mesh. Not fun, especially when someone is shooting at you!
Past decisions need to have more effect. For the most part, all the previous decisions in ME1 came back as emails, news reports, the odd chance encounter and changes in dialogue with certain characters. Nothing really came back to bite me in the arse / help me out although it could all just be storing up for ME3. I freed the Rachni queen so maybe she'll return to help with the fight against the Reapers; it was for this reason that I told Legion to upload the modified virus and bring the "Heretics" back onside although I worry what this might mean for the Quarians! Speaking of, Kal'Reger (as voiced by Adam "Jayne" Baldwin) would be welcome on my team any day!
It will be interesting to see how (if) BioWare manage to keep the game as it is, an open / sandbox RPG whilst a Reaper invasion is going on!
Wardy
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Can I be a Geth?
I'd really like to be a Geth.
Also:
I dont care if it kills the mystery, show us Tali's face.
I'd really like to be a Geth.
Also:
I dont care if it kills the mystery, show us Tali's face.
Let's see now, I want...
Liara back.
The Mako back.
An inventory back (but fixed).
Elevators again instead of loading screens.
The use of the airlock to board/exit my ship.
The ability to roam more freely and not have a linear path with no backtracking like they shoehorned in to ME2.
Thermal clips to go die in a corner somewhere.
The return of in-mission maps, even if they only show the areas you've already explored.
A return to being a Spectre, Cerberus can get bent.
Huh. It seems I want ME3 to be Mass Effect 1 with the best features of TES:Oblivion added in.
EDIT: Oh, and let me keep Mordin, Tali and Garrus (I don't care in the slightest about any of the others) and, again, BRING BACK LIARA!
EDIT 2: And absolutely NO multiplayer. At all. Ever.
Liara back.
The Mako back.
An inventory back (but fixed).
Elevators again instead of loading screens.
The use of the airlock to board/exit my ship.
The ability to roam more freely and not have a linear path with no backtracking like they shoehorned in to ME2.
Thermal clips to go die in a corner somewhere.
The return of in-mission maps, even if they only show the areas you've already explored.
A return to being a Spectre, Cerberus can get bent.
Huh. It seems I want ME3 to be Mass Effect 1 with the best features of TES:Oblivion added in.
EDIT: Oh, and let me keep Mordin, Tali and Garrus (I don't care in the slightest about any of the others) and, again, BRING BACK LIARA!
EDIT 2: And absolutely NO multiplayer. At all. Ever.
Ahem. I think you're missing a certain blue somebody from that list of the best.AlmostLikeLife said:
And Ashley, Kaidan and Thane can all go die in a fire. In fact, Kaidan already did, ha!
My reply in the spoiler tag ahead, don't read if you don't want Mass Effect 2 DLC spoilage.lithium.jelly said:Ahem. I think you're missing a certain blue somebody from that list of the best.
And Ashley, Kaidan and Thane can all go die in a fire. In fact, Kaidan already did, ha!
Liara is the Shadow Broker now, she has little time to be running around with Shepard trying to save Earth.
Heh, thanks for the spoiler tag, was quite considerate of you. I've finished the DLC in question multiple times, so I can say you may well be correct there but...AlmostLikeLife said:
I really hope she does return to the Normandy anyway. Even the Shadow Broker will need the Reapers stopped and she does have her Drell friend Feron to hold down the fort. I'm not sure she liked the idea of being the new Shadow Broker anyway despite how easily she stepped into the role. Waaah! Stop treading on my dreams, dammit!
@lithium.jelly Oh, don't get me wrong, Liara's a great character. I should have put "in my opinion" in my post. I rarely took her on missions. My group was always Ashley and Garrus on ME1 and Miranda and Garrus on ME2.
Garrus is my homeboy.
Garrus is my homeboy.
Yeah, I always found it really weird that we never seem to see female aliens, except Quarians (Asari don't count).Schreck157 said:
I would like if they tie everything off at the end of the game and that is really it. I would be very happy if they give us closure on all of the major decisions from the first two games which haven't resolved yet (i.e. the Rachni). I leave everything else to Bioware entirely; they have yet to disappoint me (except perhaps Dragon Age to some degree, although overall I thought it was good).
More of the same, pretty much. I'm not picky.
Oh, and, for future reference, characters should be a little more mortal during the story.
Oh, and, for future reference, characters should be a little more mortal during the story.
Legion, more armor customisation, possible body customisation not just face, better hairstyles!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Daystar Clarion:
I want to see a day-care center. A little Quarian rolling around in a bubble, a tiny Krogan bullying the other children, a baby Salarian singing Gilbert and Sulivan...
It would be awesome...
that would be awesome, although from the trailer i cant see that happening lol!
Daystar Clarion:
I want to see a day-care center. A little Quarian rolling around in a bubble, a tiny Krogan bullying the other children, a baby Salarian singing Gilbert and Sulivan...
It would be awesome...
that would be awesome, although from the trailer i cant see that happening lol!
