Mass Effect 4

[eldargal]

Mass Effect 4 announcement inbound as Bioware is “pushing hard before the holidays” (http://www.loadthegame.com/2014/12/15/mass-effect-4-announcement-inbound-bioware-pushing-hard-holidays/)

So, you know, I guess this is exciting or something idk whatevs...

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[Houghten]

I don't want to get excited, not after some of the choices 3 forced on me, but there seem to be butterflies in my stomach regardless.

[Tyrendian]

not much to add there EG... you pretty much summed up my reaction :D

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Me and Chris Pratt are in agreement.

[Mr Mystery]

Never played a Mass Effect game.

[Wildeybeast]

Never played a Mass Effect game.

Why not?

[Mr Mystery]

Why not?

Not that into turn based combat. That's what the table top is for.

[Houghten]

...it's not turn-based. That was Bioware's other famous really good RPGs (Baldur's Gate and KotOR).

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

KOTOR wasn't turn-based.

[Psychosplodge]

I'm still not sure what the fuss was. It was an ok game, not a great game. Wish they'd go back to making Baldur's gate and its like again.

[daboarder]

I'm still not sure what the fuss was. It was an ok game, not a great game. Wish they'd go back to making Baldur's gate and its like again.

Its mostly because it was a breath of fresh air in an industry that is more repetitive than hollywood

[Aegwymourn]

I'm still not sure what the fuss was. It was an ok game, not a great game. Wish they'd go back to making Baldur's gate and its like again.

Can't Like Enough!

As much as I enjoyed the ME series I still load up BG/IWD every couple of years (been playing through the Enhanced Edition lately) and still love them.

[eldargal]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21XPbzHdJ8w

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

Private?

[Gotthammer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn98FdSg-Fo

[YorkNecromancer]

Not that into turn based combat. That's what the table top is for.

Ummm... It was a third-person shooter set in a universe that plays out like Star Trek meets Star Wars vs. Lovecraft's Elder Gods. There's literally not a single moment of turn-based combat in it.

I mean, there's the 'use teammate's attack power' button which pauses the screen momentarily, but that's only so you can target where their attack goes. Otherwise, it's just 'Gears of War' with a better universe, better plot, better enemies, and a much, much, much better narrative.

It's not perfect; combat can get repetitive, the Mako in the first game is a tank that handles like OHMYGODJUSTGOWHEREIWANTYOUTO, and Garrus is ALWAYS BLOODY CALIBRATING. But even with its flaws, I'd say it's probably the best game experience I've played on the PS3/360 era of gaming.

If you like shooters, you should play it.

[Gotthammer]

the Mako in the first game is a tank that handles like OHMYGODJUSTGOWHEREIWANTYOUTO,

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[Kirsten]

the Mako was awesome

[eldargal]

Awesome lol.:p

[CoffeeGrunt]

I missed the Mako. Handled like the tires were space hoppers, but it was lots of fun.

[Kirsten]

I was a Mako pro, I missed it for 2

[Erik Setzer]

Otherwise, it's just 'Gears of War' with a better universe, better plot, better enemies, and a much, much, much better narrative.

I'd compare more to Dragon Age, Kingdoms of Amalur, stuff like that, since GoW doesn't, to my knowledge, have serious roleplaying elements in it. (Admittedly, I still haven't played GoW, despite owning 1-3.)

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I'm still not sure what the fuss was. It was an ok game, not a great game. Wish they'd go back to making Baldur's gate and its like again.

I love those old games, but unfortunately, they're much better suited for PC, and all the companies are trying to make games that work on consoles as well. The first Dragon Age caught some flak for being a nice experience on PC but rough on consoles because its design was suited better to keyboard and mouse. If someone can figure out how to make it work, it'd be nice. Or if EA would allow Bioware to make games for just the PC that aren't MMO's.

I hear Pillars of Eternity was a good game using the old style. Haven't had a chance to try it yet, but fans of those style games have been high on it, so that's worth checking out.

[Psychosplodge]

Might have a look at that then post fallout 4. Remind me in six months :D