gaggle64 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I agree, Bioware haven't gone nearly far enough in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted October 2, 2007 Author Share Posted October 2, 2007 New Mass Effect info....I need this game sooooo much! Nihlus Kryik is one of the Citadel Council's most decorated Spectre agents. Born in a small mercenary outpost outside Hierarchy space, he learned the hard way to fight for what he wanted. His father died when he was 16, and his mother forced him to join the turian military. His outsider status made life difficult; though he was always at the top of his class, his superiors and peers never truly accepted him. As a soldier, Nihlus' skills were unquestionable. His attitude, however, often got him in trouble. On several occasions, he disobeyed direct orders to do what he thought was best. Although his instincts were usually proven right, his notoriety grew. Even when he single-handedly routed an enemy patrol, and saved his squad from ambush, his commanding officers berated him for his recklessness. His military career seemed to stall before it even began. "Cool under pressure, Nihlus has an uncanny ability to find an enemy's weakness and exploit it." After being reassigned to a new squad for the third time, Nihlus was introduced to Saren Arterius, a fellow turian and a Spectre. Saren was impressed with the young soldier. He befriended Nihlus and offered to mentor him. Within a year of meeting Saren, Nihlus was asked to join the Spectres. Free from the restrictions of military procedure, Nihlus excelled in his new role. He quickly stepped from his mentor's shadow and established himself as one of the Council's top agents. Since then, Nihlus has completed countless missions as a Spectre, each one more difficult and dangerous than the last. Cool under pressure, Nihlus has an uncanny ability to find an enemy's weakness and exploit it. Though his methods aren't as brutal as Saren's, he will not hesitate to efficiently and thoroughly eradicate anything or anyone that stands in his way. Also some damn fine new screens!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilli Gee Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 It is a little odd that female players/characters don't get the same choice. Somebody should write in and complain. There are only three main characters, which are 1 human male, 1 human female and 1 alien female. If you play as the human male, that means you can only have sex with a female (either human or alien). If you play as the human female, you can have sex with the human male or alien female. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellyn Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Someone explain Mass Effect to me, aka what type of game it is, what the story is, etc. Madness. Sparta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitgun Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Someone explain Mass Effect to me, aka what type of game it is, what the story is, etc. Mass effect is a futuristic story set in 2148 and later. It's about a person you create called Shephard who must firstly become a Spectre, (Basically one of the Galaxy's secret agents) and then investigate a renegade Spectre named Saren. It is believed that Saren is controlling the Geth, (A race made by the alien species Quarians, and are basically Humanoid AI Robots) and he is using them for evil. It's an RPG by Bioware, so you know it's good :P and it's also got a combat system that relies heavily on FPS elements and Tactical elements. There are also different powers, such as Biotics which are 'magical' moves such as 'Push' or 'Lift'. There is also 'Tech' abilities which can come in handy when you need healing or are taking out some form of machinery. Its got a really deep conversation system, and check out the main website if you haven't already, it pretty much sums up everything, and there's awesome pictures! http://masseffect.bioware.com/ Also, does anyone know what is going to be in the Limited Edition yet? I've heard some things about Prima, and that it will include some form of art book and such, but is that only if you order it from them? Or is that just the contents of teh Strategy Guide? I ordered mine from shopto.net, and I'm worried I wont get some extras! And they'd better put some ultra-cool stuff in there!! D: Here's the Prima thing: http://www.primagames.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780761556237 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Well... http://kotaku.com/gaming/biowhat/mass-effect-limited-edition-details-emerge-306764.php As reported by Team XBox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 http://kotaku.com/gaming/clips/mass-effect-character-spotlight-pt-2-307872.php 2nd Mass Effect character rundown. Those two guys standing behind Captain Kirahee have some disconcertingly large cod pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 http://www.oxm.co.uk/article.php?id=1556 The Collectors Edition contents exposed = books books and more books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 This game may look amazing and have boobs, but does anyone really know if it's going to be enjoyable to play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 It's made by the people who done KOTOR and it's the same style game so i imagine yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 You could say the same thing about Mario Galaxy really. Bioware I think can be trusted to deliver the goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 So Bioware now owned by EA... So I guess Mass Effect 2 comes out in 2008? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 I'd say its highly likely this be ported to PS3 after its released, with the other two games of the triology being multiplatform from release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodleman Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Isn't Mass Effect being published by Microsoft. Cant see them letting it be ported to the PS3 tbh. Shame about Bioware being bought by EA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Mass Effect trillogy, as far as we know is exclusive to Microsoft platforms. This is a good and bad thing for Bioware really, it means that their games get more promotion... but it also means that EA might end up milking their RPG's to shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Might wanna avoid Mass Effect threads from now on: http://kotaku.com/gaming/street-date/mass-effect-street-date-broken-ten-days-early-321241.php In such a story driven game I'd expect there will be plenty of morons who have nothing better to do but speed through the story and spoil it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilli Gee Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I'd say its highly likely this be ported to PS3 after its released, with the other two games of the triology being multiplatform from release. It's a Microsoft Game Studios title, as in they're paying for BioWare to make it. We'll probably see it ported to Games for Windows, but other than that, nothing. All the major reviews come out tmrw. I have a feeling this is going to be HUGE. Halo/GoW huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted November 18, 2007 Author Share Posted November 18, 2007 All the major reviews come out tmrw. I have a feeling this is going to be HUGE. Halo/GoW huge. I've heard rumblings that it might not be as great as well all hope it will be....I hope thats wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I've heard rumblings that it might not be as great as well all hope it will be....I hope thats wrong. I hear that levels are slow to load due to Bioware having to build it with people without hard drives in mind, but the rest of it's more then good enough to negate any such quibbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 The lowest score I've seen it be given is 90/100 by a UK XBox mag. They said it wasn't amazing like they had hoped for, but it was just, very, very, very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mundi Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Lowest one i seen on gamerankings is 4 of 5 from magazine called " Hardcore gamer magazine". Great name... or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Eurogamer Review http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=87875&page=1 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 "Throw in some grumbles about the somewhat unoptimised state of the frame-rate, texture pop-in and v-syncing terrors, and it's a game that just falls short of our expectations." I wish devs would fucking sort this out, most games have it. Edit: GT Review up too. 9.6 http://www.gametrailers.com/player/27704.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Just 8? ... lol. Thing is I thought it would score 10 or even a 9 seeing as its in the running for GOTY. Still doubt I will pick this up as I wasnt a fan of KOTOR, to this day I still dont see what the fuss was about them games. Saying that I think a JRPG beats any other style of RPG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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