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Is the game good? Metacritic puts it at 4.8 out of 10
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Apr 8, 2017 06:45
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Zzulu posted:Is the game good? Metacritic puts it at 4.8 out of 10 Yikes. That's the user score, not the reviewer score, which is probably even worse for EA. Well, I mean, EA definitely deserves to get dicksmacked for all of the poo poo they've been doing over the years. Shame it had to reflect poorly on the Mass Effect series, but what can you do? I like the game and keep playing it but I wouldn't recommend buying it at full price, which is fairly damning considering that Mass Effect 2 is one of the only games I've ever pre-ordered and Mass Effect 3 is the only reason I originally got Xbox Live.
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Apr 8, 2017 06:52
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Just checked Metacritic and it's now at a solid 70
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Apr 8, 2017 07:03
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Everyone make sure to adjust your fun levels accordingly
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Apr 8, 2017 07:05
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Zzulu posted:Is the game good? Metacritic puts it at 4.8 out of 10 Combat good Multiplayer balance too hosed up to get super in to right now, but if they actually fix it it'll be real good Writing bad with a few disparate fun and good parts. Like, half the dialogue is incredibly stunted and weird for no discernible reason, and the overall plot is the worst elements of Bioware combined with the worst elements of Halo 4 Side quests extremely bad I would have said it's an 8/10 for my dumb rear end, but they removed/fixed some of the funniest poo poo in the game because people made fun of it so now it's 7/10. e: Hey waitaminute you're asking ironically!! poo poo
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Apr 8, 2017 07:05
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Writing is actually pretty good with some notably cringe-worthy lines
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Apr 8, 2017 07:06
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ketts have no reproducing organs, i feel bad for them
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Apr 8, 2017 07:06
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Kurtofan posted:ketts have no reproducing organs, i feel bad for them I am 100% sure we will learn in MEA2 that they are some sort of peacepeeker force, maybe even thats how they call themselves Peacekeeper. They are sorta pacifist in a way, until they need to harvest you. They are surprised people consider them evil. Their whole attitude in the game is "Wait a minute, the problem here is that you don't understand us and our enormous efforts to help people". The game don't give enough elements to even wildly theorize, but you can always imagine they where created has a police force, but with a safeguard mechanism: no vagina, but they said "gently caress it, the universe need us" and then they invented the glory holyficacion.
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Apr 8, 2017 07:19
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Tei posted:I am 100% sure we will learn in MEA2 that they are some sort of peacepeeker force, maybe even thats how they call themselves Peacekeeper. They are sorta pacifist in a way, until they need to harvest you. They are surprised people consider them evil. Their whole attitude in the game is "Wait a minute, the problem here is that you don't understand us and our enormous efforts to help people". So they're americans
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Apr 8, 2017 07:21
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Zzulu posted:So they're americans they do seem to be a republic
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Apr 8, 2017 07:45
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Haha, just beat the game and there's a terminal in your room on the Hyperion with an email from Sera and Dagna and another from Anders (who says "let's blow the lid off this place!)
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Apr 8, 2017 07:45
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also i still occasionally get the doomguy run animation and i hope they never patch it
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Apr 8, 2017 07:46
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Decius posted:It's intentional. They cut to him when he get's in and made sure you hear the sound during the ride. Aknowledging it would ruin it, like one of the background gags in Airplane! I don't trust Bioware
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Apr 8, 2017 08:49
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SubponticatePoster posted:Haha, just beat the game and there's a terminal in your room on the Hyperion with an email from Sera and Dagna and another from Anders (who says "let's blow the lid off this place!) And one from Hawke, but I forget what it says. I could have done that if I had a SAM or something. Neddy Seagoon posted:Have you ever been in a Batarian Bathhouse? Stop calling me Peebee!
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Apr 8, 2017 09:03
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SubponticatePoster posted:Haha, just beat the game and there's a terminal in your room on the Hyperion with an email from Sera and Dagna and another from Anders (who says "let's blow the lid off this place!) There are ones from other Bioware games too, like Radiant Jen Zi from Jade Empire.
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Apr 8, 2017 09:06
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Tei posted:I am 100% sure we will learn in MEA2 that they are some sort of peacepeeker force, maybe even thats how they call themselves Peacekeeper. They are sorta pacifist in a way, until they need to harvest you. They are surprised people consider them evil. Their whole attitude in the game is "Wait a minute, the problem here is that you don't understand us and our enormous efforts to help people". Yes, the good guys generally use false signals to lure civilian shuttles into deathtraps and attack colonies while pretending to the other colonies that they were attacked by them. How exactly do you come to the "peaceful" conclusion? When they shot your squad mates or when they harvested half the Salarian Ark?
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Apr 8, 2017 09:26
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i dont think its likely but it was pretty well established that archon kinda went rogue, that they think they're ultimately helping the lesser species and that they are a good distance away from their home. considering some of the insane and monstrous things humans have done to each other in the name of "helping" them it wouldnt be too insane a theory, though i doubt its the case
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Apr 8, 2017 10:01
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The Kett just need to change their uniforms to have a shoulder insignia and talk about genetic purity a bit. Then we'll have the perfect ongoing enemy that can be tossed in anywhere and nobody will ever feel bad for shooting them.
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Apr 8, 2017 10:07
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though there seems to be male and female ketts, which is odd
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Apr 8, 2017 10:13
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DancingShade posted:The Kett just need to change their uniforms to have a shoulder insignia and talk about genetic purity a bit. Then we'll have the perfect ongoing enemy that can be tossed in anywhere and nobody will ever feel bad for shooting them. The Kett are all about the opposite of genetic purity though.
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Apr 8, 2017 10:17
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I'm learning to avoid taking sharp corners in mass effect 2. They're a quick way to end up stuck in the ceiling
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Apr 8, 2017 10:29
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Decius posted:Yes, the good guys generally use false signals to lure civilian shuttles into deathtraps and attack colonies while pretending to the other colonies that they were attacked by them. How exactly do you come to the "peaceful" conclusion? When they shot your squad mates or when they harvested half the Salarian Ark? To help, all they do is to (what they think is) helping people.
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Apr 8, 2017 10:57
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this thread is destined for greatness
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Apr 8, 2017 11:07
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we must prepare the thread for final exaltation
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Apr 8, 2017 11:14
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Tei posted:To help, all they do is to (what they think is) helping people. This isn't much of a revelation, though. The Kett are pretty obviously a heavy-handed colonialism metaphor. I think they even refer to exaltation as 'civilzing' at one point.
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Apr 8, 2017 12:16
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Hmm. Doesn't quite have the ring of Harby's one-liners.Verviticus posted:i dont think its likely but it was pretty well established that archon kinda went rogue, that they think they're ultimately helping the lesser species and that they are a good distance away from their home. considering some of the insane and monstrous things humans have done to each other in the name of "helping" them it wouldnt be too insane a theory, though i doubt its the case
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Apr 8, 2017 12:20
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BrianWilly posted:Hmm. Doesn't quite have the ring of Harby's one-liners. yeah, im just saying there's obfuscation in understanding how the kett typically operate because the version we see are behaving oddly
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Apr 8, 2017 12:55
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Speak to me of grenade/sticky grenade gun conversions. What are they good for? What sort of weapons do they work well on?
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Apr 8, 2017 13:24
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The Lone Badger posted:Speak to me of grenade/sticky grenade gun conversions. absolutely nothing
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Apr 8, 2017 13:27
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Verviticus posted:yeah, im just saying there's obfuscation in understanding how the kett typically operate because the version we see are behaving oddly It would be awesome if ME:A 2 showed us a more insidious, soft-power version of the kett where they try to coerce alien cultures into exalting through social and economic pressures. I know it won't happen because we need a conscience-free excuse to murder them in droves, but still, it would be cool!
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Apr 8, 2017 13:27
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The Lone Badger posted:Speak to me of grenade/sticky grenade gun conversions. What are they good for? What sort of weapons do they work well on? They're amusing on the Hurricane SMG and the grenade mod is decent enough on the Crusader shotgun
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Apr 8, 2017 13:32
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How superior can the Kett even be anyway? A squad of three milky way folks who aren't even necessarily professional soldiers are able to slaughter them by the thousands and bring their whole operation to its knees within a few weeks of arriving. They are loving bastards to fight in multiplayer though I guess...
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Apr 8, 2017 13:34
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Stranger Danger Ranger posted:How superior can the Kett even be anyway? A squad of three milky way folks who aren't even necessarily professional soldiers are able to slaughter them by the thousands and bring their whole operation to its knees within a few weeks of arriving. They are loving bastards to fight in multiplayer though I guess... Give them a break. There's scarcely a power in the universe that can stand up to a protagonist.
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Apr 8, 2017 13:37
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Kurtofan posted:this thread is destined for greatness Only as long as The Moderator doesn't attack.
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Apr 8, 2017 14:18
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sneakyfrog posted:absolutely nothing say it again
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Apr 8, 2017 14:18
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homullus posted:say it again 
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Apr 8, 2017 14:33
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Verviticus posted:yeah, im just saying there's obfuscation in understanding how the kett typically operate because the version we see are behaving oddly To be fair, the odd way they're behaving is not giving their full attention to forcibly converting everybody in sight. And even then, the Archon wants Meridian in order to have the power to enforce conversion on an industrial scale.
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Apr 8, 2017 14:43
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Jesus it takes ages to load the game now because of the shaders building.
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Apr 8, 2017 14:45
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RBA Starblade posted:Jesus it takes ages to load the game now because of the shaders building. I thought I was the only one. It feels like the old HDD days
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Apr 8, 2017 14:52
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RBA Starblade posted:Jesus it takes ages to load the game now because of the shaders building. Possibly the reason they trimmed out so many shaders for the release version. At least it's only the first load of a new session.
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