Mass Effect 3

[Enetirnel]

Don't worry! Since I just got ripped off to buy a Collector's Edition (thanks, Game, for cranking up that price) I'm a happy bunny.

This it the first time in years I've considered buying Gold to play with people. That's right, Jon would actually play well with others for this game.

How much did you end up getting ripped off for? Hope it wasn't too bad. ;

Here for the PS3, 360 it was about $130 or something like that. I ended up ordering mine for PC and it ended up at about $109. Cheaper for me and the factor that I can play through it with the one Shepard is why I got it.

[Mr. Spencer]

Hey, my birthday is in March too! But to hell with any of our birthdays, March is about Mass Effect.

A HERO'S FINAL JOURNEY BEGINS

[Darkmoon]

How much did you end up getting ripped off for? Hope it wasn't too bad. ;

Here for the PS3, 360 it was about $130 or something like that. I ended up ordering mine for PC and it ended up at about $109. Cheaper for me and the factor that I can play through it with the one Shepard is why I got it.

£70. £30 more than the regular version. Harsh, but I decided I wanted the comic and artbook enough to buy it (plus the extra in game content) so it was worth it, I guess. Just means I won't have a second present. I was gonna get an e-reader when I thought I couldn't get the N7.

[Zombie Fred]

Crazy to think it's less than 6 weeks until the game is out. Can't wait to see the end of this Reaper/Shepard Arc, and Carn's achievement perfection run on all three games that has been in the making for years (Carn, you're such a whore).

[Vector]

A look at the voice cast:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfvo5ueKJY8

Jessica Chobot weaseled her way in somehow.

[Beanovsky Durst]

Jessica Chobot weaseled her way in somehow.

Spoiler:

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Yup. Guess that had something to do. No Liz Stroka, no DC Douglas, no Mark Meer in that trailer. That wasn't nice Bioware.

[aris13]

A look at the voice cast:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfvo5ueKJY8

Jessica Chobot weaseled her way in somehow.

Really Bioware? Really?

[Dracarys]

I had to google to know who she was. What is the issue, is she disliked or something?

[Vector]

She's not really an actress. She's just a host-type person. She was on IGN's daily videos for years, then she was on some G4 TV show with Ryan Dunn before he died. She's basically a gaming journalist. She's a legitimate gamer, not just a pretty face like some of the females out there, but she's just not an actress at all.

[Beanovsky Durst]

I don't think she's a bad addition, it all depends on her role... It's not like she's voicing Jane Shepard.
As I've said, I was more shocked of other big VO who were not featured in the video...

[Vector]

Lick a PSP and you, too, could be featured in a Bioware game!

[Enetirnel]

Hey DM, wasn't sure if you heard - but for a limited time the Mass Effect 3 demo is including a limited time gold pass. Probably like those slip (weekend?) ones you get free with games and so-on.

[Dracarys]

I don't think this is worth its own thread and since people here likely played it for the ME3 rewards what did people think of Kingdoms of Alamur?

I liked it a lot. Kind of Dragon Age 2 meets Elder Scrolls meets Diablo. Storytelling, perspective and dialogue from Dragon Age II, seems to be openworld like Elder Scrolls with similar crafting/smithing item damage etc systems, and has a Diablo like leveling system with stacking on skills to make them stronger or instead going up in the skill tree.

Completely unoriginal in every way, but many good ideas combined well.

[Darkmoon]

I liked Alamur too, having finally got it. Not enough to buy it on release, but one I'll get eventually.

Thanks for the heads up Enetirnel, I'll find a use for it I'm sure.

[Zombie Fred]

Well it seems that Mass Effect 3 is going to be probably going to be the biggest game sold in the first half of this year, given from what they said during their fiscal investment call (and also pre orders being insanely high, like Ausrallia it's just the second most game pre ordered there, beating the likes of Max Payne 3 and FF13-2.), and Old Republic is at 1.7 active subs with over 2 million units sold through (bought, not shipped). I think Bioware should be quite pleased with what they've done so far.

[Beanovsky Durst]

Mass Effect III achievement list!

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/g.../achievements/

"Escape a Reaper in the galaxy map." Oh shit... Can't wait for this game!

[Carnivol]

Downloading demo now (got a code by e-mail less than 5 minutes ago)

[Vector]

WHAT? How?

[Dracarys]

You need work at Gamestop apparently and do some training nonsense.

[Beanovsky Durst]

You're one lucky guy Carn... I hope you can post your impressions on the demo later!