Mass Effect 3

[Enetirnel]

I did all of the sidequests once I got off the Citadel in the first game, I think I'm all good to do the extra crap in the third game by now.

... Once I can finally get my fucking copy.

[Beanovsky Durst]

I did all of the sidequests once I got off the Citadel in the first game, I think I'm all good to do the extra crap in the third game by now.

... Once I can finally get my fucking copy.

Ha! I did it too... Problem with ME1 was that it felt you were doing the same mission, with slightly different parameters (assault mobile base/underground base/mine over and over again).

ME3 is well worth the wait, from what I've played. I can't wait to see what you guys/girls think of it.

[Inferno04]

Not an actual spoiler, just a pic I took when I got my copy.

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[Vector]

This game is unreal. I'm about 4 hours in but I'm just overwhelmed with the nostalgia, production values and overall polish. Fantastic game so far. I also SQUEEEEEEE'd like a fanboy when one of the characters from the books showed up.

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KAHLEE SANDERS!!! I love her. Even if that one mission is all she's in the game for, I'm pleased. Excellent fan-service, while also remaining true to the actual storyline relevance.

[Beanovsky Durst]

This game is unreal. I'm about 4 hours in but I'm just overwhelmed with the nostalgia, production values and overall polish. Fantastic game so far. I also SQUEEEEEEE'd like a fanboy when one of the characters from the books showed up.

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KAHLEE SANDERS!!! I love her. Even if that one mission is all she's in the game for, I'm pleased. Excellent fan-service, while also remaining true to the actual storyline relevance.

Just wait... It gets better and better.

I have to admit that the whole experience between ME1,2 and what I've played from 3 has made it my favorite game series ever.

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FINALLY! We can see how Tali looks! Bioware finally gave us that! Love having that picture of Tali in Shepard's quarters. Yay!

[Mr. Spencer]

March the fucking ninth. March the fucking ninth. Ugh.

[Beanovsky Durst]

March the fucking ninth. March the fucking ninth. Ugh.

3 more days Spence, hang in there. You're going to have a blast with this one.

[Smiley]

PC and 360 copies of ME
PC and PS3 copies of ME2
PS3 copy of ME3

So far my 'Joel Shepard' import worked just fine, and more than met my expectations when I transferred my PS3 save into ME3.

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I just can't believe The Illusive Man would dick me over like that. I give him the collector base, and he goes to stab me in the back like that. Tells me I'm not needed anymore either. WTF TIM?

[Beanovsky Durst]

And I've finished it.

What. A. Mind. Fuck.

EDIT: And now I'm pissed. AGAIN, SPOILER ABOUT ENDING AND THE GAME IN GENERAL. DO NOT OPEN IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED THE GAME!

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So I now know that you need to play Galaxy at War MP to see Shepard "alive" in the ending (you need a effective military value of+5000 to see him alive)... That's great because I'm banned from XBL and I can't play my copy online. Great. I FUCKING HATE THINGS LIKE THIS. This is worse than adding MP achievements.

EDIT/UPDATE: Well it seems Shepard CAN live after the ending. Just saw some of the BIK files of the game, and they show it... A tiny video, but it's something

And I've been thinking how lame the endings are. So no matter what you did, your actions from ME1/ME2 didn't count for shit. I'm really, really disappointed. The game is fantastic. I loved the Tuchanka and Rannoch missions (this one was amazing, since I romanced Tali in ME2 and added a lot of depth to it). And all you get in the end is to choose between A) red laser B) green laser (if you manage to get enough war assets) C) blue laser in a ripoff generic ending, where Neo Shepard saves the whole galaxy freeing them from the Matrix... errr The Catalyst cycle. And we got no closure on these characters we've grown to love.

No chance for Shepard and love interest to have a happy life after the war? So what's the point in romance?

I have strong mixed feelings for this game. But the overall feeling is disappointment. The buildup was great, but then it fell hard.
Let's hope the next DLC will help remove this bad taste.

[Enetirnel]

I just went to start the game and argh.

It's confirmed. The Mass Effect import option fucking hates me with a passion. Exact same problem as my ME1 -> ME2 import of Annette had, broken eyes. Remade her in ME2 to solve the issue, wasn't perfect but would do.

ME2 -> ME3 import, looked all perfectly fine.... Until I look at the cutscenes and see the EXACT. FUCKING. SAME. PROBLEM. AGAIN.

So, starting to mash the codes I got from the ME2 -> ME3 import and the variant I took the time to make, to solve the problem once again. *Sighs*

[Dracarys]

Amazon botching up my order, 'Dispatching soon' since Wednesday early morning, still dispatching soon 28 hours later.

I went with free delivery with the intention of switching to 'next day' if they didn't ship it wednesday (I do this often with pre-orders on 'must play day one' games from them), then they go and pull this crap so I cannot change my delivery method...and the order just hangs in limbo.

Even if it goes through right now I'm unlikely to see it until Monday.

[Darkmoon]

One of the local shops is selling it; if they'd had an available 360 Collector's Edition it would have been mine. As it was I was tempted to buy the normal edition just to tide me over until mine actually gets here, then trade it in.

Probably to Game, just to be a dick.

[Beanovsky Durst]

I just went to start the game and argh.

It's confirmed. The Mass Effect import option fucking hates me with a passion. Exact same problem as my ME1 -> ME2 import of Annette had, broken eyes. Remade her in ME2 to solve the issue, wasn't perfect but would do.

ME2 -> ME3 import, looked all perfectly fine.... Until I look at the cutscenes and see the EXACT. FUCKING. SAME. PROBLEM. AGAIN.

So, starting to mash the codes I got from the ME2 -> ME3 import and the variant I took the time to make, to solve the problem once again. *Sighs*

Most ME1>ME2>ME3 imported characters are having issues. I had to re-do my Shepard too, and I didn't have any problem importing him from ME1 to ME2.
One would believe that such an important feature of the series would be polished, but after finishing the game I really don't know what to think/expect from Bioware. Too many mixed feelings.

[Enetirnel]

Most ME1>ME2>ME3 imported characters are having issues. I had to re-do my Shepard too, and I didn't have any problem importing him from ME1 to ME2.
One would believe that such an important feature of the series would be polished, but after finishing the game I really don't know what to think/expect from Bioware. Too many mixed feelings.

Thing is, I couldn't even import from ME1 properly. I remade Annette in ME2.

I then imported the ME2 remade one into ME3 and had the exact same bug as the ME1 to ME2 import that resulted in me remaking her. Had to remake her AGAIN in ME3. Kind of fed up with having to do that.

[Vector]

When I imported my ME2 save, my Shepard was somehow a black man. I always used the default face anyway, so it wasn't an issue to me of just picking that. I'm just glad all my decisions from the first two games carried over, that's all I really cared about.

[Inferno04]

It isn't really that the importing fucks up, it's that Bioware threw it out completely. Everyone simply has to remake their Shepard's face, PC, 360, or PS3. Your choices are carried over but yeah, why would they throw that away after having it work already?

[rehunk88]

got it for my ps3 today played like 6 hours.. and so fare im LOVING IT !!!! :3

[Vector]

Some info on downloading the soundtrack if you bought the N7 Edition. Just downloaded it, a hefty 700mb, but it's amazing.

http://help.ea.com/article/cannot-fi...t-3-soundtrack

[Det. Beauregard]

Only a few hours in and...

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There's already jokes about Garrus calibrating things. What a great game so far.

[DXP]

Got my copy on pc yesterday and played a few hours (also wearing the N7 t-shirt at the moment) So far I have found nothing to bitch about unlike half the fanbase over on the BSN apparently there is way to much auto dialogue and not enough decisions to make within the first three hours i've had to make a lot of decisions with the decision wheel.

The face import issue is something bioware was aware of and apparently are in the process of making a fix, but it also appears that the dlc character has all its assets on the actual final build of the game as well =/ I really hope bioware are not going down the damn capcom route...

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Did anyone else think with the dream sequence involving the kid that a unicorn was going to appear? It had a blade runner vibe going on imo >.<