All of EA's moves leading up to ME 3's release have had me worried until I finally came to terms with it: Mass Effect 3 is going to either A) Suck, or B) Be extremely disappointing.

Neat.

I don't even know what to think anymore, but I know I'll play through it no matter how it turns out. Also, despite the huge flaw of not having playable Elcor, I am kind of intrigued by the multiplayer.

So how many of these threads are we going to have?

Its not out yet, I'm calling it.

Useless thread is useless

@CL60: There will be around 34 up until the games release. Then if the game turns out to be real good (which I think it will be) there will be 27 "I don't get why a lot of people like this popular game" thread.

Won't know 'til it's out.

Besides, they seem to be making the combat and level design much better than it was in 2. I hope they don't rely on "baby eating or crowd murdering" for the so-called "tough" choices. That's not tough choices, that's a pick-your-poison of evil decisions. Besides that, I haven't seen anything pointing to ME3 being bad.

@CL60 said:

So how many of these threads are we going to have?

Good for you.

Why didn't you call it in one of these other threads? Quit clogging the forums.

Only Brad gets to call things around here, remember?

I loved ME2 and am meh about ME3. However i loved ME and was meh about ME2 until a couple days before release so i guess my excitement will ramp up for this game soon enough.

Also this thread is useless.

@CL60 said:

So how many of these threads are we going to have?

How many are you going to keep posting in?

@FreakAche said:

I don't even know what to think anymore, but I know I'll play through it no matter how it turns out.

This has been my opinion. I'm optimistic, but very cautiously so. While the combat changes seem like they are working in the favor of the game, I feel like there is a lot of stuff that isn't being talked about, or being taken in the completely wrong direction. Casey Hudson seems very true to his vision, but it's hard to stave off an increasingly "grabby" publisher, especially in recent announcements. My only concern is that decisions made in Mass Effect won't mean much, and that's something that for those who read the leaked story content, have vehemently concluded. And, a rather poor ending. I won't cite details as I don't know them, but this has been the general consensus.

Man what is up with the sudden spike in shitty threads that have no real point and are a waste of everyone's time?

No idea what to expect at this point. The marketing has been shitty (so far), but you can rarely rely on that to be an accurate indicator either way. The continued involvement of Casey Hudson is cause for optimism, along with it having a proper dev cycle.

I am greatly worried about the no-STEAM policy EA has adopted recently because of their desire to get 100% of our well-earned dollars for their DLC instead of having to give STEAM a small cut. If they did this, they should be giving us discounts because they no longer have to pay a cut to STEAM. But because they're not, they're not doing it to connect directly to their community like they claim in their PR, they're doing it to get more money. Luckily, I started my Mass Effect adventures on the 360 so that's where I'll be buying the final installment. A little disappointing I won't be able to complete my STEAM collections of Mass Effect and Crysis, however.

Otherwise, I've never held high standards for Bioware games. Many people are fooled by the illusion of choice Bioware presents us but I, however, am not. I recognize that in all Bioware games, whether it was KOTOR or Mass Effect, you're given two paths that end in the same destination. There really is no decision making or big choices in any of the games, so I've never really held Bioware on a pedestal because of that. Dragon Age 2 wasn't a disappointment for me, and neither was Mass Effect 2 because I knew Bioware wasn't a saint company that has come to save us from the evil clutches of terrible, poorly written video games. All Bioware games are are smokes and mirrors; elaborate digital magic tricks that get us from point A to point B in the most elaborate, twists and turns possible.

I won't be disappointing with Mass Effect 3 because I know what I'm getting. I'm getting a linear video game with the illusion of choice, a great story, great characters, and some solid third person shooter action similar to Gears of War which I find very enjoyable. Mass Effect 3, like Dragon Age 2, will be video games that will be played, enjoyed, and that's it. Besides if I started holding high standards for any video game the only games that would sit on top are games like Mount and Blade, Skyrim, ArmA 2, and various other little gems most large communities seem to miss out on. Otherwise I enjoy all games for what they are.

Mass Effect 3 will only suck or disappoint you if you expect more than profit motives from Bioware. And if you expect more than that you're naive, and that's okay. You'll become jaded soon enough. I'm looking forward to finishing the story of my character and talking about it with friends.

My uncle works at Bioware and he said nobody is even working on this they just drink a lot.

@Rohok: I don't see the problem here. Do you expect Portal 2 to appear on Origin? No? Because Valve wants the money.

I really don't see why Origin is the big bad here but Steam can do no wrong.. despite being more expensive than other stores most of the time and being exactly the same kind of DRM that most people claim to oppose. They have great sales and all, but the hypocrisy is laughable.

@CL60: There will be around 34 up until the games release. Then if the game turns out to be real good (which I think it will be) there will be 27 "I don't get why a lot of people like this popular game" thread.

I heard that the game code was compiled by a bunch of chimps pounding their fists on keyboards and throwing poo at whiteboards. That's what I hear, anyway.

If they go any further in the dating sim direction; I'll probably skip this one.

Trolling, I'm calling it

I'm gonna take a big crap, around half seven tomorrow, I'm calling it

It's probably going to be a really good game, it's just not the direction I would've liked for ME. I'll pick it up for cheap a few months after release.

@WinterSnowblind said:

@Rohok: I don't see the problem here. Do you expect Portal 2 to appear on Origin? No? Because Valve wants the money.

I really don't see why Origin is the big bad here but Steam can do no wrong.. despite being more expensive than other stores most of the time and being exactly the same kind of DRM that most people claim to oppose. They have great sales and all, but the hypocrisy is laughable.

Valve games are on Origin.

http://store.origin.com/store/ea/search/?keywords=Portal

I didn't like ME until I played 2, and 3 is looking amazing. Where is this coming from? Sure there will be things we all wish it had but I'm sure it'll be an impressive, great game.

I also hold the supposedly minority opinion that ME2 is only surpassed by Gears of War in third person shooting. Just sayin'. Great shooter with deep RPG elements is a good thing to me.

It will probably be really great. But there will be a vocal minority saying how they've "dumbed down" the game even further and how it's not even an RPG anymore and blady blady blah.

@MormonWarrior said:

Great shooter with deep RPG elements is a good thing to me.

You're talking about Stalker? ME never had deep rpg elements. ;)

I'm going to go with B as a likely outcome, although I'll play it regardless. Here's to semi-optimism.

@PeasantAbuse said:

My uncle works at Bioware and he said nobody is even working on this they just drink a lot.

I knew it! Confirmantion that it will suck from an inside source! 100% authentic. :P

Cool story, bro.

@Rohok said:

@WinterSnowblind said:

@Rohok: I don't see the problem here. Do you expect Portal 2 to appear on Origin? No? Because Valve wants the money.

I really don't see why Origin is the big bad here but Steam can do no wrong.. despite being more expensive than other stores most of the time and being exactly the same kind of DRM that most people claim to oppose. They have great sales and all, but the hypocrisy is laughable.

Valve games are on Origin.

http://store.origin.com/store/ea/search/?keywords=Portal

Unless this is some kind of difference between countries.. No they're not.

@WinterSnowblind: Portal 2 and The Orange Box aren't Valve games?

Cool story bro.

Awesome. Good to know

@Clutch414 said:

@WinterSnowblind: Portal 2 and The Orange Box aren't Valve games?

Again, they're not on there.

Perhaps they are in certain countries though.

It's pretty dumb that this still hasn't been locked yet all the others are. If anything, this is the most unoriginal of them all. It's a sentiment that's been repeating ever since the story leaks and that VGA trailer.

I'm going to play this game the week it comes out, and enjoy the living hell out of it.

Called it.

I'm a little worried about it but after playing DA2 and that initial shock of ME->ME2 I don't think I'll be disappointed. They have a clear cut direction they're heading in and what they think is enjoyable about RPGs and the shit that it seems like they hated having to put into past RPGs. Game will probably be fun though, I'm just not expecting more than Gears with dialog trees.

@WinterSnowblind said:

@Clutch414 said:

@WinterSnowblind: Portal 2 and The Orange Box aren't Valve games?

Again, they're not on there.

Perhaps they are in certain countries though.

They appear for me, but they are only physical copies. I don't see any digital option.

Since when do EA work on the Mass Effect games?

@MormonWarrior said:

Great shooter with deep RPG elements is a good thing to me.

You're talking about Stalker? ME never had deep rpg elements. ;)

@DeShawn2ks said:

@CL60: There will be around 34 up until the games release. Then if the game turns out to be real good (which I think it will be) there will be 27 "I don't get why a lot of people like this popular game" thread.

Also known as the "Am I the only one who ______" threads.

@Fruitcocoa said:

Since when do EA work on the Mass Effect games?

Since when did Bioware start creating third-person shooters with multiplayer modes and lock there games to be only on Origin? And include cross-promotion gear from other EA games and include redeemable gear from the caps of Dr. Pepper bottles? Oh that's right, it was right after EA purchased VG holding corp for $860 million acquiring both Pandemic and Bioware in the process. Only to shut down Pandemic 2 years later.

Damn straight there is going to be another Mass Effect game even if Bioware doesn't want to do another because this is EA we're talking about. They're going to milk the shit out of it just like they did with Medal of Honor, C&C, and Need for Speed. Next time, don't be so dismissive

Oh god, you totally have @Swoxx 's old avatar....Confusing.

cant tell if its everyone inner troll or just a reply grab either way sad sad pandas...wait for the game idiots then make your decisions -_-

@mazik765 said:

@WinterSnowblind said:

@Clutch414 said:

@WinterSnowblind: Portal 2 and The Orange Box aren't Valve games?

Again, they're not on there.

Perhaps they are in certain countries though.

They appear for me, but they are only physical copies. I don't see any digital option.

You literally cannot play Valve games without Steam. There is no functional difference between a physical and digital option.