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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 27, 2017 20:15:21 GMT
Any pointers on how to handle it? I'm very very annoyed by the poor tutorials at the moment (I'm on Eden Prime and I'm assuming that the Spectre guy just got killed), and don't really have any idea what I'm supposed to be doing gameplay wise. Anyone else have difficulty at this level? It just sort of threw me into the thick of things, and I'm clueless about the combat or the customization or anything, really.
I'm basically asking if there is anything I need to know or learn to avoid massive frustration at the start of the game. I think my blood pressure spiked just playing an hour of it, and I'd like this experience to be as smooth as possible.
By the way, I'm playing the PS3 version, if that changes anything.
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Post by nic-dreadwolf-marling on Mar 27, 2017 23:59:43 GMT
If you're planning on playing the whole trilogy I would highly advise being a Biotics focused character. Adept or Vanguard. I suggest Adept personally. The powers are super fun and it makes the dates shooting mechanics easier to deal with. I would advise doing mostly just main story missions in ME1. Do as few side quests as possible so you can get moving into Mass Effect 2 as quickly as possible. The story for ME1 is amazing and a must play to understand the trilogy so ME1 can't be skipped. The beginning of ME1 is very sink or swim unfortunately, and the controls feel dated but the game overall is very worth it. After every main mission talk to all of your teammates/squad mates/companions. That goes for all 3 games.
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Mar 28, 2017 1:32:38 GMT
Stick with it, is all I'll say. The opening is indeed one of the worst qualities of the first game (I just want to skip all the boring and overbearing exposition, and get into the real meat of the game), but once you get to the Citadel, and gain more squadmates for use during your missions, everything picks up considerably.
ME1 is a great game, full of fantastic characterizations, and some great quests, but is easily my least favorite of the trilogy. The gameplay isn't as refined as in the sequels (everything from romancing to gunplay sees substantial improvements), and while the story missions are great, the side quests (which I still recommend for the pay-off in later games) are basically copy-paste jobs applying different color schemes to the same bloody map (again, the side quests in sequels have way more variety). Oh, and fuck the Mako. I'm glad they eventually got rid of that thing.
And don't always make decisions impulsively. Take your time to get to know the context behind literal life-or-death decisions, because some of them can come back to bite you in the ass (especially in the third, where you need all the help you can get), and get to know the history behind species and worlds as well as you can, because it's engaging stuff. It may sound dry, but it really isn't.
Anyway, I frigging love these games. I think I spent an entire Labor Day weekend marathoning ME2, which instantly became one of my top five favorite games. And despite Mass Effect 3 taking some small retrograde steps back, that too was an incredible experience with arguably higher highs (make sure you also get the Citadel and From Ashes DLC... and download the Extended Cut as well, if you want to get better satisfaction out of the ending).
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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 28, 2017 4:51:55 GMT
So just clench my teeth and bear it, eh? I think I can do that. After looking online at the basics of combat, I kinda understand the basics now. I even got through the section before the train with only Kaidan getting killed. I'm playing as a sentinel, whatever that is. I'll see how it goes. I don't want to say that I wasted those 35 bucks spent buying the trilogy, so I'll do my best to get involved.
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Post by nic-dreadwolf-marling on Apr 1, 2017 4:15:55 GMT
I consider it an absolute must to have the DLCs for ME2 and ME3 in order to get the full experience. I'm tempted to say they're not even worth playing without them as you wont get the same level of impact from them. Lair Of The Shadow Broker and Arrival are must haves for ME2. Kasumi: Stolen Memory is incredible and gives you a fantastic squad mate as well as a bad ass gun. It's best to do it as soon as possible in 2. For ME3 From Ashes, Leviathan, Citadel, and Extended Cut are must haves. From Ashes contains the second most important non-Shepard character of the whole trilogy. Can't believe it wasn't included in the base game. Leviathan expands upon the lore of the Mass Effect universe to great affect. Citadel is hands down the best DLC I've ever played for any game period. The story to it is brilliant, fun, and a wild ride. The 'party' is easily the best moment from a game I've ever experienced. That DLC alone makes the trilogy worth playing. BioWare certainly knows how to do story based DLC. Their DLC Trespasser for Dragon Age: Inquisition is the most impactful and story altering DLC I've ever played. Took that game from an already perfect 10/10 rating to my Top 5 all time.
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Post by Martin Stett on Apr 2, 2017 0:37:22 GMT
I consider it an absolute must to have the DLCs for ME2 and ME3 in order to get the full experience. I'm tempted to say they're not even worth playing without them as you wont get the same level of impact from them. Lair Of The Shadow Broker and Arrival are must haves for ME2. Kasumi: Stolen Memory is incredible and gives you a fantastic squad mate as well as a bad ass gun. It's best to do it as soon as possible in 2. For ME3 From Ashes, Leviathan, Citadel, and Extended Cut are must haves. From Ashes contains the second most important non-Shepard character of the whole trilogy. Can't believe it wasn't included in the base game. Leviathan expands upon the lore of the Mass Effect universe to great affect. Citadel is hands down the best DLC I've ever played for any game period. The story to it is brilliant, fun, and a wild ride. The 'party' is easily the best moment from a game I've ever experienced. That DLC alone makes the trilogy worth playing. BioWare certainly knows how to do story based DLC. Their DLC Trespasser for Dragon Age: Inquisition is the most impactful and story altering DLC I've ever played. Took that game from an already perfect 10/10 rating to my Top 5 all time. I'm brand new to the PS3 (I played some Skyrim before this), so I have to ask: what precisely is DLC (I know what it stands for), what does it cost, how do I use it, etc. etc. I have a PS2, N64 and Gamecube, and all of this new online console stuff and downloading is foreign to me.
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Post by nic-dreadwolf-marling on Apr 2, 2017 5:19:30 GMT
I consider it an absolute must to have the DLCs for ME2 and ME3 in order to get the full experience. I'm tempted to say they're not even worth playing without them as you wont get the same level of impact from them. Lair Of The Shadow Broker and Arrival are must haves for ME2. Kasumi: Stolen Memory is incredible and gives you a fantastic squad mate as well as a bad ass gun. It's best to do it as soon as possible in 2. For ME3 From Ashes, Leviathan, Citadel, and Extended Cut are must haves. From Ashes contains the second most important non-Shepard character of the whole trilogy. Can't believe it wasn't included in the base game. Leviathan expands upon the lore of the Mass Effect universe to great affect. Citadel is hands down the best DLC I've ever played for any game period. The story to it is brilliant, fun, and a wild ride. The 'party' is easily the best moment from a game I've ever experienced. That DLC alone makes the trilogy worth playing. BioWare certainly knows how to do story based DLC. Their DLC Trespasser for Dragon Age: Inquisition is the most impactful and story altering DLC I've ever played. Took that game from an already perfect 10/10 rating to my Top 5 all time. I'm brand new to the PS3 (I played some Skyrim before this), so I have to ask: what precisely is DLC (I know what it stands for), what does it cost, how do I use it, etc. etc. I have a PS2, N64 and Gamecube, and all of this new online console stuff and downloading is foreign to me. The cost for DLC is always different. For Mass Effect each one is $15 I believe. They automatically upload to your game and are playable in the story/campaign as soon as they are appropriate. Which version of the games did you get? If it's the Game Of The Year or "Ultimate" version it may already have all the DLC included.
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Post by Martin Stett on Apr 2, 2017 22:51:48 GMT
The cost for DLC is always different. For Mass Effect each one is $15 I believe. They automatically upload to your game and are playable in the story/campaign as soon as they are appropriate. Which version of the games did you get? If it's the Game Of The Year or "Ultimate" version it may already have all the DLC included. This doesn't appear to be a special edition. It's just the trilogy. The box looks like this: The very idea of DLC irks me, as it requires us to pay for content that should already be available. If I'm buying the game, I want the whole game, not half of it. I'd be willing to spend the extra money if I really like the game (and I'm really liking it at the moment), but don't expect me to happy about getting gouged.
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Apr 3, 2017 1:30:48 GMT
The very idea of DLC irks me, as it requires us to pay for content that should already be available. If I'm buying the game, I want the whole game, not half of it. I'd be willing to spend the extra money if I really like the game (and I'm really liking it at the moment), but don't expect me to happy about getting gouged. Just wait until you hear the Legend of the almighty horse armor. But seriously, as much as I love Mass Effect's DLC, and stand-alone companion pieces like The Last of Us' Left Behind, more often than not, DLC (and micro-transactions for that matter) irritates me for locking off key components of the experience that should have been included on the disc. Shit like that ruined Star Wars Battlefront for me, and as great a character as Javik is in Mass Effect 3, he should have remained in the main game. I recently finished Horizon Zero Dawn, a game I adored, and one thing that I loved about it was how it felt like an actual complete game (that lasted me a hell of a long time), and only now are Guerilla considering expansions and new quests.
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