Multiplat Mass Effect Trilogy

[Freo Big Fella]

+1 yes - just in the middle of my first proper play-through now (only just managed to track down ME1 after finishing two and three).

Mordin's interspecies sex tips make ME2 worth buying on its own!

 

[Ant_]

I've seen it at JB

 

[giggler99]

I've seen it at JB

Which one? I went to probably all of them in the northern suburbs on the weekend

 

[Ant_]

Which one? I sent probably all of them in the northern suburbs on the weekend

Spingvale homemaker centre. Was there the other day to get Far Cry 3 as it was sold out at Southland.

That place had lots of stock of games, probably more people are interested in going to Ikea then JB there.

 

[kaysee]

Highly recommend it... RPG elements aside, if you like anything sci-fi you'll enjoy this, just keep persisting through the rough/boring start to ME 1 (ie about 10 hours into the game). By this time you should know enough to enjoy main storyline and gameplay.

My summary:

ME1: great storyline (especially if you start in ME1 and not ME2) that is slow to start, but ramps up in the last 2/3. Initial gameplay is tough for non-RPG fans, but persist through to be rewarded.

ME2: great gameplay, so serves as a great entry point for new players. Although the missions are a lot more linear than ME1 (and ME3) and the story isn't quite as strong as ME1, but still great.

ME3: jaw dropping epic, great ME2 gameplay (better with voice commands), some of the best set pieces and missions I've ever played (nearly every one is epic in it's own way). Plenty of nods to ME1 and ME2 choices and NPCs. One of the best games ever... right up until the "say what" ending. Plus it has a cool MultiPlayer mode.

 

[Mantastic]

I still haven't played ME3 (even avoided all ending spoilers), one of my saddest gaming realisations.... When my hard drive conked out on my 360 last year and I lost my fully completed ME1 and ME2 saves, with all characters surviving ME2. I already owned 3 at the time, just hadn't started it yet. Don't know when I'll have time to go back and play through all of them again. Damn you choice system!

 

[HBK619]

I still haven't played ME3 (even avoided all ending spoilers), one of my saddest gaming realisations.... When my hard drive conked out on my 360 last year and I lost my fully completed ME1 and ME2 saves, with all characters surviving ME2. I already owned 3 at the time, just hadn't started it yet. Don't know when I'll have time to go back and play through all of them again. Damn you choice system!

If I'm not mistaken there's a choice checklist thing that you can do that will allow you to get back to the same spot (as long as you remember the choices) for ME3.

Might take you a little time, but will save you going through 1 & 2 again.

Granted I don't know the depths of it's capabilities or what system/s it allows you to use it on, but it may help?

 

[Ant_]

If I'm not mistaken there's a choice checklist thing that you can do that will allow you to get back to the same spot (as long as you remember the choices) for ME3.

Only does the major choices, it randomizes all minor choices since ME1.

 

[blackshadow]

Last night I finished my first play through the full trilogy with a paragon femshep infiltrator and loved it. Was a bit disappointed with the ME3 finale, I was looking forward to an epic showdown with H....

ME3 had some great tough mission/battles. I was disappointed that I couldn't save both races at one point (I believe it is possible).

I mass effected out for a while but in a couple of years months will probably have a leisurely full play through again with a renegade male Sheppard, either as a full on soldier, adept or engineer.

In the meantime I have Far Cry 3 ready to play next.

 

[giggler99]

Success!! Finally found this trilogy on-line through Ozgamers for $50 with the help of a $10 voucher, dispatched and on the way as we speak.. Looking forward to playing it and giving my feedback.

 

[LukasTheGreat]

My personal favourite gaming experience on these gen consoles.

 

[scaryness]

Am I the only one who thinks that ME1's side-missions where the most interesting in the trilogy? The only downside were the repeating dungeons. The stories of the side missions were way more interesting than some of the ME2 side-missions (Mech with broken battery pack, anyone?)

 

[Ant_]

Am I the only one who thinks that ME1's side-missions where the most interesting in the trilogy? The only downside were the repeating dungeons. The stories of the side missions were way more interesting than some of the ME2 side-missions (Mech with broken battery pack, anyone?)

The Mako grinding was what killed ME1 side missions

 

[kaysee]

The Mako grinding was what killed ME1 side missions

Yeah, but there was the short side mission where you were sent to the Moon. You got to walk on the Moon and look back at Earth. The coolness of that made up for the Mako grind. Plus, the "Mako Madness" fun to be had where you would just try sending the Mako up ridiculous mountain sides to see if A) it would climb or B) watch it tumble down bouncing every-which-way and still surviving in tact.

 

[Freo Big Fella]

I was disappointed that I couldn't save both races at one point (I believe it is possible).

Spoiler

For anyone interested, managed to do this in my current play through. I think the criteria works out as something like this;

-Tali and Legion must both be loyal and alive at the end of ME2 (i.e. you need to have a high enough paragon/renegade score to break up their argument without picking a side.)
-For Tali's ME2 loyalty mission, she needs to be acquitted without any of the details of her fathers dodgy experiments being made public.
-For Legion's loyalty mission you need to rewrite the Geth heretics rather than destroy them.
-In ME3, you need to rescue Admiral Koris and destroy the Geth fighter base before attacking the Reaper base on Rannoch.

Peace should ensue. The first time through I picked the Geth FWIW, damn Quarians.

 

[Ant_]

^^ Just on all that above, I kept them all alive and did this.

 

[blackshadow]

Spoiler

For anyone interested, managed to do this in my current play through. I think the criteria works out as something like this;

-Tali and Legion must both be loyal and alive at the end of ME2 (i.e. you need to have a high enough paragon/renegade score to break up their argument without picking a side.)
-For Tali's ME2 loyalty mission, she needs to be acquitted without any of the details of her fathers dodgy experiments being made public.
-For Legion's loyalty mission you need to rewrite the Geth heretics rather than destroy them.
-In ME3, you need to rescue Admiral Koris and destroy the Geth fighter base before attacking the Reaper base on Rannoch.

Peace should ensue. The first time through I picked the Geth FWIW, damn Quarians.

Ahhhhh I think I made the wrong choice in ME2 and did the missions in the wrong order.

 

[jerry springer]

bought the trilogy,not really sold so far on ME1,too much talking,not enough killing

 

[blackshadow]

bought the trilogy,not really sold so far on ME1,too much talking,not enough killing

It starts a bit slowly but there's plenty of killing as the game progresses.

 

[scaryness]

bought the trilogy,not really sold so far on ME1,too much talking,not enough killing

It is the beginning of the trilogy, theres a lot of backstories and lore that needs to be explained. Just wait until Virmire, one of my favourite levels ever

 

[Ed_Gein]

Might get this in 4-6 weeks, depending on how good/bad Gears of War Judgement is.

 

[Ant_]

It is the beginning of the trilogy, theres a lot of backstories and lore that needs to be explained. Just wait until Virmire, one of my favourite levels ever

Hold the line

 

[giggler99]

Have just received the Trilogy going to get stuck in to it today.

 

[Ant_]

Just wait until Virmire, one of my favourite levels ever

Mine would have to be

Spoiler

When *If you send the Alliance in to save the council

 

[giggler99]

Have started playing this, finding the controls a little stiff and moving and running around a bit tight, don't might that it has started off a little slow the story has me hooked already and I'm a sucker for finding out more info to investigate type games.