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    #362
    gizmo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭gizmo


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Hopefully it means the team can ditch avengers and make deus ex games again...
    *Readiness to augment pre-order intensifies*


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    #363
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,752 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Been wanting a Trilogy Remaster for a long time, can't ****ing wait.

    https://twitter.com/bioware/status/1325105787174182912?s=19


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    #364
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,538 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Have to admit, never played a Mass Effect game before, so might give it a whirl.


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    #365
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,752 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Penn wrote: »
    Have to admit, never played a Mass Effect game before, so might give it a whirl.

    You lucky lucky bastard, the trilogy is absolutely epic.


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    #366
    Vicxas
    Registered Users Posts: 15,337 ✭✭✭✭Vicxas


    Second one is my personal favourite


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    #367
    dreamers75
    Registered Users Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    Penn wrote: »
    Have to admit, never played a Mass Effect game before, so might give it a whirl.

    Avoid, hugley over rated games. 2nd one is the best or a poor bunch.


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    #368
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,364 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Second one’s really good, as it has the smartest, most focused story and a real sense of building a team for a big, dangerous mission - almost like an extravagant heist movie. Could almost be played standalone if you read a quick synopsis of the first.

    First one is a mediocre RPG mixed with a bad shooter, and the third was an underwhelming, under-baked disappointment compared to the second.


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    #369
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,196 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I enjoyed 3. The story was a total damp squib but it was a fun game to playthrough. Never thought much of the story in these games so wasn't as invested as some people but it's not the complete **** show some make it out to be. Other than the bad ending it's well made and fun.

    But to be honest outside of the second game there's far, far better rpgs to play than mass effect.
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    #370
    Kirby
    Registered Users Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    The third game is still worth playing. It's not the amazing climax we hoped for but there is still a lot of good in there. For long time fans, the Citadel DLC in the third game is excellent.

    It nearly saves it from the ending. Nearly.....

    Poor old Maurader shields. He tried to save us.......


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    #371
    Grumpypants
    Registered Users Posts: 7,837 ✭✭✭Grumpypants


    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    Been wanting a Trilogy Remaster for a long time, can't ****ing wait.

    https://twitter.com/bioware/status/1325105787174182912?s=19

    If they can bring all three up to date with modern controls and mechanics it will be amazing. If it's just a slap of HD on an already wobbly frame then I'll still play it all but will be underwhelmed.


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    #372
    Markitron
    Registered Users Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Markitron


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    I enjoyed 3. The story was a total damp squib but it was a fun game to playthrough. Never thought much of the story in these games so wasn't as invested as some people but it's not the complete **** show some make it out to be. Other than the bad ending it's well made and fun.

    But to be honest outside of the second game there's far, far better rpgs to play than mass effect.

    Yea ME3 is a weird one, it has been absolutely crucified for 8 years now despite people really only having a problem with the end of it. Now that is very understandable considering the unprecedented build-up, but somewhere along the line the narrative turned from 'ME3 has a bad ending' to 'ME3 is a bad game'.

    The 30 or so hours before that bit were fantastic, the entire Tuchanka section is rivalled with the suicide mission for highlight of the series.
    Grumpypants wrote: »
    If they can bring all three up to date with modern controls and mechanics it will be amazing. If it's just a slap of HD on an already wobbly frame then I'll still play it all but will be underwhelmed.

    2 and 3 controlled reasonably well IMO, ME1 was a total ****show though. They will piss a lot of people off if the bring it closer to the sequels but I really don't know how they fix that. Maybe if the combat runs at a framerate higher than a powerpoint presentation it might help.


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    #373
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,752 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Yupp ME 3 is epic and like one big ending for the series with so many great stories tied up. I never played the Omega, Leviathan or Citadel DLC so mostly looking forward to those but yeah, the 3 ending debacle really threw a shadow over the whole game.


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    #374
    Markitron
    Registered Users Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Markitron


    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    Yupp ME 3 is epic and like one big ending for the series with so many great stories tied up. I never played the Omega, Leviathan or Citadel DLC so mostly looking forward to those but yeah, the 3 ending debacle really threw a shadow over the whole game.

    The DLC for 2 and 3 are really good, I barely remember it myself so quite looking forward to playing it again. I'm not playing that moon mission in the first one again though, ****ing Mako.


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    #375
    The Raging Bile Duct
    Registered Users Posts: 2,100 ✭✭✭The Raging Bile Duct


    I thought that ME2 was decent enough but the rest of it is pretty shít. It left no lasting impression on me as I can't remember a thing about it which would not be the sign of a good game to me. Don't understand the hype for it at all.


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    #376
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,705 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    Second one’s really good, as it has the smartest, most focused story and a real sense of building a team for a big, dangerous mission - almost like an extravagant heist movie. Could almost be played standalone if you read a quick synopsis of the first.

    First one is a mediocre RPG mixed with a bad shooter, and the third was an underwhelming, under-baked disappointment compared to the second.

    ME3 has the best gameplay of the trilogy.

    It has the best guns of any military shooter, period.


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    #377
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,249 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »
    I thought that ME2 was decent enough but the rest of it is pretty shít. It left no lasting impression on me as I can't remember a thing about it which would not be the sign of a good game to me. Don't understand the hype for it at all.

    For me it was the characters. It was the first game series I had played at that point where its cast left the kind of emotional connection I'd normally have associated with serial dramas, novels etc. It also felt like a successful cocktail between Star Wars and Star Trek in terms of its "feel". Yeah the moment to moment gameplay wasn't always best in class but personally the game did more for me beyond those metrics


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    #378
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,531 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    Never played the dlc got 1 with the batarian stuff or the citadel one for 3

    I own the citadel dlc but only bought it years after when on sale and never got around to playing it.


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    #379
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,967 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    Codemasters has reached agreement with Take-Two and expects sale to complete early next year


    https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/codemasters-has-reached-agreement-with-take-two-and-expects-sale-to-complete-early-next-year/


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    #380
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 13,939 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    pixelburp wrote: »
    For me it was the characters.

    This. If I'm honest, I don't even recall the ending per se, and even interactions are hard to remember at this stage, but the constant feeling and memories I have for the ME Trilogy was the engagement with the characters. Only a few games made me actually care (compared to thinking I care) about characters, Legacy of Kain series and the recent God of War being the most notable. While it ended flat, the build up to it, the music, everything else far outweighed the bad bits for me, and I really only have good memories of it.


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    #381
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,538 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Sackboy A Big Adventure voice cast includes Dawn French & Richard E Grant

    https://twitter.com/RichardEGrant/status/1326924097683660800?s=20

    https://twitter.com/Dawn_French/status/1326922946116521986?s=20


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    #382
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,967 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    https://twitter.com/GameSpot/status/1327334621571375105?s=19


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    #383
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,453 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Thankfully, it seems related to an armed robbery and not some distraught gamer!
    Hope everyone is okay in the end!


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    #384
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,531 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    Apparently it's not exactly a hostage situation, the employees barricaded themselves on the roof and are stuck there while the gunmen are in the actual building.

    But it's a large number of people.

    ubisoftdd03c1cd-4749-407c-adca-a34fe790627c_ORIGINAL.jpg?impolicy=crop-resize&x=0&y=0&w=1920&h=1080&width=940


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    #385
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,752 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Jaysus, scary stuff. Twitter comments are...... actually as expected :(


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    #386
    J. Marston
    Registered Users Posts: 23,160 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Probably a swatting it seems...

    https://twitter.com/SPVM/status/1327353175670657024


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    #387
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 13,939 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    Turns out it was a hoax: https://www.businessinsider.com/potential-hostage-situation-at-ubisoft-montreal-2020-11?r=US&IR=T


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    #388
    nix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,909 ✭✭✭nix


    a hoax or a bug? :pac:


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    #389
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,752 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Alanah's new job is writer at Sony Santa Monica. Good for her!

    https://twitter.com/Charalanahzard/status/1328498253470392320?s=19


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    #390
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,196 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Who?
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    #391
    The Raging Bile Duct
    Registered Users Posts: 2,100 ✭✭✭The Raging Bile Duct


    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    Alanah's new job is writer at Sony Santa Monica. Good for her!

    https://twitter.com/Charalanahzard/status/1328498253470392320?s=19

    Hi everyone. I’m finally allowed to announce my new job... as a video game writer at @SonySantaMonica, who you probably - know - as the studio who make God of War. I am so, SO proud to be a part of this incredible team.

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