Mass Effect 3.. is boring.

[Yeast Lord]

I thought two was dumbed down back in the day and never got around to picking up the OG 3. But after replaying them all in LE. It's sad to see how much the games regressed. Mass Effect 1 had such a Kotor 1 & 2 vibe and it's definitely the strongest out of the 3 games. 2, with all its dlc is pretty good.. but after playing 3 for about 5 hours. I don't think I'll finish it. It's just a generic scifi on the rail shooter. No hacking minigames, nothing to explore, the Normandy feels desolate, utter garbage of a game. It's like with this series you can tell that the old Bioware was at the apex of making something great and then died. Mass Effect 1 was their last good game.

[Kunyomi]

That's rough buddy

[mommysboiii]

f in chat for our boii he will never experince the amazing citadel dlc best dlc ever.

[CrumbleCat]

Who actually likes doing the same hacking minigames 300 times?

[5ean5ean]

Originally posted by mommysboiii:

f in chat for our boii he will never experince the amazing citadel dlc best dlc ever.

Never will experience fighting along side the Asari goddess...Aria Tloak

[RejectedByAnthonyDavis]

But Tali finally shows you her face!
But Kaiden is finally receptive to butt piracy!
You just need to curb your sense of entitlement and be grateful for the effort Bioware put in.

Just reading off the most common reasons cited by the defenders of ME3, back when it was first released. Some of them probably went on and became 'game journalists' for Kotaku.

[Astral Projection]

Originally posted by 5ean5ean:

Originally posted by mommysboiii:

f in chat for our boii he will never experince the amazing citadel dlc best dlc ever.

Never will experience fighting along side the Asari goddess...Aria Tloak

Not to mention Liara the other Asari goddess can be your wifu again.

[Shard of Manus]

ME1 was their last good game?

Dragon Age Origins...

[DorkSparce]

Its the opposite for me, I always thought ME1 was alittle boring especially the exploration in the Mako.

I usually just play ME1 a couple times with both male/femshep to get my preferred story settings as a template, so whenever I decide to do another replay I'll always start off in ME2 using one of the settings and endings from ME1.

Maybe that's why I'm pretty burnt out on ME1, making multiple saves and endings along with all the niche/primary story/romance choices took a toll that it feels like I rarely play ME2 and ME3 even less.

ME2 has some of the better missions, but ME3 has the best version of the combat system and of course the Citadel DLC.

[Tr0w]

Originally posted by Phat Moist Doinks:

Its the opposite for me, I always thought ME1 was alittle boring especially the exploration in the Mako.

I usually just play ME1 a couple times with both male/femshep to get my preferred story settings as a template, so whenever I decide to do another replay I'll always start off in ME2 using one of the settings and endings from ME1.

Maybe that's why I'm pretty burnt out on ME1, making multiple saves and endings along with all the niche/primary story/romance choices took a toll that it feels like I rarely play ME2 and ME3 even less.

ME2 has some of the better missions, but ME3 has the best version of the combat system and of course the Citadel DLC.

I thought the Omega DLC ♥♥♥♥ all over Citadel, Citadel was way too Joss Whedon cringe for my liking.

[N7 Andy]

You're wrong :)
ME3's missions are adrenaline-pumping banger after banger. And the soundtrack... oh, man!

[mommysboiii]

3 2 1 NORMANDY

[Freiya]

Originally posted by Lucifer:

the Normandy feels desolate

The mood is darker but people in the Normandy have much more to say compared to ME1... interactions between characters make it much more "alive" than ME1 in my opinion and they don't always remain at the same location.

[N7 Andy]

Originally posted by Freiya:

Originally posted by Lucifer:

the Normandy feels desolate

The mood is darker but people in the Normandy have much more to say compared to ME1... interactions between characters make it much more "alive" than ME1 in my opinion and they don't always remain at the same location.

Yeah, there's literally unique dialogue after EVERY mission. Even the little side-missions.

[Gerfreckle]

I wouldn't go so far as to say it's "garbage". It has the smoothest and most enjoyable combat in the series, the battle readiness mechanic is pretty cool, and it resolves a ton of storylines from the rest of the series really well, taking into considering many of your past decisions (until the ending, of course).

But in terms of writing I feel that it's pretty weak. The dialogue has less "flair" than in ME2, and a lot of the game feels kind of cheesy and simplistic in a lot of ways. My closest comparison in terms of tone and style, to use Star Trek comparisons, would be that ME2 felt like Deep Space Nine, whereas ME3 feels like Into Darkness. I need not elaborate as to which is superior, to any Star Trek fans.

ME3 is basically just a big loud action game, highly linear most of the time, with barely any breathing room to immerse yourself in the world, unlike the first two games. The whole "save the world" storyline makes sense for this game, but it isn't one that I find interesting or original.

[Ogami]

Originally posted by Gerfreckle:

ME3 is basically just a big loud action game, highly linear most of the time, with barely any breathing room to immerse yourself in the world

Funnily enough, that is exactly what i think about Mass Effect 2.
Mass Effect 2 is the Michael Bay part of the trilogy, a loud , dumb action blockbuster with garbage story.
Mass Effect 3 was a lot better in my opinion.

BUT, everyone has their own opinions about that of course.
I can just say that i vastly prefer Mass Effect 3 to 2.