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Then it must be because you're the embodiment of obvious. That was a mega tough battle, especially since the every freakin' NPC in the game casually hints at Omega for your first location. Go to Omega, they said. Recruit the Salarian Doctor they said. No mention of the Mechs of Doom in there. I think they forget to mention that little nugget of information. Hey - leave my junior high out of this! It's a sacred place. It's the place I porked my first fat chick.

Yes. Keep it with you at all times and never look back. It's ten times more useful than ME2's Fat Man. Not only can it take down the Massive Baddies in seconds, but its also useful for mowing down Hordes of Haughty Husks hunting for your brains!

Sorry, but that was probably the dumbest way to phrase that sentence. Good Sir, I must insist you pardon the testimonial infirmities pertaining to Corporal Ramza's locution. Truly, his articulation for semantical exposition has suffered following that ghastly expedition in East Africa. Unfortunately, Earl Kaftan Barlast of Etterington insisted I forgo the multitudinous legion of indigenous serfs at our disposal. Apparently the old bean reckons this wily gesture will extend an olive branch to the savages, following our righteous education of their heretical ways. Yours truly is inclined to agree, given the bombardment incident at Burundi. Nasty business that.

Isn't that how every game begins? Well if it actually had to explain anything besides "You are the chosen one" I could understand the 20 minutes of info dump FO 2 didn't waste your time with cutscenes and exposition. Instead it wasted your time with the temple of trials Firstly, FO2 cheats because its using FO1 as its functional cutscene/exposition. Secondly, don't diss Aroyo - one should never underestimate the value of a sharpened spear!

What tactics? Hiding behind a conveniently placed crate, letting Miranda spam overload/warp & pulling out the sniper rifle/missile launcher once the enemy's defenses are down is the win at all times. Yeahyeah, thank you for these insights. You should be grateful. Virumor's right on the money, as I would expect him to be. The forced cover system essentially compels the style of playing mentioned by Viru. One style does not a tactic make. I suggest you play a few RPGs with quality combat such as, Severance: Blade of Darkness, Drakensang etc., before lauding a tactic-less system. But then again what can one say to a guy who believes ME2 combat isn't dumbed down for consoles? Get a pair of glasses, maybe? LOL

Your strange views are both shocking and unexpected. Please do tell us more. I think it has something to do with this new "forced cover" system. You can't stay out in the open anymore and reign down Dark Side force death on hordes of angry mobs. Otherwise you get pr4wned in double time. Of course by taking cover, you might as well pop out every other second, take a shot, and rinse and repeat. Naturally, this favors shooting. Kind of like bringing a fat chick back to your place. You might as well pork her. Just close your eyes, and you won't know the difference. Not to mention that using biotics in cover is awkward at best, in no small part due to the baddies also being in cover. Most of the powers I used wouldn't work right, since they bounced off obstacles or otherwise couldn't home in on a clean lock: This is the downside of porking fat chicks.

Isn't that how every game begins? Yes, and therein lies the hypocrisy of JE dissidents. Games in general have universal problems within the medium. RPGs have universal problems within the genre. Beating up JE for expository cutscenes (common symptom with rpgs) or 1/2 game breaking abilities (common problem with games), is like blaming your Ford Fiesta for the motorway bottleneck traffic.

Just out of curiosity, which of Bioware's CRPGs do you think is the worse. Play them all without a bias, then the answer will be evident. If you think about it, it's KotOR. Sorry to burst the bubble.

You guys do realize of course, that: Samara = Boobies Samara = Justicar Justicars = Space Paladins ∴ Samara = Space Paladin Boobies However, Asari = Space Elves Samara = Asari Samara = Space Elf Paladin But, Aribeth = Elf Paladin Boobies ∴ Samara = Aribeth in Space

Bah-weep-grah-nah-weep-ninibong! What do you say to a woman with two black eyes? We should do comedy shows.

What - nothing new today?! I demand my daily dose of entertainment form this thread!! Pukake & Oner. Get off your lazy hinds and entertain me, dammit!

I'm half surprised you didn't mention the possibilities of the G/F in the maids costume Jaguar.. That's what the expansion pack is for.

*****SPOILERS***** What should I do? *****SPOILERS*****

Now you're going into absurd territory. Both games feature real time combat, the others are turn based. As real time combat goes in their respective genres Jade Empire and Mass Effect were both crap. Have you ever played a dedicated fighting game or shooter? Seriously, its okay to like something but claming that its good when Cadillacs and Dinosaurs from x years ago had more options than Jade Empire (or if you want a more recent example - Oni), or Max Payne and other shooters having more intense and responsive combat than ME. Btw basic combat options (combos in JE, weapons in ME) could be spammed without ever having to bother about anything else. I used the same combo throught the entire JE and only the assault rifle in ME.... That is not balanced combat. I found the whole deal less intense since I'm much better in shooting than at balancing a bunch of stats,pells, weapons etc. I don't have much interest in those kind of games. I'm an RPGer. So, not too many dedicated fighting games or shooters for this SoCal homie. But JE or ME shouldn't be classified in those respective categories, as combat isn't their sole focus. They're roleplaying games, and excellent ones at that. When I first picked up JE, I said to myself: This is like Chinese KotOR but with Street Fighter combat! (Or in the case of ME: KotOR and Halo had a baby!) Just because your girlfriend cooks and cleans for you, doesn't mean she's in competition with the maid. That's not her job. Her job is to have sex with you. Likewise, the maid won't outperform the g/f in the bedroom. Well, at least mine doesn't. You see, even though your babe isn't a specialist, she offers good loving, fine dining, and elbow-grease scrubbing in one 55kg package. That's what I think about JE & ME. JE > Street Fighter ME > Halo G/F > Maid

Bottom floor, hang a right. Don't touch his rifle. Unless you're a FemShep. In that case, make sure he holsters it properly.

On the other hand, Explode-the-Monkey was awesome!

Well, it was a clicky-clicky fest then. I mostly didn't even bother slowing down the time, or using transform spells or any other options, as the game was so easy and enemies so quickly defeated that I only had to slash on with my sword. ME2 otoh actually forces me two switch weapons, and use some occasional feat/power/disruptor. JE & ME1/ME2 are the Bio titles that actually require significant user input in their combat as a threshold prerequisite. If you stand around in JE or ME1/2, you're dead. Not so much so in BG1/2, NWN, KotOR & DA with the (lame) auto-attack. That's one of the reasons why I find JE & ME1/2 combat to be more intense then their other games. You're the one actually fighting - not your AI. This sweetens the rewards for success and makes more bitter the penalties for failure. Go JE & ME combat! Go! EDIT: Also, the real-time aspect of JE/ME combat no doubt adds to its intensity. Good call Bio. You're the best thing to come out of Canada since Shania Twain.

Ah, got it. Shouldn't there be a codex entry on this or did I miss it?

Can someone here explain the whole deal with Thane's flashback exposition? Is he on drugs or something?

No way I'm reading those spoilers, despite my weakness for forbidden temptation. However, can someone give some non-spoilery tips/suggestions as to minimizing casualties?

Hey, it's not a girly diary! It's a manly journal. Fixed! You fix it too! I fixed it! Now you fix it again! Fixed it again! It wasn't just her bum that distracted me. I have observed her every fine qualities. >.> Fixed! Now you fix too! (Indeed her other assets rival those of Miranda) BTW, I'm sensing an infinite loop of Hasselhoff proportions.

Hey, it's not a girly diary! It's a manly journal. Fixed! You fix it too! I fixed it! Now you fix it again!

I fixed it too! What can I say? I was distracted with Juni's ass!

Edison Trent has more personality than Jacob.

Haven't read the spoilers, but I didn't even have the option of picking Hero/Bad-ass options as they were grey for me. Needless to say, I rallied the crowd into almost lynching the pretentious powa-lorders, and got Tali off the hook. Now she wants me inside her body suit so she can make funky Quarian baby Sheps for me.