Drowsy Emperor

Don't be, the game is (so far) excellent.

Stacking. Tim Schafer does it again, that's all I can say.

I'll probably have to go back to the gym after a 6 month hiatus. I can already smell the stale sweat in the changing rooms.

Bah, there's nothing established about the endings, they were a last minute ass-pull which went terribly wrong. If it'd been their intention since, say, the beginning of ME3 development, never mind the whole trilogy, this would never have happened. Instead, it's something Walters and Hudson decided a couple of months ago when they were dead-ended. This also shows in the execution. That's probably right, but they still packaged it and put their "reputation" behind that (bad) call. If the original creators had no idea where to take the story, and couldn't even be bothered to give it a meaningful ending who's going to do it? The fans? What's the point of that? Its the same precipice Throne of Bhaal was teetering on, but managed to pull off a mostly satisfactory and sensible conclusion. With the ME series they let the need for bombastic plot twists and cool-sounding but not well related concepts run them into a creative corner, leaving them with the only option of (literally) pressing the explode button. Its very much a case of style over substance - exactly what happens in most blockbusters. It probably could have been done better - with a clear idea at the outset *shrugs*.

I support enhancements to the original game like CD Projekt did with the Witcher - it was a great improvement overall, but changing established endings is bs. Whose ending is it going to be? If they "fix" it is it Bioware's game, or a fan project? They made a sucky ending, so what - its neither the first nor the last game to do so. Video games have short and unsatisfactory endings in general. Fans are wrong in demanding a fix for a finished game but Bioware is also wrong for justifying bad decisions with "artistic freedom". There's nothing worth doing at this point except deciding if this is the reason you wouldn't buy a BW game in the future, or if you're willing to overlook it. Either decision is fine, crying over spilled milk is pointless.

Yahtzee http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/5497-Mass-Effect-3

Well, that's a change from the usual. Basically he's admitting they screwed up, but does anyone actually believe they'll fix the endings? He never actually says anything of the sort.

So its an arab. So much for the "right wingers are guilty of everything theory".

I'm just waiting for the inevitable failure of a hotly anticipated kickstarter title to drive the whole system into the ground. Since Schafer everyone and their grandmother is starting a title on it, whether anyone needs it or not. I don't think a system based mostly on trust and good will cannot function like that for an extended period of time.

Are you female?

I like it.

I'm 25 and my back already hurts from sitting at the PC all day long. I have a decent chair and I do try to keep proper positioning while sitting, and yet nothing seems to help. How do the rest of you deal with it?

Don't forget to take your meds.

So do I, but I don't see a reason why I can't poke fun at their rather clear faws There is a difference between the ironic "haw haw, I don't know what they were thinking" and the "they have violated everything good and holy and I wish they would be erased from existence" that tends to come from certain hamster. At this point I'm just pouring oil on the fire for the heck of it - the last BW game I played was ME2 and its going to stay that way in the foreseeable future. I'm not really concerned what they're doing at all - but I do have a reputation to uphold.

How badly does this series need to fail not to get a sequel? Because I'd rather not see that uninspired setting again.

That's actually interesting.

There are road cameras in France no? Somebody might see a license plate eventually. The police might show up in time, etc. That's if it even is the same guy, might be another from the same organization or unrelated entirely. It is weird though.

Those are the most obvious conclusions. His method is careless, I don't think it'll take long before he's caught.

Daedalic's TBA adventure some pretty nice screens there, lovers of fantasy art should check it out http://www.daedalic.de/en/game/DSA_Satinavs_Ketten#2

Volourn hijack your profile?

I'm irritated with the whole "treating ME3 as failed art because of its crappy ending" approach. The whole ME series has no artistic quality except excellent (visual) location and character design. Its neither the best narrative in RPG's, nor the best characters, nor the best music, nor the best action in the third person action genre. It never passes beyond "very good" at most in any of these segments. These outraged fans fail to realise that the story ME's had going couldn't be given purpose by any ending, as it was never going to go beyond blockbuster conventions. It wasn't brave or experimental or original - except in the sense that there are no other AAA sci-fi RPG's. That the endings are worse than they could be is evident, but seriously, what were they going to do with better ones, crown the trilogy the best thing since pre sliced bread? Hah! If that's the case we're suffering a serious drop in standards and expectations. At the same time PST, BGII and the rest turn in their grave.

Gamebanshee review http://www.gamebanshee.com/reviews/107311-mass-effect-3-review.html

Is it too much to hope that they bury this yawn inducing universe and try any of the dozens of established (and better) sci-fi IP's.

From what I understand ME3 has tons of choices and one consequence.

NWN fans don't get a vote in the issue. Due to lack of taste.