Mass Effect hands-on impressions at E3

[Meshugger]

But, but doesn't the force manipulate gravity as well? I think that you lost me on this one

[Sand]

But, but doesn't the force manipulate gravity as well? I think that you lost me on this one

But it doesn't use technology to do so.

[Meshugger]

But, but doesn't the force manipulate gravity as well? I think that you lost me on this one

But it doesn't use technology to do so.

 

Hudson explains that certain beings are able to sense and manipulate mass effect much like some real-life creatures (such as sharks and eels) can sense and manipulate electromagnetism. These abilities will be augmentable via implants, and the manipulation of mass effect is referred to as 'Biotics'.

 

 

Mass Effect isn't technology, it is "sensed" by certain people who are sensitive to it. But it can be enhanced through technology. That's the difference, but still Mass Effect = The Force.

Edited July 18, 2007 by Meshugger

[Sand]

Okay, then its magic.

[Musopticon?]

*sigh* Gameplaywise, it's still a form of magic. And I can't understand why Bioware can't try to squeeze at least one bit of originality from their collective think tank. Right now, it looks like K3, they'll probably add "laser rapiers" or "mass swords" in as well.

 

Ugh, colour me uninterested. Only thing that could save this would be awesome gameplay and interesting characters. So far, both look about as deep as Freedom Fighters.

Edited July 18, 2007 by Musopticon?

[Meshugger]

Okay, then its magic.

 

Magic enhanced through technology, mistah!

[Sand]

I haven't been paying too much attention to it since it is on a platform I have no intention to owning. If it is suppose to be a supernatural ability then it is indeed magic and well that is too Star Warsy for me. I like to see some hard sci fi CRPG be released, not some lame arsed hybrid that has magic in it.

[Musopticon?]

I think it's stupid how even though Bioware are absolutely swimming in money, they keep trying to be Blizzard. Nice business model, but I sort of miss the company's roots.

[Morgoth]

I think it's stupid how even though Bioware are absolutely swimming in money, they keep trying to be Blizzard. Nice business model, but I sort of miss the company's roots.

Mass Effect has it's highs and downs, two things that mostly attract me are the incredible fidelity of the digital actors, and the fluid conversation system, which fits into the cinematic-style esthetics nicely.

For the good ol' roots, however, I'd wait what Dragon Age has in store.

[Volourn]

ME is superior to KOTOR in every possible way from everything I've seen. Sure, they have similarities; but big deal.

 

P.S. I'm glad BIO is getting away from 'their roots'. Their games keep adding more, and more role-playing. That's cool. And, I doubt they're trying to be Blizzard. BIO makes actual (action) RPGs. I sure don't see Blizzard hyping on anything non combat such as BIO does with their characters, story, role-playing, DIALOGUE system (whether one likes it or not), multiple endings, etc., etc.

Edited July 18, 2007 by Volourn

[Darque]

no FEAR 2 for me.

buh?

It begins after the concluding explosion of F.E.A.R. (so ignore the timeline Vivendi's faintly silly Extraction Point expansion pack)

 

CALLED IT!

 

YES!

[Morgoth]

Since the final name of "FEAR 2" will be decided next week, I wonder if Warner/Monolith will start leaking infos shortly after. Hey, like a playable demo for a start?

[Nick_i_am]

What the hell are you babbling about?

That I had a good derisive chuckle at Evanescence the first time their garish, ridiculous single "Bring Me to Life" turned up on the radio.

 

In my mind, it seemed obvious that anyone with half a brain would find the song instantly unbearable due to its melodramatic, quasi-Christian airs. I was horrified and indignant to learn that people had actually found something to like about this band. "Don't worry," said their misguided supporters. "Not all of their songs have that retarded rapping guy." I was furthermore assured that much of their material was less reminiscent of Linkin Park with a female singer and more subtle and piano-driven. Their single, "My Immortal" seems to be an example of this style, although the nasal, crooning vocal sounds not like the work of a credible rock band but more like the self-produced vanity album of the girl who shakily squeezed out "Bridge over Troubled Water" at your high school graduation. Some of the more impressionable male Evanescence apologists even sought to convince me that the lead singer was hot. I suppose she's decent if you like ladies who walk that dangerous, razor-thin line between "obviously used to be fat" and "will probably be fat again very soon." It's also fairly bewildering to me that anything about this band could be misconstrued as "gothic" (as it somtimes is). She certainly doesn't have the advantage of being marginally hilarious like some of the other bands the media has mistakenly labeled as gothic, like Marilyn Manson. There is absolutely nothing mysterious or alluring about her voice; a careful observer would realize that a single such as "My Immortal" is nothing more than a vocally inept version of a dodgy pop ballad worthy of being a Christina Aguilera b-side. To call something so tame, boring and conventional "gothic" is an illustration of just how far our culture's standards have slipped. I'd imagine it takes every ounce of Peter Murphy's willpower just to get out of his coffin at dusk and face such a world.

Edited July 18, 2007 by Nick_i_am

[Sand]

What the hell are you babbling about?

That I had a good derisive chuckle at Evanescence the first time their garish, ridiculous single "Bring Me to Life" turned up on the radio.

 

In my mind, it seemed obvious that anyone with half a brain would find the song instantly unbearable due to its melodramatic, quasi-Christian airs. I was horrified and indignant to learn that people had actually found something to like about this band. "Don't worry," said their misguided supporters. "Not all of their songs have that retarded rapping guy." I was furthermore assured that much of their material was less reminiscent of Linkin Park with a female singer and more subtle and piano-driven. Their single, "My Immortal" seems to be an example of this style, although the nasal, crooning vocal sounds not like the work of a credible rock band but more like the self-produced vanity album of the girl who shakily squeezed out "Bridge over Troubled Water" at your high school graduation. Some of the more impressionable male Evanescence apologists even sought to convince me that the lead singer was hot. I suppose she's decent if you like ladies who walk that dangerous, razor-thin line between "obviously used to be fat" and "will probably be fat again very soon." It's also fairly bewildering to me that anything about this band could be misconstrued as "gothic" (as it somtimes is). She certainly doesn't have the advantage of being marginally hilarious like some of the other bands the media has mistakenly labeled as gothic, like Marilyn Manson. There is absolutely nothing mysterious or alluring about her voice; a careful observer would realize that a single such as "My Immortal" is nothing more than a vocally inept version of a dodgy pop ballad worthy of being a Christina Aguilera b-side. To call something so tame, boring and conventional "gothic" is an illustration of just how far our culture's standards have slipped. I'd imagine it takes every ounce of Peter Murphy's willpower just to get out of his coffin at dusk and face such a world.

 

Interesting point, but I don't consider the band gothic, but I do think that she is better looking than most female singers, but not the hottest woman on airwaves (that would be Bjork ) though beauty is indeed the eye of the beholder. I like their music, but I do agree that Evanescence is definitely not "goth."

[Xard]

Star Wars universe

[Xavier23]

67% of all statistics are made up on the spot

[Volourn]

"Star Wars universe

[Morgoth]

Star Wars universe

[Musopticon?]

"a SciFi world original"

 

*wants a Remember of Phlebas rpg*

[Sand]

Nothing is really original any more.

[Llyranor]

Except your face.

[Nick_i_am]

Or wit

[Sand]

 

Gee, can't you two stop with the personal attacks?

[jaguars4ever]

Go Hades! Give him the ol' one-two!

[Pop]

Hey ****s, lookitthispurveiw!

 

Engine looks impressive, at least. And character creation looks promising, if you want to be an old man.

Edited August 12, 2007 by Pop