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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 11, 2020 4:05:24 GMT -5
Trust me, I know all about the events of Mass Effect 2. It’s one of my favorite games ever. I just figured they’d have to do something like Shepard being frozen in time if they wanted to bring Shepard back. This trailer has a lot of signs referencing the destroy ending. It's definitely a direct sequel to destroy (which is the only ending they could do a sequel to). I did get chills seeing Liara again The downer to that is that would mean EDI is dead. Given Liara looks to be in her matron or maybe even her matriarch stage, probably everybody but Grunt and perhaps Javik (I don't think the Prothean life span has been decided in canon yet) is dead, too. I don't necessarily need the entire crew to come back for a nostalgia trip, but it would be nice to run into one or two of them.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Dec 11, 2020 4:08:39 GMT -5
It's definitely a direct sequel to destroy (which is the only ending they could do a sequel to). I did get chills seeing Liara again The downer to that is that would mean EDI is dead. Given Liara looks to be in her matron or maybe even her matriarch stage, probably everybody but Grunt and perhaps Javik (I don't think the Prothean life span has been decided in canon yet) is dead, too. I don't necessarily need the entire crew to come back for a nostalgia trip, but it would be nice to run into one or two of them. Shepard might be in for a bit of heartbreak if they romanced anyone other than Liara.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 11, 2020 4:12:59 GMT -5
Shepard might be in for a bit of heartbreak if they romanced anyone other than Liara. I know my Shep will. Romanced Ashley in ME, switched to Tali in 2-3. My FemShep stayed true to Liara all the way through, though.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 11, 2020 4:15:11 GMT -5
The downer to that is that would mean EDI is dead. Given Liara looks to be in her matron or maybe even her matriarch stage, probably everybody but Grunt and perhaps Javik (I don't think the Prothean life span has been decided in canon yet) is dead, too. I don't necessarily need the entire crew to come back for a nostalgia trip, but it would be nice to run into one or two of them. Shepard might be in for a bit of heartbreak if they romanced anyone other than Liara. I mean that's kinda how they pushed for in Mass Effect 3 regardless of who you romanced... It's definitely a direct sequel to destroy (which is the only ending they could do a sequel to). I did get chills seeing Liara again The downer to that is that would mean EDI is dead. Given Liara looks to be in her matron or maybe even her matriarch stage, probably everybody but Grunt and perhaps Javik (I don't think the Prothean life span has been decided in canon yet) is dead, too. I don't necessarily need the entire crew to come back for a nostalgia trip, but it would be nice to run into one or two of them. there's a lot of things that people aren't going to like with them choosing a definitive ending... I mean EDI's dead... whatever you did with the Quarians and Geth are rendered Null... uh... I had more but it's late and I'm tired... a direct sequel isn't a great idea... and well.. Shep's story is over. I know going off on a completely alternate tangent didn't work great but it wasn't the idea of setting it somewhere/some time else that was bad... it was the execution.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Dec 11, 2020 4:18:02 GMT -5
Shepard might be in for a bit of heartbreak if they romanced anyone other than Liara. I know my Shep will. Romanced Ashley in ME, switched to Tali in 2-3. My FemShep stayed true to Liara all the way through, though. Same. I romanced Ashley at first, but switched to Kelly even though she’s only a semi main romance.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 11, 2020 4:26:18 GMT -5
there's a lot of things that people aren't going to like with them choosing a definitive ending... I mean EDI's dead... whatever you did with the Quarians and Geth are rendered Null... Motherf***er. One of the most stressful experiences I've ever had in gaming is trying to make sure the Quarians and the Geth settle their differences. Yeah, I'm not really cool with the thought that after peacefully ending several centuries of conflict those flashlight-headed bastards get utterly wiped out and the Quarians have to readapt to their planet without Geth assistance.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Dec 11, 2020 4:45:42 GMT -5
there's a lot of things that people aren't going to like with them choosing a definitive ending... I mean EDI's dead... whatever you did with the Quarians and Geth are rendered Null... Motherf***er. One of the most stressful experiences I've ever had in gaming is trying to make sure the Quarians and the Geth settle their differences. Yeah, I'm not really cool with the thought that after peacefully ending several centuries of conflict those flashlight-headed bastards get utterly wiped out and the Quarians have to readapt to their planet without Geth assistance. Tali does mention to Shepard that they’re making major progress with the Geth’s help. Hopefully, they made enough progress while the Geth were still around.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 11, 2020 4:49:27 GMT -5
Motherf***er. One of the most stressful experiences I've ever had in gaming is trying to make sure the Quarians and the Geth settle their differences. Yeah, I'm not really cool with the thought that after peacefully ending several centuries of conflict those flashlight-headed bastards get utterly wiped out and the Quarians have to readapt to their planet without Geth assistance. Tali does mention to Shepard that they’re making major progress with the Geth’s help. Hopefully, they made enough progress while the Geth were still around. In either case, if the game is set several centuries after the OT presumably we'll be able to see Quarians walking around without their suits. Which actually reminds me of one of the few issues I had with the OT. It'll be nice if we have NPCs who aren't rooted to the spot at all times.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 11, 2020 5:03:11 GMT -5
Tali does mention to Shepard that they’re making major progress with the Geth’s help. Hopefully, they made enough progress while the Geth were still around. In either case, if the game is set several centuries after the OT presumably we'll be able to see Quarians walking around without their suits. Which actually reminds me of one of the few issues I had with the OT. It'll be nice if we have NPCs who aren't rooted to the spot at all times. I wonder how much of that was like a hardware issue and how much of that was a ... seriously needing to search for where an NPC moved to is a pain in the ass and takes away from the actual game
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 11, 2020 5:07:25 GMT -5
there's a lot of things that people aren't going to like with them choosing a definitive ending... I mean EDI's dead... whatever you did with the Quarians and Geth are rendered Null... Motherf***er. One of the most stressful experiences I've ever had in gaming is trying to make sure the Quarians and the Geth settle their differences. Yeah, I'm not really cool with the thought that after peacefully ending several centuries of conflict those flashlight-headed bastards get utterly wiped out and the Quarians have to readapt to their planet without Geth assistance. that was one of the biggest reasons I usually went with the poorly thought out Green option... where everyone is now techno-organic... somehow... and this stops the reapers... because... uh... but hey everyone gets to live? the one destroy kills your friend (Who is your other friend's girlfriend), destroys the memory of one of your other friends, renders major sections of your story moot, destroyed the mass relays (which they eventually retconned cause it would literally doom multiple civilizations) and the control well... you literally become what you've been trying to destroy... and being in charge of the kill fleets wasn't really how my Shepard rolled anyway >_>
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Post by adamclark52 on Dec 11, 2020 5:24:21 GMT -5
Bring it
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 11, 2020 5:36:23 GMT -5
I wonder how much of that was like a hardware issue and how much of that was a ... seriously needing to search for where an NPC moved to is a pain in the ass and takes away from the actual game Probably a little of column A, a little of column B, though there's plenty of RPGs out there that handle both issues easily enough. that was one of the biggest reasons I usually went with the poorly thought out Green option... where everyone is now techno-organic... somehow... and this stops the reapers... because... uh... but hey everyone gets to live? the one destroy kills your friend (Who is your other friend's girlfriend), destroys the memory of one of your other friends, renders major sections of your story moot, destroyed the mass relays (which they eventually retconned cause it would literally doom multiple civilizations) and the control well... you literally become what you've been trying to destroy... and being in charge of the kill fleets wasn't really how my Shepard rolled anyway >_> Yeah, I always go with synthesis as well. I'm like Captain America whenever it gets to that part of the game - I don't trade lives, not ever, so I'm not down with killing EDI and the Geth. IIRC the results of the control option depend on your morality alignment. Since my Shep is virtually a boy scout every time, I suppose it would probably be a pretty good result too. Still, none of the options are particularly satisfying. I figure BioWare simply didn't want to make any of the choices too easy to make.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Dec 11, 2020 6:04:08 GMT -5
I wonder how much of that was like a hardware issue and how much of that was a ... seriously needing to search for where an NPC moved to is a pain in the ass and takes away from the actual game Probably a little of column A, a little of column B, though there's plenty of RPGs out there that handle both issues easily enough. that was one of the biggest reasons I usually went with the poorly thought out Green option... where everyone is now techno-organic... somehow... and this stops the reapers... because... uh... but hey everyone gets to live? the one destroy kills your friend (Who is your other friend's girlfriend), destroys the memory of one of your other friends, renders major sections of your story moot, destroyed the mass relays (which they eventually retconned cause it would literally doom multiple civilizations) and the control well... you literally become what you've been trying to destroy... and being in charge of the kill fleets wasn't really how my Shepard rolled anyway >_> Yeah, I always go with synthesis as well. I'm like Captain America whenever it gets to that part of the game - I don't trade lives, not ever, so I'm not down with killing EDI and the Geth. IIRC the results of the control option depend on your morality alignment. Since my Shep is virtually a boy scout every time, I suppose it would probably be a pretty good result too. Still, none of the options are particularly satisfying. I figure BioWare simply didn't want to make any of the choices too easy to make. I picked destroy in all but one of my playthroughs where I went with a paragon control ending. It sucked losing EDI and the geth, but Shepard remaining alive as a physical being was what mattered most to me.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 11, 2020 6:38:28 GMT -5
I picked destroy in all but one of my playthroughs where I went with a paragon control ending. It sucked losing EDI and the geth, but Shepard remaining alive as a physical being was what mattered most to me. I think the only time I ever picked destroy was when I romanced Tali. Poor girl lost her dad, so I wasn't willing to let her lose her boo as well.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Feb 1, 2021 21:47:53 GMT -5
Looks like the information embargo will be lifting any day now.
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Post by adamclark52 on Feb 1, 2021 21:50:30 GMT -5
It is coming out for PS5 right?
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Feb 1, 2021 22:03:03 GMT -5
It is coming out for PS5 right? Yup.
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Post by adamclark52 on Feb 1, 2021 22:28:49 GMT -5
It is coming out for PS5 right? Yup. Does “forward comparability” mean there won’t be a PS5 disc but my PS4 disc will work in a PS5?
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Feb 1, 2021 22:31:31 GMT -5
Does “forward comparability” mean there won’t be a PS5 disc but my PS4 disc will work in a PS5? Yeah, same principle as a lot of the games from the PS3/360 generation getting enhancements when played on PS4/XB1.
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Post by adamclark52 on Feb 1, 2021 22:46:08 GMT -5
Does “forward comparability” mean there won’t be a PS5 disc but my PS4 disc will work in a PS5? Yeah, same principle as a lot of the games from the PS3/360 generation getting enhancements when played on PS4/XB1. Well then, there goes my reason for buying a PS5. Great marketing
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