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Reynar_Tedros Registered: Jul '06	Date Posted: 11/19/07 9:54pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
	Master-Fett posted: What. The. **. GS gave it an 8.5..... what the ..... They didn't even bother to explain the score...... Thats the stupidest thing since Bioshock getting 8.5.... they know nothing at all.... ** Lamespot, IGN is my new site. Fixed. -----signature----- Now playing: Forza Motorsport 3, inFamous, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City Waiting on: Heavy Rain, Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Max Payne 3
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Soontir-Fel Registered: Dec '01	Date Posted: 11/20/07 1:27am Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
	IGN sucks too. Everyone sucks You all suck. Stop being awful. -----signature----- Errent_Venture Wrote " Listen to Soontir-Fel for he is a man ruling over other men." Ender_Sai wrote "In other news, I confer Modly praise on Soontir and Rogue_wookie for being superior men, worth of the title of Spartan. They, may keep their penises"
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Lord_NoONE Registered: Dec '01	Date Posted: 11/20/07 8:26am Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
	Yeah, I was surprised by Gamespot's review.
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jangoisadrunk Registered: Mar '05	Date Posted: 11/20/07 12:05pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
	I've played the game for a little over 2 hours and have found the texture pop-in and frame-rate losses to be barely noticeable. They seemed a little worse with the film grain and motion blur on, but I just turned those off anyway. So I would say I haven't seen one bit of evidence for any of the games criticisms thus far. Gears of War and Bioshock both had distracting amounts of texture pop-in from the get go, yet it was never even mentioned as a "technical flaw" in either game. I also found the combat smooth, and fairly cool. I like being able to bound from cover to cover and lay down suppressing fire even though there is no suppression mechanic. I didn't see any bad AI, and had no problems pausing the game to set up biotic use or anything else. I guess some flaws may become more distracting as the game rolls on, but I can't ever recall a game I've played where that was the case. I really seems like game reviews are becoming more and more useless and seem to exist now only to fuel internet flame wars between 13 year olds. -----signature----- Help me Prometheus, I can't barbecue my wings!
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Leto II Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 11/20/07 1:15pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware - Date Edited: 11/20/07 2:24pm (3 edits total) Edited By: Leto II
	Yeah, there's been much ado made over the game's suposedly "inferior" squad-based combat system, which is miles wide of the actual point. The story and the dialogue ARE the meat. That's the point. If you want squad-based tactical shooting, you don't turn to an RPG to get it. By the same token, I wouldn't buy a squad-based tactical shooter, and criticize its plot and its lame dialogue options. I just decry this idea that every game should also strive to be an action shooter. The dialogue options pretty much are the game itself. If you're going into a BioWare RPG for a dynamic combat experience, you're setting yourself up for disappointment right out of the box. That's not what these games are about. Received our copy of the Limited Collector's Edition just this afternoon, literally 30 minutes ago. Not that far in the game yet, still creating a character, but the **ing production values on this game are astonishing. Felt like I was watching a movie, from what I've played so far. I love the little clip that was shown during the IGN video review of side-by-side branching conversations, and one of them ends up with Shepard gunning down the Krogan he was talking to. I just told Ashley Williams that I survived my traumatic incident (I'm a Sole Survivor) not because of luck or any external force, but simply "because I refused to die." I'm such a badass. I think I'm going to go forward as a Soldier, unlock Assault Rifles, then begin again as a Vanguard with the Assault Rifle ability. I'm overthinking this, aren't I? I just want one biotic power, dammit! I'm still thinking of going the Biotic/Hacker route, since I won't have to think about "Crap, I should really bring along a Hacker on this mission," or be utterly screwed if my Hacker guy bites it along the way. Just bring along a team of heavy-hittin' mutha**ers. Thank God for the holiday weekend. Can't wait to dive into this even more. -----signature----- "If there's one thing I hate, it's losing. If there's TWO things I hate, it's losing and getting cancer." - Kenny Powers
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Hammurabi Registered: Jan '07	Date Posted: 11/20/07 1:57pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
	Master-Fett posted: What. The. **. GS gave it an 8.5..... what the ..... They didn't even bother to explain the score...... Thats the stupidest thing since Bioshock getting 8.5.... they know nothing at all.... ** Gamespot, IGN is my new site. Wow. So you're furiously disagreeing with a review of a game you've never played? First of all, you can't take stock in any individual game review website. So Gamespy gave Mass Effect a glowing review and Gamespot didn't? And I imagine that has nothing to do with the fact that the publishers pay Gamespy ad money, right? Every major game website has someone's hand in their pocket, and in nearly every case that plays an influence on the reviews. It's best to examine the critical consensus or focus on independent critics (I check GameRevolution and Penny Arcade) in order to get a clearer picture. Also, Gamespot typically grades harder than other critics. Let's look at Metacritic's current top six new 360 titles: BioShock, Orange Box, Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, Mass Effect, and Virtua Fighter 5. Gamespot ranked five of these six titles lower than the critical consensus did. Gamespy gave all of these games 5/5 stars. Personally, I prefer Gamespot's method. And as most critics have acknowledged, Mass Effect is imperfect. The guys at Penny Arcade ran a series on Mass Effect's flaws: they eventually conclude that "This is a series we could continue indefinitely, but I think its task is largely complete: to establish that there are sometimes serious concerns with the way the game goes about its business." -----signature----- i never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death
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Lord_Vivec Registered: Apr '06	Date Posted: 11/20/07 2:09pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
	...and everyone is still gonna buy the game, play it, and enjoy it, and no one is gonna give a **** what Gamespot says. -----signature----- "Those of us who don't believe in science are being attacked by forces we don't understand...like momentum, acceleration, and gravity." Gavin Newsom for CA Gov '10! Property of JEDI_TEEGIRLOO Currently the most attractive guy in the EUC
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Yodas-evil-twin Registered: Jun '05	Date Posted: 11/20/07 2:18pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
	I guess it was too much to hope that people had gotten more mature after the response to Gamespot giving Twilight Princess an 8.8 out of 10. -----signature----- "Who watches the Watchmen?" "The JCC is pretty much Lord of the Flies without the healthy outdoorsy atmosphere." -soitscometothis
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Espaldapalabras Registered: Aug '05	Date Posted: 11/20/07 3:36pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
	I just picked this up today, and it is awesome. The combat isn't the reason why you play a game like this, and even if it had no combat at all I would probably still play it. -----signature----- It is impossible to find common ground when you insist on yelling from my lawn.
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Master-Fett Registered: Sep '02	Date Posted: 11/20/07 5:45pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
	Yodas-evil-twin posted: I guess it was too much to hope that people had gotten more mature after the response to Gamespot giving Twilight Princess an 8.8 out of 10. Jeff is a shooter loving idiot who will give a game a point off instantly for not having a chainsaw in it.
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Hammurabi Registered: Jan '07	Date Posted: 11/20/07 6:50pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
	Master-Fett posted: Yodas-evil-twin posted: I guess it was too much to hope that people had gotten more mature after the response to Gamespot giving Twilight Princess an 8.8 out of 10. Jeff is a shooter loving idiot who will give a game a point off instantly for not having a chainsaw in it. I like how you just confirmed his argument. -----signature----- i never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death
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Yodas-evil-twin Registered: Jun '05	Date Posted: 11/20/07 7:14pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware - Date Edited: 11/20/07 7:18pm (2 edits total) Edited By: Yodas-evil-twin
	Master-Fett posted: Yodas-evil-twin posted: I guess it was too much to hope that people had gotten more mature after the response to Gamespot giving Twilight Princess an 8.8 out of 10. Jeff is a shooter loving idiot who will give a game a point off instantly for not having a chainsaw in it. I read his review and agreed with his criticisms that it sometimes felt like a greatest hits collection and that the graphics sometimes lookef a tad dated, they just weren't as irritating to me. Honestly, the fans overreacted. EDIT: Also, what Hammurabi said. -----signature----- "Who watches the Watchmen?" "The JCC is pretty much Lord of the Flies without the healthy outdoorsy atmosphere." -soitscometothis
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Master-Fett Registered: Sep '02	Date Posted: 11/20/07 7:24pm Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
	lol
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zacparis Title: Moderator: -Games Registered: Sep '03	Date Posted: 11/21/07 8:56am Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
	Just picked up my copy of the LCE, see you in a few months. -----signature----- Xbox Live/PSN = MedievalSam http://twitter.com/lastplayed
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Lord_NoONE Registered: Dec '01	Date Posted: 11/21/07 11:15am Subject: RE: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
	Mine arrived yesterday but my XBOX360 has not been returned by Microsoft following its repairs. I must remain patient I suppose.
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