Author Topic: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
jangoisadrunk  2325 posts
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Date Posted: 7/16 4:02pm Subject: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
The Normandy is no longer technically an Alliance vessel

That's funny. Admiral Mikalovich (or however he spelled it) said it was technically still an Alliance vessel.

That's why he demands an inspection.

The point is moot really, since no one really know how any of that stuff works in the Mass Effect universe. We all pretend to based on some random line of dialog or codex entry here or there, but it's mostly made from extreme forms of extrapolation and we should all acknowledge that.

There is nothing in the game that 100% confirms any of the points being tossed around in this topic.

 

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Lord_Vivec  18099 posts
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Date Posted: 7/16 4:04pm Subject: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
True.


Though the fact that you can refuse him and get away with it certainly says something. wink

 

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jangoisadrunk  2325 posts
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Date Posted: 7/16 9:09pm Subject: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
I always assumed you could refuse it because he couldn't punish you for it.

Ya know, pick your battle and all that.

 

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General_BlackLegion  5489 posts
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Date Posted: 7/17 12:48pm Subject: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
jangoisadrunk posted:
The Normandy is no longer technically an Alliance vessel

That's funny. Admiral Mikalovich (or however he spelled it) said it was technically still an Alliance vessel.

That's why he demands an inspection.

The point is moot really, since no one really know how any of that stuff works in the Mass Effect universe. We all pretend to based on some random line of dialog or codex entry here or there, but it's mostly made from extreme forms of extrapolation and we should all acknowledge that.

There is nothing in the game that 100% confirms any of the points being tossed around in this topic.


I agree this is a moot point, but then again Admiral Mikhailovich (THAT IS THE CORRECT SPELLING grin ) can say all he wants. The final line is that you own the Normandy and you can do all you want with it and no one can stop you (except the Council).

 

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Carlis  129 posts
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Date Posted: 7/21 2:51pm Subject: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Dark Horse have announced Mass Effect: Redemption, a comic series to bridge the first two games. The comic will be drawn by Omar Francia (of Legacy fame) and, get this, scripted by John Jackson Miller. You know, the man writing KotOR? So yeah, this'll be awesome.

More here.

 

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Aragorn327  10391 posts
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Date Posted: 7/21 4:18pm Subject: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Yes!

 

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Leto II  11842 posts
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Date Posted: 7/21 5:59pm Subject: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Haven't quite had the time to jump into the earlier political discussion the way I would've liked, but let me just address the new Dark Horse/JJM news:

****. YES.

This just made my whole fricking week.

 

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Lord_Vivec  18099 posts
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Date Posted: 7/21 7:57pm Subject: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware - Date Edited: 7/21 7:58pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Lord_Vivec
This one is pleased by the news. This one hopes that it will get all the issues.

 

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Darth_Invidious  2786 posts
Registered: Jun '99
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Date Posted: 7/22 6:32am Subject: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
The comic will supposedly use the default male Shepard, so I guess that for all intents and purposes thta's the canonical John Shepard (I've never used any custom models, given that they all look ridiculously ugly).

I'm more excited though about the news of an (supposed) additional piece of DLC for the original ME to bridge both games. THAT would tide us over nicely 'til late 2010 (and I say "late" coz I do expect this game to come out later than sooner than we'd all prefer).

 

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Leto II  11842 posts
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Date Posted: 7/22 11:20am Subject: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware - Date Edited: 7/22 11:22am (1 edits total) Edited By: Leto II
Yeah, I had the same reaction after reading the press release, about the "canonical" Shepard, etc. The thing about the novels (or rather, the second novel) is that it completely skirted the issue of Commander Shepard's gender, actions taken in the game, et al. These new comics appear to be canonizing one gender and appearance for him, at the very least.

Plus, the question now arises as to how this could be a "bridge" (in the comics) of your own story, and of the one you'll have when you play Mass Effect 2. There are some MAJOR choices that you make in the game, including with specific characters, and one in particular who comes into the storyline; so how could they really say, "This is a bridge," when everyone could've had their story end in a different place?

Then again, we've got JJM overseeing this whole thing, so I'm not really worried in the least about it. Bring it.

Also, big new interview over at IGN about these new comics, including the following interesting piece of info:


IGN Comics: As I understand it, Mass Effect Galaxy for the iPhone is going to introduce a new character called Jacob, who will go on to play a major role in Mass Effect 2. Would you say this comic is introducing any new characters along the same lines, who will have a big impact on either the game or the DLC?

Walters: The idea is that we're both expanding on characters that we didn't really explore in Mass Effect 1, and also looking at opportunities to expand on them even further in the DLC.

IGN Comics: One of the big appeals of the first game is that it allows you to completely customize the gender, appearance, and behavior of [Captain Shephard]. Obviously the comic can't do that, so how are you going about choosing to portray Shephard? Do BioWare have a sort of set idea of how he looks and how he acts?

Walters: What we've done with the marketing for Mass Effect from the get-go is, if you look at any of the covers or posters, we have one version of Shephard that serves as the default Shephard. And whenever we get into a situation where we can't customize that, where you're not playing the game, that's the version of Shephard we're going to assume. So if you've played the game and you've created your female Shephard, that's different, obviously, than what we have on the cover. There is going to be a difference. But Shephard is always written with certain parameters in mind. As the writing team, we always try to stay within a certain set of values and behaviors that he or she would have. And that applies to the comic as well.

Much, much more at the article link. It seems that the events of Mass Effect: Redemption are going to tie heavily into the DLC planned between ME2 and ME3. Very much enjoyed Mass Effect: Ascension, and this series, coupled with that novel and the upcoming DLC, should provide an excellent bridge into next game.

 

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Darth_Invidious  2786 posts
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Date Posted: 7/23 6:46am Subject: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
I was just thinking a little while ago how much I hated the choices presented at the end of Bring Down the Sky. To me both were unacceptable, but I decided to take the moral high road and chose saving the civilians over capping the bad guy on one playthrough. It'd be...satisfying...if ME2 took that choice into consideration and gave you a side mission that allowed you to finally pop a few caps on that Batarian arsehole you allowed to get away on the first game. grin

 

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Lord_Vivec  18099 posts
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Date Posted: 7/23 8:54am Subject: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Darth_Invidious posted:
I was just thinking a little while ago how much I hated the choices presented at the end of Bring Down the Sky. To me both were unacceptable,
That's the point of the choice. Sometimes in battle you are presented with two unacceptable choices.

But yeah, it would be cool to finally catch up with Balak and kick his ass in ME 2.

 

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Date Posted: 7/23 12:29pm Subject: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Or be forced to recruit him... mischief

 

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Lord_Vivec  18099 posts
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Date Posted: 7/23 2:19pm Subject: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Somehow I don't think he and Shepard's Cerberus handler will get along too well. tongue

 

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Darth_Invidious  2786 posts
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Date Posted: 7/24 12:03pm Subject: Mass Effect -- Action RPG Title made by Bioware
Lord_Vivec posted:
Somehow I don't think he and Shepard's Cerberus handler will get along too well. tongue


Shepard's Cerberus...what?

 

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