No further details about the game were mentioned, and this does not guarantee Shepard will survive to fight in the sequel. Worst case scenario: The game may use the save file information to show Shepard in a space coffin.
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No further details about the game were mentioned, and this does not guarantee Shepard will survive to fight in the sequel. Worst case scenario: The game may use the save file information to show Shepard in a space coffin.
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Reader Comments (143)
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 1:51PM GrendelPr1me said
They would never mislead us into by saying the main character of the series is going to die, then said character doesn't die, they're just "believed" to have died by the in game NPCs.
*trips over Halo 3 ad campaign*
Well now, what do we have here?
*trips over Halo 3 ad campaign*
Well now, what do we have here?
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 3:51PM Offensive Bias said
Bungie said for a while that the "Believe" campaign was never considered canon. The production studio was never given access to any of the Halo 3 plot elements and were basically told to just make a kickass ad campaign for the game
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 1:52PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
ya know Insomniac was quoted at saying the same thing about Resistance:FoM saves
doesnt matter to me tho,getting ME2 on PS3
doesnt matter to me tho,getting ME2 on PS3
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 1:58PM erwos said
ME2 hasn't been announced for the PS3. It's "multi-platform", which could mean just the PC and 360. In fact, given the developers' history, I think the chances of a PS3 port aren't as high as some hopeful PS3 owners would like to believe.
(I own both the 360 and PS3.)
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(I own both the 360 and PS3.)
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 2:07PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
maybe, but at the same time like I said b4, a lot of people look at Windows/360 as the same platform. Hell I own all 3 consoles and will get it on PC b4 I would 360. EA owns BioWare now(if I'm not mistaken) and they arent known for doing exclusives
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 2:30PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Nothing Marty, but I guess those who cannot afford the other console would like to try it out as well :)
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 2:49PM TheDarkWayne said
yeah but why would aggie get it on PC before 360? I mean it's not an fps that gets the benefit of mouse and keyboard
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 3:12PM FredFredrickson said
God dammit, I wasn't being a fanboy. I was asking him why he isn't going to get it on the 360, and take advantage of his old saves, even when he has the option to. I wasn't saying the game shouldn't be on any other console, retard.
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 3:17PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
Maverick in CASE you havent noticed I HAVE a 360 now, an ELITE model no less, so that should TELL you whether or not I can "AFFORD" it. I wouldn't get it on 360 simply because if it has Co-op I want to be able to use said feature without having to PAY. I have a FREE month of Gold I'm using right now after its done I wont be going online with Gears 2, Fable 2, or Crackdown anymore. I can admit that I can see peoples argument that Gold is worth it, but to me its not. I have no need to be able to talk to people in other games. hell thats the ONLY feature that XBL has over PSN that people KEEP bringing up. That there is the MAIN reason I will CONTINUE to get Multiplatform games on PS3. well that and the fact I LOATHE the D-pad on the 360 controller
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 3:48PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
I remember reading that mass effect was much better on the PC. Mass Effect is probably my favorite 360 game of all time. The only thing I didn't like was the lack fo effort put into the environments. The character models were bad ass but the terrain was awful.
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 3:55PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
lol I get voted down because I say its coming on PS3??? funny.
and Marty I haven't even played the game on 360, just PC
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and Marty I haven't even played the game on 360, just PC
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 4:16PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
I was speaking in general Chris D, sorry if it sounded like I was insulting or targeting you in particular, and I didn't mean it harshly either, I was just stating that the main reason for people not having the other console, whether its PS3, Wii or 360 is because they don't have that kind of money to splash out to buy them all, which is why multiplat is good as they get to share in that fun. I didn't say you in particular couldn't afford.
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 7:43PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
aight, I got ya Maverick.
Pete. so what you are saying is that games such as Street fighter, Gears, & others have NO reason at ALL for you to use the D-pads???
come on now. you CANT be THAT blinded. even some of the most FAMOUS 360 fanboys on here admit that the D-pad on the 360 controller sucks all ass
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Pete. so what you are saying is that games such as Street fighter, Gears, & others have NO reason at ALL for you to use the D-pads???
come on now. you CANT be THAT blinded. even some of the most FAMOUS 360 fanboys on here admit that the D-pad on the 360 controller sucks all ass
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 2:14PM FredFredrickson said
Isn't it pretty common knowledge that you were going to be able to take your character all the way across three games?
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 2:50PM Negatron said
Ahh, not to downplay ME at all, since i really enjoyed it, but i don't mind starting anew.
Erasing my file and trading in the game forces me to do so, also my "Sheppard" was seriously over powered weapon/gear wise.
I don't remember what the name or class of armor and weapons i was using, but i used a shotgun most of the game and assault rifle for the end boss.
Erasing my file and trading in the game forces me to do so, also my "Sheppard" was seriously over powered weapon/gear wise.
I don't remember what the name or class of armor and weapons i was using, but i used a shotgun most of the game and assault rifle for the end boss.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 2:52PM Rather Dashing said
EA may own Bioware, but doesn't Microsoft exclusively own the rights to publish the Mass Effect series for the first three games? I'm not completely sure it's under EA's control at this point. New management doesn't mean they can ignore old contracts.
I'm going with "Presumed dead, not actually dead" too. It'd be pretty ballsy to kill off the last game's main character, but I honestly think they wouldn't. Carrying over your character, and not just the world and choices, was supposed to be a major theme of the series.
Blacked-out amnesiac, new robot limbs, or something of that sort would be a good way to reset skill points, though.
I'm going with "Presumed dead, not actually dead" too. It'd be pretty ballsy to kill off the last game's main character, but I honestly think they wouldn't. Carrying over your character, and not just the world and choices, was supposed to be a major theme of the series.
Blacked-out amnesiac, new robot limbs, or something of that sort would be a good way to reset skill points, though.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 2:53PM Laser Sanchez said
OMG Shepard is dead and I believed everything the teaser said because I take everything at face value because I'm dumb. :(
Seriously people. Seriously.
Final Fantasy V spoiler below:
If not, at least there's probably a Krile to Shepard's Galuf.
Seriously people. Seriously.
Final Fantasy V spoiler below:
If not, at least there's probably a Krile to Shepard's Galuf.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 3:12PM (Unverified) said
There are only two different scenarios that BioWare is going to take.
1) Introduce a new main character and use the save files to affect the story line based on your decisions from the first game.
a. Sheppard is alive and joins your party later in the game.
b. Sheppard is dead.
2) The same thing regarding the story line except Sheppard is alive and the main character. You probably start the game on some Geth world etc.
1) Introduce a new main character and use the save files to affect the story line based on your decisions from the first game.
a. Sheppard is alive and joins your party later in the game.
b. Sheppard is dead.
2) The same thing regarding the story line except Sheppard is alive and the main character. You probably start the game on some Geth world etc.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 3:13PM (Unverified) said
oops.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 3:19PM AwesomeTown said
I still have my save files, but I was planning on giving it another go through sometime this year anyway. Especially before 2 comes out.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 3:30PM Negatron said
*fap fap fap*
I slept with a blue alien female!
I slept with a blue alien female!
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 3:37PM iamthestatic said
What if my hard drive committed suicide and I bought a new HDD and already sold back my Mass Effect game?
I played the hell outta that game and was pretty excited to see how some of the tough decisions I had made would effect my Mass Effect 2 game. But now it would seem I'm screwed. I'm hoping if you don't have save data they let you pick some of the main bullet point character-defining decisions when you start up ME2.
I played the hell outta that game and was pretty excited to see how some of the tough decisions I had made would effect my Mass Effect 2 game. But now it would seem I'm screwed. I'm hoping if you don't have save data they let you pick some of the main bullet point character-defining decisions when you start up ME2.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 3:47PM (Unverified) said
When you think about it, the whole K.I.A. thing is stupid. There is no way they would kill those awesome characters. After successfully creating and making us care about them. It's really pointless to do that. And the only people who would even care are those that have played the game. Which by the way, are the same ones with game saves.
Besides, they had a chance to kill off everyone at the end of ME1 .Hopefully the game will start out with you climbing from the wreckage of the Normandy and trying to find a way home. Don't kill'em to save face, Bioware. You have my respect, don't lose it.
Besides, they had a chance to kill off everyone at the end of ME1 .Hopefully the game will start out with you climbing from the wreckage of the Normandy and trying to find a way home. Don't kill'em to save face, Bioware. You have my respect, don't lose it.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 3:57PM Offensive Bias said
A theory that popped up in our group of friends is that ME2 will serve as the bridge between the lull at the end of ME to the assumed shitstorm that ME3 will be. Basically you'll play as a new main character who's tooling around the galaxy trying to prepare the Alliance and Citadel forces for the war with the Reapers and eventually you'll run into a presumed dead Sheppard and your created character will take the place of Ashley/Other dude in your party. Just what we've been coming up with.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 4:01PM Psychoplasm said
very pleased to see bioware sticking to their promises. :)
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 4:41PM Deone said
The reason they "killed" Sheperd is because he was a super powered bad ass at the end of the last game, and couldn't give you all of that might right off the bat in this game. Instead of just stripping you're abilities inexplicably ala Devil May Cry, or explicably ala God Of You Know What II, he is just missing at the beginning. After you reach a certain point, he returns, with all of your powers.
One thing I'm curious about, I played once through as a paragon, and started another one, under the continue adventure or whatever option as a renegade. I'm curious as to how they'll pick which play-through to use my choices.
I don't remember the end with the council/ship so much, but I really had a hard time picking what to do with the Arachnid Queen. She seemed so damn nice and sincere. But she was a big ugle notoriously evil race. I put a lot on the line saving her ass. I swear to God she better keep her word, or I will be a ruthless mofo when I run into ugly mug..
One thing I'm curious about, I played once through as a paragon, and started another one, under the continue adventure or whatever option as a renegade. I'm curious as to how they'll pick which play-through to use my choices.
I don't remember the end with the council/ship so much, but I really had a hard time picking what to do with the Arachnid Queen. She seemed so damn nice and sincere. But she was a big ugle notoriously evil race. I put a lot on the line saving her ass. I swear to God she better keep her word, or I will be a ruthless mofo when I run into ugly mug..
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 6:22PM Batzarro The worlds WOrst Detect said
Only emotional drama queens erase their saves at the mere suggestion of the game not featuring the same character.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 7:05PM petepete said
im predicting a john jocke/jesus-style ressurection of epic proportions where sheperd is brought back using some kooky alien technology
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:14PM QuePasa87 said
I know it's my fault for not playing it yet, but thanks for spoiling it for me Joystiq, geez.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:59PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
LOL I hope your joking dude.
He doesn't die thats the point man. Gosh.
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He doesn't die thats the point man. Gosh.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:59PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
thats why everyone is confused.
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 10:59PM (Unverified) said
I don't know if anyone has paid attention in this video or even on any website delivering this game's info. It's being published by EA. Microsoft's name is no longer attached. So, the argument is pointless either way. As of this time, there's no way to confirm or deny that the game will appear on the PS3. There's just speculation.
Posted: Feb 24th 2009 1:53AM Boomzilla said
Teasers don’t mean shit. I see very little reason to assume that Sheppard is dead for real.
As far as multiplat… I doubt any developer is gonna fight too hard to be able to release on PS3. From what I hear PS3 is a pain in the ass to program for. Porting it would, likely, be a pain too. EA already has a pretty big base with 360 and PC and I doubt they’ll really care too much about the least-sold console.
As far as multiplat… I doubt any developer is gonna fight too hard to be able to release on PS3. From what I hear PS3 is a pain in the ass to program for. Porting it would, likely, be a pain too. EA already has a pretty big base with 360 and PC and I doubt they’ll really care too much about the least-sold console.
Posted: Feb 24th 2009 6:45AM Misterlee said
HA!
That's rich considering the appalling LACK of a regular autosave is exactly what stopped me playing the game in the first place.
Having spent an hour or so running around on a mission with countless loading screens (where autosaves SHOULD occur) and then get killed in a stupid cut scene/minigame to find out none of my progress had been saved... well needless to say I didn't waste another second on that game and never will on any of their future games either.
That's rich considering the appalling LACK of a regular autosave is exactly what stopped me playing the game in the first place.
Having spent an hour or so running around on a mission with countless loading screens (where autosaves SHOULD occur) and then get killed in a stupid cut scene/minigame to find out none of my progress had been saved... well needless to say I didn't waste another second on that game and never will on any of their future games either.
Posted: Feb 24th 2009 8:51AM EtanLawok said
I hope people do not actually believe this.
