The latest edition of BioWare Pulse -- the world's leading BioWare news source which is also created by BioWare -- has some interesting footage of some of the new combat mechanics in Mass Effect 3. Featured are maneuvers like "Punch," and also "Punch with Fire."
Watch Shepard get punchy in Mass Effect 3 combat footage
by Griffin McElroy 
on Dec 2nd 2011 1:40PM
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The latest edition of BioWare Pulse -- the world's leading BioWare news source which is also created by BioWare -- has some interesting footage of some of the new combat mechanics in Mass Effect 3. Featured are maneuvers like "Punch," and also "Punch with Fire."
Reader Comments (28)
Posted: Dec 2nd 2011 2:56PM trickybuz93 said
@Daveboy Inflitrator is where it's at!! My main shep (male) is an Inflitrator while my chick shep is a vanguard.
Which reminds me I should really finish that new game + for my main shep and finish the campaign for my chick shep...
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Which reminds me I should really finish that new game + for my main shep and finish the campaign for my chick shep...
Posted: Dec 2nd 2011 1:57PM StrangeDNA said
Shepard in a VR training mission? What has Kojima done??? lol
The tweaked powers look cool, especially the Adept's melee. It will be a welcome "back up off me!" move.
Engineer and Vanguard are looking sweet; Infiltrator is still my class so I'm anxiously waiting to see what the Infiltrator can do...hopefully one-shot stealth executions!
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The tweaked powers look cool, especially the Adept's melee. It will be a welcome "back up off me!" move.
Engineer and Vanguard are looking sweet; Infiltrator is still my class so I'm anxiously waiting to see what the Infiltrator can do...hopefully one-shot stealth executions!
Posted: Dec 2nd 2011 2:19PM Once known as Shadsy said
@StrangeDNA As a fellow Infiltrator, I too am looking forward to some sweet abilities that aren't cloaking. With that new Nova attack, I'm gonna have a hard time not switching!
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2011 3:11PM Andrew12h said
@StrangeDNA
VR?
If Mass Effect finally has proper VR missions, I really hope it has this if you beat them- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEkKWKLwIrU
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VR?
If Mass Effect finally has proper VR missions, I really hope it has this if you beat them- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEkKWKLwIrU
Posted: Dec 2nd 2011 2:09PM StrangeDNA said
@Negatron No doubt, accounting for all the significant player choices in game 2 will be a huge task. I hope they avoid the route they took with ME2 and making all non-essential player-driven choices side details (like if you saved the Rachni queen or did/didn't kill Wrex).
Some of the choices in ME2 could have HUGE impacts in the future game(s). The choice to purge or rewrite the heretic geth alone could have massive implications.
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Some of the choices in ME2 could have HUGE impacts in the future game(s). The choice to purge or rewrite the heretic geth alone could have massive implications.
Posted: Dec 2nd 2011 2:35PM Negatron said
@StrangeDNA
Agreed, an Asari being possesed by the Rachni Queen was notable but it didn't make the decision made impactful. Now if I were to land on a derelict ship with hostile forces and the odds stacked against us, then all a sudden we are aided by friendly bugs. That, would make our choices worthwhile.
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Agreed, an Asari being possesed by the Rachni Queen was notable but it didn't make the decision made impactful. Now if I were to land on a derelict ship with hostile forces and the odds stacked against us, then all a sudden we are aided by friendly bugs. That, would make our choices worthwhile.
Posted: Dec 2nd 2011 2:26PM JonahStein said
It's really sooper, what these fellas are talking aboot. Eh?
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2011 2:53PM (Unverified) said
@JonahStein Well, gosh durn it, I dunno whut the heck y'all are jabberin about.
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2011 7:10PM This Little Man Says His Name Is said
@Ravenok
It is Dragon Age Legends.
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It is Dragon Age Legends.
Posted: Dec 2nd 2011 3:17PM latin trident said
I want to play this game so FREAKING BAD that i just PRE-ORDERED another copy of the game. THAT'S RIGHT BIOWARE, TAKE MY MONIES!!!
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2011 3:40PM kmcroc said
Can't wait for this game, but the one thing that irks me everytime i see an ad for ME or highlight clips is how & why did MS not buy them. Get the feeling that the folks at MS don't know greatness when they see it , they should have bought Bioware & just made lionhead a third party partner. but know they buy lionheads & we get that crap fable & milo .
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2011 5:34PM Korbie said
@akeso
Oh, this argument again.
1. Mass Effect was always meant to be a third person shooter/RPG hybrid. ME1 just did a poor job on the shooter aspects. ME2 cut back on some RPG aspects of combat, but there is more to RPG than just selecting what to upgrade. (Side note - maybe Bioware was looking more forward than we think. Perhaps they purposefully trimmed the RPG elements in ME2 so that the can be expanded upon in ME3, not start over with level 0 Shepard again)
2. If that is all an RPG is to you, then Bioware has already stated than there will be more depth to the RPG system.
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Oh, this argument again.
1. Mass Effect was always meant to be a third person shooter/RPG hybrid. ME1 just did a poor job on the shooter aspects. ME2 cut back on some RPG aspects of combat, but there is more to RPG than just selecting what to upgrade. (Side note - maybe Bioware was looking more forward than we think. Perhaps they purposefully trimmed the RPG elements in ME2 so that the can be expanded upon in ME3, not start over with level 0 Shepard again)
2. If that is all an RPG is to you, then Bioware has already stated than there will be more depth to the RPG system.
Posted: Dec 2nd 2011 4:28PM DokiDokiBawanga said
i like and played Sentinel in ME2. Tech armour looks so cool. I wonder what new stuff sentinels have.
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2011 5:08PM Warlock234 said
"Reminding you to keep you fingers...on the pulse"
So lame.
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So lame.
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