Yeah, never understood that. Haven't played through 2 in a while, but I think it might be smaller than it is in 3.
The sense of galactic scale definitely diminishes with each game; this is definitely one reason why. That, and the distinct lack of mako missions. Maybe I'm one of the few who loved them, but that sense of interstellar loneliness was never really recaptured...
Bioware positioned themselves as providers of content shaped by their users; both in-game and out. This is merely the result of setting an expectation you cannot live up to.
When you spend well over 100 hours dedicating time and money to dictating every decision these characters make, it's going to feel terrible to suddenly have the investment ripped from your hands in the last thirty seconds when it all should have mattered the most.
Watch the toy Portal gun do its thing
Mar 28th 2012 6:58PM (Joystiq)Psyyyyyyyyyyychoooopath.
Oh, The Places You'll Go: Mass Effect's Citadel
Mar 27th 2012 10:01PM (Joystiq)Yeah, never understood that. Haven't played through 2 in a while, but I think it might be smaller than it is in 3.
The sense of galactic scale definitely diminishes with each game; this is definitely one reason why. That, and the distinct lack of mako missions. Maybe I'm one of the few who loved them, but that sense of interstellar loneliness was never really recaptured...
Child's Play shuts down fundraiser aimed at changing Mass Effect 3's ending
Mar 25th 2012 8:23AM (Joystiq)No.
Bioware positioned themselves as providers of content shaped by their users; both in-game and out. This is merely the result of setting an expectation you cannot live up to.
Their bad.
Child's Play shuts down fundraiser aimed at changing Mass Effect 3's ending
Mar 25th 2012 8:17AM (Joystiq)Genocide, threat of mutually assured destruction, controlled starvation.
Short answer: yes.
Mass Effect 3 on sale for $40 at Microsoft Store Online
Mar 20th 2012 7:01AM (Joystiq)When you spend well over 100 hours dedicating time and money to dictating every decision these characters make, it's going to feel terrible to suddenly have the investment ripped from your hands in the last thirty seconds when it all should have mattered the most.
'What's it like to have your indie game stolen?'
Mar 17th 2012 12:37PM (Joystiq)Haha. People losing their shit and accuse others of rudeness. Infants.
Mass Effect 3 single-player review: This is it
Mar 6th 2012 7:20AM (Joystiq)The story, the characters, or pretty much anything that would dictate the decision making during the course of the game? Haha.
Mass Effect 3 single-player review: This is it
Mar 6th 2012 6:59AM (Joystiq)Why Sony passed on publishing Demon's Souls in America
Feb 11th 2012 7:56AM (Joystiq)Apple.
Hawken brings pretty multiplayer mech battles to the web Dec. 12
Feb 6th 2012 5:28PM (Joystiq)I think I saw a job opening on their website for "armchair art director." Oh, no wait, it was filled by someone who actually knows what they're doing.