Mass Effect

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So them reworking the entire inventory system, adding in hot keys and changing how the game controls for the sake of porting it to the PC doesn't help deter the idea that they're lazy?

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This. I can't imagine they'd rework elements of the game without making it somewhat stable and clean.

Some screens. Notice the quickslot stuff in the upper left portion of the screen.

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menu screens

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The next question is, is DLC free and can users add shit ^.^

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Originally Posted by Dyne

not out of the box. unless you're a retard. it's scientifically proven that people who suck at computers also have computers that BSOD.

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IBTN

Mass Effect sales +1

Is the game worth playing over again as the opposite alignment? I put 40 hours in as a good guy already. Not sure if I should consider it done.

You've beaten the game once. I enjoyed playing it again as the opposite, but you could definitely consider it done.

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Originally Posted by stormy

Is the game worth playing over again as the opposite alignment? I put 40 hours in as a good guy already. Not sure if I should consider it done.

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Did you save the council? Did you let them die? Did you take control of the galaxy (FIST OF DOOM SHAKE!!)? Did you save or kill Krogan boy? Did you mercilessly belittle Ashley until she dropped her pants for you? These questions are what you must answer before you consider Mass Effect done.

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Originally Posted by Error

Did you save the council? yes
Did you let them die? no
Did you take control of the galaxy (FIST OF DOOM SHAKE!!)? no :(
Did you save or kill Krogan boy? save
Did you mercilessly belittle Ashley until she dropped her pants for you? by the time i realised i was triggering teh secks I had already locked into the Assari plot, but i wanted Ashley
These questions are what you must answer before you consider Mass Effect done.

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So will these changes amount to more than 30 min of new content in another 15-20 hour play through?

Uh...ya, probably. Its still enjoyable though.

http://masseffect.bioware.com/galact...ownthesky.html

http://masseffect.bioware.com/galact...batarians.html

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Originally Posted by Tycho

BioWare just delivered the first downloadable content for Mass Effect, an encounter with the hated Batarians that clocks in at five bucks and delivers an interactive, movie-length experience. It's the first of a handful of such updates, I'm sure, but I doubt I'll be buying any of them - and I liked Mass Effect.

The trouble with this content is that it can't really be enjoyed by people who have beaten the game. I could go back, certainly, to some previous save, but unless I wanted to move on from there and beat the game again I'd lose anything I had earned in it. It seemed to me when I was playing it that each of the major worlds one went to - and they could often be visited out of order - felt exactly like an episode of Star Trek, Feros especially. I firmly believe that Episodic would have been an incredible opportunity for this content, and I can't imagine why "final saves" aren't eligible for it. Well, I can imagine it - this is most likely content excised from the original retail product, either for sale as downloadable content or because it wasn't complete. In either case, its reintroduction would introduce discontinuities. It seems like a tremendous missed opportunity, though: available from the main menu, these chewy hunks of content could flesh out the universe, laying the groundwork for the sequel. Making the year between games an episodic "season" is a perfect match for their science fiction homage.

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