Here’s Your First Look At The New Mass Effect

26 responses to “Here’s Your First Look At The New Mass Effect”

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   ashton2571

   June 10, 2014 at 8:32 am

   I think I just want more space stations, twisty missions and electronic music.

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   letrico

   June 10, 2014 at 8:45 am

   A rather disappointing presentation. We knew the new mass effect was in development and all they did was saying it is in development. No pre rendered trailer and just showing concept.

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      phlaiman

      June 10, 2014 at 8:57 am

      Yeah, I figured they’d be further in development by now and have a bit more to show. Been over 2 years since ME3 was released.

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         thagyr

         June 10, 2014 at 12:29 pm

         I’m all for them having more time. Anything for them to think things over for the next installation. Since lord knows the ME fanbase won’t be forgiving if they get it wrong. They know that from experience.

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         1. 

            onesixone

            June 10, 2014 at 12:37 pm

            Mass Affect?

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            1. 

               thagyr

               June 10, 2014 at 12:40 pm

               Blah, good catch. Been writing too many acronyms today.

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               onesixone

               June 10, 2014 at 12:42 pm

               You were probably undecided between EA and ME.

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               thagyr

               June 10, 2014 at 12:46 pm

               Well there was also DA Inquisition, LBP 3, BF hardline, FIFA…yeah.

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         cardinal7477

         June 10, 2014 at 3:56 pm

         2 years is NOT a long time in terms of game development cycles. I say, hold it as long as possible. I don’t want yearly ME titles. As soon as games become annual, I lose interest, i.e COD, now BF seems to be doing something similar.

         The only games that should be annual, are sports games, mainly because you get the new rosters/teams that come with that next season of the sport.

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            phlaiman

            June 10, 2014 at 5:36 pm

            Between ME and ME2 there was 3 years and ME2 and ME3 there was 2 years. I’m not even expecting the game to be done, I just figured there’d be more to show.

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               cardinal7477

               June 11, 2014 at 2:21 pm

               Probably harder, from a creative point of view, to decide what to go on next. If it was another Shephard story, I imagine there would be a lot more to show. But given that it’s kind of a fresh take on the ME universe I’d say that’s the main reason they showed very little.

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   scrumptatoes

   June 10, 2014 at 9:04 am

   Most exciting part of that advertisement is that Bioware Edmonton are working on a completely new IP, though the merit of announcing that in a ME hype trailer doesn’t make much sense.

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   miketarno

   June 10, 2014 at 9:24 am

   And then Vigil came on and a solitary tear ran down my cheek. 🙂

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      hatchdog

      June 10, 2014 at 10:22 am

      This is the best ME track by far, I reckon

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5. 

   david13

   June 10, 2014 at 9:26 am

   Mass Effect 1 was/is the best game ever. A true RPG that felt like a 70s/80s sci fi film. The two sequel games were like modern day comic book movies – a lot of flash with no substance.

   Bioware should go back to their roots.

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      miketarno

      June 10, 2014 at 10:38 am

      While I’m a MASSIVE ME fan, I beg to differ – there’s a bit of psychological distortion going on. ME 1 was partially amazing because it was the first. I loved it to bits. But I realised that it’s like your first sexual experience. Pretty hard to beat even if subsequent ones are objectively better.

      I replayed it recently and it felt clunky and dated compared to the sequels. But back in the day… wow!

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         david13

         June 10, 2014 at 4:24 pm

         Clunky and dated compared to the sequels? I mean you are perfectly entitled to your opinion. However, anyone who thinks that Mass Effect 2 & 3 are better than the original is no friend of mine and is not invited to my next birthday party.

         The first game is a completely different animal to the two sequels. The first is the only true RPG whilst the other two are basically Gears of War with some rpg conversations.

         Scanning the planet and launching a probe? The fudge? Mako all day long. Loved the exploration. Worrying about fuel? the hell is that bout? The core story in ME1 was also so much better. Saren was a great villain. ME2 & 3 were too structured and dialed down freedom. Also the best music was ME1 by far.

         The difference between Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2 is the difference between the Matrix and its sequels. It is analogous to the downfall in blockbuster movies of the 80’s to now – compare say Aliens to Avatar (I could cite a million other examples).

         A rough diamond is much better than a polished turd.

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      2. 

         zombiejesus

         June 10, 2014 at 8:36 pm

         I realise it’s an unpopular opinion, but I thought ME3 was the best of the series. My enjoyment of the trilogy was very much a case of being about the journey, not the ending, so the end of ME3 didn’t bother me. But what ME3 did do really well was bring some really great twists and endings to the personal stories for all the characters, and that really made it for me.

         ME2 did have the awesome ethical dilemma with Legion though, I thought that was superbly written.

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            miketarno

            June 10, 2014 at 11:18 pm

            enjoyment of the trilogy was very much a case of being about the journey, not the ending,

            Same here. It’s by far the best series I’ve ever played. Heck, I even enjoyed the ending to ME3 – because it showed to me just that: No matter what choices you make, the final outcome in life is always the same. So it’s ultimately about the journey you take and friendships you build along the way.

            It’s going to be ridiculously hard, if at all possible to beat this series.

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         shadow

         June 11, 2014 at 3:07 pm

         I kinda agree, and I don’t know why. I started ME1 but could never get into it. I love RPGs, I love sci fi, I loved KOTOR and I loved Dragon Age, but for some reason there was just no chemistry with me. I played ME2 and 3 to completion and enjoyed 3 the most.

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      miketarno

      June 10, 2014 at 11:20 pm

      I meant to say I played it again recently (for about the 10th time). However I still remember how amazing it was when I first played it – arguably more amazing in that sense than the other 2 games. That main menu alone with Vigil… Incredible.

      Dare I say I also agree with you – it’s probably the best game I played too.

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   longjocks

   June 10, 2014 at 9:43 am

   I liked Mass Effect and I’m looking forward to a new game in that world.

   But on a side note, I really feel I’m getting too old for presentations like this. The wide shots of darkened rooms, the rhetoric… the art of saying something when you really have nothing to say. It was a long way to say, “We’re making another ME for next gen and we’re working on a new IP.” Obviously they were trying to establish some sort of emotional connection for the other two minutes and fifteen seconds, however I’m not sure what those emotions were supposed to be.

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   arnchise

   June 10, 2014 at 10:19 am

   Really disappointed with the mass effect news. I wasn’t expecting an announcement or anything I just wanted more info. It was just a rehash of what we learnt next year.

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   neo_kaiser

   June 10, 2014 at 11:07 am

   Yeah! EAs Mass Effect milktrain has left the station! Choo-choo!

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   aliasalpha

   June 10, 2014 at 12:00 pm

   Anyone else getting these videos pausing for several seconds at a stretch? It feels like they’ve recorded a live stream that had to buffer part of the way through and it wasn’t edited out

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    shadow298

    June 10, 2014 at 5:25 pm

    video doesn’t work for me.

    Anyone else with the same issue?

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