Spotted on RPS, there's a Steam sale for Mass Effect Legendary Edition,
which is the 2021 update. All three games with the 4K graphics updates
and all DLC for 6€, $6 or £5, until May 13th.
Hard to resist. I played ME2 quite a lot and ME3 too so not that
interested in a replay. But it's been a long time since 2007 and the
original Mass Effect. I even played it on an Xbox 360 since it was the
dark times of PC gaming and there was no word about a PC version even
though it did come out in mid-2008.
I'd say it's quite a tempting deal.... except I already finished the
purchase before I got to the end of this post. ;-)
Spotted on RPS, there's a Steam sale for Mass Effect Legendary Edition,
which is the 2021 update. All three games with the 4K graphics updates
and all DLC for 6�, $6 or �5, until May 13th.
Hard to resist. I played ME2 quite a lot and ME3 too so not that
interested in a replay. But it's been a long time since 2007 and the
original Mass Effect. I even played it on an Xbox 360 since it was the
dark times of PC gaming and there was no word about a PC version even
though it did come out in mid-2008.
Never played any mass effect games so this looked like a really good
deal.
Right up until: Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA on-line activation and
Origin client software installation and background use required.
Requires 3rd-Party Account: EA Account
NOPE!
I trust EA about as far as I could throw Jupiter out of the gravity well
of a black hole.
Anssi Saari <[email protected]> looked up from reading
the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the
signs say:
Spotted on RPS, there's a Steam sale for Mass Effect Legendary Edition, >>which is the 2021 update. All three games with the 4K graphics updates
and all DLC for 6, $6 or £5, until May 13th.
Hard to resist. I played ME2 quite a lot and ME3 too so not that
interested in a replay. But it's been a long time since 2007 and the >>original Mass Effect. I even played it on an Xbox 360 since it was the
dark times of PC gaming and there was no word about a PC version even >>though it did come out in mid-2008.
Never played any mass effect games so this looked like a really good
deal.
Right up until: Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA on-line activation and
Origin client software installation and background use required.
Requires 3rd-Party Account: EA Account
NOPE!
I trust EA about as far as I could throw Jupiter out of the gravity well
of a black hole.
Xocyll
On Wed, 08 May 2024 20:22:16 -0400, Xocyll <[email protected]> wrote:
Right up until: Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA on-line activation and >>Origin client software installation and background use required.
Requires 3rd-Party Account: EA Account
In fairness, the Mass Effect PC games have /always/ either required
Origin or had some sort of online activation. It's not a new addition
to the Legendary Edition.
Not saying it's wrong to avoid games because of that but it's an
argument decided a long 16 years ago when the first "Mass Effect" game
was released.
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Wed, 08 May 2024 20:22:16 -0400, Xocyll <[email protected]> wrote:
Right up until: Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA on-line activation and >>>Origin client software installation and background use required.
Requires 3rd-Party Account: EA Account
In fairness, the Mass Effect PC games have /always/ either required
Origin or had some sort of online activation. It's not a new addition
to the Legendary Edition.
Not saying it's wrong to avoid games because of that but it's an
argument decided a long 16 years ago when the first "Mass Effect" game
was released.
New to me, but then I do not think I've let an EA game through the
firewall in over 20 years.
I have no fucking interest in playing a game in single player, that
requires me to have an account somewhere or some spyware installed on my system.
Diablo3 was the last one with that nonsense, all the downsides of being online (lag, disconnects, trouble connecting at all, etc) to play a
single player game.
Xocyll
Xocyll <[email protected]> wrote at 19:27 this Friday (GMT):
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Wed, 08 May 2024 20:22:16 -0400, Xocyll <[email protected]> wrote:
Right up until: Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA on-line activation and >>>>Origin client software installation and background use required. >>>>Requires 3rd-Party Account: EA Account
In fairness, the Mass Effect PC games have /always/ either required >>>Origin or had some sort of online activation. It's not a new addition
to the Legendary Edition.
Not saying it's wrong to avoid games because of that but it's an
argument decided a long 16 years ago when the first "Mass Effect" game >>>was released.
New to me, but then I do not think I've let an EA game through the
firewall in over 20 years.
I have no fucking interest in playing a game in single player, that
requires me to have an account somewhere or some spyware installed on my
system.
Agreed. The only maybe exception would be Minecraft, but that at least
has a point. And you don't need constant connection.
Diablo3 was the last one with that nonsense, all the downsides of being
online (lag, disconnects, trouble connecting at all, etc) to play a
single player game.
Don't forget the microtransactions!
The best game in the universe isn't worth playing if it comes with a
bunch of unnatural attachments and requirements.
your post inspired me to finally install and run that Mass Effect
Legendary Edition I got from Humble ages ago. So far I am 4h into the
first game and... it's a pretty clunky game, isn't it?
I feel the mechanics are awkward, the layout of places is needlessly complicated, pacing of the story is slooooow, and I don't care about
any of those characters at all.
On 5/12/2024 5:43 AM, Xocyll wrote:
Wouldn't the inclusion of a bunch of unnatural attachments and
The best game in the universe isn't worth playing if it comes with a
bunch of unnatural attachments and requirements.
requirements by definition make it NOT the best game in the universe?
On 5/12/2024 5:43 AM, Xocyll wrote:
Wouldn't the inclusion of a bunch of unnatural attachments and
The best game in the universe isn't worth playing if it comes with a
bunch of unnatural attachments and requirements.
requirements by definition make it NOT the best game in the universe?
On 5/7/2024 2:33 PM, Anssi Saari wrote:
Legendary Edition I got from Humble ages ago. So far I am 4h into the
Spotted on RPS, there's a Steam sale for Mass Effect Legendary Edition,
which is the 2021 update. All three games with the 4K graphics updates
and all DLC for 6€, $6 or £5, until May 13th.
Hard to resist. I played ME2 quite a lot and ME3 too so not that
interested in a replay. But it's been a long time since 2007 and the
original Mass Effect. I even played it on an Xbox 360 since it was the
dark times of PC gaming and there was no word about a PC version even
though it did come out in mid-2008.
your post inspired me to finally install and run that Mass Effect
first game and... it's a pretty clunky game, isn't it?
I feel the mechanics are awkward, the layout of places is needlessly complicated, pacing of the story is slooooow, and I don't care about any
of those characters at all.
I would say it's because the game is so old, but I remember GOOD games
from that time that had a gripping story.
On 5/11/2024 1:33 PM, Kyonshi wrote:
On 5/7/2024 2:33 PM, Anssi Saari wrote:
Legendary Edition I got from Humble ages ago. So far I am 4h into the
Spotted on RPS, there's a Steam sale for Mass Effect Legendary Edition,
which is the 2021 update. All three games with the 4K graphics updates
and all DLC for 6€, $6 or £5, until May 13th.
Hard to resist. I played ME2 quite a lot and ME3 too so not that
interested in a replay. But it's been a long time since 2007 and the
original Mass Effect. I even played it on an Xbox 360 since it was the
dark times of PC gaming and there was no word about a PC version even
though it did come out in mid-2008.
your post inspired me to finally install and run that Mass Effect
first game and... it's a pretty clunky game, isn't it?
I feel the mechanics are awkward, the layout of places is needlessly
complicated, pacing of the story is slooooow, and I don't care about
any of those characters at all.
I would say it's because the game is so old, but I remember GOOD games
from that time that had a gripping story.
You might like the other ones better then. I rather enjoyed the
original ME, it felt unique and a good space action rpg at the time. If
I'm remembering correctly anyway. I wrote in one of my comments here
that it felt like KotOR with the numbers filed off, and KotOR is
probably the best sci-fi RPG.
The next two made it increasingly bland and same as every other game, consolized, less RPG and more FPS. Which made them more popular of course. I didn't care for ME2 much, I did finish it at least, so
there's that. I never bought ME3 as it looked to go even further in
those directions I didn't like. It's possible I'd like it now as I've cooled a bit on not liking consolized.
Here's my "bombing" of ME2 here, though a lot of my complaints probably
stem from my relatively behind the times computer at the time.
https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg/c/HNtLwmkxt5Y/m/Jqo2fVyedkAJ
Now I'm tempted to get the pack of them so I can play ME3 and Andromeda.
Your appreciation of ME2 really depends on how much you like the whole 'loyalty-quest' mechanics the game introduced to the genre (you know
the ones: a new NPC joins your party, and you do a specific series of
quests that earns their undying loyalty... and maybe the ability to
romance them). Those quests take up more of the game than the actual
main story. The main plot is okay, if a bit railroady for my taste.
On Tue, 14 May 2024 15:11:32 +0300, Anssi Saari
<[email protected]> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> writes:
Your appreciation of ME2 really depends on how much you like the whole
'loyalty-quest' mechanics the game introduced to the genre (you know
the ones: a new NPC joins your party, and you do a specific series of
quests that earns their undying loyalty... and maybe the ability to
romance them). Those quests take up more of the game than the actual
main story. The main plot is okay, if a bit railroady for my taste.
Wasn't there also a skill or level boost to the NPC if you did their >>loyalty quest(s)? Can't say I remember ME2 very clearly other than
putting the band together was a big part of the game.
I don't recall if there were specific bonuses. I do remember you got
nifty matching uniforms for the band if you did their quests. More importantly, the end-game results of "Mass Effect 2" were heavily
dependent on whether or not you did the loyalty missions. "Un-loyal"
NPCs tended to die... and only by saving all the NPCs did you get the
'best' ending.
The game itself wasn't really that dependent on stats anyway. It moved
the franchise away from dice-rolls and became a lot more dependent on
the player's skill than the characters.
My biggest gripe with "Mass Effect 2", though, was how obvious the
game made it than the vehicular sections were intentionally removed to
be sold as DLC. The original game came with settings for vehicle
controls, even though there was no vehicle in the base content (you
needed to buy the "Firewalker" DLC to get ground transport). This was especially egregious since Electronic Arts had -shortly before the
release of "Mass Effect 2"- pledged it wouldn't be cutting content
from its games to later market as DLC (e.g., all DLC would be
'expansion' material created after the original game published that
was never intended to be included with the base game). Even for EA,
that degree of blatant hypocrisy was a bit much.
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