Matt36 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Yeah. And since I like to work on the assumption everyone should play all the Mass Effect games, it's beneficial for said everyone to start at ME1. Yep, otherwise its just not going to make sense haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnout x360a Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Playing through in order really is the best way to go about it, that guy that says he will start at ME3 will miss out on the entire experience. Shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooie Muppet Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 not Playing ME1 or ME2 and just starting with ME3 is like watching LOTR 3 and dont give a crap about watching one or two... its possible but why would you chose that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt36 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Then again, it depends how much that person really cares about the series. They could pick 3 up having never played 1 or 2, finish it and not care for the rest but enjoyed that one game. As long as they're happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tai_MT Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 not Playing ME1 or ME2 and just starting with ME3 is like watching LOTR 3 and dont give a crap about watching one or two... its possible but why would you chose that Because the first two movies of that franchise are dull as nails and nothing gets accomplished. I got literally an HOUR into the first movie before turning it off and deciding the series was a waste of time. But, I caught the last movie on TV several years later and went "why weren't the other movies like this? THIS is interesting and makes more sense..." Though, I am like Randall. Lord of the Rings is a movie about goddamn walking. Walking to a volcano when there were LITERALLY THOUSANDS of better ways to complete the Quest, and most of them done in under ten minutes. Everyone praises Tolkien for his writing... I can't help but think he had no clue what he was doing in terms of story structure and narrative. As for starting a series at the middle or endpoint... It's personal preference. With a game like Mass Effect, you really DO want to start at the beginning. You'd want to because you ARE missing out on stuff. With games like CoD... Doesn't matter where you start. The stories are as incomprehensible and pointless in game one as they are in game fifteen. I played Black Ops. You know what I remember from that game? "The numbers man, the fucking numbers!" That's it. Do I know the main characters? No clue what they're names are. There's "The Russian Hallucination" who is the most interesting of the cast... But beyond that, I don't even know who the rest are. Who is the "Big Bad" in that one? No clue. Some games you can "start anywhere". Others, you can't. Depends on what the franchise is like in terms of story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravelandx88 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 ME1 was a great game. I like how it all began. The mystery, suspense, drama, how it all unfolds. Shepard chats w/ Sovereign's holo on Virmire, was 1 of my fav scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niko da bos Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 (edited) People should definitely play Mass Effect 1 before playing ME2 and ME3. I don't think I would have liked the series as much if I played ME2 first, there was just something special about playing it for the first time and i'm really glad I picked it up. same with me, i remember picking up the first game confused as hell. this is a person who turned their nose at star wars, star trek future sci-fi stuff. after getting to know the normandy and crew, when i dropped off to Eden Prime its like i started a new life. lol i connect so well with shepard and the normandy, i love the feeling of doing / saying what i would have done in the situation. ive seen them mention how ME3 could easily be played as a "standalone" title for newcomers to the series. it just seems odd to me, like you are short-selling yourself and the whole series. whats the point if you arent getting the full experience? kind of like that "action" feature they are putting in, wtf do those people let the game allocate their skill points too? for example, some people who just start off with the sequal might have no knowledge to what a spectre even is! whereas if you played the first you worked your ass off to be a spectre, and you know how much humanity looks up to you. likewise the cerberus thing, they wouldnt think anything of working for those terrorists. but if they had played the first game, its a completely different perspective. *one of the biggest things for me is finding people i have previously saved. where they go - "shepard! remember you saved my ass two years ago when i was being a douche?" ::troll face:: "oooohhh yesss, what are you up to now?" Edited February 7, 2012 by niko da bos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooie Muppet Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Because the first two movies of that franchise are dull as nails and nothing gets accomplished. I got literally an HOUR into the first movie before turning it off and deciding the series was a waste of time. But, I caught the last movie on TV several years later and went "why weren't the other movies like this? THIS is interesting and makes more sense..." Though, I am like Randall. Lord of the Rings is a movie about goddamn walking. Walking to a volcano when there were LITERALLY THOUSANDS of better ways to complete the Quest, and most of them done in under ten minutes. Everyone praises Tolkien for his writing... I can't help but think he had no clue what he was doing in terms of story structure and narrative. As for starting a series at the middle or endpoint... It's personal preference. With a game like Mass Effect, you really DO want to start at the beginning. You'd want to because you ARE missing out on stuff. With games like CoD... Doesn't matter where you start. The stories are as incomprehensible and pointless in game one as they are in game fifteen. I played Black Ops. You know what I remember from that game? "The numbers man, the fucking numbers!" That's it. Do I know the main characters? No clue what they're names are. There's "The Russian Hallucination" who is the most interesting of the cast... But beyond that, I don't even know who the rest are. Who is the "Big Bad" in that one? No clue. Some games you can "start anywhere". Others, you can't. Depends on what the franchise is like in terms of story. somehow I knew that when my comment was used against me it would be you XD. I named LOTR because you can watch 3 without 1 or 2, sure no problems with that. However you know so way more about the world and the characters when you know every part of the game/movie. and the story becomes 'better' and 'deeper' then when you start halfway into the story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tai_MT Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 somehow I knew that when my comment was used against me it would be you XD. I named LOTR because you can watch 3 without 1 or 2, sure no problems with that. However you know so way more about the world and the characters when you know every part of the game/movie. and the story becomes 'better' and 'deeper' then when you start halfway into the story I don't know, I can't really agree with LOTR for that. Off the top of my head, ways to plothole the hell out of the story.... *They had giant birds. Why couldn't they use those to drop the ring into Mordor? *There is literally nothing special about the lava from one volcano to another. They are all connected to the same Magma Sea underground. So why would the ring need to be dropped SPECIFICALLY into Mordor? It wouldn't except as plot convenience. Unless the books or movies tell you that the lava/magma from that volcano doesn't ever link to any others and it's magical... This is a massive plothole. *Why is it possible to melt the ring with magma... But taking it to a blacksmith to melt it down is impossible? If you say "Magic", then you're basically claiming all lava/magma in the world is magic EXCEPT when metals are turned molten by a forge instead of the earth. *Why can't we simply encase the ring into a large bar of Lead and then haul it out to sea... AWAY from the enemies guarding a volcano... and drop it overboard? Perhaps drop it to the deepest part of the ocean? From what we've seen in the movies, you have to physically touch the ring to be "influenced" by it... So having it encased in Lead is a sure-fire way to make sure nobody ever finds it or is influenced by it. *In the intro to the series it's mentioned that there were several rings created to give kingdoms power in a time of peace... Why were these ever needed if it was in times of peace? Nobody from those kingdoms thought it a might suspicious that they were given "power" in a time when it wasn't needed? It's also mentioned that the last ring was forged "to rule them all". So you're talking about a magic spell that can be cast on one ring to rule several others. Why can't this spell be duplicated by other wizards? Why not create yet ANOTHER ring to rule the "One Ring"? This is never explored or even brought up within the stories. Just sayin'... Any one of these things would've worked... And if they wouldn't have worked, none of the characters (or the writer for that matter) was smart enough to ask why they wouldn't have, or explained why they wouldn't have. The only thing I think Tolkien ever did well was... Create a good fantasy realm with interesting creatures within it. His "One Ring" story... Yeah, it's stupid if you spend at least ten seconds thinking about it. I enjoyed the third movie mostly because things were happening. It wasn't the endless bickering over who should carry the ring or how they should get it there with Sam trying to suck Frodo off every step of the way and generally being a jealous boyfriend when Smeagle showed up. Large action scene at the end or not... It just flowed a lot better because things were going on. The first two movies were basically massive exposition dumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydrosugar Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Then again, it depends how much that person really cares about the series. They could pick 3 up having never played 1 or 2, finish it and not care for the rest but enjoyed that one game. As long as they're happy. True. I'm considering picking up Skyrim despite never having played Elder Scrolls before. I'm not quite sure it's the same thing as the ME trilogy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDrules Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 True. I'm considering picking up Skyrim despite never having played Elder Scrolls before. I'm not quite sure it's the same thing as the ME trilogy though. its not, all eldar scrolls are stand alone games with nothing more than nods to the previous ones in them. All the stories are completely separate unlike mass effect which has a continues story that is effected by everything you do in the previous game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydrosugar Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 its not, all eldar scrolls are stand alone games with nothing more than nods to the previous ones in them. All the stories are completely separate unlike mass effect which has a continues story that is effected by everything you do in the previous game Yeah didn't think so. I know a fair few people who have started with Skyrim, perhaps due to all the surrounding hype. Oh and dragons of course. Though I would personally bitchslap them if they tried that shit with Mass Effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scotty Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 i did two extra playthroughs of both ME 1&2 last year, bringing my total saves for ME3 to 4, 2 women, 2 men, a renegade and paragon of each. im still tempted to go through both again, theres nothing else out for me until this, so ill finish dead space 2 then probably resurrect another playthrough. i did download the comic thing so you dont have to play the first, and that playthrough just felt empty, missing only seemingly small decisions, but enough to water the story down noticably. if any game deserves extra playthroughs, its mass effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o Reign o Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Awesome. Thanks for the video. ME1 can be more difficult than ME2 but I hope it doesn't stop anyone from enjoying this epic story. If you haven't, ME1 is a must play for anyone. After all, how are you gonna finish the fight if you don't even know how it all started. I'm gonna be sharing across social media, spreading the word to the masses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inexxa Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I've recently mashed 100 hours into ME1 and now 20 hours into ME2, both amazing games and should be replayed in time for ME3. Probably one of the best game series ever, even gears of war 1-3 don't match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnout x360a Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I didn't get much further with my second playthrough of ME1 but thoroughly enjoyed it. ME2 i'm currently on 25 hours and loving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercurse Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Would love to know how u can play 3 hours and hate it, then play it again and have it be one of your top games ever! Anyway, you once were lost, but now you're found. Welcome back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundam245 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 You better play both games. They provide help with gameplay and storyline. You have to choose what choices to make that will impact the mass effect 3 storyline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neubourn Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Well said OP. The greatest thing about the ME series is the ability to make Shepard your own. Every player has created their own hero, and the game reacts to YOUR decisions and choices. It truly is what separates ME from other games. Take Skyrim for example: an awesome game. And they have dipped into the ME strategy by having NPCs react to your race, or what you are doing...so its good to see other developers learn from what ME has done. I would say for anyone on the fence...the main reason to play all 3 games, is for the chance to make Shepard your own. It really gets you more emotionally involved with your character and what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastNcurious Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Would love to know how u can play 3 hours and hate it, then play it again and have it be one of your top games ever! Maybe just not in the right mood? I've done the same with a few games. I start playing it, hate it, then put it down. Few months later, give it another shot and wonder how I ever disliked it in the first place. Oblivion is the most obvious example for me. Haven't had it happen recently though cuz the release of game demos in the past few years have made my buying decisions more informed. As for Mass Effect, I would definitely recommend anyone who hasn't played 1 or 2 to do so. Seeing the story develop and experiencing the changes they've made between games is very satisfying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flippery Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Maybe just not in the right mood? I've done the same with a few games. I start playing it, hate it, then put it down. Few months later, give it another shot and wonder how I ever disliked it in the first place. Oblivion is the most obvious example for me. Haven't had it happen recently though cuz the release of game demos in the past few years have made my buying decisions more informed. As for Mass Effect, I would definitely recommend anyone who hasn't played 1 or 2 to do so. Seeing the story develop and experiencing the changes they've made between games is very satisfying. I think it can be as simple as one's mood when first trying a game, combined with other games competing for your attention at that moment. When I first played Fallout 3 I got as far as Megaton for the first time and somehow gave up (a couple of hours in at most). When I started over a year later I ended up sinking 120 hours into it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercurse Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 When I first played Fallout 3 I got as far as Megaton for the first time and somehow gave up! I can identify with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules the great Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Anyway, you once were lost, but now you're found. Welcome back Preach On Reverend Pastor Bishop Dr. Rivercurse! Praise jesus a lost lamb has returrrrrrned to the pastor! hahaha I can understand where the OP is coming from. I wasnt a fan of ME1 when it first came out and didnt play it again for a LONG time afterwards. I gave it a chance and it became my all time favorite game/series with, coincidentally, Ocarina of Time at now number 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoSant Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) Was somehow the same for me. I played ME1 in 2009 or something and said, this is shit. Sold it and never want to know anything about it. Then i found it in 15$(the price wan't on dollars thought), and play it all the way from the beginning to the end. So surprised it was totally awesome except for the mako parts and some places that were exactly the same. Then when I finish it I buy the second part and oh my god! it was way way better than the first (first game EA doesn't make garbash). Complete it and then again to get all the chievos, and in 3 days I realized that I beat the game twice in so little time (the insane playthrough took me like 6 hrs, and also, I also don't play the games twice... but this ones deserves it) I can't wait to get the 3rd on my hands right now... Awesome post men! Edited February 14, 2012 by NeoSant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Fat Tony Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Before Mass Effect 2 came out, I did the whole 'play 3 hours and then stop' thing with Mass Effect 1. Right after ME2 release, I wanted to try it but I wanted to know the backstory first, so I worked through the first 3 hours again and then got hooked. I have now 100%'d both ME1 and ME2, and played each 4 or 5 times (no exaggeration). Just re-played both again to have a clean import for ME3 and have each game-affecting decision fresh in my mind. Best of the 360 library by far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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