mass effect

[[empty space]]

from the makers of KoTR, bioware, is making a new triolgy for the xbox360. based in the future where human kind is making a name for itself in space you play an elite space marine destined to save the world. along the way, you can find and explore unmaped worlds with each world, known or unknown having a large vareity of "layers" to them. lots of exploration to be done.

battle damage, dirt, and other factors will have an effect on your apparently fully customizeable looking pc. as you go along, your team mates will change and if work together long enough, will begin to form a relationship of some sort for better or worst.

also meantioned, there will be at least 3 different endings (white, black, and grey) with your charactor being the same through out each of the three games.

so, all that in a living, breathing world ... who else is interested? im more interested in this than oblivion, tbh, unless they get combat to ninja gaiden levels of awesomeness.

oh, did i forget there will be meaningfull body language?

theres an articule at ign as well as in the december oxm issue.

 

[Nasadus]

This game is looking great already. I just hope it plays something like Jade Empire wich in my opinion is the better control method then the one in KOTOR. Either way, Bioware will not dissapoint. They are masters at this genre. Can't wait for this one.

 

[[empty space]]

hm ... if the fighting plays out like je, itll need a lot of tweaking to go here imo. personally, id rather have it more like kotor with the execption that if you move you wont cancell your attack and wont get hit even if all the enemy does is hit air.

dont get me wrong, id rather not have turn based system, but unless the controlls are at least as good as ninja gaiden ... well, thatd be expecting too much out of a rpg.

 

[iceburns288]

The trilogy idea sounds kinda like a ripoff... if there's gonna be 3 games, make them each 30 or 40 bucks, but not 3 $50 games!

 

[[empty space]]

like the lotr movie being a trilogy or star wars having 6 episodes? 💡

back on topic ... one thing im not sure im liking is that between game, new content will be released to help further the storyline. filler like the halo books i guess. seeing as bb wont be out here until next year at the earlist. i hope they get released in oxm demo disks. not at it really matters atm with the game not being released untill o6/o7.

 

[slackbladder]

Video of Mass Effect here. Other stuff at the site.
It's looking good and hopefully won't be as bug ridden as KOTOR: Sith Lords was. Jade Empire was pretty good if short. I'm hoping that Mass Effect will be a big game with a fair amount of freedom. But considering they're planning on 3 games there probably won't be.

It does look good, though to be honest the graphics are playing to the 360's strong points in lighting and hard, metallic-like surfaces. But the facial animations are pretty good. Need to see more of it to get a really good idea of the game but it's looking very impressive.

 

[Pebb]

I have never been into RPG's, but this game is most likely going to be one of the first games, which makes me play an RPG game like this. And the same has to be said about Stalker on the PC.