Thoughts on the Mass Effect 3 demo?

Shooting mechanics are really solid this time around and shields don't block (some) powers anymore, medigel is also back. I'm really curious on the history for this one mainly because of the changes on Cerberus.

I've only tried Soldier, but what are your thoughts guys?

P.S: impossible to check the rpg'ing since there's no save import.

Loved it, will play it multiple times to try the different classes. Used my usual infiltrator the first run, loved it. Very solid combat this time, and the visual upgrades are very nice. What I loved most was the gun sounds....I hear DICE helped with those, they have a lot more bass to them

I thought it pretty epic for a just a demo. Also I haven't tried the multiplayer yet.

Does it unlock anything in the full game?

Preorder now and get BF3 free, there is a thread around here with a link.

It's pretty awesome ( as I knew it would be :P ) and so far I've played three classes: Vanguard, Sentinel and Soldier.

I have to say I enjoyed Soldier the most, the combat mechanics are improved over ME 2 and that makes shooting a lot more enjoyable. :)

Now all I have to do is ait for my Limited N7 Edition to arrive.Less than a month away, but it seems like eternity. :?

There are more RPG elements, there are skill ''trees'' (only two ways you can go though) and you can tune your weapons although I haven't got the chance to try that out because it's not in the demo.rmfd341

The game demo is broken for Surround/Eyefinity. The menus are all zoomed in and stuff. Ugh, it seems fine in-game though. The demo's graphics are poop, hopefully higher rez textures are in the full game.ShadowDeathX

I wouldn't get your hopes up. ME 2 had very inconsistent textures, worse than ME 1 in fact.

Is there music in the demo? thats a big part of what made ME 1 better than 2 - the music was far more epic.

I'll try it later this evening when I get home.

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]The game demo is broken for Surround/Eyefinity. The menus are all zoomed in and stuff. Ugh, it seems fine in-game though. The demo's graphics are poop, hopefully higher rez textures are in the full game.with_teeth26

I wouldn't get your hopes up. ME 2 had very inconsistent textures, worse than ME 1 in fact.

Is there music in the demo? thats a big part of what made ME 1 better than 2 - the music was far more epic.

I'll try it later this evening when I get home.

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]The game demo is broken for Surround/Eyefinity. The menus are all zoomed in and stuff. Ugh, it seems fine in-game though. The demo's graphics are poop, hopefully higher rez textures are in the full game.with_teeth26

I wouldn't get your hopes up. ME 2 had very inconsistent textures, worse than ME 1 in fact.

Is there music in the demo? thats a big part of what made ME 1 better than 2 - the music was far more epic.

I'll try it later this evening when I get home.

^^ how would you say it compared to ME 2's music? I thought the second games ambient music was dull and forgettable, while in ME 1 it really improved the atmosphere.

This may seem trivial, but to me its important

^^ how would you say it compared to ME 2's music? I thought the second games ambient music was dull and forgettable, while in ME 1 it really improved the atmosphere.

This may seem trivial, but to me its important

with_teeth26

I think that the music in the demo was better than ME 2's soundtrack. It definetelly added to the experience.

I thought it was great. The cover mechanic could see some tweaking, but was fun nonetheless.

Never been a fan of demos for rpgs, but this was not to bad.

Just as long as the story is good Ill be happy.

Singleplayer was fun in the demo, teh multiplayer not so much.

Looking forward to March 6th.

Does it unlock anything in the full game?

Baranga

I think it's supposed to unlock armor and such things in Amalur.

Can't believe not a single one of you mentioned how horribly crap zoomed in the FOV is. Another puke simulator to the max.

Can't believe not a single one of you mentioned how horribly crap zoomed in the FOV is. Another puke simulator to the max.

VeryBumpy

Pretty dissapointing. The UI and animations sucked, the graphics were a downgrade from ME2, and mapping even more actions to the space bar is evil.

That bieng said, the level design, RPG elements, and enemy AI were sweet.

as long as this isn't the final product, ME3 should live up to the hype.

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

Does it unlock anything in the full game?

Goyoshi12

I think it's supposed to unlock armor and such things in Amalur.

Even better!

The single player was pretty solid..

The textures were sometimes pretty horrid thought and the multiplayer left me quite dissapointed.

I thought it was gonna be real missions and not an other ¢¬¤¢¬¦¤ horde mode clone.

Can't believe not a single one of you mentioned how horribly crap zoomed in the FOV is. Another puke simulator to the max.

VeryBumpy

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Can't believe not a single one of you mentioned how horribly crap zoomed in the FOV is. Another puke simulator to the max.

FelipeInside

It was pretty good, about what I expected. FOV, animations and lack of video options sucked, but nothing horrible. I also don't like how Ashley looks now, but thats just me. :P

It was pretty good, about what I expected. FOV, animations and lack of video options sucked, but nothing horrible. I also don't like how Ashley looks now, but thats just me. :P

agpickle

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It was pretty good, about what I expected. FOV, animations and lack of video options sucked, but nothing horrible. I also don't like how Ashley looks now, but thats just me. :P

Whatcurb

[QUOTE="agpickle"]

It was pretty good, about what I expected. FOV, animations and lack of video options sucked, but nothing horrible. I also don't like how Ashley looks now, but thats just me. :P

Whatcurb

Maybe I'm not remembering her looks correctly, but it seems that she has magically decided to look a lot more like Miranda.

[QUOTE="Whatcurb"][QUOTE="agpickle"]

It was pretty good, about what I expected. FOV, animations and lack of video options sucked, but nothing horrible. I also don't like how Ashley looks now, but thats just me. :P

agpickle

Maybe I'm not remembering her looks correctly, but it seems that she has magically decided to look a lot more like Miranda.

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[QUOTE="Whatcurb"] Female can't change her hair without scrutiny?...wis3boi

Maybe I'm not remembering her looks correctly, but it seems that she has magically decided to look a lot more like Miranda.

:shock:

I am totally boning her when I get that game.

:P

Looks exactly like ME2 and feels more like a Tps instead of an Rpg. Also story and action mode is a complete joke.

Demo was alright, not bad but not great either.

My biggest problem is that the controls feel off. It feels like you are wooshing around behind a disembodied torso floating 3 feet off the ground. It controls like a FPS but with a person in the way of the camera. The animations in going over small ledges and the like in the opening level were really terrible. In fact, the entire opening level felt a bit rough.

It did take place in the city where I live, which was rather distracting. Looks like Canada Place still exists in the future, and GM place is in for another major roof renovation. The mountains are also going to change drastically if this game is anything to go by.

The gunplay felt good, the game runs super smooth and looks pretty good, but the music was bleh. It wasn't bad, but it didn't fit with the game, its probably on par with ME 2's music which was pretty mediocre.

You can't really comment on the RPG elements and depth just from playing the demo, but it certaintly didn't feel epic like ME 1 did. It felt like ME 2 in most ways which is a dissapointment, especially after Lair of the Shadow Broker which was amazing.

Crap demo. I loved ME2. Not buying this one until it's heavily discounted.

I can't think of a single thing I liked. I'm very surprised...

Loved it. Definitley pre-ordering as I also get BF3 to go with it. Awesome.

Absolutely loved it, the animations were a little weird but other then that it looked and played great exactly how I was hoping it would. The controls were responsive and the additions of the rolls and the cover to cover bounding is exactly what was needed to make the combat flow much better.

I'm seriously baffled that people think that ME2 looks better then this, there is no way in hell that it looks better imo. The amount of detail put into the opening scene blew my mind to be honest, the scale of the reapers in the background and how they moved across the city as you progressed was phenomenal.

Looks exactly like ME2 and feels more like a Tps instead of an Rpg. Also story and action mode is a complete joke.

murekkep

Only thing that I saw as an upgrade from ME2 was the combat, other than that I thought the animations especially and graphics were a joke.. Shepards clothes are blurry and it's completely distracting. Also looking at the city background it just looks terrible, I mean look at the people running down below or the debris from the exploding ship, or even the water.. hoping it looks a hell of a lot better in the final game

Oh, kinda wish there was a seperate key to activate rolls and the bunch, kind of annoying when you meant to just jump off a ledge or side strafe and he does a front flip off or rolls to the side

Watch this video, will make you lol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyYI8N8JSjk&feature=player_embedded

Guys, are we really going to say that ME is a full blown RPG? No, it's an action game with light RPG elements.FelipeInside

Crap demo. I loved ME2. Not buying this one until it's heavily discounted.

I can't think of a single thing I liked. I'm very surprised...

Baranga

I'm ready to try.

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

Crap demo. I loved ME2. Not buying this one until it's heavily discounted.

I can't think of a single thing I liked. I'm very surprised...

trastamad03

At first I felt the same way. It just kinda felt off somehow. The more I kept playing the more I started liking it. It's faster paced now, that's why it felt a little off.

I do, however, disagree with "crap demo"; I thought the demo was fantastic and made ME fan (like me) felt right at home (RPG mode obviously). Graphics do feel a little downgraded but I felt the mass scale of the levels went up as well (console limitation) so it's not a biggie for me. Lighting effects seem really good this time around and the music was very good.

With that being said here are things 2 things I want to improved, they're not biggies:

1. I'm planning to buy this for the 360 and the PC (Yes, I do have ME1/ME2 on PC and 360) so I want a graphic upgrade for the PC version.

2. I was sorely dissapointed in F Shephards face. She just didn't have the detail on her skin as M Shephard did. Fix her face!

I personally thought the demo was great, and I can't wait to get my Collector's Edition. The only thing that bothers me is the running animations, for Shepard and squadmates. They're too floaty.

I'm also curious to know how old the demo build is. The full game will have a "Helmets always off" option which wasn't present in the options menu in the demo. It doesn't make any difference in the demo itself but that doesn't stop me from wondering.