Mass Effect has FrameRate Issues, Houston I think we have a problem..

this is taken from the site who reviewed ME already. this should help owners like my self who have a HDTV

http://www.videogametalk.com/review.php?ID=778&PHPSESSID=6321b2f1d84330526057636933a4ec46

"There is a downside to pushing the 360 to these limits though. The frame rate can slow to a chug during the large scale battles, especially with lots of talent powers flying around. It's enough to affect the gameplay and become annoying during a fight. It also can happen when you turn your character around too fast. The game pauses for a few seconds to load before you can continue. When you move too fast though an area or conversation, textures won't load quickly enough and you may be staring at a blur until it finishes. I also had problems with the rover land vehicle on planets and the last few levels. Specifically when taken off a steep jump, the front hull of the rover would become embedded in the ground and I couldn't move or exit the vehicle. I can't imagine it's designed to force reloading an old save, so it must be a problem with the hit detection system.

Interestingly, Bioware gives you the option to turn off the film grain and the motion blur effect. On a high definition display, the film grain really makes the image pop with realism. I found turning off the film grain brings out the flaws in the facial visuals, namely sections around the mouth and eyes that become spotty. Turning off the motion blur wasn't as big of a difference, but it will make the visuals appear more like a video game rather than a 23-hour science fiction movie. It does help the troubled framerate though."

Interesting, but depending on how much it hinders my playing I might turn it off.

the game should still be awesome, i was having real horribl framate issues with Oblivion, especially the last quest, but it didnt keep me from thinking the game is one of the best of all times. Mass Effect will be good, framerate issues means a couple of points of its score.liquidsnake1987

some people say the grain looks stupid anyway... but dots around mouths ( i think he means crawling seem lines) isn't that great either...

Bioware is known for making games that use the most of what the console has to offer. framerate issues are standard with them...

I've not played a Bioware game yet that gave me flawless framerates. I did not expect this to be the first.Dreams-Visions

[QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]I've not played a Bioware game yet that gave me flawless framerates. I did not expect this to be the first.heretrix

yep. well, at least people can stop wondering if this game will get a 10. based on Gamespot's ideology (10 meaning a game can't be improved upon meaningfully in any way), it is not eligible for that rating.

9.0-9.5 am confirmed.

In my house, Bioware is God.

I can put up with a spotty framerate :).

SideNote: Strange...most people HATE the film-grain yet this guy seems to love it. :|

[QUOTE="heretrix"][QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]I've not played a Bioware game yet that gave me flawless framerates. I did not expect this to be the first.Dreams-Visions

yep. well, at least people can stop wondering if this game will get a 10. based on Gamespot's ideology (10 meaning a game can't be improved upon meaningfully in any way), it is not eligible for that rating.

9.0-9.5 am confirmed.

unacceptableazshorty2003

have fun not playing it then...

Wow that is a new one. I have never heard of a console game with graphic options. Bioware must have known those extra effects are pretty but not always necessary.Wasdie

No, there was another game on the 360 with graphics options. I'm thinking that it was BioShock, but I'm not sure. Anyone else have a clue?

*edit - yeah it was BioShock with the graphics options, this article mentions it: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/bioshock/player_review.html?id=488954 , but it doesn't state what the option was.

I've not played a Bioware game yet that gave me flawless framerates. I did not expect this to be the first.Dreams-Visions

well just look how ambitious this game is. im already starting to see some of the things i predicted to worry me coming true.

Setting a precedent for garphics options in console games? I can live with that.mutenpika

i wish console games had the amount of option tweeking pc games do. there are plenty of things you can do to improve a bad framerate but on most console games you're just stuck with it

I've not played a Bioware game yet that gave me flawless framerates. I did not expect this to be the first.Dreams-Visions

Agreed 100%. This has always been my main concern. I didn't figure it would be flawless. Hope it doesn't impact gameplay too much.

I just want the damn game so I can find out for myself... :shock:Magical_Zebra

:shock:

Now that's hilarious. You took getting owned by me so badly that you're linking a deluded fanboy spouting fanboyism at me and calling it "ownage"? :lol:

Oh man that's rich. I took my ownage of you out of my sig, but I think I'm bringing it back.

I don't know why you guys are just going to accept the framerate issues so easily. Shouldn't the devs fix the issues before releasing the game? Just because some of their past games also had some framerate issues, doesn't mean that they are allowed to let it slide once more. It makes more sense for them to improve upon their mistakes, then repeating them.

It is nice to see Bioware adding graphical options to tweak the game for better framerates, however, IMO, they should have fully optimized the game and exclude these features instead.

Mass effect is sounding more and more like an 8.5 :| I can't honestly see it as a GOTY contender now and its a shame but they have had more than enough delays to sort it out.csliney

wow, so your thinking that some unconfirmed framerate issues ruined the game? :|

What about all that GOTY talk? Choppy framerates in a shooter/rpg? :lol:

Bu-bu-but teh development time will fix the framerate problems!:cry:

Mass Effect = Chop along Cassidy

Wow that is a new one. I have never heard of a console game with graphic options. Bioware must have known those extra effects are pretty but not always necessary.Wasdie

It'll probably get an 8.5, be another Jade Empire.TheMysticHorse

umm no... please stop posting. jk. just be more informed before you post.

[QUOTE="Magical_Zebra"]I just want the damn game so I can find out for myself... :shock:excelR83

:shock:

Now that's hilarious. You took getting owned by me so badly that you're linking a deluded fanboy spouting fanboyism at me and calling it "ownage"? :lol:

Oh man that's rich. I took my ownage of you out of my sig, but I think I'm bringing it back.

i read that post where you so-called owned him... you didn't...

People who have framerate issues in their games should try clearing out their cashe on the 360,

I found this very helpful in games like Bioshock when it gets realy cluncky,

works evertime!

On the dashboard, go to the System blade(purple)

Click on Memory

Press "Y".....It will then say "rename" "delete" Leave those alone. just press XX LB RB XX

A blade will appear from the right side asking if you want to do maintenance.....yes, you do.

That's it. The only thing you will notice is when you put a game in it may say it needs to be updated but that's no biggy.

People who have framerate issues in their games should try clearing out their cash on the 360,

I found this very helpful in games like Bioshock when it gets realy cluncky,

works evertime!

On the dashboard, go to the System blade(purple)

Click on Memory

Press "Y".....It will then say "rename" "delete" Leave those alone. just press XX LB RB XX

A blade will appear from the right side asking if you want to do maintenance.....yes, you do.

That's it. The only thing you will notice is when you put a game in it may say it needs to be updated but that's no biggy.

Douja555

yeah i remember it helped with Oblivion too.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]Wow that is a new one. I have never heard of a console game with graphic options. Bioware must have known those extra effects are pretty but not always necessary.Eddie5vs1

No, there was another game on the 360 with graphics options. I'm thinking that it was BioShock, but I'm not sure. Anyone else have a clue?

*edit - yeah it was BioShock with the graphics options, this article mentions it: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/bioshock/player_review.html?id=488954 , but it doesn't state what the option was.

Smash Bros. Melee had an option to turn off the anti-aliasing. Rogue Squadron 1 gave you the option to change the resolution if you had the expansion pack.

Interesting, but depending on how much it hinders my playing I might turn it off.

A_zombie

yeah guys i'll just have to try it meself. never had fps problems in the demos....

People who are worrying about the framerates need to remember that Oblivion had framerate issues also. I believe that game did pretty well review wise...heretrix

[QUOTE="heretrix"]People who are worrying about the framerates need to remember that Oblivion had framerate issues also. I believe that game did pretty well review wise...lt-rickhunter

[QUOTE="lt-rickhunter"][QUOTE="heretrix"]People who are worrying about the framerates need to remember that Oblivion had framerate issues also. I believe that game did pretty well review wise...heretrix

Yup, Oblivion had a shoddy framerate on both consoles, but it didn't ruin the experience. Every console game will have framerate drops at certain areas, but that doesn't mean it's so bad that it breaks a game. Looking at early reviews and hands-on time, the framerate drops are VERY minimal.

[QUOTE="heretrix"][QUOTE="lt-rickhunter"][QUOTE="heretrix"]People who are worrying about the framerates need to remember that Oblivion had framerate issues also. I believe that game did pretty well review wise...BioShockOwnz

Yup, Oblivion had a shoddy framerate on both consoles, but it didn't ruin the experience. Every console game will have framerate drops at certain areas, but that doesn't mean it's so bad that it breaks a game. Looking at early reviews and hands-on time, the framerate drops are VERY minimal.

i never noticed any slow down at any point in oblivion and this is coming from someone who plays pc games with the fps shown in variance in the corner...so i can notice a drop easily. still never saw it with my experience of over 50 hours of oblivion

i never noticed any slow down at any point in oblivion and this is coming from someone who plays pc games with the fps shown in variance in the corner...so i can notice a drop easily. still never saw it with my experience of over 50 hours of oblivionblues3531

It's definitely there. Tons of framerate issues and pop-up. I stopped playing it on consoles and bought it for PC. Needless to say, I never looked back. Most people were able to look past the issues and enjoy the experience, but not I.

[QUOTE="heretrix"]People who are worrying about the framerates need to remember that Oblivion had framerate issues also. I believe that game did pretty well review wise...lt-rickhunter

:|

If anything, this is BETTER than Oblivions tyle FR issues. I could never be in a fight with anymore than three characters without it becoming a mess. In the larger battle scenes it was a pain. Seriously.

Also, the game loads for seconds on end almost constantly when you enter a new area for about thirty seconds. It happens with games leaning towards on open world, all of them, end of story.

The game will get a bigger knock if it has serious glitches.

Everyone anticipates glitches and FR issues in a game like this, but the question is: How much>

Yeah it does have some frame rate issues but despite some rough edges this game has amazing graphics. I played Gears last year when it was released and this game has had me more impressed by the graphics then it did by a large margin. It has texture pop-ins but no where near as bad as some people were claiming, it happens but rarely.

The frame rate does drop more often then I would like but it doesn't detract from the gameplay and I have not encounted a situation where I feel I have died or had trouble in a battle because of the frame rate. It detracts from the otherall look of the game and keeps the visals from being flawless because if it were not from these few rough edges the graphics would be near flawesss. As it is they are still much better then I expected to see from a console game this generation.

OR!

buy Two Worlds and get used to the framerate issues.

im expecting a lot from this game. oh well, hope its still good.

[QUOTE="Magical_Zebra"]I just want the damn game so I can find out for myself... :shock:excelR83

:shock:

Now that's hilarious. You took getting owned by me so badly that you're linking a deluded fanboy spouting fanboyism at me and calling it "ownage"? :lol:

Oh man that's rich. I took my ownage of you out of my sig, but I think I'm bringing it back.