Mass Effect - World Worst Gameplay

A game that plays like a broken gears of war with animations so unrealistic and hialrious it looks like some frames are missing. I'm basing this more on ME3, how is this game enjoyable to others? I laughed in tears with the melee system in this game. Where is the effort to match the games outstanding story/enviroments? It seems the quality isn't there. IMO.

It's seem like a mess to me, originally playing differently and then taking more of an action route. Now with options to play more rolebased/action etc.

Thoughts?

To be fair gears of wars is just boring aim and shoot. At least ME has the biotics/classes going for it.

A game that plays like a broken gears of war with animations so unrealistic and hialrious it looks like some frames are missing. I'm basing this more on ME3, how is this game enjoyable to others? I laughed in tears with the melee system in this game. Where is the effort to match the games outstanding story/enviroments? It seems the quality isn't there. IMO.

It's seem like a mess to me, originally playing differently and then taking more of an action route. Now with options to play more rolebased/action etc.

Thoughts?

soapandbubbles

[QUOTE="Pikachu69er"]mass effect is the most overatted series ever made into excistancests106mat

[QUOTE="soapandbubbles"]

A game that plays like a broken gears of war with animations so unrealistic and hialrious it looks like some frames are missing. I'm basing this more on ME3, how is this game enjoyable to others? I laughed in tears with the melee system in this game. Where is the effort to match the games outstanding story/enviroments? It seems the quality isn't there. IMO.

It's seem like a mess to me, originally playing differently and then taking more of an action route. Now with options to play more rolebased/action etc.

Thoughts?

sts106mat

i am enjoying the combat more in this one than the second, but the combat in 1 was better i think, it seemed to suit the slower pace and less "wave based" action. the kinect voice commands help a little, you dont need to pause the action with the wheel much.

with the second i wanted the combat to be over quickly because i wasn't really enjoying it much, with this, its more exciting but i am into the end game and the onslaut is getting tiring, i just want to finish it now.

Gears 3 is still the best example of cover based third person shooting, its pretty faultless IMO. though Mass effect does everything else so much better.

oh and yeah, completely agree with the melee in this game, it TOTALLY sucks, i have missed about the same number of times as i have connected, it seems weird, it shouldn't be an insta-kill, but the fact that you can miss by miles does seem like it was half assed.

The animations in ME3 are HORRENDOUS.

The animations are pretty bad, I'll give you that, but everything else works just fine. I like playing with the biotics and mixing various ammunition.You don't even have to shoot in ME3 if you don't want, I played a few rounds on co op with a player that only used Vanguard biotic powers and it was pretty bad ass.

I don't really think it's fair to compare the shooting/cover system to Gears anyway. Gears = Combat. And? If Mass Effect's budget went completely towards combat too it'd be a different story, but that isn't the primary focus. Probably the biggest, but there's a lot more that needed attention too.

[QUOTE="soapandbubbles"]

A game that plays like a broken gears of war with animations so unrealistic and hialrious it looks like some frames are missing. I'm basing this more on ME3, how is this game enjoyable to others? I laughed in tears with the melee system in this game. Where is the effort to match the games outstanding story/enviroments? It seems the quality isn't there. IMO.

It's seem like a mess to me, originally playing differently and then taking more of an action route. Now with options to play more rolebased/action etc.

Thoughts?

lucky_star

The animations in ME3 are HORRENDOUS.

waltefmoney

[QUOTE="lucky_star"]

[QUOTE="soapandbubbles"]

A game that plays like a broken gears of war with animations so unrealistic and hialrious it looks like some frames are missing. I'm basing this more on ME3, how is this game enjoyable to others? I laughed in tears with the melee system in this game. Where is the effort to match the games outstanding story/enviroments? It seems the quality isn't there. IMO.

It's seem like a mess to me, originally playing differently and then taking more of an action route. Now with options to play more rolebased/action etc.

Thoughts?

dreman999

Paper thin rpg mechanics and lackluster combat seems to plague every single game that is described as an action rpg. There are some exceptions, though ME like other action rpgs before it seems to get excused for having bad gunplay just because you can lvl your character.MFDOOM1983

Whole lot of hyperbole going on in this thread. Worst gameplay in the world? Really? Do people even try anymore? I wouldn't expect anything less than SW though

[QUOTE="soapandbubbles"]

A game that plays like a broken gears of war with animations so unrealistic and hialrious it looks like some frames are missing. I'm basing this more on ME3, how is this game enjoyable to others? I laughed in tears with the melee system in this game. Where is the effort to match the games outstanding story/enviroments? It seems the quality isn't there. IMO.

It's seem like a mess to me, originally playing differently and then taking more of an action route. Now with options to play more rolebased/action etc.

Thoughts?

lucky_star

[QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

The animations in ME3 are HORRENDOUS.

dreman999

Character movement. HORRIFIC at times.

[QUOTE="lucky_star"]

[QUOTE="soapandbubbles"]

A game that plays like a broken gears of war with animations so unrealistic and hialrious it looks like some frames are missing. I'm basing this more on ME3, how is this game enjoyable to others? I laughed in tears with the melee system in this game. Where is the effort to match the games outstanding story/enviroments? It seems the quality isn't there. IMO.

It's seem like a mess to me, originally playing differently and then taking more of an action route. Now with options to play more rolebased/action etc.

Thoughts?

dreman999

You a Biodrone. You perspective is at fault.

[QUOTE="dreman999"][QUOTE="lucky_star"] I kinda agree, if my memory serves me right, they were much better in ME2. ME3 feels so rushed in everything.

Pikachu69er

[QUOTE="dreman999"][QUOTE="lucky_star"] I kinda agree, if my memory serves me right, they were much better in ME2. ME3 feels so rushed in everything.

Goyoshi12

You a Biodrone. You perspective is at fault.

[QUOTE="Pikachu69er"][QUOTE="dreman999"] You playing the ps3 version. You perspective is at fault.dreman999

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"] Paper thin rpg mechanics and lackluster combat seems to plague every single game that is described as an action rpg. There are some exceptions, though ME like other action rpgs before it seems to get excused for having bad gunplay just because you can lvl your character.dreman999

[QUOTE="Goyoshi12"]

[QUOTE="dreman999"] You playing the ps3 version. You perspective is at fault.dreman999

You a Biodrone. You perspective is at fault.

Who said that, exactly? Where? When? And why was it worse?

And if you say because of textures or graphics I'm going to either slap you across the face with a rolled up newspaper or just sit here laighing my @$$ off.

[QUOTE="dreman999"][QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]

You a Biodrone. You perspective is at fault.

MFDOOM1983

Who said that, exactly? Where? When? And why was it worse?

And if you say because of textures or graphics I'm going to either slap you across the face with a rolled up newspaper or just sit here laighing my @$$ off.

[QUOTE="dreman999"][QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"] Paper thin rpg mechanics and lackluster combat seems to plague every single game that is described as an action rpg. There are some exceptions, though ME like other action rpgs before it seems to get excused for having bad gunplay just because you can lvl your character.MFDOOM1983

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"][QUOTE="dreman999"]But the ps3 version is the worst version. It's the truth.dreman999

Who said that, exactly? Where? When? And why was it worse?

And if you say because of textures or graphics I'm going to either slap you across the face with a rolled up newspaper or just sit here laighing my @$$ off.

.....and?

Wanna back that argument up?

I would of picked a host of other games. Heil68

Anyway, I have yet to even pick me up a copy. :?

A game that plays like a broken gears of war

soapandbubbles

Post it in the sticky.

Cant say it plays anything like gears... it must be you. The animations are not that great though, but they dont get in the way either.

mass effect is the most overatted series ever made into excistancePikachu69er

No, not even close, it's gameplay is easily bearable. Assassin's Creed takes the 'Worst Gameplay -- Ever"(fat nerd in the Simpson's voice) Award

[QUOTE="dreman999"][QUOTE="lucky_star"] I kinda agree, if my memory serves me right, they were much better in ME2. ME3 feels so rushed in everything.

Goyoshi12

You a Biodrone. You perspective is at fault.

Why does everyone hate on the combat in the first game? It is exactly the same as the other two. At least on PC. You take cover and shoot things. If you upgrade the weapon to not overheat, overheating is not a problem. Also, I think the combat is better because you have to level up weapons to be good with them. Its more of an RPG like that.

Whole lot of hyperbole going on in this thread. Worst gameplay in the world? Really? Do people even try anymore? I wouldn't expect anything less than SW though

skinny_man_69

SW doesn't know the definition of hyperbole, thus it gets used so often.

I've played a few hours and it seems great so far. I love incinerating enemies.

I kinda agree, if my memory serves me right, they were much better in ME2. ME3 feels so rushed in everything.

lucky_star

The animations are indeed horrible. A step backwards from ME2. I don't really understand this, I mean, they showed they could do it (ME2 animations weren't great, but they were okay). In ME3 characters act like dolls with sticks up their bottoms.

[QUOTE="dreman999"]

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]

Who said that, exactly? Where? When? And why was it worse?

And if you say because of textures or graphics I'm going to either slap you across the face with a rolled up newspaper or just sit here laighing my @$$ off.

.....and?

Wanna back that argument up?

^^^Only if you feel a consistent 60fps is an issue. MFDOOM1983

Why does everyone hate on the combat in the first game? It is exactly the same as the other two. At least on PC. You take cover and shoot things. If you upgrade the weapon to not overheat, overheating is not a problem. Also, I think the combat is better because you have to level up weapons to be good with them. Its more of an RPG like that.

MacBoomStick

Gameplay > Stats, or Stats > Gameplay. They never meld perfectly. And leveling weapons sucks, it's just tedious(in general) and specifically doesn't fit the story, Shep isn't a grunt who's never held a gun before.

And the gameplay is rather poor in ME1, it's clumsy and shallow. 'Least Me3 isn't clumsy... too bad BioWare can't do ai for beans.

Post it in the sticky.

freedomfreak

Stickies suck, 5 different conversations happening on top of one another, much better to have seperate coversations in different threads.

As for the topic bad animations =/= bad gameplay.

I'd take the third person combat in Mass Effect 3 over, well, pretty much every other TPS out there. Why? Well, the guns feel great to shoot, powers are much more useful this time around and lead to some really awesome moments when you combine powers from youself and both squadmates.

Different weapons within classes are very different from one another. Great enemy variety this time around. ME 2 kinda had boring combat (almost as boring as Gears of War), but I think they nailed it in ME 3.

I do truly hate how many functions were bound to the space key on PC (i'm sure they used a different button on consoles); ie. cover/roll/sprint/interact. Nothing like trying to roll or sprint away from a firefight you cant survive only to latch on to the wrong side of a wall and get killed.

Other than that, the combat is fantastic. I agree, the opening level is truly awful with how they cram the bad animations down your throat, but after that they are easily ignorable.

[QUOTE="MacBoomStick"]

Why does everyone hate on the combat in the first game? It is exactly the same as the other two. At least on PC. You take cover and shoot things. If you upgrade the weapon to not overheat, overheating is not a problem. Also, I think the combat is better because you have to level up weapons to be good with them. Its more of an RPG like that.

Inconsistancy

Gameplay > Stats, or Stats > Gameplay. They never meld perfectly. And leveling weapons sucks, it's just tedious(in general) and specifically doesn't fit the story, Shep isn't a grunt who's never held a gun before.

And the gameplay is rather poor in ME1, it's clumsy and shallow. 'Least Me3 isn't clumsy... too bad BioWare can't do ai for beans.

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"]

Post it in the sticky.

with_teeth26

Stickies suck, 5 different conversations happening on top of one another, much better to have seperate coversations in different threads.