Intro and gameplay of Mass Effect
2007-09-17 18:00:00 by Snoopers
To wait until our Gamersyde Diaries, here are the first five minutes of Mass Effect as we discovered them during the parisian presentation of the game. These five minutes take place just after the character creation phasis, and here we have the pleasure to control a "charming" lady wearing audacious make-up.
5 first minutes
Off-screen gameplay
Since 656 Days
2007-09-17 21:32:54
Gamersyde, a good place.
Thanx for the vids, its just amazing!
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Pedro Alexander
Since 492 Days
2007-09-17 21:56:36 In reply to acm2000 (2007-09-17 11:01:28)
the boss battle was ridiculous. it looked like they were shooting water guns at each other. and the entire time, he's not even aiming at anything. I think there's a reason they weren't showing any real combat. they botched it. they spent too much time on cut-scenes and not enough on gameplay. I guess we'll find out soon enough...
Since 881 Days
2007-09-17 22:05:53
The game looks great in all aspects, but the one thing that does concern me a little is the battle system. In this video and others that were released a few weeks back, you can see that Shepard isn't really aiming at a particular enemy and even then the enemy is killed by the shot.
You would imagine that the people demonstrating the game have played the game enough to be very good at it. But most of the combat looks like an amateur is playing it. In as much as this game is about the story and all that, they've chosen to go with a shooter-style fighting mechanism and it'd be a shame to see that aspect not work out..
Since 961 Days
2007-09-17 22:24:30 In reply to synce (2007-09-17 19:25:58)
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Since 1074 Days
2007-09-17 23:02:18 In reply to Getpwned (2007-09-17 21:56:36)
The off looking showdows is caused by the Grain Filter (as mentioned in many previews) and this can be turned off, for a sharper image and shadows.
Posted by Deft who is play testing many different builds of Mass Effect:
I never actually tried switching it off mind, I quite liked it :)
Also I wouldn't say it's a chore to look around...bizarre comment. The combat controls felt tighter with each build to me. Nothing particularly new, but they worked. Ordering your squad to certain positions felt very fluid.
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Mass Effect - Nov 07 - Start the Fight!!!
Bitches!!
Since 895 Days
2007-09-17 23:21:03
Hey guys, do you know if this game will have subtitles? Like in KoToR they showed subtitles when the other NPC was speaking.
Since 479 Days
2007-09-17 23:37:23
Very impressive so far.
Please be good :)
Since 1074 Days
2007-09-17 23:46:30 In reply to Merguson (2007-09-17 23:21:03)
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Mass Effect - Nov 07 - Start the Fight!!!
Bitches!!
Hot stuff!
Since 1082 Days
2007-09-18 00:13:08
Subtitles are also selectable on or off. Default will probably be off :)
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Since 477 Days
2007-09-18 00:42:57 In reply to anm8rjp (2007-09-17 04:53:03)
Since 1027 Days
2007-09-18 00:51:06 In reply to Getpwned (2007-09-17 21:56:36)
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COD 4's pre-alpha stage looks better than most game's gone gold stage.
E3 2K7- best. e3. ever.
Saying you cant find animaton in Japan is like saying you cant find food in Italy. Its simply not true.
Since 987 Days
2007-09-18 00:56:40
I need this game!
Since 618 Days
2007-09-18 00:57:31
cant wait for this, was always my second most anticipated game after bioshock, and since i have bioshock, i guess it means this is number 1 on my list. visually it looks amazing with some damn fine lip-sync and emotion showing through...although the woman they save in the second vid has pretty low res textues on her uniform...although having lower quality NPC's is kinda expected...since you see them for what, 5 mins of the entire game. combat doesnt look as deep as KOTOR but i prefare my action to be controlled by me. not watched by me....so i prefare it over KOTOR. so far so good.
Since 1087 Days
2007-09-18 02:03:47 In reply to mkk316 (2007-09-18 00:51:06)
Don't get me wrong, they're not trolls. In fact they have GREAT enthusiasm for the games they like to over-scrutinize, but there are times that their constant negativity can be a real drag on the discussion.
ME has been hammered by criticism since the beginning over everything from screen caps without post processing to gameplay in various builds of the game.
I have no doubts that Bioware will deliver on ME and in late November all of the doubting would have been forgotten.
Since 1027 Days
2007-09-18 02:23:54
I wouldnt call him a troll either, he has some valid issues. However, im more likely to respond better to someone who address both the good and bad for any game. And what irritated me is that there are aspects he likes about the game, but would rather complain.
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COD 4's pre-alpha stage looks better than most game's gone gold stage.
E3 2K7- best. e3. ever.
Saying you cant find animaton in Japan is like saying you cant find food in Italy. Its simply not true.
Since 1074 Days
2007-09-18 02:44:27 In reply to mkk316 (2007-09-18 02:23:54)
Don't get me wrong, they're not trolls. In fact they have GREAT enthusiasm for the games they like to over-scrutinize, but there are times that their constant negativity can be a real drag on the discussion.
ME has been hammered by criticism since the beginning over everything from screen caps without post processing to gameplay in various builds of the game.
I have no doubts that Bioware will deliver on ME and in late November all of the doubting would have been forgotten.
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Mass Effect - Nov 07 - Start the Fight!!!
Bitches!!
Since 1739 Days
2007-09-18 04:34:46
Beautiful character design, and very fluid voice acting! I'm looking forward to a cinimatic experiance :D
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Acid Snow (ScArab)
Since 482 Days
2007-09-18 06:44:45
Mass Effect trumps every other videogame i've seen thus far. Absolutely brilliant !
Since 529 Days
2007-09-18 08:49:39
i love the battle system, why do ppl knock it off, i cant find anything that i dont like in this game
Missed the
hay
Since 1081 Days
2007-09-18 09:27:44 In reply to Ryoma135 (2007-09-18 08:49:39)
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Playing: WarHawk (Playstation 3)
PS3: Heavenly Sword - Lair - Uncharted - Haze - Dark Sector - Killzone 2 - MGS4 - God of War 3
360: Mass Effect - Assassin's Creed - Ninja Gaiden 2 - DMC4 - Too Human - Fable 2 - Resident Evil 5
Since 1582 Days
2007-09-18 10:30:17
@Snoopers: all healthy wishes to You dude, and maybe a warm cyber tee to the city of LOVE ! :))
Since 1099 Days
2007-09-18 11:00:27
Somebody probably already noted this, but it was really annoying that she could only run, not walk. I hope they change it so that more forward you push controller stick the faster she moves and vice versa.
Since 1162 Days
2007-09-18 11:24:07
Holy shit this looks great, this game is one of the main reasons i got my 360.
This is the only game that stands a chance of beating bioshock for the game of the year title.
Since 1210 Days
2007-09-18 12:17:12
It soundedlike she to me. And I've watched it 3 times.