Mass Effect Series

[Joker]

talishep is like the normandy in that it is the one true ship

although liara and ash are pretty great as well, in that order

 

[Carlie]

Talibrations all the way.

 

[Joker]

I am this close to reporting you

 

[Joe]

Accept no substitutes.

Spoiler: Male Shepard

Spoiler: Female Shepard

 

[Telcontar]

LIARAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

 

[Ami]

Lex, you should be honoured your words rang true with me the first time when you said I'd enjoy Kaidan. I totally do enjoy him and I have specific saves when I can enjoy him more.

Carlie's plan is probably the best, I just really want to see the other romances (without looking at YouTube vids!) and how they pan out on my own terms. So Ashley first and then Liara on my femShep run. Both playthroughs will obviously be on the Gamerspective YouTube channel.

 

[Carlie]

I am this close to reporting you

Spoiler: Talibrations, Talibrations, Talibrations

Accept no substitutes.

Spoiler: Male Shepard

Spoiler: I see your maleshep/Jack and raise you some Miranda/Jack

Shep ships it.

 

[Ami]

Speaking of my LP, the next episode is finally up after nearly two months.

 

[Ami]

 

[Carlie]

Not really DA related but I didn't know where to put it: Bioware Teasing New IP Reveal

 

[Hisako]

Haha I'm doing that thing that Carlie does

New stuff at Comic Con, including A NEW MAKO WHEEEE DUNE BUGGY PHYSICS GO

 

[Ami]

I've spent the past three hours watching videos on YouTube. Too many feels, too much laughter. Much wanting to smash Bioware a la Wrex style.

Like, why did I join this freedom?

YES, I REMEMBER.

IT WAS CARLIE.

AND YOU TOO, LEX.

MUCH PAIN.

MUCH FEELS.

 

[Hisako]

Hate to say it but the Penny Arcade forum thread is vastly superior to this one

Keep up!

 

[Lex]

Share thrad link

I should probs log into BSN and see what's goin on there actually

 

[Hisako]

BSN has always been a cesspit

 

[Carlie]

Casey Hudson Leaving Bioware

 

[Lex]

adios "much speculation from everyone"

don't let robust conclusions hit you on the ass on the way out

EDIT: Oh balls that was Mac Walters, I forgot. Take him with you Casey! PLEASE DEAR GOD

 

[Abortedj]

Found a mod for mass effect 3 that replaces renegade dialog options with Archer lines from Archer (I know how redundant that statement sounds). Almost makes me want to play the game again... note that I said "almost".

 

[Hisako]

lawl I've put like literally almost 600 hours into Mass Effect 3

That shit has plenty of legs

 

[Carlie]

So the series now has an Honest Game Trailer:

 

[CK]

I only got around to these games last year and well I'm pretty stupid for putting it off for so long. :p I didn't get to play any of the worthwhile dlc and I haven't seen the extended cut ending either. Are they included in the trilogy edition?

 

[Lex]

It depends on the platform.

PC trilogy comes with both DLC's for ME1 and none for 2 and 3.
Xbox 360 Trilogy comes with no DLC.
PS3 Trilogy comes with all of it in ME1 and ME2 aside from the Arrival DLC for ME2 and the Pinnacle Station DLC form ME1 which wasn't ported to the system at all.

They all come with Cerberus Network which is like a news service on the main menu but only if it's a new copy of the game.

The reason the PS3 version has more is because ME2 came out for PS3 about a year after ME2 came out originally. It has a few engine upgrades and all the DLC up til that point so the only one it doesn't have is Arrival which came out after. ME1 is the same situation - it didn't release for PS3 until about 6 months after Mass Effect 3 released and the team that ported it couldn't port Pinnacle Station.

So the trilogy is really just a repackage of all 3 games released in a bundle deal.

I'm waiting for them to port it to PS4 in (hopefully) an Ultimate Edition with all the DLC. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

 

[Hisako]

Extended Cut should be free to download, in any case (that is, if it's not there)

 

[Joe]

For any/all interested, here's my personal list of required and unrequired DLC for anybody new to the trilogy looking for the complete experience. There might be some here that disagree but to me the dlcs in the top list are all you need for the perfect experience.

Must have
ME1 - Bring Down The Sky
ME2 - Kasumi - Stolen Memory
ME2 - Zaeed - Price of Revenge
ME2 - Lair of the Shadow Broker
ME2 - Arrival
ME3 - From Ashes
ME3 - Leviathan
ME3 - Omega
ME3 - Citadel

Good, but not compulsory
ME2/ME3 - Genesis 1/2 (This is really cool but only really a valid if you are skipping ME1/ME2 which you really ought not to for a full experience)
ME2 - Firewalker Pack
ME2 - Overlord
ME2 - Normandy Crash Site
ME2 & ME3 - Weapon Packs (these aren't at all necessary but the quality of the weapons are pretty good so if you really want some more variety grab 'em)

Avoid
ME1 - Pinnacle Station (Realllllly not worth it)
ME2 & ME3 - All alternate appearance packs (do not add enough to the game to warrant a price tag, unlike the weapons)

If you look through whatever version of the games you buy and you realise that something from the top list is missing, I'd definitely recommend rectifying that immediately.

 

[Hisako]

As an addendum, Arrival and Leviathan are directly relevant to the overarching plot of Mass Effect. From Ashes is almost just as important, while most of the other ones are mostly ancillary character arcs. The majority of them are pretty awesome though, and out of all of them Lair of the Shadow Broker is my absolute favourite.