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Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

The game hardly feels like a FF game. Try listing at least 10 recurring elements of what made FF fun.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2709

1) the music
2)the RPG element
3)the unique characters
4)the depth of the story
5)the original world
6)The new battle style to add new challenges (paradigms)
7)The espers
8)The new leveling system
9)The ability to alter how each party member fights
10)the fact it was a lot of fun to play

Those are just the ones I wanted to name, there are more, and it's not like anyone is trying to convince you to buy it Rune, everyone has their own tastes.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 04 Jul 2011 Posts: 1665

Okay I don't know if this is true or not, but a friend of mine told me that in order to play ME3 online you have to buy an online pass.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 30 Sep 2009 Posts: 9138

thats only if ya wanna pay for the extras on MW3 elite

other then that to play the xbox live myltiplayer it's just like the other MW/ b ops game no money needed

when ya play ya get three choise's campain blah blah spelical ops rather fun

then of of corse ya multiplayer so no art ya dont need to pay to play multiplayer

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2709

He was asking about Mass Effect 3.......

And I haven't heard anything about that Arty but I'll look into it.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 04 Jul 2011 Posts: 1665

He got the info from the Bioware forums, i think.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2709

The recently announced Mass Effect 3 multiplayer mode is accessed via the Online Pass code included in every new copy of the game, EA has announced.

The new Mass Effect 3: Galaxy at War system, unveiled this week, is activated once the code found in the Online Pass is entered. Buy the game second hand, and you’ll have to buy the Online Pass to access the Galaxy at War.

Players use Galaxy at War in both the single-player campaign and “through a suite of Mass Effect games and applications”. They will be on iOS devices and Facebook, as revealed earlier today.

Galaxy at War also connects players to their BioWare Social Network accounts to access downloadable content and add-ons.

“The theme of galactic war in Mass Effect 3 presents us with the perfect opportunity to introduce multiplayer into the Mass Effect series,” said Casey Hudson, Executive Producer of the Mass Effect series.

“Multiplayer not only features amazing combat and deep customisation options, but it will give players another way to help the war effort against the Reapers in the main event – the single player campaign.”

Mass Effect 3′s multiplayer, created predominantly by BioWare Montreal, is a four-player co-op mode. You play an elite Special Forces soldier sent to protect resources and assets that can help the war effort against the Reapers.

Six classes are available, and six races: Human, Krogan, Asari, Drell, Salarian and Turian.

This is the details about it.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

I thought ME in general had potential when I bought the first game, but I just could'nt get past the slow beginning and the difficulty in controling the characters. Since then, I did'nt even bother playing ME2, so I can probably say the same about ME3.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2709

Mass Effect is one of my favorite game series of all time, I found the story very interesting and it always flowed seamlessly and never had a slow start, but I guess the points where it wasn't all running and shooting and involved having to run around and investigate stuff wasn't for everyone, as for controlling the chars i guess I've played enough games that it's not a problem for me at all.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 30 Sep 2009 Posts: 9138

well i made a mistacke so my aplogise on that front

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Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

I'm hoping Halo 4 info might come to light too. I'm honestly hoping that out of all the vehicles they could add, they should totally add the vehicle set from Halo Wars into the repetoire in the actual FPS game. That and make the game feel like it did in Halo 2-3.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 04 Jul 2011 Posts: 1665

Wow that weird I was thinking that too lol

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Well, I never played MP on Halo 2, but I heard it was pretty boss. In Halo 3, I had a blast when I played with friends for hours on end.

Reach was such a let down. Yeah they added a full blown Firefight, but it felt so watered down from the other halo games. Loadouts did not belong in the mix, that fit more in a game lie CoD. Armor abilities were ok, but Bungie really did'nt think them through too well. Reticle Bloom? Have they lost their minds!? Plus their maps were just cut and paste sections of campaign, which was lazy on their part. And Vehicles were so pathetic that they rolled over at the slightest turn at high speeds, and I don't even want to discuss their armor.....

All in all, it felt like Bungie lost their way and used Reach as a means to impress Activision instead of their fans.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 04 Jul 2011 Posts: 1665

I liked the story but yeah Reach kinda sucked. I enjoyed the Halo 3 Multiplayer you could actually take on more than one person and live.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Lets just hope that Halo 4 can deliver where Reach could'nt.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 04 Jul 2011 Posts: 1665

Let's hope, plus they have a new team working on the game Ensemble Studios I believe. Hey maybe this time we get to see Master Chief's face

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

I could care less what his face looks like, though I have read into what his face looks like. From what I remember, he has sandy blonde hair and green eyes. Plus he is known for his extreme luck in the worst situations.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 04 Jul 2011 Posts: 1665

I also remember from Halo 3 that he is a descendant of a Forerunner

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Thats not quite true. Humans are actually the chosen race by the Forerunners to be the inheritors of their technology. Thats why they were given the label of Reclaimers. It was because of this that the Prophet of Truth feared that their religion was false and lied to the Covenant that humans were a blasphemous race that were to be destroyed by his will.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 04 Jul 2011 Posts: 1665

And the only reason that humans can use forerunner technology with ease, unlike the Covenant races.

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I wonder what caused the Flood Disaster in the first place.

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Noooobooodddyyyyy knowsssss

In other news, Genkibowl VII is out for Saints Row three.

With all the madness of Prof. Genki all over Steelport.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Actually, the Flood was a predominant race that was created by the Forerunner's predecessors, the Precursors. This race was so advanced that they collapsed on itself after being overcome by their own genius when they unintentionally created the flood, and like the future generations, they destroyed themselves to contain the infection.

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I kinda figured it was something like that, but I didn't know about the Precursor's.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

I'm in the process of reading the Forerunner saga which just released their second book.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 04 Jul 2011 Posts: 1665

What other books are there? I've only read the first trilogy.

Fall of Reach, The Flood, and First Strike

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 04 Jul 2011 Posts: 1665

Who here recalls the "Yellow Jacket" fighter squadron from Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies??

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Actually Arty, they were simply called the Yellow Squadron. I remember going from the perspective of the kid as he watched the events unfolded.