Heh.

Sounds like you're exactly where I was a week and a half ago. I never really minded the ME3 ending. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it. The extended endings help make them better, I think, even if it is just a bit of narration over some still pictures.

During my playthrough of ME3 last week, I found myself liking it much more than I did initially. As I said earlier, I can't really recall any specifics, but I wasn't enthralled with the game at launch. I remember it feeling rushed and a bit constricting.

Maybe I've changed in the years since then, but I loved ME3 this time. Enough that it might top ME2 as my favorite Mass Effect. It's close. The game does a great job of making the Reapers feel like a legitimate threat, like the entire galaxy is at war. And I think the appearances of all the old ME2 crew members work really well.

And it still looks great, and feels amazing to play.

Did you ever play Andromeda, Kermit? If you can go in with proper expectations, I do think it's a game worth playing.

No, but I bought it.

I completely forgot about the Jessica Chobot's guest star appearance as a embedded reporter in a skintight outfit. This time I found it creepy and weird whereas I don't remember thinking anything of it back then. I guess we've become more sensitized on few issues, like the media's relationships with developers. It's also interesting in that the game is dealing with the media's relationship with the military.

Sounds like you're exactly where I was a week and a half ago. I never really minded the ME3 ending. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it. The extended endings help make them better, I think, even if it is just a bit of narration over some still pictures.

During my playthrough of ME3 last week, I found myself liking it much more than I did initially. As I said earlier, I can't really recall any specifics, but I wasn't enthralled with the game at launch. I remember it feeling rushed and a bit constricting.

Maybe I've changed in the years since then, but I loved ME3 this time. Enough that it might top ME2 as my favorite Mass Effect. It's close. The game does a great job of making the Reapers feel like a legitimate threat, like the entire galaxy is at war. And I think the appearances of all the old ME2 crew members work really well.

And it still looks great, and feels amazing to play.

Did you ever play Andromeda, Kermit? If you can go in with proper expectations, I do think it's a game worth playing.

Monday should work for me too.

Thanks for playing tonight, stabbim and Zero. Sorry we only got a single match Zero.

I am definitely up for playing some more. The game is a lot of fun, and I regret not getting into it when it was new. Hopefully we can get a full crew of four together sometime for a few hours.

As soon as I have a few spare bucks, I’m gonna buy ME3 again so I can play it with you guys. You’re on a Xbox, right?

Monday should work for me too.

Thanks for playing tonight, stabbim and Zero. Sorry we only got a single match Zero.

I am definitely up for playing some more. The game is a lot of fun, and I regret not getting into it when it was new. Hopefully we can get a full crew of four together sometime for a few hours.

It wasn't until this time that I looked up what needs to happen, and it's mainly based in Mass Effect 2. In my imported save, I reprogrammed the Heretic Geth, and Tali was exiled. With those two things, it's impossible to make peace between them.

I couldn't side with the Quarians, though. The refused to back off at all in Mass Effect 3, no matter what you say or do. Legion and the Geth literally say they won't counterattack if the Quarians back off, but they just had to keep pushing, so honestly, fuck 'em.

Sorry, Tali. ):

If we don’t get a few more to make the raid happen tomorrow night, I’ll be up for doing that instead, or just any evening this week.

Don't know if I'll be able to play tonight, but this discussion did inspire me to dust off femshep. She's working through ME2 DLC at the moment. (That was my ritual, finish the DLC of the previous game right before jumping into the next installment.) The graphics and animations are a bit dated, but you can forgive a lot when the writing and voice acting are decent. I've enjoyed jumping back into this universe.

I actually found myself pretty impressed by how good it still looked, in the grand scheme of things. There are definitely some rough edges, but I think it has held up remarkably well.

And yes, it really is a very good, well written game. It’s a fantastic universe, and I honestly hope EA doesn’t let it sit on the shelf for too long.

I thought you were playing ME3, not ME2, not that there's a drastic drop-off in quality IMHO. ME2 blew me away. A highlight of my gaming history was having Thane survive the final mission after I was plagued by guilt for failing his loyalty mission.

(I rediscovered yesterday that my femshep may have compensated for my broshep's lapses by taking Thane as a lover. Don't judge!)

I cannot relate to a human being who plays ME2 and chooses anyone other than Miranda (;p)

Having an organic RealDoll is nice if you’re a creep, but anyone with class knows that Tali is bae 5ever.

"auxiliary... induction... port"
^ Best line in the series. lol

Don't know if I'll be able to play tonight, but this discussion did inspire me to dust off femshep. She's working through ME2 DLC at the moment. (That was my ritual, finish the DLC of the previous game right before jumping into the next installment.) The graphics and animations are a bit dated, but you can forgive a lot when the writing and voice acting are decent. I've enjoyed jumping back into this universe.

I actually found myself pretty impressed by how good it still looked, in the grand scheme of things. There are definitely some rough edges, but I think it has held up remarkably well.

And yes, it really is a very good, well written game. It’s a fantastic universe, and I honestly hope EA doesn’t let it sit on the shelf for too long.

I thought you were playing ME3, not ME2, not that there's a drastic drop-off in quality IMHO. ME2 blew me away. A highlight of my gaming history was having Thane survive the final mission after I was plagued by guilt for failing his loyalty mission.

(I rediscovered yesterday that my femshep may have compensated for my broshep's lapses by taking Thane as a lover. Don't judge!)

I cannot relate to a human being who plays ME2 and chooses anyone other than Miranda (;p)

You damned dirty specist!

Species has nothing to do with it! My preference is purely... merit based...

Don't know if I'll be able to play tonight, but this discussion did inspire me to dust off femshep. She's working through ME2 DLC at the moment. (That was my ritual, finish the DLC of the previous game right before jumping into the next installment.) The graphics and animations are a bit dated, but you can forgive a lot when the writing and voice acting are decent. I've enjoyed jumping back into this universe.

I actually found myself pretty impressed by how good it still looked, in the grand scheme of things. There are definitely some rough edges, but I think it has held up remarkably well.

And yes, it really is a very good, well written game. It’s a fantastic universe, and I honestly hope EA doesn’t let it sit on the shelf for too long.

I thought you were playing ME3, not ME2, not that there's a drastic drop-off in quality IMHO. ME2 blew me away. A highlight of my gaming history was having Thane survive the final mission after I was plagued by guilt for failing his loyalty mission.

(I rediscovered yesterday that my femshep may have compensated for my broshep's lapses by taking Thane as a lover. Don't judge!)

I cannot relate to a human being who plays ME2 and chooses anyone other than Miranda (;p)

You damned dirty specist!

Don't know if I'll be able to play tonight, but this discussion did inspire me to dust off femshep. She's working through ME2 DLC at the moment. (That was my ritual, finish the DLC of the previous game right before jumping into the next installment.) The graphics and animations are a bit dated, but you can forgive a lot when the writing and voice acting are decent. I've enjoyed jumping back into this universe.

I actually found myself pretty impressed by how good it still looked, in the grand scheme of things. There are definitely some rough edges, but I think it has held up remarkably well.

And yes, it really is a very good, well written game. It’s a fantastic universe, and I honestly hope EA doesn’t let it sit on the shelf for too long.

I thought you were playing ME3, not ME2, not that there's a drastic drop-off in quality IMHO. ME2 blew me away. A highlight of my gaming history was having Thane survive the final mission after I was plagued by guilt for failing his loyalty mission.

(I rediscovered yesterday that my femshep may have compensated for my broshep's lapses by taking Thane as a lover. Don't judge!)

I cannot relate to a human being who plays ME2 and chooses anyone other than Miranda (;p)

Having an organic RealDoll is nice if you’re a creep, but anyone with class knows that Tali is bae 5ever.

I cannot relate to a human being who plays ME2 and chooses anyone other than Miranda (;p)

The only acceptable excuse is holding out for Liara.

I feel real bad because Tali just threw herself off a cliff after the Geth destroyed her people.

Don't know if I'll be able to play tonight, but this discussion did inspire me to dust off femshep. She's working through ME2 DLC at the moment. (That was my ritual, finish the DLC of the previous game right before jumping into the next installment.) The graphics and animations are a bit dated, but you can forgive a lot when the writing and voice acting are decent. I've enjoyed jumping back into this universe.

I actually found myself pretty impressed by how good it still looked, in the grand scheme of things. There are definitely some rough edges, but I think it has held up remarkably well.

And yes, it really is a very good, well written game. It’s a fantastic universe, and I honestly hope EA doesn’t let it sit on the shelf for too long.

I thought you were playing ME3, not ME2, not that there's a drastic drop-off in quality IMHO. ME2 blew me away. A highlight of my gaming history was having Thane survive the final mission after I was plagued by guilt for failing his loyalty mission.

(I rediscovered yesterday that my femshep may have compensated for my broshep's lapses by taking Thane as a lover. Don't judge!)

I cannot relate to a human being who plays ME2 and chooses anyone other than Miranda (;p)