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#495106 Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC

Posted by Philiposophy on 25 August 2010 - 01:33 PM in Mass Effect Series

This is being released on the same day as the final DA:O DLC. That's clever, I suspect more people will buy both instead of just one.

#495124 Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC

Posted by Philiposophy on 25 August 2010 - 03:06 PM in Mass Effect Series

I'll need 1360 points as I've already got Overlord. I'm not sure what the exchange rate is exactly, but I'm probably going to be shelling out just under £15.

I'm irritated by the timing rather than the cost right now. All this new content when I'm starting to look for employment! :lol:

#488243 Mass Effect film?

Posted by Philiposophy on 25 May 2010 - 04:36 AM in Mass Effect Series

No... just no.

#491852 So, Dragon Age 2...

Posted by Philiposophy on 09 July 2010 - 08:38 AM in Dragon Age Series

I'm not massively concerned by a preset character until I see how they do it. It might not be ideal but I've seen preset characters be good enough in Torment and ME to withhold my judgement.

I am interested by this decade thing. All Bioware's other efforts I've played take place over an indeterminate amount of time that seems like a few months at the most. A whole decade would mean they'd have to factor in political changes, economic changes (stores are going to sell up and go or move in!), people dying, people getting older, growing up, etc. There'd even be pressure for the romances to be deeper than they have been previously. 10 years is more than enough time for serious relationships to develop after all.

#491796 So, Dragon Age 2...

Posted by Philiposophy on 08 July 2010 - 03:00 PM in Dragon Age Series

Playing as someone other than the Warden isn't necessarily a negative. The Blight and the Archdemon were dealt with in Origins, so it would feel like it was stretching it to have a Grey Warden dealing with all the other problems in the world. Plus there's the problem of possibly being dead. Even if they survived, they've got the task of being the Warden Commander in Ferelden, so all their time will be taken up by basically doing what Duncan did before he died.

Also, if the protagonist's surname is Hawke, I will be tempted to call him "Ebon"...

#512915 Who's in...and who's out for ME3?

Posted by Philiposophy on 12 April 2011 - 08:03 AM in Mass Effect Series

I think Miranda's being difficult to kill in the Suicide Mission has more to do with BioWare needing someone to provide exposition than them planning it ahead of time.

#491608 Aegis Pack DLC

Posted by Philiposophy on 06 July 2010 - 11:32 AM in Mass Effect Series

BioWare released a new DLC called the Aegis pack that can be found on here: http://masseffect.bi...e.com/info/dlc/

Seems better than the Equalizer pack at least but I still don't know if I'm going to bother buying it. I've heard good things about the Incisor but I'm a little uncertain still.

Also, one important question:

Why the hell can't BioWare design headgear that doesn't look absolutely retarded? I mean, really, the kestrel helmet looks nearly as dumb as the crap in the Equalizer pack.

#514462 KOTOR II Question...

Posted by Philiposophy on 05 May 2011 - 06:45 AM in KotOR Series

While it isn't a proper response to the question that was asked, I just want to say that Hanharr is a really fascinating and handy companion for the Exile. I would go so far as to rank him in the top tier of KotOR squaddies for me. I really think you should try at least one game with him. He's tremendous.

#514492 KOTOR II Question...

Posted by Philiposophy on 05 May 2011 - 01:52 PM in KotOR Series

I don't mean that he's really good in combat, though that is undoubtedly true - Hanharr's a beast who can soak it up like nobody's business and hits like a freight train.

No, I mean that's he an interesting character with a great presence. He's scary both in what he believes and in his appearance. You'll find him roaming restlessly about your ship and he still has chains on his hands. His story is very unsettling and having him around leads you to see some weird parallels with the Exile. Hanharr feels there is a certain kinship, but I'll go no further. Without trying to say too much, he provides an interesting take on those positive aspects of wookiees (honour, duty, life debts, etc.) in context of his warped nature.

I find him frightening but compelling. Your mileage may vary, but I think people are missing out by not doing at least one dark side playthrough, in large part due to Hanharr.

#492070 What's your take on Hawke?

Posted by Philiposophy on 13 July 2010 - 04:25 AM in Dragon Age Series

Characters like the Nameless One and the Exile have taught me that preset characters are not necessarily a bad thing and can be done well. So on that front, I'm not going to condemn the game now just for that. I also prefer to play as a human so that doesn't bother me too much, though I can understand if others are annoyed.

What does concern me though is what they've told us so far about what Hawke was doing when the Blight hit. Apparently s/he was in Lothering and fled Ferelden altogether rather than fight against the darkspawn. It sounds like Hawke was certainly capable of fighting rather than being just a child or something, yet chose not to. That means that Hawke is already painted as being either cowardly or completely self-interested to the extent that s/he just doesn't care about anyone else. Unless they give him/her a very good reason for fleeing (though what is more urgent than a Blight?), it could well annoy me.

#492933 Dragon Age II: gameplay, logos and theft of intellectual property

Posted by Philiposophy on 24 July 2010 - 04:22 AM in Dragon Age Series

ROFL. Great job.

#515372 Mass Effect Genesis

Posted by Philiposophy on 19 May 2011 - 03:36 PM in Mass Effect Series

Edit: No need to make any reference to the Geth, as there are no decisions about the geth to be imported. The comic makes it clear that Saren and Sovereign are the major antagonists. The geth are tools (however you wish to interpret that description).

I think the geth need to be referenced because otherwise there's no weight to Legion's reveal.

In any case, Genesis appears to be utter tripe, so I certainly won't be spending money on it. Honestly I feel sorry for the PS3 players who'll have to put up with it rather than ME1.

#489976 Overlord DLC

Posted by Philiposophy on 16 June 2010 - 09:12 AM in Mass Effect Series

I did it today. It was pretty good on the whole. The Hammerhead portions suck because the Hammerhead sucks, but other than that it was decent.

A bit reminiscent of System Shock in places as well, though not quite on the same level.

#510443 Your Top3 Most Awaited Games - 2011 Edition

Posted by Philiposophy on 11 March 2011 - 03:59 PM in General Gameplay

Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age 2 are the obvious two for me, since they're the games I know I will get. I guess I'll go for Skyrim as my 3rd pick right now. I might be tempted by that.

#511930 Arrival

Posted by Philiposophy on 30 March 2011 - 03:55 AM in Mass Effect Series

Arrival was released yesterday. It was okay but I felt it was a bit underwhelming. If this is indeed the final story DLC for ME2, I think they could have ended on a better note.

#491854 DLC recommendations for Origins

Posted by Philiposophy on 09 July 2010 - 09:01 AM in Dragon Age Series

I didn't get any DLC for my first playthrough of Origins besides Shale and the Blood Dragon armour, but that was free so it doesn't really count.

Is any of the other stuff worth getting? I'm mildly interested by Warden's Keep but that could just be because there's a guy in the party camp trying to flog it to me.

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