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Urdnot_Runt

Mar 2, 2013 11:08 am GMT
DmcFreek18 posted...
^^^^The story makes complete sense. People are just grasping at straws to sell the story short because they aren't happy with the ending. Halo's complaints were absurd. Really? Why did cerberaus attack Sur kesh? Its a freaking game. How does one human manage to unite the galaxy to defeat the reapers? Its fiction not rocket science.

See now you're just using a strawman setting up an argument to attack that the ones disagreeing with you aren't even making in the first place. AND cerberus attacked Sur Kesh because "its a game"? Um, its a story driven game, the plot points are supposed to make sense. Yes, everyone who is disappointed with me3 is just mad at the ending, not the fact that they gutted the series of its best attributes, made half of the big decisions you made in precious games not even matter all so they could turn it into a corridor firing range. If you think halo forever's points are ridiculous maybe you just wanted a mindless linear shooter all along.

And then you said you had "facts" to prove me3 was the best and all those facts were opinions.

The bottom line is this: Most fans of the series who have been playing since me1 are disappointed with the game as a whole and rightly so, because without even taking the ending into account, me3 watered down the best things about the franchise so they could make it more of an Michael Bay action game for the COD kids and the entire story is showered in around that.. If you prefer that then fine but the game was a disappointment for most longtime fans and it should be because it failed to deliver what was promised and it failed to deliver in the areas the series is best known for.
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edgecrusher02

Mar 2, 2013 11:07 am GMT
i always find it funny that people say ME3 is a watered down version of the series which as far as story goes, some may very well think that. and thats fine, i happen to disagree. but something that is not an opinion, is that when it comes to gameplay, ME2 is significantly "watered down" in comparison to both the other games because it has far less customization, no mods or anything similar, very few weapons, and a generic "in general" upgrade system with very little variance. the series established itself as somewhat of an RPG with the first game and ME2 removed nearly all of that and took out any real explration as well. ME3 put some of that back in. if ME3 is a "corridor shooter" then ME2 is something even lower than that as it has far less things that allow for it to be called an RPG in terms of gameplay.

despite that ive always said that anything i mentioned above does not discount its individual story and the way it was put together as it was most certainly a blast... even if it was mostly just filler until the inevitable invasion.
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DmcFreek18

Mar 2, 2013 3:41 pm GMT
Sorry jessica but metacritic states they are both at 93 and ME3 is way more impressive considering all its reviews. It is common sense really. I'm also not sure where your pulling your numbers from but Metacritic does not average its score just based off the numbers. The sites that are more popular than the other ones are worth more points. Don't believe me? Email Metacritic. They told me the way they average their scores a few years back.

I also never said Sur Kesh was alright because its a video game. I listed many reasons as to why Cerberaus attacked Sur Kesh.

1. The illusive man thought they had found a way to control the reapers there. (stated several times)

2. The illusive man didn't want the genophage cured because the Krogan would interfere with the interests of humanity.

This is just one example of people nitpicking the story or simply not paying attention.

I am also not saying my opinion is fact. All I'm saying is many people agree with me and several of them have posted already. The game is fantastic and so is the series. Thank you everyone and now im off to enjoy some chicken.
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DmcFreek18

Mar 2, 2013 3:43 pm GMT
Jessica, that is why Persona 4 is listed at a 93 instead of a 94. Sorry Oh and Persona 3 was better anyway.
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jessica73

Mar 2, 2013 3:48 pm GMT
gamerankings, the superior site
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b09boy

Mar 2, 2013 3:52 pm GMT
...don't know why you care about scores at all. Especially considering how f***** the gaming media is at the moment. If you really want to compare scores why don't you take a gander at user reviews.
DmcFreek18

Mar 2, 2013 4:01 pm GMT
Sorry but Metacritic is the far superior site because it has way more reviews that it takes into consideration. Just admit you have lost Jessica. Nice try though. Its kind of funny how far your willing to go to prove something you know your wrong at. Stop being a fangirl.
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DmcFreek18

Mar 2, 2013 4:02 pm GMT
Oh and user reviews are a joke. Anyone with a computer can make a review. That includes trolls,and haters. ME3 took home more than 40 game of the year awards. That sure as hell says something.
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Iokua

Mar 2, 2013 4:03 pm GMT
Yes, because two sites that have both been caught altering review scores, allowing review bombs from fans and use review sources that are clearly taking money from publishers in return for high scores are reliable. Both sites are balls, you're both pathetic.
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b09boy

Mar 2, 2013 4:23 pm GMT
DmcFreek18 posted...
Oh and user reviews are a joke.

Like media reviews aren't? Please.
DmcFreek18

Mar 2, 2013 4:31 pm GMT
Don't you love when haters say reviews are paid off? They did it with this game and they did it with DMC. Its pathetic. Do you guys really believe the stuff you say? Does it help you sleep better at night? Why is it Dead Space 3, one of EA's biggest games only average a 78 on metacritic? Why didn't they pay them off? So they payed off ME3 but not Dead Space 3? Really? Really guys? I have facts and valid arguments explaining all my points and all the haters have is lol reviews paid off. lol user reviews more credibile. Really? You can tell the difference between a valid argument and a haters argument. I will be here all day folks.
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ArnoldtheRed

Mar 2, 2013 4:38 pm GMT
DmcFreek18 posted...
Oh and user reviews are a joke. Anyone with a computer can make a review. That includes trolls,and haters. ME3 took home more than 40 game of the year awards. That sure as hell says something.

Seriously? That's your defense for this game?

The Game of the year awards are a f'n joke to begin with. Also, did you just pull the number 40 out of your ass? Sorry, nominations do not count.

Secondly, it only won RPG of the year awards, which is not saying much at all since barely any RPGs came out during the year of 2012.
b09boy

Mar 2, 2013 4:39 pm GMT
The question isn't why Dead Space 3 only averaged a 78. The question is why it didn't score lower. Find me a mediocre AAA title in the last five years which averaged under a 70.

That you don't think gaming media is broken just shows how clueless you are about the industry and the control publishers have over publications by default, not to mention a number of situations which have arisen over the previous generation regarding firings or severely inflated scores in reviews prior to game release.
jessica73

Mar 2, 2013 4:53 pm GMT
From: ArnoldtheRed | #092

Secondly, it only won RPG of the year awards, which is not saying much at all since barely any RPGs came out during the year of 2012.

No, it didn't win that many
That and the ones that did were released previously (The Witcher) or just didn't get a whole lot of press (Dragon's Dogma)

Just to note, I don't actually think review scores should hold any merit, I was just pointing out other games scored better; I think everyone knows not to trust reviews these days in a post GTA4 and Kane & Lynch world
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Carribean_Cool

Mar 2, 2013 4:54 pm GMT
C'mon guys, you can't tell me that IGN isn't a little biased.
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Stonedwolfed

Mar 2, 2013 5:08 pm GMT
edgecrusher02 posted...
i always find it funny that people say ME3 is a watered down version of the series which as far as story goes, some may very well think that. and thats fine, i happen to disagree. but something that is not an opinion, is that when it comes to gameplay, ME2 is significantly "watered down" in comparison to both the other games because it has far less customization, no mods or anything similar, very few weapons, and a generic "in general" upgrade system with very little variance.

That's true. And ME3 had a bit more variety in guns, but the upgrades were linear and you could only really afford to upgrade a few. So if you're going the upgrade route (let alone purchasing a sniper rifle) you're still stuck with one of a few guns. And of course in each class there are a few that so utterly dominate in power they're the default choice.

For ME2 you had masses of missions and side-quests that you could complete in any order. ME3 was more like "head to the area you've just been told about, do you wish to do the local side-mission first?".

ME2 had some of the sense of Galactic exploration ME1 did. Not the size and scope and barrenness of space but at least had some sense of it.

By comparision ME3 was a corridor shooter. A very slick corridor shooter (if far too many ammo clips laying around) with lots of ME1/ME2 cameos, but as a game I would only recommend it to people who have played ME1 and ME2.

For ME1 and ME2 I would recommend them as stand-alone games to anyone.
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DmcFreek18

Mar 2, 2013 5:31 pm GMT
Like I said all people got is herp derp reviews are paid off. Get real guys. Seriously. Oh, and here is just a FEW noteworthy awards for ME3. Were the awards paid off too guys? Herp Derp.

Game Informer's Top 50 Games of 2012:
Game of the Year, Best Role-Playing, Best Downloadable Content

Spike's Video Game Awards 2012:
Best RPG; also nominated for Game of the Year, Best DLC (Leviathan), Best Performance by a Human Female (Jennifer Hale) & Character of the Year (Commander Shepard)

ABC Television's Good Game Awards 2012:
Best Game, Most Memorable Moment

Machinima's Inside Gaming Awards 2012:
Best Game Cinematography, Best Co-Operative Multiplayer; also nominated for Game of the Year, Best Sound Design, Best Original Score, Best Narrative, Best Additional Content (Earth DLC) & Best Trailer (Take Earth Back Extended Cut Trailer)

G4 X-Play's Best of 2012 Awards:
Best Voice Acting Performance (Jennifer Hale); also nominated for Best Role-Playing Game & Best Multiplayer Co-Op Game

Kotaku AU Awards 2012:
Console Game of the Year (Readers' Choice); also nominated for PC Game of the Year (Reader's Choice)

Cheat Code Central's 6th Annual Cody Awards:
Best Role-Playing Game; also nominated for Best DLC (Omega), Best Female Character (Commander Shepard) & Game of the Year

The Globe and Mail's Best Games of 2012:
Best Game of 2012

Gamers@Play’s Game of the Year Awards 2012:
Best RPG (Role-Playing Game), also nominated for Best Single-Player Campaign & Game of the Year

Security Magazine's Best Games of 2012:
Best Game of 2012

Blistered Thumbs' Top Games of 2012:
Editor Choice

Yahoo! Games Best of 2012 Awards:
Best Role-Playing Game

INFO Games:
Best RPG/Strategy; also nominated for Best Multiplatform
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DmcFreek18

Mar 2, 2013 5:33 pm GMT
HunGamer's Game of the Year 2012:
Game of the Year, Best Music, Best RPG, Best Supported Game; also nominated for Best Co-Op, Best DLC (Leviathan), Best TPS, Best Action-Adventure, Best Voice Acting, Hero of the Year 2012 (Commander Shepard), Female Character of the Year (Ashely Williams) & Best Prologue

Game Revolution's Best of 2012 Awards:
Best Role-Playing Game; Runner-up for Game of the Year & Best Action-Adventure Game

Financial Post's Top Games of 2012
Game of the Year

The Times-Picayune's Best Games of 2012:
Game of the Year

PC Format G3AR's Best of 2012:
RPG of the Year; Runner-Up for Game of the Year & Best DLC of the Year (Extended Cut)

IGN's Best of 2012:
Best Overall Role-Playing Game (Editor Choice), Best Overall Role-Playing Game (People's Choice), Best Overall Music (People's Choice), Best PS3 Role-Playing Game (Editor Choice), Best PC Role-Playing Game (People's Choice), Best PS3 Role-Playing Game (People's Choice), Best Xbox 360 Role-Playing Game (People's Choice); also nominated for Best Overall Game/Game of the Year (Editor Choice), Best Overall Sound, Best PC Role-Playing Game (Editor Choice), Best PS3 Game, Best Xbox 360 Graphics, Best Xbox 360 Role-Playing Game (Editor's Choice), Best Xbox 360 Multiplayer Game & Best Wii U/Wii Graphics & Best Wii U/Wii Sound

XGN's Game Awards 12:
Best RPG; also nominated for Game of the Year

GameTrailers' Game of the Year Awards 2012:
Best RPG, Best Soundtrack; also nominated for Game of the Year, Best Single-Player Campaign, Best PC Game, Best PS3 Game, Best Xbox 360 Game, Best Wii U Game, Best Story & Biggest News Story (Ending Debacle)

Stevivor's Game of the Year Awards 2012:
Game of the Year (Readers' Choice); also nominated for Best Action Adventure

OXM's Game of the Year 2012 Awards:
Best RPG; Runner-Up for Game of the Year, Best Add-On (Extended Cut), Best Story, Best Character (Javik), Best Soundtrack & Best Multiplayer

Vida Extra's Best Games of 2012
Best RPG of 2012 (Readers' Choice)

Lazygamer's Awards 2012:
Best RPG; also nominated for Game of the Year

OneHitPixel's Community Game of the Year 2012:
Best RPG (Readers' Choice)

God Is A Geek's Game of the Year 2012:
Best Add-On (From Ashes); Runner-Up for Overall Game of the Year

GameReactor DE's Awards 2012:
Game of the Year; Runner-Up for Best Story

VGChartz' 2012 Game of the Year Awards:
Best Western RPG of 2012; also nominated for Overall Game of the Year & Best Original Music Score

The Games Cabin's Game of the Year Awards 2012:
Best RPG; also nominated for Best Single-Player, Best Graphics, Best Sound Design & Best Open World

GamesRadar's Platinum Chalice Awards:
Game of the Year (Readers' Choice), Best RPG (Readers' Choice); also nominated for Game of the Year (Editor Choice) & RPG of the Year (Editor Choice)

PlayStation LifeStyle's Best of 2012 Awards:
Best RPG

Baixaki Jogos' Best of 2012:
Best RPG; also nominated for Game of the Year, Best Co-Op, Best Sequel, Best Multiplatform & Best Visuals

Game Focus' The Best Video Game of 2012:
Best RPG

Spaziogames Awards 2012:
Best RPG; also nominated for Game of the Year & Best Narrative

The Escapist's Game of the Year 2012:
Game of the Year (Community Choice)

eGamer Awards 2012:
Best RPG (Editor Choice) & Best RPG (Readers' Choice)

Combo Caster's Game of the Year 2012:
Best RPG, Best Sound & Best Wii U Game

OXCGN's Game of the Year Awards for 2012:
Best RPG, Best Writing/Story in a Game, Best Soundtrack, Best Singleplayer Game; Runner-Up for Overall Game of the Year & Best Game Atmosphere
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DmcFreek18

Mar 2, 2013 5:35 pm GMT
All Age Gaming's 2012 Game of the Year Awards:
Best Rple-Playing/Strategy Game; also nominated for Game of the Year 2012

4News' Game of the Year 2012:
Best RPG Game 2012 & Best Action Game 2012; also nominated for Best Soundtrack, Best Story & Best Game with Italian Dubbing

Eurogamer.it's Awards 2012:
Best Role-Playing Game & Best Screenplay

GameZone's Game of the Year Awards:
Best RPG, Best Original Soundtrack, Best Voice Acting (Mark Meer/Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard); Runner-Up for Best Action/Adventure, Best Dialogue/Writing,

VirginMedia's Best Console Games of 2012:
Game of the Year

Magazine.se's GOTY 2012:
Best Sequel, Best Sound; Runner-Up for Game of the Year

The Gamers Hub's Awards 2012:
Best RPG; also nominated for best Xbox 360

GamingBolt’s 4th Annual Game of the Year Awards:
Best Story, Game with Best Characters, Best Pratagonist (Commander Shepard), Best Soundtrack, Best Voice Acting, Best Cutscenes & Best Intro to a Game; Runner-Up for Game of the Year, Best Writing, Best Sound Design & Best Sequel

All Around Gaming Hub's Game of the Year Awards:
Game of the Year

New York Daily News:
Game of the Year, Best Overall RPG

Horrible Night's The 2012 Grimmys:
Game of the Year, Best Brosef (Garrus Vakarian) & Worst Character - Redacted Character (the Catalyst); Runner-Up for Story of the Year, Music of the Year & Best Sigital Butt (Liara T'Soni)

3DJuegos' Best Games of 2012:
Best RPG (Readers' Choice)

TheSixthAxis' Game of the Year 2012:
Game of the Year, Role Playing Game of the Year 2012 (Editor Choice) & Community Role Playing Game of the Year 2012 (Reader's Choice)

PlayLegit's Best Games of 2012:
Best RPG 2012 & Biggest Disappointment (Mass Effect 3 Original Ending)

GameReactor UK's Awards 2012:
Game of the Year; Runner-Up for Music of the Year & Story of the Year

Entertainment Fuse's 2012 Game of the Year Awards:
Best RPG

Ready Up's Game Awards 2012:
Best Game & Best Story

ConsoleMonster Awards Games of 2012:
Best RPG

Eurogamer.es' Your Favourite of 2012:
Game of the Year (Readers' Choice)

Pixel Jumpers' Best of 2012:
Best Role-Playing Game; Runner-Up for Game of the Year, Best Co-Op Multiplayer, Best Soundtrack, Best Sound Design & Best Voice Acting

DarkStation's Game of the Year Podcast:
Best RPG of 2012; Runner-Up for Game of the Year

Sentinel and Enterprise's Awards:
Game of the Year

PowerGamer's Game of the Year Awards 2012:
Best RPG of the Year; also nominated for Game of the Year

The Vine's Top Games of 2012:
Game of the Year

Unwinnable's Best Games of 2012:
Best Reckoning

Eurogamer.de's Top 50 Games of 2012:
Game of the Year (Readers' Choice)

The Controller Online's Awards:
Best RPG of 2012; also nominated for Game of the Year

Salt Lake Tribune's Awards:
Game of the Year

TechTudo's Best Games of 2012:
Best RPG & Best DLC (Leviathan); also nominated for Game of the Year

GameFaction's Top 10 Games of 2012:
Game of the Year

Sky.it's Best Games of 2012:
Character of the Year (Commander Shepard)

Snackbar Games' 2012 Best:
Game of the Year & Best Multi-Platform

VGW’s Game of the Year 2012 Awards:
Best Role-Playing Game & Best Hero (Commander Shepard)

NoobFeed's Game of the Year 2012:
Best Role-Playing Game; also nominated for Game of the Year
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DmcFreek18

Mar 2, 2013 5:37 pm GMT
Everyeye.it's User Awards 2012:
Game of the Year & Best Supporting Music (Readers' Choice)

PC Gamer Game of the Year Awards:
Game of the Year; also nominated for Best Graphics Mods of 2012 (Smarteck’s Mass Effect 3 textures)

GamersGlobal's Top Ten of 2012:
RPG of 2012; Runner-Up for Game of the Year

MMGN's Game of the Year Awards:
Best RPG

Sydney Morning Herald's Screen Play Game of the Year Awards:
Game of the Year (Readers' Choice) & Best Role-Playing Game (Readers' Choice)

ExtremeGamer's GOTY Awards 2012:
Best RPG; also nominated for Best DLC Content (Leviathan), Best Multiplatform & Made in Canada

Mania's Level Up! The Best Games of 2012:
Best Sci-Fi Action/Adventure

Press X or Die's GOTY 2012:
Game of the Year (Readers' Choice)

NBCNews' Awards:
Game of the Year, Best Cinematics, Best Music & Best Fan Made Video ("Reignite" by Malukah); also nominated for Best Actor (Keith David as Admiral David Anderson), Best Multiplayer & Best Trailer ("Take Earth Back" Trailer)
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