Mass Effect Trilogy

skottichan · Sep 26, 2012, 11:54 PM

Those PS3 gamers who've been wanting to play Mass Effect 1, it's coming.

On November 6th, Bioware's releasing The Mass Effect Trilogy (360 & PC, PS3 "around christmas"). It's all 3 games, as well as extras in a neat new package.

http://www.slashgear.com/mass-effect...3-pc-26249346/

MacRumorUser · Sep 27, 2012, 10:03 AM

Hope they took the opportunity to improve the frame rate on the first game. even on 360 the originals framerate was brutal at times. A lazy port of a already choppy game is gonna suck.

Taustin Powers · Sep 27, 2012, 12:51 PM

Very excited about this!! Been hoping for a chance to play the first one!

skottichan · Sep 27, 2012, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MacRumorUser

Hope they took the opportunity to improve the frame rate on the first game. even on 360 the originals framerate was brutal at times. A lazy port of a already choppy game is gonna suck.

Yeah, I've heard that's why it has taken so long for the Trilogy to be released. Apparently there's been a little bit of a facelift graphics-wise.

Rychy · Sep 27, 2012, 04:33 PM

Awesome! I still haven't played 3 yet. Hoping there will be some improvements to the first game.

Wonder if they'll be including all the DLC ...

Taustin Powers · Dec 5, 2012, 04:56 AM

So it's out on the US PSN store! Europe to follow soon, which is where I will be downloading my copy of Mass Effect 1!

Is there any info yet on whether they will patch PS3's ME2 to allow character import?

Taustin Powers · Dec 26, 2012, 04:58 PM

So I am finally playing ME1 for the first time. Man, the things games could get away with just a few years ago...

Some of the controls and gameplay mechanics are borderline unbearable, especially after having played parts 2 and 3. The cover mechanic is a joke and has cost me MANY "critical mission failures". That stupid vehicle actually makes me angry...who designed the controls for this thing?

And the load times are terrible, especially considering the whole game is running from the hard drive.

If it wasn't for the story / characters, I would have tossed this game long ago.

MacRumorUser · Dec 26, 2012, 05:26 PM

Yep, sometimes the past is best left in the past.

To be honest loading times on all the mass effects were freaking annoying, especially later two when just moving round ship invariably led to waiting and waiting in elevator loading.... Why they can't have made the ship 1 area without loading, seriously 5 of my 20+ hour play through on 2 & 3 was just ship loading times.....

Taustin Powers · Apr 30, 2013, 06:54 AM

I'm still struggling with this one. After the "Finding Liara" mission, I took a break from the game for a good 3 months!

Happy I got back into it now. As flawed as some of the gameplay mechanics are, the story is still awesome and well told. The driving sections still drive me nuts though!

Taustin Powers · May 12, 2013, 01:42 AM

Finally finished this beast! ~45 hours of playtime. I'd say the last 1/3 or so of the game were really awesome. It kept freezing on me during the final fight, that annoyed the hell out of me!!

Imported this character into ME2 and we'll just keep going the whole way. I'm amazed at just HOW MUCH BETTER part 2 is! The graphics, the controls (!!), the writing, basically everything! Day and night, really!

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skottichan macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Columbus, OH	Mass Effect Trilogy Those PS3 gamers who've been wanting to play Mass Effect 1, it's coming. On November 6th, Bioware's releasing The Mass Effect Trilogy (360 & PC, PS3 "around christmas"). It's all 3 games, as well as extras in a neat new package. http://www.slashgear.com/mass-effect...3-pc-26249346/ __________________ "Did Jesus have a beard?" "Yes, her name was Mary Magdeline"
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MacRumorUser macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ireland	Hope they took the opportunity to improve the frame rate on the first game. even on 360 the originals framerate was brutal at times. A lazy port of a already choppy game is gonna suck. __________________ A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally. MacRumor:User Microsoft MVP : Macintosh
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Rychy macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington	Awesome! I still haven't played 3 yet. Hoping there will be some improvements to the first game. Wonder if they'll be including all the DLC ... __________________ Mac Pro: 2.8 Octo, Radeon 5770, 6GB RAM l iPad: 32GB l iPhone 4S: 16GB Consoles: PS3, PSP
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MacRumorUser macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ireland	Yep, sometimes the past is best left in the past. To be honest loading times on all the mass effects were freaking annoying, especially later two when just moving round ship invariably led to waiting and waiting in elevator loading.... Why they can't have made the ship 1 area without loading, seriously 5 of my 20+ hour play through on 2 & 3 was just ship loading times..... __________________ A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally. MacRumor:User Microsoft MVP : Macintosh
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Sep 27, 2012, 12:51 PM	#3
Taustin Powers macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2005	Very excited about this!! Been hoping for a chance to play the first one!
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Dec 5, 2012, 04:56 AM	#6
Taustin Powers macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2005	So it's out on the US PSN store! Europe to follow soon, which is where I will be downloading my copy of Mass Effect 1! Is there any info yet on whether they will patch PS3's ME2 to allow character import?
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Dec 26, 2012, 04:58 PM	#7
Taustin Powers macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2005	So I am finally playing ME1 for the first time. Man, the things games could get away with just a few years ago... Some of the controls and gameplay mechanics are borderline unbearable, especially after having played parts 2 and 3. The cover mechanic is a joke and has cost me MANY "critical mission failures". That stupid vehicle actually makes me angry...who designed the controls for this thing? And the load times are terrible, especially considering the whole game is running from the hard drive. If it wasn't for the story / characters, I would have tossed this game long ago.
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Apr 30, 2013, 06:54 AM	#9
Taustin Powers macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2005	I'm still struggling with this one. After the "Finding Liara" mission, I took a break from the game for a good 3 months! Happy I got back into it now. As flawed as some of the gameplay mechanics are, the story is still awesome and well told. The driving sections still drive me nuts though!
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May 12, 2013, 01:42 AM	#10
Taustin Powers macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2005	Finally finished this beast! ~45 hours of playtime. I'd say the last 1/3 or so of the game were really awesome. It kept freezing on me during the final fight, that annoyed the hell out of me!! Imported this character into ME2 and we'll just keep going the whole way. I'm amazed at just HOW MUCH BETTER part 2 is! The graphics, the controls (!!), the writing, basically everything! Day and night, really!
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