What game are you playing now?

[Fish]

Mass Effect 3. Which I used to ignorantly criticize. But after giving it a second try on a new system, Holy shit this game is amazing.

[Rexx]

For those of you who are PC gamers, XCOM Enemy Unknown is a cool game. Different type of game, but fun fo sho.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Rexx

For those of you who are PC gamers, XCOM Enemy Unknown is a cool game. Different type of game, but fun fo sho.

It's not a PC exclusive.

[ZootedGranny]

Constant rotation: Faster Than Light, FIFA 13
Playing to completion: Hotline Miami, Fez, Mark of the Ninja, & XCOM

[Pants]

I'm going to beat Far Cry 3 pretty soon (I think) and I also just finally ordered Mass Effect 3. I was deep in the throes of SW:TOR when ME3 came out and then never got around to it. ME and ME2 are both in my top 5 single player experiences along with KOTOR, Half-Life and Rome: Total War. Hopefully ME3 lives up to its predecessors. Either way, it's going to be the next game I play.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Fish

Mass Effect 3. Which I used to ignorantly criticize. But after giving it a second try on a new system, Holy shit this game is amazing.

Originally Posted by Pants

I'm going to beat Far Cry 3 pretty soon (I think) and I also just finally ordered Mass Effect 3. I was deep in the throes of SW:TOR when ME3 came out and then never got around to it. ME and ME2 are both in my top 5 single player experiences along with KOTOR, Half-Life and Rome: Total War. Hopefully ME3 lives up to its predecessors. Either way, it's going to be the next game I play.

Is it necessary to play ME 1 or 2 before playing 3? I've got a giftcard to Gamestop but I have no clue what game to get.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Is it necessary to play ME 1 or 2 before playing 3? I've got a giftcard to Gamestop but I have no clue what game to get.

I would say that Mass Effect is really one of those series where you have to start from the very beginning (but 1 and 2 should be super cheap and I'm sure there's a pack you can buy). The gameplay in ME1 might seem a little outdated by now but the story-telling, the extremely detailed and well-explained back-drop will swallow you up into an amazing adventure.

The choices you make in ME1 carry over to ME2 and then ME3, but if you start at ME3, I think the game can just give you a default story.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Pants

I would say that Mass Effect is really one of those series where you have to start from the very beginning (but 1 and 2 should be super cheap and I'm sure there's a pack you can buy). The gameplay in ME1 might seem a little outdated by now but the story-telling, the extremely detailed and well-explained back-drop will swallow you up into an amazing adventure.

The choices you make in ME1 carry over to ME2 and then ME3, but if you start at ME3, I think the game can just give you a default story.

Looks like the Mass Effect trilogy is available for $60. I might go rent the 1st one to see if I like the gameplay before I buy the series.

[QuikSsurfer]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Is it necessary to play ME 1 or 2 before playing 3? I've got a giftcard to Gamestop but I have no clue what game to get.

Start with 1... There should not be another option..

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Is it necessary to play ME 1 or 2 before playing 3? I've got a giftcard to Gamestop but I have no clue what game to get.

I didn't. But I'm really wishing I did, and I'm considering putting ME3 on pause, and play 1 and 2 first.

From what I see, if you do play 1 and 2, your choices and decisions determine how 3 will play out. Along with certain NPCs that will either be present or not depending on whether you chose to save/kill them in the previous versions. The story is very deep and the game is very dynamic depending on whether you play as an asshole or a hero.

[SomeRandomGirl]

Originally Posted by Pants

I'm going to beat Far Cry 3 pretty soon (I think) and I also just finally ordered Mass Effect 3. I was deep in the throes of SW:TOR when ME3 came out and then never got around to it. ME and ME2 are both in my top 5 single player experiences along with KOTOR, Half-Life and Rome: Total War. Hopefully ME3 lives up to its predecessors. Either way, it's going to be the next game I play.

Oh man I miss Rome: Total War. I think there's a new one coming out next spring or sometime and I can't wait.

My husband played ME2 and ME3, but I never did for some reason.

My other obsession is still Borderlands2. We play it for a few weeks, play another game, play it for a few, play another. I'm fairly certain it's my favorite of the year.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by SomeRandomGirl

Oh man I miss Rome: Total War. I think there's a new one coming out next spring or sometime and I can't wait.

My husband played ME2 and ME3, but I never did for some reason.

My other obsession is still Borderlands2. We play it for a few weeks, play another game, play it for a few, play another. I'm fairly certain it's my favorite of the year.

Well, I've played every Total War game since Rome and even though they were better than Rome, the experience with them wasn't as strong as that original one. I remember how my mind was blown by what was possible with Rome and how that game swallowed up my free time when I first discovered it. It was incredible. I'm a HUGE HUGE HUGE Creative Assembly fan now.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Pants

Well, I've played every Total War game since Rome and even though they were better than Rome, the experience with them wasn't as strong as that original one. I remember how my mind was blown by what was possible with Rome and how that game swallowed up my free time when I first discovered it. It was incredible. I'm a HUGE HUGE HUGE Creative Assembly fan now.

I played the Diadochi mod for RTW for MONTHS.

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by Pants

I'm going to beat Far Cry 3 pretty soon (I think) and I also just finally ordered Mass Effect 3. I was deep in the throes of SW:TOR when ME3 came out and then never got around to it. ME and ME2 are both in my top 5 single player experiences along with KOTOR, Half-Life and Rome: Total War. Hopefully ME3 lives up to its predecessors. Either way, it's going to be the next game I play.

If you'd played ME3 at release, you might've been disappointed. I wasn't (loved it) but a lot of people were. Playing it now will most likely be fine, with the dlc cleaning most of the questionable stuff up.

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Looks like the Mass Effect trilogy is available for $60. I might go rent the 1st one to see if I like the gameplay before I buy the series.

The gameplay changes pretty radically (in a good way) from ME1 to ME2, but it's worth playing the 1st one because it's the best in the series in a storytelling sense. 2 and 3 feature much more enjoyable gameplay.

Right now I'm still playing SW:TOR, working on my bounty hunter (should be my 6th level 50 in a week or so). I've recently reloaded LOTRO (after watching The Hobbit) but haven't started playing, and don't expect to play much. But I have enough store points accrued to purchase both expansions and have a ton left over, so I figure why not.

Also replaying ME3 right now. Have Arkham City waiting for when I feel like a change of pace.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

If you'd played ME3 at release, you might've been disappointed. I wasn't (loved it) but a lot of people were. Playing it now will most likely be fine, with the dlc cleaning most of the questionable stuff up.The gameplay changes pretty radically (in a good way) from ME1 to ME2, but it's worth playing the 1st one because it's the best in the series in a storytelling sense. 2 and 3 feature much more enjoyable gameplay.

Right now I'm still playing SW:TOR, working on my bounty hunter (should be my 6th level 50 in a week or so). I've recently reloaded LOTRO (after watching The Hobbit) but haven't started playing, and don't expect to play much. But I have enough store points accrued to purchase both expansions and have a ton left over, so I figure why not.

Also replaying ME3 right now. Have Arkham City waiting for when I feel like a change of pace.

I think I'm going to play ME3 the same way it was released. I'm not going to mess with the DLC until I play it the way it was meant to be played.