Thread 723962076

Sequels whose existence still annoys you.

2 is better though

Reminder to hang all Demaster shilling faggots

>>723962098
Only if you are a tasteless faggot who claims to be a fan but clearly don't give a fuck about everything the first game set up.

I wouldn't mind ME2 but the fact that it is louded as one of the greatest game of all time annoys me to no end.
>Shittier and meaningless story
>Shit retcons
>Character assassinations
>Removal of RPG elements
>Removal of Mako and replacing it with anal probing
>Poor man's Gears cover combat
>Removal of inventory
>Ammo
Almost everything got worse from ME.

>ME2
>use previous save
>meet Liara, a sweet, shy girl
>make out session that looks like both Shepard and her are on fucking speed
didnt play much after that

Resident Evil 4.

ME1 is terrible.

>>723962671
>Removal of RPG elements
It has more meaningful RPG elements, actually. The "inventory" of ME1 is one of the worst parts of the game. You get the same 5 items scaled to a higher level of and over again. The modular armor in ME2 is actually interesting and lets you customize your build. There's also a separate research progression system. ME1fags simply don't have the mental capacity to analyze games.

>>723963174
That's bullshit and you know it.

>>723963780
>no arguments
concession accepted

>>723962076 (OP)
What was Mass Effect a sequel to?

>>723963780
Nope. Every single "RPG element" in ME1 is fluff.

I've always said:

ME1 - Did world building, setting, overall narrative, and tone best. It had issues with inventory and combat, but was the most like an RPG of the three games though that's not saying much given how stripped down even ME1 was.

ME2 - Did the companions side characters best (and worst) and did some good world building but threw a lot of existing stuff in the trash to pursue its popcorn munching action movie approach.

ME3: Did combat the best (sans the heavy weapons of ME2) though I say this thinking that ME3's combat advancement ends where ME1's combat advancement should have ended with more options added in ME2 and ME3.

I hate the 'companion' abilities Shepard learns in ME2 (and 3 to some extent) because in your companion powers are sometimes just baseline powers you'd already learned in ME1 that are now locked behind your singular "companion" power. The entire idea is stupid. Let us keep our old powers and unlock new ones and if we're going to be limited to one slot make god damn sure I don't have to unlock shit again (or lose stuff I already had) in the third game.

In short ME1 best atmosphere and setting, ME2 best companions, ME3 best combat.

Put them together and maybe you have a semi good ME1 and then ME2 and 3 can build on that.

Also fuck their difficulty settings in this game I'm sick of talentless hack devs whose idea of difficulty is bigger bullet sponges that do more damage. And fuck devs that think mobs with magnetized one hit kills are in any way interesting.

>>723962461
Post the Tutorial planet going from dark skies with black clouds and red lightning to a bright warm happy sunset. I miss ME1 actually having a dark and moody atmosphere.

>>723962076 (OP)
>>723962671
>meaningless story
filtered
lmao

>>723962076 (OP)
Playing me 1 for the first time, clearly the better game.
>>723962098
Not overall. Some gameplay elements are much better. Story and pacing is better in 1.
3 is shit.

>>723963174
>inventory
Worst part of any rpg I have installed.
Scimitar 1+1 gives you+3 to some attributes. Shame that the new genies have. +3 armor.

>>723963780
Honestly, it's not. The customization in me2 is cosmetic and miniscule gameplay wise at best.

>>723966441
>ME1 - Did world building
They could've made a new star wars. Ea is a clown's corporation.

>>723962076 (OP)
Mass Effect 2 is a masterpiece. Only ME1fags who played through the series once at most disagree.

>>723962076 (OP)
Sticker star. Can we also talk about how garbage animal crossing new horizons is?

>>723962076 (OP)
the fact that i could fuck tali makes it 10 times better than 1 btw

>>723971562
ME1 is the only good one, faggot

>>723973115
Proved my point

>>723962671
Poor man's bait.

ME2 understood pacing better. Companion missions were better structured imo
The cost was losing any semblance of raw sci fi atmosphere. That was a shame. I was hoping they could find a better balance
Now it would be impossible to do something like that. Marvel slop and tiktok ADHD brain and all

>>723971562
I've played through the whole trilogy over 12 times.
I used to love the entire trilogy.
Now? I love 1 and can't stand 2 or 3. They are just gears of war with a dating sim

>>723972734
>obnoxious whiny self-victimizing Space Jew
Shit taste.

>>723975587
Opposite for me. 15 years of gaming hell taught me to love 2 and 3 a bit more. Faulty, of course, but they could rival current slop as they are

>>723975760
Being better than current slop I don't think makes them better made.
They are "slop" of their time. You can feel the change in ME2 that BioWare was bought by EA and mandated to change ME to appeal to the broader audience. 3 does it even more.
1 feels honest to itself and what it wants to be.

>>723962076 (OP)
I get this feel towards 2.
But also similar vibe going from 2 to 3.

>>723965048
Kotor

>>723975760
Why 3?

>>723962671
>Poor man's Gears cover combat
I get what you mean but I think it actually works for the most part because ME2 is a game about classes and powers. The shooting actually encourages the use of your powers. So it should not play like a direct clone of GOW imo. Although I do think it should have kept the disc grenades and also had blind fire from behind cover. Also should have had infinite ammo but let me not keep going.