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Despite the fact that I'm a huge japfag who has only liked a select few western RPGs (Fallout & Deus Ex come to mind) & I've pretty much hated every game BioWare has ever made (well Jade Empire seemed ok, I liked the gameplay, but I only played it for like a hour at a cousin's house) I'm still anticipating this game greatly.
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Despite the fact that I'm a huge japfag who has only liked a select few western RPGs (Fallout & Deus Ex come to mind) & I've pretty much hated every game BioWare has ever made (well Jade Empire seemed ok, I liked the gameplay, but I only played it for like a hour at a cousin's house) I'm still anticipating this game greatly.

Man I'm a huge japfag too, but I love every BioWare game *except* for Jade Empire.  Bizarre!

Jesus I'm getting pumped for this game.  It comes out right in the middle of my Thanksgiving Break, if I recall, so I'll have plenty of time to game instead of working on music or something.
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I remember a time when we only used japfag as an insult : (
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I remember a time when we only used japfag as an insult : (

It's okay.  I'm pretty ashamed of it, and I think everyone should be, so maybe it still is an isult :(
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Glad I'm not a japfag. Only japfag rpg I really ever liked was Chrono Cross and Skies of Arcadia.

Anyway, I just got an Xbox 360 few days ago (Brand new for.....$60!!! I'll tell you guys the story later) and can't wait for this. Bioshock was so amazing that I don't know how an interactive game can beat the experience anytime soon.

Also - bunch of new screens. Watch out for spoilers: http://www.gamer.tm/gallery.asp?id=140&bid=447&filtr=360
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I remember a time when we only used japfag as an insult : (
lol actually I WAS insulting myself. I mean how can you be a person who loves non-linear RPGs yet hate WRPGs? I guess it has to do with the fact that I tend to pre-judge anything with a Toklien-esque style as bullshit. Most western RPGs have this style & thus I automatically hate most WRPGs without even playing them which is pretty dumb. I mean how can someone who plays games solely for their gameplay be so turned off solely by something like setting or story style!? It contradicts my very way of gaming! So because of my ignorant ways I consider myself a japfag of epic proportions. On this note I do like some WRPGs, mostly the ones that aren't in the template Tolkien fantasy setting (I've already mentioned Fallout & Deus Ex). My hatred for KOTOR? oh I gave it a try (I bought the 1st one) but... I've never really liked Star Wars in general (only thing I've really ever liked set in the SW universe was that Clone Wars mini-series) & the battle system didn't appeal to me.

As for JRPGs I tend to like almost all of them, even the ones like the Atelier Iris series which not many people like. Hell usually I'll even finish the sucky JRPGs that I've been unfournate enough to buy. Something about the style just appeals to me (Did I mention I love anime too? This may be the reason since most JRPGs flow similar to anime).

Come to think about it even in MMORPGs I tend to be more drawn toward the ones with more of a JRPGish look to them, it's the sole reason why I haven't played 2Moons yet even though everybody keeps telling me how cool it is.

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Looks rad, I've been waiting for this game for a while. The character customization is amazing in this game, I can't wait to create my own biography and save the universe ! :fogetbackflip:



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I think it is time for an update guys.

Also I got the game and it is awesome in my opinion.

It plays like a cross between Gears of War and Knights of the Old Republic and the character customization is almost endless.
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i came in and read the op and was kind of tempted to note game informer's lack of anything resembling standards, but i guess i already did that a month ago!


i won't BUY THIS because $60 is outrageous and i am pretty much not ever going to pay that EVER but fortunately i recently signed up for gamefly, so here's hoping that 1) they even have enough copies that i can get one, and 2) two weeks is soon enough after it came out that it has yet to become like every single other game from gamefly and skip/freeze up constantly from the awful way people treat the discs.
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i came in and read the op and was kind of tempted to note game informer's lack of anything resembling standards, but i guess i already did that a month ago!


i won't BUY THIS because $60 is outrageous and i am pretty much not ever going to pay that EVER but fortunately i recently signed up for gamefly, so here's hoping that 1) they even have enough copies that i can get one, and 2) two weeks is soon enough after it came out that it has yet to become like every single other game from gamefly and skip/freeze up constantly from the awful way people treat the discs.

oh man, you really really should. this is probably the 2nd best videogame RPG i've ever played, first best being Planescape: Torment. this doesn't quite come close to that, but its really really good.

i don't even like this genre of RPG either.
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It's ok, doesn't live up to expectations thought especially in length.
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It's ok, doesn't live up to expectations thought especially in length.

What..?

Man, I know your a Sony fanboy, but how could you say that?

Its about a 30 hour + sidequest time romp, which is a good length (short and sweet is almost always better than long and carried out (see: Final Fantasy XII...so long I almost didn't finish teh game cause uh....wow.)) for an RPG, the graphics are the best on the 360, the story is amazingly well crafted and told, the sound and music is all superb and draw you into the areas + fights, and the framerate is solid, if lacking in certain parts of the game, but still better than KotOR was.

I mean, yeah, its no Planescape: Torment when it comes to story, drawing you in, sound, music, or even depth when it comes to your character's developement imo, but its still a very fine Bioware original game, that stands on its own two feet. The game gives you enough to get you into the series, but doesn't give you so much as to bore you, and not too little to throw you away. It gives you the exact right amount of content to basically get you going "dayamn....I can't wait for the next one!".

Really, the only downside is that you can't interrupt conversations like you were supposed to, and a couple of things they said would be in aren't. But thats how game design works, and it happens all the time. Mass Effect is still the best RPG this year so far though!
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I heard there were parts in the game where the framerate drops occasionaly. They said it's almost never stable. They also said the AI can get glitched up sometimes and not do anything at all.
Those two things don't really bother me though, and I'll probably just ignore them since I'll be very into the game once I get it. The graphics are just...amazing. Plus the voice acting is probably the best ever!

This is definately number one on my list of games to get. The length doesn't bother me much, as I'll probably just play through the game a second time to see what I missed. 30+ hours seems pretty long to me anyway.
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I have to say that this is one of the most amazing games I have ever played (better than KOTOR by far).  The combat is just awesome (I'm an Inflitrator [strength/tech ][/strength/tech]), and is a lot of fun.  The voice acting is the best I've seen (mapping basically perfectly to every guys mouth),  the different spieces are imaginative, and the graphics are just awesome.  Just pure awesome.
I'm only in the Citadel right now (after the speaking with the Council), and I'm going to Fist in Chora's Den to beat him up, but I've already played 2 and a half hours.  There is just so much to do.
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I said I was through with video games and I'd never post here until I finished my book...

...Then I bought Mass Effect and it's like fucking crack.  Every once in a while a game comes out that makes me say "Wow."  Bioshock did it, as did the original No One Lives Forever, Deus Ex, and System Shock.  Add in the fact that I'm a sci-fi nut and I instantly creamed in my pants.   This is one of the finest adventure/rpg games I've played and it completely DESTROYS all the ridiculous and annoying gameplay elements that "traditional" RPG's are known for especially when it comes to LOL POINT N CLICK dialog.  This system is so simple yet fun that I don't think I can ever play another RPG that has fucking text boxes again.

I also lurk around the gamefag forums and find it humerous that everyone is either getting their panties in a bunch over the gamespot review or they're talking about the "bugs and glitches."  Only once, ONCE, did I see an enemy just kind of stand around and do nothing.  I've never had a problem with teammates, I haven't seen any major clipping or running through walls, I haven't seen anything that people are cutting themselves over.

But yeah, best 60$ I spent this year.  It even beats out Bioshock as my favorite game which is saying a fucking lot.
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Haha, Gamespot gave it an 8.5. I don't see anything wrong with that....
And I fucking hate gamespot.

Damn, now I HAVE to get this game. You have only reassured me of how good it is.
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Gamespot also gave Twilight Princess an 8.something and there was nearly a mutiny.  Basically, if a "big name game" doesn't get a 9 or above then it's not worth shit as if a fucking NUMBER and one man's opinion has anything to do with how enjoyable a game is.

But if you don't own this game, you suck.  That's all I have to say about the subject!  Thankfully there's 8 billion copies available.  Most of the generic game stores (read: ebgames, software whatever, gamestop) are sold out but the generic department stores like wal-mart and target have 300 copies just sitting around. 
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is this coming out on pc?
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is this coming out on pc?

Considering every other bioware/obsidian game ends up on the PC... just give it a year.  It'll come out with tons of extra features and shit or some sort of super PLATINUM edition. 
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The menus look exactly the same as every other bioware game.