The Story: Mass Effect 3 will start off just after Mass effect 2's final expansion "Arrival" and will open with Shepard explaining the events that transpired during his mission that left an entire system destroyed. During which time the invasion we have all been waiting for will begin where as in the first Mass Effect it took an entire fleet to bring down Sovreign now hundreds of the massive starships are coming to destroy all sentient life in the galaxy and the start with Earth. From what is revealed Shepard will witness from his ship the first attack on Earth hitting every major city across the globe in a single well coordinated attack, the massive fleet is far beyond anything the military can handle and Earth is ultimately lost so the true story begins when Shepard must figure out a way to not bring a team together like in the first two games but bring an entire galaxy together to fight this threat.
The plan: As the Reapers destroy planet after planet in their campaign to wipe out life in the galaxy Shepard must venture to the homeworlds of several cultures and attempt to get them to support him in this war, however this in itself brings out problems that are not simply menial tasks such as get us this object and we will help you; no Mass Effect 3 offers conflicts that have been well drawn out and have stretched through the games and novels such as for example going to the Salarian homeworld to try and gain support but at the same time they are having issues with the Krogan who are in a warring conflict with them on an account of the genophage. It is promised that the decisions you make will not always be easy ones as there is always 2 sides to every story and whichever decision you make some may be able to expertly be talked or fought through however some may end in the inevitable loss of an ally or the destruction of a civilization before the Reapers even get the chance to start anything.
The battlefield: Mass Effect 3 will also be changing up the fighting system alittle but it will be most known to those familiar with Mass Effect 2's fighting style as it very much remains the same, the only differences will be more fluent actions such as having the ability to roll, jump gaps, climb ladders and small obstacles without first having to hide behind cover to vault over it. The cover peeking system has also been changed slightly to give it a more "realistic" feel. These seem like good changes however Bioware has looked at the criticism of ME fans and has heard the pleas of those loyal to the first game and are stepping it up once more, even with all these changes to the combat making it feel like a more third person shooter they are also concentrating heavily on more story, more quests and more customization. If you remember Mass Effect 1 the games was all about numbers before the actual skill of the player but now instead of the clunky inventory system and tons of upgrades to go with the gun or armor you now have a more in depth customization of both armor and guns. You will be able to customize your weapons how you see fit such as for example mounting a bayonet on the end of your assault rifle or put a scope on or a larger clip and it will all show cosmetically not just in the numbers. The same goes for your armor such as shop and research upgrades that will show cosmetically aswell. On another note all weapons will be available to all classes which is good but how a class such as Soldier will be set apart from a class like Adept the Soldier will be able to carry every weapon at once and have unique abilities whereas the Adept would be able to choose only 2 or 3 to take at a time but rely on there biotic powers more than anything else.
This is the end: The sad news is that will excite people aswell as disappoint them is that as this is the third and final chapter to Shepards story this will ultimately be the end of one of gamings favorite hero's perhaps in death or perhaps he might live you will just have to play to find out weather he lives or dies however it will cement him in Mass Effect lore forever. This does not mean Mass Effect will end though! Casey Hudson in past interviews has announced that there will be alternate stories in future games and bringing Mass Effect out of video games and into other medias such as movies for example which is rumored to have the Mass Effect movie already underway. During the interview with Game Informer however Casey Hudson however not green lighting the Mass Effect MMO he did hint towards it "Making sense as Shepard is saving the galaxy so you can live in it peacefully - why not actually do just that?"... Who knows, perhaps we will see an MMO in the future after the release of Star War: KOTOR.
In conclusion I personally am looking forward to this game as I am a beloved fan of the series and cannot wait to see how this all ends with my favorite hero. On a side note I want to thank Game Informer and Casey Hudson for everything in regards to information about the final game of the trilogy.
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