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Let's Protect the Galaxy, One Gun Waving at a Time.
- Thread starter RK47
- Start date
Now that's over with, we join the crew of Normandy as they go on their shakedown cruise to Eden Prime.
Everything went smoothly.
Nihlus : 1500's good. Your captain will be pleased.
Joker : I hate him
Joker : (sounds pissed) You remember to zip up your jumpsuit on the way out of the bathroom? That's good. I just jumped us halfway across the galaxy and hit a target the size of a pinhead. So that's incredible! Besides, Spectres are trouble. I don't like having him on board. Call me paranoid.
Kaidan : You're paranoid. The Council helped fund this project. They have a right to send someone to keep an eye on their investment.
Joker : Yeah, that is the official story. But only an idiot believes the official story.
(Time to make my entry) I picked the bottom option btw.
The bottom response is usually the harshest one and gives renegade points in some cases like this one. I gained 2 Renegade points out of this choice. Not much else to do but to meet the Captain and find out more about this mission.
The Normandy crew seems uneasy about having a Specter on board. So let's try to find out more about it.
Navigator Pressly : Spectres are elite operatives. Top covert agents. Why send a Spectre--a Turian Spectre--on a shakedown run? It doesn't add up.
Shepard : Do you have a problem with the Captain?
Navigator Pressly : No, sir! But I can't figure out what he's doing here. Captain Anderson is one of the most decorated Special Forces officers in the service. If he melted down all his medals, he could make a life-size statue of himself. You don't send a soldier like that on a do-nothing mission. He's treating this shakedown run too seriously. Something big is going on.
Shepard : What do you know of the stealth systems?
Navigator Pressly : I only know it masks our location from scans and sensors. Cutting edge technology. The Normandy's the only ship with this prototype drive. But why are we fully staffed? A skeleton crew would be cheaper. Less chance of security leaks, too. Plus, there's Nihlus. It's pretty obvious this shakedown run is just a cover.
Shepard : For what?
Navigator Pressly : Damned if I know, Commander. We're out here on false pretenses. I'm not a fan of being kept in the dark.
Yes, we get it. We're heading into deep shit. No need to hype it up. One last chat before briefing.
Nihlus : I'm interested in this world we're going to -- Eden Prime. I've heard it's quite beautiful.
Shepard : I'm a marine, not some tourist on vacation.
Nihlus : It's more than just a tourist destination, isn't it, Shepard? Eden Prime is a symbol of your people: a perfect little world on the edges of your territory. Proof that humanity can not only establish colonies across the galaxy, but also protect them. But how safe is it, really?
Shepard : Are you trying to scare me, Spectre?
Nihlus : Your people are still newcomers, Shepard. The galaxy can be a very dangerous place. Is the Alliance truly ready for this?
Wow man they kept talkin' and talking. If you're bored, so am I.
(Intelligence) I already figured that out.
Mission Briefing:
- Discovery of ancient protean artifact in Eden Prime. This beacon needs to be recovered, the last recovery of similar artifact advanced human technology by 200 years.
- This mission is also an evaluation of Shepard as a potential first human Spectre. Nihlus will evaluate Shepard's performance.
With one minor hitch:
Emergency transmission from Eden Prime. They're under attack by unknown forces. Finally, some action!
Next update: we get to use guns of intimidation and fists of diplomacy.
Everything went smoothly.
Nihlus : 1500's good. Your captain will be pleased.
Joker : I hate him
Joker : (sounds pissed) You remember to zip up your jumpsuit on the way out of the bathroom? That's good. I just jumped us halfway across the galaxy and hit a target the size of a pinhead. So that's incredible! Besides, Spectres are trouble. I don't like having him on board. Call me paranoid.
Kaidan : You're paranoid. The Council helped fund this project. They have a right to send someone to keep an eye on their investment.
Joker : Yeah, that is the official story. But only an idiot believes the official story.
(Time to make my entry) I picked the bottom option btw.
The bottom response is usually the harshest one and gives renegade points in some cases like this one. I gained 2 Renegade points out of this choice. Not much else to do but to meet the Captain and find out more about this mission.
The Normandy crew seems uneasy about having a Specter on board. So let's try to find out more about it.
Navigator Pressly : Spectres are elite operatives. Top covert agents. Why send a Spectre--a Turian Spectre--on a shakedown run? It doesn't add up.
Shepard : Do you have a problem with the Captain?
Navigator Pressly : No, sir! But I can't figure out what he's doing here. Captain Anderson is one of the most decorated Special Forces officers in the service. If he melted down all his medals, he could make a life-size statue of himself. You don't send a soldier like that on a do-nothing mission. He's treating this shakedown run too seriously. Something big is going on.
Shepard : What do you know of the stealth systems?
Navigator Pressly : I only know it masks our location from scans and sensors. Cutting edge technology. The Normandy's the only ship with this prototype drive. But why are we fully staffed? A skeleton crew would be cheaper. Less chance of security leaks, too. Plus, there's Nihlus. It's pretty obvious this shakedown run is just a cover.
Shepard : For what?
Navigator Pressly : Damned if I know, Commander. We're out here on false pretenses. I'm not a fan of being kept in the dark.
Yes, we get it. We're heading into deep shit. No need to hype it up. One last chat before briefing.
Nihlus : I'm interested in this world we're going to -- Eden Prime. I've heard it's quite beautiful.
Shepard : I'm a marine, not some tourist on vacation.
Nihlus : It's more than just a tourist destination, isn't it, Shepard? Eden Prime is a symbol of your people: a perfect little world on the edges of your territory. Proof that humanity can not only establish colonies across the galaxy, but also protect them. But how safe is it, really?
Shepard : Are you trying to scare me, Spectre?
Nihlus : Your people are still newcomers, Shepard. The galaxy can be a very dangerous place. Is the Alliance truly ready for this?
Wow man they kept talkin' and talking. If you're bored, so am I.
(Intelligence) I already figured that out.
Mission Briefing:
- Discovery of ancient protean artifact in Eden Prime. This beacon needs to be recovered, the last recovery of similar artifact advanced human technology by 200 years.
- This mission is also an evaluation of Shepard as a potential first human Spectre. Nihlus will evaluate Shepard's performance.
With one minor hitch:
Emergency transmission from Eden Prime. They're under attack by unknown forces. Finally, some action!
Next update: we get to use guns of intimidation and fists of diplomacy.
JrK
Prophet
I always picked the female NPC's because they had SUCH NICE ASSES!
Just sayin'.
EDIT: just noticed, why is this in GRPG?
Just sayin'.
EDIT: just noticed, why is this in GRPG?
Keep 'em coming.
JrK said:
this reason is valid
kris
Arcane
VentilatorOfDoom said:
More soldiers to the codex trannie armies.
circ
Arcane
ghostdog said:
You can be Shaft Shepard.
St. Toxic
Arcane
How about calling yourself Reginald Shepard, then playing the game like a total pussy?
SimpleComplexity
Arbiter
Thanks but i can play it by myself.
Jasede said:
I'm building a thread time capsule for the sequel. ----------------
Eden Prime
----------------
Captain Anderson gives us one final briefing before we get to the shooting.
Good way to get yourself killed in party RPGs. But whatever. :wink:
Look at this straightforward tutorial map folks. We're down south. We need to follow a linear corridor to the north, so let's get to it.
Five minutes in and we already lost a dude to scripted event. I guess he's meant to highlight that the geth are deadly. Except no, you don't die that quick. I'm playing on Veteran difficulty. Hardcore difficulty is locked till you finish this game once, so no dice. I dispatched the recon droids quickly.
RIP Jenkins
Kaidan: The Geth tore through his shields, he never stood a chance.
Came across a few more of these recon geths and they blew up easy.
Came across a chick in pink combat armor. Looks like she needs help.
This guy's so ugly, his survival chance is probably less than 1%.
I told you so. Don't worry baby, Shepard's here. EXTREME!
BLAM BLAM BLAM
Shepard : Yes, I am. Bend over and take off your pants. Also, status report!
Ashley : We tried to get off a distress signal, but they cut off our communications. I've been fighting for my life ever since.
Shepard : Nice ass. (Stupidity) Any idea what kind of enemy we're facing?
Ashley : (Intelligence) I think they're geth.
Ashley : They must have come for the beacon. The dig site is close. Just over that rise. It might still be there.
Shepard : Put on your pants and let's move out.
A little combat later and we found several gruesome corpses staked, much like that ugly NPC we saw earlier.
Space Zombies!
These are called 'Husks' and does not have a ranged attack. They will run up to you and self destruct in a brilliant shower of lightning. Usually draining shield and greatly damaging your party, it's best to use the Throw biotic to knock them back or take them down before they get close enough.
They slow down a pace after this and introduced us to the decryption mini game. Ugh. It's basically frogger.
Inside are two surviving scientists that we can pump for info and some loot.
The maker? Right. Anyway, they don't have any useful info to share with us but the assistant's annoying me with the doomsday talk.
Shepard : What's wrong with your assistant?
Dr Warren : Manuel has a brilliant mind, but he's always been a bit... unstable. Genius and madness are two sides of the same coin.
Dr Manuel : Is it madness to see the future? To see the destruction rushing towards us? To understand there is no escape? No hope? No, I am not mad. I'm the only sane one left.
Shepard : Say good night, Manuel.
Fist of Diplomacy Usage Count : 1
We advanced towards the spaceport and heard a gun shot in the distance. It could be Nihlus. We got close enough to spot a huge alien ship taking off.
After clearing the port of any hostiles we rescued three farmers from a locked storehouse.
Shepard : Nobody moves a muscle until we know who you are!
Farmer guy : Nice going, Cole! I told you we should've stayed hidden.
Cole : It's okay, we're on the same side. We're just farmers. We've been hiding ever since that ship showed up.
Shepard : I have to go.
Farmer guy : Hey Cole. We're just a bunch of farmers. These guys are soldiers. Maybe we should give them the stuff?
Shepard : If there's something you're not telling me...
Cole : Some guys at the spaceport were running a small smuggling ring. Nothing major. In exchange for a cut of the profits, we let them store packages in our sheds.
Shepard : You greedy bastard! You weren't running for your lives! You were running to check on your merchandise!
Cole : No! It's not like that. I just... I just knew the were some packages here. Something we could use.
Cole : Oh wait. I just remembered. I just had it in my pocket. Might as well take that, too. That's everything. Really.
Ashley : Who's your contact at the spaceport, Cole? What's his name?
Gun waving diplomacy count: 1
We approach the port and found Nihlus' body.
Ashley : A Turian? Do you guys know him?
Ashley : Something's moving! Behind those crates!
Shepard : I like the way you hid behind those crates during the fight. Really helped us out. Thanks a lot.
Powell : Me? But I'm just a dockworker. I don't even have a weapon! My name's Powell. I saw what happened to that turian. The other one shot him!
Shepard : What the hell are you talking about?
Powell : There were two turians here. Your friend and the other one he called Saren. I think they knew each other. Your friend seemed to relax and let his guard down...and Saren killed him. Shot him right on the back. I'm just lucky he didn't see me behind the crates.
Shepard : Where'd Saren go after he killed Nihlus?
Powell : He jumped on the cargo train and headed over to the other platform. Probably going after the other beacon.
Shepard : You're Cole's contact here on the docks. For the smuggling ring.
Powell : What? No! I mean.. what does it matter now? So I'm a smuggler who cares?
Shepard : Smuggle any weapons?
Powell : A shipment of grenades came through last week. Nobody notices if a few small pieces go missing from the military orders.
Ashley : You greedy son of a bitch! We're out here trying to protect your sorry ass and all you can think is how to rip us off?!
Shepard : Hand over the grenades, now!
Gun waving diplomacy count: 2
Powell : Okay! All right. There was something else. Could be worth a fortune. Experimental technology. Top of the line. Take it. I don't need it. I didn't want anyone to get hurt. Really. I'm sorry.
Time to move on towards the cargo train station where a bunch of gets are using cover to shoot us up from long range. Good thing Ashley is a good tank. I told both of my men to move up and take the hits while I advance behind them.
Arrived at the other station. Spotted a geth trooper setting charges, must be explosives. We've got 5 minutes to disarm them.
No sweat. Crisis averted. Time to secure the beacon.
Yeah, yeah don't touch that shit.
Ashley, you idiot!
EXTREME!
GRUNT! I GRABBED HER TORSO
And tossed her away from the beacon.
Leaving me in the path of the beacon's magnetic attraction field!
FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
GOATSE
Wouldn't it be cool if they actually let me choose whether Ashley dies or not in this event? Why didn't I save Jenkins?
EXTREME-'SPLOSION!
Will Shepard survive? Tune in to find out!
Coming up!
EXTREME FACEPALM!
Demnogonis Saastuttaja
Magister
Wow, your guy is almost as ugly as mine. http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l199/ ... Effect.jpg
circ
Arcane
SO. FUCKING. EXTREEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Kingston
Arcane
I tried to make a let's play of this like five times. But every time I got so bored in the first five minutes that I gave up. Let us hope you have more strength in this endeavor than I did.
:slute:
:slute:
I read somewhere than you can do some simple .ini editing to enable skipping of cutscenes by pressing Q.
Here: http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/PC_Tweaks
Here: http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/PC_Tweaks
M_I_C_K_E_Y_M_O_U_S_E
Scholar
- Joined
- Nov 16, 2008
- Messages
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Mock Effect was better.
Graphics looks pretty good, and here I am playing a 1993 Ultima Underworld. *weeps*
circ
Arcane
Mighty Mouse said:
Watch the non character textures, be in awe at the amazing copy pasta in everything.
Meanwhile...
In the darkness of space, within a dark ship, broods a dark figure with dark plans.
EXTREME CLEAVAGE
The Matriach : It was under the command of Captain Anderson.
Saren : *EXTREME Facepalms*And the beacon?
The Matriach : One of the human may have used it.
Saren : Argh! Rarh! Argh!
LP-er's note: I'm afraid the above line is not sufficient for the raw emotion that the antagonist is about to deliver, so let's go with a properly translated version which is a crowd favorite.
*takes a deep breath*
Saren : This human must be eliminated.
In the darkness of space, within a dark ship, broods a dark figure with dark plans.
EXTREME CLEAVAGE
The Matriach : It was under the command of Captain Anderson.
Saren : *EXTREME Facepalms*And the beacon?
The Matriach : One of the human may have used it.
Saren : Argh! Rarh! Argh!
LP-er's note: I'm afraid the above line is not sufficient for the raw emotion that the antagonist is about to deliver, so let's go with a properly translated version which is a crowd favorite.
*takes a deep breath*
Saren : This human must be eliminated.
Stereotypical Villain
Arcane
Q: "Is this the kind of person we want protecting the galaxy?"
A: "Throw him out the airlock."
A: "Throw him out the airlock."
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