60°

All Mass Effect 3 Achievements can be completed in singleplayer

Over the years of this current generation of consoles almost all games have come with their achievement/trophy list and almost all of them with a "multiplayer" feature require achievements/trophies in them. Finally ME3 will give the players the option to be able to obtain ALL trophies in single player mode if they do not prefer to spend too much time in Multiplayer, or vice versa. There was nothing worse than needing one more achievement in multiplayer when the games servers would die and because near impossible to complete.

Read Full Story >>
gamergaia.com
FrightfulActions4490d ago

Couldn't agree more with this, I hate not being able to 100% a game simply because some are multiplayer. Just because I like a game doesn't mean I like the multiplayer. I've always felt that games with long lists of singleplayer and multiplayer achievements should have some method that separates the gamemode-essential trophies so that it counts singleplayer and multiplayer differently.

Anyway, glad I read this. When the achievement list for ME3 was first leaked, I was avoiding it like fire because of major spoilers, but I was very curious to see if it had any achievements that would be impossible to obtain with just singleplayer. This article gave the info I wanted without showing off a huge list of spoilers and the like. Appreciate that. :)

vickers5004490d ago

"Just because I like a game doesn't mean I like the multiplayer."

The same can be said for singleplayer in games like Call Of Duty and Battlefield.

For the most part, I think it's pretty fair. The developers put a lot of work into crafting a game with sp and multi, or even sp only/mp only, and it's not unfair of them to ask you to fully explore the whole game and not just a section of it in order to unlock all the trophies.

Though they need to make the multiplayer trophies a bit more reasonable. 10,000 multiplayer kills? F*ck that, ESPECIALLY when you've bought the game years after it's came out and there's barely anyone playing.

colonel1794490d ago (Edited 4490d ago )

There should be TWO lists of trophies for that kind of games. Just like they separate de DLC ones.

It would allow developers to put more trophies for both, and both kinds of gamers would be happy. is A WIN WIN...

It could even allow for two platinums in a game if possible.. (or if the lists are more than a few trophies and are difficult to get)

FrightfulActions4489d ago

I don't feel that multiplayer has reached the point where it's the majority in the gamer world, and singleplayer is the minority. Games like COD, BF3, sure, lets face it, if you buy those there's a good chance you won't even play the singleplayer - they're multiplayer games kinda by default.

A multiplayer-focused game with multiplayer trophies makes sense. But for the majority of games, multiplayer is a extra feature that isn't meant to outshine the singleplayer experience. These games, where the focus is more heavily placed on singleplayer, shouldn't have trophies that require you to play multiplayer - or anything else that requires a internet connection really.

Like Colonel179 said though, if they could separate them like they do DLC-based trophies, it'd be a win-win for everyone. Though even DLC could used a bit more separation from the main achievements. Call me shallow but I hate that I don't have a nice 100 percent bar in Fallout just because I don't have all the dlc packs. I platinum'd the main disc version of the game, why must those dlc's hack away at my 100 percent? Would adding a separate "[GameName] [DLC Name] DLC:" section for those achievements, with its own individual percentage bar, be really too unreasonable to ask for? /rant

UltimateIdiot9114490d ago

Thank you. I hate those multiplayer achievements especially those rank based achievements.

130°

BioWare Could be Working on More than Just Dragon Age Dreadwolf and Mass Effect 4

Earlier this year, BioWare was hit with layoffs as part of a downsizing of parent company Electronic Arts, but fans have been reassured that the next Mass Effect game hasn’t been impacted. Likewise, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf’s development is still churning along, with BioWare putting it at the forefront of its focus and rumors suggesting that it could launch sometime later this year. Fans might be getting another look at the long-in-development Dragon Age: Dreadwolf at the Summer Game Fest in June.

If the recently posted job offering for a temporary development manager is any indication, BioWare could have yet another surprise up its sleeve for when Mass Effect 4 and Dragon Age: Dreadwolf are nearing completion. This mystery BioWare video game could truly be anything, from another spin-off of its two major properties to something entirely new. All there is to go on at the moment is a vague mention in the job posting, and it might still be some time before BioWare is ready to confirm any new games in its pipeline.

Read Full Story >>
gamerant.com
just_looken53d ago

So a studio that spent years on anthem then this dragon age thing is now also working on another ip along with mass effect,

You think they would be worried that there brand has been on 3 major screw ups

Dragon age 3 launched broken with the frostbite engine yes its a good game but you can see in the late game how rough it was

anthem......

Mass effect 4 well that dev team was fired so yeah.....

They should make sure this new dragon age is a goat instead of putting more work on the table

bababooiy52d ago

Bioware today is like 150 poeple i dont see how they are seemingly working on all these projects at the same time.

Michiel198952d ago

Inquisition wasn't broken, it just had some flaws and on the contrary it also had some strengths. If you call inquisition a major screw up then idk what to say.

That said with what happened to the study since then and now, I'm not really confident that their next game will be any good.

just_looken52d ago

If you played it fully to get plat like me back in its novemeber launch window you had that castle with empty area's endgame missions not there or working and a mp that was made around loot box grind like the mass effect mp.

Its hard to explain to those that played it years later after they tossed out the dlc/patch's

Michiel198952d ago

entitled much? I played it at launch too. Why you even platted it if it was a "major screw up"?
It was good enough for you to sink 100 hours in but also a complete fuckup at the same time, make up your mind.
So either you like shitty games or you're just talking out of your ass.

RaidenBlack52d ago

Well just wanna say, Archetype Entertainment is the new BioWare, composed of mainly ex-BioWare vets.
And they're developing Exodus (starring Matthew McConaughey), a new sci-fi RPG (spiritual successor to Mass Effect, dare I say?)

CantThinkOfAUsername52d ago

I hope it's a single player game with Anthem's gameplay mechanics.

Becuzisaid52d ago

They're owned by EA. What makes you think that they wouldn't publish for PS5? Shoot, if your fridge could connect to your bank account EA would try to release it for that if they could!

Double_O_Revan53d ago

How about they focus on those games and not over extend themselves? We don't need another Anthem.

Becuzisaid52d ago

Bioware died after Inquisition (some would even argue after ME3). They are no longer the same company.

Show all comments (14)
80°

Mass Effect 3's Ending for Javik Misses the Forest for the Trees

Based on one narratively fitting ending in Mass Effect 3, Prothean squadmate Javik is highly unlikely to return in the next Mass Effect game.

Read Full Story >>
gamerant.com
anast80d ago

He was one of my least favorite characters. I wish they would have done the Proths different.

70°

Mass Effect Writer Reveals Why He Left BioWare

During a part of his interview with Minnmax, Mac Walters gave details of why he chose to leave BioWare.

Read Full Story >>
gameshorizon.com