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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Mass Effect 3 screenshots splash down.

    Two screenshots from the sci-fi RPG have been set loose for the Internet to obsess and panic over, as it does so love to do.
    Apr 26, 2011 6:00am PDT
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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Mass Effect 3 screenshots splash down.

    Two screenshots from the sci-fi RPG have been set loose for the Internet to obsess and panic over, as it does so love to do. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      very few games I'm giddy about that are coming out soon, but this is one of them. [p Isn't there an en... : FreshwaterAU
      • It depends entirely on what you do with the final choice. Either way, something else must happen between... : breadsticks
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      Your last paragraph was perfect. Well done. : RomSteady
      • I believe the phrase you're looking for is, "Jolly good show, love!" : Halon50This person is cool!
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        looks more like directX 5 : gmdThis person is cool!
        • They should just go back to opengl 1.0 : fadetofunk
    • I really need to get on the ball and start my replay throughs of Mass Effect 1 and 2 and all the dlc on t... : baron calamityThis person is cool!
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      I like my Male Shepard =( : leadgold
      • My maleshep is a badass. : thetangentThis person is cool!
    • Well, I hope they throw some good DX10 and 11 Shaders... but overall I hope its just another quality step... : kappel80
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      Let's hope they revert back the pointless changes from the 1st game. Like the reloading system. : st4rdog
      • I'm gonna go ahead and assume that's a joke. : ManiacalMoose
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      The story is what drives this game for me. I always liked the graphics but they are nothing to get excite... : ShXIII
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        What? Go read a book, then. : Jobos
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          I think there's a little more than just the graphic representation that separates the interactive storyte... : Chipwarrior
          • Hey, pages need to be turned - that requires interactivity :) : Jobos
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          Books don't have dialogue trees! : Arceihn
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            WRONG! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choose_Your_Own_Adventure : baron calamityThis person is cool!
            • Man I used to love those things. : The Grolar Bear
      • Agreed. For all I care, they could do ME3 entirely in pixel art as long as the story is GOOD. : akaigirl
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      Haha femshep ftw! : Unkei
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        There's no femshep in those screenshots. :[ : CrustaRThis person is cool!
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          I want a fem!shep ad campaign :( : Kiyohime
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            femshep is the best. :[ : CrustaRThis person is cool!
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              negative, CrustaR. The pattern is full : Cheeziologist
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                As fun as it is running around in space as Alan Shepard, Viktoria is superior. : RaptorII
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                  http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/204/a/a/Commander_Shepard_Demotivation_by_blackbommer22.jpg : KaiserThis person is cool!
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                    http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/71095_281510777294_8210652_n.jpg : Chipwarrior
                    • Debo Shepard looks pissed. : ManiacalMoose
      • She has an awesome voice : Koral06
    • Bioware is pretty good with their console->PC ports. I don't remember having much of a problem with ME2.... : Jobos
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      Male Shepard is the face of the series and the only true Shepard. All other Shepards are inferior. : pigvomitThis person is cool!
      • LIES the face of the series is the N7 logo and the white-red-white stripe on black body armor. : Kiyohime
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        Until he opens his mouth and sounds like a complete tool. : stophelping37
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          no u >:( : Cheeziologist
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            I just call it like I see it, besides- shack consensus is split 50/50 it seems on the topic. : stophelping37
            • He sounds like a normal guy. I'm not sure what you want exactly. : ManiacalMoose
            • He sounds like a normal guy. I'm not sure what you want. : ManiacalMoose
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        He's the face of the series for continuity. Fem-shep has better voice acting. : kingdeporkThis person is cool!
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          As someone who has played both I disagree wholeheartedly : rubicantThis person is cool!
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            Yeah I keep seeing people say this but I honestly don't hear whatever it is they hear. I think both Shep... : irishlad78
            • Weird, this post is me. Somehow I wasn't paying attention and logged in to my old shack account. Whoops... : action wombmate
            • ^^^^^ : bolneze
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            I've played both too, and he's partially right. Femshep is honestly more intimidating sounding if you pla... : thetangentThis person is cool!
            • I disagree. I like to play male shepherd as a renegade : Cheeziologist
            • I loved male Shepherd renegade. I get what you mean about her sounding more intimidating, but male Shephe... : rubicantThis person is cool!
        • People post this all the time and it isn't true. : HalenThis person is cool!
      • This is true. : thetangentThis person is cool!
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      I wouldn't complain if the levels/combat were a bit less on rails : grandmasterleeThis person is cool!
      • then get ready to complain : bolneze
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      This will be my first bioware game that will not be a pre-order/day 1 purchase since NWNs. I'm still p... : Saldrin
      • Same here man. They broke my heart with the quality of DA2. Looks like they needed about 4 or so more m... : LovermanOwens
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        The team that made Dragon Age 2 is not the same team that did ME 2, which is whom they were trying to cop... : breadsticks
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          I've gotten the general impression that DA2 was pushed out so fast to make money to continue funding for ... : LoioshDwaggieThis person is cool!
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            it sounds like DA2 got the KOTOR 2 treatment :( : DownforceThis person is cool!
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              KOTOR2 was obsidian : etherboy
              • It did feel like an obsidian game: The broken and missing quests in Act 3, the DX11 bugs with nvidia hard... : LoioshDwaggieThis person is cool!
              • Yeah different studio, and LucasArts forced Obsidian to ship it early to hit the Holiday 2004 window. : deject
      • Sorry, MA1 and 2 were too fucking good for me to not be totally psyched for the third installment. : thetangentThis person is cool!
      • i just gave up and uninstalled Dragon Age 2, but i still cannot fucking wait for ME3 : CecilPhilpot
      • I'll give ME3 a go still. But I haven't purchased or played a single piece of BioWare content since DA: A... : PettytheftThis person is cool!
    • Good show, chaps. : Zerbyte
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      I have a very bad feeling that they might screw the pooch on this one like they did Dragon Age 2. Please... : LovermanOwens
      • I seriously doubt they're gonna rush out the high budget trilogy finale to their super successful and crt... : Chipwarrior
    • Stupid Cerberus getting all shot in those pictures. : CrimsonbeakThis person is cool!
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      Can't spot the difference from the ME2. : master_disaster_17
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        I'm kinda expecting these kinds of reactions now that this generation of console games is nearing the lim... : pigvomitThis person is cool!
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          True. And it's not really a bad thing, since ME2 looked great, it's just a bit weird that they'd choose t... : master_disaster_17
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            I know, you would think that they would have taken the opportunity to show something like Cerberus troops... : RaptorII
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              was that a witty retort? I'm sorry I'm a bit tired. It may well be that those two things are in those scr... : master_disaster_17
              • I went back and forth over putting in an extra sentence in there saying that it would be nice if they had... : RaptorII
              • yeah it all looks the same : bolneze
      • The blue light-bloom sticks are now 6% longer : Chipwarrior
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      way to sound like you dont work at shacknews, Alice. sarcastic tone implying paying for DLC and being res... : ironhorse86
      • Woahohoho! : Chipwarrior
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        Please do tell me where I'm coming from because, as a PC gamer of 15-odd years, I'd love to know what you... : Alice O'Connor
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          Dear Ms. O'Connor As another PC gamer of 15 odd years, I thought that the sentiment seemed odd and out ... : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
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            Internet, SpaecKow. Never over-estimate the Internet. Mark my words, you'll see these points raised in... : Alice O'Connor
            • To give a serious answer, heaps of multi-platform games are accused of being 'consolised,' including Mass... : Alice O'Connor
      • It sounds like she's read too many comments on Shacknews, and can predict the typical dreary responses as... : Dave-A
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        i just like how everyone is trying to sound smart in this subthread, so that the british chick will think... : rodneystubbs
        • I'm so coul, I spell it with a 'u.' : Alice O'Connor
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      I really wish there was a "canon" femshep so you weren't stuck with a chick who looks like all the rest o... : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
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        You can make your character look really different from "standard" face appearance but it takes a lot of t... : action wombmate
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          You can make the face look different sure, but the limited hair options means you'll run into a lot of pe... : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
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            MY femshep is unique! : CecilPhilpot
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              http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57328/1266178064082.jpg : guido anchovyThis person is cool!
              • wtf why : action wombmate
              • Goth Shep. Life is Pain. : DolemiteThis person is cool!
              • Mother of God o.O : jbury
              • BURN IT WITH FIRE. : Hemotoxin
              • X^U : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
              • looks like mr potato head had a transporter accident with a doll head : UnleashedThis person is cool!
              • lol jesus : bolneze
              • dying of laughter : wtf242This person is cool!
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                Isn't that the girl from NCIS? : warcrowThis person is cool!
                • It's the daughter from Californication. : shortbuscaptain
                • lmao why is that girl even allowed on TV? : kill9This person is cool!
              • looks a bit like dexter's sister : FlinzThis person is cool!
              • It's like Jamie Foxx starred in White Chicks with the Wayan Brothers. : ant_hillbilly
              • Hahahaha, oh jesus, now THAT is a unique Shepard! : thetangentThis person is cool!
              • I just sat here staring blankly for about 10 minutes trying to think of something that sums up my reactio... : ManiacalMoose
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      miranda better be back in this one : wtf242This person is cool!
      • i really tried for a lesbo action scene with her, but no dice. FFS THERE'S A BED VISIBLE FROM HER DESK!!!... : filthysockThis person is cool!