Heavy Melee Attacks

There is a new charged-up melee attack where Shepard uses his Omni-Tool to inflicting a big burning hit.

Story:

- They saw a cut-scene where the Normandy and a fleet of alien ships go through a mass relay together.
- The structure of the story is a little different to Mass Effect and ME 2, but it bears more resemblance to the first game’s story. ‘Mass Effect 3, in simple terms, is a little more like the first game. You’re collecting pieces of a story, but the more you investigate and explore these themes, the more the game will unlock and you’ll see the bigger picture.’ Its more of a traditional story.
- They’re not going to end the game like a traditional war story, where you beat the bad guys and celebrate. All these characters and relationships created will be a big part of the ending.

Additional Details:

- Casey Hudson says, the game will have some epic moments, as well as ‘smaller, more personal moments’ that exceeds the previous 2 games. The player will start realising things from Shepard’s personal life. He will have to deal with the consequences of the sacrifices he’s had to make.
- Obvious: Your choices will all have an impact in ME 3 such as the genophage, the collector base, your LI choices etc.
- New enemy type: The Cannibal. Part Batarian, part Human and part Reaper. Consumes other enemies in combat to gain strength.
- The Turret that Engineers can use won’t kill enemies, but distract them.
- Gunfights are quicker and more deadly (confirmation).
- Visually it’s tapping the heels of games such as Killzone 3 and Crysis 2, with 6 months development time left.
- The Rachni decision may haunt you in ME 3.
- Character customisation will be as extensive as ever.
- The action, rather than the all-linear affair of ME 2, will be more along the lines of Uncharted.
- New Cerberus troops are called Phantoms and Assassins.
- Shepard faces full-on bosses in the game’s story. Some are really huge. One part, you have to lure a Reaper up to a Thresher Maw so they can duke it out.
- “Many of the core story levels are built around the largest, most dramatic moments in the galaxy.”
- The Mass Effect series has sold over 7 million copies.

Even more details

- Normal in ME 3 will be the equivalent of Veteran in ME 2.
- Kai Leng (known from the books) will work with Cerberus to kill Shepard.
- James Sanders is muscular, like an American footballer on steroids.