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Isriana — Why Video Games Are Better Than Reality: Part 1

Published: 2012-02-04 13:12:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 58243; Favourites: 955; Downloads: 0
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Description Before I go further I must say that I really, really sucked at driving Mako in Mass Effect. But still - think about it. Drop-off from several hundred metres? No problem, Mako's springs won't even squeak. Driving on planets of extreme heat or cold or even ones covered by water? Big deal. Managed to flip your vehicle upside down or have a steep mountain to go over? Worry not, laws of physics won't apply to Mako.
And then again, there's my car. During summer it's like sauna on wheels. Driving on a pitted sand road makes it bump and tremble so much that sometimes I worry whether I'm leaving a trail of car parts behind me. And during past few weeks I haven't been able to open any doors because they're frozen shut - to open driver's side door I literally have to throw myself against the door several times and every time I'm afraid I will break the handle. I don't even bother to talk about snow and all the trouble it has been causing.
Seriously, I'd give a kingdom for a real-life M-35 right now. Failing that, a heated garage would be a very viable option, too.


EDIT: As if all that wasn't enough just today my car refused to start altogether. Dead battery, apparently. Aaand I have no way to charge it since the hood is frozen shut. Oh boy, how I love Finnish winter sometimes...

Moon brushes: ~ischarm-stock [link]

Molly Shepard © me
Liara T'Soni, M-35 and SSV Normandy SR-1 © Bioware
from Mass Effect

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Comments: 231

Isriana In reply to ??? [2012-02-06 10:47:50 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, me too. Maybe there will be something like it for ME3.

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BHAAD In reply to Isriana [2012-02-06 11:23:47 +0000 UTC]

let's hope

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McGillustrator In reply to ??? [2012-02-04 17:02:51 +0000 UTC]

Ah, the Mako...what a love-hate relationship that was. Still, it was a pretty incredible set of wheels all things considered.

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Isriana In reply to McGillustrator [2012-02-06 10:45:47 +0000 UTC]

So true. As much as driving Mako frustrated me sometimes, I really wouldn't mind having a ride with properties like that.

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Agregor In reply to ??? [2012-02-04 16:37:49 +0000 UTC]

Excellent! ^ ^ Recently I was play again in the first part because new saves. It's hard to drive Mako! But he go well in the mountains. Liara. What are your intentions about her?

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Isriana In reply to Agregor [2012-02-06 10:40:56 +0000 UTC]

It really is! The PC controls felt nearly impossible when I tried it for the first time... and even after 50 hours of playing I still wasn't that good at driving.
My Shepard became friends with Liara. I knew Garrus was a romance option in ME2, and he is too awesome to resist...

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Agregor In reply to Isriana [2012-02-07 14:13:02 +0000 UTC]

Oh, yes. ^^ I read a lot of adult fanfiction with Garrus. On a table, in the cabin, in the shower ...^_^

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Tarisha [2012-02-04 16:33:29 +0000 UTC]

Oh... this is so life-true))))
And driving Mako is crazy, but fun

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Isriana In reply to Tarisha [2012-02-06 10:37:34 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you like it! The last panel is very much reality here at the moment.

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Tarisha In reply to Isriana [2012-02-06 11:30:30 +0000 UTC]

I know how it is, I live relatively close to Finland Good thing if you have a shovel at hand... Otherwise it's better to use public transport.

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Isriana In reply to Tarisha [2012-02-06 11:39:28 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I'm sure you've had more than your share of the snow as well. Everyone living north seem to have problem with it. Somehow I have a feeling this winter is going to last looong - it will be May before all these drifts melt away...

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Tarisha In reply to Isriana [2012-02-06 17:57:04 +0000 UTC]

We've had tones of snow last two years. Hope this year it will be different.

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NeroonCousland In reply to ??? [2012-02-04 16:32:07 +0000 UTC]

Very good point! And very funny artwork.

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Isriana In reply to NeroonCousland [2012-02-06 10:35:22 +0000 UTC]

Heh, thanks a lot!

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honglong17 In reply to ??? [2012-02-04 15:43:35 +0000 UTC]

Poor Liara, she have to endure.... another more horrible than mako drive with shep in ME2

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Isriana In reply to honglong17 [2012-02-06 10:35:02 +0000 UTC]

She and every other poor NPC. I once managed to get my Mako stuck in the stairway in Feros - nearly upside down, no less. No other choice but to reload from earlier save, lol.

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Fomalhaut48 In reply to ??? [2012-02-04 14:12:11 +0000 UTC]

Also, drink some weird fluid or rest to cure all wounds up to including death in battle!

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Isriana In reply to Fomalhaut48 [2012-02-06 10:32:29 +0000 UTC]

YES! This is going to be a series, and video games' "instant healing" is pretty high on my to-do-list.

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Shaw27 In reply to ??? [2012-02-04 13:51:11 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant

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Isriana In reply to Shaw27 [2012-02-06 10:31:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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CadeSkywalker In reply to ??? [2012-02-04 13:40:23 +0000 UTC]

Haha, Shepard's car is the best! But I'm okay with that, at least I don't have to fight giant sand worms and other alien creatures with my little Opel.

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Isriana In reply to CadeSkywalker [2012-02-06 10:30:40 +0000 UTC]

So true. I just wish I had such a badass car as well!

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Himik87 In reply to ??? [2012-02-04 13:22:51 +0000 UTC]

LOL

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Isriana In reply to Himik87 [2012-02-04 13:38:02 +0000 UTC]

Indeed

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Radzaarty In reply to ??? [2012-02-04 13:20:49 +0000 UTC]

And to top it off, your car doesn't have a big ass cannon on top!

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Isriana In reply to Radzaarty [2012-02-04 13:37:51 +0000 UTC]

Exactly! How helpful would that be in a traffic jam?

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Spazkid1997 In reply to Isriana [2013-05-01 22:27:06 +0000 UTC]

That'd make commuting a hell of a lot easier.

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MehOfKirkwall In reply to Isriana [2013-01-26 09:02:32 +0000 UTC]

Not to mention the thrusters. Just casually boost over cars ahead.

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MerlindaDragon In reply to Isriana [2012-02-11 18:00:58 +0000 UTC]

Uhh... that would be AWESOME.

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Radzaarty In reply to Isriana [2012-02-04 13:44:34 +0000 UTC]

Oh that would be fun! heh heh heh >

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