Mass Effect
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:24 pm
I got this Friday and have burned up almost all my spare time playing it since (including an entire weekend). It's a typical Bioware RPG game, it's easy to get into, has a massively deep and compelling story-line, and it's character development and combat are second to non. A true masterpiece.
Anyone who played Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and enjoyed that will feel right at home in Mass Effect. It's not a Star Wars title, but a lot of the feeling is similar to KoTOR.
As with any Bioware game, the locations, graphics, dialog and animation are all truly stunning also. Of course I have the advantage of having an expensive graphics card in my computer (or, you could play it on XBox 360), which makes it even better, but generally the game is really nice looking all round. I especially like the highly detailed facial customization for the main character you play, it's mind blowingly flexible! The twists and turns in the plot really suck you in too, and without wanting to give too much away, there's some really emotional roller-coasters in there too.
I highly recommend it to any action-RPG fan or Bioware fan. I can't find enough superlatives for it.
Anyone who played Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and enjoyed that will feel right at home in Mass Effect. It's not a Star Wars title, but a lot of the feeling is similar to KoTOR.
As with any Bioware game, the locations, graphics, dialog and animation are all truly stunning also. Of course I have the advantage of having an expensive graphics card in my computer (or, you could play it on XBox 360), which makes it even better, but generally the game is really nice looking all round. I especially like the highly detailed facial customization for the main character you play, it's mind blowingly flexible! The twists and turns in the plot really suck you in too, and without wanting to give too much away, there's some really emotional roller-coasters in there too.
I highly recommend it to any action-RPG fan or Bioware fan. I can't find enough superlatives for it.