Mass Effect is fun, don't get me wrong, but I'm getting thoroughly sick of all of these sci-fi games lately. It seems like they can't manage to make a decent fantasy/medieval one (although I loved Oblivion, but that seems to be controversial.)
Yeah, but it doesn't matter if they make a shitty story in said medieval game. In this case, I'm referring to Oblivion.
I agree with you as far as there being too many sci-fi games ... there are so many sci-fi shooters out and coming out. But I make an exception for Mass Effect, because the story is freaking brilliant, and better than almost all the movies I've ever seen.
I just completed my second play through with the game, making opposite story choices of my first play though (whoever has played and beaten this game will know what I mean). I'm going to play through a third time and do everything the way I think is best after trying it all out, but that's not the point of this thread.
Pretty much, I just wanted to express how much I love this game. This game is fucking amazing. The storyline is one of the best I've ever seen in a video game, it's like playing a movie. This game is epic in every sense of the word, from start to end. The beginning really starts the game off right with how cinematic the whole thing is. The ending will really have you sitting there going "Wow ..." after the first time, at least that's how I was. I was instantly pumped for the next one to come out, to continue the awesome ass story. Plus, throughout the entire thing, it really evokes some emotion in you. Without spoiling (possible spoilers) too much, at one point it becomes obvious a certain person used you for his own personal agenda, and is kicking you off to the side. Holy shit, I was so fucking pissed, I was wishing there was an option to blow his brains out right then and there.
The characters are all done top notch - they're all interesting with awesome back stories and histories applied to them. You really, at least for me, actually care for them as much as you can a video game character. They all have distinct personalities and stuff, and the voice acting was done amazingly. Everything just seemed to "fit" with the characters, and it's awesome the way certain choices will carry over into the next game (again, you have to play to know what I mean).
The setting in this game is my favorite in almost any game (I love space, so I guess that makes me bias). The game takes place in the milky way galaxy, our home galaxy. You can travel between systems via the solar map in your ship. It's pretty much a huge map of the milky way, and each galaxy has a pin point on the map. You can zoom in and check out each planet, travel to each system, etc. There's like 15 different systems and clusters that you can travel to, each with about 4-8 planets in their system. You can't land on every planet, but you can servey them for certain quests.
The customization is awesome, as you can make your character look about like anyone you've probably ever met. lol. There's a thread on the Mass Effect website that shows how to make all kinds of different celebrities. Aside from your characters face, gender, etc, the weapons and armor in the game are awesome as far as variety and customization. There's many, many different armors and weapons, and each of them have slots for upgrades. In armor, you can apply upgrades to give you more defense, shields, protection against certain things, sensors, etc. (Each can be taken away and applied to another). Weapons are cool, as you can add mods to your weapons (sorta like CoD4), and you can also have custom ammo, which is awesome. If you have poison rounds, for example, when you kill someone with it, the poison desenegrates their body.
Interactivity with all the other characters in the game is freakin' amazing. Think KOTOR (another Bioware masterpiece), except 1000x better. Every person you meet is detailed and interesting. Haha, you even get this weird fan at the Citadel that always wants to talk to you. It's interesting how that turns out. But anyway, facial expressions and emotions are expressed in a way never before done in a video game. It's awesome. You'll have to watch some videos or play it to truely appreciate it.
There's also some mini-games and such to toy around with, as well as many side missions. Bioware has some cool DLC ideos. They just released one called 'Bring Down the Sky'. It's a whole new mission, cinematic and all, where you have to land on this asteroid that has been hijacked by Bakarian slavers. I won't spoil too much, but it's fun and adds another 30 mins to the game. (In two play throughts, I've gotten 35 hours ... that's without doing many of the side missions).
This game is one of my favorite games of all time, if not THE. (Of course, D2 is my favorite online game :D), but this game is amazing, and truly epic.
I'd give it an 11/10, but like with any game there are some annoyance, like the item limit. Once you get a certain amount, you have to turn the ones you get into raw components. You're supposed to do that to unused items so you have room, but it's easy to forget. And for some reason if you didn't do it, even if you find a great item, it FORCES you to break it down, which is dumb. But this is easy to overlook as everything else is well ... awesome.
Though, the evil empire that is EA bought Bioware. I wouldn't be surprised if they ruined that company. Stupid motherfuckers.
Mass Effect 2 might be going to the PS3, because EA is a bunch of money hungry fucktards.
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Yeah, but it doesn't matter if they make a shitty story in said medieval game. In this case, I'm referring to Oblivion.
I agree with you as far as there being too many sci-fi games ... there are so many sci-fi shooters out and coming out. But I make an exception for Mass Effect, because the story is freaking brilliant, and better than almost all the movies I've ever seen.
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That way with ME2, I'll be able to load the game up with a Good Solider, and an Evil Vanguard. =]
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I just completed my second play through with the game, making opposite story choices of my first play though (whoever has played and beaten this game will know what I mean). I'm going to play through a third time and do everything the way I think is best after trying it all out, but that's not the point of this thread.
Pretty much, I just wanted to express how much I love this game. This game is fucking amazing. The storyline is one of the best I've ever seen in a video game, it's like playing a movie. This game is epic in every sense of the word, from start to end. The beginning really starts the game off right with how cinematic the whole thing is. The ending will really have you sitting there going "Wow ..." after the first time, at least that's how I was. I was instantly pumped for the next one to come out, to continue the awesome ass story. Plus, throughout the entire thing, it really evokes some emotion in you. Without spoiling (possible spoilers) too much, at one point it becomes obvious a certain person used you for his own personal agenda, and is kicking you off to the side. Holy shit, I was so fucking pissed, I was wishing there was an option to blow his brains out right then and there.
The characters are all done top notch - they're all interesting with awesome back stories and histories applied to them. You really, at least for me, actually care for them as much as you can a video game character. They all have distinct personalities and stuff, and the voice acting was done amazingly. Everything just seemed to "fit" with the characters, and it's awesome the way certain choices will carry over into the next game (again, you have to play to know what I mean).
The setting in this game is my favorite in almost any game (I love space, so I guess that makes me bias). The game takes place in the milky way galaxy, our home galaxy. You can travel between systems via the solar map in your ship. It's pretty much a huge map of the milky way, and each galaxy has a pin point on the map. You can zoom in and check out each planet, travel to each system, etc. There's like 15 different systems and clusters that you can travel to, each with about 4-8 planets in their system. You can't land on every planet, but you can servey them for certain quests.
The customization is awesome, as you can make your character look about like anyone you've probably ever met. lol. There's a thread on the Mass Effect website that shows how to make all kinds of different celebrities. Aside from your characters face, gender, etc, the weapons and armor in the game are awesome as far as variety and customization. There's many, many different armors and weapons, and each of them have slots for upgrades. In armor, you can apply upgrades to give you more defense, shields, protection against certain things, sensors, etc. (Each can be taken away and applied to another). Weapons are cool, as you can add mods to your weapons (sorta like CoD4), and you can also have custom ammo, which is awesome. If you have poison rounds, for example, when you kill someone with it, the poison desenegrates their body.
Interactivity with all the other characters in the game is freakin' amazing. Think KOTOR (another Bioware masterpiece), except 1000x better. Every person you meet is detailed and interesting. Haha, you even get this weird fan at the Citadel that always wants to talk to you. It's interesting how that turns out. But anyway, facial expressions and emotions are expressed in a way never before done in a video game. It's awesome. You'll have to watch some videos or play it to truely appreciate it.
There's also some mini-games and such to toy around with, as well as many side missions. Bioware has some cool DLC ideos. They just released one called 'Bring Down the Sky'. It's a whole new mission, cinematic and all, where you have to land on this asteroid that has been hijacked by Bakarian slavers. I won't spoil too much, but it's fun and adds another 30 mins to the game. (In two play throughts, I've gotten 35 hours ... that's without doing many of the side missions).
This game is one of my favorite games of all time, if not THE. (Of course, D2 is my favorite online game :D), but this game is amazing, and truly epic.
I'd give it an 11/10, but like with any game there are some annoyance, like the item limit. Once you get a certain amount, you have to turn the ones you get into raw components. You're supposed to do that to unused items so you have room, but it's easy to forget. And for some reason if you didn't do it, even if you find a great item, it FORCES you to break it down, which is dumb. But this is easy to overlook as everything else is well ... awesome.
So in conlcusion:
10/10
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