Start off by saying
the only reason to play this game is for the story
Mass Effect was fun the first time through
at the beginning it started off sort of like the Knights of the Old Republic games, with a tutorial like level that is related to the story (a lot) and then you get somewhere but you can't get/use your ship yet and then you do some quests related to the main plot and you get it
During the entire first (second counting Eden Prime) the story is fun, and so is the gameplay
During this part of the game you will be glad that you rented/bought it
then
as soon as you get your ship it goes downhill FAST
it is exactly like knights of the old republic in the way that you travel to several planets and collect maps/people
basically tracking Saren trying to find a way to defeat him (he is the villain of the game)
All three (yes there are three....) planets are pretty much the same
the first one (Noveria or something like that..) is the best
with the second and third being so boring that you want to rip your hair out, although some of the side quests are fun (there is no real way to know when someone has a quest for you except sometimes you will hear someone "saying shepherd over here")
then after two of the planets are completed it will become obvious that Saren has been doing some work on another planet (that looks a lot like the unknown world from SWKOTOR 1 and that is a good thing)
and you can go there
this is were the plot really starts to pick up
I don't want to spoil anything
but after that there are two more levels
Since the game is pretty open playing... there is a lot I didn't know where to put above
side quest planets
they are randomly generated (I hope so, because they all look the same and suck)
after the first few you will probably want to just avoid them..
Side quests
there are a lot of good side quests for you to do, most of them are on the main place (Taris/Dantooine for the knights games)
Leveling is easy and worth it because you get "powers" for every few levels in each skill that can really turn the tide of a battle (not that 2 or three shots doesn't usually kill .. instantly...)
unlike the KOTOR games the armors are hardly different then each other and you will only have to change them a few times in the coarse of the game, same with the weapons (everything has upgrades that you find)
now for a few more of the problems
Major texture popping issues
pretty much everything is the same (you will raid the same bunker like 20 times..)
there is a glitch that when you get into your ship the screen will stay black forever (it happened three times to me so save before you get in)
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The journals usually keep you knowing where to go, although the side quests would be better in another section so you don't confuse them..
the map is only so helpful.. because there are sometimes multiple levels and stories to one place
thats pretty much it
GRAPHICS: some of the best I have ever seen, a little bit less then Bioshock and a little bit more then Call of Duty 4 (the faces of the Characters are the best part) 8.5/10
STORY: Bioware. 9/10
GAMEPLAY: 4/10 fighting sucks... and gets really boring..
FEATURES: you can replay the campaign with your character staying at the same stats which is fun no co-op (although I see why..)3.5
Re playability: not much.. after you beat it once and know the entire story... the middle of the game you might have to force your self to re-do.. but there are some hard choices that might make you want to see what would have happened if it had been different..3.0
Overall: 5 Fun rental for one play through and for any KOTOR fun but if you don't like RPGs (ya, those games were you talk and then fight) you won't like this game
5 for above average
the only reason to play this game is for the story
Mass Effect was fun the first time through
at the beginning it started off sort of like the Knights of the Old Republic games, with a tutorial like level that is related to the story (a lot) and then you get somewhere but you can't get/use your ship yet and then you do some quests related to the main plot and you get it
During this part of the game you will be glad that you rented/bought it
then
as soon as you get your ship it goes downhill FAST
it is exactly like knights of the old republic in the way that you travel to several planets and collect maps/people
basically tracking Saren trying to find a way to defeat him (he is the villain of the game)
the first one (Noveria or something like that..) is the best
with the second and third being so boring that you want to rip your hair out, although some of the side quests are fun (there is no real way to know when someone has a quest for you except sometimes you will hear someone "saying shepherd over here")
then after two of the planets are completed it will become obvious that Saren has been doing some work on another planet (that looks a lot like the unknown world from SWKOTOR 1 and that is a good thing)
and you can go there
this is were the plot really starts to pick up
I don't want to spoil anything
but after that there are two more levels
Since the game is pretty open playing... there is a lot I didn't know where to put above
side quest planets
they are randomly generated (I hope so, because they all look the same and suck)
after the first few you will probably want to just avoid them..
Side quests
there are a lot of good side quests for you to do, most of them are on the main place (Taris/Dantooine for the knights games)
Leveling is easy and worth it because you get "powers" for every few levels in each skill that can really turn the tide of a battle (not that 2 or three shots doesn't usually kill .. instantly...)
unlike the KOTOR games the armors are hardly different then each other and you will only have to change them a few times in the coarse of the game, same with the weapons (everything has upgrades that you find)
now for a few more of the problems
Major texture popping issues
pretty much everything is the same (you will raid the same bunker like 20 times..)
there is a glitch that when you get into your ship the screen will stay black forever (it happened three times to me so save before you get in)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
The journals usually keep you knowing where to go, although the side quests would be better in another section so you don't confuse them..
the map is only so helpful.. because there are sometimes multiple levels and stories to one place
thats pretty much it
GRAPHICS: some of the best I have ever seen, a little bit less then Bioshock and a little bit more then Call of Duty 4 (the faces of the Characters are the best part) 8.5/10
STORY: Bioware. 9/10
GAMEPLAY: 4/10 fighting sucks... and gets really boring..
FEATURES: you can replay the campaign with your character staying at the same stats which is fun no co-op (although I see why..)3.5
Re playability: not much.. after you beat it once and know the entire story... the middle of the game you might have to force your self to re-do.. but there are some hard choices that might make you want to see what would have happened if it had been different..3.0
Overall: 5 Fun rental for one play through and for any KOTOR fun but if you don't like RPGs (ya, those games were you talk and then fight) you won't like this game
5 for above average
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