Mass Effect

[FunkSoljah]

Just got the game today , about 2 hours into it so far. Gotta say i'm quite impressed thus far. Anyone else gotten this game yet or plan on getting it?

[kritter65]

Dude, your avatar includes the web address of a rival website to the Range ... you might want to edit that.

[phishhead220]

It's on my list of games I might get along with Halo 3 and the new Call of Duty

[Shamrock1989]

Yeah i played it, It's huge, with all the systems full of planets you can explore. Pretty cool game.

[Cornellian]

I've completed one playthrough of the game and am about to do another. If you're a fan of real-time RPGs I've never played a better one. BioWare really knocked it out of the park with this one, but what else did you expect from a company with such a solid pedigree?

Pros:
An engaging, well-researched storyline
Awesome battle system
The most cinematic game you've ever played
Intriguing villains
Drop-dead gorgeous
Very little loading

Cons:
The main line story quest is only about 20 hours long
Controlling your teammates can be frustrating at times
The save system is braindead. Seriously, save often.
The framerate can get a little choppy at times
Shadows during dialogue just don't look right

All in all, I'd say this game is worth the price of admission.

[Acoustic-Fury]

I rented it through Gamefly and put roughly 25 or 30 hours into it. I was a sentinel.

The main storyline is a good one...but you can do side missions off the main storyline or missions that don't even interact with the storyline. The decisions you make also affect the storyline - whether you are a Paragon (peacekeeper) or Rebel (jerk) or even a little bit of both depending on your mood at the time. There are some pretty big plot changes depending on the decisions you make...which I thought was pretty cool. This was the first game I could see playing again because of those options.


Cornellian hit it on the head with his summation. I played through once on the main mission and barely cracked the surface of the side missions. It was an engaging play and I could see playing through a number of times just to see the different outcomes or how the storyline was affected.

[JMNY83]

I have it but it's sitting on the self since COD4 online rules my life right now.

[Darksyde]

I have it but it's sitting on the self since COD4 online rules my life right now.


I hear that man COD4 is sick. Now that I have my new video card it looks amazing. Online handle is Darksyde....come kill me.