Mass Effect Comments by Ellie Gibson
Hands-on with BioWare's latest.
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Lots of negative vibes here dudes, let's chiiiilll. *takes a puff of weed*
Yeah man, I've been looking forward to this ever since I heard of it. Admittedly, when the demos show real-time combat, it doesn't look all that satisfying and yeah it looks a bit clunky, but the sheer scope of the story and the character-driven narrative, not to mention the atmosphere and the convo system will make this a great game. The more tactical approach to combat looks more "Bioware"; they're not used to full-on action so give them a chance. Also, from the music I've heard, it reminds me of Blade Runner, and that's a good thing. Mass Effect for the win yo! |
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TexMurphy01
17/09/07 @ 23:16
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KOTOR was excellent in my opinion, but more for the genuine Star Wars feel than the dialogue in particular. Jade Empire was a little downhill from there, but still enjoyable. This... well, I will be buying it, but I'm not convinced it's God's gift just yet. Got burned with Bioshock, y'see.
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SleepyMagpie
18/09/07 @ 00:40
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I'm hoping this will be really good, but I'm not sure really.
I like almost everything about Bioware's approach to games, now and before: The epic, sweeping stories, the many characters, the roleplaying foundation and community commitment. I don't, however, like their somewhat politically correct and toothless storytelling tilt. I know they've promised more nuanced options with Mass Effect, but I hope it doesn't turn into 256 more shades of gray niceties. Bioware need some more madness and lunacy injected. I'm a die-hard SF buff, but if this turns out to be a goody-two-shoes Star Trek fuzzy, I'm gonna barf. |
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PedroTheLion
18/09/07 @ 00:55
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I am fully aware this is a video game and not a sexy woman.
...That being said, this game continously gives me erections.
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TonyCocaCola
18/09/07 @ 09:35
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@Curion: Fair enough go play halo then.
As for Mass Effect, i can see myself playing this over and over again, looking forward to this in a big way. i can imagin a kinda Blade Runner -esque soundtrack to this for some reason. edit: cant splel
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These "new" games are fucking my gaming life quite a bit, 1st it was Oblivion - 200 hours of gameplay; now Blue Dragon, where I'm in the middle of Disc 1, so about 1/6th of the game and 22 hours spent on it (quality ludic time though, didn't understand EG's review, the game exhales quality), now Mass Effect...
And, don't worry, there aren't that many "haters", they just talk louder.
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Want want want. Agreed, they have ripped 80's soundtracks like bladerunner (best instrumental soundtrack ever, imo). KOTOR was my favourite game ever. It holds the record for me, for the longest unbroken play time. 20 hours. I started at 12 in the afternoon and stopped playing at 8am the next morning. Love it! No other games even come close.
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This game is going to be far too long isn't it? Really i can not be arsed with "epics" any more i have things to do anymore than 20 hours of gameplay (and that would have to be a mind blowing game) is too much and surly a waste of time for the designers 90% of people just aren’t going to sit through it.
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UncleLou - "Well, yeah, that sounds a lot like Bioware lately. Unfortunately they don't really have the writing talent for long dialogues."
WHAT?!? BioWare are famous for the quality of their dialogue and, more recently, voice-acting. Their games are among the few where following reams of text is NOT a chore in my opinion. |
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captainrentboy
18/09/07 @ 11:06
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Well originally I did want this after watching the E3 trailer, but then I saw the big ole preview on Gamer TV yesterday, and to be frank, it looked a little shit. Graphics were lovely, but the fighting system was very cack handed and slow, not my type of thing at all.
Ohh and there were squad based shooter elements in it too, and no genre annoys me more. |
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AwesomeWells
18/09/07 @ 11:30
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You can forget your Halo 3s and your Bioshocks...this is what I'm most looking forward to this year.
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I'm still very skeptical about this. The only thing going for it is it is made by BioWare and th graphics happen to be rather nice... it looks decidely bland, boring and dull in a cookie cutter sci-fi universe... with lame combat and even lamer driving sections. Hmmm what exactly is everyone excited about? Halo 3 hype I can understand even from my skeptic's viewpoint but mass effect?... hmmm
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Mass effect appeals to me more than halo 3. Halo 2 was average at best. Everyone kept on going on about dual weapons. Yawn... Halo 3's environments for the pics/previews all look the same. Yawn.. If halo 3 had another skin on it would most people still be interested in the game? I'm of the opinion, "would they fuck". It doesn't look like it's bringing anything new to the genre. Saying that, I'm still going to buy it. :D
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UncleLou - "Well, yeah, that sounds a lot like Bioware lately. Unfortunately they don't really have the writing talent for long dialogues."
WHAT?!? BioWare are famous for the quality of their dialogue and, more recently, voice-acting. Their games are among the few where following reams of text is NOT a chore in my opinion. Got to disagree - I find their dialogues stilted and artificial, and their general approach dubious - you meet a character, and the first thing he does is tell you his/her life story, and give you a ton of background information. Not very elegant. Black Isle and Troika (and Bioware themselves in their older games) were a lot better, and Obsidian still is. |
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