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Mass Effect Comments by Kristan Reed

19 November, 2007

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BiscuitBase
19/11/07 @ 14:08
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SOLD!
Paukl
19/11/07 @ 14:08
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To be honest, after reading the review I'm surprised you even gave it an 8. It was fairly negative throughout.
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wayn3h^!
19/11/07 @ 14:10
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omg soo many good games out lately. Still got Crysis, GoW (pc) and Portal to play through.

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HiddenAway
19/11/07 @ 14:10
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From all the hype I've been hearing, I expected a 10 :S
Aretak
19/11/07 @ 14:12
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They're coming.
Retroid [mod]
19/11/07 @ 14:13
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/Hopes ShopTo ship his CE edition early
onyxbox
19/11/07 @ 14:15
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Great review, nice to see a balanced and fair review.
Skooch
19/11/07 @ 14:15
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Oh well, an eight is still a good game (better than Assassins - OK, shoot me now :)).

I'm definitely going to give this a go - although getting a free copy certainly makes it an easier decision than having to part with 40 quid or so.

GitSomE UK
19/11/07 @ 14:15
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Oooh.. I thought this would have been a 10... still going to get it though... next year... bargain bin maybe.

There's a hell of a lot I'm playing right now COD4, Orange, Zelda DS plus all the new bits I get for Xmas!!!
Cylinder
19/11/07 @ 14:15
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I’m definitely picking this up when it hits PC, I just hope the wait isn’t too long…
Verwandlung
19/11/07 @ 14:16
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Is this the game with the hot lesbian alien loser sex?
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bdc
19/11/07 @ 14:18
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Ooooh.

I'm going to hide in my nuclear bunker I think. Not even going to try and troll this one.
KingOfSpain
19/11/07 @ 14:19
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I respect that this is his opinion and everything but it does sound like he just doesn't "get" it. Which is a shame I suppose.

Anywho, it's still mine.
Triggerhappytel
19/11/07 @ 14:19
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Expected higher than an eight on this. Should really go back and read the text now.
Bad Devotions
19/11/07 @ 14:20
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so if action isn't it's forté (sp?) then surely going for the jedi type class is the way to go???

ranks 4th in my crimbo wish list of 360 games
JediMasterMalik
19/11/07 @ 14:20
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Excellent review, I guess I'll wait for the PC version next year then. It was a fairly negative review, I guess it needed to be due the vast amounts of hype surrounding it. Still it sounds like if you like Western RPGs and have a 360, you should definitey try it.
KILLA
19/11/07 @ 14:20
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Cutscenes are one reason why current games suck.
toy_brain
19/11/07 @ 14:21
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I'll be back home from work around 5pm, where I will have all the time in the world (well, evening) to read t'interweb.
I expect 'great' things from this thread. If I dont see at least 200 replies of pure fanboy drivel I'll be asking for my money back.

Get to it you tards!
teknohead
19/11/07 @ 14:21
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I bought it on Sunday and finished it monday night...couldn't put the game down. I loved it.
phAge
19/11/07 @ 14:21
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Off the chrimbo list it goes, then - can't STAND lousy framerates, pop-in and suchlikes. Ruins the suspension of disbelief much more than if they'd just turned down the fidelity of the GFX a notch or two. KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS, DAMNIT!
bcolter
19/11/07 @ 14:21
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Picking this one up for sure...
smoothpete
19/11/07 @ 14:21
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Good enough for me.
Eighthours
19/11/07 @ 14:21
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Seems that the "green disc" review versions may have more issues than their retail counterparts. Guess we'll just have to wait and see on that one.
Britesparc
19/11/07 @ 14:22
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Ooooh, "only" an 8. Controversial...

Still getting it. Don't care if the combat's crap, I don't want it for the combat, I want it for the RPG bits and the talky bits and the lesbian sex.
JediMasterMalik
19/11/07 @ 14:24
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But if the combat's crap, then isn't that where all of your RPG bits go towards? Just a thought.
ZuluHero
19/11/07 @ 14:25
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how many hours would you say the main plot has in it? 100 hours? 200?
glaeken
19/11/07 @ 14:26
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Still getting it but the performance issues sound annoying. I wish they would scale back on the graphical detail a little to get the frame rates consistent. I would far rather have a good solid frame rate over something that looks prettier in screen shots.
JediMasterMalik
19/11/07 @ 14:26
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Your spelling is worse than usual, bengali.
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JediMasterMalik
19/11/07 @ 14:26
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@zulu - 15 to 20.
mkreku
19/11/07 @ 14:26
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Good enough for me! This is a must!
bcolter
19/11/07 @ 14:27
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Bikerbob - "Nice tech demos with a little bit of game play built around it. "

Tech Demo??? - "frame-rate, texture pop-in and v-syncing terrors" - Did you post in the wrong thread?
deiseach
19/11/07 @ 14:30
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Seems fair. It sounds like a souped-up Knights of the Old Republic without the instant hook of the Star Wars universe. That's good enough for me, but it won't appeal to everyone.
KILLA
19/11/07 @ 14:30
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Dumb AI really kills a game for me.
speedofthepuma
19/11/07 @ 14:31
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What an excellent review. The text really gets accross the pros and cons. An eight sounds reasonable given the flaws but this is as close to a ten for me as possible according to the description.
bcolter
19/11/07 @ 14:32
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Funny... waiting for this review I was thinking... Bet EG gives it an 8.
KILLA
19/11/07 @ 14:32
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It's "your" Jedi.
Lexx87
19/11/07 @ 14:32
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I wish you guys would remember this is the thoughts of ONE person. Read around...Gamespy give it 10/10 (well 5/5) and others will differ.

Bertie [staff]
19/11/07 @ 14:33
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Loving it so far, but then I would - being a silly old BioWare fanboy. Will bump the difficulty to see if it makes much difference, but otherwise the score seems to be fair and on the money.

Will still probably be one of my favourite games of the year.

bcolter
19/11/07 @ 14:33
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If you'd really like to complain about cut scenes... Try Eternal Sonata....
Arcadiian
19/11/07 @ 14:33
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@ JediMasterMalik.

It's always amusing when people pick up on other peoples spelling, and then spell something wrong themselves.

Though I am easily amused.
Olemak
19/11/07 @ 14:34
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Maybe there'll be a PS3 version in a year or so? If so, they could do away with the loads and maybe tidy the combat up a little. Would be worth waiting for. Or a PC version, of course, whichever comes first, if they are going to improve on the original in the conversion.
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19/11/07 @ 14:34
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Still buying this even though it's an 8. I take eurogamers scores as a reccomendation scale. Not a perfection scale. I've been reading about the texture problems elsewhere etc. Those things don't bother me as much as other people. Stil cant believe you guys gave halo 3 a ten though. That still bothers me. I take eurogamers scoring with a pinch of salt now. Though the assassins creed review was bang on.
JediMasterMalik
19/11/07 @ 14:34
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It's always funny when people can't seperate spelling from grammar. ;)
woodnotes
19/11/07 @ 14:35
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@ Olemak: This is published by MS
speedofthepuma
19/11/07 @ 14:37
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@NatAttack - immersion is not only achievable via graphics.
Yossarian
19/11/07 @ 14:38
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it's also funny when people can't spell separate
miiiguel
19/11/07 @ 14:40
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Why are you talking about spelling and grammar ? Do you own a PS3, and are really, really bored ?
viper_h
19/11/07 @ 14:40
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you spelled separate wrong, scmuck :P
krudster [mod]
19/11/07 @ 14:41
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The main story is incredibly short for a BioWare game - having finished the main strand and faffed around a fair bit elsewhere, the game clock said 17 hrs 30 mins. On a speed run, you could easily do it in under 10.

Also, one point I didn't make in the review - remember to keep saving your game. The checkpoints are infuiratingly few and far between, and death can often send you miles back.
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19/11/07 @ 14:41
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Read like a 9 to me- imo it being dialogue heavy and lacking focus are if anything positives, (the Citadel description reminded me of how they dropped you into Amn early on in BG2 which personally i loved). So to me just about everything but the last paragraph or two was a positive. The technical issues i'm sure i can look past and will hopefully be patched and the combat according to a lot of other reviewers is actually pretty good so we'll have to wait and see there, although admittedly that part of the game has always looked pretty weak to me.

The only major negative to me would be the AI.

So reads like a 9 to me and i'm almost certain it will be a personal 10 and one of the best games of the year, if not the best, especially for RPG fans such as myself.
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