Mass Effect - E3 Walkthrough

Published 13 July, 2006 Duration 4:32

Casey Hudson, Project Director, talks us through the E3 Demo of BioWare's Xbox 360 action role-playing game.

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  • S.J.Rogers #1 6 years ago

    Woooooo...!!!!

    I did not even know of this games existence 10 minuets ago and now I want it...

    It looks fantastic.

  • redd #2 6 years ago

    athmosfere reminiscent of blade runner. Which is great.

  • S.J.Rogers #3 6 years ago

    Thats what i thought.

  • Glitch #4 6 years ago

    This game has made its way into the top 5 list of games to come for me.

    The visuals are amazing! squad based RPG with big guns! woohoo

  • Perry #5 6 years ago

    All good. Bioware involved is a good thing in my book as well.

    This has amazing potential, but proof will be in the pudding, of course. If this is a space age Balgurs Gate, with the same amount of roaming available, I'm very interested.

    Any idea when it is due?

  • jmctavish #6 6 years ago

    Very exciting, but I've got doubts about the combat.

  • pauleyc #7 6 years ago

    The exclusivity of Mass Effect is the only thing that might me convince to buy a Xbox 360 within the next year.

    Bioware, develop a PC version, damnit! :-)

  • Grunk #8 6 years ago

    weirdly looking over right shoulder seems weird, would prefer looking over left shoulder.

  • dr_zoidthrob #9 6 years ago

    I wonder if there'll be a psychotic droid that you can recruit...

    It looks like KOTOR, just without the constraints. So it should be good.

  • foamy #10 6 years ago

    @Grunk maybe you're left handed or so. I find it quite good.

    Anyway, i want this game a lot. I'm a fan of Bioware's RPGs. Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, KotOR, Jade Empire. They never let me down, I really don't want them to screw the tradition they've been building along the years.

    The fight scenes seem fantastic. When the first trailer came out I thought it would be semi-turn based combat like KotOR or Neverwinter, but Bioware makes a brilliant move with this combat system..

    Makes me wanna buy a Xbox 360 right now ;D

  • JediMasterMalik #11 6 years ago

    Bioware, develop a PC version, damnit! :-)

    Seconded!

  • mazzl #12 6 years ago

    i like what i saw :) there's not enough of these kind of games oud there.
    will get a 360 at holiday season (hopes for a nice bonus pack)

    also want day of the tentacles on xbox arcade

  • absolutezero #13 6 years ago

    I've always loved the look of Bioware games, its just the gameplay that I really really can't stand. looks like this game is'nt going to change my mind, I know its just a demo but damn the enemies just stand there and get shot, along with the main character just walking forward and firing.

    I do like the shiny spacesuit boobs though.
    Edited by absolutezero at 14/07/06 @ 12:48

  • foamy #14 6 years ago

    absolutezero, well, it's an RPG anyway : /

    I don't know how the XP will be handled if they're really that easy, but i'd like something more in the way of no-limit leveling. I want some uber-characters, with uber powers, that take hours to level. But for it to be a game for the general gamer I guess they'd had to permit both approaches: normal leveling, power leveling.. Difficulty that self-adjusts to your level would be good enough for me..

  • SlackMaster #15 6 years ago

    Looks very nice... All of Biowares games on the XBox and POC have been good so far, with the KOTOR and Jade Empire games being my favourite.

  • GitSomE_UK #16 6 years ago

    This is the game that will finally force me to buy a 360 ... I just hope it plays as good as it looks.

  • Azazel #17 6 years ago

    Animation looks superb; up to valves standards.

    *edit* - also, I am looking forward to customising my weapons for MAS... er... maximum damage.
    Edited by Azazel at 14/07/06 @ 20:28

  • skunko #18 6 years ago

    looks lovely, I agree, it's KOTOR but in a different universe, i've been looking forward to this since i heard about it, and the video has done nothing to dissappoint.

  • Triggerhappytel #19 6 years ago

    "I've always loved the look of Bioware games, its just the gameplay that I really really can't stand." - absolutezero

    Seconded. KotOR was a great game, but the combat was very stilted. Keep hitting A or B and watch animations play out, heal, move on, etc.

    Jade Empire tried something new, but the combat was pathetically shallow and it lost a lot of depth from their previous games.

    I've seen a few videos of Mass Effect so far, and the only stick in the mud for me seems to be the fighting so far.

  • space_ace #20 6 years ago

    a new star control?! unbelievable!

  • Virgil #21 6 years ago

    I dunno the combat seems good imo, It could present the answer to the problems of so many rpg haters. This is just a short demo after all.