Review: Mass Effect PC
Developer: Bioware
Director: Casey Hudson
In the beginning there was Half Life.....Then there was Halo......Now we are blessed with Mass Effect. After forty eight hours of fun and games on my personal computer, I finally finished this long, long game. You might be wondering why it took me so long to finish and you are probably calling me a noob right now but if you consider the painful side quests, you will get an idea in your head. If you don't...mmmm...I am gonna tell my mother! The experience was magnificent, jaw dropping, eye popping, and a galaxy of fun had ended once you finished the game. It was really sad that you could not go back and finish the side quests once you finished the game and that made me start the game all over again but apart from this problem and a couple of others, this game should definitely be in your game collection. Weeks ago, before I brought the game home, I was in a difficult dilemma between buying this game or Crysis. A text of reviews, video reviews, and a whole lot of persuasion form friends and family, I took home this lovable game. And thank God for letting me choose this game! As you start your career, you can choose to customize Commander Shepard, the character that you will be in control of for all of the game, and you can also decide one whether to make him a woman or man. Once you decide on which sex, you can then change his facial appearance... mine looked like Dolph Lundgren. After you finish with all that stuff (was about to say crap) you are faced with the difficulty of which class do you want your character to be in: Soldier, Engineer, Adept, Infiltrator, Sentinel, and Vanguard. Soldiers are, obviously, the ones who are the most skilled in weaponry. Engineers and Adepts are skilled in using biotics, techs, and omni-tools. The other three classes are a mixture of Soldiers, Engineers, and Adepts. You can also choose between "spacer" (born and bred in space), a "colonist" (born on one of Earth's extrasolar colonies), or "Earthborn" (hailing from the streets of one of Earth's cities) as your characters back story and your choice will affect your line of story. The dialog and morality are very similar to previous Bioware titles, such as Star Wars: Knights of the old republic and Jade Empire, and your choice of words can earn you Paragon (good) and Renegade (bad) points. To me it didn't really matter what you choose to say because in the end, the ending is still the same. When the panel comes up waiting to see what you would say, in a conversation, there will be around three or four choices to choose from which are not on word-for-word basis but they match the tone of the message. The creator (or director) Casey Hudson has made something along with his wonderful crew that will be enjoyed for generations to come and with Mass Effect out now, he really has touched the sky and beyond. Can't wait to buy Mass Effect 2 once it gets lower than one hundred and eighteen bucks. Whoever wrote the story should be proud of themselves because they have created storytelling that is enjoyable and the story is something which will stay in your mind for a while.
I don't want to tell you the story because even if I give you the slightest hint everything will be ruined. It is very hard to keep myself from telling you the story. The story is something which you will be drooling over and the soundtrack and music that goes along with it really creates that atmosphere that feels right. The music is quite good during combat as you are wiping enemies out but that soon changes into awesomeness as you watch a cut-scene. The ending for Mass Effect really made the stupendous story and the greatly composed soundtrack really stand out and that is why I keep on replaying that memory over and over again. The Combat is a whole other thing that will take time to get used to. I am a hardcore First Person Shooter and to play a Third Person Shooter really felt weird and fun at the same time. I like FPS because you can only see a gun and a hand but now I am really start to like Third Person Shooters. The game also has a cover system which comes in handy when there is a whole lot of enemies in your way or if your health is greatly low. The assault rifle is great and never runs out of ammunition, same with all the other weaponry, but it can over heat a little too quickly. The pistol was hardly used in the game because it is too weak. The Shotgun is also another formidable weapon and it can do lots of damage. The Sniper is one of the worst in a long time. It moves around too much and overheats way too quickly. I would have really loved to see some Alien weaponry but it isn't included in the game, hope they included it in the sequel. The AI is not very smart but what they lack in intelligence they "sometimes" make up in strength. The Mako, the only vehicle used in this game which you can control, has terrible controls but does do very good damage. Your allies are easy to get used to and they are fun at times. Garrus and Wrex are the best teammates after Alex and Freeman. The game is better than Half Life 2 in storytelling and dialog but sucks in combat. The graphics are the best of 2007 but the film grains are useless and annoying. You can change that in the games menu. The elevator rides are too long and why is the sex scene in this game so controversial? Buy this game!!
Developer: Bioware
Director: Casey Hudson
In the beginning there was Half Life.....Then there was Halo......Now we are blessed with Mass Effect. After forty eight hours of fun and games on my personal computer, I finally finished this long, long game. You might be wondering why it took me so long to finish and you are probably calling me a noob right now but if you consider the painful side quests, you will get an idea in your head. If you don't...mmmm...I am gonna tell my mother! The experience was magnificent, jaw dropping, eye popping, and a galaxy of fun had ended once you finished the game. It was really sad that you could not go back and finish the side quests once you finished the game and that made me start the game all over again but apart from this problem and a couple of others, this game should definitely be in your game collection. Weeks ago, before I brought the game home, I was in a difficult dilemma between buying this game or Crysis. A text of reviews, video reviews, and a whole lot of persuasion form friends and family, I took home this lovable game. And thank God for letting me choose this game! As you start your career, you can choose to customize Commander Shepard, the character that you will be in control of for all of the game, and you can also decide one whether to make him a woman or man. Once you decide on which sex, you can then change his facial appearance... mine looked like Dolph Lundgren. After you finish with all that stuff (was about to say crap) you are faced with the difficulty of which class do you want your character to be in: Soldier, Engineer, Adept, Infiltrator, Sentinel, and Vanguard. Soldiers are, obviously, the ones who are the most skilled in weaponry. Engineers and Adepts are skilled in using biotics, techs, and omni-tools. The other three classes are a mixture of Soldiers, Engineers, and Adepts. You can also choose between "spacer" (born and bred in space), a "colonist" (born on one of Earth's extrasolar colonies), or "Earthborn" (hailing from the streets of one of Earth's cities) as your characters back story and your choice will affect your line of story. The dialog and morality are very similar to previous Bioware titles, such as Star Wars: Knights of the old republic and Jade Empire, and your choice of words can earn you Paragon (good) and Renegade (bad) points. To me it didn't really matter what you choose to say because in the end, the ending is still the same. When the panel comes up waiting to see what you would say, in a conversation, there will be around three or four choices to choose from which are not on word-for-word basis but they match the tone of the message. The creator (or director) Casey Hudson has made something along with his wonderful crew that will be enjoyed for generations to come and with Mass Effect out now, he really has touched the sky and beyond. Can't wait to buy Mass Effect 2 once it gets lower than one hundred and eighteen bucks. Whoever wrote the story should be proud of themselves because they have created storytelling that is enjoyable and the story is something which will stay in your mind for a while.
I don't want to tell you the story because even if I give you the slightest hint everything will be ruined. It is very hard to keep myself from telling you the story. The story is something which you will be drooling over and the soundtrack and music that goes along with it really creates that atmosphere that feels right. The music is quite good during combat as you are wiping enemies out but that soon changes into awesomeness as you watch a cut-scene. The ending for Mass Effect really made the stupendous story and the greatly composed soundtrack really stand out and that is why I keep on replaying that memory over and over again. The Combat is a whole other thing that will take time to get used to. I am a hardcore First Person Shooter and to play a Third Person Shooter really felt weird and fun at the same time. I like FPS because you can only see a gun and a hand but now I am really start to like Third Person Shooters. The game also has a cover system which comes in handy when there is a whole lot of enemies in your way or if your health is greatly low. The assault rifle is great and never runs out of ammunition, same with all the other weaponry, but it can over heat a little too quickly. The pistol was hardly used in the game because it is too weak. The Shotgun is also another formidable weapon and it can do lots of damage. The Sniper is one of the worst in a long time. It moves around too much and overheats way too quickly. I would have really loved to see some Alien weaponry but it isn't included in the game, hope they included it in the sequel. The AI is not very smart but what they lack in intelligence they "sometimes" make up in strength. The Mako, the only vehicle used in this game which you can control, has terrible controls but does do very good damage. Your allies are easy to get used to and they are fun at times. Garrus and Wrex are the best teammates after Alex and Freeman. The game is better than Half Life 2 in storytelling and dialog but sucks in combat. The graphics are the best of 2007 but the film grains are useless and annoying. You can change that in the games menu. The elevator rides are too long and why is the sex scene in this game so controversial? Buy this game!!