Game News Mass Effect 2: Comprehensive Review Extravaganza

[Genma:TheDestroyer]

Wow...this bit says it all, doesn't it?



"That said, this is still one of the best real-time action RPGs I've ever played. Think about it: I just compared an RPG to Gears of War. If it wasn't for Shepard's funny legs and some non-reactive bullet-sponges, I'd compare it directly because everything else works as well as an actual shooter -- the stop-and-pop, the in-battle powers, and even squad tactics are on par with the best of that genre."

 

[Overweight Manatee]

I thought CoD20 was the best game ever and Gears of War was just a shitty ripoff by now?

 

[Volourn]

"The loot chase"

rpg = LOOT CHASE

The more you know...

 

[ricolikesrice]

Mass Effect 2 has heart. It has soul. If Mass Effect 2 sang the Blues, you'd want to listen. This is a game made by people who genuinely loved what they were doing, and it's clear that rather than asking themselves "How can we best serve the market?", the developers instead asked "Wouldn't it be awesome if . . .?" It has all the enthusiasm and the quirkiness (for better and worse) of an indie game, but the production values that only a multi-million dollar budget will buy.

It has flaws - plenty of them - but ultimately it's a great game. I have had more fun with Mass Effect 2 than with any RPG released in the last few years. Mass Effect 2 is not "game as art," as Planescape: Torment and (more recently) Mask of the Betrayer have tried to be. Instead, it is "game as game", something that has been equally rare recently in the RPG genre. There is a focus on gameplay, on RPG mechanics, on depth of setting and on immersion.

All in all, I liked Mass Effect 2 very much. Someone might now ask ‘wait, what? So many flaws from the linear corridor level design to regenerating health to shitty AI, but he still says it’s a very good game?’. Well, yes, the game is definitely not flawless, but the cons are totally overshadowed by the pros, and most of the flaws are actually rather minor for this type of gameplay. The plot is rather silly, planets are underdeveloped, but then again, it’s not what this game is about. What it's about is exploration of the universe, getting to know many interesting NPCs, gathering loot, fighting challenging fights, renegade/paragon options, and… romance. Believe me when I say that the romances will imprint themselves in your memory for a long time if you play it properly, and I just can’t find words to describe how marvellous they were.

Now we can only hope that Biowares next game will have the story of Dragon Age and the gameplay of Mass Effect 2, which I might say could be the recipe for a monumental cRPG.

Mass Effect 2 is enjoyable, addictive, and deeply satisfying, and I wholeheartedly recommend it. If the Codex gave numerical scores, I'd give this an 8.5 out of 10. Since we don't, pretend you didn't see that.

 

[VentilatorOfDoom]

I don't believe you.

 

[Emotional Vampire]

I don't really have anything against people who like Mass Effect 2.

(Well except that it's a bad game, because FPS + stats = shitty FPS, and putting it in TPP doesn't help at all)

Just don't say it's a fucking role-playing game.

 

[Rohit_N]

I don't believe you.

I think it's a copy of another review. I recognize the writing.

EDIT: Found it:
http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=165

 

[Volourn]

"Well except that it's a bad game, because FPS + stats = shitty FPS, and putting it in TPP doesn't help at all) "

You know somehting. When people try to argue that ME series is a 'shooter', I believe theya re wrong, but I cna understand why one might think that espicially at a casual glance. But, when people try to call it a FPS, I just laugh at the retardedness.

HOW THE FUCK CAN SOME ONE BE A FIRST PERSON SHOOTER WHEN THE VIEW ISN'T EVEN FUCKIN' FIRST PERSON. FFS