Review Twenty-Sided nitpicks Mass Effect

[themadhatter114]

Fuck aliens. If they came down to earth tomorrow, they wouldn't know any human language, and they'd mean as little to me as a fucking cow. I'd cook them up and eat them just the same as I would any other animal.

If cows could fly spaceships would they be any less tasty?

Sure, Mass Effect encourages you to be racist by forcing you to bring aliens aboard your ship and by forcing you to sacrifice one of your human companions over one of the aliens that you'd gladly rid yourself of. We should be able to convince Garrus to guard the bomb after killing Wrex, avoiding Liara, and telling Tali to go fuck herself. Hell, after you get the lead on Fist and the information about Saren, you shouldn't have to bring any of the aliens along with you.

 

[doctor_kaz]

Everyone who criticizes Bioware's games for having simple morality or an ordinary story ironically does them a huge favor by diverting attention from how shitty the combat and interface in their games are. Bioware's games fail miserably when it comes to some basic aspects of game design, like AI.

 

[BethesdaLove]

But Black Isle, Troika, Obsidian, CDP, Bethfuckthatshit excel at it. Especially at AI and stuff...

Moron.

 

[Volourn]

Pretty much all games have 'simple morality' and that includes espicially FO.

 

[BearBomber]

What bothers me most about Bioware games is the politically correct atmosphere they all insist a player breathe, something that goes hand in hand with dialogue (and story) refined to the point of flat, formulaic and stupefyingly correct boilerplate. The result is an inevitable cartoony-ness.

Bioware morality - shit

Cartoons - awesome

 

[themadhatter114]

If the morality system is simple, then you simply don't hype it and no one will have a reason to bitch. If the morality system is simply good vs. evil, or humanity first v. multiculturalism, then it's nothing to really write home about. The far more interesting thing is if you have multiple groups with competing objectives that offered unique consequences for pleasing them or pissing them off.

In Mass Effect you have different things that all count towards the same meter.

Are you a complete jerk who randomly hits people for no good reason? You're a renegade.
Do you always put humanity first? You're a renegade.
Do you shoot first and ask questions later? You're a renegade.
Do you always put the success of the mission above the cost of innocent life? You're a renegade.

I mean, seriously, couldn't they measure those things separately? You could simply be the type of person who shoots first and the type of person who refuses to jeopardize the mission, and ultimately you'll get the xenophobic ending. I find that a little ridiculous and overly simplistic.

Oh, and:

Are you a super nice guy? You're a paragon.
Do you always try to talk through a situation even with the lowliest of scum, even after killing everyone in his bunker? You're a paragon.
Do you love multiculturalism? You're a paragon.
Are you willing to risk the failure of the most vital mission before the galaxy just to save a few measly lives? You're a paragon.

 

[DraQ]

Hai guise, have u heard about The Witcher?