Only after completing the game three times did I start to fully realize how good Mass Effect was. Up to that point, it struck me as not quite delivering on the hype and promises made (mostly by Microsoft). You are probably wondering, what made you complete it even once if it was not what you were expecting? I was expecting a lot. Frankly I thought this would be a modern revision of the classic 1980’s sand box game ‘Elite.’ Such an ambitious game was never going to be perfect in every way with only 120 people developing it. Even with 1,000 people working on it would have been hard to fully realize Bioware’s vision. Read the rest of this entry »
Review: Mass Effect
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Preview: Cockroaches in Space - Mass Effect
29 11 2007It is the best role playing experience I’ve had since Oblivion, it is also one of the worst games I have played this year. It can be so punishing. Glitches and poor design choices mar this otherwise excellent experience. The Roach reference in the post title is related to the nastiest software bug I have seen in a shipping console game.
There are lots of alien bugs to shoot too, but those are OK and challenging in a good way. Read the rest of this entry »
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