Mass Effect (PC)

...how the game moulds. Mass Effect is no different; in fact I’d say this was one of the most open-ended games out there. '''Story''' The story is what truly drives this game, it’s a bit cliché however, the whole ‘END OF THE UNIVERSE’ type frame, but it’s still a strong somewhat original plot. The story is somewhat difficult to explain, as you get to choose many aspects of it from the very beginning. You’re commander Shepard and you’ve somehow survived ...
...the combat! The combat in Mass Effect is actually very impressive. You’re usually with two squad members who whilst you can’t individually order them, will follow your commands as a pair. I personally just liked running in heads first without too much in the way of tactics, but for all you tacticians out there, you’ll love the ability to control your team. During combat, you may pause the action to change weapons for you and your team-mates, you ...

bengoeswild 26.04.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Mass Effect (PC)

First and foremost, despite all the talk from BioWare, from minute one of the game is clearly a console port. This is most notable in the camera swing that follows the player somewhat haphazardly. And one doesn't even have the option of escaping this by going to a first-person mode (even though the game was promoted as having one up until a few weeks before it was released.) Now that's out of the way, we can talk about the game itself, the story ...
...the story, although in my opinion it's not as good as the storyline in KOTOR. I'm not going to ramble on about the story because I don't want to spoil it for you, so instead i'll move swiftly on to the sound effects, which sound amazing (Other than the weaponary, which is a bit of a shame). If you have a good audio system then crank up the volume and get ready for one hell of a ride. ...

IonMaiden 24.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Mass Effect (PC)