Mass Effect is a Bioware RPG, on the Xbox 360, which I finally received on Monday. Having kind of rushed the game on the first play, I'm definately going to spend more time on the second play thru. It has, by far the most seamless character interaction of any game I've ever play so far. The characters are professionally voiced and modeled, and the dialog system flows very smoothly and naturally. The combat system works very well, being a hybrid shooter/turn based rpg. The soundtrack is top notch and feels just like you're watching a great sci-fi flick. But it also has some very minor yet annoying bugs/glitches, and they stop the game being one of the greatest RPG ever created. The vehicle driving is insanely idiotic and handles horribly, it appears that no one in Bioware plays any driving games, ever. Also sometimes the texture loads very slowly, at few instances it didn't load fast enough for fast transition scenes. And what's the deal with the slow arse elevators?? So the human race has mastered faster-than-light travel and yet they are obviously lacking in that department. The menu interface is also not very intuitive and feels very clumsy. The tutorial (or lack of it) is short and not informative. Overall, the game has an excellent presentation, with a great story and high replayability, anyone who owns a 360 and likes action/rpg genre should try it out.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Mass Effect
Mass Effect is a Bioware RPG, on the Xbox 360, which I finally received on Monday. Having kind of rushed the game on the first play, I'm definately going to spend more time on the second play thru. It has, by far the most seamless character interaction of any game I've ever play so far. The characters are professionally voiced and modeled, and the dialog system flows very smoothly and naturally. The combat system works very well, being a hybrid shooter/turn based rpg. The soundtrack is top notch and feels just like you're watching a great sci-fi flick. But it also has some very minor yet annoying bugs/glitches, and they stop the game being one of the greatest RPG ever created. The vehicle driving is insanely idiotic and handles horribly, it appears that no one in Bioware plays any driving games, ever. Also sometimes the texture loads very slowly, at few instances it didn't load fast enough for fast transition scenes. And what's the deal with the slow arse elevators?? So the human race has mastered faster-than-light travel and yet they are obviously lacking in that department. The menu interface is also not very intuitive and feels very clumsy. The tutorial (or lack of it) is short and not informative. Overall, the game has an excellent presentation, with a great story and high replayability, anyone who owns a 360 and likes action/rpg genre should try it out.
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