This week i will be reviewing Mass Effect and its sequel. The original game is one of my favorite rpg's. But changing systems from xbox 360 to the pc version of the second id thought id do the first game again to use a transfered character in the second game. Going through and playing it the second time i'm finding a lot more flaws in this game that i thought was near perfect a couple years back. Some of my major gripes with the game are the inventory and combat system, both of which are fixed in the sequel. In the second game you are given a small cache of weapons and spend your time upgrading said weapons. The combat is much improved in the second game cover fully covers you unlike the first and it is much more satisfying. With these two changes and multiple small other changes between the two games it really shows that Bioware is listening to the gripes of the fans. The major flaw, in my opinion, in the second game is the lake of sure size that the first game has. You just don't get the same feel from the citadel in the second game which is reduced to just the human embassy. Those are the few flaws i saw in both games and how they relate to each other.
Now what i find utterly enjoyable about both games is just the amount of information and dialog that permeates through the games. It shows real love for the work that the developers worked so hard on. Possibly the greatest thing is the connectivity between the two games what you do in the first game shows up in the second whether you help a character makes it depend if hes in the second game. Overall these two games turn into my favorite rpg of all time and both are a definite pickup and i cant wait til the third game
Mass Effect 1(2010 playing)- 7/10
Mass Effect 2- 10/10
Until next time
Stay Frosty Heroes,
Vash
afterthought: Oh i didnt mention the fail of the maiko car in the first game a welcome axe in the second game.
Hindsight review ftw!!
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