Re: Mass Effect - so... what's it like?
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Re: Mass Effect - so... what's it like?         

Group: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action · Group Profile
Author: JAB
Date: Jun 15, 2008 06:35

Shawk wrote:
> JAB wrote:
>> Shawk wrote:
>>> Been a fair few posts concerning bugs etc (that appear to have been
>>> caused by dodgy copies more than anything else) but not much talk
>>> about the game itself. I'm undecided on whether to buy it or not...
>>> are you guys enjoying the game? Why? TIA.
>>
>> I'm certainly enjoying it as it like RPGs and also action games so a
>> nice mix of both is a good thing. I suppose it really depends on the
>> sort of game you like - well obviously! - so to me the plus points are
>> that it has a strong main plot line; good action sections almost FPS
>> like; ability to play a character and not concentrate so much on I've
>> levelled up what stats do I need to improve; some side quests to keep
>> it less linear; an RPG you can play without spending 10 hours
>> understanding how everything works. Bad bits are the bloody mini-game
>> for encryption; driving that mako thing.
>>
>> So in conclusion yep I'm enjoying it and I think there's enough
>> reviews around that should give you a good feel of what the game's
>> like. If you want a RPG heavy game it's probably not for you. If you
>> want to play the Witcher in space then buy it now!
>
>
> Thanks Jab. I read the reviews and am tempted... I just don't tend to
> trust reviews so much nowadays and like to hear what 'real' folk think.
>
> It does sound like something I'd like. I like that RPG's and FPS's are
> mingling to form a new genre... feel sorry for the RPG purists but their
> loss is my gain.
>

Most of the comments from RPG "purists" seem to be
games that are dumbed down in that you can't have turned based combat
and tweak your character to death to eck out the last bit of efficiency
in stat play. To me that's not what RPGs should be about ... it's the
plot etc. that really counts and not how to play to the rules. This is
why I have started going more and more off the Neverwinter Nights games
- I don't what to spend my time working out how I can get to become a
uber sub-class I just want to be immersed in the story.

Anyway a good game in my opinion and worth the ВЈ25.
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