Mass Effect(PC)

Helious · 1st June 2008, 17:18

Played about 2 hours of it today.. I'm not much of a RPG player, but this game seems pretty cool

gfx are good
gameplay is fine
there's a lot of detail, they're quite ambitious here I feel, I'm quite overwhelmed tbh

this might be the RPG to see me through for the next wee while

anyone else given it a blat?

pervy · 1st June 2008, 19:23

Prepare to be pissed off shortly.

Just have to wait until Friday.

Fred · 11th June 2008, 13:22

I have been quite enjoying it. Some of the levels are a little sparse - chunks of the Citadel for instance where they have a bit of fetch and carry questing going on seem like empty space for the sake of it. Like the silly corridor between the Wards and the Presidium which I completely missed because I went through the C-Sec Academy entrance to the Wards. Took me an age to find that last Keeper in there as a result.

Also the Planets do get a little samey after a while for the sidequest stuff.

But the main quest is a whole lot of fun. Gone as a soldier for the first play through - I suspect a tech/biotic would initially get their arse handed to them without some good support gear. So maybe on the second.run through where you get to keep the equipment you have found...

orpheus · 12th June 2008, 10:15

im playing it also...like Fred, i went soldier. Enjoying it muchly

?>Superman · 12th June 2008, 12:32

You guys have any issues with the copy protection?

Fred · 12th June 2008, 13:44

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Originally Posted by ?>Superman

You guys have any issues with the copy protection?

No issues here as far as I am aware. The game proper is a little bit crashy - it is worth quick saving on a regular basis but otherwise it is fine.

Fred · 16th June 2008, 14:45

Finished it last night. Excellent story with a nice conclusion that leaves me looking forward to the next in the series.

plaz0r · 17th June 2008, 13:40

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Originally Posted by ?>Superman

You guys have any issues with the copy protection?

Guh .. I just heard that they're using the same scheme that Bioshock did, but they're not crediting you back an activation when you uninstall.

Bunch of fucking cunts.

doppelgänger of someone · 25th June 2008, 22:32

got this today, graphics is pretty, but gameplay is a bit meh. I feel like I have played this game before, OH THAT'S RIGHT IT WAS CALLED KOTOR. Spectre = Jedi; Council = Council, background story cut-and-pasted from pulp sci-fi.

P.S. never buy retail. I got this over ebay for about $50, when the cheapest retails for $80 (JB Hi-Fi).

Helious · 26th June 2008, 00:19

I never played KOTOR but I didn't think of Starwars the whole time

;p

doppelgänger of someone · 26th June 2008, 17:13

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Originally Posted by Helious-

I never played KOTOR

Hunt down a copy of KOTOR 1 and see how similar the games are

IceFox · 26th June 2008, 17:47

I just finished mass effect, tried to do all missions etc, had a ton of fun, fist game I have played right through since HL2 ep1!

I recomend!

Have to admit the driving around in the buggy thing got a bit tedious and over very similar looking terrain.

crocos · 26th June 2008, 17:59

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Originally Posted by doppelgänger of someone

Hunt down a copy of KOTOR 1 and see how similar the games are

I was about to try and rip you a new-one and tell you you're fulla shit, then I realised you're actually right.

Different feel - a little more "Max Payne" than KOTOR, not as blatantly turn-based, but in the character management & switching, the plot outline (if not details) and NPC parallels... Hmm.

Still, I liked KOTOR (despite being prone to crashing), liking this too.

doppelgänger of someone · 28th June 2008, 14:49

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Originally Posted by crocos

I was about to try and rip you a new-one etc.

You can TRY

Finished this last night, ending is epic/space operatic enough to warrant a second play.

doppelgänger of someone · 3rd July 2008, 00:10

I'm on another playthru, this game is my Game of the Year.

I know when it was out in 360 last year, they say the combat is clunky. In PC there is no such problem. Combat gameplay is just one level down from Gears of War. It is THAT awesome, especially after you get spectre gears.

The RPG elements in reflection become even better: you get to level up and make hard choices one major NPC WILL die, you choose who, while shooting your way to the end. If the game is carried only by the RPG elements, I would say don't bother and play KOTOR. Instead on PC, it got the best mix of action and RPG since System Shock 2. It is OMG THAT awesome.

Nich · 22nd June 2010, 17:54

got this on the weekend for 5 USD on steam.

thoroughly enjoying it. Great animation, tactics and dialogue except the resolution , and the blurry "fantastic graphics" are a bit distracting. they went overkill on the blur

1st June 2008, 17:18	#1
Helious	Mass Effect(PC) Played about 2 hours of it today.. I'm not much of a RPG player, but this game seems pretty cool gfx are good gameplay is fine there's a lot of detail, they're quite ambitious here I feel, I'm quite overwhelmed tbh this might be the RPG to see me through for the next wee while anyone else given it a blat?

1st June 2008, 19:23	#2
pervy	Prepare to be pissed off shortly. Just have to wait until Friday.

11th June 2008, 13:22	#3
Fred	I have been quite enjoying it. Some of the levels are a little sparse - chunks of the Citadel for instance where they have a bit of fetch and carry questing going on seem like empty space for the sake of it. Like the silly corridor between the Wards and the Presidium which I completely missed because I went through the C-Sec Academy entrance to the Wards. Took me an age to find that last Keeper in there as a result. Also the Planets do get a little samey after a while for the sidequest stuff. But the main quest is a whole lot of fun. Gone as a soldier for the first play through - I suspect a tech/biotic would initially get their arse handed to them without some good support gear. So maybe on the second.run through where you get to keep the equipment you have found... __________________ \|O-bot\|-fred 'fred is not dead, fred is resurrected!' "It is only in the tales humans tell, that the hunters win in the end."

12th June 2008, 10:15	#4
orpheus Jedi Knight	im playing it also...like Fred, i went soldier. Enjoying it muchly

12th June 2008, 12:32	#5
?>Superman	You guys have any issues with the copy protection?

16th June 2008, 14:45	#7
Fred	Finished it last night. Excellent story with a nice conclusion that leaves me looking forward to the next in the series. __________________ \|O-bot\|-fred 'fred is not dead, fred is resurrected!' "It is only in the tales humans tell, that the hunters win in the end."

25th June 2008, 22:32	#9
doppelgänger of someone	got this today, graphics is pretty, but gameplay is a bit meh. I feel like I have played this game before, OH THAT'S RIGHT IT WAS CALLED KOTOR. Spectre = Jedi; Council = Council, background story cut-and-pasted from pulp sci-fi. P.S. never buy retail. I got this over ebay for about $50, when the cheapest retails for $80 (JB Hi-Fi).

26th June 2008, 00:19	#10
Helious	I never played KOTOR but I didn't think of Starwars the whole time ;p

26th June 2008, 17:47	#12
IceFox	I just finished mass effect, tried to do all missions etc, had a ton of fun, fist game I have played right through since HL2 ep1! I recomend! Have to admit the driving around in the buggy thing got a bit tedious and over very similar looking terrain.

3rd July 2008, 00:10	#15
doppelgänger of someone	The spiritual successor to System Shock 2 isn't Bioshock, it is Mass Effect on PC I'm on another playthru, this game is my Game of the Year. I know when it was out in 360 last year, they say the combat is clunky. In PC there is no such problem. Combat gameplay is just one level down from Gears of War. It is THAT awesome, especially after you get spectre gears. The RPG elements in reflection become even better: you get to level up and make hard choices one major NPC WILL die, you choose who, while shooting your way to the end. If the game is carried only by the RPG elements, I would say don't bother and play KOTOR. Instead on PC, it got the best mix of action and RPG since System Shock 2. It is OMG THAT awesome. Last edited by doppelgänger of someone : 3rd July 2008 at 00:11.

22nd June 2010, 17:54	#16
Nich	got this on the weekend for 5 USD on steam. thoroughly enjoying it. Great animation, tactics and dialogue except the resolution , and the blurry "fantastic graphics" are a bit distracting. they went overkill on the blur