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Mass Effect (pg. 2)
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| RJT |
Also, Bioware's customer support is ing awful - and their forums ban you for even attempting to use foul language. Case in point, I went to make a single post that used the word "" one time, and I'm now permanently banned.
ing wank. |
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| RJT |
Picked up my new 360 this morning, Mass Effect seems to be running fine now - my DVD drive is a lot quieter (but still rather loud), but I'm not yet getting any of the horrid "OMG my console is scratching my media" sounds.
Wish me luck. |
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| RJT |
Alright so I've finished it, and if I had to sum this game up in two words they would be "Massive disappointment."
First, it's barely 10 hours long. Barely. And I did a good number of the side-quests and exploration quests.
Second, it sets the stage for an absolutely massive story - I mean I was absolutely drawn into the world they created (no matter how many times I also thought to myself how clear the influence of Star Wars was on teh games development), the story was enthralling - but the end of the game genuinely felt like I had scratched the surface. The final boss battle is incredibly dissatisfying the moment you realize "Oh , this is it?"
And you realize that well before the drawn out and obnoxious fight begins.
In short, Assassins Creed has more depth than this - and that's saying a lot.
I most likely would have rated this an 8 or a 9 had it been twice as long, but for it's relatively short gameplay coupled with an ending as bad as Assassin's Creed makes me want to give this one a 5 at best.
Maybe a 4. It was that disappointing (especially considering the hassle I had to go through just to play it).
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| Philby |
| 10 hours? are you serious? there is supposed to be around 50 hours of stuff to do |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Philby
10 hours? are you serious? there is supposed to be around 50 hours of stuff to do |
40 of them are very, very bland and pointless.
I have yet to find a worthwhile side quest, and every planet you can explore is exactly the same - a bunch of mountains, a valley, some random piece of old equipment, and a base/bunker of some sort where you can kill all the enemies for free experience.
Seriously - this game oozes potential, and just fails to deliver. |
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| Paul_Croshaw |
| Took me about 32 hours to complete and i managed to to get the achievement for 'majority of game completed'.Like you said it is very repetitive when you land on the planets.Just hope it improves in the next game. |
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| Shamez214 |
| Got it for Christmas and started playing it last week. Just finished it (credits are rolling now). 10 hours? Took me roughly 25 hours. I didn't do most of the planet searching though. I thought it was an awesome game with an awesome story. I really don't get all the negativity, RJT. |
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| RJT |
It took me exactly 13 to beat the game, and that was with finishing some of the "extra" content.
I really don't think 10 hours of main quest and 40 hours of mindless, repetitive tasks on dull planets that are all almost exactly the same, and that culminate in reading encyclopedia length blurbs about the "universe", qualifies this game as more than a 6 at its best.
So what I really don't get is all the positivity. |
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| Philby |
just announced that mass effect will be coming to a PC near you in may :D w00t!
better textures and resolutions, improved interface and inventory, pc friendly controls. sounds good!
a big LOL to any hardcore xbox fanboys who thought it was gonna stay only on 360. pc version was inevitable! |
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| RJT |
Yeah, hardcore lols man - that's just the funniest thing evAR!
:stongue:
, the little things that entertain some folks... |
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| Project-K |
| I'm still pissed at bioware spitting in the face of PC gamers by making this release console only, when the technology would have so easily permitted a multi-platform release. They have a thing or two to learn about the power of customer loyalty. |
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| RJT |
| I agree, but with PC gaming on the steady decline and console gaming being where the cash is, it doesn't surprise me to see companies neglecting PC ports of properties that would make the transfer well. |
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