Sat 27 Aug 2011
Playstation
Mass Effect 2 Review
Mass Effect 2 the follow up to Bioware’s prodigious debut on the Sci-fi horror market is needless to say a gorgeous looking game. In this day and age every game just looks so good, graphics are no longer the defining measurement of a good game of game so much as it is the gameplay, the art work and the originality of the story which Mass Effect delivers. This game is full of unique and interesting characters each with their own story and history, no character feels like it’s the same as another character, every character has their own unique personality, I actually found myself enjoying the interaction between myself and the characters, heck I had better conversations with the NPC’s in this game than I’ve had in real life....sad I know. The dialogue just carries the game so well and is so brilliantly written, the story is told through the interaction you have between the characters. The characters are so entertaining onto themselves, they frequently make humorous references to other games like WOW and even to the game in which those characters are a part of giving you that game within a game sort of feel.
Although the graphics in most games in this golden age of gaming look simply remarkable, there are some things that distinguish good looking games from great looking games. One of those things is the artwork, the concepts and the ideas. Mass Effect stands out as a marvel. The world manages to feel like it has so much depth without having to show you everything. Remember the first Star Wars movie, where the movie only visited a couple planets within the grand scale of the galaxy, yet it still felt so big because through the dialogue that took place between the characters you could sense that it was. Every map in this game feels unique, the levels are exceptionally well designed, the environments are so lusciously detailed, the animations are really convincing and effectively keep you invested in the story. The game is almost flawless, any flaw that did exist within this game I did not notice within the 4 or 5 odd hours that I spent playing it. The game is polished and plays a lot better than the original which had a less than satisfactory frame rate. Mass Effect 2 corrected the slow frame rate which was a major problem in the original and improved upon it in a number of ways..
Mass Effect effectively brilliantly combines RTS elements with FPS elements. In other words what’s unique about Mass Effect 2 is although it plays like a FPS shooter, there’s much more to it than point, click and fire, in order to be successful in Mass Effect 2 you have to employ strategic elements, by this I mean use a certain type of weapon or certain type of armour against a specific enemy. It also has the RPG elements where your character has stats and the way you distribute those stats will affect the way you play MASS Effect 2. Mass Effect 2 succeeds at doing something that few sequels manage to do, topple the original, it looks better than the original, performs better than the original and just destroyed all the expectations I had for this game.
Rating – 91%
Pros:
The inconsistent frame rate from the first game has been corrected
Much more polished than its predecessor
Effectively blends action/FPS elements with RTS and RPG elements to create a truly unique experience
Cons:
The game can progress a bit slow
Although the graphics in most games in this golden age of gaming look simply remarkable, there are some things that distinguish good looking games from great looking games. One of those things is the artwork, the concepts and the ideas. Mass Effect stands out as a marvel. The world manages to feel like it has so much depth without having to show you everything. Remember the first Star Wars movie, where the movie only visited a couple planets within the grand scale of the galaxy, yet it still felt so big because through the dialogue that took place between the characters you could sense that it was. Every map in this game feels unique, the levels are exceptionally well designed, the environments are so lusciously detailed, the animations are really convincing and effectively keep you invested in the story. The game is almost flawless, any flaw that did exist within this game I did not notice within the 4 or 5 odd hours that I spent playing it. The game is polished and plays a lot better than the original which had a less than satisfactory frame rate. Mass Effect 2 corrected the slow frame rate which was a major problem in the original and improved upon it in a number of ways..
Mass Effect effectively brilliantly combines RTS elements with FPS elements. In other words what’s unique about Mass Effect 2 is although it plays like a FPS shooter, there’s much more to it than point, click and fire, in order to be successful in Mass Effect 2 you have to employ strategic elements, by this I mean use a certain type of weapon or certain type of armour against a specific enemy. It also has the RPG elements where your character has stats and the way you distribute those stats will affect the way you play MASS Effect 2. Mass Effect 2 succeeds at doing something that few sequels manage to do, topple the original, it looks better than the original, performs better than the original and just destroyed all the expectations I had for this game.
Rating – 91%
Pros:
The inconsistent frame rate from the first game has been corrected
Much more polished than its predecessor
Effectively blends action/FPS elements with RTS and RPG elements to create a truly unique experience
Cons:
The game can progress a bit slow
