Mass Effect was a flawed masterpiece. BioWare, obviously tired of dealing with the restrictions of the Star Wars franchise, launched their own space opera, complete with a universe as well thought-out as Lucas' own. The attempt at truly uniting a third-person shooter system with a deep RPG story was, for the most part, a success, though some issues bleed through. Running on the Unreal Engine in 2007 meant awkwardly long loading times and some of the most obnoxious texture pops ever seen in gaming, and the combat, while ambitious, fell short, leaving gamers looking for a polished shooter experience high and dry. These problems didn't get in the way of Mass Effect's brilliance, and the promise of a sequel that would not only fix the issues, but carry over players' characters from the first game was an alluring proposition, and helped justify seeing the journey through to an end.
One of the best things about the Mas Effect series is the companions you meet along the way. So here is a tier list of all the companions from Mass Effect!
To think that Bioware at some point was capable of doing games like this, you see those characters and remember them like good old friends, and now check ME Andromeda, Anthem, Veilguard etc and wonder what the hell happened.
some in andromeda are decent, I agree with peebee and Vetra being good companions. Except Liam he's trash tier
it's like bitch but your shirt back on, your not blue or spikey get away from me
RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.
"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!
How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera
And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Not only glorious jank, but the idea that the story can completely change depending on what you do, or say, or side with, makes it one of the most forward thinking games ever. The amount of story permutation is the equivalent of a Hitman level but in Story Form. And it wasn't just that the story changed, no, it was that you met completely new characters, or missed them, depending on your choices. Made Mass Effect feel static in comparison.
Alpha Protocol was absolutely glorious, indeed. And it was, and still is, more Next Gen than most anything out there these days. In this regard at least.
Pity.
Wealth of Geeks explores some of the best gaming romances that have stolen our hearts over the years.
Hot damn I need this game! Funny how I expect it to be GOTY 2010 already. I obviously haven't played it yet, and I am just some guy on the internet, but I just loved the first one so much.