CH writes: "If somehow you missed the original Mass Effect, here's a quick rundown: you play as Commander Shepard, executive officer of the Normandy – the baddest spaceship this side of the Millenium Falcon. Being purposefully vague in an effort to keep this review as spoiler free as possible, you traverse across an incredibly expansive universe attempting to unravel a mystery that could destroy the universe as you know it. In the sequel, you're tasked with building a team to take down a mysterious and vicious alien race, but saying that's all there is to Mass Effect 2 is like saying Jaws was just about a shark. What follows is one of gaming's most compelling narratives of all time."
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.
It seems ME2 is really in the running for GOTY
The competetion will come from Alan Wake, Halo:Reach and Splinter Cell:conviction but ME2 is in with a good shot.
Crackdown2 could be a dark horse too for game of the year - i've never known one year where a single company had it all tied up by January!!!
Xbox360 - it only does the best games ever!!!