Digital Chumps writes: "The first Mass Effect functioned along the same lines as the original Assassin's Creed; a fantastic design concept and outstanding presentation couldn't conceal overbearing repetition. Mass Effect wasn't close to being a bad game, but it was hard to walk away feeling Bioware had fully executed on Mass Effect's (and their) potential. Thankfully, again like Assassin's Creed II, Bioware not only learned from the shortcomings of the first game, but tuned the dial to eleven and jammed an astounding amount of content into the sequel. Mass Effect 2 is a fantastic game and, after nearly forty hours in five days, I think it's one of the finest RPGs, western or otherwise, ever created. It's safe to say that if you like games, you will like this game - but in order to talk about what I found so endearing, I will need to spoil minor aspects of the narrative. Nothing in the way of jaw dropping plot points, but a bit about the characters you meet and trace amounts of their corresponding interaction."
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.
