CVG Debate: Is BioWare's 'introduction module' enough?
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.
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The article makes a couple of good points. I havent played any Mass Effect so I don't know what the explosive introduction that occurs in part 2 is. But I also don't know whether or not PS3 players are being short-changed because quite frankly, NO ONE knows what the "Up-to-speed" module will be for them. No one except Bioware. And considering the amount of praise Bioware has received for their ability to craft a story, it shouldn't be too hard for them to adequately bring players into the world of Mass Effect if they haven't played part 1.
I like that they said they'll be bringing hours of bonus content and introduction. In my eyes, that could relate to about 15 hours of story and gameplay, kind of like a game in somewhat fast forward to help people focus on the characters and there will be other things within the game to get the story of the first to the players. That would be my guess, but seeing as how I, like others don't actually know, I can't say for sure whether or not players will be short-changed.
I'd rather wait until we get full details from Bioware themselves.
nope...because MGS4 also had flash backs for people who never played the others
yes its enough, now shush.
stated the following in a previous thread: "I imported a level 60 character into ME2 , and I was amazed at how many decisions, both minor and major, carried over into the story. It was awesome to deal with the reprecussions of my ME1 decisions,. Awesome! After completing that playthrough , I created a character from scratch, and was then told what "decision" I made with that Commander Shepherd in ME1. The differences in how I played and what Bioware wrote for me were quite vast. The universe Bioware gave me was nothing like the universe I "created" for myself through the decisions I made in ME1".
Somehow, I hope that my PS3 compatriots get a chance to make the choices from ME1 because they were really relevent to ME2, and imo integral to the ME experience.
author is just forgetting how great BioWare can tell a story (which is the best thing about ME). If you dont think BioWare has the talent and capability to bring the story up to speed for ME2... you are just a blind fanboy, since we all know what a great story telling job Bioware does...
I played both ME on my 360, and Bioware will get the job done on the PS3 version. If you dont think so, you are just doubting Bioware since its no longer locked into the 360