CVG: During the opening level of Mass Effect 2, a sprawling sci-fi adventure that keeps you mesmerised throughout its 30+ hour lifespan, the main character - the man or woman you played as throughout the whole first Mass Effect - dies.
"WTF, Thanks for spoiling it for me". Well, before you storm our offices with burning pitchforks, we'll qualify that remark by saying that 'dies' isn't the end of the story.
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.
Another great review. I loved Mass one on Xbox, and I didn't get to play the sequel. Getting this from Amazon hopefully this week. Thank you Bioware for letting everyone experience this amazing game.
I lol'd @ the second to last paragraph/sentence. Nice to see such a good review for an entirely deserving game.
9.3 for xbox version and 9.5 for ps3 version. not trying to start a fanboy war :P
Mass Effect 2 was a shocker for me on the 360.Although I despised its separation from its Mass Effect 1 RPG roots,the dialog and combat system brought the franchise to a whole new level.Its stunning quality is proven by its grand story,epic lore,fascinating allies and the layers of branching paths stand out from any other game currently on the market.
There is no other game I recommend more this month than Mass Effect 2 PS3 version
With all these reviews about ME2 on ps3 I couldnt care less which version is better. I am a strong supporter of the ps3 but it bugs me it is charged full price for a year old game. At least price it like how Bioshock 1 was priced when it was released on t he ps3.
Its funny how xbox and ps3 fanboys are fighting over this nonsense... (we all know the pc version is still better ;))
If you look at the xbox front I think they should be worried, because anotehr CONSOLE exclusive is lost to the xbox library. It just shows that fake exclusives have a chance of going full multiplatform. At least when Sony lost their Final Fantasy they compensated with more NEW IP's