If you haven't begged, borrowed or stolen a PC or an Xbox 360 to play Bioware's superlative Mass Effect 2, now would as good a time as any. Sure the PS3 version of the game is the new hotness after all, this is what the review is about, but it is, for the lack of a better term, a huge, shambling mess of a game. The cover might give you a sense of security that you're getting more than what you paid for, what with being bundled with a ton of DLC on the disc, the fact of the matter is, it all goes downhill even before you put the disc into your PS3.
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.
Someone is mad.
Your tears are delicious.
OK so according to this bitter maniac, the biggest drawbacks of ME2 for PS3 are nothing to do with the actual game content, but rather minor annoyances.
"The gameplay still remains rocksolid as does the production values in terms of sound and voice-acting. In fact we felt that it plays just slightly better on the PS3 with aiming being easier. The narrative remains intact in spite of the technical tomfoolery. It's as impressive as it was from the opening credits till the epic ending."
How it could score a 5/10 based on this paragraph, I don't know...
"Long installation time.
Longer load times.
Low frame-rate, laggy experience"
these are the keys a xbox 360 fanboy use to review a PS3 game. typical
I use an ointment for my 2yr old when her butt hurts...he should look into getting some.