Kotaku - When all is said and done, I'd say that Mass Effect 2 was my favorite of the three Mass Effect games. It wasn't so much the story, the characters, or the gameplay that put it over the top—it was the TV show-like structure.
More than the games that preceded and followed it, Mass Effect 2 felt like playing a season of a really good Sci-Fi TV show. And that, as it turned out, was just fine by me.
Now, don't get me wrong: I liked all three Mass Effect games. I loved the first game's austere vibe and its fantastic soundtrack, as well as that exciting feeling of discovery. I thought Mass Effect 3 was a damned impressive finale, a breathless, high-stakes rush that, some unevenness aside, made for a fine blowout for the trilogy.
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.
I prefer ME1 sure it became repetitive but it was a well balance between rpg elements and third-person shooter elements. ME1 you had more variety(armor,guns and etc).
When I played ME2 I felt like Bioware gave the game to Epic and Bioware just add a few rpg elements. The balance shifted heavily towards the TPS-side. Don't get me wrong the ME2 was still a great game.
ME3 was an improvement it brought back some of the element present in ME1. Only downside there was some plot holes/things that didn't get answer and not to mention the ending.
I don't have a favorite now that all 3 are out. I think of it as 1 big awsome game/story.
If I had to rate it, I would go ME1, then 3, then 2. For the "TV show" like structure that he prefers, I disliked it. It only felt like a laundry list of random character collection, and I felt added little to the overall goal of attacking and getting at the Reapers and Collectors.
Me1 is my fav by far, followed by me3 then me2. Went into me1 without any expectations other than it's made by the same people who made KotOR, and was completely engrossed in the story and lore, def had it's faults but none bothered me. Me2 disappointed me for it not feeling as big as me1, and the fact I spoiled the majority of the game with all the media coverage (my fault for scraping for any detail I could find on it pre-release). Me3 was top notch except for the ending.
I liked the crew in 2 the best without a doubt.