Is Mass Effect 2 the greatsest RPG of all time?

I'm just going to say: No.
And I'll leave it at that. No way.

It's a fantastic game but it's not my favorite RPG of all time. In terms of being an RPG, it's a little weak. Once you pick your class, there's not a whole lot you can do to customize your character's traits in meaningful ways. Stats and abilities customization is way streamlined from BioWare's previous games, and equipment customization that actually effects gameplay is almost non-existant, and where it is extant, it's linear progression.

It's one of my favorite games of all time, if not my actual favorite. I've never had so much fun with a game as I have replaying Mass Effect 2.

I'm just going to say: No.And I'll leave it at that. No way.Conjuration

Best TPS ... absolutely.

Best RPG ... wait, its an RPG?

[QUOTE="Conjuration"]I'm just going to say: No.And I'll leave it at that. No way.Heil68

Actually, there is a right answer.

Pikachu follows you around, just like in the show, so all your childhood dreams have come true, and it is the greatest game ever.

F*** no. As a "role-playing game" it is about a 2 on a scale that goes to 100, 100 being "the best RPG ever made." Its a very well-made game... but almost as far from "role-playing" as you can get. Its essentially the West's take on the JRPG-type game.

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It's one of the BEST RPG's this generation. Can't say it's the best, as this generation isn't even over yet. DQ IX is also very good and we haven't even played the new ZELDA yet.

It's one of the only RPG's I've played that was actually fun, and not tedious or boring. So I'll go with "yes".

No. A plot mostly copy pasted out of other works of sci-fi. The worst example of "choices" I've ever seen in an RPG this gen. Unlike ME1, all the towns are small. The non-town maps are as linear as FFXIII, straight lines with the odd curve, awkwardly placed cover. Third person shooting is 99% of the game, easily, it is far more of a shooter than an RPG, this is actually the #1 reason I would say. Same enemy types all the time, 2 or 3 different types in every area, the occassional large robot is cool, but its rare. Soundtrack is cool sometimes, often forgetable or non-existant.110million

Yeah, I agree. Because ME2 was such a regression in everything but shooting/cut scenes I have a hard time liking the game.

I started the "suicide mission" and haven't played since. The loading screens and all the little things that screamed "Gears of War" climaxed and I said "F it"

Had they just implemented the shooting mechanics and cutscenes into ME1s design philosophy they would have had a winner ... but yet again, the console plague strikes and the moronic gaming media laps it up.

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austi722

Having played RPG's as far back as the first installment of Dragon quest on the NES system, I feel no other game has captured my imagination and gaming attention as Mass Effect 2. With it's deep, rich story, interesting characters and It's filled with breathtaking landscapes with attention to detail which allows the art style to shine. Add in fantastic level design and awesome skills like the vanguard's charge or the infiltrator's cloaking ability and you have one spectacular virtual playground So I ask you do you agree and if not what is your favorite RPG and why?Heil68

Than you have been playing very poor made RPG's your whole life because Mass Effect isn't even actually an rpg lol.

It has a fantastic story, but the gameplay is far more like a shooter than a RPG. Sure it has RPG elements with storytelling, questing, and stuff like that, but they stripped out most of the real gameplay RPG elements. I'm going to say it's an amazing game with a bit of an identity crisis.

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Heil68

[QUOTE="Heil68"]Having played RPG's as far back as the first installment of Dragon quest on the NES system, I feel no other game has captured my imagination and gaming attention as Mass Effect 2. With it's deep, rich story, interesting characters and It's filled with breathtaking landscapes with attention to detail which allows the art style to shine. Add in fantastic level design and awesome skills like the vanguard's charge or the infiltrator's cloaking ability and you have one spectacular virtual playground So I ask you do you agree and if not what is your favorite RPG and why?Gauloisess

Than you have been playing very poor made RPG's your whole life because Mass Effect isn't even actually an rpg lol.

[QUOTE="Conjuration"]I'm just going to say: No.And I'll leave it at that. No way.Heil68

My pick for the greatest RPG of all time...gimme a minute.
But I can say ME2 isn't my favorite RPG of all time. You loved it and that's cool. I know the feeling when you find a game you really love to play. Glad you found that.

I'm having a hard time cla$$ifying one RPG as the greatest of all time. I guess the one that comes to mind right away is Final Fantasy VIII.
That game had an impact on my definition of an RPG more than any game since. I would say FFVII, but honestly, I think VIII was done better.

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GeneralShowzer

I disagree completely and 100%. I found the story very immersive and I actually felt I was part of the ME universe. I felt my choices really mattered and having played the game multiple times, they most certainly do. It didn't win RPG and has a 90%+ MC score for nothing.Heil68

[QUOTE="110million"] I disagree completely and 100%. I found the story very immersive and I actually felt I was part of the ME universe. I felt my choices really mattered and having played the game multiple times, they most certainly do. It didn't win RPG and has a 90%+ MC score for nothing.Heil68

[QUOTE="110million"]No.

A plot mostly copy pasted out of other works of sci-fi.

The worst example of "choices" I've ever seen in an RPG this gen. Unlike ME1, all the towns are small.

The non-town maps are as linear as FFXIII, straight lines with the odd curve, awkwardly placed cover.

Third person shooting is 99% of the game, easily, it is far more of a shooter than an RPG, this is actually the #1 reason I would say. Same enemy types all the time, 2 or 3 different types in every area, the occassional large robot is cool, but its rare. Soundtrack is cool sometimes, often forgetable or non-existant.Heil68

[QUOTE="Heil68"][QUOTE="Gauloisess"]

Than you have been playing very poor made RPG's your whole life because Mass Effect isn't even actually an rpg lol.

Gauloisess

Than you suck at defining the the games to a genre you are playing.

foxhound_fox

The best "role-playing game" this gen is Fallout: New Vegas by an absolute landslide. Every single choice you make effects how all the NPC's view you, how all the factions like you, and how your story progresses. Not only that, but you can build the protagonist you want, and aren't limited to what Obsidian set before you. Sure, you got shot in the head for a platinum chip and left for dead... but you make whatever name you want for yourself in the wasteland, and that effects everything else around you.foxhound_fox

You mean, greatest shooter.siLVURcross

[QUOTE="siLVURcross"]You mean, greatest shooter.Heil68

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]The best "role-playing game" this gen is Fallout: New Vegas by an absolute landslide. Every single choice you make effects how all the NPC's view you, how all the factions like you, and how your story progresses. Not only that, but you can build the protagonist you want, and aren't limited to what Obsidian set before you. Sure, you got shot in the head for a platinum chip and left for dead... but you make whatever name you want for yourself in the wasteland, and that effects everything else around you.110million

I think the greatest RPG of all time is going to be a JRPG...

my pick is still final fantasy 7

[QUOTE="110million"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]The best "role-playing game" this gen is Fallout: New Vegas by an absolute landslide. Every single choice you make effects how all the NPC's view you, how all the factions like you, and how your story progresses. Not only that, but you can build the protagonist you want, and aren't limited to what Obsidian set before you. Sure, you got shot in the head for a platinum chip and left for dead... but you make whatever name you want for yourself in the wasteland, and that effects everything else around you.Heil68

[QUOTE="Heil68"][QUOTE="siLVURcross"]You mean, greatest shooter.siLVURcross

I think the greatest RPG of all time is going to be a JRPG...

my pick is still final fantasy 7

ps3wizard45

Hell no. Importing your storyline is cool, but the roleplaying is actually pretty limited.

HA no. Chrono Trigger is my favorite, but Mass Effect 2 would be way beyond that. It's a great game but it's not one of the best RPGs ever.