A solid (8.0) game. It's pretty decent, though I feel it's overrated. Before you flame, let me tell you why : The story - The story is made pretty clear to you in the beginning of the game. You pretty much know what you have to do right in the beginning of the game. [spoiler] In the case of Mass Effect 2, you know you have to stop the Collectors in what seems like a suicide mission. Objective? Form a well balanced party of specialized members and make sure you get new upgrades for your ship [/spoiler] And character development is way too little. [spoiler] The real development begins in their loyalty missions which I might add, is short. eg : Samara's daughter Morinth, is the central point in her loyalty mission.And Samara says you need to kill her. After you choose to/not to, mission done. What? [/spoiler] And not to mention : the usual "unexpected ally having ulterior motives of his/her own".
Also, I find most people have problems with FF 13 being linear when this game is also super linear. The "open" environments are mostly a giant square with barely anything in it other than ammo, or pieces for cover. And the gameplay feels like a stripped GeoW or Uncharted 2. Surely, the "RPG" elements don't really fit that well. This game could have been a TPS if it were not for the dialogue and story options. This game has more of an "identity crisis" than Ratchet and Clank : ToD.
When I was first played Mass Effect 2, I was highly impressed. Everything seemed fresh till you realize the faults. The Paragon/Renegade options are very limited. You can count on your fingers as to how many times they happen. It felt more like a gimmick than an actual choice.
I guess people were impressed with the possible permutations (like how your actions determines what happens in the third) but this game feels very.very stripped.
I played most of the WRPG "greats" like KotOR, Fallout 2, Planescape, D&D etc and I have yet to be impressed with any of them. Their stories aren't great at all. They felt brief, and in some cases, terrible. KotOR is an exception, with a great story but with terrible gameplay.
And another thing with games that give you the morality decision. The "Good or Bad" extremes should stop. What happened to neutrality? What if I want to be a nice guy to others, but if I come across abhorrent people with attitude, I want to kill them? Neutrality is missing.
My 2 cents, and please don't get offended by my opinion. It was a solid game, but a disappointment. Heck, almost all the next gen games have severely disappointed me :( And before you ask, I have high standards because of the great games that released especially of last gen.
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