Why does Mass Effect get dissed for being like Kotor and yet Bioshock gets a pass for being like System Shock II. From what I've seen of the games Bioshock is WAY more similar to System Shock II then Mass Effect is to Kotor. Worse yet, Mass Effect builds upon and refines what Kotor did and Bioshock's gameplay is basically a dumbed down version of System Shock II's gameplay. Don't take this as a diss against Bioshock because I loved what I played of Bioshock, this is more of an attack against the people that harp on the similarities between Mass Effect and Kotor and never mention anything about Bioshock and System Shock II. Personally, I have no problem with either game borrowing from great games of the past.
mass effect/kotor = sci fi - some review site say the plot is as good as star wars which leads alot to be desired
system shock 2 is sci fi i think while bioshock had very unique environment i never even heard of b4 of underwater city just amazin an looked really good an interestin an new
Because prettymuch no one has played System Shock2 and the setting is far different than Bioshock. With Mass Effect Bioware went from a sci-fi RPG on Xbox to a Sci-fi RPG on 360....... very damned similar but really who gives a damn.
mass effect/kotor = sci fi - some review site say the plot is as good as star wars which leads alot to be desired
...KOTOR had a really ingenious plot with top voice acting.. There is a reason why it won GOTY at alot of places...
system shock 2 is sci fi i think while bioshock had very unique environment i never even heard of b4 of underwater city just amazin an looked really good an interestin an new
Yeah because after all we all love those dumbed down game mechanics that can be compared to the PoS game called Oblivion.
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Any one else find this comparsion hilarious? Bioshock was nothing like System Shock 2, it was dumbe down in just about every way possible.. It had no real decision making worth mentioning, and rpg elements.. Simply put there was none.. You could do anything and everthing from just about at the word go.. And there were so few useful plasmids and gene tonics there really was only 1 or 2 viable builds.. The enviroment was unique yes...
KOTOR had a great sotry line with a great plot twist and superb voice acting... It was a great freeform rpg that I liked alot even when I was not particularly a fan of Starwars..
Because prettymuch no one has played System Shock2 and the setting is far different than Bioshock. With Mass Effect Bioware went from a sci-fi RPG on Xbox to a Sci-fi RPG on 360....... very damned similar but really who gives a damn.Lazy_Boy88
This I would see as a problem if there were a overabundence of those type of RPG's with DnD toolsets/customizability.. But long and behold there is really absolutely 0 as of lately.
There are more Xboxers on this forum than PC gamers, therefore there are more people that have been exposed to Kotor than System Shock 2. To many people here, bioshock was a totally "new" experience, so they never complained about it.
On Friday some of the guys from 2K Australia were at EGE showing off the early designs for Bioshock - it was basically identical to System Shock 2, with a very similar sci-fi setting - although it was set in World War 2 and you fought genetically engineered Nazis.
They may have changed the setting, but it's still very similar to SS2 (but dumbed down).
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