Mass Effect for a shooter fan?

Right, I have completely run out of games to play - I even got bored of CoD4. Terrible I know.

So, I'm mainly into shooters, but I thought Mass Effect looked pretty cool, and I've been wanting to get my hands on a decent RPG for a while, but I'm not into all that olde world magical stuff like oblivion.

Anyway, my question is, as a fan of shooters, will i just get POed with the RPG combat system in ME? Or is it not as bad as I imagine it being..

please don't post if you're just gonna say "zOMG ME teh pwn", I would like some genuine input here.

thanks in advance guys and guy-ettes.

Right, I have completely run out of games to play - I even got bored of CoD4. Terrible I know.

So, I'm mainly into shooters, but I thought Mass Effect looked pretty cool, and I've been wanting to get my hands on a decent RPG for a while, but I'm not into all that olde world magical stuff like oblivion.

Anyway, my question is, as a fan of shooters, will i just get POed with the RPG combat system in ME? Or is it not as bad as I imagine it being..

please don't post if you're just gonna say "zOMG ME teh pwn", I would like some genuine input here.

thanks in advance guys and guy-ettes.

cheames748

I will say I was very dissapointed with the game. If you are expecting a fun shooter you will be also. It has a good plot with terrific voice acting and is fairly indepth, but it is repetetive and it has a huge emphasis on its gameplay which is very mediocre.

definately i like shooters myself but i also like american RPG's and this is one to get, the story is very well made,the visuals are beautiful, once u level up decently the combat is really exciting, and its got some length. btw the combat you will definately enjoy u even get to cover very similiarly to Gears of War.Halo773ER

ME is kind of slow paced, and from what you have said about your tastes, i'd predict that ME would be too boring for you. For example, there is a lot of dialogue, which is essential for the gaming experience, and ontop of that, the fighting is more strategic and slower paced than most first person shooters. So, i don't think you would like it, but that is just based on what you have said thus far.

[QUOTE="Halo773ER"]definately i like shooters myself but i also like american RPG's and this is one to get, the story is very well made,the visuals are beautiful, once u level up decently the combat is really exciting, and its got some length. btw the combat you will definately enjoy u even get to cover very similiarly to Gears of War.TylerSilvius

Yea, but he means western RPG.

Mass Effect is more for RPG fans as for shooter fans they might find it too slowbigdaddy9202

yeh i can see that but i also love WRPG's so it balanced it out, not to mention i also love sci-fi. but any way i say go for it, but if your that hard core of an shooter fan "bigdaddy" said it all.

I agree, its one of my favorite games but shooter fans find it boring. I think my friend hass ADD and can only play halo or turok...

definately i like shooters myself but i also like american RPG's and this is one to get, the story is very well made,the visuals are beautiful, once u level up decently the combat is really exciting, and its got some length. btw the combat you will definately enjoy u even get to cover very similiarly to Gears of War.Halo773ER

An American RPG from an Canadian developer, in a genre invented in Europe..... Hey, maybe that's why they call it WRPG instead of American RPG ;)

yea sorry i meant Western RPGHalo773ER

Well, technically Canada is in North America so you were right in calling it an American RPG from the get go! If it was made in Mexico, Argentina or Chile etc it would still be an American RPG... Central/South American. Yanks always assume "America" is all about the United States!

Anyways, back to the question, I've played ME through twice and am about 60% through a third time (Adept this time) and I think you will really like this game from what you've said you are looking for. It has A LOT of LONG gaps in the action if you go through all the conversation variables and side missions (I suggest you do this first time through) but if you just power through the game the action comes more often and it increases in intensity and length as you move through the game... early fights seem to end quite quick.

You said you want an RPG and this is a good one... add in the shooter element and I think this is the game you are looking for. Enjoy it for what it is rather than wanting it to be something it isn't.

Mass effect is not a shooter in any way. The system is confuse (but cool) for a shooter fast f** paced lex: RE4. got it? The system is damn complicated, you have to stop all the time to choose wich item or wich dumb partner you have to take care on and stuff. If you just wanna kill, try some old xbox games.

If thinkings not your thing and you're more of the mindless shooter type of gamer (as is evident by your original post) you may wanna steer clear of anything that involves using your brain like ME or reading books. SRome82

so because i like shooters, I must be dumb? wow man, i'm actually number one in my year at school (11th grade). so how about you go F yourself.

anyway, got the game, played about an hour so far and im enjoying it so far! hope it stays like this for the whole game.

[QUOTE="SRome82"]If thinkings not your thing and you're more of the mindless shooter type of gamer (as is evident by your original post) you may wanna steer clear of anything that involves using your brain like ME or reading books. cheames748

so because i like shooters, I must be dumb? wow man, i'm actually number one in my year at school (11th grade). so how about you go F yourself.

anyway, got the game, played about an hour so far and im enjoying it so far! hope it stays like this for the whole game.

Sure you are. And I have 9,990 achievement points out of a possible 10K.

[QUOTE="cheames748"]

[QUOTE="SRome82"]If thinkings not your thing and you're more of the mindless shooter type of gamer (as is evident by your original post) you may wanna steer clear of anything that involves using your brain like ME or reading books. SRome82

so because i like shooters, I must be dumb? wow man, i'm actually number one in my year at school (11th grade). so how about you go F yourself.

anyway, got the game, played about an hour so far and im enjoying it so far! hope it stays like this for the whole game.

Sure you are. And I have 9,990 achievement points out of a possible 10K.

fine if you dont want to believe me dude. your loss.

[QUOTE="SRome82"][QUOTE="cheames748"]

[QUOTE="SRome82"]If thinkings not your thing and you're more of the mindless shooter type of gamer (as is evident by your original post) you may wanna steer clear of anything that involves using your brain like ME or reading books. cheames748

so because i like shooters, I must be dumb? wow man, i'm actually number one in my year at school (11th grade). so how about you go F yourself.

anyway, got the game, played about an hour so far and im enjoying it so far! hope it stays like this for the whole game.

Sure you are. And I have 9,990 achievement points out of a possible 10K.

fine if you dont want to believe me dude. your loss.

What did I lose?