Mass Effect what makes it special?

What makes Mass Effect so special? I really dont see much to it besides being a long kinda movie game, in my opinion it looks kinda booring, nothing special, I rather play Halo 3. Feel free to say any comments about the game but if you do tell me what make Mass Effect Unique too.

It's more of a shooter/RPG, so it's completely unique, much more so then Halo.

Mass effect has a good single player that isnt excused by multiplayer full of 13-year old brats

Edit: It also has a solid story i think

You say Mass Effect is not unique, yet you defend halo.goallie

irony

Irony? in the sense that he said that halo is not unique? Incorrect, as Halo being the most succeful game in history started off as a rubbish pc beta. From there is became the game that sunk PS2. Whats ironic is the point you mention "irony" when you are all abviously Half life fans...a game which takes 3-4 years to make and never delivers much other than "mass-effect" style graphics and gameplay. So? is mas effect still unique if its a rip off of half life or is it still not unique because we compared it to halo?

Ironic ? No, Hypocritical? Yes.

Ps: I play fifa, and PES i play half life and halo and i agree that mass effect seems more like a mass marketing machine...

Irony? in the sense that he said that halo is not unique? Incorrect, as Halo being the most succeful game in history started off as a rubbish pc beta. From there is became the game that sunk PS2. Whats ironic is the point you mention "irony" when you are all abviously Half life fans...a game which takes 3-4 years to make and never delivers much other than "mass-effect" style graphics and gameplay. So? is mas effect still unique if its a rip off of half life or is it still not unique because we compared it to halo?

Ironic ? No, Hypocritical? Yes.

Ps: I play fifa, and PES i play half life and halo and i agree that mass effect seems more like a mass marketing machine...

pora99

halo's story is nothing new rly...its not unique no.

RPG in space. first one on the next gen consoles.

Stupid to compare a RPG to a FPS. Its 2 completly different game types.

Irony? in the sense that he said that halo is not unique? Incorrect, as Halo being the most succeful game in history started off as a rubbish pc beta. From there is became the game that sunk PS2. Whats ironic is the point you mention "irony" when you are all abviously Half life fans...a game which takes 3-4 years to make and never delivers much other than "mass-effect" style graphics and gameplay. So? is mas effect still unique if its a rip off of half life or is it still not unique because we compared it to halo?

Ironic ? No, Hypocritical? Yes.

Ps: I play fifa, and PES i play half life and halo and i agree that mass effect seems more like a mass marketing machine...

pora99

well, considering the ps2 was extremely successful, i would say halo did not sink it. it just gave the xbox one franchise to make their mascot. therfore, it didnt do that. secondly, half life was amazing, changing the genre into a more immersive experience and when did a longer dev. cycle qualify a game for being crap. like i heard, usually that meant games were a lot better. similarly and stupidly, how can half life, which came out some number of years ago deliver mass effect graphics? it came out first and the quality has greatly improved since then.

sadly, as well, im so confused from your lack of rationale that im going to leave it as is

It's by the studio that did Knights of the Old Republic, which was one of the best / most acclaimed / most popular action RPGs of the past few years. It LOOKS like KOTOR, except that it's much more realistic. According to the trailers, there appears to be a lot of depth to the gameplay.

i.e. It's a really cool looking game by a studio with a strong track record in making similar games. Got it?

Irony? in the sense that he said that halo is not unique? Incorrect, as Halo being the most succeful game in history started off as a rubbish pc beta. From there is became the game that sunk PS2. Whats ironic is the point you mention "irony" when you are all abviously Half life fans...a game which takes 3-4 years to make and never delivers much other than "mass-effect" style graphics and gameplay. So? is mas effect still unique if its a rip off of half life or is it still not unique because we compared it to halo?

Ironic ? No, Hypocritical? Yes.

Ps: I play fifa, and PES i play half life and halo and i agree that mass effect seems more like a mass marketing machine...

pora99

Stupid, Halo is not unique and you know this, your basically saying that just because it became the most successful game in history makes in unique? How does that make it unique? Then you say Half-Life never delivers anything other than "mass-effect" style graphics and gameply.. what the hell does that even mean, Mass Effect looks NOTHING and plays NOTHING like Half-Life, so this info you pull out your ass makes absolutlypositivelyno sense.

What makes Mass Effect so special? I really dont see much to it besides being a long kinda movie game, in my opinion it looks kinda booring, nothing special, I rather play Halo 3. Feel free to say any comments about the game but if you do tell me what make Mass Effect Unique too.

LightAngel_19

it doesnt sound at all like he is saying halo 3 is unique, he is just simple stating that he would rather play it then masseffect

i have to agree mass effect looks very boring

everyone says its graphics are great and its story is great

the graphics are good but i would rather have gameplay... and as for the story... how many of you have actually played it as proof to the stories greatness? im gonna guess exactly zero of you

RPG in space. first one on the next gen consoles.

Stupid to compare a RPG to a FPS. Its 2 completly different game types.

Radiozo

Agreed.

It's by the studio that did Knights of the Old Republic, which was one of the best / most acclaimed / most popular action RPGs of the past few years. It LOOKS like KOTOR, except that it's much more realistic. According to the trailers, there appears to be a lot of depth to the gameplay.

i.e. It's a really cool looking game by a studio with a strong track record in making similar games. Got it?

Generic_Dude

bioware.

KOTOR.

Never winter nights.

jade empire.

just do it.

[QUOTE="goallie"]You say Mass Effect is not unique, yet you defend halo.mattg90520

irony

lols

RPG in space. first one on the next gen consoles.

Stupid to compare a RPG to a FPS. Its 2 completly different game types.

Radiozo

Actually in this case not so much it has Ghost Recon:AW style action gunplay but with KOTOR style powers, and with an amazing amount of space to explore

RPG in space. first one on the next gen consoles.

Stupid to compare a RPG to a FPS. Its 2 completly different game types.

Radiozo

true dat.

im also curious as to why this game is so hyped.

what sort of game is it? is it like oblivion but in space? or similar to half life / bioshock? or a free roaming action type game like gta?

anyone know?

Well, Bioware works hard on the game projects they release. Mass Effect is one of them, why is it unique you say? I haven't played any shooter/rpg/sci-fi yet and that totally makes it unique.

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What makes Mass Effect so special? I really dont see much to it besides being a long kinda movie game, in my opinion it looks kinda booring, nothing special, I rather play Halo 3. Feel free to say any comments about the game but if you do tell me what make Mass Effect Unique too.

Futien

it doesnt sound at all like he is saying halo 3 is unique, he is just simple stating that he would rather play it then masseffect

i have to agree mass effect looks very boring

everyone says its graphics are great and its story is great

the graphics are good but i would rather have gameplay... and as for the story... how many of you have actually played it as proof to the stories greatness? im gonna guess exactly zero of you

I got one reason for you, Bioware RPG.

Nuff said, and also its sad how u defend halo like that...

KOTOR, Jade Empire

Some of my favorite games were made by Bioware. They can make the game look awesome just by showing people talking. That's incredible.

I think for me what's really amazing is, Bioware has always been known for great stories and characters, but their games are more linear, and less open ended then say, Oblivion. It doesn't make them bad, mediocre, or even less than Superb. But if they can keep the same level of storyline and add more freedom, I'm all for it. As well, the combat system seems more fun than most RPGs.

You sound like you're expecting an action adventure game or something. Mass Effect is an RPG, and in that respect the combat has more than enough action. Bioware is known for their great stories and characters, with combat that is good enough to walk you through said stories without getting bland or repetitive. It appears (from what I've seen) that ME fits this bill nicely.

In the end I trust that they know what they are doing, I mean from a ratings stand point they are the best RPG maker of all time.

im basically expecting a good rpg (havent played one in a while) with interesting tactical shooter aspects, amazing graphics with a very movie-like atmosphere, huge expansive lands to explore and hopefully an epic stuff.

that and its coming from a very respected developer. im not worried. it should be great.

You say Mass Effect is not unique, yet you defend halo.goallie

I never said Halo is unique people read wrong...... what makes Mass Effect so unique.[QUOTE="goallie"]You say Mass Effect is not unique, yet you defend halo.LightAngel_19

Award to Reckhavoc for starting his comeback with the word stupid. As well as being the first guy on level 29 to use the term "pull out your ass" as his follow up comeback.Not expected from a level 29 but i think its best reck you choose to speak English as a first language before you choose to write it.

Cough...cough...thanks for playing

You say Mass Effect is not unique, yet you defend halo.goallie

FREAKING AWESOME GAMERPICTURE!!! GO TITANS!!! Anyway, on topic Mass Effect isa sci-fi third person shooter role playing game. It also has Gears or Rainbow Six Vegastype of cover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CItElYfc47g

The video interview on Youtube. Explains a lot about the game.

To me Mass Effect looks like a huge RPG, with tactical 3rd person shooter combat systems. Along with extremely in-depth stories, that are played out with great graphics. Extensive character skill development. Plus you have a Master Blaster type land vehicle! Looks like it will have a lot more then just 10 to 15 hours of play time to complete. I am hoping over a hundred easy. With the possibilities of becoming a MMO.

There a tons of worlds to explore. So the idea of making it into some sort of MMO. Seems plausible to me. Would be a great universe to explore with my on-line friends. But I haven't heard anything new about that possibility. Just rumors, as seen in that video. Subscriptions haven't been mentioned either.

Looks very unique to me. Haven't played a Sci-Fi RPG for the next gen yet. The combat system looks stellar too. No point and click grind. Which I am more the bored with.

If, I'm not into something else. Mass Effect is on my list. Reminds me of Too Human. Which looks amazing to me.

mass effect is gonna own for one reason the i can sum up in3 words: Created by biowarefifty56

But I've been following the game sinceearly '06, it seems like a great game even without considering who made it. Big, open, epic exploration, I love the story, and characters, Bioware have always managed to do great stories in their games. I see this as no exception.

It's not just a reat story that is set either, since your actions affect it, it's even more amazing if they make the story consistantly good.

Plus it's an RPG.. in space, with real-time combat.