Cii Lence's Review on Mass Effect
I have noticed features which needs further improvements. The game is a masterpiece and there are only but few that I have seen missing in the game.
Further improvements should be made with regards to purchasing and changing of armors. When buying, there should be a screen to visualize what the armor looks like. This will help the player choose what design he likes and what armor will his character wear. In the equipment menu, there should also be a screen where one can view what the armor one looted in battle looks like. This will help the player decide whether to wear the armor already or not. Having this feature will further give the player freedom and creativity in the game.
Furthermore, there should have been markets where there would be alot of vendors offering various goods and services. The systems were all big but lacked markets where a player could have spent time browsing for goods or trying out outfits and accessories.
Choosing weapons, upgrades and gadgets was not fun because one depends on the statics and logos and lacks visualization of the item. There should have been a screen where one can view a 3D picture of the gun or upgrade. It's much adds excitement to the game when one aims to hunt for cool-looking gun and stash it in his cabinet as a collection. It would add to a player's curiosity for an item if it has a 3D image ready for viewing once the item is bought or looted. Items were represented by names with statistics on the equipment menu which made it boring to choose what to use and what to install as an upgrade.
There should have been gunshops where players could testfire weapons before purchasing. I have noticed too that there's not much customization with the guns. The designs of the weapons was too futuristic but less personalized. We should have been given choices to upgrade to scopes, lasers, nightvisions, or silencers, or better yet, gold plated and platinum guns.
The equipment cabinets were small and lacking the feature where a player could browse what his equipments looks like. The cabinets were also piled close together which lacks individuality. There should have been dressing rooms where we can swap armors, helmets and accessories.
In the game, the player could only play as the lead character. He could only command the other 2 members of the party with regards to using a certain skills and weapon, and moving to tactical positions. It would be better if the player could shift into the other members. For example, the player is a lady, and she decides to use the woman characters instead. If a player also likes to use the alien races, with a press of a button, he could easily play the alien races. There should have also been more alien races to choose from.
The customization of the lead character's features was alright but it would have been better if there were more choices in customization. It would have been cool to be able to change the lead characters height, race, complexion, accessories, etc. Games were meant for us players to express our creativity and personality, so I hope in the next Mass Effect, more customization features are made available.
Overall, Mass Effect is one of the best games because it is one of few games which involve leveling up. Level up games are fun and is worth to spend on because it is game which lasts long. It takes a lot of hard work to build your character. The game involves use of tactics and search for strong items that could make you and party strong.
I can't wait for Mass Effect 2. It would surely break barriers.