BioWare knows how to make RPGs

User Rating: 8.5 | Mass Effect X360
By dwithrow | Review Date:
Mass Effect is a science-fiction RPG and a space opera, the game takes place in the future and you are in control of Commander Shepard, XO (executive officer) of the Normandy, the alliance's new warship. You are put right in the actions at the begin after short dialogue with some of the characters. You face the enemy of the galaxy called the Geth. I dont want to give away any spoilers for this game but you find out that the Geth arent the only problem you will be facing in this game, there are plenty of side missions and romance opportunities for you and the crew. Yes, you can have a love interest with one of the alien races. The game is very open with how big the galaxy even including dialogue you have with NPC (Non-Playable Characters) and teammates. For most of the time, there are 3 options, a normal, a nice, or a jerk. There is also a paragon (good) or renegade (badass) options when you earn enough of these points. KOTOR had a system like this dealing with the light and dark side of the force. You can earn these points by performing noble or bad actions throughout the story, certain people with have more conversation options when you earn enough of these points.

Now for the Breakdown:

Story: (9 out of 10) BioWare does a great job! The story is deep and draws you right in. You start to feel for the team on the Normandy and makes the game very difficult to put down. The story can be different each time depending on the choices you make.

Sound: (9 out of 10) All of the dialogue is spoken among characters and the voice acting is great. Sometimes some of the characters say cheesy stuff once in awhile but it doesn't hurt the game at all. The sound effects are great and the only problem from this giving a perfect 10 is the music. Its gets annoying sometimes if you're listening for it.

Graphics: (10 out of 10) The cut scenes are great, the planets and ships are beautiful, and at some points it looks like a movie. The only thing is that sometimes it takes a couple seconds longer to load the facial and armor details.

Control: (7 out of 10) The controls can be a pain in the ass! From driving the Mako tank from getting in cover in combat. They arent the worse controls ever but they arent the best. They dont take away from the game but it takes longer than it should to get use to them. Getting in cover in combat is by far the hardest.

Time: I wanted to move on to Mass Effect 2 so I didnt complete many of the side missions. The game took me around 15 hours to beat.

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