less rpg shoot em up and more shoot em up with levelling
yes, it is. its fun bit of a good story.
is it an rpg ? not in my book it aint. more 3rd person shoot em up with levelling and squad based gameplay.
its very pretty, got a great story, huge game area ( a frikkin universe ), good supporting ensemble , few good twists and will keep you playing all the way to the end.
however oblivion it aint, and surely thats what all rpgs are based against at present. why isnt it oblivion , to many little issues that ruin it
first off swinging a sword, blasting fireballs and stuff FEEL like like an rpg should. levelling up properly but shooting someone with a shotgun, pistol etc just doesnt feel the same. the biotics ( magics ) are good but ultimately uninspired and really bear little effect on combat or anything else really. the play area tho huuge is either one of about 2 - 3 explorable (on foot worlds) and a ton of driveable worlds you can explore round.
also its 2 damn short, 20 hours and your done and youve seen most of the game, i went for the 50 / 50 character and found little or no real challenges, sure it was on normal but i still would expect a fairly solid end of game guardian. all in all i would like to say mass effect 2 listen and learn then sort it
enjoyable but flash in the pan