3-4 generations ago on nintendo final fantasy has 40 hour epics in 2d an had tons of side quests

yet a next generation game for 360 cannot make story longer then 12-15 hours that is friggin rediculous

if i play the game 3 hours a day i will beat it in a 3 days that is just pathetic for an rpg main story i dont care how much sidequests ther are in it or replay bein evil

i want a long meaty rpg with mechanics that will make the game last an want to keep playin for atleast a month straight

i got huge long epic rpg's on the nintendo super nintendo an playstation

i got small 10 hour fable on xbox and 12 hour massive flop effect on 360

any true rpg gamer should be shocked an appalled at the game length that is inexcusable its not even an action rpg like fable so its even more rediculous that its short cuz the combat system is a joke unlike fables

mass effect isn't an fps it should not be 12 hours from beigning to end in the main story line an thats just a fact if it is i feel it will get 8-8.5 but i wish it would get a 7 to tell bioware to learn to make longer rpg's cuz it what fans want

here we are we have all the power of a 360 huge dvd disc space, hey you can even use multiple discs like ff7 or baldur's gate yet u dont push any limits bioware u did nothin extra for ur game fans of bioware should not respect this title of theres cuz it is not liek there past ones

ProtossRushX

I'm tired of saying the same thing OVER and OVER - I am 9 hours into Mass Effect, I've barely touched the main story, this game looks set to be AT LEAST 30 hours long, if not more, because judging by what I've seen so far, there are an absolutely HUGE amount of side-quests to undertake, each entertaining, I've done about 4 so far and they've been brilliant.

Mass Effect has more content than any of the FF games have, the only reason FF games are so long are the ridiculous mini-games and constant level grinding.

But the slowdown is only very occasional and the texture pop in only lasts a few seconds...

Luckily for 360 owners, we're playing it *NOW*.

Awesome game :D

I have had sky-high expectations for mass effect, and I am still hoping it will succeed. The graphics, however, are not as good as I thought they would be, and the combat looks a little clutchy. I'm sure the story would be amazing, but I don't know if it can make up for the frame-rate and problems I've been hearing lately.

yazmanian-devil

Play it, it's awesome, the graphics are awesome. Although, if you onlu judge an RPG on how good it looks then you shouldnt be playing them.

Germans being Blood sucking evil super Villans and Americans being super Heros. AdolescentDon

Ugh yes.

I saw someone here who refused to play Assassin's Creed because in the game you were killing Christians.

I mean, seriously.. If American's arent stereotyping in movies and tv shows, theyre doing it in video games. In loads of games you're an American soldier demolishing the local population, whether they be Middle Eastern or Asian or otherwise.

Yet imagine a game where you played as an "insurgent" in Iraq trying to purge the country of American invaders? There would be ENDLESS pity-parties held by the Americans.

[QUOTE="DivergeUnify"]"You are a genetically altered, elite super soldier"m4gicm4rty

beat me to it. what ever happened to your average blue collared hero?

Who wants to be AVERAGE.

Horrendous JRPG cliche's that I tire of:

16 year old boy who lives with his mother (father mysteriously dead), ends up saving the world in 30 hours.

Mages and healers must be women, usually showing lots of breast.

Herbs.

Gold.

Everyone has a melodramatic backstory that they're unwilling to tell at once, must get to undisclosed location before the switch is hit and they reveal a mysterious past, usually involving proving themselves to people we never meet.

Giant swords, belt buckles and buttons on men who look like ladyboy's and have hair that defies gravity.

The reluctant hero.

"Fire", "earth", "Wind", "Water"

The inevitable death of a main character.

"I never give up"

Mass Effect has always been intended to be a trilogy. Their intention is to let you carry your character over into ME2 and then onto ME3, so it's all obviously a continuation.

This game has been amazing so far, but the prospect of the aforementioned in the sequels is even more exciting.

wow, like youve played and beaten mass effect so you know how it compares to final fantasy? just leave gamespot.....

Bren128

Yes, I'm now 9 hours into Mass Effect.

Mass Effect > Final Fantasy as far as I'm concerned.