
If you haven't played Mass Effect, do so. But the only reason these flaws stand out so much is because the rest of the game is made to a remarkably high standard. And then there's the Mako -an all-terrain tank used to get around on planets, whose handling is based on a space hopper. Some of which is interesting if you're into backstory, but it does get a bit tiresome. And you can end up avoiding talking to NPCs, as nearly every one seems to spend hours monologing about themselves. Like many RPGs you seem to spend a great deal of time running between locations. Everything in this game is pitch-perfect - the acting, the design, the drop-dead gorgeous graphics, the looks of the characters, the storyline, and the battles. With this game BioWare managed to successful mix a story-driven RPG and a tactical third-person shooter, while including a sense of the cinematic that shames Hollywood. The Cut-Price Re-Release of this RPG is hardly a surprise, given Mass Effect 2 is on the event horizon, but it's welcome nonetheless.įollowing the adventures of Commander Shepard - a space marine in the not-overly distant future - Mass Effect is a truly epic space opera, seeing Shepard and his rag-tag team of alien allies fighting the advance of the robotic Geth, and the traitor who leads them.
