I'm playing Mass Effect 2.. but that's the wrong tense.. I'm no longer playing mass effect.
It has disappointed me a few too many ways.
1. no girl-girl options for femme Shep
Granted the pickings are few.. and a few are aliens.. ones a glorified blow up doll.. well something would have been better than nothing right?
2. exploration is DLC...
that isn't out for months. the game will have an inch of dust on it by then
3. end game is pointless
assuming you got to everything prior to hitting the bugs in the nest after the game ends.. what the hell are you supposed to do? there's no spectre missions. It's as if the council doesn't give a shit about you being alive
It's horrible to see a game go from being so awesome while you're playing it.. to what the fuck am I supposed to do now? (start over? fukdat)
yeah playing it over again isn't magically going to open up so many new avenues of choices... it's played out in 40 hours.
Many have asked about the lack of co-op because of this, at least playing it over with 2-3 other people would make the experience a bit less tedious (of replaying the game once you finished it).. but it ignores that the game isn't built to support co-op.
it remains a narrative like a book. an unapologetic RPG that really fun to play once, but offers nothing new after the credits roll.
Mass Effect 2 = same bones, more meat and much nicer skin.. but it's still a very lean experience in terms of replay value.
I'm hoping for actual expansions and mods that can make use of those old bones.
It has disappointed me a few too many ways.
1. no girl-girl options for femme Shep
Granted the pickings are few.. and a few are aliens.. ones a glorified blow up doll.. well something would have been better than nothing right?
2. exploration is DLC...
that isn't out for months. the game will have an inch of dust on it by then
3. end game is pointless
assuming you got to everything prior to hitting the bugs in the nest after the game ends.. what the hell are you supposed to do? there's no spectre missions. It's as if the council doesn't give a shit about you being alive
It's horrible to see a game go from being so awesome while you're playing it.. to what the fuck am I supposed to do now? (start over? fukdat)
yeah playing it over again isn't magically going to open up so many new avenues of choices... it's played out in 40 hours.
Many have asked about the lack of co-op because of this, at least playing it over with 2-3 other people would make the experience a bit less tedious (of replaying the game once you finished it).. but it ignores that the game isn't built to support co-op.
it remains a narrative like a book. an unapologetic RPG that really fun to play once, but offers nothing new after the credits roll.
Mass Effect 2 = same bones, more meat and much nicer skin.. but it's still a very lean experience in terms of replay value.
I'm hoping for actual expansions and mods that can make use of those old bones.