Yup, that's why Hades rates this game four out of five werewolves.

Well, the issue is settled for me - my notebook's graphics card does not meet the minimum requirements, so a purchase is out, at least for now.

You're missing very little, unless you want to see how far Bioware went down with their attempts at mainstreaming and rushed production.

"You're missing very little, unless you want to see how far Bioware went down with their attempts at mainstreaming and rushed production. "

 

Better than either KOTOR that is for sure. Easily.

Since you've repeated that bit of wisdom 10,000 times now, it must surely be true.

As opposed to you and others of your ilk whining repeatedly of how BIO is going 'downhill'? L0LLIGAGZ!

Since you've repeated that bit of wisdom 10,000 times now, it must surely be true.

 

This is either an alt, or someone who catches on super quick!

Yeah, people who complain about Bio going down the drain are just on a nostalga trip, which makes for an irony bonus.

Magister Lajciak, the PC version is still very buggy and a patch has yet been released for it. It is a good game, but it is definitely not without its faults, however with games like ME, GTA4, Lost Odyssey (Best JRPG I have ever played), and the like investing in a XBox 360 is very much worth it. And yes, Wrath of Dagon, ME is better than either KotORs by the mere fact alone that it isn't Star Wars.

 

Well, Bioware did go down hill a little with NWN1 and KotOR1, but have regained momentum with JE and ME.

Edited July 7, 200817 yr by Sand

Since you've repeated that bit of wisdom 10,000 times now, it must surely be true.

 

This is either an alt, or someone who catches on super quick!

 

 

From mainly lurker observation

 

 

Wrath is pretty active on the BIO boards, so (99% ) sure hes just quick.

Edited July 7, 200817 yr by Zero

I liked the main story of Mass Effect. I'm looking forward to how they're going to continue the story in parts 2 and 3.

 

I didn't like most of the side-quests. As other people have mentioned it basically going to a planet, shooting your way through to a goal and then shooting your way back out. There are some encounters that I enjoyed, but most are the same. Other sidequests like finding minerals and gas deposits I just started to skip as I didn't want to drive around empty planets looking for everything.

 

I still think exploration was done the best in Baldur's Gate, where there were separate areas that had one interesting thing or encounter going on. Like the archaological dig site, encounter with the mad wizard and his basilisks, the soldier gone crazy because of the cursed sword, High Hedge, the siren enslaved by the Ogre Mage, the boy who lost his dog, the transmorgified pupil/chicken, the destroyed school and the skeletal warrior that you encounter, on and on... It made each area feel interesting and alive.

 

The planets on Mass Effect were a bunch of barren landscapes with different weather. The places you could go into with your party were all pretty much 3-4 rooms connected, with containers of stuff conveniently located for gameplay purposes. It was dissapointing to say the least.

I am thinking that ME2 and ME3 will have more interesting side missions that will be more along the lines of the "Bring Down the Sky" downable content than what was in ME1.

The side quests are pretty generic. Id like to see some variations. Maybe save a stripper from her abusive drunk husband. Or stop a teen pregnancy. lol Kotor had some sweet sides. Pazaak, racing, dancing!

Edited July 7, 200817 yr by WITHTEETH

Magister Lajciak, the PC version is still very buggy and a patch has yet been released for it. It is a good game, but it is definitely not without its faults, however with games like ME, GTA4, Lost Odyssey (Best JRPG I have ever played), and the like investing in a XBox 360 is very much worth it. And yes, Wrath of Dagon, ME is better than either KotORs by the mere fact alone that it isn't Star Wars.

 

Well, Bioware did go down hill a little with NWN1 and KotOR1, but have regained momentum with JE and ME.

 

Well, I not only do not have a console, but I also don't have a TV, which consoles, as far as I know, require to function.

NEWSFLASH: Real Time Doesn't Always Equal Twitch

 

If this is a response to me, any shooting game that allows aiming while paused cannot be twitch. Twitch, by definition, is a term that describes precise control input in a very limited time period. If there is no restriction on the amount of time the player has to give the game control input, then it's not twitch.

Well, I not only do not have a console, but I also don't have a TV, which consoles, as far as I know, require to function.

 

I had my console hooked in through my PC, using my PC speakers and monitor for sound and display.

The side quests weren't spectacular, it's true. I'd recommend doing what I did, which is mostly ignore the sidequests the first time you play through, so that they're still there to keep the second time fresh.

 

And this is not a twitch game. Trust me, if I can get through it (albeit with a little help from you guys), you don't need much in the way of twitch abilities.

Well, I not only do not have a console, but I also don't have a TV, which consoles, as far as I know, require to function.

 

I had my console hooked in through my PC, using my PC speakers and monitor for sound and display.

OMG! What an abomination.

As opposed to you and others of your ilk whining repeatedly of how BIO is going 'downhill'? L0LLIGAGZ!

They went down hill the moment they got into bed with EA.

OMG! What an abomination.

 

Hey, it works. All my gaming in one place is very nice.

"If this is a response to me, any shooting game that allows aiming while paused cannot be twitch"

 

Nah, you are cool. (+5 suck up points)

 

 

 

"They went down hill the moment they got into bed with EA."

 

EA is awesome. No company has given so much awesome playing time with awesome games. NHL 08, and MVP 05 alone are beyond awesomeness. Only BIO's NWN has even come close to giving me the hours of fun play time.

 

EA = Best Publisher/Developer In Business.

I don't like sport titles.

People whine about EA, but at the end of the day they're the ones making money which means that they're the ones driving the industry forward and funding projects which wouldn't even see the light of day otherwise.

 

People complain about this, but they're pretty much entirely in the waaaaaaaah consoles sux crowd.

Yup, that's why Hades rates this game four out of five werewolves.

 

 

 

 

....sorry.

Well, Bioware did go down hill a little with NWN1 and KotOR1, but have regained momentum with JE and ME.

JE is an RPG Bioware didn't bother to finish, with ME they didn't even bother to start.