Mass Effect

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
So far, I'll have to say that I don't think I like it.

The gameplay's too stiff and the action isn't intense. You can't jump, you have to pause frequently the graphics aren't stellar. Those are just some of the smaller initial things I've encountered in the game. In fact, the game seems a bit boring to me. Without comparison, I like A.C. way better.

I heard this game was suppose to be a really good game but we'll see. I only played it for a few hours but I'll give it a chance again. If it still continues to make me yawn every few minutes during gameplay then I'm gonna consider returning it.

So is it worth buying? Imo, no. But that's just me. You should demo it (if it's available) to see if you like it.

It's an RPG, it's suppose to be like that.

Assassins Creed is turning into a boring game because its the same thing over and over while Mass Effect is not.

For the other guy, you cant change your main character after you choose his/her class. If you choose soldier, you cant change him back later but you can have as soldier, biotic, and whatever the last option is, or a combo of each unit.

Originally posted by Smasandian
It's an RPG, it's suppose to be like that.

Assassins Creed is turning into a boring game because its the same thing over and over while Mass Effect is not.

For the other guy, you cant change your main character after you choose his/her class. If you choose soldier, you cant change him back later but you can have as soldier, biotic, and whatever the last option is, or a combo of each unit.

So RPG gameplay is suppose to be too stiff with non-intense action where you can't jump have to pause frequently along with having graphics aren't stellar?

I always did dislike RPG's anyway, but at least A.C. has potentially non-stop action in it with beautiful grapichs.

And A.C. not boring. There's tons to do. And I'm sure there's a ton to do in Mass Effect too, but at what expense. A games gotta make me want to get into it and A.C. does that for me. Not Mass Effect. Not yet at least, I'm hoping it does. Like i said I'm willing to give it a good shot again but it's disappointed me so far. And it's out the door if it continues to do so. I don't have a high tolerance for games that play like Mass Effect.

I got Mass Effect cause I saw good reviews on it in mags, websites and on here and heard the gameplay was similar to that of KOTOR, and I liked KOTOR, alot. But like i said, we'll see.

Originally posted by Smasandian
If you change alot of powers and guns then yeah, you do pause it alot.

But its not that bad. It's on par with Bioshock when you change plasmids.

I'm really enjoying the game. I think I made a mistake on who I created. I went Vanguard when my playing style suits Soldier.

Ah well.

I'm considering that class when I get the game or full Biotics.

Anata wa wakarimasu ka.....

Originally posted by ragesRemorse
i just signed an autograph for someone. After doing so i regretted doing so. I think that is going to haunt me

anata wa wakarimasu ka.....

I am dissapointed that most of your possible replies dont offer alternative speech. I have begun to start another game with a different class. I have been choosing seperate replies in conversation from what i chose on my first game. Shepard seems to be saying the exact same thing as before.

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
So RPG gameplay is suppose to be too stiff with non-intense action where you can't jump have to pause frequently along with having graphics aren't stellar?

I always did dislike RPG's anyway, but at least A.C. has potentially non-stop action in it with beautiful grapichs.

And A.C. not boring. There's tons to do. And I'm sure there's a ton to do in Mass Effect too, but at what expense. A games gotta make me want to get into it and A.C. does that for me. Not Mass Effect. Not yet at least, I'm hoping it does. Like i said I'm willing to give it a good shot again but it's disappointed me so far. And it's out the door if it continues to do so. I don't have a high tolerance for games that play like Mass Effect.

I got Mass Effect cause I saw good reviews on it in mags, websites and on here and heard the gameplay was similar to that of KOTOR, and I liked KOTOR, alot. But like i said, we'll see.

If you disliked RPG's then why did you pick this up?

It's a straight RPG with action. It's not meant to be Gears Of War, or another 3rd person RPG. The pausing in the game, thats because its an RPG. KOTOR had similiar mechanics, but with alot more pausing.

Assassins Creed has non stop action but its basically boils down to a. get into city by blending with scholors, get to viewpoint, save citizens by hitting X, do investigations but not really investigating just following commands on the screen, find target by looking at map and then assassinate. The only thing thats good about it is the chase afterwords. But thats basically it. Nothing else. You do that 8-9 times.

Oh yeah, you can get flags but theres no incentive to do that. It doesnt increase anything significantly.

In Mass Effect, sidequest atleast add more background into the story, and talent points so you can create a bigger badder character.

I like Assassins Creed but its only because I love jumping around on buildings. Once that feeling is over, I'm pretty sure I'll trade it in even if I dont finish it.

Why are we ragging on Assassin's Creed?

When did this turn into a "which game is better" thread?

Shouldn't have to put down another game to lift up another....especially when they're 2 different/separate games that have nothing to do with one another.

Anata wa wakarimasu ka.....

I bought it and have to say it's awesome!!!

Bought it, it is lying next to me, but because of exams I wont touch it until December 15th.

Originally posted by InnerRise
Why are we ragging on Assassin's Creed?

When did this turn into a "which game is better" thread?

Shouldn't have to put down another game to lift up another....especially when they're 2 different/separate games that have nothing to do with one another.

Anata wa wakarimasu ka.....

I'm not ragging on the game. I have it and I'm playing it.

Fist Of North compared Mass Effect to Assassins Creed, and I just said that Assassins Creed is very repetitive, which usually means boring.

Originally posted by Smasandian
Well, not really.

You can choose what the specilize in by giving them talent points to various talents but you cant chooce what class they are.

But there's a few of them so you can if you want an heavy tech guy, there is one, etc.

I love this game but I cant stand the bugs in it. Sometimes the music cuts abruptly, massive slowdown. I feel like I'm playing on a computer that can barely handle the game, but its the 360.

I feel this game should of been delayed a couple of months to work out all the small problems.

yeah you cant really choose their class, but i guess the way i have them, they can be unofficially be in those classes...

i can stand the bugs, i still like the game a lot, although yeah, slowdown, framerate issues, music cuting out...hopefully there will be a patch to solve some issues

Probably.

I just wish they spent an extra few days to fix the bugs. I hate it when companies release buggy software.

Look at all the great developers. They rarely release buggy software. Bioware on the otherhand, tend to do that.

I like Mass Effect. It does have some bugs but I like the story better, and the characters better.

Just finished an epic gaming session.

I rarely play for more than a few hours for a game but I started at 8pm and stopped just recently. Just been going around star clusters and planets and finding resources and such.

Pretty damn fun. I think my character is already at level 12 or so.

How many character levels are there?

Originally posted by Outbound
How many character levels are there?

i think 60

Originally posted by Smasandian
If you disliked RPG's then why did you pick this up?

It's a straight RPG with action. It's not meant to be Gears Of War, or another 3rd person RPG. The pausing in the game, thats because its an RPG. KOTOR had similiar mechanics, but with alot more pausing.

Assassins Creed has non stop action but its basically boils down to a. get into city by blending with scholors, get to viewpoint, save citizens by hitting X, do investigations but not really investigating just following commands on the screen, find target by looking at map and then assassinate. The only thing thats good about it is the chase afterwords. But thats basically it. Nothing else. You do that 8-9 times.

Oh yeah, you can get flags but theres no incentive to do that. It doesnt increase anything significantly.

In Mass Effect, sidequest atleast add more background into the story, and talent points so you can create a bigger badder character.

I like Assassins Creed but its only because I love jumping around on buildings. Once that feeling is over, I'm pretty sure I'll trade it in even if I dont finish it.

I already told you why I picked it up. Cause of the good reviews it was getting online and on magazines. I also heard it kinda played like KOTOR, and i liked KOTOR. That's why i got it.

And you only like A.C. cause you get to jump around buildings? Your not giving A.C. credit. What about the battle. It's not only about just pressing x in a sword fight, like you say. You can counter. Go back and forth with enemies, you can grab 'em , throw 'em of buildings, throw knives and it looks great too, cinematic.

I like A.C. and i think it's a good game. I want to feel the same for Mass Effect and I'm hoping i will, what's wrong.

Originally posted by Smasandian
I'm not ragging on the game. I have it and I'm playing it.

Fist Of North compared Mass Effect to Assassins Creed, and I just said that Assassins Creed is very repetitive, which usually means boring.

Did you read when i said "Without comparison, I like A.C. way better."

How is collecting different types of information from different sources in different cities, repetitive? No one battle is never the same. And they keep getting more intense. And your wrong The character does get upgrades. You get one everytime you assassinate a lord at the end of an investigation.

The games not boring at all. I've never been stagnant in that game. It's high paced mostly all the time.

there are 5 different types of information objectives, and there are 54 objectives to do. it gets a little repetitive. the save citizen thing is retarded as theres over 100 citizens to save and its doing the exact same thng over and over again. it gets boring after awhile.

the viewpoints could have been use a lot more work as well, most of the buildings you climb are identical so its basically going through the motions after you do it for the 50th plus time.

the upgrades arent really upgrades though, you just get new weapons. that happens in every game no matter what it is.

i do agree with you on the battles though, they are fun. they should've had a reward system for it though i think.

*Points to the Assassin's Creed thread*
Go there for this discussion.

Just got a question for the ME players, has there been any minigames in the game yet? Using KotOR as example, it had the swoop races (ok), ship dogfight random times (meh) and Pazzack card game (pretty fun), anything like that in ME?

Originally posted by Smasandian
Just finished an epic gaming session.

I rarely play for more than a few hours for a game but I started at 8pm and stopped just recently. Just been going around star clusters and planets and finding resources and such.

Pretty damn fun. I think my character is already at level 12 or so.

i finished Mass Effect yesterday i wont spoil anything but it was satisfying. I started over with all my equipment and as a level 36 haha