Comments on: Short Game Review: Mass Effect http://doombot.com/2008/03/13/short-game-review-mass-effect/ by Jane Austen Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:26:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: doombot » (Not Quite) Short Game Review: Mass Effect 2 http://doombot.com/2008/03/13/short-game-review-mass-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-80534 doombot » (Not Quite) Short Game Review: Mass Effect 2 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:02:08 +0000 http://doombot.com/2008/03/13/short-game-review-mass-effect/#comment-80534 <p>[...] Effect 2 immensely, but I have to concede that it’s practically a different game from its predecessor, which is one of my favorite of all time. Certain changes seem like simple, direct responses to [...]</p> [...] Effect 2 immensely, but I have to concede that it’s practically a different game from its predecessor, which is one of my favorite of all time. Certain changes seem like simple, direct responses to [...]

]]> By: doombot » (Not Quite) Short Game Review: Mass Effect 2 http://doombot.com/2008/03/13/short-game-review-mass-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-80535 doombot » (Not Quite) Short Game Review: Mass Effect 2 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:02:08 +0000 http://doombot.com/2008/03/13/short-game-review-mass-effect/#comment-80535 <p>[...] Effect 2 immensely, but I have to concede that it’s practically a different game from its predecessor, which is one of my favorite of all time. Certain changes seem like simple, direct responses to [...]</p> [...] Effect 2 immensely, but I have to concede that it’s practically a different game from its predecessor, which is one of my favorite of all time. Certain changes seem like simple, direct responses to [...]

]]> By: doombot » Games With Good Stories http://doombot.com/2008/03/13/short-game-review-mass-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-55108 doombot » Games With Good Stories Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:56:25 +0000 http://doombot.com/2008/03/13/short-game-review-mass-effect/#comment-55108 <p>[...] recently played through Mass Effect for the Xbox 360, and then replayed it, and then replayed it again because [...]</p> [...] recently played through Mass Effect for the Xbox 360, and then replayed it, and then replayed it again because [...]

]]> By: Jason http://doombot.com/2008/03/13/short-game-review-mass-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-54153 Jason Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:37:13 +0000 http://doombot.com/2008/03/13/short-game-review-mass-effect/#comment-54153 <p>Okay, I played through the Mass Effect DLC, "Bring Down the Sky," last night. I was glad to have an extra mission to play through, but it was kind of less involved than I hoped, and so it left me feeling like it was a bit overpriced for what it was.</p> <p>It does capitalize on some of what makes the game great (like a no-right-answer choice), and the world itself looks cool, but it's basically just one of the generally skippable optional side-missions with slightly more animated dialog than usual. I had kind of been expecting it to be just shy of the length of (and share something of the narrative tone with) one of the major story levels from the game, like Feros. I guess it is cool, though, that you get to pick up some pretty cool equipment here that you can use elsewhere in the game.</p> <p>Anyway, I'm blathering. Long story short: I don't regret buying it, but I hope some of the later DLC feels a little more fleshed out.</p> Okay, I played through the Mass Effect DLC, “Bring Down the Sky,” last night. I was glad to have an extra mission to play through, but it was kind of less involved than I hoped, and so it left me feeling like it was a bit overpriced for what it was.

It does capitalize on some of what makes the game great (like a no-right-answer choice), and the world itself looks cool, but it’s basically just one of the generally skippable optional side-missions with slightly more animated dialog than usual. I had kind of been expecting it to be just shy of the length of (and share something of the narrative tone with) one of the major story levels from the game, like Feros. I guess it is cool, though, that you get to pick up some pretty cool equipment here that you can use elsewhere in the game.

Anyway, I’m blathering. Long story short: I don’t regret buying it, but I hope some of the later DLC feels a little more fleshed out.

]]> By: Jason http://doombot.com/2008/03/13/short-game-review-mass-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-53519 Jason Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:13:15 +0000 http://doombot.com/2008/03/13/short-game-review-mass-effect/#comment-53519 <p>I'll let you know—though I think my plan is to do a bunch of the side missions first, then do the DLC thing as late in the game as possible. It's a lot more fun to play when you're not constantly running and hiding for fear of being shot. If I play through this a third time, I'm not going straight engineer, but engineer/soldier combo so that I can wear better armor...</p> I’ll let you know—though I think my plan is to do a bunch of the side missions first, then do the DLC thing as late in the game as possible. It’s a lot more fun to play when you’re not constantly running and hiding for fear of being shot. If I play through this a third time, I’m not going straight engineer, but engineer/soldier combo so that I can wear better armor…

]]> By: D http://doombot.com/2008/03/13/short-game-review-mass-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-53518 D Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:04:33 +0000 http://doombot.com/2008/03/13/short-game-review-mass-effect/#comment-53518 <p>Hey, I'd be curious to hear how the DLC is. I wanted to try it, but I guess you can't if you've beaten the game. Or something like that.</p> Hey, I’d be curious to hear how the DLC is. I wanted to try it, but I guess you can’t if you’ve beaten the game. Or something like that.

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