This is my 8th playthrough of this game, and I was finally able to play it on Xbox 360. There is something so comforting about playing this on the 360, but it controls horribly. There is a lot of lagging issues, or my 360 is about to croak(she has red ringed before). Playing it on it's original console makes me feel nostalgic for an era of gaming I could not really participate in.
The first Mass Effect game is the best RPG in the franchise, I suppose. Every later game pared down the actual character building and equipment systems more and more until it was more of a third-person shooter with some light RPG elements. The first ME does play way worse, though. The Mako is really awful to drive and the planets are all very samey and horrible to navigate.
L'inizio di una saga iconica. Saren uno dei pg meglio riusciti di sempre.
if i was being objective, it'd be a 7 out of 10. Subjectively, though, that's where things get interesting. i love this game. the amount of lore stuffed into a streamlined 20-30 hour action rpg is near unmatched. the choices you can make, the customization is incredible outside of the inventory being full near the end and needing to clear it out. the final boss was way too tanky too. I grew so attached to my team and was genuinly scared i'd fuck up virmire. 9/10.
I'm Captain Sheppard and this is my favourite review in Backloggd
Как уже понятно, я фанатка игр BioWare. После Dragon age, эта игра была всегда моей второй любовью. Боевая система не идеальна, но я прошла игру много раз, на сложности "безумие", так что для реального фаната это не проблема.
Минус однотипные локации (но для игры 2009 года я могу простить)
Самый большой плюс, слаженная история которая продолжается в следующих частях, где ты понимаешь что твои выборы на самом деле имели какое-то значение, и повлияли на мир.
Минус однотипные локации (но для игры 2009 года я могу простить)
Самый большой плюс, слаженная история которая продолжается в следующих частях, где ты понимаешь что твои выборы на самом деле имели какое-то значение, и повлияли на мир.
What a great game. Replaying this trilogy it's already been a pleasure.
Pretty stiff game even for 2007, but I loved the scope of the story and the promise of greater things to come (which I haven’t played yet).
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Checkpoints are way too far apart
I know I'm beating a dead horse but the Mako really does suck to drive
Biotic abilities are dope
Why is there no way to skip certain dialogue cutscenes? In the first Saren fight on Virmire I lost, now I respawn and have to redo the entire cutscene every time? I'm having Elden Ring flashbacks except this is 10,000 times worse than that. There should be an autosave at the beginning of the boss fight, and if not that, at least the option of saving. There's literally nothing you can do except have the same dialogue every single time if you lose the fight.Like I have to kill all the enemies before Saren spawns, then do an unskippable dialogue cutscene with Saren that lasts several minutes, and then if I lose do that all again every single time? Why???
That being said, the narrative is really good. However, the dialogue choices are mediocre at best. Also, why does my character not say what dialogue selection I make? Sometimes I make a selection and Shep will just say something completely different, the game is really cool about having it so that the choices that you do make matter and they carry on to future games
Some of the cutscenes are legit movie tier
I know I'm beating a dead horse but the Mako really does suck to drive
Biotic abilities are dope
Why is there no way to skip certain dialogue cutscenes? In the first Saren fight on Virmire I lost, now I respawn and have to redo the entire cutscene every time? I'm having Elden Ring flashbacks except this is 10,000 times worse than that. There should be an autosave at the beginning of the boss fight, and if not that, at least the option of saving. There's literally nothing you can do except have the same dialogue every single time if you lose the fight.Like I have to kill all the enemies before Saren spawns, then do an unskippable dialogue cutscene with Saren that lasts several minutes, and then if I lose do that all again every single time? Why???
That being said, the narrative is really good. However, the dialogue choices are mediocre at best. Also, why does my character not say what dialogue selection I make? Sometimes I make a selection and Shep will just say something completely different, the game is really cool about having it so that the choices that you do make matter and they carry on to future games
Some of the cutscenes are legit movie tier
A mostly playable episode of Star Trek
I don’t actually think this game is as great as people say it is, but it is one of my favourite games of all time.
It’s not very good as a shooter, or even as a RPG really (although I do miss the light role playing outside of conversations that was mostly abandoned after this one). For me it’s all about the setting and the atmosphere they’ve created, and how well they immerse you in it. It’s one of those universes that I really wanna be in for real. No other game has captured the feeling of being part of a really dense sci-fi universe for me. It’s so good.
It’s not very good as a shooter, or even as a RPG really (although I do miss the light role playing outside of conversations that was mostly abandoned after this one). For me it’s all about the setting and the atmosphere they’ve created, and how well they immerse you in it. It’s one of those universes that I really wanna be in for real. No other game has captured the feeling of being part of a really dense sci-fi universe for me. It’s so good.
this game feels like ass :sob:
They told me to skip it and they were right. The elevators and clunky gameplay were quite frustrating at times. The thing I appreciate most in the game is the rich dialogue, sadly you gotta shoot things awkwardly too.
I've never fallen in love with a game so quickly before. The worldbuilding of Mass Effect is exquisite. The gameplay is amazing. The missions are all incredibly interesting. The mako is unstable enough to be slightly annoying without being enraging. There's a certain lack of character development, the NPCs are lovable but could do with a little bit more fleshing out.
Still, the plot is amazing. I absolutely adore Shepard (I played as femshep). I love that the alien species, with the exception of the asari are not all humans in a wig. I love everything about the asari (with the one downside being how sexualised they are...).
The paragon/renegade system is awesome. I love that the choices you make affect the story. I even love the soundtrack.
Still, the plot is amazing. I absolutely adore Shepard (I played as femshep). I love that the alien species, with the exception of the asari are not all humans in a wig. I love everything about the asari (with the one downside being how sexualised they are...).
The paragon/renegade system is awesome. I love that the choices you make affect the story. I even love the soundtrack.
What can you really say about the game that took the world by storm? It's a janky, hacky, buggy mess in terms of gameplay, but its story and characters were so compelling it continues to be copied by newer games almost 20 years after its release.
there are so many stars visible in space, i will walk out there to get a better look
Legendary Edition 1 : N7 Elite 🏆
Mass Effect blew me away when it first came out. It's this massive space opera with aliens, cool planets, and epic choices that actually impact how the story unfolds. The combat is a bit clunky by today's standards, and the Mako driving sections are rough, but oh man, the world-building, the characters, and the feeling of being this legendary hero named Shepard just sucked me in. Absolutely worth revisiting if you love sci-fi RPGs.
Je suis le capitaine Shepard et cette review est ma favorite de la citadelle
this had a mass effect on my sexuality, i can only get hard for sexy blue aliens
My favorite game series ever. First part was too repetitive and grindy, but the universe is simply amazing and unforgettable.
Janky and dated but an incredible introduction to the great universe of mass effect
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Já havia zerado antes desta data, dessa vez explorando todos os planetas, sendo Full Paragon, escolhi salvar Ashley. Uma obra prima, sem dúvidas um dos jogos da minha vida.
The game feels dated - the combat is clunky, the RPG elements are weak, and there are numerous technical bugs (even in the legendary edition). But the story and fictional world are compelling; there really aren't that many interesting sci-fi games. Despite the game's issues, it's still worth playing through.
Um marco para fãs do Sci-Fi. Ele consegue passar da melhor forma possível a sensação de estar em uma tripulação "ALA" Star Trek. Onde você se apega a todos os personagens e fica completamente imerso nesse universo.
Paragon
The best narrative in the ME trilogy unfortunately restrained by clunky gameplay and an empty galaxy. I replay it every time I run through the trilogy but it’s always my least favorite. Still a great game.
i liked it a lot! the combat took a while getting used to but at some point i got an assault rifle that one shot pretty much everyone and i just spammed barrier to keep myself alive and i was an immortal one shot god. The story is cool, has some nice agamben philosophy metaphors (the bad guy is named sovereign?? the spectres operate outside the law? spectre = harvey specter = suits the tv show... duh!!!) BTW Wrex and Ashley were the best, Wrex was cool and had the best story and Ashley was funny. She was a teensy bit racist but u know just a little bit. It's like spicy food. Think, like, Kenny from the walking dead or laezel from baldurs gate 3. Sorry if it seems like im jumping around a lot, this is my first review i'm new to writing sooo haha just bare with me guys i'm still getting the hang of things. BTW, the lore is so cool. I spent a long time just going thru all the codex stuff and reading the lore. It was nice. Im gonna play 2 now.
Tried twice, but the gameplay feels so clunky while the story (which most people love) seems to have been long surpassed.
A legendary introduction to the greatest video game trilogy of all time.