Like a good little space opera, the Mass Effect series is following in the footsteps of the Star Wars trilogy. Greg Zeschuk of BioWare recently told IGN (via VG247) that Mass Effect 2 is set to have an Empire Strikes Back kind of vibe. Said to be darker and harder, the game will follow in the footsteps of the grittier and dreary George Lucas-less flick.
"Yeah we have definitely designed it in that fashion," Zeschuk said. “If you recall, Empire Strikes Back was the darker chapter and that is how we designed the ME2 story and experience: to try and make the player reflect on the challenges of the character. If you put ME2 next to the original it is definitely a darker, harder game."
The teasers haven’t had rainbows and butterflies, and the E3 2009 presentation wasn’t particularly rosy -- Commander Shepard is on a suicide mission. It’ll be interesting to see how dark BioWare is willing to go with this follow-up
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8:20 AM on 10.09.2009
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Whyever for?
Mass Effect 1 is one of the best games I've played in my entire life. And I'm an Eastern RPG junkie.
Also, this could be the reason so many of the characters are generically "unlikable" (to be honest, they're fine). Nothing makes a second chapter darker than having to do all your awesome space stuff without your established crew that you actually already like.
Ohmigod dude. You're a fool. A poor, poor, fool. I pity you and your blindness.
Anywho this is the formula every trilogy ever made in all the history of time and forever. It'd be really difficult to make a trilogy that doesn't follow the tried and true formula.
To be fair, I've straight up FALLEN ASLEEP while playing this game, due to its ultra sterile sci-fi atmosphere. If I'm anywhere near tired or sleepy, I absolutely cannot play a saved game from the Normandy. True Story.
Also, item management is busted.
Also, the at-your-own-pace progression allows for an awkward lack of direction and urgency at some parts, in what seems like a crazy urgent situation.
Also, the planets you visit are mostly uninhabited aside from hostile raiders and sandworms.
Also, everyone looks kind of funny.
And Jim Sterling thinks its shit.
But aside from all that, it IS a pretty stellar RPG experience! :D :D :D
Yeah, those things were a bit niggling by the 9th Playthrough but hey. You learn to live with these things, and for Bioware's first 360 RPG...it was a massively good effort.
Its the reason I bought a 360. Looking forward to the much improved 2nd installment.
Also, item management is busted. True. Don't care
Also, the at-your-own-pace progression allows for an awkward lack of direction and urgency at some parts, in what seems like a crazy urgent situation. Never had that problem.
Also, the planets you visit are mostly uninhabited aside from hostile raiders and sandworms. True. Still don't care.
Also, everyone looks kind of funny. You look funny.
And Jim Sterling thinks its shit. Bias.
But aside from all that, it IS a pretty stellar RPG experience! :D :D :D Iknowright?!?
Mass Effect isn't the best thing on the planet. It has flaws no doubt. But dammit it's so good. I have a laundry list of bitching about ME but I'm still playing it for the third time. It's kind of like listening to a song you know is repetitive and uncreative but you like it anyway and don't know why. Not to mention it's the only game I've seen to do the be good or be bad thing right.
But hey, I care about dialog and story so you know, sue me.
And before anyone gets in talking about how it is ripping off star wars xyzliac is right, it's not something George Lucas invented.
Google: Monomyth or "the hero's journey". Ancient myths like Osiris, Jesus Christ, Buddha etc all follow this pattern.
Agreed, agreed...and agreed!
Although if you were to let those nuances ruin one of the best space operas to ever grace your TV screen: I feel for you. I'm with Xzyliac: I was FLOORED by many of the shitty problems ME had, nearly throwing my controller in disgust.
But God damn! It's so good!
In my stupid opinion.
That's the thing! It's NOT KOTOR! It's an action game!
Correction, Mass Effect 1 & 2 is a Third Person SHOOTER RPG
Yeah. I do need more sleep and am funny looking...
Mass Effect is pretty righteous, but I can see some general turn offs. It is Kotor-esque in its RPG parts (You have a dude, you control his straight up "white damage", but special moves pop off from a menu system, while your pals run mostly AI.
It's still an action game...I was simply comparing it to KOTOR. I know my genres, son!
TECHNICALLY, it's a Third Person action game with RPG elements. Also, I think the sub-genre of "shooter" is a bit trite.