Mass Effect and Bioshock - Should I?
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While I can't speak for Mass Effect, I positively adored Bioshock. It's atmosphere and gameplay were quite fun, and I found myself going around for out of the way things (like the audio tapes), purely to hear more about the people who were in Rapture prior.
The plasmids were pretty amusing too. Although hacking got really boring really quickly, not going to lie there.
The plasmids were pretty amusing too. Although hacking got really boring really quickly, not going to lie there.
I say it varies on what you like in a game.
Go for Bioshock if you like a solid shooter and an interesting premise.
Go for Mass Effect if you want one of the best stories ever to grace a game, and a beautifully realised universe, filled with diverse aliens/people.
Go for Bioshock if you like a solid shooter and an interesting premise.
Go for Mass Effect if you want one of the best stories ever to grace a game, and a beautifully realised universe, filled with diverse aliens/people.
I loved (and still love, I'm on my 9th playthrough 
) Mass Effect. I'd recommend that immediately if you're not bothered by a lot of story. Bioshock... I found to be meh. It's good in the first half, but it sort of peeters out in the middle. I haven't finished it because of that.
) Mass Effect. I'd recommend that immediately if you're not bothered by a lot of story. Bioshock... I found to be meh. It's good in the first half, but it sort of peeters out in the middle. I haven't finished it because of that.
I never got around to finish Bioshock, but Mass Effect is a definite buy if you like RPGs and third person shooters, Gears of War in particular.
Both are very good games, and unlike what a lot of people will tell you neither of them are 'rent-4-week' games, they've both got replay value. Mass effect controls, like a jerky staffy on the end of a short leash, but it is very satisfying, imersive, and similar to games like gun, once you get used to it's flaws you become very deadly in combat. BIoshock, starts a bit scary, spooky, and slightly disturbing. Soon you get a decnt arsenal and you your self become a force to be feared. Combat is vary nice, and the story is a lot of fun to follow.
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I was in the same situation about a year ago and went with yes.
Mass Effect I did not regret although I know a lot of people are not as forgiving with it's flaws as I am.
Bioshock I ordered from an Internet site but sadly never received Hopefully I'll get around playing it some day in the future.
After that it's only Fallout and GTAIV left.
Mass Effect I did not regret although I know a lot of people are not as forgiving with it's flaws as I am.
Bioshock I ordered from an Internet site but sadly never received
Hopefully I'll get around playing it some day in the future.After that it's only Fallout and GTAIV left.
Bioshock is stark, atmospheric, intelligent, and unforgettable: yet it falls flat on its ass in terms of inducing horror and will give you migraines after ten minutes.
It all comes down to whether or not you think beating an eight-foot tall diver to death with a wrench and then sticking a needle in a little girl is worth the headache (Hint: it is).
It all comes down to whether or not you think beating an eight-foot tall diver to death with a wrench and then sticking a needle in a little girl is worth the headache (Hint: it is).
Mass Effect. It's a better game than Bioshock. Although Bioshock is good, if you've played System Shock 2, you're in for a disappointment.