Buy Mass Effect for $10, then mail Bioware an additional $50.
Trust me, once you play through it, you'll know why.
Trust me, once you play through it, you'll know why.
Mass Effect: Worth $10? (Yes... US Dollars, not Euro's nor Pounds, United States legal tender...)
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Yeah, that's possibly bargain of the year... I've always seen it heavily discounted in shops tho. It usually sells for around £15 and when I see it sat next to something like Beijing Olympics 2008 for £35 I'm thinking what the fuck...
I bought on release day in the shops for £40 and had nothing to complain about at all.
A game like Mass Effect for the price of lunch? It's a no-brainer...
I bought on release day in the shops for £40 and had nothing to complain about at all.
A game like Mass Effect for the price of lunch? It's a no-brainer...
At $10(About £5-£6 over here) is Mass Effect worth it?... Why you even asking, any game at £5 is good never mind a top bioware game like Mass Effect. Okay seriously, that is a good find, it's a good game... I'm not sure how it plays on the PC I own the 360 version but I've heard the PC doesn't suffer from the delayed render issues. The game though is on my top ten list, not at the top... I think it's marked at around 8 on my list but it's on there. There's a good character creator at the beginning, you get to pick your origin and it effects the game... not to a large extent but you'll get some different dialogue maybe a conversation or two and at the most a side quest depending on what you pick (This one part as been heavily expanded upon in Biowares new game Dragon Age:Origins).
Then you get to shape your person up using a cool little face tweaker that with a bit of practice and creativity you can create a really cool looking character. Finally you get to pick a class this system isn't as good as most... there's only 3 main classes and the rest are just like mixes of the three classes... you get your Warrior type who takes the most damage and can is an expert with all the weapons, you get your ... Jedi... who uses the force to throw people and create barriers... not the most hard class and can be a little hard to play at first but when you get further into the game and you've unlocked or greatly improved upon your force powers then you can become powerful. Finally you get your... I don't know what I can compare this one to... I guess it's a caster but better at taking down electronics then anything else... sadly I've never got around to testing this one out... give it a go and tell me how you found it.
The story is the highlight along with the speech system... there's some genuine good voice acting here and some very interesting dialogue, the people you meet have some interesting things to say but the highlight of this is your crew... as you go about doing more missions talking to you crew can leads to some interesting conversations concerning who they are.. there past.. there thoughts ect, This give's your crew a really good amount of characterisation to them and adds chemistry to the game. The problem though with the game is probably the clunky combat and the back tracking... the tracking back and forth can get a little tedious after a while.
There's a good amount of planets in this game and some you can land on but they define the meaning of "Dead Space" these planets are deserted and there's nothing much down there besides a few bad guys here and there and gold mines/gas pods ect. You do some times get to meet a very interesting creature on them planets the Thresher Maw, this creature greatly ressembles a Bobbit Worm (look it up) but doesn't live under water, the fights with these things can get fun and the first time you encounter one can be scary as these things look like some thing out of dune. While exploring these little planets you do get a few side quests here and there although the best by far is a Starship Troopers/ Aliens rip off side quest, it's not part of the main quest and you probably wont find it unless you look for it or search every planet (like I did) and stubble across it.
Overall the game is good... 8/10 in my books, it's not perfect.. it has it's faults but it's one to look at and for $10 it's a must buy.
Then you get to shape your person up using a cool little face tweaker that with a bit of practice and creativity you can create a really cool looking character. Finally you get to pick a class this system isn't as good as most... there's only 3 main classes and the rest are just like mixes of the three classes... you get your Warrior type who takes the most damage and can is an expert with all the weapons, you get your ... Jedi... who uses the force to throw people and create barriers... not the most hard class and can be a little hard to play at first but when you get further into the game and you've unlocked or greatly improved upon your force powers then you can become powerful. Finally you get your... I don't know what I can compare this one to... I guess it's a caster but better at taking down electronics then anything else... sadly I've never got around to testing this one out... give it a go and tell me how you found it.
The story is the highlight along with the speech system... there's some genuine good voice acting here and some very interesting dialogue, the people you meet have some interesting things to say but the highlight of this is your crew... as you go about doing more missions talking to you crew can leads to some interesting conversations concerning who they are.. there past.. there thoughts ect, This give's your crew a really good amount of characterisation to them and adds chemistry to the game. The problem though with the game is probably the clunky combat and the back tracking... the tracking back and forth can get a little tedious after a while.
There's a good amount of planets in this game and some you can land on but they define the meaning of "Dead Space" these planets are deserted and there's nothing much down there besides a few bad guys here and there and gold mines/gas pods ect. You do some times get to meet a very interesting creature on them planets the Thresher Maw, this creature greatly ressembles a Bobbit Worm (look it up) but doesn't live under water, the fights with these things can get fun and the first time you encounter one can be scary as these things look like some thing out of dune. While exploring these little planets you do get a few side quests here and there although the best by far is a Starship Troopers/ Aliens rip off side quest, it's not part of the main quest and you probably wont find it unless you look for it or search every planet (like I did) and stubble across it.
Overall the game is good... 8/10 in my books, it's not perfect.. it has it's faults but it's one to look at and for $10 it's a must buy.
I paid the standard $20 for it (turned out to be something like 23 CDN or whatever), and it was definitely a solid investment. Unless you hate vehicle sections. You have been warned.
I'm still prepping the accounts I'm going to use to transfer over to Mass Effect 2 when it comes out.
I'm still prepping the accounts I'm going to use to transfer over to Mass Effect 2 when it comes out.
Um...... YES
$10 IS A STEAL for ME
Easily one of my fav games of all time & i am VERY picky about games.
For $10 i'll probably end up gifting it to a couple people.
$10 IS A STEAL for ME
Easily one of my fav games of all time & i am VERY picky about games.
For $10 i'll probably end up gifting it to a couple people.
$10 is pretty dang cheap, but I preordered it like 6 months in advance when it first came out. I liked the game a lot, but I'll admit, it's got a very long run-up time to get to the interesting parts. I got a little angry about that but quickly got over it when I got back to the main storyline instead of talking to police officers and other such boring characters.
Once you get Wrex and start playing as a renegade, things get much more fun. You can threaten and murder your way to fame and fortune!
Once you get Wrex and start playing as a renegade, things get much more fun. You can threaten and murder your way to fame and fortune!
until the sequel comes out... then there'll be 2.Superior Mind said:
but yes get mass effect for $10. worth every penny, get's so addictive once you get past the first little bit where you can't leave the station. once you get out into the universe there's alotta butt to kick and alotta fun to have.
Is it worth $10? Absolutely. The sheer depth of scripted content, full gameplay length and the voice talent alone makes it well worth the money.
Will you enjoy it if you buy it? I don't know. If you don't like RPGs or long scenes of dialogue (though they're all skippable if you're really in a hurry) then, no, this definitely isn't the game for you. You can blast through the story and skip right to the action if you're really desperate to do that, but, to be honest, if you miss all that content, the game might just seem like a mediocre space shooter.
Will you enjoy it if you buy it? I don't know. If you don't like RPGs or long scenes of dialogue (though they're all skippable if you're really in a hurry) then, no, this definitely isn't the game for you. You can blast through the story and skip right to the action if you're really desperate to do that, but, to be honest, if you miss all that content, the game might just seem like a mediocre space shooter.
Yes, get it and give it some time; if you dont like the game by the time you finished noveria or feros it isnt for you but you need to give it time.
Hell; Im oging to re-buy it on steam just cause Its handy.
Hell; Im oging to re-buy it on steam just cause Its handy.
