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Mass Effect (PC)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Role-playing/Third-Person 3D Action RPG

RELEASE DATE

27/MAY/08

ESRB RATING

MATURE, Blood, Language, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Violence

DEVELOPER

BioWare Corp., Demiurge Studios

PUBLISHER

Electronic Arts

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

Xbox 360, Xbox 360

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

sci-fi 678
story 601
Role playing 298

PLAYING AS #USES

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

A traitor 139
villains 137
aliens 128

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

Immersive 644
epic 367
Exploration 118

DESCRIPTION

The heroism of one brave human being could have a massive effect on the entire galaxy, in this original sci-fi RPG from Bioware. Players take the customizable role of a celebrated starship captain, who is exploring the fringes of known space when the story begins. Mass Effect is set soon after human beings have discovered the secrets to interstellar travel, and the people of Earth were both surprised and challenged to find that the universe is full of intelligent races that are far more advanced than they. However, it may very well be those human ties to a more primal nature that ultimately save all the space-faring species from destruction. Built on a third-generation version of the Unreal game engine, Mass Effect features real-time combat, in which players take limited command of a three-soldier squad. Decisions made by the hero, both in the heat of battle and in sophisticated role-playing sequences, will affect many details and may even influence the final outcome of the plot. Orignially developed for Xbox 360, Mass Effect is intended as the first of a trilogy of action RPGs from BioWare. Between the launches of each full game in the series, the developer intends to release additional levels, side-stories, and other downloadable Mass Effect material content. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Mass Effect (PC)

GENRE/STYLE:

Role-playing/Third-Person 3D Action RPG
RELEASE DATE:

27/MAY/08
TOP TRAITS:

sci-fi, RPG, story
DESCRIPTION:

The heroism of one brave human being could have a massive effect on the entire galaxy, in this original sci-fi RPG fr... more

players 2,056

followers 9

#113

POPULARITY: PC PLATFORM

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Fausk played Mass Effect on 10/NOV/09

“Still don't get it, the stuff on the ship you can "examine" is pointless, it just gives you exp and a journal entry to read. 'Cause I just love sitting around and reading in games. You go...”

created 10/NOV/2009

xoaks was the last to comment - about 11 hours ago... show previous hide previous

“If you really hate the lore (aka don't like the ready parts) you may end up hating this game. The real strength of Mass Effect is in the conversation system. No game has ever done dialogue quite the same way before, nor has a game used that dialogue to shape the quest structure. For one, you don't actually pick what Shepard specifically says to people. Instead you pick the tone of the conversation (now that I think about it, Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit did some similar to this). In most games, you go to a NPC and he's all "I has a quest for you!" and you either "Accept" or "Decline". In Mass Effect, any NPC may have a quest but you might have to say the right things and ask the right questions to get them to offer it up. Sort of how IRL people don't always say what's on their mind immediately, even if you directly ask. Hopefully, it get's better for you, as Mass Effect, in my opinion, has excellent pacing, some of the best in gaming. And remember, whatever choices you make will follow you into the sequel...”

littlechop played Mass Effect on 07/NOV/09

“Finally landed on Noveria. And I gotta say I thought there would be more elevators on Noveria. But I haven't left the... uh... port yet, so there might be some more elevators. I found it strange...”

created 08/NOV/2009

Fausk played Mass Effect on 07/NOV/09

“Picked this up because of the Steam weekend deal, mostly just booted it up to check and see if it worked, but decided to putz around with it for a while. Putz is the accurate term for it too, I'm...”

created 07/NOV/2009

The Galaxy Map

“1920x1080”

Added by: highprioritymale
Date: 07/NOV/2009
Views: 1
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created 07/NOV/2009

Saren's Betrayal

“1920x1080”

Added by: highprioritymale
Date: 07/NOV/2009
Views: 0
Votes: 0

created 07/NOV/2009

Garrus is a badass

“1920x1080”

Added by: highprioritymale
Date: 07/NOV/2009
Views: 0
Votes: 0

created 07/NOV/2009

slideshow waste of money by: InfinityDevil

“Well this game's a slideshow on my laptop. Waste of $10 on Steam. At least it was just ten bucks.”

created 06/NOV/2009

littlechop played Mass Effect on 04/NOV/09

“Didn't do much again. I wiped out 4 Geth Outposts and it's motherbase in the... some sector while searching for new sidequests. That took some time, especially since I searched all of the planets...”

created 05/NOV/2009

littlechop played Mass Effect on 03/NOV/09

“Done very little this time. Went to Citadel Tower and advanced in the story a little, got the last 4 keepers I had to find. Then I tried to avoid Noveria first, because I thought I had seen enough...”

created 04/NOV/2009

Humanity's Savior

“Yeay, finished it on normal, now to the next difficulty.”

Added by: Ashbelthor
Date: 01/NOV/2009
Views: 4
Votes: 0

created 01/NOV/2009

littlechop played Mass Effect on 31/OCT/09

“Elevators, elevators, elevators! The only bad thing about this game so far are elevators, elevators, elevators. A friend of mine told me "Watch out for the elevators, they might eat you."...”

created 01/NOV/2009

littlechop was the last to comment - 9 days ago... show previous hide previous

“@Ashbelthor I used that once I explored all of the citadel, yes. But getting to have every place listed in the transit system takes a while - filled with elevators, elevators, elevators. Especially when you just search for keepers, which I did - because I knew that sidequest was coming.

Looking forward for elevators², elevators², elevators² in Noveria.”