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Mass Effect 3
So here we are, Mass Effect 3. THIS WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS! You HAVE been warned.
The graphics are awesome, although they do suffer from time to time. Every now and again I can see enemies clip through the scenery. Gameplay was a bit repetitive, cover based shooters do tend to be. There was a nice bit where you enter a Geth (robots) virtual reality sort of thing where you kill giant tentacles of destructive data. It did split the game up quite nicely, but the gameplay was ok, just a little samey. The range of weapons is fairly limited, I stuck to sniper rifles and assault rifles. Was nice to see everybody’s heads fly off with a well aimed snipe. Armour is very limited but the full piece armour sets do look cool, especially the collectors set which makes you look like a weird alien bug man. |
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I did have a slight sound issue where everyone sounded like they were on old time radio! But it seem my headset wasn't plugged in properly, Gary 0 technology 1. The music matches the action and atmosphere of the game. Then there were the pew pew pew of all the laser beams. I did like the almost musical sound of the Reapers main laser, which doesn't half shit you up when you ain’t expecting it. Speaking of giant laser beams, there is an awesome bit where you have to destroy a Sovereign class (big) reaper with laser targeting gun to bombard it from orbit which just felt amazing when you finally achieve the final hit!
The story does have its emotional ups and downs. Where the child you found in an air duct seemingly escapes the Reapers grasp only to be blown up just as the escape happens. Then to be tormented by dreams of this boy running through woods was an especially nice touch. You really get a sense on what mental shape Shepherd is in! The Geth and Quarian story line was pretty cool. Especially when you gots to choose between them, I choose the loveable cuddly Geth, then my teammate went all emo and threw herself off a cliff. |
When it came to the love story I decided to be a gay man in the game, My target, Steve Cortez, who's husband was killed by the collectors in the last game. Was a bit silly to be fair, with the scene in the nightclub. Shepherd doesn't know how to dance! Was expecting a bit more from the sex scene, but alas blacked out screen lol.
Now for the ending sequence, was awesome at the start. Landing in London. Being dropped in very heavily reaper occupied space.Then just finding it almost impossible to progress, which is kinda what you expect at the finale, but I persevered and got there. Pushed my way through wave after wave of the annoying reaper forces, the screaming banshees, (they have similarity to the witches in Left 4 Dead) Brutes and Marauders. Only to make it to the transport beam and get surrounded by several Sovereign class Reapers. Bugger! So the aim here was to leg it. That's it, then you get hit by the musically sounding laser beam. Pew pew Shepherd dead? Nope. Drag self up like the stupidly over heroic person he is. Then wander carelessly toward the transport beam. Walk through the ship to find the illusive man there blah blah, kill him. Then there is a child! The one from before, this is where I got confused. Apparently the reapers were made by him (he is actually the entire Citadel!?) out of harvested races of aliens for millions of years! as a solution to the chaos in the galaxy. Yeah, well I fire the big synthetic killing laser (lots of lasers in this game) Then I die? Or do I? And the Normandy escapes the wave of galaxy wide death rays? Maybe or not I dunno. Bit of a mental way to end the game. Yay! It's over! |
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Graphics 7/10 Sound 8/10 Gameplay 5/10 Story 8/10
Overall 7 Pew pew pew laser beams out of 10. I really enjoyed the final instalment of the series with its plot twists and awesome soundtrack. If you are a Sci-Fi fan or just a mass effect fan boy/girl play this game!
Your host DoubleG
Overall 7 Pew pew pew laser beams out of 10. I really enjoyed the final instalment of the series with its plot twists and awesome soundtrack. If you are a Sci-Fi fan or just a mass effect fan boy/girl play this game!
Your host DoubleG
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