immediately starting after finishing the 1st one it annoys tf outta me how streamlined the gameplay is. i get the critics towards Mako but i felt im hugely compensated by the vast, beautiful planets i skim thru in the outskirt of the galaxy. here i just play this cheap ass planet scan that feels like some free ios game designed for phishing. also the levels feels much smaller and linear but that might change, idk after 5 hours. at least the writing makes up for the rest, surprised how carefully crafted the dialogues are even in peripheral storylines
finished this and my opinion completely 180°d, i enjoyed the gameplay despite its simplicity but the morality system still awfully handled to me with unjust restrictions. Shepard is so characterized by his just attitude and ethos that its plainly felt out of place being renegade most of the times. and its also really punishing, your allies literally going to die if your not gaining their loyalty, why would i opt being disloyal to them? its not a "different playstyle" to me bc i felt i only get the "complete", or intended experience if i doing my things just right. there were quite some characters i overall really liked & cared for and they still ended up dead bc i went the other way as they wanted 2 in their loyalty mission lmao i still have some major F toward the writers bc its a unique & crazy detailed space opera from a distance but playing it felt downright annoying & i also think inventing an interesting world such as this is a much harder commission than creating justifiable gameplay mechanics around it afterwards so its an even bigger disappointment 2 me in this regard
the shooting in this feels stellar and the more episodic glimpse into the universe is probably more interesting than the overarching plot with the reapers. definitely has some really great character writing. aged much, much better than i expected. probably my second favorite bioware game behind BG2.
Not quite as good as I remember it being when I first played it on release (but I can say that for a lot of games) but still good fun, one of the most enjoyable gaming universes, very entertaining cast, lots of great humour (one of the top meme games ever) and yeah the gameplay is real simple but I think it works here. Keeps the pace flowing and the focus on the stories and that great final mission.
The only one I'd probably replay again, ME1 has lots of good moments especially in the citadel but is too much of a slog, and ME3 had too many boring missions.
ME2 captures the feeling of being the badass spaceship captain taking on the bad guys with your bros much more strongly than 1 and 3. That's the intangible thing this game has over 1 and 3 for me: it's just fucking cool.
its not a "different playstyle" to me bc i felt i only get the "complete", or intended experience if i doing my things just right. there were quite some characters i overall really liked & cared for and they still ended up dead bc i went the other way as they wanted 2 in their loyalty mission lmao
i still have some major F toward the writers bc its a unique & crazy detailed space opera from a distance but playing it felt downright annoying & i also think inventing an interesting world such as this is a much harder commission than creating justifiable gameplay mechanics around it afterwards so its an even bigger disappointment 2 me in this regard
The only one I'd probably replay again, ME1 has lots of good moments especially in the citadel but is too much of a slog, and ME3 had too many boring missions.