Quick Mass Effect (360) Impressions

Mass Effect

graphics = god awful
frame rate = awful
shooting = god awful
noise filter = makes me want to kill someone
pacing = very slow
controls = almost bearable
most planets = barren and dull
story = generic

Not sure how this game is getting 9s in some publications, but then again we aren’t an ad-driven site so who knows? Expect a full review if I decide to finish the game (we don’t review games we don’t finish).

111 Responses to “Quick Mass Effect (360) Impressions”

  1. animekid3515 Says:
    November 21st, 2007 at 8:32 am

    *sigh* i’m sure it’s not that bad, i’ll get it the second it comes out on PC…

  2. This game is gonna be the game of the century! is this was a PS3 exclusive youd be harping on about how its only possible thanks to blu-ray, everthing you said about it is bullshit and SDF never finishes games before reviewing them *cough* Bioshock

  3. YES this is what i want from the SDF this just made my day haha thats effin hilarious

  4. Well I hate the burse your bubbles, but “Finishing a game” doesn’t simply mean reading the back of the box.

  5. Also “Not sure how this game is getting 9s in some publications”
    Try almost ALL publications, the lowest I’ve seen this get is an 8! Face it SDF, it’s a good, solid game.

  6. The game is good BUT (im not a fanboy, I have a xbox as well) the framerate can sometimes be terrible and I just hate it when you get into a new area and have to wait several seconds for the textures to pop up. Otherwise its a nice game.

  7. haha just saw the “graphics = god awful” part. This guy is just too much, and I like it ;)

  8. This game has all the elements of a great RPG, and most of the elements of a great TPS. Yes the game has one major issue and that’s loading textures at the start of new levels. But that’s why it’s a 9/10 or 9.5/10. The Game is very vast and fun. SDF is just pissed is a 360 exclusive.

  9. LiquidSnake, I know. It’s like an Ed Wood film, you know it’s terrible, but damn it, he’s trying!

  10. You guys FINISHED Halo 2.5?

  11. Best game ever made by Bioware.

    Thanks for the laugh SDF.

  12. “Not sure how this game is getting 9s in some publications”

    well for one the are REAL publications, not like this girly fake wannabe site :)

  13. Let’s see if I could translate that SDF review for a PS3 edition

    “graphics = god almighty
    frame rate = beautiful
    shooting = god almighty
    noise filter = makes me want to hug someone
    pace = very fast
    controls = couldn’t be better
    most planets = hardcore and intense
    story = unique

    “Not sure how this game is getting 1’s in other publications but then again, we’re an ad-driven site, so who knows? Expect a full review when (or if)they actually decide to make the game for the PS3.

  14. Aaaah you fail again SDF. Mass Effect, a game I was originally highly skeptical about when it was first announced, has become the idol of my collection. I’ve only played 8 hours of the game, and that was all on the Citadel, exploring and side questing. Frame rate only stutters when you cross a save point and texture pop in rarely drags you away from the game. The only frustrating thing I have in the game is when I’m fighting too many enemy NPDs. Bastards can be a thorn in your side if you’re not careful and watching yourself. But then again, you’re a failure of a site and I’ve never had such a good laugh, so keep it up!

  15. hey xeacons! you forgot

    Blu-ray – yes so its auto-perfect!

  16. Ahhhh I was waiting for this, I really was! So on with my blasting of the SDF ‘Impressions’ or as I like to call it SDF Not knowing a good game if it bit them in the ass. I mean this is the site that thinks Lair is game of the year…

    First off the story, see this is where BioWare is just light years ahead of others. Mass Effect just has an insanely good storyline, and dare I say is up there with Sci-Fi Movies and TV Shows like Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, Firefly, Battlestar and Stargate. Really the game reminds me of Babylon 5 out of all of those, still we have a great story being told with a ton of background going into the game. In terms of story it’s up there with BioShock and Elder Scrolls.

    Combat and Game Play is just great too… See what I love about combat is, it isn’t ’stat based’ much like BioShock. Yes you do level up and grow more powerful, at the sametime it feels like it boils down to Player Skill more then ‘in game skill’.

    The sound is great, the music has a kinda Babylon 5 feel too it. And the voice acting, dear god the voice acting is some of the best ever! It really brings the game to life and makes it feel more like a Movie/TV Show. Also the way you talk in game hands down is the best in any game.

    See SDF I know your still holding out with the whole idea of “omg final fantasy 13 will blow this game out of the water cuz of the power of teh cell and blue-ray!” Yes FF13 will be ‘good’ but Mass Effect is just light years ahead of Final Fantasy now. Hell the U.S. RPG makers like BioWare, Bethesda and Irrational (now known as 2K Boston/2k Australia) are giving the RPG’s from Japan a run for their money.

  17. Run for their money? More like left Japanese rpgs dead in the dirt.

  18. animekid3515 Says:
    November 21st, 2007 at 8:09 pm

    i’m still waiting for ff13, ff13 versus, kingdom hearts 3, and lord of vermillion… but i guess mass effect looks alright…

  19. I can rate things too!

    graphics = god awful* beautiful
    frame rate = awful* minor lag at save points
    shooting = god awful* just like any FPS
    noise filter (LOL, desperate much?)= makes me want to kill someone* do us all a favor and get JT
    pacing = very slow* fine, skipping dialog and cut scenes would have been nice, but really didn’t effect my gameplay
    controls (ok, now you’re really desperate)= almost bearable* you may have difficulty if you suffer from any mental ailment or brain deficiency
    most (

  20. monkeysonice Says:
    November 21st, 2007 at 8:34 pm

    This makes me want to get this game even more!!!! I know everything SDF is BS so I want it!

  21. I remember when Square said that they’d be supporting all three consoles this gen, equally. But I think sony cried alot, and Square threw them another mercy fuck(Lord of Vermillion)

  22. animekid3515 Says:
    November 21st, 2007 at 9:52 pm

    i heard lord of vermillion was an arcade based card trading game… if not, hooray, more use for my playstation eye… and yes they will be supporting all 3 consoles, the sequel to ff crystal chronicles is coming out on the wii eventually, and you never kinow, they might release dragon quest on the 360… i doubt that though, since it sells like 5 copies in the us… and like 10 copies in PAL territories, and the ps3 is on top in japan, i could see getting more profits out of a ps3 version.

  23. I wanna see Square make a W-style RPG.(No long winded CG scenes, no being led by the hand, you make up the story as you go along). I bet if they TRIED, they could do a good job.

  24. @six1s I don’t think so. There is a VERY large difference between Western and Japanese style rpg’s.
    Leave the brilliant people at Bioware and Bethesda to make the awesome (when I say awesome I mean my favored kind) Western Rpgs.

  25. but that would completely destroy what makes a J-RPG, i swear to god, i got oblivion and i havent played it since that painting side quest… w-style rpg’s… WOW is the only good one, and even that is an evil being that has risen from hell itself to capture the souls of the gamers.

  26. I really expected better of this site. I come here to laugh and what I get is this sad mockery of satire.

  27. If you think Oblivion is the ONLY good W-rpg, you haven’t played anything made by Bioware.

    Kotor was such a rush to beat as a SITH! They REWARD for showing the universe TRUE POWER!

  28. Dark Knight 2K Says:
    November 22nd, 2007 at 9:17 am

    Clearly SDF is biased here. Mass Effect is a great game. There are small framerate issues and I don’t think that all the sex was necessary. Still, Sony would be lucky to get a port of this game down the road. Its unfortunate that Sony has lost its focus so terribly. I used to be a Playstation fan, even through all the DRE problems with the PS2. The PS3 is a disaster in design and in execution. The only thing worse is the nonsense coming out of Sony itself. Right after they slam a competitor, they do the same thing the competitor does or worse remove features all together. The PS3 is dead in the water. I look forward to the PS4 which will hopefully focus on games again, not forcing expensive and unproven hardware choices.

  29. PCWorld has one of the most honest and refreshing reviews of Mass Effect I’ve seen (aside from the one here):

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,139724/article.html

    6/10

    Can’t wait for FFXIII!!!! No one’s even going to remember Mass Effect then!!!

  30. i said WOW… not oblivion… WOW is world of warcraft rumoured to be coming to ps3… i am not an idiot however, so i dont treat it as news… i treat it as some moron saying a something with no proof. because that’s usually what a rumour is…

  31. i’m not happy with oblivion… seriously, call me an idiot if you will… but to each his own… i dont like oblivion.

  32. SamSonyLover Says:
    November 22nd, 2007 at 1:39 pm

    If this site isn’t a joke, which I’m sure it is right now, the people who write for it are either retarded, employed by Sony, were tortured viciously by Bill Gates or all three.

    But, judging by this, it’s just a very well executed joke.

  33. animekid,
    Oh I’ll agree that Oblivion isn’t for everyone.
    I personally have some favorite user made addons for it, like the Akatosh Mount, you get your choice of a flyable dragon steed! You get to SOAR everywhere, and he’s pretty handy getting to mountain tops!

  34. The game looks good, but its not the best game of the year Call of Duty 4 and Uncharted have better graphics so far, I don’t have a 360 but if you do go buy this game, if you like Star Wars games this game is for you.

  35. Just read my profile and name. Because Mass Effect is teh rockorz.

  36. Nice try, SDF…oh wait, not it isn’t. This is just like how you gave Bioshock a 5 for not being on PS3 essentially. It’s an amazing game with tons of depth, the sort of game PS3 is so desperately lacking.

  37. I can almost be certain that Mass Effect will be RPG of the year, but I did here that The Witcher (PC) is also a hell of a game.

  38. yes sdf FINALY some truth *sarcastic cough* every one with out a ps3 will burn in shity wii hell with “super mario burn the fuck in hell” which gets a -1billion/10 for not coming out on the ps3…..this site sucks…only good for a good laugh….other than that…well……must be run by some whiny ass jap’n kid whose myspace quote is “microsoft should be nerfed” queef(s)

    btw…
    western rpgs r not beter than j-rpgs, they are the gods of the j-rpgs…..take that ff….look out for elder scrolls V(5)

  39. its and RPG boy have i caught the wrong end of the stick ^_^

  40. ColdYellow,
    Well good game or not, the problem with Witcher, is that noone is talking about it.

  41. YES! SDF delivers!

  42. Just got this today, so fucking big im lost in the Citadel, cant even find the guy who knows about Saren’ corruption,

  43. i’m tempted to get this, never been the biggest rpfan but it has guns and it not turn based….. but sdf’s mpression is making me think otherwise,their great sense of analysis and reviewing skills is maing me think otherwise, what should i do!!!

  44. My friend brought the game and finished it, he loves it and now he’s trying to do other option (going on dark side). I brought the game and I’m totally into it. Shut up and get it.

  45. You guys might not be an ad-driven site, but you are sure publicity driven one.

  46. “graphics = god awful”

    that sort of contradicts that very nice looking picture you provided.

  47. @PS3UP
    “The game looks good, but its not the best game of the year Call of Duty 4 and Uncharted have better graphics so far”

    Hate to break it to you but graphics aren’t a deciding factor for GotY

  48. PS_Triple4Life Says:
    November 25th, 2007 at 1:39 pm

    Come on guys, think of some new material. Be creative. Nitpick about tiny little things that nobody actually cares about (like you did with Halo 3 having 20 pixels short of vertical resolution), don’t just be so bland and say that everything is bad. You guys are becoming less and less funny every week. Spice it up.

  49. NeoOfTheSith,
    EXACTLY. WoW has proven that!

  50. animekid3515 Says:
    November 26th, 2007 at 6:10 am

    even though wow rose from the pits of hell to capture every gamers soul? meh, i might download i and go on a private server one day… but the level grinding *shudder*

  51. *shooting = god awful* You console tards not used to having to put the bad guy in the recticle?

    *noise filter = makes me want to kill someone* Turn it off then.

    *pacing = very slow* “boy, theyz du sure talks a lot. Whenz do I get to shoot guns again?”

    *controls = almost bearable* actually, controlling the ground vehicle is my biggest complaint. A bit of a skitzo way to control a vehicle, IMO

    *most planets = barren and dull* Kinda like Sony’s PS3 game library….. HEYO!

  52. Oh, and bioshock and halo 3 must have been real painful to play all the way through.

    If you want to see a real criticism/satire, go watch a Zero Punctuation review (just google it), which i’m sure he’ll knock out a good Mass Effect criticism that will actually be funny sometime soon, SDF has stopped being funny/satirical/noteworty about 3 months back.

  53. World of Warcraft – eh, you wanna pay $15 a month go ahead.

    J-RPGs – No thanks, turn based fighting should be left in the strategy and D&D realm. Plus the Anime styling is just a big put off and turns me even further away from the game. (and honestly, if you live in the U.S. or Europe, why should you care about Japan? It makes no sense!)

    Uncharted – Not sure about it yet, looks nice, but not great.

    Mass Effect – Has everything I want, believable story, interactive combat (I.E. don’t have to sit around and wait for your turn), HUGE universe to explore (though I wish there were more planets you could land on). Plus, the story blows apart anything that’s on the market right now. Like…with a huge kinetic artillery piece that’d rip through your hull plating like it was a piece of paper. Or like a 120mm sabre round ripping through the hull of a T-72. Either way, it is captivating and gives you so much to work with!

  54. animekid3515 Says:
    November 26th, 2007 at 7:26 pm

    wait wait… so… baine if my brain serves me correctly, you are saying that final fantasy has an unbelievable story, now, mass effect, based in the future, final fantasy, based in an alternate universe, if you can believe a game’s story when it does fortune telling about future technologies, you should be able to believe an alternate universe with magic and whatnot, for me:

    shooter+rpg= total bullshit

    dont quote me on this, i havent played mass effect yet, but i did play that pile of mediocrity that is ff7: dirge of Cerberus. hopefully mass effect wont be as crap as that…

  55. Man, this is complete ludacris, I went to TWENTY different game websites and this game never got below an 8.5/10, but according to you, you guys are the only one telling the truth about the game. That’s like EVERYONE in the WORLD thinking Coke is the best pop ever and the only one who thinks its crap and wants people to believe him is the Pepsi guy. I’m by no means a 360 fanboy, or a PS3 fanboy, I have both and enjoy them somewhat equally, but your just fucking ridiculous man, honestly.

  56. animekid3515 Says:
    November 27th, 2007 at 4:52 pm

    connor, dont worry, im sure when a console comes out on top in the long run, the blogger will come out and say “this whole site was a joke” well… thats if the 360/wii win, if the ps3 wins it’ll be like “HAHHAAAAAHHA I TOLD JOO SO JOO N00BS HAHHAAAA!!!!!” or something of that sort…

  57. animekid3515 Says:
    November 27th, 2007 at 8:37 pm

    oh and, pepsi is better than coke, coke lost it’s fizz and just seems too bland nowadays.

  58. Coke or Pepsi: the original console war.

  59. but Dr.Pepper is the better of the two (in my opinion)

  60. animekid3515 Says:
    November 28th, 2007 at 7:03 pm

    *rolls eyes* americans…

  61. Lucan Desmond Says:
    November 29th, 2007 at 1:53 am

    Holy crap, I can’t believe you are still trying to call yourself ‘unbiased’. Mass Effect is an AMAZING game. Sure its not perfect, elevators are annoyingly slow and there are some minor framerate issues. Seriously though, a grate game with a few graphical bugs is better than a beautiful game thats no fun to play. Combat is wonderful in this game once you get the hang of it. And as for those of you getting lost, you’ll eventually get to know The Citidel and other large areas.

    In short = Mass Effect is one of the best games available this year. Get it if you like RPGs, and especially if you liked KOTOR.

  62. animekid3515 Says:
    November 29th, 2007 at 6:23 am

    i like uncharted a hell of a lot more than mass effect, my cousin got mass effect, i got uncharted… i personally loved the quality presentation of uncharted, loved the smooth, and slightly differentiating movements drake does throughout the gameplay… it is just beautiful… i also enjoy the combat system you rarely see in a game these days, except maybe in tomb raider…

  63. Whoo! That post is too full. See? I missed all your responses.

    Maybe my comment about Square wrapped around their finger was a bit exaggerated. I do get a basic idea of how each company works just by their business tactics (anyone can see really) but yes, Meh, it was technically supposed to be an lol comment.

    Cold Yellow, thanks for letting me know the low-down on the Orange Box.

    and aninmekid, as I said, my comment was a bit of a joke, but there’s no denying Square has been keeping exclusive to the PS’s. All the episodes you mentioned were portables, (except FF11, which was a PS2 exclusive). Few have contested Nintendo’s rule in that market, no one’s afraid to produce for the GB’s or DS.

  64. SDF just never fails to amaze me!

    Graphics, God Awful? Hmmm, somehow I dont think so.

    Are you still bitter that your beloved PS3 does not have anything that matches up to Gears Of War in terms of graphics? Shame isnt it? Cos us 360 owners were experiencing those graphics 12 months ago.

    Grow up FFS!

  65. @animekid

    I hate every BioWare game untill I get into it, and then I love it. Uncharted looks cool and I want to play that one.

  66. SDF, face the only TRUE FACT……….u suck

  67. animekid3515 Says:
    November 29th, 2007 at 8:28 pm

    “Are you still bitter that your beloved PS3 does not have anything that matches up to Gears Of War in terms of graphics? Shame isnt it? Cos us 360 owners were experiencing those graphics 12 months ago.”

    uncharted… and it doesnt have a stupid shade of grey, and doesnt need annoying “killzone-like” camera gimmicks to look good.

  68. animekid3515 Says:
    November 30th, 2007 at 8:14 am

    i was just on the good game (aussie game review show) forum… and a 360 fanboy, who i frequently see making fun of the ps3 and wii recently posted this:
    “This is a great game, but Bioware has done it again, they really hate having a game work at 60 frames, which wasn’t to bad in KOTOR with automatic commands but this plays like Gears of War and 1 frame a second doesn’t cut it when you are trying to aim a sniper rifle.

    Collition Control is annoying allowing you get stuck in small objects all the time.

    Graphical problems, textures high resolution and look great but they don’t always load making to game look like a N64 title being ran on an emulator. This problem is very noticable with bump-mapping because their is a lot of detail in their bump maps.

    Self Shadowing models (characters) close up look like they are being run on 256 colours with dilitering.

    Way to much bloom lighting, cool looking at first then annoying. Everything is covered in it, make it less real this this volume.

    This game is totally worth the 100 bucks, maybe it just heat stress on the 360, but they make a great game only good.”
    as he says, totally worth the AU$100, but has it’s share of bad glitches and annoying design flaws, i would prefer them to delay it till Q1-2 next year and try and fix the game.

  69. @animekid

    I hate to break it to you, but your posts do have a sony bias to them recently. Not calling ya a fanboy, but I realize it is easier to defend a console you have and trash one that you don’t. You do state you like DOA4 and Crackdown on the 360; those 2 games are not only good games but there is plenty more than that. Saints Row, Kameo (personal fav), PGR3, and Geometry Wars.

  70. Is this website a parody?

  71. animekid3515 Says:
    November 30th, 2007 at 8:40 pm

    wait… how come there is a picture of saints row in the playstation magazine? *gasp* omg!
    now now, i went out and bought a 360 a few days ago, and i have to say, i’m impressed. though i still find myself leaving the games everyone raves about for crackdown and doa4. i have yet to get mass effect (still waiting for good game’s review) and am enjoying the online service, though i really hate having to pay AU$60-70 a year for online play, when the only thing it has that is superior to PSN, is the integration to games. it’s got ads, P2P (except EA with a deal to use servers) and because of said P2P, unless you’re in a game with someone who has like a japanese internet connection, you get lag in disguise, like halo 3 (which i am incredibly disappointed with) ever find yourself getting attacked by someone in an online game, you go behind a rock, and yet moments later, die anyway? that is because, you are seeing the other players where they were a little while ago, and vice versa, which annoys me. a lot…

    now it is easy to sound biased towards sony when i am enjoying it’s system more… only slightly more, but hey… none of the good games are even out yet. and i still find myself using the ps3 more…

  72. You’re basing your purchase of Mass Effect on Good Game? I wouldn’t trust Bajo and Junglist to rate my nutsack.

    If you like the idea of a story-heavy third-person shooter game with interactive cutscenes and tons of replayability, buy the game. If that sounds like it would suck, you might want to rent it. I just advise investing 6 hours in it before making up your mind. Maybe 3 hours if you’re not interested in sidequests.

  73. Saints Row was coming to PS3, but THQ and Volition decided to stop working on it and concentrate on Saints Row 2 for both the 360 and PS3.

  74. @animekid

    No, if you were a fanboy, you’d be bashing all the other systems and practically supporting SDF. You do have a point. Just cause you DON’T bash the PS3 doesn’t mean you’re all for Sony.

    If there was one game I’d get the PS3 for, it would be Uncharted, and if I ever do, it’s #1 on my list. I could care less about graphics, but I’ve always been an action-adventure fan, and there’s no denying that Naughty Dog, and many other SCEA-pwned studios, knows what they’re doing. It’s just sad how Sony does business and these awesome stuidos are suffering for it.

  75. animekid3515 Says:
    December 1st, 2007 at 2:15 pm

    @kermi: they’re the only people who gave halo 3, assassin’s creed and mario galaxy what they deserved.
    i havent seen a review from that show i dont agree with.

    @coldyellow: well… i would call that a smart move…

    @xeacons: that’s very true, MGS4 “has” to make $1 million in it’s first day to equal the money and time they out into it, if it doesnt, there’s a bigger chance of a port to 360.
    but with MGS4 being the biggest ps3 hard hitter of next year.. i dont think $1 million would be much of a stretch.

  76. animekid3515 Says:
    December 1st, 2007 at 2:15 pm

    *put into it (MGS4)

  77. Actually, I believe MGS4 has to move a million units, not make a million dollars. Much harder, though not undoable – the PS3 userbase is more concentrated than for other consoles, so I’m sure there’s going to be a million people who preordered MGS4 it worldwide.

  78. animekid3515 Says:
    December 2nd, 2007 at 2:01 am

    *slaps head* misread it, needs to sell a million copies.
    http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/11/29/metal-gear-solid-4-needs-a-million-sold-on-day-one/
    GET YOUR PRE-ORDERS IN ASAP!!!

    but seriously… biggest ps3 game (maybe even biggest game period) of the year selling a million copies on day one… but hey, halo 3 made $360 million on day one, cant be stuffed to do maths but im pretty sure that’s more than a million copies on day one…

  79. I think MGS4 can move a million units, but not on day one though. MGS is a very polarizing series of games. Either you love (like I do) or you don’t care for them at all. If it does sell a million and moves PS3’s than cheers to Konami and Sony, but no way this game will be a flop. Just to throw this out there; I still bet this will get ported to the 360 eventually.

  80. animekid3515 Says:
    December 2nd, 2007 at 4:07 pm

    eventually, as in, if it doesnt sell.

  81. animekid3515 Says:
    December 2nd, 2007 at 4:08 pm

    im sure it’ll get a remake on the next nintendo console, the puu.

  82. MGS series are a “system seller” games. I think it won’t see Halo3 numbers (over 1 million pre-orders), but it won’t be nothing to be upset over either. Now is the guy from Konami talking about world-wide or US sales?

  83. animekid3515 Says:
    December 2nd, 2007 at 9:39 pm

    world wide i would say.

    one criticism i have for mass effect, is the lengthy conversations… they bore me to death…

  84. Really? I like the lengthy conversations. At least i’m still playing the game instead of just watching an endless cutscene I have no control over at all.
    Plus I like how the NPCs you take with you have random conversations on those long elevator trips. I’m generally keeping two specific party members with me at the moment, but I’m tempted to change up my party whenever I return to Citadel just so I can hear the different combinations of characters interact with each other.

  85. animekid3515 Says:
    December 3rd, 2007 at 4:56 am

    hey, i just noticed, SDF actually gave mass effect some slack!
    “most planets = barren and dull”
    that means they dont think every planet is barren and dull! SDF your weakness is showing!!!
    heh…

  86. wow I must say I eagerly await the Killzone 2 review

  87. animekid3515 Says:
    December 3rd, 2007 at 9:30 pm

    killzone 2 looks pretty good… but i know SDF will be like:
    “THIS GAME IS LIEK THE GRETEST FPS IN DA WORLD HALO SUXX0RS!!!” even though im sure killzone 2 will be a lot more fun than halo 3…

  88. animekid3515,
    With your bias against Halo, I’m sue you DO think it will be.

  89. Now I know that halo 3 singleplayer sucked balls, but that was deliberate kinda, the first Halo they didnt think anyone would want multiplayer, so they concentrated on singleplayer, and it was amazing, when they were developing halo 2 and halo 3 they put most of thier best people on multiplayer, and let the junior staff work on singleplayer, Halo 1, amazing story. Halo 2, Revolutionary multiplayer, Halo 3, Improved on the multiplayer

  90. animekid3515 Says:
    December 4th, 2007 at 1:48 pm

    that’s the problem, the single player is a selling point, heavenly sword got a pretty bad rating because it was short…
    devs can spend forever and a day making single player, but multiplayer, takes no real ideas and whatnot, for single player it requires:
    making the story, making sure the AI is good (laughed at that) making sure it’s intense, making sure the ending is good (warthog driving *yawn*) and let’s not forget making it last long, oblivion, does the best job of this. last’s bloody ages, now if we could combine the halo 3 gameplay engine with oblivion’s longevity, AI etc. that would make for an amazing game… however, halo 3 multiplayer makes my voice mail inbox cringe, with swearing and whatnot, would be good without so many 12 year olds telling me to stop using the sword when i’ve used it for 5 minutes, or calling me a spawn killer when i didn’t even start attacking them until they went after me.

    halo 3 had potential, however they wasted their time and money on hype.

  91. animekid3515 Says:
    December 4th, 2007 at 1:49 pm

    bloody hell, 2 of my comments are awaiting moderation!

  92. It’ll be more like

    ” Definetly Halo 1.5 and 2.5 killer, the world best FPS evar. *fap fap fap fap fap fap fap* I rate it saucy 11/10″

    Halo fanboy replies: ” OMG KZ2 SUCKS AND SDF SUCKS, I RATE IT -11/10″

  93. hey anime the combat its like gears of war which kind of ownes any other ps3 game and please point out something that not everyone knows ok

  94. I prefer Mass Effect (And WRPG’s) over pretty much all JRPG’s. At least I get to choose what I say and how I say it, and my decisions affect the gameplay. Final Fantasy 7 is an awesome game, but I just can’t see myself playing through the damn Niebelheim flashback in Kalm. God it’s boring.

  95. “(we don’t review games we don’t finish).”

    I guess that’s why PS3 reviews come out so quickly.

  96. if you dont review games you dont finish how come you reviewd bioshock and halo 3?

  97. SDF! Its like you read my mind! I mean honestly! People think the 360 is so awesome but its just a RROD box. hoenstly, and acheevements, those are a terrible idea, probably stolen from sony who would have made it awesome and for like money. Keep the honest reviews up, this site is way better than all those payyed off sites.

  98. Yeah, because Blu-Ray and the Cell processor would have made the story SO MUCH BETTER…

  99. @animekid

    “is the lengthy conversations… they bore me to death…”

    and you like jrpgs how?

  100. NotA360FanboyJustSomeoneWhoLikesGoodGames Says:
    December 18th, 2007 at 11:25 am

    Uh oh, Mass Effect may be coming to the PS3. Does this mean the overall scores they gave it are going to change or just happen to be better on the PS3 version?

    Seriously SDF, love the hilarious “un-biased” reviews.

  101. @Tiptup300

    Wow….fuckin’ sony fanboy. Just like this gay site.

    BTW

    Mass Effect: 10/10

  102. What can you expect from a bunch of Sony fanboys?

  103. @Tiptup300
    It’s funny and ironic because Tiptup is a Nintendo character…

  104. it’s amazing you guys support shitty titles like heavenly sword & uncharted yet say mass effect is crap, i hope you guys are still around for alan wake and fable 2

  105. [...] Tools of Destruction which they gave a 10.5/10 (they could find nothing wrong with the game) and their impressions of Mass Effect (”graphics = god awful, frame rate = awful, shooting = god awful, noise filter [...]

  106. gaystation3 Says:
    January 3rd, 2008 at 8:45 pm

    Were you guys givin each other riimjobs when u were giving this review. Heres an idea: stop dual-wielding kox in ur mouth and learn to play the game instead

  107. NeoOfTheSith Says:
    January 27th, 2008 at 11:29 am

    I’ll admit that it’s nice to have an Xbox 360 game whose single player mode lasted more than six or eight hours.

  108. NeoOfTheSith Says:
    January 27th, 2008 at 11:50 am

    I find it worth noting that my Elite found it necessary to kindly place a thin, circular engraving on the bottom of my disc. I suppose I should be grateful that it did just shred the surface of the disc as my previous Elite had done to my Halo 3 game. Stupid cheap ass Xbox 360 manufacturing.

  109. NeoOfTheSith Says:
    January 27th, 2008 at 4:44 pm

    * “Elite found it”

  110. Omg, this site is so stupid. I can’t believe they give great games like mass effect such shitty reviews and give every ps3 game 10’s and 10.5’s. Give me a break. I hope this site dies tomorrow.

  111. Mass Effect owns any title the PS3 will ever have.

    9.0-9.5’s across the board from game reviewing sites. I love how you don’t own a 360 yet you can review its games.

    graphics = fucking awesome
    frame rate = never ran into a problem with FPS
    shooting = Very good
    noise filter = WTF are you talking about
    pacing = very fast, always in a fight
    controls = Love the wheel
    most planets = Pure awesomness, its like 4-wheeling over big ass mountains!
    story = outstaning.

    9.5 with a few bugs keeping it from a perfect 10

    Another 360 title the PS3 will never beat

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