Monday 17 June 2013

Mass Effect 3

Commander Shepard is back in this third and final instalment of their epic battle against the reaper forces.  Now first and foremost I must start off by saying that the only way to truly enjoy Mass Effect 3 is by playing its previous title Mass Effect 2.  All the choices that you make in the second game have repercussions and influence the games story in unique ways in ME3, and this gives the player a completely deep involvement in the way that the game plays out.
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Now without giving to much away, the story begins with the player gaining control of Shepard as he has been summoned to a spectre meeting and almost immediately, you are thrown into the action, and very soon after you will be back in the familiar surroundings of the Normandy exploring Mass Effects vast galaxy in order to rally the forces against the on coming reaper onslaught.

The main focus of ME3 lies with the story this time, where as its previous title had many side missions and loyalty missions, this seems to have been completely removed to make more room for the stories, although there are a few DLC packs that add to the game, that I would strongly recommend purchasing as with one pack you gain a prothean team member called Javik and the citadel pack shows off a slightly more humorous side to Shepard and the ME world.

Again Mass Effect is packed with some of the most stunningly beautiful designed levels.  The characters have an almost real feel to them (as real as aliens species get) with a lot of depth, rich back stories and this is all rounded off by some amazing voice acting.  I feel more than anybody else that the character Joker need to be mentioned because he is simply the most amazing character that ME has to offer, although he is not a playable character this time around, the conversations you will share with Joker are very memorable.  With all that being said though I would not be the same without the team you build up during ME3, each character brings something different to the find and even during conversations.
Now this is where it becomes key that you have played and completed ME2 before playing this game because without the descions and charcters met in ME2, ME3 lacks a lot of things and becomes a straight forward game and it has got to be said that it is well worth completing 2 just for the experiences of meeting old friends gaining a few extra allies towards your fleet and again for the conversations that will be had. These all add up to make Shepard’s last chapter an epic story.
I will say that thanks to the DLC that was pretty much demanded by fans, the endings to ME3 became more than just a choice of what colour a beam of light would be, they became three very unique and epic ways to tie off Shepard’s Final tale.

With nearly all games that are released these days, there is generally some form of an online multi-player mode.  Some games fall short of living up to there need that gamers are looking for in a multi-player. Mass Effect 3 is NOT one of those games! ME3 has one of the most addictive and amazingly designed multi-players that I have ever played on.  With a wide selection of characters to play as and unlock and a huge array of weapons to choice from, you will be asked to choice your enemy: the reapers, the geth, Cerberus or you can be brave and select enemy unknown to put it on random.  So as I’ve said the multi-player is highly addictive and once you get into it, there’s no doubt you will spend a lot of hours working your way through it.  A good thing that I liked about the multi-player is that it actually links up to the story as well.  By levelling up your character you are given the option to promote them to the main game boosting your allies in the war.  Also by completing different levels and taking back parts of the galaxy, you improve your galactic readiness.
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Anyways all that being said, the Mass Effect games are definitely something I would advise anybody who is a fan of RPG’s to add to their gaming collection.  EA should be proud of everything they have achieved through this title and I’m sure there’s going to be more to come, even if that is with or without Commander Shepard, I look forward to what’s in store for Mass Effects future releases.
Commander Shepard’s life is in your hands, its time to step up and show the entire universe what you’re made of.
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Mass Effect deserves the 9.5 out 10 that it’s getting.

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