Comments on: UWG Top 10: #4 – Mass Effect

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Tue, 06 May 2014 00:20:33 +0000

While the series ending is disappointing for many (but not all) of its fans, the rest of the time is a journey worth taking at least once.

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Sun, 04 May 2014 15:26:02 +0000

This is one series I’ve considered getting into. I really should, as it looks super interesting.

By: cary

cary — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:12:46 +0000

I didn’t hate the Mako, but I only really used it extensively during one playthrough. (Once I had done a bunch of meandering to various planets once, I didn’t feel the need to revisit them with different Shepards.) It’s controls were tolerable but not good (at least they weren’t for me), so I understand people’s generally feelings of derision towards it.

I couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to the sweeping landscape of Bioware RPGs than with Mass Effect. You’re so right about its cast — they were more than just characters on screen, they each had individual lives that you could choose to take part in or ignore. I had never had so much choice in a game before, and it was so fun crafting your my through its universe and coming to terms with my decisions. A favorite, always.

By: stephenwrhodes

stephenwrhodes — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 02:30:10 +0000

Very true! If it only had some armor, then it might not have been bad at all.

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 01:53:55 +0000

Huh, never ran across that to be honest. Always controlled it like a Halo Warthog: left stick forward and steer with the camera. Worked pretty well.

I will grant that trying to drive while in the zoomed-in perspective was a pain, there was no sense of where the vehicle was from that viewpoint.

By: Sarca

Sarca — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 01:34:44 +0000

Xbox 360. Yeah.

My unresponsive controls come when I aim and fire. Sometimes it just doesn’t work out…and then it does!

The mako is strange. I just tap that left stick ever so slightl- oops, I’m in the drink! Seriously, it’s just like that. That’s my experience so far and just completed the Feros mission.

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 01:31:03 +0000

That’s always fun. Espcially the armatures and primes. It makes them so easy to beat! Knock over, blast ’em repeat!

Wait, sensitive controls? The complaints I’ve always heard were that it was as unresponsive as a brick. Are you playing the PC version?

By: Sarca

Sarca — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 01:25:47 +0000

I have trouble steering it. Controls are way sensitive. About the only positive is that while I run into walls I’m mowing down some geth.

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 00:36:29 +0000

What would you say is the worst thing about it?

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 00:35:38 +0000

The Hammerhead controlled well, but the stupid thing couldn’t handle so much as two consecutive hits. Stupid thing might as well have been made out of cardboard! :D