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Zefah · 11-23-2007, 10:02 PM

I'm loving this game, but it definitely has its faults.
I'm currently around 19 hours into it at lvl 33. I've only done two of the three planets that become available after the first trip to the citadel.

The coolest things about the game are its intriguing world and how your decisions really affect the flow of the story. I really like how the dialogue works and there have been some really tough choices that made me think for a few minutes.

The graphics are great in general, but texture loading problems and choppiness can hurt the game in some areas. I don't mind it in general, but it seems to get on some people's nerves big time. I like how the character models look, but the complete lack of variety in weapons and equipment is kind of lame as well (I'm getting "rank" VIII loot, but the "brands" of the items and weapons all stay the same).

I played a Vanguard and the combat in the game took me about 10 hours to get used to. It was really confusing and frustrating at first. It felt like the game was designed around giving the player complete control (such as dynamic switching of characters, the ability to pause the game and strategically give commands, etc...), but such abilities just didn't make it into the release build. I have since gotten used to the command system and I am enjoying it now, but it is still hard to get a grasp on how much damage certain attacks do and its really frustrating to get one-shot killed by a rocket.

I love doing the sidequests, but it feels like they copy+pasted a lot of the missions and just changed the story a bit. It seems like every mission that isn't part of the main story recycles the exact same facility and enemy placement. The surfaces of optional planets seem to be largely the same too with just a slightly different visual appearance.

The game is a ton of fun, but there are a lot of problems that keep it from being great. I'm having a blast playing it, and its already become one of my favorite western RPGs, but it seems like if Bioware had just another 6 months or so to work on the game it could have been something legendary. In its current state its just a really good game with some annoying problems that will probably turn a lot of people off.

I would look forward to the inevitable sequels, but with Bioware now being the property of EA, it is doubtful they will get the time they need to polish further installments of the series.

11-23-2007, 10:02 PM	#211 (permalink)
Zefah Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kanagawa, Japan Posts: 1,524 +2 Internets	I'm loving this game, but it definitely has its faults. I'm currently around 19 hours into it at lvl 33. I've only done two of the three planets that become available after the first trip to the citadel. The coolest things about the game are its intriguing world and how your decisions really affect the flow of the story. I really like how the dialogue works and there have been some really tough choices that made me think for a few minutes. The graphics are great in general, but texture loading problems and choppiness can hurt the game in some areas. I don't mind it in general, but it seems to get on some people's nerves big time. I like how the character models look, but the complete lack of variety in weapons and equipment is kind of lame as well (I'm getting "rank" VIII loot, but the "brands" of the items and weapons all stay the same). I played a Vanguard and the combat in the game took me about 10 hours to get used to. It was really confusing and frustrating at first. It felt like the game was designed around giving the player complete control (such as dynamic switching of characters, the ability to pause the game and strategically give commands, etc...), but such abilities just didn't make it into the release build. I have since gotten used to the command system and I am enjoying it now, but it is still hard to get a grasp on how much damage certain attacks do and its really frustrating to get one-shot killed by a rocket. I love doing the sidequests, but it feels like they copy+pasted a lot of the missions and just changed the story a bit. It seems like every mission that isn't part of the main story recycles the exact same facility and enemy placement. The surfaces of optional planets seem to be largely the same too with just a slightly different visual appearance. The game is a ton of fun, but there are a lot of problems that keep it from being great. I'm having a blast playing it, and its already become one of my favorite western RPGs, but it seems like if Bioware had just another 6 months or so to work on the game it could have been something legendary. In its current state its just a really good game with some annoying problems that will probably turn a lot of people off. I would look forward to the inevitable sequels, but with Bioware now being the property of EA, it is doubtful they will get the time they need to polish further installments of the series.