Bioware co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka thinks that Mass Effect 2 is to be "the best thing yet from Bioware" after it hits retail in January, beating out other immortal Bioware games like Baldur's Gate, Jade Empire, Knights of the Old Republic and so on.
Dr. Muzyka revealed this thought during a roundtable discussion with the media after talking a bit about what the sci-fi RPG follow-up is all about and how it differs and compares to the original Mass Effect.
"This is the dark second act of the Mass Effect trilogy, and I'm really incredibly excited about this," he said. "The quality is outstanding. I'm so proud of the team across the board."
RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.
"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!
How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera
And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Not only glorious jank, but the idea that the story can completely change depending on what you do, or say, or side with, makes it one of the most forward thinking games ever. The amount of story permutation is the equivalent of a Hitman level but in Story Form. And it wasn't just that the story changed, no, it was that you met completely new characters, or missed them, depending on your choices. Made Mass Effect feel static in comparison.
Alpha Protocol was absolutely glorious, indeed. And it was, and still is, more Next Gen than most anything out there these days. In this regard at least.
Pity.
Wealth of Geeks explores some of the best gaming romances that have stolen our hearts over the years.
Diandra worked on Diablo 4 and also other games at Blizzard including WoW: Dragon Flight. She’s also been at Bioware, Carbine, RIOT, and she is currently working at Crystal Dynamics.
Brian was the Lead Writer on Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls, worked on StarCraft: Heart of the Swarm, StarCraft: Wings of Liberty, and was also a writer on Mass Effect 2. He’s also been involved in movies such as the Iron Giant.
Diandra and Brian discuss their industry experience, the games they have worked on, how the writing process works, and much more.
The dudes and dudettes at Bioware are beasts. They know how tell a great story and blend RPG and action/shooters perfectly.
And there is absolutely no reason for me to doubt you guys.
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not to believe that.
These guys are great I've only played a few of their games and save for a few tech problems The games have been amazing experiences they really know how to draw me into their stories.