Mass Effect 2, the powerful role-playing game from BioWare, presents an interesting dilemma for Sony's PlayStation 3: how do you explain to players the events of the first game, published by Microsoft for the rival Xbox 360?
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.
I so wanted to be blown away by the ME2 demo. I really did. It started off very nicely. Sheppard being blown out of the ship and struggling with his/her helmet while drifting toward the planet was so damn cool... one of the coolest videogame moments ever, in a demo at least... then the actual shooting gameplay threw a bucket of cold water in my face. I know demos don't always convey the greatness of a game, but if I had never heard of Mass Effect I would never play it based on that demo. As it is, I'll play it when it goes on sale and I'm stuck with no other games to play.
i wanted to dl it but no dl here in europe yet... sadly. =(