Mass Effect: Deception is the latest fictional spin-off from the sci-fi role-playing series, a novel due for release very soon. Previous novels in the franchise have been written by Drew Karpyshyn. This one, though, is written by a newcomer, William C. Dietz, and with some copies are already out there, fans are finding the thing is full of errors.
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.
Based on one narratively fitting ending in Mass Effect 3, Prothean squadmate Javik is highly unlikely to return in the next Mass Effect game.
He was one of my least favorite characters. I wish they would have done the Proths different.
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I knew to be skeptical when I saw it was being written by a new guy -a guy who had written a bad Halo book- but I didn't think it was going to be THIS bad. They should have kept Drew Karpyshyn or just not created it at all. His three Mass Effect books are pretty good.
Just got done reading through some of the errors in the google doc... some of these really are... just... wow. Like, to the point that its painfully obvious that the writer never played, or even watched the game before (youtube has a few 'movies' of the game users have placed together for plot). Did he even read script or look at concept art? Because some of these mistakes really are just... well, unforgivable really. No respect for the subject he's writing about, apparently. Thats depressing. :(
As much as I want to read it and find out what happens to Grayson's daughter... I don't know anymore. It sounds to be filled with so many errors that it's like I'd be misinformed on everything going on. I've read fanfiction significantly more consistent than this... I hope I see something from BioWare soon apologizing and acknowledging these errors. Again, some of them are really, really bad. Did no one who actually worked on or played the game actually read this before making it official? I know I said it already, but this is depressing. I /really/ was looking forward to this continuation in the novel series. Dang. :/
How do you write a book that continues the plot of a "choose your own adventure" game? Like what if one of your partners die in game? Not like they could take him out of the book.
This is what happens when u align yourself with a company whose focus is 90% profit 10% quality. I think we all know whom I'm referring to... Ever since their acquisition I've noticed a steady decline in substance and a hefty addition of flash. Started with ME2 and has continued on. (DAII, SWTOR)