Game:

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Category:

Let's Play

Duration: 20:06

792 views

19

Overall: 8/10

Graphics / Sound: 9/10
+ Great score, albeit being non-LP friendly
+ Graphics are fine (particularly characters, weapon design, and animation)
* Several small glitches and oversights

Story: 7.5/10
* Plays a bit too much into angst
+ However, depth to characters are usually put in the right place
- Unless there's an attempt to make us mourn for a character we met 5 minutes ago
+ Otherwise, death scenes are good
- Minus Tali's making little sense (if you have that outcome)
- Geth / Quarian story is executed oddly and with contradiction in two of the three outcomes
* The ending (I prefer with the extended cut, but honestly people went overboard claiming this ending ruins the whole series)
* The Catalyst's alternatives produce contradiction, but this can be seen as a ploy
* Catalyst dialogue seems somewhat rushed / thrown in, but attempts at elaboration are at least made
* Romance stories seem rushed or as though you were supposed to have someone already from ME1 / ME2
+ Kai Leng, Liara, the Illusive Man, and the Tuchanka story arc

Gameplay: 8/10
+ Shooter aspect
* RPG aspect (plenty of customization in addition)
- Minigames entirely removed / gameplay "dumbed down" (mainstreamed?)
+ Few to no issues with frame rate / glitches / etc
* Several oversights on difficulty, though level of play can be changed at any time
* Multiplayer provides a nice look into other races and their fighting styles
- However, multiplayer's use in the campaign makes it more focused on numbers than fun


Fun Factor: 8/10
+ Campaign gameplay
+ Customization (between campaign and multiplayer)
- Boss battles (or lack thereof, rather; Kai Leng was fun, but that's really about it)
* Story
- Multiplayer for the campaign
* Multiplayer by itself (though the community...ugh)
* Would more multiplayer modes have been nice? You bet
* Multiplayer pack system (pick your poison really; it's hit and miss for me)

Other Statistics