Edge: Over at the awesome Border House blog, the writers have launched a series called My Commander Shepard. In each post, the writers talk about the Shepards they created, detailing who she is, where she came from, and what makes her tick. Reading the posts made me appreciate how well Shepard works as a game character. She's truly co-created by the script and the players. The games hand us the mantle of a hero – and we decide if our character lives up to it.
Inspired by Border House, I'm going to take a stab at describing my Commander Shepard - the ex-Alliance, almost forgotten heroine who just might save the galaxy. After playing the first Mass Effect and most of the new one, here's what I know about my Shepard.
One of the best things about the Mas Effect series is the companions you meet along the way. So here is a tier list of all the companions from Mass Effect!
To think that Bioware at some point was capable of doing games like this, you see those characters and remember them like good old friends, and now check ME Andromeda, Anthem, Veilguard etc and wonder what the hell happened.
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
Wealth of Geeks explores some of the best gaming romances that have stolen our hearts over the years.