GayGamer writes: "Graphically, Mass Effect 2 erases the memory of the juddering aliasing and texture-clash from the first game. Every scene is rendered beautifully in fine-grained detail, to the point where I mistakenly thought several side missions were going to be full-on mega plot points simply because my shuttle landing was so ridiculously well-lit. Color is everywhere and there are no more repetitious cookie-cutter environments. Everywhere you go feels excellently well-done, from the skeletal ruin of an enormous battleship that teeters over the edge of a ravine (and actually does teeter, perilously, as you scamper about its ruined frame) to the former quarian colony now ravaged by a mysteriously hostile sun. In the latter, stepping into the sunlight burns away your shields - it's an awesome trick.:
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.
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 wonder if Hardcore Christian Gamer deducts points for the protagonist damning God? No, they don't.
Personal views on these things should be excluded in reviews. I personally judge those things in a game only if it will hinder my enjoyment of a game.
Overall, he/she... err, the reviewer had nothing but good things to say about the game.