ARS: There simply aren't enough hours in the day to play Mass Effect 2 in its entirety one more time, so keep in mind that this review will be based on playing the first few hours of the game in order to come to a judgment about the porting process and how well the game runs on the PlayStation 3. If you'd like a full critique of the game itself, minus the DLC that's included in the PlayStation 3 package, you can read our original review. We're concerned with how well the experience holds up for PlayStation 3 fans; we already know the game itself is top-notch.
We're also not going to pop in the 360 version and look at them side by side, because that's the sort of pointless flame-baiting that just leads to arguments in the discussion as opposed to actual, usable information. We'll keep our memories of the 360 version a healthy glow in our mind, realizing that not many gamers will be playing both versions next to each other.
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.
Inb4 Flamewars
Enough of these stories.
Here we go agian...
Who the hell is ARS??
Why because it's on PS3 now? I don't get it, on Xbox it's a 9.6 and on the PS3 it's a 9.5 dam man it's the same game, so how can they rate one high then the other.