IVG Review: Mass Effect 2 – Arrival

IVG writes : Choice, action, consequence. De-construct Mass Effect 2 and you would realize that the sum is much greater than its parts. This is largely due to the choices it presents and the implications of the resulting consequences on a universe so painstakingly created. Midway through Arrival, the player is presented with a massive choice. Five seconds later, the game makes it for you without so much as asking. All that is left for the player to do is to react to the consequences. It’s a move that is very uncharacteristic of the Mass Effect 2, which has always encouraged players to carve out their own story. It feels hollow, much like everything else about Arrival.