Mass Effect 3 Demo Single Player Impressions (GiR)

GiR's Ryan Mostardo writes:
Overall, I was impressed by what Mass Effect 3 had to offer. Though the demo met my expectations, I would not say it blew me away, but that doesn’t mean that’s a bad thing. My expectations are so high for Mass Effect 3 that after playing the demo; I have no doubt that that final product will be superb. The graphics have improved as well as the cover control system and overall sound. The RPG and conversation element has not changed, which is great because that is basically the foundation that series has been built upon. There were minor issues I had including some graphical fumbles and gameplay issues (Anderson running through a wall), but then again it’s only a demo. The wide selection of weapons and bionics is also something to note from the demo and I’m sure in the game’s final release, there will more to use in your quest. All I know is that come March 6, I will put on hold all human interaction for several weeks and probably stop coming into work; I’ve got a galaxy to save.

[dvfaa]

*looks at thumbnail*

was it really that surprising? i mean c'mon its Mass Effect!

[BiggCMan]

I was severely disappointed with it. Felt so generic, and another "me-to" shooter. It's just a balls out action shooter now, and I don't particularly appreciate it anymore like I did with the first game. 2 was good, but it really drifted away from what made the first game so amazing. 3 is just stale now, and with a multiplayer in it, the series is going rapidly downhill for me.

[Xof]

Apparently they cut a lot of exposition stuff. The game was supposed to start with a trial, lots of dialog, player choices--you know, the stuff that made the previous games good.

So, yeah: they're removing all of the RPG elements to make it as much of a generic, one-note shooting game as they possibly can. It's just awful. Absolutely awful.

[BiggCMan]

I mean, I personally wouldn't call it awful. As a shooting game I guess it works, cause there technically really isn't anything wrong with it. It's just not what Mass Effect really is, you know?

[NeoTribe]

Just look what they did to dragon age. Dumbing it down for the casuals and taking away everything that made it memorable.

[Blacktric]

Enlighten us then. What Mass Effect is really about? Is it about having 600 points to spend on your skills and finding the slightly altered version of the same armor or weapon you've found two hours ago from an enemy or is it about choices and their impacts on not just the game itself but its sequels and the character development? Oh and don't you ever get sick of writing the same crap to every Mass Effect 3 related article over and over again?

[Drake117]

I think mass effect is def still a good series after playing the demo but i doubt the 3rd one will be as good as the first one for me. They should of kept the RPG elements IMO.

[NukaCola]

The demo was supposed to lack a lot of action and story and dialog options. It's really just to get a feel of the controls and visuals which are good.

QUESTION: What is the deal with the 3 play types. Story Action & RPG? Can't I get all three at once? Does anyone know what this all means exactly?

[Flewid638]

So I guess whether or not this game will be fun is totally irrelevant?

[OmniSlashPT]

...I srls don't buy or care about ME3 because of the gameplay, the shooting system is mediocre eventhough is a lot better in ME3, and the RPG elements are a bit too simple...I like ME3 because of the storyline, the narrative, the choices, the characters, the universe of the game. The game looks like it's going to be epic, Earth suffering, Shepard getting help from everyone. I hope it delivers, because they won't get any other chance at it (last game of the series, atleast last game of shepard).