Mass effect reviews GT and IGN

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grandmaster192 said:

Greer said:

If you can name more than one I'd be impressed.

I can understand if turn based combat is more your thing, but when you bash the graphics, you just seem bitter that this is a 360 only game. Now if you have specific issues with the graphics, or can name a game that has done it better, I am all ears.

 

Why would I go out and spend hundreds of dollars on a 360 just to be bitter about it getting games? Just because I like the PS3 doesn't mean I can't enjoy a 360 game. Owning a Playstation 3 has nothing to do with me not liking this game. I guess you could say it's more of an art direction thing. I just don't like the way the game looks; the same goes for LO. If this game turns out to be incredible, I might consider it. But from what I have seen, the game doesn't look like I will like it.

 When you render an opinion, you might want to separate Graphics for Art Direction/Art style.  They are two totally different things.  Graphics are textures, polygons, water surfaces, clouds, and so on.  Art style/direction has more to do with the presentation of the game.  A great game that I would use as an example is Super Mario Galaxy.  The graphics are very good -- great in some places -- but without hardware anti-aliasing, the jaggies are quite apparent.  It is a lower resolution game than 360 and PS3 titles and on pure graphics alone, SMG would be comparably "bad".  That said, the art direction/art style of SMG is among the best that has come out in quite a while.  The graphics being good (great in some areas) plus the excellent style make for a GREAT game overall.