I'm playing through Mass Effect right now and to be quite honest, I'm not really digging it. I don't mind wrpgs but it depends on the wrpg (the same can be said about my view of jrpgs). I liked Fable II. I really liked the "Sims"-like elements of Fable II. Buying up properties and raising prices through the roof to make yourself rich and pissing off all the villagers, going around sleeping with a bunch of people and spreading STDs (threesomes, orgies and committing adultery is always fun. "Get away from my husband you strumpet!"), being able to kill civilians whenever they piss you off or just for fun. Mass Effect may be seen as a more traditional wrpg compared to Fable (which is more of a casual wrpg) but Fable II was fun. And to be quite honest I'm not really digging Mass Effect's combat. I just can't get into it. Maybe I'll grow to like it. Who knows.
I have wondered if maybe it's because I'm not that experienced with shooters but I DID love Crackdown (TPS/vertical sandbox to be precise) and Borderlands looks like it would be a lot of fun (First-person Diablo with guns). Though on the other hand, I wasn't crazy about Gears 2's single-player campaign. While I liked Gears of War 2 at first, the single-player campaign felt tedious after awhile and I just wanted to get it over with. And to me ME felt like KOTOR and Gears of War made a baby so maybe that's why I'm not crazy about the combat. Maybe I just prefer a more run n gun type of shooter as opposed to more slow-paced tactical shooters (like ME and Gears). When I think shooter, I want something that gets your adrenaline going. Not these slow-paced affairs.
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