Holding out for Mass Effect PS3 until.....

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raygun said:
I just watched the first 30 minutes of ME2, and really wasn't impressed. It's like Uncharted, in space. Except the enemy, dum robots, have no AI at all, they just stand there and get shot. It's third person like Uncharted, and uses cut scenes during loading just like uncharted. The cut scenes aren't motion captured as good as in Uncharted, and the main character, who you can customize, is bland with no personality whatsoever. You can make small changes to the story line now and then, but it's still linear. You 'hack' certain door locks by jumpering some circuit boards in a super simple mini game several times in the first 30 minutes. I was considering on getting this for pc, but really was surprised how I wasn't interested at all. I know the first 30 minutes isn't the whole game, but I just can't see what all the hype is about.

Well for me the hype comes from finishing the first game and really looking forward this one. I've played Mass Effect only once, since there is no time for replaying that game yet, so I can't comment on replay value due to your approach to the game decision system. But the thing that worked for me regarding Mass Effect was the setting, I'm usually fan of fantasy, sci-fi never really interested me in any way. In Mass Effect I was instantly immersed in great and deep universe, with a lot of side informations, on a epic quest with nice twists and great pacing. Even though the first game had enough problems to put someone off (Hello elevators, Hello lame shooting mechanics, Hello stupid AI), it was the story, setting and gameplay to keep you going. I assume they have adressed most of the old problems, so I'm really looking forward to this one. I don't think there is yet game where you can completly change your experience due to the decisions you make, Dragon Age might be closest to that from what I know, but it Mass Effect is a bit more linear according to my experience with the first iteration.

You should first play ME 1, before giving ME 2 a go. It's really cheap nowdays. If you won't like it, than there is a 90% chance you won't like the second either, as it should be the same, just upgraded. And that is exactly the reason why I'm getting it.