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ameratsu on 02 March 2010

The unexplored planets in ME1 is the most unforgivable design decision. They are truly terrible and I question the tastes of anyone who complained when they removed these in ME2. A lot of the problems you mentioned are remedied in the PC version (framerate, texture pop-in, inventory system) so no complaints there.

I still prefer ME1 over ME2 though.



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Kenryoku_Maxis on 02 March 2010
d21lewis said:
I could fault Zelda for its lack of voice acting or Mario Wii for its lack of innovation but really, I'd be missing the point. If a game sets out to fulfill a specific purpose (be it story, puzzles, platforming, or what have you) then its a good game. If a FPS has a great storyline but sucks as an FPS, the score will show it. If a party game has amazing graphics and voice acting but it sucks as a party game, the score should reflect that. It's not a matter of "getting a free pass". It's a matter of delivering on expectations.

Neither are 'faults'.  In many peoples minds, including the creators, Zelda benefits by not having voices.  And again ,many people do think Mario Galaxy did innovate Platformers.

And on the same token, many FPS DO get upscored without bringing much new gameplay content to the table.  Just better graphics and 'cinematics'.  It fits very well to this threads theme, as many FPS don't improve on other FPS, but have the hype and marketing to become popular and therefore generate the scores and sales from that.



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Naum on 02 March 2010

I blame the Hype, feels like reviewer score games based on how much hype that particular game gets.



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IrishCollie on 02 March 2010

yea i no how to fix this problem with ME2. you have 2 stop being such a douchebag, just because your xbox is a fuckin retard it dosent mean everyone elses is. the game was brilliant therefore it scored brilliant



mexitalrish on 02 March 2010

who really knows dude. people will nitpick just about anything.



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MonstaMack on 02 March 2010

I gota agree Mass Effect framerate was a bit stupid. The overhaul that was ME2 - from characters, to story line in general, to awesome combat really wanted me to never touch ME1 outside of the fact I missed Wrex and the storyline in the first was pretty damn good.



It's just that simple.

twesterm on 02 March 2010
axumblade said:
IrishCollie said:
yea i no how to fix this problem with ME2. you have 2 stop being such a douchebag, just because your xbox is a fuckin retard it dosent mean everyone elses is. the game was brilliant therefore it scored brilliant

Do you think if he used his xbox 360 instead of his xbox that it might run better?

Wait, you mean I have to use my 360!?  Fuck, problem solved guys.  Nothing to see here, move along, move along.



 

dirkd2323 on 02 March 2010

ME2 is a great game, but it does have some major frame rate problems, but its such a great game we will still buy and play it



Mr. sickVisionz on 02 March 2010

In all fairness ME took an insane amount of flack for it's technical issues. I think it got what you're describing as a pass is because everything else in the game is pretty great.



MontanaHatchet on 02 March 2010

Mass Effect is a kind of like a good book. It starts out slow, and then you're bored for a while. But then some good rising action comes up (Virmire) and then there's an awesome climax (the final planet, I won't post any spoilers), and then the ending is fantastic. People remember it fondoly because it ends on a high note. But once you start to replay it, it becomes worse and worse. Its gameplay isn't that amazing, and yeah, its technical issues need some work. Then again, it's Bioware. They get a free pass for fucking everything.