Mass Effect PC Review
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As captivating as Mass Effect is in terms of story, setting, and core game mechanics, it sort of falls apart when it comes to basic gameplay. I couldn't have asked for a better script or a more alluring sci-fi saga, but the quests and level design seemed tailor-made to put me to sleep. While the script kept me pushing forward, so eager to unravel the mysteries of the Geth and the Reapers that I finished the game in five marathon play sessions, all of the running back and forth through oversized levels to complete odd jobs wore my patience to a nub.
Yet despite all of that, I can't whine too much. The urge to keep playing always won out over the desire to quit out of sheer annoyance. Even though I'm tough on Mass Effect's flaws, I can't quibble with an extremely well told tale. Still, at the end of the day I feel like I sat through a game, not so much that I actually played one. That's good enough in some ways, given storytelling this superb, although I can't say that I'm completely satisfied by what I experienced, or that my expectations were met given the potential of this spectacular story and in-depth universe.
