Hey bloggers!! Before I proceed with the review for the game Mass Effect 3, let me just say this. If you have yet to play both Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, stop reading this blog now! Spoilers will be found in this blog, and I don't wish to ruin the Mass Effect series for anyone. This is a great game series, so please go play those two first. This is a trilogy so they do go hand in hand together. Also, I do youtube game blogs as well, they arent as in depth as the reviews found here. Just look for howagirlgames on youtube. So let's jump into the review.
First of all when it comes to customizing your characters you have a lot more choices now, especially the hair. Thats what I most noticed anyway. For example, the girl hair colors now include: pink, purple, and silver. Also everything is much more realistic. Like the AI Avina you run into a lot in the first Mass Effect game. Now she reminds me of Cortana from Halo, she blinks and has a more life like appearance. Something you'd expect to see in a game that takes place in the future.
Something that did take awhile to get used to is the fact they tried to make this game pretty emotional. You're character has to deal more with the choices they make. Its no longer good or evil, you have to make some pretty difficult choices. So think carefully! They tried to make it as emotionally possible for the gamer, without overdoing it. Like you'll have nightmares now. Well, your character will anyway. If you do..well..i think you should stop gaming for awhile. This is probably why a lot of people grip about Mass Effect 3. But honestly what did you expect? This is Mass Effect 3, the last game in the series. Everything has been building up to this, of course its going to be sad and there are going to be some decisions you dont want to make, but thats how this game was designed. It was kind of a given from the get go. But if you dont like it, thats your choice.
Remember all the dialogue choices you made in Mass Effect 1 and 2? And how Sheperd didn't really change facial expessions? Thats changed. Now we honestly show emotion. For example, during a conversation with EDI Sheperd honestly looked suprised, our jaw dropped and everything! I was so thrilled with that, that my husband gave me a funny look. Yes, I squealed like a fan girl.
You're load scene is no longer the same thing over and over again. It changes now depending on where you are. Sometimes you'll get game tips, or it'll say something about your current mission. Most of the tip, like at the Citedal, it'll show a picture of where you are. Not just a picture, a moving one. Its pretty cool. Though I am sad that the elevator is now gone, can't listen to music anymore. But that also means you don't need to stand in the elevator to listen to your companions talk. They talk to each other more now, kind of like Knights of the Old Republic.
This next part of the review is probably what most of you were waiting for, the multiplayer. The Multi-player feature I wasn't to thrilled about. It did grow on me, but I still don't care much for it. Yea you can be different races, but you have to unlock those. Which is no big deal. However, you have to play it regularly so your galaxy at war rating is 100%. It'll slowly drop if you don't keep at it. I was at 80% and didn't play for about a week, signed in and it was at 69%. So I recommend playing a little at a time and when you're ready for the final battle, go play some multi-player and then go back into your game. They really didn't think the concept through, in my opinion. What if someone doesn't have live? Not everyone who owns an xbox has a gold membership. What about years from now they want to replay ME3, which will probably happen. I still play old games. I highly doubt anyone's going to be playing ME3 live, say 20 years from now. But that's just my opinion.
As always these are just my thoughts of the game, my opinions of it. I hoped that is has helped you decide if this game is for you or not. If you're still uncertain if you want to own it, maybe a friend of yours has it and will be willing to let you borrow it for awhile. Or if you're lucky you live near a library that has games for rent. I definatly recommend at least trying this game. But like I said at the beginning, try Mass Effect 1 first, this is a trilogy. The decisions you make in 1 effect Mass Effect 2, and those decisions then effect Mass Effect 3.
