Hey, everyone! This time I review one of the Xbox 360 generation's most influential WRPGs. Does this game deserve this accolade?
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As I have said in the introduction of this review the Mass Effect series is the Most influential series of the (WRPG Sub-genre. The series has been regarded as an all-time classic of the Xbox 360 generation of hardware. According to rumours, [insert DGR statement about rumors]That the entire trilogy is currently being remastered for the Xbox Series X and PS5.
The first entry of the series was released in 2007, as a system exclusive for the Xbox 360. The game is set in the year the year 2183.
Humankind has been able to use a way of FTL (faster than light) travel around our very own Milky Way galaxy. This is made possible due to the network of devices called "Mass Relays" when this is discovered humanity becomes a part of a governing body of the various races that are in the Milky Way, called the Citadel Council.
Thus a massive galactic community is formed. You play the part of Cmdr Shepard. Your first mission to uncover remnants of ancient technology went sour. Then the Citadel, even life is directly threatened due to I highly advanced machine race is known as the reapers. It is up to you to track down a rogue agent who is colluding with the reapers, and protect life as we know it!
The accessibility scores are as follows –
Visibility 9.5
In combat your shield bars are in light blue, this bar goes blank as your characters take more damage during a firefight. Health borrowers are in red. This bar shrinks as your characters take more damage. This contrast does not present any major issues for a colorblind player, but a high contrast colour scheme would make this game more accessible for visually impaired player. Also, in conversation choices (more on than a minute) the responses has the exact same colour contrast. Light blue for paragon, dark red for renegade. As you can tell, this area of the game could also be made more accessible for a colourblind person would be changeable colourblind modes.
Audibility 10
There are in subtitles which are available via the options menu. So a player with a hearing impairment can play this game very easily.
Mobility 7
This is where the major criticisms of this game lies. In the console version, there is no legacy sick layout available. Now, Knights of the Old Republic has a perfectly working movement system that is accessible for mobility impaired players. Seriously, Bioware, why fix what ain't broke!?
The PC version, on the other hand is more accessible version to amobility impaired player. The controls can be completely customize view the games options menu. So, you will be able to tailor the game's control schemes to suit your impairments. In that retrospect, it's best to go for the PC version. At least you'll be able to play the game!
Console=2/5
PC=5/5
Gameplay 11
This game has a load of replay value, as the game's story is dictated by the choices you make in the game. Some of which, affects the situation should you decide to progress to the next entries of the series.
This is an excellent excuse to replay the game as multiple play throughs are required to completely explore the game. The story is very engaging, and the characters are memorable. With this game clocking in at an average of 15 – 20 hours, if you are concentrating solely on the main story. If you decide to complete all the side quests, this game can be completed in 50 – 60 hours .
The customisation options of this game is extensive. When you start the game, you will have to build a profile of your character. When this is going on, you can select various traits that brings benefits to your character. For example, if your character is a war hero, the paragon stat that is added to certain actions is doubled. So, if you are going through a paragon run, it is vital for your character to have that particular trait.In summary, mass effect is one of the best WRPGs of the Xbox 360s generation. With the ability to import your character to Mass effect 2 makes your playthrough of the entire series (excluding Andromeda) more interconnected as the choices you make in this game ripples into the other three games of the classic trilogy. This game is included in the EA play catalogue. So, if you are a fan of RPGs and is looking for a game to play in the run-up to the festive season, with presents to buy, food for Christmas dinner, decorations for the house and whatnot this game is highly recommended.
For PC players, this games system requirements is very low, for goodness sake, it's an Xbox 360 game are talking about here! Also, it was built using unreal engine 3, which is very mid to low spec friendly. So no excuses, soldier! If your PC can run MCC, you can run Mass Effect
OVERALL SCORE 91.25%
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