Wow, I'm in total disbelief at the Mass Effect hate. Top 3 game of the generation so far.
bobobo meh meh meh i'm so elitist and mass effect sucks and my taste is superior meh meh bobo
To be honest? The game isn't "balanced". Not in the way that some powers/weapons are game breaking, but in the way that the game puts so much effort and brilliance into the story and character interaction, and so very little effort into the more gamey aspects like itemization and character building, which are adequate at best. I mean, FFS look at the loot-<itemname> I-VII ? Talk about fucking mailing it in, creating a customizing your character is weak in ME.
It's an uneven experience. If all you want is a pulpy awesome scifi interactive space opera with amazing graphical splendor, and just trudge through the actual gameplay as a means to get to the next step of the "story", I can see how one would rate the game so high. For me, I look at the game a lot like I look at Planescape: Torment-a game that has some very strong vocal fans for whom its extremely strong strengths are the only areas they care about, despite the game not being nearly as good in other areas.
