That Gameplay Worries Me... (Gaming)

by Korny , Dalton, Ga. US. Earth, Sol System, Sunday, February 19, 2017, 13:41 (2620 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

Mass Effect's gameplay has gotten more boring with each iteration. In contrast to Raga's post above, I still like the first Mass Effect's combat the best. ME2 and ME3 obviously feel better in terms of controls but both are way less interesting than the first. I don't want to play Gears of War, I don't want to play Mass Effect the action game. I desperately want to play Mass Effect the RPG, but that game died after the first one.

That said, ME2 and ME3 were both fun, compelling games to play. The combat was tight and fun. Just a whole lot less interesting. Andromeda looks totally fine too. I didn't expect them to go back to the old style or make any significant changes.

Just curious, but what difficulty did you play ME2 & 3 on? The issue I ran into with both games is that on "Normal" or below, the combat feels very basic because the effects of all the shields and damage types are reduced. You don't need to think much about what you're doing because you can just blow everything away with Amy weapon or ability.

But on Hard or above, that changes completely. Enemy shields, armo, and barriers are far more powerful. Combine that with how quickly you take damage, and it forces you to be way smarter and more efficient when it comes to chaining certain abilities and using different ammo types. I found it every bit as deep as ME1.

I played through 2 and 3 on Insanity difficulty, and then played ME1, and I can totally see where he's coming from. ME1 played more like a true RPG, where weapon stats and character skills matter. Line up a headshot perfectly with a sniper? If your sniping stat is too low, you might still miss. Stuff like that made the game more compelling for me than just being really good at aiming and squeezing the trigger; you had to become better at what you wanted to do, which is why you had a dozen things to level, and a lot of incentive to specialize in what fit your ideal playstyle.

ME2 and 3 are just cover shooters that let you combine your abilities and use them strategically. You were great at everything by default, and only leveled a handful of things.