Ten seconds of fun and Mass Effect multi

by Jabberwok, Sunday, March 03, 2013, 06:10 (4065 days ago) @ Jillybean

I like ME3, but the mechanics of movement, level design, and other gameplay elements are much more rigid and limiting than in Halo. I never got the chance to play Firefight in ODST, but I had a lot of fun with it in Reach. I also enjoy the ME3 multiplayer, and it seems to foster true cooperation better than some of the Reach Firefight modes (although if you stuck with the classic setup in Firefight, you really had to play smart to survive after a while, instead of just competing for the highest score).

I have mixed feelings about unlocks, though. Sometimes I feel like I'm grinding during ME3 MP, which bores me. But the powers definitely add a lot of interesting mechanics. I'm hoping that Destiny will have the strengths of both: the open and responsive gameplay of Halo, with the tactical and character-building elements of ME3, and then one-up both of them by adding in expansive, sandbox-like environments.