Bioshock or Mass Effect? *NOT A VERSUS THREAD*
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Both games are excellent; you really can't go wrong.
Bioshock gives one of the single most immersive experiences I've ever been involved with and the storyline is fantastic. The downside is that it's littered with irritating fetch quests and Big Daddies can get old real quick.
Mass Effect has, hands down, my favorite storyline in the last 10 years of videogames. The characters, the setting, even how you play it all combine to give the most engaging RPG I've ever played. The combat is a bit quirky at times, the squadmate AI can be complete dipshits and the Mako missions tend to suck something awful, but if you're looking for an amazing Sci-Fi adventure easily on par with Star Wars, Mass Effect is the way to go.
Also, Mass Effect 2 is literally the best game I have ever played; it's almost the perfect sequel.
Bioshock gives one of the single most immersive experiences I've ever been involved with and the storyline is fantastic. The downside is that it's littered with irritating fetch quests and Big Daddies can get old real quick.
Mass Effect has, hands down, my favorite storyline in the last 10 years of videogames. The characters, the setting, even how you play it all combine to give the most engaging RPG I've ever played. The combat is a bit quirky at times, the squadmate AI can be complete dipshits and the Mako missions tend to suck something awful, but if you're looking for an amazing Sci-Fi adventure easily on par with Star Wars, Mass Effect is the way to go.
Also, Mass Effect 2 is literally the best game I have ever played; it's almost the perfect sequel.
Mass Effect. One of the best stories in a game I've seen for a long time, great characters, awesome soundtrack. One of the few games I actually felt like playing through multiple times to get all the achievements.
Thanks for the insight ya'll! I'm installing Mass Effect now... 58%.
And now to wait... Hum Dee Dum Dum...
And now to wait... Hum Dee Dum Dum...
If you want a long fulfilling RPG/TPS with a great in depth story, go for mass effect (just don't get sucked in too deep, you actually pay money for the sequel).Tootmania said:
If you want a mindless romp through an underwater paradise turned hell with genetic splicing and creepy little girls with severe daddy issues, then go for Bioshock. Both have great story's and gameplay, and both funnily enough have sequels that shouldn't have been made.
Bioshock 2 I understand, but Mass Effect 2 shouldn't have been made? You, sir, are out of your mind! (this isn't a flamepost, Mass Effect always was a trilogy).Daedalus1942 said:
Yes, but they absolutely gutted everything about the first game.JeanLuc761 said:
The gameplay, the inventory system, the length, the story didn't even tie in all that well with the first game.
There were so many glitches, and I had to keep reloading for stupid reasons, the cover system was absolutely fucking broken.
They took Mass Effect and catered it to Halo fanatics.
The only thing that kept me playing the game were the interesting characters, who funnily enough were the majority of the game. You literally collected them all, did their loyalty quests, and then it was pretty much off to the suicide mission.
The sidequests were almost non existant and exploring planets? Once you finished a mission on another planet, you couldn't go back to it, wtf? Too bad if you missed important items and wanted to go back to scan them, you couldn't.
I bought the collector's edition for $120 and while it came with some sweet extras, I was really disappoint in Mass Effect 2 as a whole.
And don't even get me started on fucking Cerberus...
Get System Shock 2, you'll get the best of both worlds...=)
Oh and to settle the score, I've seen enough Star Wars/Star Trek recreations to last me a life time...I'm sorry to say both ME1&2 didn't impress me as much as it did for most...=/
Oh and to settle the score, I've seen enough Star Wars/Star Trek recreations to last me a life time...I'm sorry to say both ME1&2 didn't impress me as much as it did for most...=/
Steam has the Bioshock demo, I don't think they have the Mass Effect demo, but it's worth a look.Tootmania said:
Thank you Mr. Shepard. Your input means a great deal, both to me, and like, you know, that one man thats really illusive and that Human Galactic Federation thingie or whatever... or something...Brad Shepard said:
Mass Effect would probably last you longer, but seeing as it's supposed to last for a trilogy I wouldn't jump on that without being sure you could run the next two as well. Bioshock, from what I'm gathering, is just fine sans the sequel in pretty much any regard, and I personally enjoyed the game. I can't vouch for how fun or annoying anything in Mass Effect is, tho, on the grounds of "only on PC and 360," leaving my PS3 out and my laptop in tears just thinking about it.
I've never played Mass Effect, so I really can't say. On the other hand, I love Bioshock, and it's definitely one of my favourite games for this generation - considering how cheap it is by now, I'd get Bioshock anyway; you should at least try it out.
Umm...saying that it's not a versus thread does not keep it from being a versus thread. It's still a "which is better" discussion.