Poll: Which Mass Effect was the best?
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Yay Mass Effect 1 is winning! 
It is my favourite because it had fun combat(not like other dice roll rpgs), a good story, equipment management(love that), giant (if not a little barren) places to explore, and was scifi (something rare in games, I find).
Mass Effect 2 changed direction and it killed me inside. I don't understand why they changed it so drastically, they could have easily tweaked some things and it would have been fine.
Mass Effect 3 has been beaten to death, then revived and beaten to death some more, so I won't talk about that one.
Edit: Lol just realized it was necro'd.
It is my favourite because it had fun combat(not like other dice roll rpgs), a good story, equipment management(love that), giant (if not a little barren) places to explore, and was scifi (something rare in games, I find).
Mass Effect 2 changed direction and it killed me inside. I don't understand why they changed it so drastically, they could have easily tweaked some things and it would have been fine.
Mass Effect 3 has been beaten to death, then revived and beaten to death some more, so I won't talk about that one.
Edit: Lol just realized it was necro'd.
hmm, hard question, would be 1 or 2 simply because those 2 made me want to buy number 3 but I did enjoy 3 as well so I really don't know the only bit which stood out as driving me nuts was the stupid planet scanning. That was just dumb so I guess that means my vote goes to 1 but not by much
ME2. I played that one the most (I had one playthrough of 40 hours, I'm still not sure how I managed to do that) and I got the most fun out of it. I also think it was a timing thing as with 2 I was still excited off the back of 1 but then burnt myself out on 2 so when 3 came out I was on auto-pilot in terms of the series as a whole and playing them.
the other two are brilliant as well but personal experience forces me to go with 2.
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the other two are brilliant as well but personal experience forces me to go with 2.
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I'd like to thank my main man, the big guy always watching over me, Yeezus, in the nam of da fatha, North and sipin' on the holy spirits.
I'm looking at ME3 as the best.(I'm taking all DLC into account in my opinions)
ME1 was good, and the weapons systems were easy to break(pair of frictionless and your weapons will never overheat), but the exploration left a great deal to be desired. The tank was frustrating and, while amusing in the story missions, both it and everything else about planetary exploration turned tedious. The inventory system was largely a crap shot of finding 300 useless guns/mods/armor before you found a decent upgrade with everything else getting turned into omnigel for opening locks.
ME2 changed the gun system and revamped the classes, all for the better in my opinion, but dear god, having to grind out resources through scanning got old. Early nods to what you'd done in the first game were nice, as was the improved quest and journal system.
ME3 took everything from 2 and expanded on it. Multiplayer was nice, as was the expanded arsinal you had access to. The story was brought to a nice conclusion when it was all said and done, plus there was payoff for everything you'd done up to that point. The only major complaint I could think of was that they didn't show enough of the major battles.
ME1 was good, and the weapons systems were easy to break(pair of frictionless and your weapons will never overheat), but the exploration left a great deal to be desired. The tank was frustrating and, while amusing in the story missions, both it and everything else about planetary exploration turned tedious. The inventory system was largely a crap shot of finding 300 useless guns/mods/armor before you found a decent upgrade with everything else getting turned into omnigel for opening locks.
ME2 changed the gun system and revamped the classes, all for the better in my opinion, but dear god, having to grind out resources through scanning got old. Early nods to what you'd done in the first game were nice, as was the improved quest and journal system.
ME3 took everything from 2 and expanded on it. Multiplayer was nice, as was the expanded arsinal you had access to. The story was brought to a nice conclusion when it was all said and done, plus there was payoff for everything you'd done up to that point. The only major complaint I could think of was that they didn't show enough of the major battles.
I enjoyed them all, but Mass Effect 2 was my favorite.
Mass Effect 1 had the best writing in the series, but it also had gameplay that was so terrible it makes it hard to even get through the game, regardless of how good the writing was. The combat was clunky, the framerate was a nightmare, and the Mako had horrible controls and physics. Not to mention, the AI was completely crap. The friendly AI often did nothing at all, disobeyed orders, and stood in your way. The enemy AI switched between "pathetic cowards" and "zombie rushing spammers", both of which were annoying. Sure, the story was excellent, arguably the best of this generation, but its gameplay was just too terrible to redeem it to the same level as the other two games.
Mass Effect 3 had the best gameplay, even if a few RPG features were removed, but it also had the worst writing. It didn't add any interesting characters, except maybe James and Traynor, and most of the good writing was due to its building off the other games, but that was also its weakest point for ignoring points in the previous games, especially the first one, and failing to really build any more lore to what was established from the first two, except in ways that weren't all that great. Still, regardless of its problems, it still had a good story and gameplay, which is more than can be said of the first game.
Mass Effect 2 probably got the balance on story and gameplay best. The story both built on what the previous game had and added to it, and while the overarching story was the worst in the series, it still had the best characters, and it probably had the best story for what the gameplay featured. The combat was vastly improved, adding more quick slots for powers, as well as fixing the wheel so it was easier to select the ones you wanted. Battles were also better paced than ME1 or ME3. While I didn't appreciate the complete scrapping of the Mako sections, I did enjoy no longer having to deal with such awful vehicle sections (at least the DLC added a few enjoyable ones). Oh yeah, and it easily had the best end sequence in the trilogy (invading the collector base while assigning tasks to your team was excellent), and the final boss was by far my favorite battle in the whole trilogy. Yes, I didn't appreciate them making it feel a lot less like an RPG and more like a traditional third-person shooter, but that is hardly a complaint when stacked up to its strengths. Oh yeah, and it had my favorite aesthetics in the whole trilogy, and was probably the only one I really enjoyed rather than just being apathetic to.
Mass Effect 1 had the best writing in the series, but it also had gameplay that was so terrible it makes it hard to even get through the game, regardless of how good the writing was. The combat was clunky, the framerate was a nightmare, and the Mako had horrible controls and physics. Not to mention, the AI was completely crap. The friendly AI often did nothing at all, disobeyed orders, and stood in your way. The enemy AI switched between "pathetic cowards" and "zombie rushing spammers", both of which were annoying. Sure, the story was excellent, arguably the best of this generation, but its gameplay was just too terrible to redeem it to the same level as the other two games.
Mass Effect 3 had the best gameplay, even if a few RPG features were removed, but it also had the worst writing. It didn't add any interesting characters, except maybe James and Traynor, and most of the good writing was due to its building off the other games, but that was also its weakest point for ignoring points in the previous games, especially the first one, and failing to really build any more lore to what was established from the first two, except in ways that weren't all that great. Still, regardless of its problems, it still had a good story and gameplay, which is more than can be said of the first game.
Mass Effect 2 probably got the balance on story and gameplay best. The story both built on what the previous game had and added to it, and while the overarching story was the worst in the series, it still had the best characters, and it probably had the best story for what the gameplay featured. The combat was vastly improved, adding more quick slots for powers, as well as fixing the wheel so it was easier to select the ones you wanted. Battles were also better paced than ME1 or ME3. While I didn't appreciate the complete scrapping of the Mako sections, I did enjoy no longer having to deal with such awful vehicle sections (at least the DLC added a few enjoyable ones). Oh yeah, and it easily had the best end sequence in the trilogy (invading the collector base while assigning tasks to your team was excellent), and the final boss was by far my favorite battle in the whole trilogy. Yes, I didn't appreciate them making it feel a lot less like an RPG and more like a traditional third-person shooter, but that is hardly a complaint when stacked up to its strengths. Oh yeah, and it had my favorite aesthetics in the whole trilogy, and was probably the only one I really enjoyed rather than just being apathetic to.
I enjoyed ME2 overall the most, it seemed the most polished and fun in terms of story. ME3 was great except for its ending, which kind of ruined the experience for me. ME1 was just ok.
There were details I liked in terms of mass effect 2. Namely garrus only gets more interesting and there were optional ship upgrades that affected story. However planet scanning was duller than exploring it with the rover and I kind of liked finding different suits, guns and all the rest. The weapon overheating for me was certainly more broken in terms of the ease of dispatching enemies in number one but I liked it all the same. Number one also had a more satisfactory ending despite the lack of character side quest mucking about.
So number one beats my experience of the others so far and I have not played enough of three to as yet pass judgement on it.
So number one beats my experience of the others so far and I have not played enough of three to as yet pass judgement on it.
Mass Effect 1 hands down.
I didnt really like 2 because it lacked the freedom of the first game in terms of skillpoints and gear. I actually liked the macromangment and the various combinations of uppgrades and armor. Pitol+explosive rounds even though low rate of fire was excellent! The skillpoint system in 2 was not good, as you could only chose from what, 4 categories? While in ME1 you can ten or even more.
And not to mention the subtle things like the menu music. When you heard that ambient tune you really felt goooood.
I didnt really like 2 because it lacked the freedom of the first game in terms of skillpoints and gear. I actually liked the macromangment and the various combinations of uppgrades and armor. Pitol+explosive rounds even though low rate of fire was excellent! The skillpoint system in 2 was not good, as you could only chose from what, 4 categories? While in ME1 you can ten or even more.
And not to mention the subtle things like the menu music. When you heard that ambient tune you really felt goooood.
why is this even so close?
ME1 hands down, not even a question. It was the only real RPG in the series, ME2/3 took out everything I loved but the characters. ME1 had great level design, exploration, atmosphere, story etc.
I wasn't really crazy about the whole dialogue wheel, but the VO's were good and I understood that the game was supposed to be more casual than older BioWare games so I just kinda went with it. The inventory was kind of a mess too, you just had too much crap. Even despite these things it still was just a superb game with probably the best atmosphere of anything since the original Star Wars trilogy.
ME1 hands down, not even a question. It was the only real RPG in the series, ME2/3 took out everything I loved but the characters. ME1 had great level design, exploration, atmosphere, story etc.
I wasn't really crazy about the whole dialogue wheel, but the VO's were good and I understood that the game was supposed to be more casual than older BioWare games so I just kinda went with it. The inventory was kind of a mess too, you just had too much crap. Even despite these things it still was just a superb game with probably the best atmosphere of anything since the original Star Wars trilogy.
Mass Effect 3 for me.
If the combat in ME1 and 2 weren't so atrocious, then 2 would be my favorite. I actually started another playthrough a little over a month ago, and the first game has aged horrendously, and its mechanics weren't that great at the time either.
If the combat in ME1 and 2 weren't so atrocious, then 2 would be my favorite. I actually started another playthrough a little over a month ago, and the first game has aged horrendously, and its mechanics weren't that great at the time either.
ME3 is my least favorite of the series (still a great game).
I love ME1 and ME2 very much, but for different reasons:
ME1 for its big, open, explorable environments, and many different armors and weapons.
ME2 for its much better combat mechanics, characters, and the suicide mission.
Because I like them for different reasons, it's hard to compare between the two, so I'll go with ME1 for its originality.
I love ME1 and ME2 very much, but for different reasons:
ME1 for its big, open, explorable environments, and many different armors and weapons.
ME2 for its much better combat mechanics, characters, and the suicide mission.
Because I like them for different reasons, it's hard to compare between the two, so I'll go with ME1 for its originality.
ME2 is the best overall, with the only major weakness being the main plot (the side plots and characters were great). ME1 wins in the story department, but the gameplay is kinda shitty. ME3 is like a slightly worse ME2 (not sure why, but the gameplay just feels worse), but gets points for pulling the whole "darker and grittier" thing well. It also does a solid job of tying up the various minor plots, but manages to fuck up the ending royally...