Mass Effect 2 (2010 Edition)

[5/5] Masterpiece. One of my favorite RPGs of all time and the ending is just incredible.

Mass Effect 2 is the weakest of the trilogy by far (and possibly the franchise, with the possible exception of Andromeda but I haven't played it so I can't say). It will test your patience far more than it will ever test your skill. Gone is the shallow-but-serviceable leveling of ME1, replaced with just about the most barebones system imaginable. Instead we get a very middling cover shooter where your squad is more annoying than helpful and gameplay is just slow and tedious. Half the weapons can't hit the broadside of a barn under ideal conditions and do next to zero damage, this is exacerbated tenfold by the screen shake from enemies shooting anywhere in your postcode (which they do a lot what with having unlimited ammo). Most of the time you'll be seeing a lot of ketchup smeared on your screen while waiting for regen, then you get to take a few potshots and repeat. This is on top of the game having some significant technical issue, like crashing when you try to equip an ability on your hotbar, randomly getting stuck in the air some ten meters above the map, or npcs missing parts (such as their entire body). That's not to mention graphical problems like buggy shadows, ho…

I triple dog dare you to run a Vanguard build in this game and not say you're having a good time. Impossible. Mass Effect 2 is peak Mass Effect and as someone who has only beaten this game, I am not entitled to say anything, great game though.

My favorite Mass Effect game in the series.

The original 3 Mass Effect games are definitely among the best RPGs ever made.

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