19 of 19 people found the following review helpful  Good... but stripped down compared to the previous two games., 8 May 2012 = Fun: This review is from: Mass Effect 3 (PC DVD) (DVD-ROM) Mass Effect 3 contains some of the best written storytelling in videogame history. Unfortunately, the final moments of the game also contain some of the laziest and worst moments I can remember. Up until the last half hour or so, the game is a breathtaking rollercoaster ride where the majority of the plot points from the previous two games are tied up skilfully in a satisfying way that connects well with whatever decisions you'd made in the previous games. If you'd saved this alien race, or that scientist's data, or sided with this faction over that faction, it was all remembered, recorded, reacted to, and made the universe seem unique to your own experiences. The ending though makes little sense, features a badly written Deus Ex Machina ass-pull, and has events with repercussions that seem to render most of what you've achieved in this and previous games pointless. It left me feeling confused, annoyed, and gave me no sense of closure. The much trumpeted "TAKE... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you?  
34 of 37 people found the following review helpful  Very mixed, 16 April 2012 = Fun: This review is from: Mass Effect 3 (PC DVD) (DVD-ROM) Mass Effect 3 is very difficult to review because it hits boths glorious highs and abyssal lows. The highs: 1. Gameplay is an extremely polished version of ME2s and is extremely fun with a wider variety of enemies and far more tactical scenarios available. 2. RPG elements are back with a far wider ability to customise armour and weapons and the options to trade power cooldowns for more or better guns. 3. Some of the mission sequences are truely awesome (and utterly heartbreaking) 4. Your squads intereacts with each other are funny/touching/heartbreaking and you always want more. The niggles: 1. Origin is not the world's best system so be prepared to have to various sessions of restarting Origin and/or the machine in order to force the installation to complete. Once in the game I had no problems though so it is irritating rather than critical. 2. There is a bug with importing character faces so if you really attached to... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you?
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful I warned about this...., 17 July 2012 = Fun: This review is from: Mass Effect 3 (PC DVD) (DVD-ROM) I find Bioware critics to be the harshest around, unforgiving,harsh and rather spoilt tbh. I especially disagree with the critic that gave the game one star because of the ending while stating he loved the game all the way until then... surely the journey must count for something right? Looking at both DA2 and ME3 if both where produced by unknown developers and published out they would have certainly received more positive reviews than the barrage of critism I read. The reason for this being that Bioware have been raising the bench mark in interactive gaming for so long that if a game does not surpass what went before then it is automatically deemed a failure or negatively viewed. Success has in turn led to another negative effect for these developers the ever increasing pressure to meet target dates and developer greed to process to consumers incomplete works while filling in the gaps with dlc, something I warned about in my ME2 review. ME3 has suffered both negative effects... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? | 
