So I guess I'm the only one who's pleased that ME2 is getting great reviews.
Am I crazy to expect 11/10 in the near future?
Looks as if all those sites are fighting among themselves who'll give a highest score to ME2.
We are pleased sure, but it is an affront to the trdition of critique the way these sites do things. In other words, it isn't about the game but rather about the reviews.
Would there have been the same level of complaining if Risen or Dragon Age got 10/10's? Doubt it.
Would there have been the same level of complaining if Risen or Dragon Age got 10/10's? Doubt it.
Have to disagree with you on that one. I don't think anyone here thought Risen was even close to a 10/10, and most seem to agree that DA was far from perfect.
So I guess I'm the only one who's pleased that ME2 is getting great reviews.
I think part of it is that for many folks Dragon Age represents a direction that most PC gamers support for the RPG genre, while Mass Effect tends more towards the 'console action game' style that many PC RPG fans would NOT like to see held as the standard ….
Yeah, I get that.
That's sort of my point…it's why you see the lack of enthusiasm and picking at review scores. People aren't exactly rooting for the game to do well. In fact, I'm imagining that some people sound almost disappointed, because in a way, Mass Effect represents a threat, or at least a trend they dislike.
To me, it's just one more good RPG to play. I enjoyed Mass Effect a lot, and I'm sure I'll enjoy #2 as well. I'm going to wait a few months before picking it up, though, because I'm not ready for another Bioware game this soon after Dragon Age. There is a certain sameness to them…
Well from the review over at ArsTech I can cross Bioware off my list.
They're not making RPGs anymore, they're making interactive movies for console gamers that can't be bothered with "stats" or "inventories". That's fine, more money, I get it. So much for passion and art and dancing with the who got you there.
I was concerned with how shallow DA:O was, sounds like ME2 is just another action game. I don't know if it's the way the market is going and it was inevitable or if the soulless suits at EA have their hands in this but I think this is the result we all feared when Bioware was assimilated by EA.
Interesting... I admit I'm probably one of those people that consider ME as the representative of a trend that I dislike. Yet I also admit that I enjoyed the first game more than most RPGs I've played recently (including Dragon Age which is more 'my kind of thing'), so I'm actually going to buy it as soon as I'm done with Risen.Yeah, I get that.
That's sort of my point…it's why you see the lack of enthusiasm and picking at review scores. People aren't exactly rooting for the game to do well. In fact, I'm imagining that some people sound almost disappointed, because in a way, Mass Effect represents a threat, or at least a trend they dislike.
To me, it's just one more good RPG to play. I enjoyed Mass Effect a lot, and I'm sure I'll enjoy #2 as well. I'm going to wait a few months before picking it up, though, because I'm not ready for another Bioware game this soon after Dragon Age. There is a certain sameness to them…