Mass Effect is a phenominal game for the most part. The story is wonderful, the voice-acting is off the charts good (most video games have sucky acting; this one rocks), and the characters are just as memorable as those in a Final Fantasy game. Bioware really outdone itself. Also, the graphics are great. It's not the best looking Unreal 3.0 game (that goes to Unreal Tournament 2007 or Gears of War) but it's certainly one of the 360's best looking games. And most importantly, the battle system is fun and interesting; it plays a more like GRAW than Gears. You have to stop and think, otherwise you die, especially in the harder difficulties.
However, it isn't perfect. For one, the game's framerate is... Incosistant, which is a shame considering this game's production values elsewhere. Anytime you get into a major fight with more than 2 enemies the game starts to slow down. When you have Biotics and Techs flying, it gets even worse, going to a snail's pace at times. Number two, the load times, while not horrible, are noticible. It also seems to say "loading" at the stupidest times. Number three, the planetary exploration isn't fleshed out like the game claims; there really isn't much to do on these worlds. Finally, the texture pop-in is among the worst I've seen in any 360 game. Only Bioshock ranks up there with it, but at least Bioshock's dark atmosphere kinda hid the pop-in. Pop-in is a major problem for Unreal 3.0 games that I hope is fixed one day.
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