Mass Effect gets a 13/40 from Famitsu

[QUOTE="Squall_Griver"]To OP
dont fight back man
just sit back and relax.
Ilived

Lol you would believe a liar wouldn't you? He made a Crysis topic claiming he played the full version and it sucked but when people asked him questions on it he would ignore em but reply to others.

Yup I beat Crysis.

The most it will get is an 8.5 from the graphics.

The game itself was terrible.

[QUOTE="Areola54"]maybe ther are dissapointed it's not turn base crapKittyKatB

Actually Mass Effect does have a turn based system.

And with that...the last lingering shread of credibility flies right out of the window.

Oh man this is too much. :lol:

[QUOTE="Ilived"]

[QUOTE="Squall_Griver"]To OP
dont fight back man
just sit back and relax.
KittyKatB

Lol you would believe a liar wouldn't you? He made a Crysis topic claiming he played the full version and it sucked but when people asked him questions on it he would ignore em but reply to others.

Yup I beat Crysis.

The most it will get is an 8.5 from the graphics.

The game itself was terrible.

If you say so. You suck at lying but it's fun seeing people gang up on you for being so obvious.

[QUOTE="johneese"]Who honestly cares about mass effect.KittyKatB

Apparently lot's of people are angry that this game flopped.

The review was written by a person like you that has never played the game, so there is no reason to be angry because it hasn't flopped and most likely never will. And a lot of people care, the game is being hyped...

[QUOTE="kentaro22"] I will admit I am pretty funny and not an over all douche bag like close minded fanboys are.

I don't make threads bashing consoles or people, I'm all about love. But if fools want an argument, I'll be more than happy to spray the facts and let the sad excuse of a confrontation die.

The Japanese love American culture, American games don't succeed because of bad marketing, or because they simply never get ported.

BreakingPoint8

[QUOTE="Medjai"]

wall of text

and Japanese hate WRPG's

Bioware is a great dev and the game will be awesome

I really don't care what they rated it

KittyKatB

And yet they loved Halo 3 and many other western games.

Sorry,but that stereotype does not count.

Is Halo3 a WRPG? No, so shut up, you don't know what you're talking about.

Anyway, this seems fake.

[QUOTE="KittyKatB"]

[QUOTE="Areola54"]maybe ther are dissapointed it's not turn base crapThe_Game21x

Actually Mass Effect does have a turn based system.

And with that...the last lingering shread of credibility flies right out of the window.

Oh man this is too much. :lol:

He had credibility? :lol:

Watch Crysis and Mass Effect flop here at GS. Quote me on this.KittyKatB

You have been quoted, and what do we get if it doesn't flop???

[QUOTE="Ilived"]

[QUOTE="Squall_Griver"]To OP
dont fight back man
just sit back and relax.
KittyKatB

Lol you would believe a liar wouldn't you? He made a Crysis topic claiming he played the full version and it sucked but when people asked him questions on it he would ignore em but reply to others.

Yup I beat Crysis.

The most it will get is an 8.5 from the graphics.

The game itself was terrible.

lol......so Lair,HS,Uncharted graphics>>>>>Crysis?.....you are on a serious roll!:lol:

[QUOTE="Zhengi"]Sounds like the game isn't going to be that great.BioShockOwnz

Sounds like the TC suckered you into a lie, eh?

Sounds like some of you have your panties in a bunch. Look at all the attention this thread has gotten over a lie :)

Although Mass Effect has some obvious charm, that charm is short lived and at best it fails to deliver fully on its promises. The constant emphasis on combat, something many have come to expect from North American titles quickly becomes tiresome and leaves players with a bad taste in their mouth. Mass Effect maintains a futuristic, sometimes comical atmosphere throughout the entire game, yet it never really makes you laugh. Its resource management system is, at best, woeful and the interaction and dialogue between the games either extraordinarily cliché, or just plain bland characters is only barely able to get the story across but somehow manage to remain stiff and unlikeable throughout the course of the game. The weapons and their subsequent upgrades are absurdly unrealistic even when factoring in artistic license and the games setting. The multiple branching dialogue paths makes finding the correct path that you're supposed to play the game difficult at best as reloading from previous saves becomes necessary, and at times absolutely crucial in order to get the proper ending to the game. To make matters worse, the game is hardly playable in its default 'real-time' mode. It's slightly better in the turn based mode, but the lack of respawning enemies and legendary equipment makes reaching a high level near impossible.

Mass Effect was a title that promised to deliver, but sadly, despite the potential of the game and its setting, it achieves a less than mediocre level of satisfaction from playing it at best .
13/40
Famitsu

These are the same people who gave Halo 3 a 37/40,so don't tell me they are biased against 360 games. It's over guys,the 360 holiday season is finished.

This is the reason why the PC and PS3 will win.

KittyKatB

If this is true, I still am going to buy this game, and I dissagree with famitsu with giving it such a poor score, but if it is true, remember people, this is just one site or magazines personal opinion and review of the game and means nothing, just how I dissagree with the review of what Ratchet got from gamespot. Anyways Mass Effect may not look as great of a title to me as Assassins Creed and Uncharted but one thing I know for sure is u will have alot of hours of fun on this game and to me that is must buy title for me. Another thing is, OXM and a few other users on this forum are already saying this game has the best story ever, which I think is big words if u are to compare it to Final Fantasy games of the passed and The master of story telling, Mr. Kojima with the MGS Series. I would have to play Mass Effect first and find out for myself if this game truelly does have the best storyline of all time. I will buy this game though and should be a great game to go along with Uncharted and Assassins Creed for this holiday season for me. :)

[QUOTE="johneese"]Who honestly cares about mass effect.KittyKatB

Apparently lot's of people are angry that this game flopped.

[QUOTE="Zhengi"]Sounds like the game isn't going to be that great.BioShockOwnz

Sounds like the TC suckered you into a lie, eh?

One born every minute...poor, poor Zhengi.

Although Mass Effect has some obvious charm, that charm is short lived and at best it fails to deliver fully on its promises. The constant emphasis on combat, something many have come to expect from North American titles quickly becomes tiresome and leaves players with a bad taste in their mouth. Mass Effect maintains a futuristic, sometimes comical atmosphere throughout the entire game, yet it never really makes you laugh. Its resource management system is, at best, woeful and the interaction and dialogue between the games either extraordinarily cliché, or just plain bland characters is only barely able to get the story across but somehow manage to remain stiff and unlikeable throughout the course of the game. The weapons and their subsequent upgrades are absurdly unrealistic even when factoring in artistic license and the games setting. The multiple branching dialogue paths makes finding the correct path that you're supposed to play the game difficult at best as reloading from previous saves becomes necessary, and at times absolutely crucial in order to get the proper ending to the game. To make matters worse, the game is hardly playable in its default 'real-time' mode. It's slightly better in the turn based mode, but the lack of respawning enemies and legendary equipment makes reaching a high level near impossible.

Mass Effect was a title that promised to deliver, but sadly, despite the potential of the game and its setting, it achieves a less than mediocre level of satisfaction from playing it at best .
13/40
Famitsu

These are the same people who gave Halo 3 a 37/40,so don't tell me they are biased against 360 games. It's over guys,the 360 holiday season is finished.

This is the reason why the PC and PS3 will win.

KittyKatB

Nice. Lemmings got OWNED.

The multiple branching dialogue paths makes finding the correct path that you're supposed to play the game difficult at best as reloading from previous saves becomes necessary, and at times absolutely crucial in order to get the proper ending to the game.KittyKatB

Yup I beat Crysis.

The most it will get is an 8.5 from the graphics.

The game itself was terrible.

KittyKatB

Whats terrible about it? Poor controls? Dissapointing story? What?

WIthout a scan, link, or some other form of proof I'm going to call this bogus.

GameInformer gave it a 9.75.
SmashBrosLegend

Game informer also gave lair a 7.5 and ratchet and clank a 9.25. Unlike gamespot :( :evil:

[QUOTE="KittyKatB"]

Although Mass Effect has some obvious charm, that charm is short lived and at best it fails to deliver fully on its promises. The constant emphasis on combat, something many have come to expect from North American titles quickly becomes tiresome and leaves players with a bad taste in their mouth. Mass Effect maintains a futuristic, sometimes comical atmosphere throughout the entire game, yet it never really makes you laugh. Its resource management system is, at best, woeful and the interaction and dialogue between the games either extraordinarily cliché, or just plain bland characters is only barely able to get the story across but somehow manage to remain stiff and unlikeable throughout the course of the game. The weapons and their subsequent upgrades are absurdly unrealistic even when factoring in artistic license and the games setting. The multiple branching dialogue paths makes finding the correct path that you're supposed to play the game difficult at best as reloading from previous saves becomes necessary, and at times absolutely crucial in order to get the proper ending to the game. To make matters worse, the game is hardly playable in its default 'real-time' mode. It's slightly better in the turn based mode, but the lack of respawning enemies and legendary equipment makes reaching a high level near impossible.

Mass Effect was a title that promised to deliver, but sadly, despite the potential of the game and its setting, it achieves a less than mediocre level of satisfaction from playing it at best .
13/40
Famitsu

These are the same people who gave Halo 3 a 37/40,so don't tell me they are biased against 360 games. It's over guys,the 360 holiday season is finished.

This is the reason why the PC and PS3 will win.

Rikusaki

Nice. Lemmings got OWNED.

Actually he has been lying all day today. But it's ok, if it makes you feel better then believe it lol.

[QUOTE="SmashBrosLegend"]WIthout a scan, link, or some other form of proof I'm going to call this bogus.

GameInformer gave it a 9.75.
munu9

Game informer also gave lair a 7.5 and ratchet and clank a 9.25. Unlike gamespot :( :evil:

And I agree with those scores so much more than what GS gave them as well.

A Japanese magazine saying that a WRPG is full of cliches? Must be fake.

[QUOTE="KittyKatB"]

Although Mass Effect has some obvious charm, that charm is short lived and at best it fails to deliver fully on its promises. The constant emphasis on combat, something many have come to expect from North American titles quickly becomes tiresome and leaves players with a bad taste in their mouth. Mass Effect maintains a futuristic, sometimes comical atmosphere throughout the entire game, yet it never really makes you laugh. Its resource management system is, at best, woeful and the interaction and dialogue between the games either extraordinarily cliché, or just plain bland characters is only barely able to get the story across but somehow manage to remain stiff and unlikeable throughout the course of the game. The weapons and their subsequent upgrades are absurdly unrealistic even when factoring in artistic license and the games setting. The multiple branching dialogue paths makes finding the correct path that you're supposed to play the game difficult at best as reloading from previous saves becomes necessary, and at times absolutely crucial in order to get the proper ending to the game. To make matters worse, the game is hardly playable in its default 'real-time' mode. It's slightly better in the turn based mode, but the lack of respawning enemies and legendary equipment makes reaching a high level near impossible.

Mass Effect was a title that promised to deliver, but sadly, despite the potential of the game and its setting, it achieves a less than mediocre level of satisfaction from playing it at best .
13/40
Famitsu

These are the same people who gave Halo 3 a 37/40,so don't tell me they are biased against 360 games. It's over guys,the 360 holiday season is finished.

This is the reason why the PC and PS3 will win.

Rikusaki

Nice. Lemmings got OWNED.

/facepalm

Nice. Lemmings got OWNED.

Rikusaki

did you read the review your fellow cow made?.....

May be fake but the choosing dialog part could be happen for real. I hate choosing paths.m_machine024

Why?! You don't like the ability to make the outcome a game different every time?

[QUOTE="BreakingPoint8"]

[QUOTE="kentaro22"] I will admit I am pretty funny and not an over all douche bag like close minded fanboys are.

I don't make threads bashing consoles or people, I'm all about love. But if fools want an argument, I'll be more than happy to spray the facts and let the sad excuse of a confrontation die.

The Japanese love American culture, American games don't succeed because of bad marketing, or because they simply never get ported.

kentaro22

I wasn't too hostile there was I, even though I should have been considering how you approached the situation. People who make threads like that typically have alt accounts where they can spread BS just to get a rise out of people. You see this dude right here is doing just that.

Also I don't believe the Japanese gamers are as biased and close minded as you seem to think they are.

A. Famitsu is pretty much the only reviewers I trust on the entire planet, but that is kinda moot since it's my opinion.

B. After some investigation, I believe this is probably fake, though the TC might have believed it is real. I am biased and hope it is fake, but I'm not bitter enough to be mad about it.

C. If it is not fake, the Mass Effect will have a very big chance of flopping from gamespot as well, I'm afraid.

[QUOTE="KittyKatB"]

Although Mass Effect has some obvious charm, that charm is short lived and at best it fails to deliver fully on its promises. The constant emphasis on combat, something many have come to expect from North American titles quickly becomes tiresome and leaves players with a bad taste in their mouth. Mass Effect maintains a futuristic, sometimes comical atmosphere throughout the entire game, yet it never really makes you laugh. Its resource management system is, at best, woeful and the interaction and dialogue between the games either extraordinarily cliché, or just plain bland characters is only barely able to get the story across but somehow manage to remain stiff and unlikeable throughout the course of the game. The weapons and their subsequent upgrades are absurdly unrealistic even when factoring in artistic license and the games setting. The multiple branching dialogue paths makes finding the correct path that you're supposed to play the game difficult at best as reloading from previous saves becomes necessary, and at times absolutely crucial in order to get the proper ending to the game. To make matters worse, the game is hardly playable in its default 'real-time' mode. It's slightly better in the turn based mode, but the lack of respawning enemies and legendary equipment makes reaching a high level near impossible.

Mass Effect was a title that promised to deliver, but sadly, despite the potential of the game and its setting, it achieves a less than mediocre level of satisfaction from playing it at best .
13/40
Famitsu

These are the same people who gave Halo 3 a 37/40,so don't tell me they are biased against 360 games. It's over guys,the 360 holiday season is finished.

This is the reason why the PC and PS3 will win.

Rikusaki

Nice. Lemmings got OWNED.

The TC suckered you with this fake review too?

Hey look everybody! We've got another one!

Mass Effect maintains a futuristic, sometimes comical atmosphere throughout the entire game, yet it never really makes you laugh

so ME is a comical game with lots of jokes like Psychonauts?

lol fake.

Nice. Lemmings got OWNED.

Rikusaki

Nice. Lemmings got OWNED.

Rikusaki

Even more cows lose their credibility today.

[QUOTE="Rikusaki"][QUOTE="KittyKatB"]

Although Mass Effect has some obvious charm, that charm is short lived and at best it fails to deliver fully on its promises. The constant emphasis on combat, something many have come to expect from North American titles quickly becomes tiresome and leaves players with a bad taste in their mouth. Mass Effect maintains a futuristic, sometimes comical atmosphere throughout the entire game, yet it never really makes you laugh. Its resource management system is, at best, woeful and the interaction and dialogue between the games either extraordinarily cliché, or just plain bland characters is only barely able to get the story across but somehow manage to remain stiff and unlikeable throughout the course of the game. The weapons and their subsequent upgrades are absurdly unrealistic even when factoring in artistic license and the games setting. The multiple branching dialogue paths makes finding the correct path that you're supposed to play the game difficult at best as reloading from previous saves becomes necessary, and at times absolutely crucial in order to get the proper ending to the game. To make matters worse, the game is hardly playable in its default 'real-time' mode. It's slightly better in the turn based mode, but the lack of respawning enemies and legendary equipment makes reaching a high level near impossible.

Mass Effect was a title that promised to deliver, but sadly, despite the potential of the game and its setting, it achieves a less than mediocre level of satisfaction from playing it at best .
13/40
Famitsu

These are the same people who gave Halo 3 a 37/40,so don't tell me they are biased against 360 games. It's over guys,the 360 holiday season is finished.

This is the reason why the PC and PS3 will win.

Ilived

Nice. Lemmings got OWNED.

Actually he has been lying all day today. But it's ok, if it makes you feel better then believe it lol.

k thx ps3 is the best and 360 is the worst

Wow i never thought people would be so mad over this. Just because there japan, and its a WRPG, doesn't mean they cant give their opnion, they gave Halo 3 a review just as good as everyone else did. I hope not,but i can see how this could happen with the gameplay and what not. Lets wait for GS to rate it(which im sure will be a 9.5. ill play it and review it early and post here. My friend at gamestop is hookin me up early with this game a day early...Shhhhh. demonik_360

IT'S FAKE

I think I can sum up the majority opinion in this thread: "link or GTFO"munu9

There is no link. I looked. All over. Its fake. Which is really, really sad. And it speaks volumes about the TC that he would take all this trouble to make up stuff about a game he'd never play.

[QUOTE="Rikusaki"]

Nice. Lemmings got OWNED.

Hoffgod

k gimme!

[QUOTE="Ilived"][QUOTE="Rikusaki"][QUOTE="KittyKatB"]

Although Mass Effect has some obvious charm, that charm is short lived and at best it fails to deliver fully on its promises. The constant emphasis on combat, something many have come to expect from North American titles quickly becomes tiresome and leaves players with a bad taste in their mouth. Mass Effect maintains a futuristic, sometimes comical atmosphere throughout the entire game, yet it never really makes you laugh. Its resource management system is, at best, woeful and the interaction and dialogue between the games either extraordinarily cliché, or just plain bland characters is only barely able to get the story across but somehow manage to remain stiff and unlikeable throughout the course of the game. The weapons and their subsequent upgrades are absurdly unrealistic even when factoring in artistic license and the games setting. The multiple branching dialogue paths makes finding the correct path that you're supposed to play the game difficult at best as reloading from previous saves becomes necessary, and at times absolutely crucial in order to get the proper ending to the game. To make matters worse, the game is hardly playable in its default 'real-time' mode. It's slightly better in the turn based mode, but the lack of respawning enemies and legendary equipment makes reaching a high level near impossible.

Mass Effect was a title that promised to deliver, but sadly, despite the potential of the game and its setting, it achieves a less than mediocre level of satisfaction from playing it at best .
13/40
Famitsu

These are the same people who gave Halo 3 a 37/40,so don't tell me they are biased against 360 games. It's over guys,the 360 holiday season is finished.

This is the reason why the PC and PS3 will win.

Rikusaki

Nice. Lemmings got OWNED.

Actually he has been lying all day today. But it's ok, if it makes you feel better then believe it lol.

k thx ps3 is the best and 360 is the worst

OMFG :lol:

How come the last fake GS thread about Famitsu scoring Mass Effect had it at 14/40 and not 13/40? And why can't I find scans of it on any of the normal channels? Or news of it anywhere but these two fake threads?SpruceCaboose

Despite Mass Effect's obvious charm, that charm is short lived and at best it fails to deliver fully on its promises. The constant emphasis on combat, something many have come to expect from North American titles (particularly in the last 3 years or so after an equally overrated combat intensive title, Half Life 2 and the subsequent episodic content released via ?Steam?) quickly becomes tiresome and leaves players with a bad taste in their mouth. Mass Effect maintains a futuristic, sometimes comical atmosphere throughout the entire game, yet it never really makes you laugh. Its resource management system is, at best, woeful and the interaction and dialogue between the games either extraordinarily cliché, or just plain bland characters only barely manage to get the story across but manage to remain stiff and unlikeable. The weapons and their subsequent upgrades are absurdly unrealistic even when factoring in artistic license and the games setting. The multiple branching dialogue paths makes finding the correct path that you're supposed to play the game difficult at best as reloading from previous saves becomes necessary, and at times absolutely crucial in order to get the proper ending to the game.

To make matters worse, the game is hardly playable in its default 'real-time' mode. It's slightly better in the turn based mode, but the lack of respawning enemies and legendary equipment makes reaching a high level near impossible.

Mass Effect was a title that promised to deliver, but sadly, despite the potential of the game and it?s setting, it achieves a less than mediocre level of satisfaction from playing it at best .

=13/40Some dude on the G4 Forums

The same review is posted here but with some differences in what's written. Not to mention the entire 13/14 thing. With no scan still, I call BS.

[QUOTE="Rikusaki"][QUOTE="Ilived"][QUOTE="Rikusaki"][QUOTE="KittyKatB"]

Although Mass Effect has some obvious charm, that charm is short lived and at best it fails to deliver fully on its promises. The constant emphasis on combat, something many have come to expect from North American titles quickly becomes tiresome and leaves players with a bad taste in their mouth. Mass Effect maintains a futuristic, sometimes comical atmosphere throughout the entire game, yet it never really makes you laugh. Its resource management system is, at best, woeful and the interaction and dialogue between the games either extraordinarily cliché, or just plain bland characters is only barely able to get the story across but somehow manage to remain stiff and unlikeable throughout the course of the game. The weapons and their subsequent upgrades are absurdly unrealistic even when factoring in artistic license and the games setting. The multiple branching dialogue paths makes finding the correct path that you're supposed to play the game difficult at best as reloading from previous saves becomes necessary, and at times absolutely crucial in order to get the proper ending to the game. To make matters worse, the game is hardly playable in its default 'real-time' mode. It's slightly better in the turn based mode, but the lack of respawning enemies and legendary equipment makes reaching a high level near impossible.

Mass Effect was a title that promised to deliver, but sadly, despite the potential of the game and its setting, it achieves a less than mediocre level of satisfaction from playing it at best .
13/40
Famitsu

These are the same people who gave Halo 3 a 37/40,so don't tell me they are biased against 360 games. It's over guys,the 360 holiday season is finished.

This is the reason why the PC and PS3 will win.

Juggernaut140

Nice. Lemmings got OWNED.

Actually he has been lying all day today. But it's ok, if it makes you feel better then believe it lol.

k thx ps3 is the best and 360 is the worst

OMFG :lol:

LOL i know, right?

[QUOTE="Hoffgod"][QUOTE="Rikusaki"]

Nice. Lemmings got OWNED.

Rikusaki

k gimme!

It's okay guys, he's like 10, I've seen him post before

I just got the latest Famitsu to...

Uncharted got 1/500000

see i can make stuff up to :)

[QUOTE="Juggernaut140"][QUOTE="Rikusaki"][QUOTE="Ilived"][QUOTE="Rikusaki"][QUOTE="KittyKatB"]

Although Mass Effect has some obvious charm, that charm is short lived and at best it fails to deliver fully on its promises. The constant emphasis on combat, something many have come to expect from North American titles quickly becomes tiresome and leaves players with a bad taste in their mouth. Mass Effect maintains a futuristic, sometimes comical atmosphere throughout the entire game, yet it never really makes you laugh. Its resource management system is, at best, woeful and the interaction and dialogue between the games either extraordinarily cliché, or just plain bland characters is only barely able to get the story across but somehow manage to remain stiff and unlikeable throughout the course of the game. The weapons and their subsequent upgrades are absurdly unrealistic even when factoring in artistic license and the games setting. The multiple branching dialogue paths makes finding the correct path that you're supposed to play the game difficult at best as reloading from previous saves becomes necessary, and at times absolutely crucial in order to get the proper ending to the game. To make matters worse, the game is hardly playable in its default 'real-time' mode. It's slightly better in the turn based mode, but the lack of respawning enemies and legendary equipment makes reaching a high level near impossible.

Mass Effect was a title that promised to deliver, but sadly, despite the potential of the game and its setting, it achieves a less than mediocre level of satisfaction from playing it at best .
13/40
Famitsu

These are the same people who gave Halo 3 a 37/40,so don't tell me they are biased against 360 games. It's over guys,the 360 holiday season is finished.

This is the reason why the PC and PS3 will win.

Rikusaki

Nice. Lemmings got OWNED.

Actually he has been lying all day today. But it's ok, if it makes you feel better then believe it lol.

k thx ps3 is the best and 360 is the worst

OMFG :lol:

LOL i know, right?

Laughing at you and you're completely and utterly wrong statement

I dont see this anywhere on the famitsu website.
Go away, you are making certain people look bad.
BEAN_LARD_MULCH

yeah like the people that arn't me.

i am looking good and everyone is looking bad. thanks a lot TC.

[QUOTE="Rikusaki"][QUOTE="Hoffgod"][QUOTE="Rikusaki"]

Nice. Lemmings got OWNED.

Juggernaut140

k gimme!

It's okay guys, he's like 10, I've seen him post before

no im more like 4957943. jeez u are so wrong.