A cool thing about the Mass Effect series is how your actions can drastically shape the world of the sci-fi RPG around you and how those actions carry over to the next game. One part of that is how certain decisions could result in characters potentially biting the dust, such as the council in the first […]
Mass Effect 2: The Price Of Revenge Walkthrough
Completing loyalty missions for your squadmates in Mass Effect 2 is highly important, not only will it contribute to the chances of their survival in the Suicide Mission at the end of the game, but it can also affect whether they live or die in Mass Effect 3 too. Though Zaeed was originally a DLC squadmate, his […]
Same-Sex Mass Effect Legendary Edition Mods Are On The Way Using Cut Assets
RPGs that allow romance as a feature give players that are interested in that kind of content another layer of immersion to enjoy. Skyrim does it. Dragon Age does it. Mass Effect does it. Mass Effect 1 didn’t do it well, but the team learned and evolved and eventually added more options in the subsequent two releases. That […]
Mass Effect 3’s Opening Doesn’t Show The Suicide Mission Enough Respect
Mass Effect 2 ends rather abruptly. At least, it did for me. I followed a guide to ensure all of my precious squadmates survived the suicide mission, committing myself to all of the loyalty quests and upgrades required to ensure Commander Shepard wasn’t wiped out by the Collectors. It was a rousing success, yet I […]
Mass Effect Races Ranked By How Dangerous They Are
In Mass Effect, the Milky Way galaxy is thriving with diverse life. There are species that haven’t yet left their home planet, some that can reproduce asexually, and others that have worked to perfect AI technology. Over the course of the Mass Effect games, Shepard takes on practically every kind of opponent in the galaxy, organic […]
Mass Effect 2’s Creepy Mechs Need To Stay Dead
Gunplay in the first two Mass Effect games is drastically different from one other. In the first, things are stiff and clunky, with no real impact feedback and an overheat system that makes everything feel like a cheap sci-fi blaster as opposed to actual guns. They’ve fixed the sniper rifle, but I’m not even sure […]
Mass Effect 2: How To Complete Garrus’ Loyalty Mission
Garrus’ loyalty mission in Mass Effect 2, Eye for an Eye, sees Garrus finally having the opportunity to enact vengeance on Sidonis, his former partner who betrayed their squad on Omega. In order to gain Garrus’ loyalty and make sure he survives the suicide mission in the Collector base, you will need to help him locate […]
Mass Effect 2’s Most Difficult Choice Involved Kasumi, Her Grief, And The Graybox
It’s been 11 long years since Kasumi’s Stolen Memory DLC for Mass Effect 2 originally launched. That’s a lot of time and a lot of life since my first encounter with the master thief. I’m a different person now than I was back then, with over a decade’s worth of new experiences that have shaped […]
Mass Effect Andromeda Could Have Had A Completely Different First Contact Encounter
Mass Effect Andromeda is polarizing, to say the least. While a lot of people have learned to appreciate it over the years – myself included – some of its flaws are pretty glaring. There were only two new alien races – which were the same race, actually – despite the fact that up to ten […]
Archangel’s Intro In Mass Effect 2 Is Still An All-Time High For Video Games
You wake up, dead. Wait, that’s not right. You were dead, now you’re not. After two years wandering the void, Martin Sheen’s terrorist organization rams robotic parts into your skull, or something, and now you’re Commander Shepard, cyborg extraordinaire and Jesus Christ with a buzzcut. Who are these people? Miranda and Jacob, you’re one shady […]