My Thoughts On Mass Effect 3 So Far

As everyone knows, Mass Effect 3 has finally come out and people everywhere are talking about it and now I finally have the change to talk about it! Be warned though, there will be spoilers.

As you know, Mass Effect 3 takes place around Shepard once again collecting a team of humans and aliens that are crazy enough to take on the Reapers who have invaded and are obliterating Earth. Shepard and his team will stand against the Reapers to protect all species that are threatened by these sentient machines.

So far, Mass Effect 3 has a different feel from its predecessors; there are new game features that includes weapon upgrading, a skill tree and other fine stuff. The controls are still the same as Mass Effect 2, along with the combat system, but there is a new addition to the game - a heavy melee attack; all it is is a melee attack that does more damage.

A new addition to the Mass Effect series is the weapon upgrading system, which also allows Shepard to use any weapon he wants; if you are a Vanguard you no longer have to confine yourself to submachine guns, pistols and shotguns, you can now use sniper rifles and assault rifles! Anyways, the weapon upgrading system allows you to add mods to your weapons like in the original Mass Effect that gives special bonuses. To go along with the new system, BioWare has also implicated another one - a carrying limit capacity, so far I haven't reached a limit, usually I hate it when games have carrying capacities as I tend to always have a lot of crap.

You can now have all five weapon loadouts in Mass Effect 3

BioWare has also changed the way you level up your abilities are leveling up, it's now in the form of a mini skill tree. Another small change is the map, the map now indicates when there is someone who wants to talk to you.

So far the story is straight forward, Reapers attack Earth, Shepard goes to recruit Liara who has blueprints for a Prothean device that can destroy the Reapers. the Illusive Man also has plans, Shepard asks help from the Council on the Citadel, Council denies help, the Turian Council members offers help. So far that's where I'm at in the game and so far I have no complaints about the game, except for one thing though.

The graphics are really nice, not impressive, but really good. Too bad the animation isn't as nice. Just like the other two Mass Effect games, the movements of the characters are awkward which allows heads to go through clothes or hands go into stomachs. I was hoping that that would be fixed in this installment, but unfortunately it hasn't.

Now if you don't mind me, I'm going to go back to saving Earth and punching news reporters. Enjoy this picture of a head being blown up while I'm away.