[The following was originally posted on my main blog, but as it’s gaming-related, I figured I’d put it over here as well.] Everything that follows is my opinion and, further, is infested with spoilers for both the Mass Effect series and, I suppose, The Lord of the Rings. Reader beware. In late February, I said […]
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Mass Effect, Tolkien, and Your Bullshit Artistic Process
It may seem a bit odd that I’m posting this here rather than on my gaming-related blog, since it is about the Mass Effect game series and other related geekery. I debated where I should post it, but ultimately this is about writing as much or more than it’s about gaming, so here it is. […]
A hard lesson from Bioware
I’m going to spoil the end of Mass Effect 2. Ready? Okay, here it is… You’re going to save the galaxy. Yup. There are a lot of choices to make in the game, but as long as none of those choices are “I’m quitting this game”, you’ll inevitably fight the big bad and win. Because […]
Mass Effect 2 (spoileriffic)
Okay, after I posted about ME1, Dave linked to this super-spoilleriffic post that really ripped into some of the story choice made in ME2. I’m going to talk about his points below (after the cut, because they are extensive), but first I want to address my own first impressions of the game, which I posted […]
Thoughts/questions about the end of Mass Effect 1
Just a few quick thoughts/questions: Wow. Great ending. Epic. In the second-to-last fight (you vs. Saren, rather than you-versus-robot-Saren), is it typical to be able to talk your way out of the fight and convince the bad guy to shoot himself in the head rather than give in to the Big Evil? I know (a) […]
In which I give in and talk about Mass Effect
Yeah yeah, I know: the game’s been out for two or three years — it’s old news. Well, not to me. A few weeks ago (after reinstalling my home system), I was redownloading games I’d bought through Steam, and I got a ‘suggestion’ (read: ad) to pick up Mass Effect 2, which is the current […]