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Mass Effect

Mass Effect

Mass Effect

2007
Action, Role-Playing
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy. Discover the imminent danger from an ancient threat and battle the traitorous Saren and his deadly army to save civilization. The fate of all life depends on your actions!
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Mass Effect

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Action, Role-Playing

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Windows, PS3, Xbox 360

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BioWare

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Microsoft Studios
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Mass Effect

2007
Action, Role-Playing
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lisa_iilisa-
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01 Apr 2019
1
1st
an even worse than usual james cameron movie clumsily grafted onto a terrible cover shooter. you know, i can sort of understand why people might be into something like morrowind, even if i'm not. it's janky as all hell, but as a result has its own janky as all hell personality. i find it difficult to understand, however, why someone would be moved by this hollow husk of a game, this lifeless corporate product without meaning or consequence. genuinely worthless.
01 Apr 2019
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
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17 Jan 2018
40
20th
I honestly don't get the appeal of this game - your choices rarely mattered and the combat was the most basic cover shooter shit imaginable. It has a cool setting, but instead of capitalizing on that it forces some really lame "save the universe" plotline that's way overdone and uninteresting. Exploring random planets is boring given how empty they feel, and none of the party characters connected to me aside from Garrus. Easily one of the most overrated games of all time.
17 Jan 2018
zaebaZaeba
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14 Aug 2025
69
47th
A clunky but ambitious space opera—the RPG depth and lore dazzle, yet the Mako missions and gunplay aged like milk.
14 Aug 2025
skeebosribshackSkeebosRibShack
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08 Jan 2025
85
72nd
gameplay is not as smooth as later games but the story is still fantastic
08 Jan 2025
geniasisGeniasis
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15 Nov 2024
91
76th
Mass Effect confronts us with freedom disguised as choice: dialogue trees, alliances, the shaping of a galaxy. Yet each path affirms Sartre’s truth—we are condemned to decide, and in deciding, reveal ourselves. Its vastness is not escape but responsibility: the weight of one’s actions echoes across stars, binding the player to meaning.
15 Nov 2024
ffosb22ffosb22
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23 Dec 2023
85
77th
What a great start to the series - I was enamored with Mass Effect when I first played it years ago, and recently played through it again with the Legendary Edition. There is definitely some jank to the gameplay that was cleaned up in future entries, but this was just outstanding sci-fi and got me into the genre. The level of player choice, true impact, and replayability is awesome.
23 Dec 2023
hrabia667hrabia667
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14 Nov 2023
50
10th
I played this game towards the end of 2023, and though the graphics are passable, it sadly hasn't aged well. The game showcases a magnificent world with diverse races and a rich history, but the gameplay disappoints. It primarily revolves around running and shooting, occasionally under time constraints. The locations feel barren, and navigating the game space is unintuitive, often leading to a random search for mission objectives.
14 Nov 2023
jschlanskyJSchlansky
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19 Jun 2023
76
81st
As someone who bounced off of the gameplay side of the original version of this a couple of times, the Legendary Edition's quality-of-life improvements were enough to get me over that hump and finally experience this compelling story and world properly. There's still plenty that doesn't work for me, like how obviously fake a lot of dialogue "choices" are and how unacceptably bad the Mako handles. Excited to dive into the second one.
19 Jun 2023
morphinapgmorphinapg
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21 Jan 2022
91
89th
I really enjoyed this game. I think it takes a while to sort of start understanding the lore and the characters, but once you do, there's a great story here. Some of the side mission worlds are unfortunately pretty dull though, with Mako exploration being extremely frustrating. The main missions though are fantastic, and I loved the way everything came together in the end. Can't wait to check out the second game!
21 Jan 2022
faveryfavery
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04 Oct 2021
40
11th
The gameplay direction is awful, the sidequests are copy-paste prefab shit, the weapon balancing suffers from neglect, and the combat AI is lacking. And I got roped into a romance that made me retch. Hopefully the rest of the trilogy doesn't disappoint me as much.
04 Oct 2021
maddogmaddog
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06 Aug 2021
81
68th
Needs some polishing, especially with the damned land vehicles, but an okay game that world-builds a space conflict and introduces some neat alien races.
06 Aug 2021
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
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25 Apr 2021
75
31st
Ebbs and flows between tedious and interesting often. I don't think I ever LOVED it. It always felt like a step back compared to the janky near-greatness of Jade Empire.
25 Apr 2021
theescapistTheEscapist
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19 Apr 2020
91
94th
Loved playing as Commander Shepard, really cool world. Great game, one of my favourites of all time.
19 Apr 2020
monshedgeMonsHedge
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08 Dec 2019
80
61st
One of the all-time greats, but is held back by how ridiculously clunky the actual gameplay is. This would be fixed in the sequel. It's a shame we never got a third or fourth game. Also, shoutout to Tali's hips.
08 Dec 2019
antonio_pAntonio P
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25 Oct 2019
20
16th
Trash. Story line was ok. Again couldn't get into this game
25 Oct 2019
war_machineWar Machine
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25 Feb 2019
80
86th
would probably be lower cuz outdated. this was a 100 when it came out though. i think those were my first dialogue wheels. the best choices/goodorbad game i'd played. space exploration was amazing and reading about every planet/system. now i know those planets are just barren lmao. i love the lore. one of my fondest game phase memories was listening to the codex audio while getting ready for bed. i love the story and liara makes you love her
25 Feb 2019
vv238vv238
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21 Oct 2018
86
93rd
A brilliant science fiction experience whose stellar writing propels this out of video game writing and into good story-telling, regardless of medium. It is not without its problems which stem mostly from a very rushed development cycle. Honestly though, the strengths of this game far outweigh the setbacks.
21 Oct 2018
walkearthwalkearth
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22 Aug 2018
95
96th
/completed
22 Aug 2018
shoegaysshoegays
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11 Jul 2018
75
50th
Weak shooter mechanics but I enjoyed the harder sci-fi that the first game in the series promised. The universe felt interesting and the series villains hadn't been written into absurdity yet.
11 Jul 2018
bobblesBobbles
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12 Jun 2018
44
31st
A bad movie wrapped around a bad game.
12 Jun 2018
omgfridgeomgfridge
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25 May 2018
7
29th
I spend my dayyyssss grindinnn
25 May 2018
senseisensei
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24 Feb 2018
75
32nd
Weak combat, copy-pasted side quests, all the worst aspects of RPGs (a million copies of the shittiest items to clutter your inventory), and pretty weak graphics. That said, this has the largest dialogue tree in the series, so if you want to be a hero, you can be, and if you want to be a prick, you can do that too.
24 Feb 2018
martrynmartryn
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25 Jan 2018
82
82nd
Excellent gameplay, excellent story, a lot of memorable characters. A really crazy plot twist toward the end of the game. There isn't a whole lot of replay value, but you can get through at least two playthroughs without getting bored. And those games are going to be fantastic.
25 Jan 2018
auritechauritech
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21 Jan 2018
89
0th
I played this game fairly recently after having it sit on my hard drive for a long time and I have to say, it's still pretty fun. It was a much better experience for me on PC than on Xbox 360, and I really dug the gameplay once I got used to it. Also, you can go the entire game without getting busy with anyone. I never cared about doing that.
21 Jan 2018
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
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19 Jan 2018
83
64th
It's story takes a long time to get off the ground, and its gameplay gets monotonous quickly, but it stands up decently on its own and does a great job of setting the story, universe and characters for the excellent sequels.
19 Jan 2018
billyshearsBillyShears
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15 Jan 2018
70
54th
Wrex your big scaly ass is mine
15 Jan 2018
obdurateObdurate
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15 Jan 2018
95
94th
Unlike the others t his is RPG first and shooter second, and yes, it does tell in the gameplay, which isn't awful but not real mechanically sound. However, it builds up the villains wonderfully, the story is great, there's a lot more customization to your team than in the next games. The other MEs differ from this in important ways (good and bad) so it comes down to what you want from the series: I still think this is the best one by a little bit.
15 Jan 2018

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