Comments on Charge Shot!!!: The Burdens of Command: Mass Effect 2 Review

Colleen, please elaborate. What is so hot? Ner...

2010-02-10T23:21:40.902-05:00

Colleen, please elaborate.

What is so hot?

Nerddom? Shepard? Rob's love for space-faring third-person action RPGs?

soooooooooooooooo hottttttttttttt.

2010-02-10T22:55:39.756-05:00

soooooooooooooooo hottttttttttttt.

After I commented, I went back and reread the poin...

2010-02-10T10:16:23.710-05:00

After I commented, I went back and reread the point where you mentioned glowing weak points. I believe I may have missed your point.

You're right, games this sophisticated - meaning that problem solving often involves more than just finding the weak point - should be able to resolve story arcs without always resorting to a big ass boss.

I regularly think about the glowing weak point thi...

2010-02-10T10:13:06.893-05:00

I regularly think about the glowing weak point thing and often come down on either sides of the "should we use them" debate.

Using super visible weak points highlights a game's gaminess, which diminish the cinematic, immersive qualities of something like ME2.

But if we don't use them, games can sometimes become too difficult, their shooting puzzles too obtuse. Especially when modern graphical fidelity threatens to overwhelm the eye with highly defined models and textures.

It's a double-edged sword, is my conclusion.

This is why I have picked up the original Mass Eff...

2010-02-10T10:02:46.960-05:00

This is why I have picked up the original Mass Effect again - I have the feeling that I need to play its sequel.

Lots of stuff in here has counterpoints that I think I can highlight in a review of Bioshock 2. Standby.