Way back in 2008 I rented Mass Effect, played it for about 2 hours and sent it back as I thought it could take me a while to playthrough… 2 years on I went back to it and was a little surprised to find I finished it in about 13 hours.

I have mixed views on this game, I love the settings and the type of game but the actual game itself has all sorts of niggles on the 360.  Glitchy cover system, no decent auto save system and texture pop in throughout slightly ruined what was a decent overall game.  Being a few years old now I can sort of forgive these issues, hopefully Mass Effect 2 is a better all round package.

The first 4 hours of this game I struggled with, I would die in every major encounter however once I had figured out the upgrade system and found some better equipment it became far more enjoyable and I was able to sit back and playthrough the story opening up around me.

Hmm it sounds like I am being a bit hard on the game, this shouldn’t be the case as I enjoyed it alot.  I am very interested in seeing how it has evolved in Mass Effect 2.

Moving next week, so game time will be even more limited. However I do have the God of War Collection ready to keep me busy while I am internetless… Problem is Red Dead Redemption is calling me from afar…