After talking to Jason for a bit a few things about Mass Effect came to light that I thought I mention as an addendum to my previous post.

While we both agree that the core storyline experience was great, we also agree that some of the side missions were a bit weak. There were definitely some good ones, but a lot ended up being more shallow than I’d hoped for. Additionally they all mostly followed the same structure of “learn about something, go to that planet, shoot a few guys, you’re done.” More could have been in this area to make things a bit more well rounded. Though I did think some of the Citadel side quests were more interesting and I completed most of those.

Another thing that would have added to the game would be more interesting loot progression. There’s really no unique items in the game. As Jason said, everything is just “gun 1″, “gun 2″, “armor 4″, etc. This takes away from some of the vested interest in your character.

Overall still a great game though. I’d give it a 9 out of 10.

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