Review: Mass Effect 3

Mass Effect 3

PC, Xbox 360, PS3 (reviewed)

Publisher: EA

Developer: Bioware

Release Date: 6 March 2012

The end has come for my Commander Shepard. She has fought long and hard for both the Human Alliance and the galaxy at large to slow the assault of the Reapers. She has made friends, changed lives, and above all made choices that have all come their conclusions. All but one. And that choice stands before her, with all the glorious journey behind her only one thing remains. She does what she always has done, what is going to save the most lives at the cost she can justify. She makes her choice, and the tale of my Shepard comes to a close. And what a glorious journey it has been.

Shepard and Reapers reach their final battle

Weekly News Roundup: 8 April 2012

Well, happy Easter (or Lich Jesus Day), everyone!  I hope the Spring is finding you well!  I've finished Mass Effect 3 and Journey, but those reviews are not coming forth as easily as I'd hoped.  I'll be posting those both in the coming week.  As for the rest, here's some fun/interesting/wubwub stuff for you to enjoy!

Weekly News Roundup: 25 March 2012

Another week gone, another news post is up!  There's some good news, some bad and lots of stuff on Mass Effect 3.  I don't spoil anything in the post, but the links in that story are SPOILERS so be forewarned!

Impressions on Mass Effect 3

We are only 20 days away from the epic conclusion to EA and Bioware's space odyssey.  I couldn't be more excited to see how my Paragon female Commander Shepard unites the galaxy to stop the Reapers.  This entry promises to tie all the loose threads together and show players who have been dutifully transferring their saves between games how their decisions play out.  The demo for the single-player campaign released on Valentine's Day (on PSN, today for XBLA) takes the same road as the Mass Effect 2 demo: it shows the opening mission and a truncated mission a bit later in the story.  This game has me so excited!

Commander Shepard and crew mean business

News Roundup: 12 February 2012

Happy Valentine's Day week!  It's that time were there is copious amounts of red splashed everywhere and couples spending time together.  I'm of course talking about the release of Twisted Metal.  Otherwise, have a look at some interesting news stories from the week!

News Roundup: 29 January 2012

Wooo!  Finally leaving the doldrums of the Holiday Rush!  Starting Tuesday, games actually come out again!  And with new games comes more news.  So, here are a few stories that caught my eye in the last week!

Interview with Casey Hudson of Bioware

Thanks to Phil Kollar over at Game Informer, we have this awesome interview with Casey Hudson, the lead for Mass Effect 3.  I cannot tell you how excited I am to play this game!  This is one game series that I own on both 360 and PS3.  As silly as that is, it's so that I have access to EVERY story option (since Mass Effect is a PC/360 only).  Look for ME3 to drop 6 March 2012! (via Game Informer)

30 Days of Gaming: Day 18

Day 18 - A Game You Plan on Playing


Oh dear.  There are so many...  Welp, we'll just throw out a few (with trailers) and call it good!

Rayman: Origins
I'm super stoked about this one.  The art, animation and tight platforming sold me through the demo.  We got this as a Christmas present, so I have to wait till the 25th to enjoy it.  :-/

It's so pretty!

Syndicate
I know.  Lots of folks are upset that their isometric tactical action game is being remade as an FPS.  Oh, the tragedy!  Oh the humanity!  Oh the...no, you know what?  This looks awesome!  It looks interesting to play, it has some neat ideas with the on-the-fly hacking and it looks fun as hell!  I'm also excited for 4 player co-op that takes missions from the original game and remakes them.  So, you don't like the new direction?  Replay the original!

Agent Kilo, thank you for your service

Corporate raiding with friends looks awesome!

Mass Effect 3
Nothing really needs to be said about this.  This trilogy was amazing, I'm super excited to finish it out and see where all my choices will lead.  And Shepard is one of my favorite characters, after all.

Reaper VS Thresher Maw?  Yes!

News Roundup: 11 December 2011

The weekly news roundup is here!  A few interesting stories and the VGA winners after the jump.  I'm also including the reveal trailers from the VGAs.  Some interesting stuff there, especially a Bioware Command and Conquer, Alan Wake: American Nightmare and The Last of Us by Naughty Dog.  Some cool stuff.  Also, if you can, donate to Child's Play!