‘This is good, but it’s justMass Effect’.
As someone who prefersBioWare’sspace opera to its fantasy epic, that was just fine with me.
But now thatDragon Ageis out, I’m wondering what the actual next Mass Effect might look like.
There are some flaws that Dragon Age: The Veilguard has as an overall video game experience.
The Veilguard Basically Has Mass Effect Combat
The obvious place to start is the divisive combat.
Add in some cover shooting and the combat in The Veilguard would be near indistinguishable fromMass Effect 3.
BioWare will get Mass Effect’s combat right.
Regardless, it is one more example of Dragon Age getting flak for doing it the Mass Effect way.
It’s a worthy criticism of The Veilguard that its exploration is too shallow and narrow.
Then there are the choices.
With Mass Effect though, choices are often more personal.
Side with Tali or side with Legion.
Even the genophage is personalised through Wrex and Mordin.
Its structure holds these characters back more than anything.
Then there’s just the fact Mass Effect’s universe is a pretty bad place.
It has slavers, disease, corruption, and rampant militias.
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