Mass Effect (2007)

Item: Mass Effect (2007)
Rating: 85
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-10-28

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Summary

Captivating Sci-Fi narrative and world
Meaningful player choices impact story
Solid RPG and combat mechanics
Dated and clunky combat system
Repetitive side content and exploration
Aged graphics and performance issues

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Satisfaction31%Frustration15%Admiration11%Disappointment8%Excitement7%

Reviews (sample size): 331
Helpful reviews: 65%
Unhelpful reviews: 33%
Protest reviews: 2%

85%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
15%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1235
Negative points: 540
Gameplay points: 294
Perf. points: 19
Rec. points: 219
Misc points: 148

Point	Description	Importance
Captivating Sci-Fi Narrative & World Description The game delivers an epic, choice-driven sci-fi story with rich lore, memorable characters, and engaging dialogues. Players praised its world-building, intricate plot, and the ability of their decisions to shape the galaxy's fate, making it feel like an interactive space opera. This narrative quality is a primary reason for its high acclaim and replayability. Importance 100%	The game delivers an epic, choice-driven sci-fi story with rich lore, memorable characters, and engaging dialogues. Players praised its world-building, intricate plot, and the ability of their decisions to shape the galaxy's fate, making it feel like an interactive space opera. This narrative quality is a primary reason for its high acclaim and replayability.	100%
Meaningful Player Choices Description Player choices are central to the experience, impacting the story, character relationships, and outcomes across the entire trilogy. These decisions, including moral choices and dialogue options, have genuine consequences, fostering deep immersion and encouraging multiple playthroughs. Importance 67%	Player choices are central to the experience, impacting the story, character relationships, and outcomes across the entire trilogy. These decisions, including moral choices and dialogue options, have genuine consequences, fostering deep immersion and encouraging multiple playthroughs.	67%
Solid RPG & Combat Mechanics Description The game successfully blends RPG elements with tactical third-person combat. It features deep character progression, diverse classes, and a robust karma system, providing varied playstyles and engaging gameplay despite some acknowledged clunkiness in gunplay. The combat system, while action-oriented, retains strategic depth from its RPG roots. Importance 61%	The game successfully blends RPG elements with tactical third-person combat. It features deep character progression, diverse classes, and a robust karma system, providing varied playstyles and engaging gameplay despite some acknowledged clunkiness in gunplay. The combat system, while action-oriented, retains strategic depth from its RPG roots.	61%
Outstanding Visuals & Soundtrack Description The game's visuals, particularly character models and planetary vistas, were impressive for its time and have aged surprisingly well, often enhanced by detailed location design. Complementing this is a magnificent orchestral soundtrack that effectively underscores key moments, creating an exceptional atmosphere and contributing to the game's cinematic feel. Importance 60%	The game's visuals, particularly character models and planetary vistas, were impressive for its time and have aged surprisingly well, often enhanced by detailed location design. Complementing this is a magnificent orchestral soundtrack that effectively underscores key moments, creating an exceptional atmosphere and contributing to the game's cinematic feel.	60%
Excellent Characters & Voice Acting Description The game features well-written, charismatic characters, especially companions, with intricate personalities and believable interactions. The high-quality voice acting further enhances these characters, contributing significantly to the immersive storytelling and emotional connection players form with the cast. Importance 59%	The game features well-written, charismatic characters, especially companions, with intricate personalities and believable interactions. The high-quality voice acting further enhances these characters, contributing significantly to the immersive storytelling and emotional connection players form with the cast.	59%
Groundbreaking & Enduring Classic Description Widely regarded as a masterpiece and a classic, the game set a new standard for sci-fi RPGs and cinematic storytelling. It was groundbreaking for its era, and its narrative ambition and immersive qualities continue to hold up well, influencing future games and maintaining a dedicated player base. Importance 48%	Widely regarded as a masterpiece and a classic, the game set a new standard for sci-fi RPGs and cinematic storytelling. It was groundbreaking for its era, and its narrative ambition and immersive qualities continue to hold up well, influencing future games and maintaining a dedicated player base.	48%

Mass Effect (2007)

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