Nate Gillick
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Mass Effect 2 is all about choice. Players who import their character from the first Mass Effect will have the pleasure of seeing how their choices influenced the galaxy, and the number of story points carried over is surprisingly high. Expect to reencounter several characters from the original, some of whom will simply offer word on how your decisions played out, while others will have new missions for you. Seeing past decisions remain relevant creates a strong sense of ownership in the game...
Successfully fusing two genres into a whole that is greater than its component pieces is tricky business. The balance of yin and yang that will produce a successful hybrid is going to be different for every game. Borderlands isn't the first game to blend shooting with character progression systems familiar to roleplaying games. Deus Ex was the first masterpiece to fuse the two gaming styles, providing player choice and a memorable story to go with its gunplay. Over the last few years, we've s...
The Fallout franchise tells the tale of a parallel-universe, where history proceeded very differently in the aftermath of World War II. US culture remained stuck in the '50s, while technological evolution expanded much faster than in the world we know. Unfortunately, it all ends in tears in 2077, with China and the United States virtually nuking each other off the face of the earth. Bethesda runs with this premise in their first entry in the Fallout series, previously handled by Interplay. Fo...