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[Tokio Blues]

Mass effect for life.

Nothing will ever achieve the level of hype that this trailer made.



It was almost 17 years ago, and the characters faces looks better than starfield.

2006

2023

 

[Flash Junkins]

I'm an XBOX guy. Sorry fellas no exclusive feelings here.

 

[Drizzlehell]

This thread is gay.

 

[Flash Junkins]

This thread is gay.

Thanks for your input.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

I got much LOVE for both games.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

This thread is gay.

 

[Drizzlehell]

Thanks for your input.

Eyy, sure bud! Any time.

 

[Little Chicken]

Another shitting on Starfield thread.........

Not really, being compared to Mass Effect is a compliment more than anything else.

 

[GetInTheRobot]

My post about why starfield is getting so much hate gets deleted but 20 post trying to downplay the game stays up.

 

[Freeman76]

Thats not even a close one. Mass Effect without question.

The only RPG to surpass the ME trilogy for me is Baldurs Gate 3.

 

[sendit]

Starfield. Mass Effect feels linear in comparison.

 

[Zathalus]

Just the first game vs Starfield? I'd take Starfield. The trilogy as a whole? Mass Effect.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

The original Mass Effect was a generation defining game. Only something like BotW would be comparable today

 

[consoul]

Yes, it MOST be done

 

[GetInTheRobot]

Ranking tho

1. ME2
2. Starfield
3. ME
4. ME3
4. ME: A

 

[Gamer79]

Are you stupid or something?

Its mass effect easily

 

[Flash Junkins]

Yes, it MOST be done

See, I thought about changing it but votes were coming in. This is the difference between a man and a mouse. Mouse.

 

[M.W.]

COD Mobile > Starfield.

But yes, Mass Effect > Starfield

 

[Flabagast]

I dont think any game will lose to Starfield OP, it is that average.

Maybe you could try with The Other Worlds maybe, but that one is very mid as well...

 

[Archaic101]

I don't hate Starfield, but Mass Effect is what happens when sci-fi creators implement everything I think is fun in the genre. Starfield...well, it left a LOT of that fun off the table.

 

[Ozzie666]

The games are very different in terms of open ended scope and game play. But for me, Mass Effect hands down. I re-play it every 2 years or so. The character developments, especially 2 onwards is amazing. You and your crew feel connected and invested. Mass effect music is more memorable as well. The characters are so interesting and memorable. Wrex, Jack, Sheppard, Miranda, the Reapers, just to name only a few. Your character has a voice and personality.

Not even in the same realm to me, Mass Effect 1 2 and 3, all the way. Mass Effect needs it's own bif budget movie or TV series. Such a great universe.

 

[Atrus]

There’s nothing positive to take away from Starfield in terms of story, gameplay or experience.

Nobody is going to remember the things in this game decades down the road like
Tali or Garrus. It’s just distilled loops from other Bethesda games that foster mindless addictions with some pretty space scenes (while on a planet) to maximize the amount of money from a vastly outdated engine.

You don’t sit there playing and go… shit that was really something. Like fighting and winning against a notorious adversary or giant genocidal machines bent on wiping all sentient life.

Whereas you were Commander Shepard, a badass who died and then fucking came back again to kick some more ass with a badass crew (that can also die along the way). Choices you made impacted the game quite a bit.

Starfield on the other hand gives you a world with mechanics that don’t matter and an in game universe that doesn’t care.

Mass Effect was also intelligent enough to add the Mako.

 

[simpatico]

The makers of Elden Ring, an RPG with an extreme and well done emphasis on race, makes a space game with only humans. Why tho?

 

[Gavon West]

I like both but I don't really find them to be comparable at all.

Like, seriously. What are we even doing with all these comparisons to starfield??

Absolutely mad....

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Mass Effect has the FAR better story, and a great and memorable collection of non-human intelligent species.

Starfield has FAR better gunplay and gameplay in general (Mass Effect shootouts were often a chore).

I declare a tie!

I think Starfield's combat is terrible. The enemies stop and stand there with no cover so as to give us a nice target on consoles at 30 fps. I'm assuming they do the same thing on PC since they wouldn't have creates 2 ai systems. There is no challenge in Starfield and no variety to the types of encounters either. No fun powers or synergies. No VATS to make things feel strategic. Only thing better is the gun feel and handling.

 

[Raven117]

It doesn’t need to be done really. 2 different games entirely.

And of course Mass Effect is more fun.

 

[violence]

Mass Effect trilogy are games I can play every several years and feel like I'm inviting friends over.

Wait.. Mass Effect 1? You kidding? Starfield. I only play ME1 to get to the sequels. Like, I play it on easy and b line the main missions. I cant think of another game where I do that.

 

[Pimpbaa]

Mass Effect games are mostly linear (other than changing the order of which planets you visit) with a focus on story and characters. And the series goes to shit with the third game and Andromeda. Starfield is far more open and allows you to do a ton of non story based stuff. But the main story and characters is typical of BGS’ games (behind most other devs). Hard to compare the two other than they are set in space and involve shooting.

 

[Neolombax]

To be fair, I think the OG ME Trilogy will easily trump a lot of other games out there.

 

[BigLee74]

I think Starfield's combat is terrible. The enemies stop and stand there with no cover so as to give us a nice target on consoles at 30 fps. I'm assuming they do the same thing on PC since they wouldn't have creates 2 ai systems. There is no challenge in Starfield and no variety to the types of encounters either. No fun powers or synergies. No VATS to make things feel strategic. Only thing better is the gun feel and handling.

It’s not top notch, but it is still miles better than Mass Effect combat. I’ll admit to only having 2 powers at the moment, but I have one which makes everything float and that is always fun!

 

[balls of snow]

Yeah mass effect takes it. The lore alone runs circles around whatever Starfield is trying to do.

 

[Lord Panda]

The only options in the poll should be:

1. Mass Effect
2. Mass Effect

Starfield is professional amateur hour.

 

[GHG]

Hilarious poll. Why make it when there isn't one thing SF does better than ME?

Need to give the ambadsadors who voted for Starfield over TOTK in that other thread something to vote for again, all ~50 of them.

If anything, I'm impressed that they are still trying to pull the wool over people's eyes.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Mass Effect 2 over starfield any day of the week.

The other 2...I'll play starfield instead.

 

[Edmund]

Please show the names of those who voted Starfield.

 

[Soodanim]

See, I thought about changing it but votes were coming in. This is the difference between a man and a mouse. Mouse.

It mouse be done?

 

[GHG]

Please show the names of those who voted Starfield.

Here:

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/which-was-the-more-technically-impressive-game-starfield-or-tears-of-the-kingdom.1661209/

 

[GymWolf]

Mass Effect is the game that made me dream about Starfield.

That dream got realised 15 yrs later by entirely different studio.

Thanks Todd Howard.

 

[Roufianos]

I'm enjoying Starfield, after a really tough soaking in period, but Mass Effect is infinitely better in every area they overlap. Even the combat from ME2 onwards is better than the gunplay in Starfield imo.

 

[anthraticus]

Geez..what a fucking low bar. Mass Effect was a bad Babylon 5 rip off anyway though, so neither is anything to write home about, but yea it's better than Turdfield. Whoop de damn do.

Waiting for the upcoming Space Wreck and Colony Ship to bring the sci-fi RPG

 

[deriks]

Apples and oranges

 

[StueyDuck]

oh mass effect (trilogy) and it's not even close.

Andromeda vs Starfield though, well then Starfield takes it in spades

 

[StueyDuck]

wait... I just need to post one thing and then basically mods can close this thread.

here you go:

 

[MasterCornholio]

Mass effect for life.

Nothing will ever achieve the level of hype that this trailer made.



It was almost 17 years ago, and the characters faces looks better than starfield.

2006

2023

The one on the right "I'm going to eat your babies with a side of faba beans and curry sauce"

 

[FingerBang]

It's really sad to have to vote for Mass Effect, but here we are

 

[AJUMP23]

Mass effect is one of the most compelling single player narratives of all time.

 

[Humdinger]

This thread makes me want to replay Mass Effect. I've played ME1 three times, but never replayed ME2 or 3. I need to do that.

The makers of Elden Ring, an RPG with an extreme and well done emphasis on race, makes a space game with only humans. Why tho?

Did you mean Morrowind? Bethesda didn't create Elden Ring.

 

[amigastar]

Is Mass Effect 2 Enhanced Edition playable on Game Pass because i see only 2010 Standard Edition?

 

[Aion002]

Any Mass Effect (Andromeda included)>>>>>>> Starfield.

ME 1, 2 and 3 are actually good games and while Andromeda is a extremely flawed game, at least I enjoyed the combat... Starfield combat is garbage.

 

[gothmog]

Starfield is highly inspired by ME so it's a no brainier.