Mass Effect (2007)

[GreerTech Creations]

 

[Chud Norris72]

one of my favourite space exploration games, I mostly enjoyed the side quests on other planets

 

[Autistic Uggo]

one of my favourite space exploration games, I mostly enjoyed the side quests on other planets

I really liked ME's unchartered world. I hated how Bioware got rid of them in the later games. People called them repetitive and bland, but I really appreciated the ambience and sense of exploration you got from them. It made space feel lonely and hostile. I actually liked the janky Mako physics.

I think the original Mass Effect handled space exploration far better than contemporary space sims like Starfield and No Man's Sky.

 

[GreerTech Creations]

one of my favourite space exploration games, I mostly enjoyed the side quests on other planets

I loved them too, gave me a Star Trek feel

I really liked ME's unchartered world. I hated how Bioware got rid of them in the later games. People called them repetitive and bland, but I really appreciated the ambience and sense of exploration you got from them. It made space feel lonely and hostile. I actually liked the janky Mako physics.

I think the original Mass Effect handled space exploration far better than contemporary space sims like Starfield and No Man's Sky.

My headcanon for the repetitiveness is that the settlements used pre-fab habitats.

 

[Spooky_Heejin]

one of my favourite space exploration games, I mostly enjoyed the side quests on other planets

Me too. Even though it was repetitive and didn't have much variety I like it still.

 

[Spooky_Heejin]

I think the original Mass Effect handled space exploration far better than contemporary space sims like Starfield and No Man's Sky.

I agree. It's ironic, isn't it? Those games are centered around exploration and yet Mass Effect 1's is more interesting despite it not being the focus.

 

[xoxo_404]

Me too. Even though it was repetitive and didn't have much variety I like it still.

 

[Autistic Uggo]

I agree. It's ironic, isn't it? Those games are centered around exploration and yet Mass Effect 1's is more interesting despite it not being the focus.

I think it's partly because Mass Effect is a rich RPG while Starfield is a shallow sandbox game. Even with all its repetition and design constraints, I would take Mass Effect's story-driven exploration over Starfield's endless looting and base-building. ME's exploration feels more urgent, atmospheric and purposeful.