Mass Effect 3 from EA and BioWare….
The game demo for Xbox 360 and Kinect is what we tested out, and it starts out with a bang literally. What we get to experience is what looks to be an all-out extermination attack on the Earth. The Alien race known as Reapers are the main enemy here and the demo is more than generous with its taste of the full games potential.
There is what looks like the first mission with incredible cut scenes and vistas that just blew me away with story and the director and editing choices they made in the cut scenes, nothing short of spectacular. The demo also includes a single player mission from later in the game involving a lot of action and challenge.
This was interesting from the beginning because the game asked what kind of player or gaming style we like the most, Action which allowed us to throw ourselves into combat and not worry about much of anything else, RPG made it like the Mass Effect style we already know and mixed things up nicely, or story driven which made the game focus more on interactions and conversations. Giving us the choice and changing the overall feel of the game depending on what we chose. Setting can be adjusted during play.
Now one thing many people have been wondering is, how about Kinect? Well I have to say that the integration is well done indeed. Calling out a team mates name and ordering them to a position that your control cursor is pointing at or ordering them to attack, or even changing weapons…all of it makes for an incredibly exciting experience. Watch for our review of the game when it releases to press.
In a press release Casey Hudson, Executive Producer of the Mass Effect series had said: “I’m incredibly proud of what the team has accomplished with Mass Effect 3, and am very excited for fans around the world to experience something really special when they play the demo today,”
Proud indeed Mr. Hudson.
Have fun play games.
Edwin Millheim