Great, Entertaining Game, though a Little Preachy
posted by dwmatt (CHULA VISTA, CA) Apr 7, 2008
Member since Feb 2008
Having played the PC version of this game, I enjoyed it on the XBOX too, though getting to learn the controller was a little more difficult than mouse and keyboard. Overall, the game is well done, it really isn't a grind game, giving you options instead of leading you along the path. Very much like my two most favorite XBOX games (ST:KOTOR and ST:KOTOR2,) with, amazingly, less bugs than KOTOR2.
The game itself is well done, a great plot and just the right level of challenge. The only problem, for new players, is that you really need to save the game constantly, as decisions you make during the game (and the occasional moment of indiscretion,) can result in catastrophic outcomes -- you won't be able to clear some of the lesser important missions if you kill off people you need for completing them -- and often the urge to kill off folks, even accidentally, is hard to avoid without a clear understanding of what is going on.
-- Spoiler Alert --
The game itself is pretty preachy, from a rather conservative ideology and end-of-the-world play, though it is important to note that just about every option ends poorly for humans (going with the Illuminati ends with tyranny, as does going with the Knights, but of course going with Paul and JC ends with a tyranny of a different sort, and killing them all off results in the quiet death of humanity.)
Overall, quite a fun game to tackle on a weekend, if you have nothing better to do (otherwise, you aren't playing games anyway.)
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