Player creation and character classes
Although most of the game’s screen shots and concept art show the same “default” male Commander Shepard, it is possible for the player to fully customize his or her character’s appearance, sex, abilities and even military background.[14]
The game includes six character classes.[15] Each class contains several “talents”; as each talent is leveled, the character either gains stats (extra health, stamina, etc), unlocks new abilities (for example leveling the Shotgun talent unlocks the “Carnage” ability, which allows the character to fire a concentrated explosive blast from the shotgun), or unlocks other talents. Each class also possesses a unique talent with the same name as its respective class; the characters may also have talents tied to their background.[16] Characters who have reached level 20 will unlock a “Rogue VI” side-mission on Luna (Earth’s moon) in the Sol System, upon completion of which, allows the player to choose one new specialist class. This unlocks one new “bar” of talents which can be earned. The specialist classes the character is offered depend on the base class.
When characters are first created, six classes are available: Soldier, Engineer, Adept, Infiltrator, Sentinel, and Vanguard. Soldiers are the most skilled with weaponry, Engineers make use of the omni-tool and tech-abilities and the Adept are the best at using biotic powers. The other three classes are combinations of the first three. Infiltrators are a combination of Soldiers and Engineers, the Sentinel is a combination between the Engineer and the Adept, and the Vanguard are a combination of the Soldier and the Adept. While the combination classes don’t have the focus of the main classes, they are versatile and offer unique gameplay opportunities (e.g. Vanguards have access to half of the soldier skills and half of the Adept skills).
Players also have some control over their character’s backstory. They are able to choose either to have been a “spacer” (born and bred in space), a “colonist” (born on one of Earth’s extrasolar colonies), or an “Earthborn” (hailing from the streets of one of Earth’s cities). They also choose whether they have been the sole survivor of a terrible battle, a war hero, or a ruthless soldier. These backgrounds have only a small effect in the game, although many characters reference the player’s chosen background when talking to Commander Shepard, and these can also affect whether some sidequests become available or not. Except in a few situations, the player’s background does not directly affect the player’s dialogue choices.
[edit] Dialogue and morality
Previous BioWare titles such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire employed a conversation system where the player chose from several responses after non-player characters (NPCs) had finished speaking. Mass Effect has a system in which responses to NPCs are displayed as the general tone of the message, rather than a word-for-word transcription of the message (e.g., if the player chooses “You’re worrying too much,” Shepard might actually say, “You always expect the worst”).
A radial command menu, divided into six equal sections like a pie chart, is shown at the bottom of the screen when a conversation is initiated. Each section is assigned a brief description of the response’s intent, usually a short phrase such as “What’s going on?” The response is selected by moving the analog stick (or the mouse in the Windows version) in the direction of the desired response on the circle and pressing a button. The command menu is organized such that each section is assigned a particular inclination (being nice, aggressive, etc.), so that after players have become comfortable with the system they no longer have to read the menu, and are able to respond appropriately, immediately, if desired. BioWare intended the system to allow the game to be more cinematic and free players from reading large amounts of dialogue, as would be required with the commonly used system of simply having the player choose from complete, sometimes long, written statements.[17][18]
Dialogue is central to the game’s morality system. The side story and the number of character interaction choices in Mass Effect are affected by the player’s chosen morality. Unlike in BioWare’s previous titles, emphasis on becoming a pure “good” or pure “evil” character is lessened. The overall story is also affected by the player’s personal choices. Project Director Casey Hudson of BioWare has said “[the player's] style of play throughout the game will result in diverging endings that determine the fate of humanity itself,” affecting not only the first installment, but also the planned sequels.[19] Morality is mostly determined by the player’s choices during conversations.[17]
Hudson has further stated that instead of the “good” and “evil” approach that past BioWare games have taken, Mass Effect morality is based on giving points as a “Paragon” for choosing more polite and professional military actions, or as a “Renegade” for taking a more ruthless and take-no-prisoners approach. “Paragon” and “Renegade” points are scored on two separate scales (i.e. taking a “Paragon” option does not negate a past “Renegade” option), as opposed to other BioWare titles such as Knights of the Old Republic in which morality points were scored on a single scale so that making a “Light Side” choice negated the morality change characters underwent for making a “Dark Side” choice. NPCs react differently to a character depending on their past morality choices.[20]
[edit] Combat and abilities
The Windows version of Mass Effect features a different HUD than the original Xbox 360 version.
Combat in Mass Effect takes place in real time, but the player can pause at any time to change the squad’s weapons, select different abilities for the squad members to use, or to give general squad orders. The player and his allies use firearms (modifiable with various upgrades throughout the game), Tech abilities (to interfere with enemy equipment and abilities), and biotics (similar to magical attacks or Force powers in other games) to fight their enemies. Players directly control their character’s actions as well as their squadmates’ attacks, but cannot take direct command of their squadmates. They can, however, issue commands using the directional pad,[17] allowing the player to tell other characters to get behind cover, regroup, attack a specific target, or to scout ahead. Weapons and abilities of the squad members are selected via the use of two “wheel” interfaces: one for the weapons at the squad’s disposal, and the other listing the available powers of each squad member and their respective recharge times. The command interface was reworked for the Windows version into displays on either side of the HUD for each squad member.
The abilities and special powers that characters have at their disposal are determined by the skill sets assigned to them at the beginning of the game and how further earned experience points have been allotted since then. Some special abilities include a biotic lift that can be used to pick up objects and enemies, and a tech ability that reduces the shields of enemies. Two other abilities, Charm and Intimidate, are dependent on points, storyline progression, and the amount of Paragon or Renegade points the player attains; raising the levels of these will not unlock any attacks, but instead open new dialogue options within the game.
Special abilities that the player can use in the game are tech abilities and biotics. Tech abilities are support powers used against enemy weapons and technology, as well as biotics. They are activated through the omni-tool, which three of the main classes can use: Engineers, Infiltrators, and Sentinels. These abilities include destroying enemy shields, sabotaging enemy weaponry, and hacking robotic enemies to fire on their own squad. Tech abilities also have passive uses, such as the Electronics talent, which allows the party to open locked crates or salvage components from wrecks. Biotics are powers accessed by the characters using implants that enhance natural abilities to manipulate dark energy, with mass effect fields. These abilities include hurling enemies around with the mind, raising shields that are resistant to enemy fire but still allow the player to fire through them, and creating small singularities that cause enemies and destructible parts of the environment to swirl about. Three of the main character classes are able to use these powers: Adepts (the main biotics class), Vanguards, and Sentinels.
[edit] Weapons and equipment
Mass Effect features four classes of conventional weapons (pistols, shotguns, assault rifles, and sniper rifles) and grenades, along with a variety of weapon and armor upgrades. The player can pause the game at any time and change the equipment used by the members of the party. This is a major strategic aspect of the gameplay, as choosing the correct equipment can mean the difference between a quick victory and defeat. Equipped items are visible on the characters; the armors have different appearances and all weapons fold up into compact versions that are stored on the character’s back. Weapons can be retrieved by using a weapon wheel similar to the talent wheel.
Ammunition is unlimited; instead of needing to reload, a weapon will build up heat until it overheats, and cannot fire until it has sufficiently cooled down. In-game, the reasoning for this is that weapons are loaded with “blocks” of ammunition material, and each round fired is sheared off from this central supply of ammunition. The rounds themselves are described as being the size of a “grain of sand” and are launched through mass accelerator technology at extremely high speeds. Firing a weapon continuously or using a weapon that one is untrained with will result in decreased accuracy, represented by an expanding targeting reticle. The more Talent points that are spent on a weapon type, the greater the weapon type’s accuracy and damage.
The characters wear dual layer hardsuits which serve as combat and EVA suits. There are three classifications of hardsuits: light, medium, and heavy armor. These suits provide a limitless supply of oxygen, as well as temporary protection from many planetary hazards like heat and radiation. Heavier suits are vulnerable to fewer hazards, but cause characters to move slower. The suits also come equipped with kinetic barriers, which act as shields against incoming fire. Aside from Liara, who is able to wear human armor, each non-human character requires a different type of armor corresponding to their race. Biotic- or tech-wielding characters can also upgrade their biotic amps or omni-tools to give bonuses to their attacks or reduce their cooldown periods.
The equipment found by the player generally increases in both stats and cost as the player levels up, denoted by a class marking from I to X. Higher class weapons and armor also have more upgrade slots than their lower-class counterparts. Upgrades found in the game fall into one of four categories: weapon upgrades, armor upgrades, ammo upgrades, and grenade upgrades. Weapon and armor upgrades add to certain stats of the item they are put in, such as accuracy or shields, while ammo and grenade upgrades grant such things as fire damage or reduced speed when shot or thrown at enemies.
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