Mass Effect 3

The distant future, around the end of the 22nd century. Humanity actively conquers the surrounding space - colonizes new planets, meets with unusual races and highly developed civilizations, finds various ancient artifacts. Such a sharp technological leap was made possible thanks to the discovery of "alien" technologies - the so-called mass repeaters.

Who created the mass repeaters is unclear. It is believed that they were left behind by the ancient highly developed Protan civilization. But the existing races are also not very much in the know, although they actively use mass repeaters.

However, the universe is not threatened by political games between highly developed civilizations. From somewhere from unknown outskirts came the Reapers race, who simply destroy everything. And now all other civilizations need to unite against these enemies, incredibly dangerous and bloodthirsty.

Protecting the weak is the duty of the strong. Otherwise we would be living in chaos

So, it's the same 22nd century. Despite the fact that almost all civilizations are trying to cope with the Reapers, this race is gradually spreading through space. And already got to the solar system. On its third planet, Captain Shepard, the protagonist of previous Mass Effect games, sits at home and rests awaiting trial.

The danger of the Reapers invading Earth leads to the fact that Shepard is summoned to the Alliance Council. He, as the most experienced of the commanders, must give a couple of tips for dealing with an ancient and powerful race. True, he does not have time to get to the Council of the Alliance - the Reapers are already here. This is how the game introduces us to the main danger in the galaxy - bureaucracy.

Despite the fact that the plot of Mass Effect 3 is entirely devoted to the fight against insidious aliens, there are practically no direct shootouts in the game. After all, this is an RPG, and a story-oriented one. So most of the time you'll have to find ways to fight the Reapers.

At the same time, the game itself hints most of the time that this very weapon is. His name is "Horn". Blueprints for these weapons have been found on Mars - and appear to have been developed by the Protheans.

But, as it turns out, even using the Forge is not very capable of damaging the Reapers. But Captain Shepard still finds one option. And now he has to make a major choice in the history of the entire galaxy.

How to Play Mass Effect 3

By itself, Mass Effect 3 is an incredibly classic RPG, only its action takes place in space, and not in some fantasy world. That is, you will need to constantly develop the character, with as many as six branches of development - from a soldier to an engineer, from a scout to an adept. Each of them offers its own gameplay. So, the soldiers are excellent at using weapons, and the scouts are closer to stealth.

However, the chosen class is more of a recommendation. Nobody forbids hanging a scout or adept with the most powerful and heavy guns in the game. The skills themselves can be combined with the skills of other characters controlled by artificial intelligence - yes, you still have to run through the levels in the company.

The combat system is quite classic for the entire Mass Effect series. The only difference is that the third part moved to a new engine, thanks to which the main character became more mobile, learned to better use shelters and move from one to another. Grenade indicators were added, and in close combat Shepard learned to make a heavy attack, in most cases, instantly turning an enemy into a harmless corpse.

There is also a tactical pause in the combat system, which is familiar from the two previous games in the series. Right during the battle, you can pause time in order to issue commands to the rest of the group, change weapons and tactical skills used.

Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer

Mass Effect 3 has finally added multiplayer! Now you can save the galaxy from the invasion of all sorts of nasty Reapers in the company of friends. However, there is still no co-op passage through the story.

The cooperative is simple here. Four players hit the map. Now they have to fend off the streams of all kinds of opponents there. First, you need to survive 10 waves of enemies, the last will be the eleventh, and after that the evacuation ship will arrive.

In multiplayer mode, you can play as representatives of any classes and races. A total of 13 different locations are available, some of them can also be further complicated by adding acid rain, blizzard, sandstorm or other adverse weather conditions. The opponents are representatives of all "evil" races - Reapers, Getae, "Cerberus" and even the Collectors, which is added specially by the addition.

It's worth noting that the co-op affects the storyline campaign by opening up an additional ending to the main game.