am i the only one that REALLY hates the combat?

[Extratenzy]

ive played ME3 and ME2, (yes dont judge me ive played the series in the opposite way), yet the controls and gameplay are so garbage and its just not cool at all.... like i wanna plat the game but idk i just feel the whole gameplay just sucks ass.... any ideas how i could make my time through this game fresh?

[KingGuy420]

It was meant to be more of an RPG, the other two are meant to be shooters. Apples and oranges.

[Wavergray]

No, you are not, quite a few people would say that ME1's gameplay/combat did not age well.

 

No, there is not much you can do about it.  

 

Edited January 30, 2018 by soultaker655

[ExHaseo]

Not by a long shot. It's pretty universally called terrible. Bioware focused more on story in the first one, and more on combat as the series progressed.

[PSXtreme_]

2 hours ago, SniperEliteDido said:

ive played ME3 and ME2, (yes dont judge me ive played the series in the opposite way), yet the controls and gameplay are so garbage and its just not cool at all.... like i wanna plat the game but idk i just feel the whole gameplay just sucks ass.... any ideas how i could make my time through this game fresh?

 

You just need to reinvent yourself into a new personage and remake what you enjoy.

 

Either that, or just drink heavily, your alcohol of choice, before a gaming session. Personally, I find that works the best.

[wackt1]

you're not the only one, the shooting mechanic is very archaic compared to ME2 and ME3. The only thing i liked about it was the upgrade system for weapons and armor

[BlindMango]

The wonky combat is probably why I can't bring myself to get through Insanity mode all the way, but I gotta say there's also something likable about it on normal difficulty, there's really not many other games with a combat system quite like it!

[SnowxSakura]

The combat sucked in 2007 and it still sucks now, combined with the mako and multiple playthrough make it a massive chore

[Caesar Clown]

That's why I never bothered to play thru it again on PS3. Xbox360 and PC were enough for me..

[shuckille]

ME1 combat is absolute rubbish...great story tho!!

[Xxleonardo97xX]

Just play on easy for the story, do the glitches that allow you to earn all the difficulty related trophies and the combat won't be an issue.

[jacks]

Even besides hating the question "am I the only one?", no you are not. Back in the day, it was a hot topic of discussion, especially after ME2 released (and believe it or not, there were a ton of people that did not enjoy the focus on tighter combat for ME2, which kind of put a wedge in the fanbase because of the gameplay overhaul).

 

I enjoy 2 and 3 for completely different reasons than how I view -- and, furthermore, enjoy -- 1. 1 was an RPG at its core, for better or worse, which emphasized the RPG over the actual third person shooter elements. If you are coming off of 2 and 3, which are far tighter in the combat department and feel more like story driven third person shooters with a lot of RPG elements, as opposed to an RPG featuring third person shooter elements, the difference is going to be jarring and not in a pleasant way.

 

I still go back to 1, but it by far had the most tedious achievement list out of the bunch, and some could even go as far to say it hasn't aged well as a whole.