Mass Effect 3 - Five Things That Could Kill It @ Atomic

Atomic obviously had some empty space in their editorial calendar but the interesting thing is even mainstream sites want more RPG in their RPG. On five things that could kill Mass Effect 3:

1. Too much combat
Blowing up Geth and various other baddies has always been a part of the Mass Effect milieu, but recent changes to the way BioWare refer to the game have us a little worried. Back in the day, it was very much an RPG with shooter elements, but more recently BioWare’s been engaging in some linguistic legerdemain and calling ME3 an RPS, or Roleplaying Shooter. That’s okay, but given that the bulk of the hands on time and footage we’ve seen has focused on action, and shooting mechanics (leaving some viewers to now look at the game as a more earnest Gears of War), it’s easy to feel that BioWare’s going too far in this direction. Don’t get me wrong – I love a good shooter. But I want story and character to be the main thing I take away from Mass Effect 3, not stealth takedowns.