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Mass Effect (2007)

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2008

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Quick resume

As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.

Global score

94/100

Genres

Action, Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Engaging and deep story
    • Rich sci-fi universe and lore
    • Meaningful player choices
    • Strong character development and relationships
    • High replayability

    Cons

    • Dated graphics and mechanics
    • Clunky combat and vehicle controls
    • Repetitive side quests and exploration
    • Inventory management issues
    • Missing dlc on steam requiring manual installation

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players can choose character traits and make meaningful dialogue and story decisions that affect outcomes."

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    • Competence

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      2

      "Combat requires tactical planning and skillful use of abilities, but can become repetitive and somewhat simplified later."

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      "Combat involves tactical use of abilities and weapon management, though some find it clunky and less refined compared to sequels."

    • Competition

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      -4

      "Focus is on single-player experience with no competitive multiplayer or leaderboards."

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    • Continuation

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      5

      "Strong desire to replay for different endings and story branches; multiple playthroughs are encouraged and common."

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      "Highly replayable with multiple playthroughs encouraged to explore different choices, classes, and story outcomes."

    • Cooperation

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      3

      "Players manage and cooperate with a fixed team of companions with unique personalities and abilities."

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      "Players command a squad of companions with unique abilities and can issue tactical orders during combat."

    • Creativity

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      3

      "Extensive character and weapon customization, gear loadouts, and tactical approaches allow creative expression within gameplay."

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      "Character customization, skill trees, weapon and armor upgrades, and choice-driven narrative allow creative expression."

    • Domination

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      -3

      "Interactions emphasize mutual respect and relationships rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

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      "Interactions emphasize mutual respect and relationships rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      5

      "Highly immersive sci-fi narrative providing strong escape from real life through story and characters."

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      "Immersive sci-fi universe and story provide strong escape from reality, with players emotionally invested in characters and plot."

    • Expectation

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      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and love for story and characters, not obligation."

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and love for the story and universe, not due to obligation."

    • Experimenting

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      4

      "Encourages trying different character builds, dialogue choices, and quest approaches; exploration of mechanics."

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      "Encourages trying different classes, abilities, dialogue choices, and exploration of planets and side quests."

    • Exploration

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      4

      "Players explore diverse planets, environments, and uncover lore and secrets throughout the trilogy."

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      "Players explore a large galaxy map, multiple planets, and diverse environments, uncovering lore and secrets."

    • Expression

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      4

      "Character customization allows personal expression through appearance and traits"

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      "Character appearance customization and moral alignment choices enable personal expression."

    • Fantasy

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      5

      "Set in a rich sci-fi universe with alien species, advanced technology, and epic space opera narrative."

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      "Set in a futuristic sci-fi universe with alien races, biotic powers, and space opera narrative."

    • Fellowship

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      4

      "Strong sense of community through team play, character interactions, and multiplayer modes."

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      "Strong emphasis on relationships with squadmates and community identity within the game's universe."

    • Growth

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      4

      "Character progression, skill acquisition, and equipment upgrades provide learning and development opportunities."

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      "Character and squad progression through skill trees and equipment upgrades promote learning and development."

    • Health

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      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay typical of single player RPGs with no physical activity elements"

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      "Sedentary gameplay typical of single-player RPGs with no physical activity elements."

    • Idle

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      -3

      "Requires focused attention during combat and story progression; not designed for casual or background play."

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      "Requires focused attention during combat and story progression; not designed for casual or background play."

    • Intimacy

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      3

      "Romance options and companion interactions provide emotional connection and relationship building."

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      "Romance options and emotional connections with companions foster deeper social bonds."

    • Leadership

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      3

      "Players lead a squad and make strategic decisions, managing resources and mission tactics."

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      "Player leads a squad and makes strategic decisions affecting team dynamics and mission outcomes."

    • Progression

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      4

      "Character leveling, weapon upgrades, crafting, and story progression provide strong sense of advancement."

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      "Leveling up, acquiring new skills, weapons, and armor provide clear sense of advancement."

    • Relaxation

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      2

      "While some find the story immersive and relaxing, combat difficulty and micromanagement can cause tension."

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      "While story and exploration can be immersive and relaxing, combat and some mechanics can cause tension."

    • Sensation

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      3

      "Distinctive soundtrack and atmospheric visuals provide sensory engagement and emotional tone."

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      "Atmospheric soundtrack, voice acting, and visuals provide sensory engagement and emotional impact."

    • Status

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      -4

      "Focus is on personal story and progression rather than social recognition or popularity."

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    • Story

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      5

      "Highly praised narrative with deep lore, impactful choices, and memorable characters."

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    • Strategy

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      3

      "Requires planning and tactical thinking in combat and resource management; some complaints about AI behavior."

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    • Thrill

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      "Tension arises from RNG and challenge, but overall experience is more thoughtful than adrenaline-driven."

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    • Value

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      "High replay value and rich content provide good return on time and money invested."

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    • Violence

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      "Combat involves fighting enemies with weapons and magic, but violence is contextualized within story."

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competition.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026