More On The PC Version Of Mass Effect

In case you haven’t heard of it yet, Bioware’s critically-acclaimed, controversial game Mass Effect is coming to the PC. A demo was present at the Game Developers Conference and here are a few details:

While of course rig-dependent, Mass Effect PC should display higher resolutions than its console counterpart (a maximum has yet to be determined), with fewer pop-ins, smoother framerates and more seamless loading. Does that mean lifts will operate at expected Space Age speeds? No, not necessarily — many lift sequences are ‘slowed’ by intentional dialogue. Oh, and the Mako’s still a bizarro Halo reject. At least, controls are now independent of the camera (the ‘up’ key is always forward).

With Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic under their belt, creating RPGs set in space is familiar territory to Bioware, and the critical praise that Mass Effect has received so far proves its expertise with both the genre and the setting. Expectations are already high for the PC version of the game, so let’s hope that it doesn’t disappoint.

Source: Joystiq

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