Reddit reviews Mass Effect: Revelation

Read the books! thats what im doing and it really is awesome! i would recommend Mass Effect Revelation as your pick. it takes place right before the first game and takes anderson as the protagonist with kahlee sanders followed by saren

If you liked Mass Effect the books are very well written...hell even if you didn't like Mass Effect, that are fun books to read.

Ascension

Revelation

Retribution

Deception comes out at the beginning of 2012

Stick with it! And don't lose motivation on the Citadel. Everyone I know who started the game got discouraged by all the running back-and-forth on the Citadel. It will get better after that and you will get the chance to do more exploration. Stick with it!

And, personally I like to read, and I found that the codex added a ton of depth in the game. I was devouring every article in it. And unfortunately they butchered the Codex interface in ME2 and 3 as you could no longer tell which article you read and which one you didn't after you had to scroll).

If you wait too long with the codex it might become a bit daunting to read through everything.

In ME1 it was easy to keep up with the added entries. Just every so often in the game take your time to read the few articles that have been added and it will never be too much to read.

I especially liked the articles about the races as it really fleshed out the universe much more in depth. I really liked the article on the Elcor. It was a fun read. The Hanar were quite fun too to read.

If you want to go the extra-mile in reading I also highly recommend the books (Revelation, Ascension and Retribution). They add depth to some key characters like Saren and Anderson (in Revelation) or the Illusive Man (in Retribution) and in Ascension you get some nice insights into the Asari and all that is "biotics". Anderson is present in pretty much all books.

Personally I would suggest going in this order:

• ME1
  
• Revelation (although that might also be good a good read before ME1)
  
• ME2
  
• Ascension
  
• Retribution
  
• ME3
  
  The nice thing about the books is that they don't directly interact with the in-game story. They just give the characters you meet in game much more depth. The Shepard story-line is not touched in the books so you can really read the books in any order you like. They don't form a trilogy that must be read in order.
  
  After having read the books you are bound to come across areas in the game where you think: "Oh this must be that research station from the book" (or thoughts along those lines). Or it might explain why certain characters interact with others in a specific way. For example the interactions between Saren and Anderson right in the beginning of the game. All the things they hint at (things that happened in the past) are from the book "Revelation" and will never be explained in detail in the game.

Saren had been indoctrinated for nearly 2 decades leading up to ME1. Check out the book: Mass Effect Revelation to get more info.

uhh.. I totally read them... but.. they.. all... blended together, so.. I don't remember which title he's in... Yeaaah....

::hides Amazon Wishlist behind back:: >>

All joking aside, there are 4 books. The 4th book has been revoked from canon, because apparently some guy just came in and made shit up that makes no sense. Or something. I don't know, I'm waiting for my birthday so I can order one on kindle. :3

Here is the first one, second, third.


...And the red-headed step-child

I love the Mass Effect video game. So when I found out there were books, I went nuts.

This is the first in the series, and is a wonderful prequel to the games. It isnt necessary to know the games, I dont think, and anybody interested in sci-fi action/drama would find it at least pretty interesting. There are no versions other than paperback, though, but I did read your post and edits! I promise :)


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also, I noticed a "go bears!" in there. Would that be a cheer for the Chicago football team??

This thread is a minefield for me since I just got ME3 tonight, so forgive me if I repeat what others have said. I'm not reading the other comments for obvious reasons.

That being said, the Mass Effect series has some great games, especially if you like stories. If you are the type of person that hates cutscenes and dialog and just plays games for the action, then you'd probably be better off with something like Battlefield 3, MW3, or even TF2.

As cliché as it sounds, these games are truly interactive stories. Certainly, there is a competent shooter element involved as well, but the beauty of this game truly lies in the writing.

The Mass Effect series tries very hard to bring a sense of realism to the story too. Sure, it takes place in the far future, but there is great detail paid attention to how we got there from today's technology.

Example: Mass Effect Relays were built to get around Einstein's theory of relativity, enabling Faster than Light Travel. Pluto's moon is actually a mass effect relay.

My recommendation would be to read Mass Effect Revelation (a well done prequel to ME1) (http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Revelation-Drew-Karpyshyn/dp/034549816X/) first, then Play Mass Effect (1). You can then jump into the second book and/ Mass Effect 2. UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES THOUGH, DO NOT READ MASS EFFECT DECEPTION! (People tell me that it breaks the Mass Effect Storyline)


So, long story short, YES, Mass Effect 1,2,(and I hope 3) are great games.

Well. I'm not well versed in space opera literature - but I bet you could start with the Mass Effect books!

http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Revelation-Drew-Karpyshyn/dp/034549816X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311852811&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Ascension-Drew-Karpyshyn/dp/0345498526/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311852811&sr=1-4

http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Retribution-Drew-Karpyshyn/dp/0345520726/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311852811&sr=1-2

Mass Effect: Revelation
http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Revelation-Drew-Karpyshyn/dp/034549816X