Mass Effect 2 (Part 49) BLIND: Stolen Memory
Channel: etruffuat
Date: 21/02/2018

Kasumi's Shadow Strike is fascinating. It completely changes the gameplay dynamic, and I am impressed. BioWare gets so much praise for its narratives, but I am so much more impressed by their game design. The themes work best when they emerge from within the game design; the themes feel most hollow when they're just words on the screen (either spoken or read). And the thing that makes it so hard to make up my mind on Mass Effect is that the real and hollow themes are split, like 50/50... so one day I will be astounded, and another I will be rolling my eyes. 

I suspect this sentiment will not change. I'm really only here for the gameplay now, to be honest. I'm excited to see the end-game set-pieces.