Attempts to create a sense of mystery instead lead to awkward moments when researchers and assistants speak in zombie-like tones, their eyes staring blankly at Shepard, who takes a remarkably long time to figure out that something's not quite right with these people. The mechanic is repeated multiple times, each subsequent visit to the lab causing the pace to suffer as you wander around the same space, clicking on that which was unclickable before, and hoping to get to the good stuff. Though Leviathan has puzzle-like events, they're too simple to be gratifying, or to even be called puzzles at all. Part of the joy of a point-and-click adventure is using clues and items to solve puzzles, which in turn leads to narrative discovery-a reward for your intellectual effort. These adventure-game episodes seem designed to build suspense and deepen the narrative context, but they're more like busywork. That brute might look powerful, but it's not anything some incendiary rounds can't handle. Thus begins your career as detective Shepard, walking around the lab and clicking on things until you're allowed to continue. The bulk of the adventure occurs in a laboratory on the Citadel, where a scientist has discovered signs of a creature or being so powerful as to be a potential reaper-killer. That oceanic reverie is singular but brief, the gameplay already having drawn to a close before you reach the story's climax. It's here that the story means to reach its apex, but ultimately fizzles, the dramatic reveal lapsing into dry dialogue, and the remainder of the story playing out in cutscenes.Ĭompared to Mass Effect 2's finest add-ons, which matched emotional storytelling with exciting gameplay, Mass Effect 3: Leviathan comes up short.
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The latter moment takes place underwater, where gorgeous and entrancing deep-sea vistas contrast with the danger of an entire ocean threatening to squeeze you out of existence. Leviathan handles the complex emotions with care, and benefits from sensitive voice acting that smartly avoids melodramatic sobs. The former scene is one of mourning, demonstrating how a strained relationship doesn't make losing a loved one any easier. Yet there are impactful moments here: one that tugs at your heart, and another that fills you with ominous dread.