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Mass Effect 2 |OT|
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I'm about a year late to the party, but I finally started Mass Effect 2 and just wanted to chime in real quick:
Entering Afterlife on Omega was probably one of the most eye-popping, immersive gaming moments for me this year so far. I just recruited Mordin and Archangel
D), and I'm loving the game so far.
Entering Afterlife on Omega was probably one of the most eye-popping, immersive gaming moments for me this year so far. I just recruited Mordin and Archangel
D), and I'm loving the game so far.
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
Reluctant-Hero said:
I am not going to double dip, but I am going to buy ME2 for the 360 again. I really want to experience the game again and play the DLC.
Leatherface
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I liked jack. Tough bitch on the surface but I enjoyed her story and love using her in my team missions. Misunderstood total. HER CHILDHOOD WAS ROBBED FROM HER GAF!!
I want to get to know Jacks backstory more in the game, but I don't think I can unless I pursue her. If I walk up to her I only get "I want to talk about us" and "Goodbye."Leatherface said:
EDIT: What day will ME2 OT2 go up? I want to post my impressions but I don't want to in a thread that will die soon. I think I'll keep improving my shortlist further as it gets closer to the date.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
X-Frame said:
Considering BioWare plan to release it as paid DLC after the free period, I suspect it will be a package available across all platforms.
BioWare/EA arn't going to deny themselves some extra money.
enzo_gt said:
In a day or so. When a mod tells me its A-OKAY.
Zod the Bear
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ShinAmano said:
I loaded up a game I'd beaten on Veteran to play it. Switched to Hardcore before going to talk to Liara and left it on that difficulty 'til I beat it. Counted for the achievement.
Leatherface
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Anyone know how to force AA in the PC (STEAM) version of ME2? I tried forcing AA at the driver level, but it doesn't seem to be working.
BananaBomb
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just beat the game and
I lost jack, legion, thane and mordin. WTF I was so upset when those bat things took Mordin away. fucking miranda couldnt hold up the force field.
BananaBomb
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enzo_gt said:
I think I'm going to have to live with my terrible choices. It's not like these guys show up again in ME3 in any significant way, right
if I can have mordin in ME3 I'll falsify the shit out of my ending
Barrow Roll
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Yeah, seconding this big time. Simply floored.Duderz said:I'm about a year late to the party, but I finally started Mass Effect 2 and just wanted to chime in real quick:
Entering Afterlife on Omega was probably one of the most eye-popping, immersive gaming moments for me this year so far. I just recruited Mordin and Archangel
And I don't want to be that guy but I'm surprised so many people got their squadmates killed. Just seemed like a no brainer to me who was best suited for each role and to not start the suicide mission without anyones loyalty.
I'm sticking with this original save file until the end of times if Bioware keeps re-using it.
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Having to live with the awful shit that happened on the first game was a huge part of Mass Effect 2 for me. And I'll live with the awful shit that happened on the second one.
That said, terrible shit that happened to me seems less terrible than what happened to some people here.
EDIT:
But I do plan to play both games two more times, one having a pure paragon and the other having a pure renegade.
My first game was a mess, because I thought: "I will be tough, but nice". So I bought all the points for Intimidate, while trying to be a Paragon.
The good thing is that, while I am mostly Paragon, I do have enouh renegade points that the red option keeps appearing on the game.
Lost Wrex and Ashley on the first game. Lost Thane on the second. I didn't really liked Ashley, but the other two losses have some weight for me, especially since Wrex died basically because I was a pussy and didn't want to use the renegade line when I could.
Having to live with the awful shit that happened on the first game was a huge part of Mass Effect 2 for me. And I'll live with the awful shit that happened on the second one.
That said, terrible shit that happened to me seems less terrible than what happened to some people here.
EDIT:
But I do plan to play both games two more times, one having a pure paragon and the other having a pure renegade.
My first game was a mess, because I thought: "I will be tough, but nice". So I bought all the points for Intimidate, while trying to be a Paragon.
The good thing is that, while I am mostly Paragon, I do have enouh renegade points that the red option keeps appearing on the game.
BananaBomb
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dralla said:
Jack got laser'd and I didn't know Samara was better than Miranda for that.
Thunder Monkey
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I should probably count through my ME2 playthroughs.
Julia
Joseph Regi
Neko
Neron
Kal El
Nate
Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
Julia
Joseph Regi
Neko
Neron
Kal El
Nate
Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
Thunder Monkey
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Far as I know she's in the clear as long as you have her loyalty mission completed.entrement said:
Though I get whatever upgrades they create the second they join my team anyway.
Oh ffs. I finally wanted to try all the DLC this game has gotten. I find my copy, open it up...and only one DVD is inside. I check through all my other dvd's, my stack of loose dvd's, even opening every case to check if I accidentally misplaced it. Nope. Where the fuck has it gone? I just missed the steam sale too, if I wanted to rebuy it I missed my chance.
Finally started this a few days ago (360). Terribly lttp, but ME is one of those games you have to sink your teeth into and now I can give it the attention it deserves.
So eh, wow. I really can't begin to describe how impressed I am. So far not only has Bioware ironed out most of the ME-kinks, but in the process delivered one of the most polished games I've played recently. The performance is just way, way better and I'm so glad they removed all the moonbuggy sections. It's just a complete joy to play now and a pretty seamless experience at that!
A friend of mine was a bit disappointed in the game because of the general streamlining and removal of rpg-elements but so far I don't feel the same. I'd complain if the overall experience suffered, but somehow the extreme streamlining works. This game is still all Mass Effect, only now without the terrible inventory system and copy paste planet exploration. Combat works a lot smoother now that the devs have just fully embraced that it's a shooter with some spell casting. Glad I don't have to bother with changing ammo types every few encounters. Yeah it's even less of an rpg now, but it wasn't as if ME1 was the deepest rpg to begin with. They just kept what worked and threw the flawed elements in the trash insteading of changing them. It worked.
The depth remains where needed and by this I mean the world and characters of course. ME2 succeeds to draw you into the world even more than the first game. I'm way more invested into my party members and their specific sidequests have been amazing so far, even better than the main quests tbh. Completed Jacob and Mordin's loyalty missions and it seems a lot of work went into these. I've accepted all of my party's personal quests and I intend to sit through all of them before returning to the main quest. They're pretty much a must if you want to know your crew better.
The only baffling inclusion is the scanning/probing of minerals. Shit gets old fast and I'd guess it's been brought up here numerous times, but still. Weird that Bioware didn't feel this'd get stale in a heartbeat. Still, it's way better than exploring 100 samey planets and digging up stuff there.
I've only played for 10 hours, so it's a bit early to dish out this kind of praise and I'll see where the story goes, but gameplay-wise... It's a massive improvement over 1.
So eh, wow. I really can't begin to describe how impressed I am. So far not only has Bioware ironed out most of the ME-kinks, but in the process delivered one of the most polished games I've played recently. The performance is just way, way better and I'm so glad they removed all the moonbuggy sections. It's just a complete joy to play now and a pretty seamless experience at that!
A friend of mine was a bit disappointed in the game because of the general streamlining and removal of rpg-elements but so far I don't feel the same. I'd complain if the overall experience suffered, but somehow the extreme streamlining works. This game is still all Mass Effect, only now without the terrible inventory system and copy paste planet exploration. Combat works a lot smoother now that the devs have just fully embraced that it's a shooter with some spell casting. Glad I don't have to bother with changing ammo types every few encounters. Yeah it's even less of an rpg now, but it wasn't as if ME1 was the deepest rpg to begin with. They just kept what worked and threw the flawed elements in the trash insteading of changing them. It worked.
The depth remains where needed and by this I mean the world and characters of course. ME2 succeeds to draw you into the world even more than the first game. I'm way more invested into my party members and their specific sidequests have been amazing so far, even better than the main quests tbh. Completed Jacob and Mordin's loyalty missions and it seems a lot of work went into these. I've accepted all of my party's personal quests and I intend to sit through all of them before returning to the main quest. They're pretty much a must if you want to know your crew better.
The only baffling inclusion is the scanning/probing of minerals. Shit gets old fast and I'd guess it's been brought up here numerous times, but still. Weird that Bioware didn't feel this'd get stale in a heartbeat. Still, it's way better than exploring 100 samey planets and digging up stuff there.
I've only played for 10 hours, so it's a bit early to dish out this kind of praise and I'll see where the story goes, but gameplay-wise... It's a massive improvement over 1.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Just a question from the demo... um how do I put on Shepard's helmet? Don't you do that in squad screen? And also, how do I equip/unequip weapons? Playing as an Adept I think it kind of silly to be running around with a grenade launcher I have no ammo for or desire to use.
Is this just silly demo things?
Seriously the helmet thing is kinda wtf. Why would they take that out of the demo... the helmets are cool! I loved ME1 walking around Citadel in full armor as a Renegade like don't even think about fucking with us, we will wreak your world.
Is this just silly demo things?
Seriously the helmet thing is kinda wtf. Why would they take that out of the demo... the helmets are cool! I loved ME1 walking around Citadel in full armor as a Renegade like don't even think about fucking with us, we will wreak your world.
recklessmind said:
Helmets no longer have a toggle. They are a distinct piece of your armor, and you can only equip by visiting your quarters on the Normandy.
You pick your weapon loadout at the beginning of every mission. Occasionally you'll find a weapon locker in the middle of a mission to change loadout (generally right after you find a new gun).
Creamium said:
First, I think you're only going to enjoy the game even more. I personally felt it got a lot better as it went on .. and it started awesome so that's tellin' ya something.
The Planet Scanning is something that most people dislike doing. Anything that forces me to STOP playing the actual game like in this instance is a bad design choice IMO. BioWare shouldn't want players to almost fall asleep holding the joysticks in the same direction for minutes just to gather some resources when they'd rather be playing ME2.
I'm sure they could've thought of better ways to gather resources than this, but they have patched it since the games release so the scanning radius and speed is MUCH improved. It was a lot worse when the game was launched.
Curious to see what they do for ME3.
Well, have currently been playing ME1 again on PC, and have completed a male Paragon, and recently started a female renegade with firy red hair and lips and blue viking eyes as as a berserk viking warrior and I am loving it...shut the fuck up, I am tired of this bull- and you suck! lolz...having a blast.
how is ME1 looking on a ATI 6XXX with forced AA? Any pics?
and I am loving it...shut the fuck up, I am tired of this bull- and you suck! lolz...having a blast.how is ME1 looking on a ATI 6XXX with forced AA? Any pics?
EatChildren
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Wont mean much considering the source, but the second review for Mass Effect 2 PS3 is in; 10/10 from OPM.
"The Dark Horse interactive graphic novel at the beginning of the game does a solid job of concisely catching up newcomers with the major plot points f the first Mass Effect game and allows players to make the same high-level decisions that affect aspects of the sequel."
"The Dark Horse comic that opens the game quickly catches first timers up on the story, but feels a bit empty."
"The real beauty here, though, is that Mass Effect 2 doesn't compromise between narrative and gameplay -- both are equally strong."
"Sure, there are some annoying missteps -- like the planet mining minigame where players tediously hover a cursor over every planet in the galaxy searching for minerals to upgrade gear -- but even that has been streamlined and improved for the PS3 version."
Also, as per mod request, the OT for ME2 PS3 will go up on the 18th, day of release.
"The Dark Horse interactive graphic novel at the beginning of the game does a solid job of concisely catching up newcomers with the major plot points f the first Mass Effect game and allows players to make the same high-level decisions that affect aspects of the sequel."
"The Dark Horse comic that opens the game quickly catches first timers up on the story, but feels a bit empty."
"The real beauty here, though, is that Mass Effect 2 doesn't compromise between narrative and gameplay -- both are equally strong."
"Sure, there are some annoying missteps -- like the planet mining minigame where players tediously hover a cursor over every planet in the galaxy searching for minerals to upgrade gear -- but even that has been streamlined and improved for the PS3 version."
Also, as per mod request, the OT for ME2 PS3 will go up on the 18th, day of release.
GodfatherX
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just beat ME 1 for the first time today, next up is the Bring down the sky dlc then ME2.
my only complaints about ME1 are the pacing (specifically the middle of the game), the mako (hated it from the first time I used it), limited inventory, and the combat came up a little short. My understanding is all of these issues were addressed for ME2 soI'm hyped to get started. oh and holy shit is the last part of ME1 great.
my only complaints about ME1 are the pacing (specifically the middle of the game), the mako (hated it from the first time I used it), limited inventory, and the combat came up a little short. My understanding is all of these issues were addressed for ME2 soI'm hyped to get started. oh and holy shit is the last part of ME1 great.
EatChildren
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GodfatherX said:
Inventory is pretty much gone completely in ME2. Its more based on load-outs.
thetechkid
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So I just got three new dossiers
and I haven't touched any of the loyalty missions yet. Just wanna get a little bit of info on how much more of the game I got ahead of me. Plan on doing all of the side quests as they appear. Also can I finish the main game and then do the DLC or do I need to do that before the suicide mission?
(Samara, Thane, and Tali)
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