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Mass Effect 2 (X360)

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Role-playing/Third-Person 3D Action RPG

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26/JAN/10

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BioWare Corp.

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Electronic Arts

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Mass Effect 2 is a role-playing game with an outer space, science fiction setting and action-oriented, third-person shooter play. The game is released as the second in a planned a trilogy from BioWare, designed for Xbox 360 and Windows-based home computers. Players resume the role of Commander Shepard, the customizable protagonist of the first game, choosing the hero's gender, appearance, skills, and abilities to match personal preferences and playing styles. Combat is squad-based, as in the original game, and players may choose their teammates from a roster of stealthy assassins, superhumanly strong warriors, and brilliant masters of mystical powers. The game's main quest is seen as a suicide mission, so assembling a team that is not only able but also willing to follow Shepard into the dangerous unknown of deep space remains a role-playing challenge throughout the adventure.

Mass Effect 2's continuing story involves the appearance of a race of insect-like humanoids, which appears to have been abducting entire colonies of humans from the fringes of known space. To investigate this new threat, Shepard works in league with the ruthless Cerberus organization, a powerful and secretive group whose only morality is the survival of the human species, at any cost. Although anyone is free to create a new character and make a fresh start in the game, players who completed the original Mass Effect may use save files to continue their adventures in the sequel, using the same customized version of the hero they lead through the first game. Similarly, the outcome of the final mission of Mass Effect 2 may influence players' options as they begin the final game in the trilogy, whether Shepard remains to lead another mission against all odds, or is remembered as a brave warrior who made the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of all humanity. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Mass Effect 2 (X360)

GENRE/STYLE:

Role-playing/Third-Person 3D Action RPG
RELEASE DATE:

26/JAN/10
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Action-RPG, Strong Story, Epic Adventure
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CannonDM played Mass Effect 2 on 30/APR/12

“So I decided to give the Arrival DLC a shot and was pleasantly surprised. One thing that I discovered is that I hate cut-scenes that I am unable to skip. I was going for some achievements and was...”

created 01/MAY/2012

CannonDM played Mass Effect 2 on 25/APR/12

“Finally getting into completing character loyalty missions and getting out of planetary exploration. Looking forward to playing more DLCs. I swear, Mass Effect 2 has the best DLC content I have ever...”

created 26/APR/2012

CannonDM played Mass Effect 2 on 19/APR/12

“So the game plays very well on my new 60" HDTV, but now I am noticing all the minor graphical distortions that I did not see before. Anyway, getting all the boring exploration out of the way....”

created 20/APR/2012

CannonDM played Mass Effect 2 on 17/APR/12

“Holy crap, the Firewalker and the Overlord DLC are freaking awesome! That is exactly what a DLC should be about. I think they should have kept the hovering buggy and kept the planetary exploration....”

created 18/APR/2012

CannonDM played Mass Effect 2 on 16/APR/12

“Playing Mass Effect 2 and realizing that the most boring part of the game is also the most abundant. Too much planetary scanning is going to drive me insane! I swear the resources are not worth that...”

created 17/APR/2012

WTF BioWare? by: Wastelander-75

“You know I've been a BioFan since Baldur's Gate II. Loved KoTOR. Had small issues with KoTOR II but really didn't blame BioWare for that. I even found Jade Empire enjoyable if frustrating at times....”

created 09/MAR/2012

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Since I just beat it I'll talk about it.

FYI Anything I add to this thread will be SPOILERS!!!

Now ME3 for the most part was fun. I was a long for the ride all the way up to where you where running to that light to get back onto the Citadel. Then you get screwed up and then the game turns into that slow pace shootout of a MW. Then the conversation with the kid who is the true all mighty in the game and then I'm given 3 things to pick from. I was very disappointed how they ended it.

Now it's a Sci-fi game so I had a feeling it was going to end with society reverting back to some primal thing. Most books in Sci-fi that have humanity meeting....well god or become to powerful usually end up going back to being cavemen.

But what really made me mad was after the credits you have that stargazer and kid talking about "The Shepard" and I was like.....WHAT! NO GOD DAMMIT!!

I was hoping ME would of been different. I was hoping for an epic battle and a epic group hug of the masses.....at least for my Paragon Ending. I took all that time to build up this fleet and to have this epic battle only to boil everything down to 3 choices. I don't even get to fight Harbinger or really take on the more feared Reapers in the game.

Now I won't say it's worse then DA2 because DA2 sucked. That crappy game sucked HARD! The ME Series was fun but I was disappointed that out of a trilogy they end it with such a weak ending. I do find it funny though. ME1 was boring until the last 2 hours and ME3 was AWESOME until the last hour of the game. Poor Bioware needs to find a happy medium.”

Wastelander-75 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“SPOILERS!!
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Right. Explain to me how the hell they can think that taking a major point of the trilogy, that being the race of Protheans (which are key, KEY elements in both Mass 1 and 2) and basically regulate all that into Day 1 DLC? It's basically to me like they're saying "Protheans? Naw, they're not as important as we made them out to be. They're just MacGuffins. Buy our DLC!!!" ”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Yeah lots of people jumped on that. Which is crazy! Javik had a massive role in that game. To not have him kills off a ton conversations and of stuff. I don't like the path the game industry is going with DLC. The down fall is most gamers are just to dumb not to buy it. Even I spent $80 on a game that isn't built very well. The game has tons of model glitches and rendering problems. On top of that crappy Deus Ex style ending.”

Wastelander-75 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Yeah a lot of people are pointing out that ME3's endings smack so much of Deus Ex's A.I. endings. Minus the annoying out of nowhere StarGod Child. ”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Oh man my heart sank the moment that VI on Thessia said that.

"The Reapers are not the main force. There is another. They where only built to stop chaos"

I was like GOD NO! It's like Final Fantasy 4 all over again. The whole damn game is one enemy. But then after you beat him. The real boss shows up.

Of course in ME3 its a damn child and you get to do nothing with it. You don't get to fight you don't get anything epic. You get a 20 minute speech of crap then have to pick one of the 3 choices but no matter what Shepard dies.

I was so disappointed. I was with the story all the way to Thessia and then wanted the game to end.”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Here you go Waste. I found a better ending to Mass Effect 3 for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQvPFNjxxU0&feature=related”

Wastelander-75 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Shit that's 100 times better than what I got. :D”

WILDMAMMOTH was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“HAHAHA, love the comments on that vid.”

pinktempest was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“@DarthOdium Lol Evangelion!!”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“@pinktempest Yeah when I was watching that vid I was laughing hard because it was Evangelion. Then topping it off with ME3 was just awesome.”

DarkShadow2k7 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Awesome game. Bioware is freaking boss!”

Wastelander-75 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Yeah it's an awesome game right up until the end. Then it invalidates pretty much everything you did in the last 3 games. ”

Wastelander-75 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“And by that I mean the last 2 and pretty much everything you've done in 3. ”

WILDMAMMOTH was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“@DarkShadow2k7 I am assuming that you didn't read any of the above comments...”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“I just love how the Reapers are not the all mighty that every game has been saying. It's the Catalyst boy you meet. I just don't like the fact that it's a typical Sci-fi story about man vs machine.”

Wastelander-75 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“I don't know who I'd blame for this FUBAR more myself. EA for probably sticking their finger in the pie and no doubt helping BioWare "tweak" a few things so they can monetize it. Or BioWare who went along with this bullshit fail ending to an otherwise stellar trilogy in the first place.

People are saying "Oh those people who want a better ending are just a very loud and local MINORITY."

Funny, I didn't think an 18,000 poll on BioWare's social network against the endings, a Facebook petition that's drawing thousands to it every day (and raising money to send people to PAX), near universal revile to the ending results on just about every forum I've visited, as a fucking "Minority."

This is the first game I've ever seen that has this large a multiple movement against a developer's decision on a video game's end. Ever. ”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“For me, I feel like I was shorted. They could still have The Shepard sacrifice themselves, or live, or take over the reapers, or even have Earth die. Just like the way the game does now. The could even have man and machine merge, even reset the technology by destroying the relays in the universe. Just like the endings do. But I wanted an ending. I wanted at least 1 to 2 full hours of an ending that made me feel good that it ended.

Not the painful 20 min ending that I saw. I've seen 3 endings now and they are disappointing. You figure since I spent almost the full game on disc two that when I had to switch back to disc one to end it. That I was going to get one hell of an ending, but no.

I feel ripped off. I spent 60 to 80 dollars on 3 different games. Over 120 plus hours on those games. Created 6 different characters each with something slightly different. And what was I rewarded with? A lack luster 20 minute ending.

Before ME3 hit some of my friends where talking about the reapers. And they asked "Do you want to know why the reapers are attacking?"

I said "No."

When they asked why this was my response. "No matter what Bioware tells I will not like it. I would rather be left in the dark on why they are attacking then ever give me a reason. It's like believing in God. We now what the Bible says. But what would happen if we ever found out the truth. And it wasn't exactly what we wanted. You would hate it and even blame God. So I would rather not know."

I could of still get an epic ending fighting the reapers and would be left up to guessing why they did it. Which! If you every played Demon's Souls or Dark Souls most of the gamers are left up to guessing about the story. Which makes those games awesome and they don't have an epic journey like Mass Effect.”

Wastelander-75 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“If it helps put salve on the wound, the Take Back ME3 movement's made some hellacious money for Child's Play Foundation. ”

Mishy was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Nice to see that people here are also raging over the ending xD”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“I was wondering when @Mishy was going to show up. So did you love it? After 120+ hours over 3 games did you enjoy what we where given at the end?
@Wastelander-75 I'm surprised they raised what? 35k or more. Why I dislike the endings I don't see a need to change them. They should just end the ME Universe, and start up something new with the knowledge that if they make another trilogy, to give a little more in the end.”

Roxas-UrBoxas was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“Got a problem with the ending, then go sign the petition. Bioware is aware of your concerns already according to AOTS... But more names means more pressure right?

http://penny-arcade.com/comic”

Wastelander-75 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“I'll give them one thing, Casey Hudson said that he didn't want the game to be forgettable.

He was right on that account. I sure as hell won't forget feeling screwed over by it. ”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“I could care less if they are aware. Have a problem? No. I just didn't like the endings.”

Mishy was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“@DarthOdium plotholes, plotholes everywhere.

It was stupid and just painful, totally threw out any decisions I made previously.

Saved the Geth from the Quarians? Don't mean shit, Help kill the Geth with the Quarians? Nope, same endings.

Hell, the ending choices themselves weren't terrible but the execution of it was just terrible. Game was doing so well all the way up until Harbinger lasers you in the face, after that the whole thing just goes screwball.

It's like they made the game then hired some random off the street with very little knowledge of ME and just went "Write endings for us!"

I'm just hoping that the indoctrination theory turns out to be true or something >_>”

Mishy was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“@Wastelander-75 Also there's a good unforgettable (Wow dude that was epic!)

Then there is Wow, that thing just crushed one of my favourite franchies and was terrible.

I think Casey is just trying to spin PR bullshit like he always does while some of us grab at stra. . . I mean emergency induction ports.”

Wastelander-75 was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“what grates me more and more now that I think about it, is that the endings completely null and void the reason to play the games full on paragon or renegade. Why? Because you're not locked out of the choices you're ultimately left with, choice A, B, or C.

I could go balls out Paragon and still leave myself open for the whole "Destroy the Reapers" ending. I could go full on Renegade and still go on to the "Control the Reapers" end.

Which to me just makes me ask, why the frick should I even bother to be heroic or anti-heroic throughout the series when the end basically makes it pointless to do so?

For that matter, why even have paragon/renegade interrupts in the game in the first place when it ultimately means absolutely nothing?”

Roxas-UrBoxas was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“What really grates me about this game?

Not bothering to play any of them because they decided to never put the first installment on a system I own... Instead they just release the final two.”

WILDMAMMOTH was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@Roxas-UrBoxas The first one wasn't on PS3? That's weird!”

Mishy was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@Wastelander-75 Hey! My paragon went "NUKE ALL THE SYNTEHTICS!"

Mostly because the others didn't make sense and were even worse, I mean come on. Control simply means you are no better than TIM and Synthesis is messing with all DNA (which scientifically makes even less sense then the whole Mass Effect thing) without anyones consent.

Sure I have to wipe out the Geth and EDI but that still gets rid of the Reapers and prevents and future cycles dealing with them.

That and I refuse to believe Star Child's illogical BS.
@Roxas-UrBoxas There is a free DLC for ME2 that allows you to make the ME1 choices however due to Sony being a bitch, the ME3 community events can't be done on the PS3.
@WILDMAMMOTH I believe that is because Microsoft still owns the right to ME1”

Roxas-UrBoxas was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Well... An "iconic" trilogy that is "the best series this generations of games has to offer" is not going to be played by me due to the fact that they did not go the extra mile and make the whole series accessible to my preferences.

I'm the kind of person that WILL purchase an entire series (even after the first) if new iterations look impressive to me. I bought both Dead Space 1 and 2 after seeing how amazing the second one looked. I bought metal gear 2 even though I had to purchase 1 for my original playstation (way after the fact) to play it... The list goes on, so I won't bore you guys...

In any case, if this game is the "standard" for "best trilogy of this generation" and my friend Gary says "It makes me so sad you're missing out on such an epic series" then why is it that even though the second and third installment are on playstation the first one is on lock down?

This is BIOWARE! This isn't Sony, this isn't Microsoft, this isn't SuckerPunch or Santa Monica studios, this isn't Epic Games, or Nintendo, this isn't a company exclusive to one console and even IF Mass Effect 1 was an exclusive title - I've seen exclusives jump to PS3 after the huge fan lust dissipates; Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, Star Ocean 4, hell even Tales of Vesperia has plans to come on over to Playstation.

I'm willing to give them my money, but I want the whole fucking experience.”

Mishy was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@Roxas-UrBoxas The issue is microsoft holds the copyright still, even if Bioware wanted to port ME1 to the PS3, Microsoft would just say no.

I doubt Microsoft would want to hand over one of their star 360 exclusive's to Sony (even if it would be epic)

Also I should point out the ME2 and 3 games have always had issues with PS3 hardware, hell even the ME1 port had massive coding issues for the PC.

I just think that ME1 was never really designed around being on anything other then the 360 from how it plays on other systems.”

Roxas-UrBoxas was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Then the iconic trilogy of this generation isn't worth my time.”

WILDMAMMOTH was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@Roxas-UrBoxas Tales of Vesperia did come out on PS3, but only in Japan. It's too bad, because Namco didn't just port it, they added characters and doubled the amount of dialog in the game.”

Mishy was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@Roxas-UrBoxas Just play it as a Duology (If that is even a word) then as ME1 was kinda terrible in some ways with a unwieldy inventory system, the combat was irritating at times, the level up system was far to big and unneeded, the vehicle exploration was weird as hell as well.

The only real benefit from playing ME1 is the exprience of weirdness, more so with ME2 and 3 out as they easily outclass the original (at least for me) in the areas that were irritating.

The choices can be done from a free DLC for PS3 anyway (Which 360 and PC owners had to buy for whatever reason)

Also its hardly an iconic trilogy of this generation, most people I talk to who game don't even know what Mass Effect is. Though it is good enough to warrant playing (renting ot buying is totally up to you).

Don't dismiss a game series out of hand because Microsoft decided it didn't want to give a game to its competition but EA decided to give the last 2 games out of the trilogy to the PS3.”

maggiefiasco was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@Roxas I hope the iconic series of our generation isn't Mass Effect :///
@Mishy, while the ME1 inventory system wasn't the best and the level-up system was a little complicated, and the vehicle was hard to drive doesn't mean just TAKE IT OUT of the game. I found ME2 to be so watered down and silly that I wouldn't even buy ME3 until the price comes down... a lot. I'll keep my eye out for a used copy, in y'know 6 months from now.

The series is cinematic and story oriented and INTERESTING and SURE it's worth playing - but not at the original $60 release price.”

Roxas-UrBoxas was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@maggiefiasco Adam Sessler words, not mine...”

maggiefiasco was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Oh. Well in that case, meh. He's a TV personality at best, and I've long thought that people working for gamer magazines or game networks are paid by big companies to speak well of their releases”

Mishy was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@maggiefiasco Oh I know that, but they removed the inventory (thank god, I don't like the whole "This piece of armour has 2 better shield rating! Time to upgrade my armour!)

I prefer the system where you can change your looks and stuff and those armour pieces give you different stats but not finding random ass suits of armour in some random ass house on some random ass planet.

The level up system is now more refined so its not so bleeding long, it even got improved in ME3 so now you pick how your powers evolve down different pathes you can pick.

ME2 even reinserted the vehicle sections as free DLC if you brought the game new, ME3 however lacks any kind of vehicle exploration. (The Mako was never hard to drive really, its was kinda unwieldy though not to mention my character ended up being so powerful that it was quicker and safer to be out of the Mako to kill things)

A used copy is also going to mean you lose out on free DLC and the MP for 3 (Which is actually quite good)”

Roxas-UrBoxas was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@maggiefiasco I've seen Sessler make mince meat of huge releases by big companies... I like to think that he (at the very least) is slightly above the rest of his crew. Rot in hell Morgan Webb...

Besides, I much rather enjoy X-Play as opposed to our extremely shitty canadian version of two idiots reviewing games on television... Gah... Get them out of my face forever.

Still... A lot of games Sessler rates well the public already loved before he put a 5 star rating on it. So who really cares what he thinks.”

WILDMAMMOTH was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@Roxas-UrBoxas I haven't had access to G4 for a long time, but he does seem to be a bit better than most of the reviewers from other outlets. And he beats the shit out of his co-host. I once heard Morgan Webb say a game sucked because it was on the Wii, and that was quite literally her only complaint about it. It was a long time ago, and I think it was one of the Super Mario Galaxy titles. I'm not positive about which game because it has been so long.”

WILDMAMMOTH was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“And it's not fair to complain about reviewers or issues with Mass Effect 3 without bringing up a CNN "I Briefly Skimmed the Instruction Manual" review.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/06/tech/gaming-gadgets/mass-effect-3-review/index.html

Enjoy. You won't, though. It will probably make you angry, no matter what your thoughts on ME3 are. Larry Frum should not review video games.”

maggiefiasco was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@Mishy I'm okay with missing out on the extras for ME3, the only thing I really care about is experiencing the continuation of the main story arc, which is the only big thing I liked about the game anyways. I found I HATED playing, dreaded the actual act of playing Mass Effect 2, like it was chores or eating all my broccoli. When my bf asked why I was playing it if it was so painful to me, I said I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENSSSS...
@Roxas I don't watch TV or anything, so I had to do a wikipedia search on this dude. The fact that he's the last remaining dude from the original inception of the idea makes me more confident... Seems like he is a tenacious and passionate dude, which is what the world needs. I hate pretty much 100% of the women they put on those shows. They pick a dude who knows what he's talking about, and a pretty wafer thin girl to balance him out so people have some boobs to look at while they're listening to an ugly white dude talk.”

Wastelander-75 was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“You don't watch TV? You're missing a great series called The Walking Dead!!!!

I'm trying to get back in touch with the same guy that I talked to in my latest blog post and see if he has anything else to say on what's up with the recent news coming out of BioWare. Which isn't good, starting out, since they posted, then hastily yanked a post stating that they weren't considering any kind of ending rewrite, only to have a senior member of Bio/EA come out and say that, for all intents and purposes, they have no comment other to say that they haven't ruled it out.

I sincerely feel for the poor bastards that have to wade through the crowd that's going to be waiting for them, and rightfully demanding some kind of concrete answers, at PAX East this April 6.

”

maggiefiasco was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“I've seen The Walking Dead, as it is on Netflix. I'm just a season behind everybody else.”

Wastelander-75 was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“that and you're too busy going to Jimmy Kimmel tapings. ”

Roxas-UrBoxas was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@maggiefiasco So we can all agree... Sessler is an alright kind of dude...

I've always admired him but it is hard to take anything a reviewer says at face value ever.

I find if you can find a few reviewers out there that you respect, then they agree on a game, and the public rates it above average, then it's a safe bet you may like it.”

WILDMAMMOTH was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@Roxas-UrBoxas There used to be this reviewer that worked for the magazine PSM who had a taste in games that was very similar to mine. I can't remember his name... Anyway, I used to look for his reviews first when I was a subscriber to the magazine. If he rated a game highly, I knew I would probably enjoy it.”

maggiefiasco was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“I dunno, I personally hang out with a lot of gamers IRL and try to participate in a lot of communities like this. I trust the opinions of my RL geek friends, and I depend on the rest of you lot to vet games before I buy. I never really trust people I've never met.... ulterior motives.”

Wastelander-75 was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Then let me put it this way:

The 39.5 hours of Mass Effect 3: Awesome
The Last .0005 of Mass Effect 3: Train wreck that invalidates 2.99% of the Mass Effect trilogy decisions.

Which is WHY people are so. Pissed. Off. A friend of mine said it best. "How do you destroy a 5 year old franchise in under 10 minutes? Show them Mass Effect 3's ending."”

Roxas-UrBoxas was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“yay, the reapers are all ice cream now.”

Mishy was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@Wastelander-75 2.99%? More like all of them, its basically "Do you have X number?" for decisions”

maggiefiasco was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Did someone say ice cream?”

Mishy was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“*hides tub*

No. . . why would you think that?”

maggiefiasco was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“*narrows eyes with suspicion* I coulda swore I heard 'ice cream'.... something about... ice cream...”

Mishy was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“LIES! LIES AND SLANDER!”

twilsonxpert was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“I like ice cream. The ME3 ending? It's still up for debate. Some of it was bittersweet. Some of it was WTF? Bioware blogged about it this morning. http://blog.bioware.com/2012/03/21/4108/ I'll wait to see what they put out in April.”

maggiefiasco was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“I find it amazing that despite everyone talking about it and despite me not having played it, all the complaining and hoo-ha, I haven't had the ME3 ending spoiled for me yet.

Just in case I play in the future, thanks guys for being such pros”

bendrexl was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“I have the utmost respect for Bioware and the ME series, and I fully understand that balancing artistic goals vs fan expectations in an ending is an extremely daunting task.

Even so, I'd prefer an amazing game with a lousy ending over 40 hours of lousy gameplay with a killer ending.

That blog post was suprisingly candid, and I found it to be very encouraging. EA's influence in the game is apparent in multiplayer & day-1 DLC, but I believe that Bioware really cares about the franchise and fans.”

Wastelander-75 was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@bendrexl so would I if it was a stand alone game.

Like Rage and Deus Ex Human Revolution

What happens with ME3 is that the ending invalidates most, if not all of, the decisions/choices/alignment stances you've taken throughout ME, ME2, and ultimately ME3.

As the end to a TRILOGY of games, it should give you a sense of closure for the current status quo. It doesn't. It leaves way too many threads out there to be what I consider even remotely satisfying on any level.

If they cared, which I hope they still do, I wouldn't have gone into "bunker mode" like they're doing right now. Addressing the matters at hand in a quick and timely manner would've helped. But they haven't. Not yet. I think they will at PAX East, but in the meantime it's just damaging their reputation (and, ultimately their profits) to the point that it looks almost irreparable to the core base that made the ME series as critically acclaimed as it has been up to this point.

Casey Hudson said in an interview that we, the players, are "co-creators" in the series. That our decisions lead to endings that are beyond A, B, C decisions and that they'll get appropriate closure to the storyline.

Now look at the end results, the massive protests, the facebook, twitter, etc etc movements and statements being made that reflect the very fact that the ending to the story flies in the face against what we've been told.

If that wasn't the case, then we wouldn't even be having this discussion as is. ”

Wastelander-75 was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“And to touch up on the B.S. IGN blog post they recently made that all of this is a "Dangerous Precedent" being set by BioWare.....

IT'S ALREADY BEEN SET.

Video Games: Fallout 3's Broken Steel DLC.
Movies: REVENGE of the Jedi being renamed to RETURN of the Jedi
Books: Sir Authur Conan Doyle bringing Sherlock Holmes back from the dead.

I'll have to do more research, but I'm pretty sure there are hundreds more I can pull up that basically cuts IGN's legs off on their whole "we're taking a stand" thing. ”

Mishy was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@Wastelander-75 HEY! Don't you dare bring logic into their arguments you bastard!”

Mass Effect 2 (X360) by: veyenoord

“My favorite franchise ever!!!”

created 30/DEC/2011

DarthOdium played Mass Effect 2 on 18/SEP/11

“Didn't play. Just loaded so I could video record my characters.”

created 19/SEP/2011

The 5 Shepards

“Just some pics of my Shepards from Mass Effect 2.”

Added by: DarthOdium
Date: 18/SEP/2011
Views: 76
Votes: 1

created 18/SEP/2011

COMMANDO-XTC was the last to comment - 5 months ago...

“nice! ”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 5 months ago...

“Thanks. I'm very excited for ME3. I have my concerns for the multiplayer/co-op stuff but I'm very excited to see the ending to Shepard.”

COMMANDO-XTC was the last to comment - 5 months ago...

“I really like how you can create your own Shepard. His physical appearance, his sex - and this is why I like how you made 5 Shepards. And I like how this customisation affects the game. I didn't like ME2 to be more a 3rd person shooter than a RPG. And my concerns are ME3 will be again more shooter than ME2 was. But nevertheless I'm also looking forward to this final part of the series.

By the way your Hawke Shepard looks pretty creepy. I like that. But I wonder if you got anybody of your crewmembers to romance about you.”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 5 months ago...

“Ha! No everyone hated him. I'll copy over my comments about my characters that I was talking about with @Snipergirl.

"Serah Shepard - A Spacer and is Ruthless. She was full Renegade but was nice to the crew. She was my soldier and was in love with Liara from 1 and 2.

Vanessa Shepard - A Colonist and War Hero. She was full Paragon but would make poor choices, like handing over the collector base. Was with Alenko but then moved onto Jacob and is a Vanguard.

Jeffrey Shepard - An Earthling and a Solo Survivor. Did a mix of both Par and Ren, but would try to go Par when he could. Most choices had to be without the Par or Ren option. Was able to keep most of the team alive. Lost Zaeed, Kasumi, and Jack and was in love with Ashley but then went to Tali. He was my Adept.

Hawke Shepard - A Colonist and Solo Survivor. The Ultimate A-Hole. Had no friends from 1 or 2. Hated his team, the crew, and the Universe. Did everything wrong and still walked away alive. Lost all but 3 characters; Morinth because she's crazy, Grunt who is still in his tank, and Jacob. Don't ask how he survived I tried more then once to kill him. He had no lovers, and some how survived the suicide run, and is an Engineer.

Carlos Shepard - A Spacer and is a War Hero. The Ultimate Good Guy. Would be the best Paragon in the Universe. Only pulled Ren if it made getting through that area easier. Almost killed Zaeed during loyalty mission for mouthing off. Loved Liara and enjoyed Kelly's fine dancing. He's the Sentinel."

Carlos was my character I played on the insane difficulty. The funny thing of Jeffrey Shepard is the game glitched and one topic I picked instantly gave me full paragon. I didn't use it but I thought it was funny.

I can agree that ME2 was more shooter then RPG and I know ME3 will be heavy shooter as well. I've grinded my teeth about it. I guess I'll see what the game feels like when the demo hits next year.”

COMMANDO-XTC was the last to comment - 5 months ago...

“I always end up playing my guys as good guys - probably because in real life I'm a "good guy". But it's funny to see that you can still "win" the game by being the a-hole and losing most of your crew. I wonder what Hawke's motivation for saving the earth in ME3 could be though lol”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 5 months ago... show previous hide previous

“HA! Well just have to wait and see.

If I can get enough money saved up I need to buy a new computer. Since the one I'm using is crap. Then I can start recording my game play with my Hauppauge again.”

DarthOdium played Mass Effect 2 on 16/SEP/11

“And done. Finished my Sentinel Insanity run through. Sometime next year before ME3 I will play my last class the Infiltrator on Insanity.”

created 17/SEP/2011

DarthOdium earned achievements in Mass Effect 2 on 15/SEP/11

“So I beat it last night...well I beat Collectors Base, the Shadow Broker, and the Overload. Just need to finish Arrival and this run will be over. I now have all the achievements in Mass Effect 2....”

created 16/SEP/2011

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 8 months ago... show previous hide previous

“Shadow Broker is fun to play, and I like it a lot especially if you dated Liara in the 1st game.

My personal favorite is Arrival. Since I save it to be the last thing I do in ME2. After every play through it makes me want ME3 so much more.”

DarthOdium played Mass Effect 2 on 14/SEP/11

“Beat the Collector ship last night and tried to get as many loyalty missions out of the way yesterday. The Scions and Batorians are pains to fight. Next up is finishing all loyalty missions and...”

created 15/SEP/2011

snipergirl was the last to comment - 8 months ago...

“woooo! love this game :D”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 8 months ago...

“OH! I agree! I can't wait for ME3. The gameplay in ME2 is just some much better then ME1. Playing ME2 on Insanity is so fun. Don't know why I didn't in the 1st place?”

snipergirl was the last to comment - 8 months ago...

“Is it just harder or...?”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 8 months ago...

“I don't know if I'd call it harder. It was just stupid to unfair at times. Controlling your AI is harder and all enemies bum-rush you at once. Instead of sending in certain enemies to flank you.

Combat in 2 is a lot easier at times then 1, but 2 is a lot more fun. I never cared for 1's combat.”

snipergirl was the last to comment - 8 months ago...

“I mean insanity vs normal?”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 8 months ago...

“Ah lol.

All enemies have either armor, a shield or both. Depending on what type of enemy. Husks, collectors, and small mechs all have armor. Most mercs have a shield, and all stronger enemies have both.

Enemies are a little more aggressive. They will try to flank you or wait until a large mech is marching towards you to rush in and take you down.

The enemies will use more powers, they are faster and will stay in cover more. They also will try to heal and rebuild their shields, also their accuracy is a lot better.

I loved playing Insanity. If ME3 plays just like 2 I'm going to be very happy.

Below is some strategy on what I used through ME2 Insanity run if you want to have some useful tips if you play it on that mode.

I found playing a more defensive class made Insanity very easy. The Sentinel make my run very easy after I maxed out Tech Armor. Having the armor explode and knock down enemies and rebuild half my shield saved my butt a lot when I was overwhelmed by enemies.

Also Overload is a must for shields. I used heavy Overload so I could kill a shield in one hit, but the longer I played I was thinking the Overload that hits more enemies might of been better but it would take a little longer. I might try it with my next class.

I would use Grunt or Jacob and max out the flame ammo to be used on the full squad. That helps on all armor class enemies once you've removed their shield.

My last and favorite power is the extra power you pick to use. And that's Reave. I love love love Reave! Take out shields, and armor and then hit with Reave that hits multiple enemies and while there life drains away and heals you. They stop moving and it helps you shot them in the face for an easy win.

The two enemies that no matter what are just pains are the Large Mechs and the Batorians (the flying blue collector enemies) There really is no easy and quick way to kill them. Just kill everyone else on screen and then kite them around the room. Make sure you are behind boxes when they attack or it's a quick death.

I will say Tali is an absolute must in group. The tech bot is insanely helpful. When Harbinger or others are rushing they will become distracted by that bot. Helps with killing them when it explodes. Don't use Legion at endgame or he will get hacked. It is not fun fighting him if he gets hacked.

My top weapons that I and my crew used.

Me:
M-96 Mattock - My top pick
M-5 Phalanx - My 2nd pick
M-100 Grenade Launcher - Used on all large mechs
Collector Particle Beam - Used on Batorians and core in reaper
and M-12 Locust - Used when I wanted to save ammo to other weapons or was out of ammo.

Crew - My top crew mates where Tali, Grunt, and Garrus.
Garrus would use M-96 Mattock quick attack would be Overload.
Tali would use Geth Plasma Shotgun quick attack would be tech bot.
Grunt would use Geth Plasma Shotgun quick attack would be Concussive Shot.

If you try this on Insanity I hope it helps.”

snipergirl was the last to comment - 8 months ago...

“Ooh, very helpful! It sounds like insanity is well worth a go because they've ramped it up in a meaningful way rather than cheating...

It's interesting that some of the stuff that is super useful in normal mode is still useful in insanity!

Didn't realise that poor legion can get haxx0red!”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 8 months ago...

“Yeah Insanity was a lot of fun. That's why I'm up for a greater challenge with Infiltrator next time.

I learned about it during my Hardcore run. Harbinger hacks him. I never noticed until I was fighting the last boss and then Legion turned and killed me more then twice.”

snipergirl was the last to comment - 8 months ago...

“what are your sheps like? i can haz paragon female shep who is *gasp* faithful to liara...”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 8 months ago...

“I have 5 Shepards. 2 girls, 2 guys, and then 1 guy that was going to die. It would take a while to get pics since I played on the 360. But I'll try to get them.

All my Shepards where in ME1 and then imported into ME2. So no new cool hair or anything. Anyway.

Serah Shepard - A Spacer and is Ruthless. She was full Renegade but was nice to the crew. She was my soldier and was in love with Liara from 1 and 2.

Vanessa Shepard - A Colonist and War Hero. She was full Paragon but would make poor choices, like handing over the collector base. Was with Alenko but then moved onto Jacob and is a Vanguard.

Jeffrey Shepard - An Earthling and a Solo Survivor. Did a mix of both Par and Ren, but would try to go Par when he could. Most choices had to be without the Par or Ren option. Was able to keep most of the team alive. Lost Zaeed, Kasumi, and Jack and was in love with Ashley but then went to Tali. He was my Adept.

Hawke Shepard - A Colonist and Solo Survivor. The Ultimate A-Hole. Had no friends from 1 or 2. Hated his team, the crew, and the Universe. Did everything wrong and still walked away alive. Lost all but 3 characters; Morinth because she's crazy, Grunt who is still in his tank, and Jacob. Don't ask how he survived I tried more then once to kill him. He had no lovers, some how survived the suicide run, and is an Engineer.

Carlos Shepard - A Spacer and is a War Hero. The Ultimate Good Guy. Would be the best Paragon in the Universe. Only pulled Ren if it made getting through that area easier. Almost killed Zaeed during loyalty mission for mouthing off. Loved Liara and enjoyed Kelly's fine dancing. He's the Sentinel.

My last character will be Joseph Shepard a Colonist and Solo Survivor his class will be Infiltrator and a Racist to aliens but loves humans and at times does the wrong things. I won't play him until after all the new games that are coming out.”

snipergirl was the last to comment - 8 months ago...

“ooh very funky! man, i'm getting excited about hte idea of playing again from the start!!!”

Mishy was the last to comment - 7 months ago...

“Thank you! Someone else who thinks Scions suck xD

Insanity is just brutal but brillantly executed and therefore, not throw down your controller angry but more see what other options you can take.

Also the Widow Sniper rifle is your best friend for taking out Scions and what not.

. . .

Goddamn it now I need a ME binge >_<”

DarthOdium was the last to comment - 7 months ago...

“I'll have to use the Widow when I do my Infiltrator run.

*shivers* ugh those damn Scions. Nothing destroys you like 2 shockwave attacks.

That boss fight on Horizon was just rough. 2 Scions, and all those damn husks. Then the collectors and finally the Batorian. Something tells me it will take a while to beat that area with out the Tech Armor when I run Infiltrator....but that cloak move might be very useful.”

Mishy was the last to comment - 7 months ago... show previous hide previous

“@DarthOdium Think you mean Praetorians if they are the big floaty guys with laser eyeballs.

But yeah Horizon sucked, I was a soldier and was like /cry xD

Loved every single minute of it and now I can play Insanity and go "wheres a harder difficulty?" Like I did with the Shadow Broker DLC >___>;;”

Mass Effect 2 (X360) by: Kyoka

“Just when the word epic couldn't fit the game, along comes monumental.”

created 14/SEP/2011

DarthOdium played Mass Effect 2 on 13/SEP/11

“So a day ago or so I started up my Insanity play through in Mass Effect 2. I picked the Sentinel class with added power Reave. Between my Tech Armor, Overload, and Reave I'm a force to reckon with....”

created 14/SEP/2011