A Little Mass Effect 2 News

[MiamiHeat]

I beat the game, did every side-quest, did everything possible in the game, in 34 hours, and I didn't skip dialogue unless I had already seen it.

Got 850 gamerscore achievement points, and sold it today for $45 cash to some guy off Craigslist.

[symple19]

I beat the game, did every side-quest, did everything possible in the game, in 34 hours, and I didn't skip dialogue unless I had already seen it.

Got 850 gamerscore achievement points, and sold it today for $45 cash to some guy off Craigslist.

I came in at a lot more hours than that, but my dumb-ass scanned every planet until depleted (thinking it would help in some way). Probably added 5 hours onto my total time.

You made out pretty good MH. Selling it used for that much is a coup.

[z0sa]

I came in at a lot more hours than that, but my dumb-ass scanned every planet until depleted (thinking it would help in some way). Probably added 5 hours onto my total time.

You made out pretty good MH. Selling it used for that much is a coup.

I scan planets as I have to. After I discovered bases ("anomalies") would show up immediately, I stopped scanning for the of it.

[symple19]

I scan planets as I have to. After I discovered bases ("anomalies") would show up immediately, I stopped scanning for the of it.

I'm doing it that way on my second playthrough


I'm always near insanity on a first play (RPGs especially) to do everything that can possibly be done, regardless of whether it's needed or not. It's an annoying trait that I wish I could get over because sometimes I find myself grinding when I know I don't have to do it. In this case, I didn't really know for sure until I'd done so much that I figured, "why stop"? I'm being a lot smarter about things this time through.

If there had been more loot, they could've had an option to sell excess resources. Something along those lines anyway to make it a more fruitful endeavor.



Does anyone else think the Illusive man isn't a human at all??? Notice his pupils? They're different from every other human in the game. My theory is that he himself is an AI, or even something more nefarious.

[IronMexican]

Next big RPG: New Vegas. \


FF.

[phyzik]

Just finished the game.

Full Paragon.

All characters survived.

Banged Miranda.

Told the Illusive Man to basically go himself at the end.

Favorite moments in the game:

Mordin going overboard about your sex life. and the whole Pirates of Penzance singing scene....

Joker referencing "2001: A Space Odyssey" about EDI singing "Daisy Bell" when the ship is being overrun and EDI asks to be given full control. Then later, when given full control tells him she likes seeing humans on their knees.

Cant wait to see how pissed Cerberus is at me in ME3 and the closing video with hundreds of reapers ensures I will be picking it up when its released.

[symple19]

Mordin going overboard about your sex life. and the whole Pirates of Penzance singing scene....

an all-time great video game moment, IMO

Mordin was awesome. He and Jack were easily my faves.

[z0sa]

thanks for the spoiler warning, asshole

[TacoCabanaFajitas]

Yeah seriously man put a ing spoiler warning next time prick.

Anyways best parts for me so far were the Krogan in the Citadel talking about eating fish from the Presidium, getting Shepard trashed, and the conversation between the 3 guys at the Salarians bachelor party on Illium

[phyzik]

Not like I gave away much (as if anyone here actually is familiar with Gilbert and Sullivan). I liked this part alot since my older brother had a part in the play in Austin and went to see it.

As far as the ending video, you have to see it. what I said doesnt really describe it.

I didnt post full dialog or anything like that, but just to live up to your label of me, enjoy...




Didnt catch it the first time, but there is even a Matrix reference in this part.


The start of this one is if you lost any crew members. I didnt. but it still shows you the gist of whats going to happen.

enjoy ers. Blame yourselves if you watch them.

[phyzik]

NOW for a TRUE Spoiler....

If you want to know how to have your whole crew survive at the Collector base for ME3, highlight what Im about to say, its going to be in white text.

Highlight between this lines...

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Make sure to have all characters completely loyal. This is essential. Also, make SURE to have ALL the upgrades to the Normandy. Get as many upgrades as you can that affect the squad but I didnt get them all, I think I only missed 2 or 3 upgrades.

Part 1.

Put Legion in control of the special teams, the one that goes to hack the doors.

Put Garrus in charge of the second team.

Part 2.

Take the Justicar (cant remember her name at the moment) to provide the Biotic shield for you.

Send Miranda as the leader for the second group.

Dont think it matters but I sent Jacob back on escort for the Normandy crew.

Part 3.

Dont think it matters but I took Miranda because she was my love interest. Also took the Justicar for her Biotics. I figured my Offense was good enough to cover their weakness with weapons since I played a soldier.

You will have all team members survive if you have all of them loyal and have all upgrades for the ship.

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[MiamiHeat]

no, loyalty is not essential. I had characters that were not loyal, and they survived.

the ship upgrades are essential or you will lose guys

I think the most important part is who you pick to lead the groups, etc

[phyzik]

no, loyalty is not essential. I had characters that were not loyal, and they survived.

the ship upgrades are essential or you will lose guys

I think the most important part is who you pick to lead the groups, etc

Was Miranda loyal to you at the end?

I would think that matters at the end, in regards to weather she sides with you or not.

[symple19]

!SPOILER!

My character was a female character and I had Jack die (who was the only one not completely loyal) and I had ALL the upgrades. Love interest was the female Yeoman.

Jack, who was in my party along with Grunt, died at the very end of the final battle.

Garrus led both groups, Legion hacked doors, and the Justicar provided my Biotic shields. Mordin went back to the Normandy with the crew.


The bachelor party conversation was classic

[phyzik]

I'm doing it that way on my second playthrough


I'm always near insanity on a first play (RPGs especially) to do everything that can possibly be done, regardless of whether it's needed or not. It's an annoying trait that I wish I could get over because sometimes I find myself grinding when I know I don't have to do it. In this case, I didn't really know for sure until I'd done so much that I figured, "why stop"? I'm being a lot smarter about things this time through.

Yeah, Im the same way. Took me about a year to do every little quest and explore every dungeon/cave in Oblivion.

If there had been more loot, they could've had an option to sell excess resources. Something along those lines anyway to make it a more fruitful endeavor.

Yeah, I will admit I was extremely disapointed with the planet exploration system. I'm hoping for ME3 they combine the systems of ME1 and ME2 plus add random loot.

Start scanning a planet for resources, pick up a random anomaly, land on the planet with a Mako-like vehicle and loot a randomly generated piece of equipment.

Does anyone else think the Illusive man isn't a human at all??? Notice his pupils? They're different from every other human in the game. My theory is that he himself is an AI, or even something more nefarious.

yeah, actually, I think he might be "true-Geth" made and am thinking we might be screwed by Legion in ME3. Hope thats not the case, I want a chance to be a mediator of peace between the Geth and Quarian.

Expanding on that thought about Legion... I wouldnt put it past Bioware to make it like the Illusive Man is a higher process program than any of the 1000 or so in Legion and it tries to "hack" Legion and sets you on a quest to help Legion cut the connection. The initial hack attempt fails or succeeds depending on loyalty from ME2.

I dont think he is made by the Reapers. Why spend all the trouble of getting you to capture a collector ship they already have control of?

, he may just have eye implants just like they rebuilt Shepard and is just a Zealot human.

[Trainwreck2100]

I have to go redo the final mission cause legion died in the swarm, also(spoiler) the vent shaft guy must be loyal or they will die for sure also @ no keifer sutherland in this one

[symple19]

, he may just have eye implants just like they rebuilt Shepard and is just a Zealot human.

That's a good point. He's an interesting character, and the fact that we're debating this speaks well for the creative staff at Bioware

[symple19]

no keifer sutherland in this one

[Fernando TD21]

There might be some SPOILERS in my post.

everything feels too set up.. I'm playing FF7 and it's the same idea. People walking around the same place, no passage of day, the universe never changes. The side missions feel like you're rerunning a script sometimes. Just too 'top heavy' without the bottom to fill it out.

I picked up his game at some spaceport. It seemed big at first, but in reality, not a lot was going on. You can't talk to most of the people. You can sit at a table with a hot blue dancer. Every closed door/passage leads to a new sidequest like I'm in a dungeon. Thought it said in the beginning a 8 million people live throughout this place. It's a great game, but I think we're getting to the point where there's gotta be even 'more' of the useless (but not really) to make it real.

But alright, it's not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination. It's actually a great game, both of them are. Just thought there'd be more..

Agreed.
I didn't play ME1 so I wasn't sure what to expect. I thought it would be something similar to Fallout 3. I think this game was short. I was hoping to be able to explore more the different worlds, have more secondary objectives and more interaction with NPCs.

2. Scanning ing planets is a tiresome, brain-dead endeavor.

3. Refueling the ship...Really? Could you come up with something more pointless?

4. A few annoying bugs that aren't expected from a Bioware le. I've had to restart a few times after getting stuck.

Agreed. I hate scanning planets but I did a lot of it, to be able to do more researches.

Oh yeah, and there is a "mouse" character in-game. You'll laugh heartily when you get to that point...I know I did

I did too.

!SPOILER!

My character was a female character and I had Jack die (who was the only one not completely loyal) and I had ALL the upgrades. Love interest was the female Yeoman.

Jack, who was in my party along with Grunt, died at the very end of the final battle.

Garrus led both groups, Legion hacked doors, and the Justicar provided my Biotic shields. Mordin went back to the Normandy with the crew.


The bachelor party conversation was classic

Jack can survive even if she isn't loyal. I'm not sure what triggers her death but when I finished the game, I selected almost the same characters that you did. In the last part of the game, when I selected Tali and Grunt, Jack and everyone else lived (Jack was the only one non loyal). When I selected other characters at the end, Jack died (it didn't matter if she was with me or not).

Does anyone else think the Illusive man isn't a human at all??? Notice his pupils? They're different from every other human in the game. My theory is that he himself is an AI, or even something more nefarious.

I'm not sure what he is, but I don't trust him. That said, I did save the Collectors base for him. The first time I played, I destroyed the base but then I regretted it and loaded a saved game to change the ending. I think Shepard owes him something. I mean if it wasn't for the Illusive man, Shepard would be dead and there wouldn't be a new Normandy. Now I feel like we are even .

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About the girls, Kelly is my favorite. Miranda doesn't look as good as the actress she was supposed to look like and I don't like her personality although she is hot. Jack is just crazy, although she is kind of sexy. Tali is just ok. Samara is nice but you can't have a relationship with her. Morinth will kill you if you try something with her.
I'm glad I read an article about the characters while I was playing the game, or Kelly would probably die at the end.

[ElNono]

Finished it last night... 6/10 IMO

[balli]

^ Y'all are killing me. Not just reviews, but a bunch of gaming podcasts I've listened to have been busting a nut over this game. I've tried to read this thread without getting spoilt, but from what I can tell the consensus here, is that it's a disappointment. I really don't know what to do. Every day I consider buying it and every day I decide not to. I'm just totally clueless about how good it is or isn't- I've heard everything from it's absolutely amazing to it absolutely sucks.

[ElNono]

^ Y'all are killing me. Not just reviews, but a bunch of gaming podcasts I've listened to have been busting a nut over this game. I've tried to read this thread without getting spoilt, but from what I can tell the consensus here, is that it's a disappointment. I really don't know what to do. Every day I consider buying it and every day I decide not to. I'm just totally clueless about how good it is or isn't- I've heard everything from it's absolutely amazing to it absolutely sucks.

Wait and rent it or buy it used once it's a $15 le...

[resistanze]

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[Ballcox]

I've been playing this game for about two weeks now, around 24-25 hours play time. I have to say this is a stellar le and easily one of the best games I've ever played on any system. I guess others have more or different expectations for this le, but I have enjoyed this one every second I've played it.

I would still put Fallout and Elder Scrolls a bit ahead overall, but not by much. 9/10.

[phyzik]

Just an FYI, its been confirmed that if your Shepard dies at the end of ME2 you will not be able to import that character into ME3.