Mass Effect 2 [PC/360]

[Sweey]

Long ago when the Mass Effect 2 was announced the creators ask us to keep the saves from Mass Effect cause it will influence the story but with the first trailer it looked like Sheppard was KIA and youll get to play a new character. I was like... how could the saves from Mass Effect affect the game if the main character from it died... Glad it turned out that Sheppards alive and we will get to play with him again.

He isn't dead but he can die at the end of Mass Effect 2 depending on your decisions which means it is almost certain that Commander Shepherd will not appear in Mass Effect 3 - one of the lead designers has said making the third one will be easier because they don't have to worry about continuity.

I've just played and this morning finished the first one after three days of intense play. I lost my saves after completing it the first time and was surprisingly a lot more thorough this time around, hitting the money cap (9,999,999) and getting close to the "first playthrough Level 50" cap (I was at least level 48).

Everything about Mass Effect 2 looks as though it is going to be better than the first, I just really hope that's the case.

Combat is changed and abilities have been severely altered. There are 19 weapon types instead of 6, grenades have been removed and while the first one had points you could use for weapons and armour to make you proficient with them, that now is not the case. There are no armour restrictions and with weapons you're either proficient with them or you're not.

 

[Dan]

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Eight days!

 

[capetax21]

Hi, I'm new here. I hope Mass Effect 2 will be better than Mass Effect 1, even Mass Effect 1 is a great game but not to good in texture. only one week to go....

 

[Sweey]

1am or something stupid:

I hope hype doesn't get the better of us. I don't know anyone looking forward to Mass Effect 2 who isn't a firm believer that it will be better than the first one which in itself is a fantastic game.

Can't wait to play it, I just hope Play send it on time!

13:07

Found out this morning that this has leaked on PC. I already knew it had leaked for 360 on Tuesday or Wednesday. I'm going to wait until it arrives in the post next week despite the obvious temptation to be playing it this afternoon.

IGN UK have given the 360 version 9.6. I've not read the review as I want to steer clear of spoilers - other reviews for it so far have given the 360 version 10 and 9.5.

 

[Lörd TH]

I should really save some money for this.

 

[dan101rayzor]

1am or something stupid:

I hope hype doesn't get the better of us. I don't know anyone looking forward to Mass Effect 2 who isn't a firm believer that it will be better than the first one which in itself is a fantastic game.

Can't wait to play it, I just hope Play send it on time!

13:07

Found out this morning that this has leaked on PC. I already knew it had leaked for 360 on Tuesday or Wednesday. I'm going to wait until it arrives in the post next week despite the obvious temptation to be playing it this afternoon.

IGN UK have given the 360 version 9.6. I've not read the review as I want to steer clear of spoilers - other reviews for it so far have given the 360 version 10 and 9.5.

Holly **** its true. The PC version is all over the torrent websites. To bad Ive already pre-ordered on steam Meh its only 2 days I can live with that

 

[Sweey]

13:45

I have to wait until Friday....after work.....gah! I'm sure I'll thank myself for it in the end.

I'm hoping to still be playing this when BioShock 2 hits so I'm not struggling with only one game to play at a time.

17:29

90% in PC Gamer. The final mission is lauded, the game is considered better written and better acted than its predecessor, there are 10 potential team-mates which we're forced to take along or leave for particular sections along the way and plenty of moral decisions.

Unfortunately, spectres are barely mentioned and the Alliance seem invisible (Cerberus, the human mercenary organisation are heavily featured in the game). Nothing that breaks the game though.

 

[Appswah]

24/01/10

Just got my pre-order in at game. Read some reviews and it sounds very promising.

26/01/10

Game got dispatched this morning. Should hopefully be here for Friday.

 

[Appswah]

2 days to goo

 

[Barry]

We are getting it tomorrow, I don't really have the cash to spare though.

 

[Appswah]

We are getting it tomorrow, I don't really have the cash to spare though.

I preordered mine with game and it was dispatched yesterday so hopefully i get it tomorrow. Game are usually quite good at sending out pre-orders. Looking forward to this game quite a bit, my xbox has been neglected recently.

 

[Appswah]

Got mine in the post just a minute ago. Going to install it to my xbox HDD then give it a whirl.

 

[Dan]

Got mine in the post just a minute ago. Going to install it to my xbox HDD then give it a whirl.

How long did it take to install?

 

[Lörd TH]

I have a feeling I should've pre-ordered mine from Game.

 

[Appswah]

How long did it take to install?

I only did 1 disk but took about 10 - 15 mins max.


Played it constantly for about 3 hours..had to take a break, soo awesome!

It took me a while to get the hang of things but its good so far.

Only downside ive seen so far is the load times..but installing it to HDD improved the load times.

I have a feeling I should've pre-ordered mine from Game.

I pre-ordered with game and they dispatched it tuesday and recieved it this morning.

Edit: 21:29

Christ, i am actually addicted. Brilliant game.

 

[Dan]

I'm waiting until after tea to get started. :joel: I've been up since 5 though, so I probably wont play a great deal.

 

[Sweey]

I'm leaving work soon and am going to be raging if it hasn't been delivered today - Play sent it on Wednesday. If it also doesn't turn up tomorrow, my weekend will be ruined.

 

[Foxhound]

I didn't know that Yvonne Strahovski is in the game. I might get this on the PC

 

[Sweey]

It isn't fucking here. Play.com can fuck off.

They've sent me an email about how to activate the in-game special items that come with the game if pre-ordered with them. I sent back this:

You know I'd love to follow the instructions in the original email, I really would. Unfortunately, I pre-ordered with Play.com who are unable to dispatch PC games early enough for them to ever arrive on the day of release. I can't go elsewhere to buy the game after your complete failure to get it to me on time because you've taken my money and I'll end up with the hassle of returning the game to you once it arrives. Late. Again.

Maybe you should just give up on pre-orders for PC games altogether. You were sending the game out 24 hours later than the vast majority of your competitors and I could have easily gotten the in-game items via other means. I'm even confident enough to say that those competitors who sent it out on the same day as you somehow inexplicably managed to get Royal Mail or whoever to deliver their shipments on time. After all, I've never had any games pre-ordered from anywhere other than yourselves turn up late in the past.

Absolutely useless. Its clear that there's no reason to ever pre-order PC games from you again.

If I don't get a game a day early, not a problem I shouldn't expect it. If I pay to get it on the day of release they can fucking well make sure I get it.

 

[Lörd TH]

Got my copy this morning, loving every second of it.