Mass Effect 2 [PC/360]

[Barry]

Finished, and I have nothing but good things to say about it. You really get engaged with the story and the characters.

I had to switch disks twice, from 1 to 2 and then back again near the end.

 

[Sweey]

How long did you spend playing it? I'm at 18 hours having done this so far...obviously you can read Barry and I've got a question in there.

Spoiler

Recruited all bar Tali (don't like her but will do it anyway) and Legion so far and completed two of the side missions which I'm now concentrating on. We're now able to go through the Omega 4 relay - does that mean I'm near the end of the main mission?

 

[Lörd TH]

Finished mine on Tuesday, last boss was alright but other than that I would say this could be GOTY and in reply to your spoiler question Don yes.

 

[Sweey]

Doh. Feels like its barely started!

 

[Barry]

How long did you spend playing it? I'm at 18 hours having done this so far...obviously you can read Barry and I've got a question in there.

Spoiler

Recruited all bar Tali (don't like her but will do it anyway) and Legion so far and completed two of the side missions which I'm now concentrating on. We're now able to go through the Omega 4 relay - does that mean I'm near the end of the main mission?

T'was longer than 20 hours, edging to 30 I think but I left the 360 on a couple of times to watch TV or do random errands. To be fair when you finish you are given a choice, I don't want to spoil it though.

TH14:

Spoiler

Is it actually possible to get a team-member killed? I got the achievement for keeping them all alive, I suppose you could get the technician killed if you don't open the doors quick enough or maybe if you select the wrong leaders/biotics person/rescue party?

 

[Lörd TH]

TH14:

Spoiler

Is it actually possible to get a team-member killed? I got the achievement for keeping them all alive, I suppose you could get the technician killed if you don't open the doors quick enough or maybe if you select the wrong leaders/biotics person/rescue party?

Spoiler

Yes, I had Miranda,Samara,Leigon,Zaaed and Jack die, It all depends on who you choose to do the certain bits in the last mission.

 

[Sweey]

Just finished.

TH14:

Spoiler

For you to get that many killed you must have made a right fuck-up of the choices :laugh: - I know Thane gets killed going through the Omega 4 Relay if you don't get the upgrade from Tali

Saying that...

Spoiler

All of my crew bar the doctor died because they were taken when I had four side missions still to go and Tali the bint still to recruit. I didn't realise it'd fuck everything up if I did them all. My Shepherd never got to get his end away with Kelly after so much bloody effort - even blew Miranda off AFTER Kelly had been kidnapped (and by that time killed) :faceplm:

One of the finest games I've ever played, its just such a shame the third game won't follow on directly from this one. I suppose a third one might repeat the story a bit much though.

However...

Spoiler

We should have learnt a lot more about Harbinger

 

[Barry]

Spoiler

I saved Kelly, she better put out as so far Shepherd's been getting no action at all

Spoiler

Like I said I saved the lot of 'em, maybe we'll see Ashley Williams in part 3 as well?

 

[Sweey]

13:30

Ooh wait

Spoiler

I didn't realise we DO play as Shepherd in Mass Effect 3 if he survived

I'm going to go back to my save...

Spoiler

Just before the crew got kidnapped so I can hopefully do more side quests before they get kidnapped with a view to saving the lot of them. Bet it won't work out that way.

16:07

Right so in version number two...

Spoiler

Jack died when going through the Relay (just because I didn't do her mission as I didn't have time?! Ridiculous! At least keep her alive until I use her for something)

Tali died after fucking up the tech side - it was her or Legion to die as I hadn't managed to do either of their missions and also don't like her so fair play.

Thane died taking the crew who all survived back to the Normandy...but I'd already done his mission. I suppose I should have chosen Garrus like I did the first time around but I didn't want to leave Miranda in the second team with a whole host of characters who hadn't had their side missions completed). Oh well.

 

[Fab]

You know what's weird?

Spoiler

You lot conversing in spoilers

15:07

Spoiler

Don't you think?

 

[Lörd TH]

Anyone else think the custom faces are rubbish looking compared to the default one.

 

[Sweey]

Fab:

Spoiler

Not in the slightest - I like these covert operations

Oh and I'm on "version three" now...

Spoiler

Going back to a much earlier save to see if I can a) save everyone and b) make the romance with Kelly work even if I don't want it to

 

[Dan]

Complete it yesterday evening.

Spoiler

Everyone survived. :joel:

Total playtime was 30 hours 50 minutes. With the exception of scanning god-damn planets, I scanned every last one, it was an A* game from start to finish.

 

[fick]

Just seen update on dlc... Firewalker Pack

Hammerhead vehicle and five new missions coming to BioWare's sci-fi RPG next month; free for Cerberus Network members

Source

 

[Sweey]

Nice.

 

[Foxhound]

I picked up the sniper class. The invisibility cloak seems useless to me :/

I'm currently doing the Recruit Archangel mission.

 

[Sweey]

The invisibility cloak is a god-send for advancing where you're covering from or momentarily going Tony Montana on everyone.

I thought at first the Infiltrator class wasn't quite going to suit me despite seeming to be the ideal class I enjoy but actually it all turned out very well.

 

[Foxhound]

Before I did my first mission, I was stuck at the New Normandy for almost an hour. I had no idea that in order to proceed to the next mission, all you had to do was go to the galaxy map.

 

[Barry]

I agree, the cloak is a god-send. Many a time it saved me.

 

[Lörd TH]

Anyone bought the new DLC?