Mass Effect 2

[RedPhazon8]

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I did the Shadow Broker Mission after I met Liara in ME2, I was messing around that planet for awhile then took it on before I moved onto other things. It worked well within the plot.

[Altimus]

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If I remember correctly, reviews for Project Overlord were "meh." Still, perhaps I'll check it out someday. The only other DLC I plan to get is Arrival since it's connected to ME3.

Overlord was fun; you get a small bonus for doing it in the 3rd one which was nice.

Shadow Broker like most was the best DLC for me as well. Arrival had a lot to live up to with the Broker and didn't.

[Leon]

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Tell me about it.

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That lady in Arrival was just plain annoying. Wish Shep could've bitch-slapped her indoctrinated face.

Still, the DLC explains why Shep is in detention at the start of ME3. Wish it was cheaper though.

[CaptainZombie]

I'm about done with my run through on ps3 for ME2. I've put in almost 40 hours and still have some side missions to do. I've also restarted ME1 on the PC. I still miss a few aspects from the first game. Hoping to start the Arrival this weekend and then on to ME3.

[aukevin]

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I'm about done with my run through on ps3 for ME2. I've put in almost 40 hours and still have some side missions to do. I've also restarted ME1 on the PC. I still miss a few aspects from the first game. Hoping to start the Arrival this weekend and then on to ME3.

I'm at around 25 hours or so, not sure how far I have left. I still have one Dossier and I've done 5 team member's loyalty missions. The last main mission I did was when I had to bust out of the Collector ship.

I really like ME2 a lot better than ME. I like the weapon, powers, and upgrades systems much more. ME was too tedious for me with all the weapon and weapon add-on pickups. Do I never have to drive that Mako on ME2? I have not missed that one bit, I hated that thing in ME lol. Is ME3 designed more like ME2 or ME?

[Solidice]

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I'm at around 25 hours or so, not sure how far I have left. I still have one Dossier and I've done 5 team member's loyalty missions. The last main mission I did was when I had to bust out of the Collector ship.

I really like ME2 a lot better than ME. I like the weapon, powers, and upgrades systems much more. ME was too tedious for me with all the weapon and weapon add-on pickups. Do I never have to drive that Mako on ME2? I have not missed that one bit, I hated that thing in ME lol. Is ME3 designed more like ME2 or ME?

It's a mix. They added back weapon upgrade levels(I, II, III.....up to X) and mods(2 mods per gun), but I wouldn't call it tedious(but I'm a big RPG player, so that kind of stuff doesn't bother me). no mako(yet at least). The actual combat feels more like ME2 with the powers and shooting, however there are no weapon restriction for the classes(every class can use any gun). there is a weight system that will slow your power recharge time if you carry more than your class can carry however, so for example, an Adept carrying 5 weapons would have a really slow recharge time.

[aukevin]

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It's a mix. They added back weapon upgrade levels(I, II, III.....up to X) and mods(2 mods per gun), but I wouldn't call it tedious(but I'm a big RPG player, so that kind of stuff doesn't bother me). no mako(yet at least). The actual combat feels more like ME2 with the powers and shooting, however there are no weapon restriction for the classes(every class can use any gun). there is a weight system that will slow your power recharge time if you carry more than your class can carry however, so for example, an Adept carrying 5 weapons would have a really slow recharge time.

Ok, thanks. I guess the main thing that bothered me was item pickups. I don't like having to empty my pockets all the time. So I'm happy with ME2 because you just scan items you find along the missions, and there is none of that omni-gel conversion stuff to empty your pockets as you go along the game.

[Shortsinator]

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So I am replaying Mass Effect 2 and making different decisions than I did in my first time around.

For example:
In the prologue, I shot Wrex and saved Kaiden instead of Ashley.

I am actually anticipating Wrex's loyalty mission, so that I can see the difference without Wrex.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I'm at around 25 hours or so, not sure how far I have left. I still have one Dossier and I've done 5 team member's loyalty missions. The last main mission I did was when I had to bust out of the Collector ship.

I really like ME2 a lot better than ME. I like the weapon, powers, and upgrades systems much more. ME was too tedious for me with all the weapon and weapon add-on pickups. Do I never have to drive that Mako on ME2? I have not missed that one bit, I hated that thing in ME lol. Is ME3 designed more like ME2 or ME?

ME2's scale, production, and overall gameplay is definitley cleaner and more fluid than ME1. I just didn't like how simple they made some aspects of the gameplay compared to ME1. "Upgrading" weapons was kind of confusing because I couldn't tell what kind of effects the different weapons had in relation to the others.

I think I enjoyed the main storyline more in ME1, but enjoyed the squad interactions much more in ME2.

[CaptainZombie]

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ME2's scale, production, and overall gameplay is definitley cleaner and more fluid than ME1. I just didn't like how simple they made some aspects of the gameplay compared to ME1. "Upgrading" weapons was kind of confusing because I couldn't tell what kind of effects the different weapons had in relation to the others.

I think I enjoyed the main storyline more in ME1, but enjoyed the squad interactions much more in ME2.

I would kind of disagree with a lot of people about ME1 being clunky if you only have access to the 360 version. The PC version is a night and day difference in terms of visuals and gameplay. It really felt like the 360 version was such an afterthought when compared to the PC version.

I prefer the storyline of ME over ME2, boy do I hate the Illusive Man and Cerebus. Like Fresh says, production values and squad interaction is quite fantastic in ME2. While I preferred ME storyline, I still feel like ME2 is quite fantastic.

The last mission I just finished last night before going to bed was

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getting Joker through the Normandy so he does get killed by the Reapers and configuring EDI to get the hell away from their ship.

[Solidice]

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Ok, thanks. I guess the main thing that bothered me was item pickups. I don't like having to empty my pockets all the time. So I'm happy with ME2 because you just scan items you find along the missions, and there is none of that omni-gel conversion stuff to empty your pockets as you go along the game.

well, there is no inventory system in ME3 like in ME1, so you don't have to worry about that. when you find a weapon mod, it basically just "unlocks" it for use. same when picking up new weapons.

[CaptainZombie]

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I just finished ME2 tonight and boy was this an awesome ride. I will say that this has become one of my favorite franchises this generation. Depending on how ME3 goes, might just end up being on top of my list.

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In the suicide mission, I lost quite a few people....primarily Garrus, Jack, and Mordon didn't make it. I was hoping that damn Zaeed would have bit the bullet, didn't like him at all. How do you make sure that everyone survives?

[LambertandHam]

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I just finished ME2 tonight and boy was this an awesome ride. I will say that this has become one of my favorite franchises this generation. Depending on how ME3 goes, might just end up being on top of my list.

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In the suicide mission, I lost quite a few people....primarily Garrus, Jack, and Mordon didn't make it. I was hoping that damn Zaeed would have bit the bullet, didn't like him at all. How do you make sure that everyone survives?

Since you've already played through the game, still a spoiler warning, but try this.

[Solidice]

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I just finished ME2 tonight and boy was this an awesome ride. I will say that this has become one of my favorite franchises this generation. Depending on how ME3 goes, might just end up being on top of my list.

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In the suicide mission, I lost quite a few people....primarily Garrus, Jack, and Mordon didn't make it. I was hoping that damn Zaeed would have bit the bullet, didn't like him at all. How do you make sure that everyone survives?

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do the loyalty missions, research the ship upgrades, and put people in the proper places during the suicide mission.

[aukevin]

I finished today too! It was so awesome, top 5 game of all time definitely. I am a bit of a completionist so I had everything done in order to leave no man behind on the suicide mission. Didn't know that was the reason I was doing all the upgrades or loyalty missions, that's cool they had a real effect.

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