Mass Effect 2 teaser

[Husar]

But I liked the Mako missions, a lot!
They gave me a feeling of seamless transition, my character didn't travel between locations by loading screen but by using an actual vehicle(well, there were loading screens but I liked exploring the planets etc), why the heck would anyone remove that?

[gaelic cowboy]

But I liked the Mako missions, a lot!
They gave me a feeling of seamless transition, my character didn't travel between locations by loading screen but by using an actual vehicle(well, there were loading screens but I liked exploring the planets etc), why the heck would anyone remove that?

Yeah but one planet was much the same as another there was very little reward for exploring a huge rural wasteland on 99% of the extra planets.

Maybe if they had had less planets but filled them with more to do and interact with then it might have been more fun.

My dream is a universe I can go back to after I finish the main quest which I suspect will be furnished through DLC between now and the last game.

[Mailman653]

More ME than you can shake a stick at

The news is good or bad, IMO. Good cause there's lots of posiblities as to what could be done with a new game. Bad cause is ME going to be the new Halo or COD? A new game every year....it's like they are becoming a sports game, new versions every year. I don't know.

[frogbeastegg]

I have been avoiding previews and videos of the game for months now because I want to come to the game with no expectations other than the hope it will be a worthy sequel to one of my favourite games. I just broke that to watch the launch trailer.

Well gosh. Amazon had better not deliver my pre-order late!

[Mailman653]

That trailer is awesome, I hope this weekend flys by quick.

[al Roumi]

That trailer is awesome, I hope this weekend flys by quick.

It's too much, I am compeled to say: "Do want".

[Mailman653]

Cerberus Network pictures

BioWare: Expect 'Mass Effect 3' In Late 2011/Early 2012; Plenty Of DLC Between Games

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

CD WOW (some UK retailer?) is selling ME2 for seemingly $36 (at least to Americans):

http://www.cdwow.us/search?q=mass+effect+2&t=games

I had some giftcard money left over from Christmas so I pulled the trigger on it, figure I can maybe register it to Steam and then get the free DLC for $14 less than actually buying it through steam. Seems a little shady, but what the heck, right?

[Mailman653]

Well, thats one way to compete with all those retailers that have pre-order bonuses

Not even used would you find it at that price, hope your purchase goes well! Too bad the savings doesn't transfer to the 360 version. If it did I might just cancel my pre-order with Gamestop and buy it there!

Some people on the xbox forums already got a copy of the game but I'm avoiding any threads that might have spoilers of any kind. I'm comfortable with what I know from the trailers and what I've read, I don't wanna know more than that!

[Husar]

That trailer is just good because of the music.

[Husar]

CD WOW (some UK retailer?) is selling ME2 for seemingly $36 (at least to Americans):

http://www.cdwow.us/search?q=mass+effect+2&t=games

I had some giftcard money left over from Christmas so I pulled the trigger on it, figure I can maybe register it to Steam and then get the free DLC for $14 less than actually buying it through steam. Seems a little shady, but what the heck, right?

26.99€ for the US version !!!!
It's 49.99 on Steam, screw the preorder bonus, why pay twice as much for a silly suit?
Somehow the non-US version is 31.99€, if the yerman language inclusion is the only difference then I guess I would not need it.
And here I thought I could skip on it and then along comes this tempting offer...

[Crazed Rabbit]

CD WOW (some UK retailer?) is selling ME2 for seemingly $36 (at least to Americans):

http://www.cdwow.us/search?q=mass+effect+2&t=games

I had some giftcard money left over from Christmas so I pulled the trigger on it, figure I can maybe register it to Steam and then get the free DLC for $14 less than actually buying it through steam. Seems a little shady, but what the heck, right?

Looking at a couple review sites, CDWoW has got abysmal reviews. Im gonna shy away from it.

On the other hand, Walmart has it for $46, with a $10 online gift card on top of Bing cash back. EDIT: IF you go to walmart via searching for HDTVs, Bing cashback is 15%.

CR

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

A quick search shows mixed reviews, with some of the negativity from slow delivery. Which is fine, I probably shouldn't even open the box until after this semester is over. But I'll keep you guys posted on how this gamble works out. :D

[rajpoot]

IGN already has a review of the game. Spoiler free.

Rated 9.6, 'Incredible'.

[Scienter]

I'm going to be out of town on release day!!

[tibilicus]

http://www.metacritic.com/games/plat...60/masseffect2

98 score on metacritic so far.

BRB, adding this game to shopping cart.

[Krusader]

IGN already has a review of the game. Spoiler free.

Rated 9.6, 'Incredible'.

I tend to ignore IGN, Gamespot, Gamespy and well, most major gaming magazines as it seems the most hyped and advertised games get good scores. Age of Conan & Empire: Total War springs to mind.
But still took a quick read-through and really hope this time the review holds true for the entire game.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Reall it would be surprising if anyone gave them less than a 9.5 unless there were some crippling technical issues. Even if it was a bad game (and there was little reason to think it would be after ME1) the amount of hype spent on this game would guarantee great reviews from the big sites.

[al Roumi]

That trailer is just good because of the music.

Seems like that track has been used for other trailers too :) One of the Youtube links was to a Lineage 2 trailer (never heard of it, looks like a manga RPG).

[Krusader]

No major plot spoilers, just some romance spoilers, but using tags as some people might want to see this for themselves ingame.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Mass Effect 2 Sex Scenes revealed.

Also, a female Normany crewmember Kelly Chambers is available for both genders.
Garrus for female Shepard along with Jacob Taylor and the assassin Drell.
Male Shepard (as shown in link above) is Miranda Lawson, Subject Zero and Tali.

[Mailman653]

Arghh.....just found out the Gamestop where I pre-ordered my game won't be open at midnight. Guess I'll get mine sometime during the day on Tuesday like every one else.

[frogbeastegg]

Gametrailers have posted their video review. Nice chance to see the game in motion away from the promo movies.

[Mailman653]

I got my copy today, been hooked for hours.

[Krusader]

Pre-loading on Steam...

[Meneldil]

Hey guys, I'm currently playing ME1, and I don't want to pollute ME2 thread, so I'm asking here.

When it comes to the "Score 250 kills with a given weapon" or "Use a given ability 75 times", do I need to do it with Shepard only? Or do my companions' kill work too?

[al Roumi]

Hey guys, I'm currently playing ME1, and I don't want to pollute ME2 thread, so I'm asking here.

When it comes to the "Score 250 kills with a given weapon" or "Use a given ability 75 times", do I need to do it with Shepard only? Or do my companions' kill work too?

Has to be you I'm afraid!

[frogbeastegg]

Hey guys, I'm currently playing ME1, and I don't want to pollute ME2 thread, so I'm asking here.

When it comes to the "Score 250 kills with a given weapon" or "Use a given ability 75 times", do I need to do it with Shepard only? Or do my companions' kill work too?

As alh_p said, it has to be Shepard. The count is global so if you have Shepard A kill a guy with a shotgun and then play a different game with Shepard B and kill another guy with a shotgun, that counts as 2 towards the achievement. The count also survives deaths and any sort of reload. If you really want you can use the power/weapon against a set of foes, reload and do it again, and keep on doing this until you reach the required number.