Mass Effect 2

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<-- ME2 hasn't finished downloading yet because it stops every time I play King Arthur. Silly Steam. Haven't they heard of multitasking?

Sorry I won't read the whole thread for fear of spoilers etc but ME2 is awesome thus far. I can't say off-hand how much I've played but I'd guess 10-12 hours. I actually started fresh with a new character because I wanted a biotic component (I was an infiltrator in ME1; I'm doing a vanguard now).

I'm glad you made the thread, I was thinking of doing the same but I thought maybe someone else already did and I couldn't find it. I think the discussion will get a lot more interesting once most of the respondents have finished the game and spoilers will not be so much of an issue.

Heh, I got it Tuesday (release) and beat it some time yesterday. Marathon-ed the thing. Wish it was longer, about 22hours with 95% of the game complete (I missed one or two side missions).

Good game though. Graphics, Audio, Game play all top notch. Seems I am one of the first to beat it... google has a surprised lack of screen shots. If I say anything more I will ruin it, so I won't. Even watching a review from GS or IGN will spoil some just from the background video.

Sadly I had lost my ME 1 save... Won't make the same mistake for ME 3.

Amazon_television, since Shepard is being rebuilt from tiny little bits at the beginning of ME2, you can actually choose a different class than you had in your save. All using the save does is set up some background, and give you bonuses (bonusi?) to credits, experience, and materials for upgrading.

I just got it today. I haven't played it much but so far I'm impressed. Shepard's personality is a lot more developed in ME2. I'm looking foward to see how the dialogue goes with my squad mates.

Haven't played #1, but I'm playing #2. It's pretty cool, and some of the characters and quests are well done. Kinda feels like Baldur's Gate 2 to me (the space hamster is a cute touch).

One of the funniest moments...ever written in media, is the "all powerful" Volus during the Justicarr mission.

It's alright so far; not having played the first one I'm cheerfully doing whatever the "bad" guys kindly ask of me, and murderising people all over the place. I like the big hippo-like alien things.

Just completed it earlier. A most amazing game, in my opinon. Probably one of the best games Bioware has ever come out with, even given the quality of their other stuff. I hope they don't take too long with Mass Effect 3.

Also, can we get a *spoilers* in the thread title or something? I don't want to spoil the plot for anyone and I'm sure people don't want the plot spoiled for themselves. My play time clocked in at about 21 hours, by the way. Pretty good considering how short a lot of games are these days.

I think Bioware has put out quite a lot of good stuff. I don't think their quality is all that bad, right? I enjoy every game they've ever come out with, ones I have played of course.

Thoroughly enjoying the first game still. I am taking my sweet time on it and might play it for a second go-round before attempting the sequel.

I am pining for getting a PS2 and playing both Balder's Gate games. I miss those.

Hehe, now I'm really enjoying it; every time I feel like saying "why don't ya just shoot him?" that little red sign appears.

Ok so the spoilers are only from the first game which is 2 years old so I don't feel bad posting them.

If you play the game without a save file it automatically assumes the following:

1. Council died.
2. Whichever gender Shepard you are, you saved the opposite gender human under your command.
3. Wrex died.
4. Picked Udina to serve on the council.


Other than that, other things from the first game do carry over, such as you getting more dialog options with old teammates if you romanced them or completed their side quest. In addition, you get a ton of credits and materials for upgrades. Lastly, if you played up to a certain level you start at lv 2, and if you got to level 50, you start at 3. If you completed ME1 twice and got to lv 60 you start at level 5. So that's rather nice.

Next, there's a website that has save files for ME1 that you can easily download (they're between 50-100kb) and install in a self-created ME folder just to access for ME2 new games. I can't recall the site at the moment, just google ME1 save games, should be near the top. I did it because I was highly annoyed with the default choices the game had and I had done pretty much the opposite for everything in my old game... but couldn't transfer because it was 360 and not PC... So I cheated the system, but it's all good ^_^

Also... the voice actor that did the female Shepard completely embarrassed the male Shepard voice actor. She's full of emotion, inflection and character and the male one is... well flat and same-sounding the entire game. So, if you can play a female Shepard, I do recommend that.