Thread: Mass Effect 2

Originally Posted by MementoMori

looking forward to this game, played the first a couple umoteen times when it first came out, played EVERY possible story line and on each difficulty. This series seems like a very realistic look into a sci-fi world.

What are you talking about lame, anybody knows the best way to handle someone is to have a vanguard and lift three to four enemies in the air, throw the (off any edges if possible) and then finish the survivors of the falls with some serious fire power lol.

I would much prefer to use the other powers they seem more aggresive. Push and pull reminds me of star wars, and in that game you would only really use them to overcome obstacles, it was always better to use powers like lightning, rage and drain to kill enemies.

Some spoilers ahead


It was a great cinematic experience, just like ME1. And I really liked the way you get to know all your team members. Their background stories etc. I really hope they continue building on that in ME3. I was however pretty dissapointed with the way Shepards old buddies reacted when they found out he's alive (Tali, Garrus etc.). It was pretty lame. I mean these characters went through alot together in ME1. Show some friggin' emotion! And I also felt they were pretty lazy with the main story. But I'll forgive them since it's a trilogy. And I do atleast think they developed the Tali character very well here. I didn't care all that much for her in ME1, but she really grew on me in this game. Gonna have to romance her up with my next Shepard.

Anyway, something else I was annoyed with was how consolified and dumbed down the game felt. Seriously, the same key for run, hide, open doors and "use"? And no keybindings for journal and things like that... On the XB 360 it's understandable, but on the PC? There are alot of keys on a keyboard. And I felt they oversimplied alot of aspects a bit too much. I want my inventory back. I want more customization options. I want my phat loot back! I want this game to have more RPG elements. I guess that's just what i've come to expect from BioWare. And I also hear you can't even "hide" the helmet on the DLC armors.. I didn't spend 30 minutes perfecting my sexy shepard only to have him hide his head in a bucket

And don't get me started on the minigames... My god they're annoying. Yeah, driving around on empy planets with the mako got pretty boring after a while in ME1, but did they seriously think this planet scanning shit was going to be more interesting? And the hacking and bypassing only detracts you from the action/immersion.

There's alot of other stuff I was less than pleased with, but still the overall experience was a good one. I love the Mass Effect universe and this game has such a fantastic atmosphere that it really is a fantastic game despite its shortcomings.

Originally Posted by Woozie

Some spoilers ahead


It was a great cinematic experience, just like ME1. And I really liked the way you get to know all your team members. Their background stories etc. I really hope they continue building on that in ME3. I was however pretty dissapointed with the way Shepards old buddies reacted when they found out he's alive (Tali, Garrus etc.). It was pretty lame. I mean these characters went through alot together in ME1. Show some friggin' emotion! And I also felt they were pretty lazy with the main story. But I'll forgive them since it's a trilogy. And I do atleast think they developed the Tali character very well here. I didn't care all that much for her in ME1, but she really grew on me in this game. Gonna have to romance her up with my next Shepard.

Anyway, something else I was annoyed with was how consolified and dumbed down the game felt. Seriously, the same key for run, hide, open doors and "use"? And no keybindings for journal and things like that... On the XB 360 it's understandable, but on the PC? There are alot of keys on a keyboard. And I felt they oversimplied alot of aspects a bit too much. I want my inventory back. I want more customization options. I want my phat loot back! I want this game to have more RPG elements. I guess that's just what i've come to expect from BioWare. And I also hear you can't even "hide" the helmet on the DLC armors.. I didn't spend 30 minutes perfecting my sexy shepard only to have him hide his head in a bucket

And don't get me started on the minigames... My god they're annoying. Yeah, driving around on empy planets with the mako got pretty boring after a while in ME1, but did they seriously think this planet scanning shit was going to be more interesting? And the hacking and bypassing only detracts you from the action/immersion.

There's alot of other stuff I was less than pleased with, but still the overall experience was a good one. I love the Mass Effect universe and this game has such a fantastic atmosphere that it really is a fantastic game despite its shortcomings.

I was so saddened by most of the first games characters. Liara was my love interest and I couldn't wait to see her again in this one but when I did it just plain sucked. Kaiden I talked to in between every mission just because I thought he was a nice guy and wanted to learn more of his backstory, and in 2 he's just pissed that your working with Cerberus rather than jumping for joy that your not dead. I liked Wrex's reaction though, he actually seemed genuinely happy to see me, and I can understand him not coming to help because he had some serious stuff going down for him.

Find a free, virus free, non-torrent downloadable version and I'll play.

Originally Posted by Sandform

Find a free, virus free, non-torrent downloadable version and I'll play.

Why non-torrent? You won't find a 14.5 gigabyte file without a torrent.

go to and take the most popular treasure.

Anyone else loved how Mordin Solus talked? Quite efficient use of words

Who did you romanticize? Tali'Zorah vas Normandy here

A shame I didn't see how they looked inside the suit..

Originally Posted by Specialis Sapientia

Why non-torrent? You won't find a 14.5 gigabyte file without a torrent.

go to and take the most popular treasure.

Anyone else loved how Mordin Solus talked? Quite efficient use of words

Who did you romanticize? Tali'Zorah vas Normandy here

A shame I didn't see how they looked inside the suit..

haha yeah i have to agree, i loved the way he talked.

Originally Posted by Specialis Sapientia

Why non-torrent? You won't find a 14.5 gigabyte file without a torrent.

go to and take the most popular treasure.

Anyone else loved how Mordin Solus talked? Quite efficient use of words

Who did you romanticize? Tali'Zorah vas Normandy here

A shame I didn't see how they looked inside the suit..

Because the server that my internet is on blocks you from internet access forever if they sense you torrenting anything.

Originally Posted by Sandform

Because the server that my internet is on blocks you from internet access forever if they sense you torrenting anything.

I thought they only did that in France.

I am not sure if it's legal for them to do it, if you are talking about an internet provider, if you are referring to a private server (school and such) then it's their choice.

You could use someone's else you know bandwidth and use an external harddisk.

Though why not buy it? It's one of the best games ever made.

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