Mass Effect 2

Thought I'd put this in here lol.

So I rented this last Friday as I loved the original, now 45hrs of play later I'm suffering withdrawal symptoms having to wait 2 yrs to finish the real fight

So anyone else playing it, finished it, thoughts please and try not to spoiler

You can spoiler using the spoiler tags

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Anyhoo...
I got ME2 last Friday night, then decided to get ME1 first so I've played through that to get adjusted to it. Then a few days ago started ME2.

Loving it sofar!

I've been playing this. I completed the first, but couldn't import my character due to not having the save anymore. Still only on disc 1, because it's my Brothers game and he's on disc 2. If I rush through Disc 1 to quickly, I'll need to go on Disc 2 whilst my brother is still on disc 2. So I'm making the first last as long as possible.

lol, can't remember at which point you have to swap discs.

Can't say how much I love this game, can't wait till my Birthday so I can give it a real good shakedown and take my Level 30 Vanguard thru from the beginning

Can see me playing this well into the future just so I can experience all the endings, it really is worth playing thru multiple times

I just love ME2, it's alot better than ME1, and THAT was epic.

I was a little scared at first when I opened the Galaxy Map and seen how much bigger it was.

I'd only rented the game for a wek and thought I may need to rent it again lol. However I managed to finish it in 6 days racking up a total of 7hrs a day play

Completed it Earlier Today... So here comes some MAHOOSIVE Spoilers

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Anyway...

Since I played through this with an original character, sometime this week or next I'm going to play through Mass Effect 1 as an Adept. Then import the character to Mass Effect 2. Then replay that game, picking up achievements I missed on the way! ^_^

Completed it a few hours after Cory!

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Might do what Cory did...

I imported a level 59 Vanguard to start the game.

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I'm gonna hold off on my 2nd playthrough of ME1/ME2 till another time. I've got Ghosts Giveaway to plan and I've got things to do.

May sound stupid, but do I need to have played ME1 to understand ME2

It would be better to play the first before the 2nd.
Tis what I did

It works out better that way as you can import your character from the first to the second. Carrying over all choices made throughout.

You can probably find it on the cheap or buy the game on Demand like what I did...Cost me £19.99 though...

My brother has both, so I'll play number 1 while he finished number 2 =D

Makes it easier lol, as depending on the level you reach in the 1st it gives you items and a few level upgradres .

I've just started my 3rd playthru of the original to level up my l59 Shepard

Here's hoping for an online multiplayer option in the 3rd game

Well I have only just started Mass Effect 2 and I'm not a massive fan of it tbh.
I might complete it but I'm still trying to get through Dead Space.

Why so rbevanx?

Well before I start, I thought the controls were better than the first one and getting from A to B was far better.

But....

I felt the searching planets for resources was incredibly boring, they could have mixed it up with a puzzle element or something.
I also found the side missions to be pretty much the same thing, where one of your team needed your help on a planet.
I also found the fighting rather boring as well, as again most of it tended to be the same.
Could have made use of the enviorments more (similar to Gears of War).
I think with this game, the makers should have asked themselves "Is this gonna be an RPG or a shooter" as from playing this that element doesn't work for this.
It worked for Borderlands mind but it just wasn't my cup of tea.
A lot of sites have given this a 10/10 etc but it's a long way from that, more like 8.8/10 if anything.

P.S
I did Dead Space after and it was top notch

I'm really looking forward to Mass Effect 3, but I've played the last two on PC, so at somepoint I'm going to try and get both on Xbox for cheap so I can import my saves and enjoy all of them properly without my laptop killing the resolution and the framerate. By the start of next year they should be going real cheap, might even catch a bargain in the January sales.

On that note, i'm really looking forward to what ME3 might have in-store and whether they'll be a trailer at E3 *fingers crossed*.

I'm prediction an ME3 trailer at this years E3, honestly. The gap between the first 2 was big because they developed a new engine for it (Or worked heavily on editing an existing one). I think ME3 is just going to use ME2's engine with some slight modifications, as it was an absolute amazing engine. This should mean we'll get ME3 quite quickly, like next year

Theres more DLC out for this soon...

I stopped playing due to other games but I return to play the DLC :p

*Still hasn't played*

Oh come on, it's only been 2 years, give me a chance!!!

More DLC is due out soon for this game...

Anyone still playing it?

I haven't even started! But I will be as soon as i've finished up ME1. A lot to pay out though soon so I won't be buying too many new games..

I really need to play through it again to get the rest of the achievements...

I skipped the thread just to post this....

I AM GETTING ME2!

That is all.

I won't be playing it till after I done ME1 though.