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I never really liked her anyway.

Anybody here wouldn't happen to know the point of being able to copy Grunt's loyalty ability, you don't have armor......




I feel like this game sort of had Metal Gear Solid syndrome with the biotics in cutscenes, don't they look so much cooler than they actually are??

PistolWraithCaine wrote:I never really liked her anyway.

Anybody here wouldn't happen to know the point of being able to copy Grunt's loyalty ability, you don't have armor......

Spoiler:

As far as I know, the Tech dying only depends on who you send in, it has to be a character with strong tech skills, I think Tali, Mordin or Legion are the only ones who won't die. Likewise I think that someone from the team sent through the swarms will die unless you pick Samara or Jack to maintain the field.

I feel like this game sort of had Metal Gear Solid syndrome with the biotics in cutscenes, don't they look so much cooler than they actually are??

My impresion after completing this game is.... FRAKKING AWESOM! I have NEVER enjoyed a game as much as I did with this. I must admit I was a bit sceptical at first but Im overwhemed by its awesomness

The romance with Garrus is honestly quite sweet. It's not about sex or anything, it's about them.

Garrus is fething awesome, he's been my fav character since ME1. Anyone who says otherwise will suffer a flame attack.

Wrex and Tali are my favorite characters since I first saw them in Mass Effect 1.
There are several good thing with alien(xeno) LOVE.

Emperors Faithful wrote:The romance with Garrus is honestly quite sweet. It's not about sex or anything, it's about them.

Garrus is fething awesome, he's been my fav character since ME1. Anyone who says otherwise will suffer a flame attack.

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Although I haven't had the chance yet, I'm looking forward to the opportunity to bring Legion on board the Flotilla with Tali. Just to see their reactions.

You get Legion after you've done pretty much every Loyalty mission, and

Cheese Elemental wrote:

Spoiler:

The tech specialist you send has to be either Tali or Legion, and you have to have Miranda as the leader for the second team for them to survive.

Cheese you are incorrect on your second statement.



On the flip side, what a fantastic game, and frankly judging by the final cutscene I cannot wait for the sequel!

Cheese Elemental wrote:I'm playing a Paragon Adept in my second playthrough, and it's a blast. Shockwave is ridiculously powerful and push/pull recharge really fast. If you're going to play as an Adept, I recommend specialising as a Bastion once you max your passive class skill.

Besides, Subject Zero is closer to a Vanguard than an Adept because she uses shotguns. The only thing missing is Charge.

Really? That's good to know. Maybe I will play an Adept now on my first playthrough. I still have an unplayed Gears of War lying around here and I want to play something different than only shooters.

Kanluwen wrote:

Emperors Faithful wrote:The romance with Garrus is honestly quite sweet. It's not about sex or anything, it's about them.

Garrus is fething awesome, he's been my fav character since ME1. Anyone who says otherwise will suffer a flame attack.

Spoiler:

Although I haven't had the chance yet, I'm looking forward to the opportunity to bring Legion on board the Flotilla with Tali. Just to see their reactions.

You get Legion after you've done pretty much every Loyalty mission, and

Spoiler:

Tali gets exiled from the fleet if you do her mission the only way to actually get her loyalty

Tali's mission doesn't have to end like that - you just need to be a super paragon to convince the admiralty board.

Well, I'll find out on my INSANE! playthrough now

How funny were those conversations that you overhear in Eternity on Illum?

Turian: We could go watch Fleet and Flotilla. It won over five awards for it's Qu'arian/Turian romance.

Qu'arian: Oh, it's okay. A little dry spell won't kill me. Besides I've got this wonderful pleasure stimulator in my enviro-suit.

Turian: I hear that the love scenes are-...wait, what?

Qu'arian: Oh yes, no mature adult should go anywhere without them. Here, I'll turn it on now. ...Um, excuse me, human, private conversation here? Sheesh.

I loled my socks off.

It's pretty short.

Queit, you. (Did you go through ALL the loyalty missions? ) I think that it can be really short if you just stick to the main story. What I like about it is all the side stories and cameos.

Though I have yet to meet 'The Fan' again...

I got everybody loyal but that fether Zaeed. I'm a paragon of goodness, so civvies come first.

BrookM wrote:I got everybody loyal but that fether Zaeed. I'm a paragon of goodness, so civvies come first.

Oh, that's very bad. Non-loyal squad members can cause the deaths of loyal squad members during the suicide mission. My advice:

zaeed is awesome. i just wish there was a damn dialogue option for him.

The characters in this game were more interesting than the ones in ME1, but I felt they were still a little on the shallow side. Legion was interesting, as were Mordin and Miranda, but the rest were too stereotypical; particularly Jacob.

Really, Bioware hasn't come up with many truly great characters of late. Wrex was well done, as was Morrigan, but they haven't been able to pull off a Viconia, or Valygar recently.

Grunt was pretty awesome, I thought.

He was better than I expected him to be. They managed to sidestep the pure, mindless psychopath that anticipated.

Well let put together a list.

Pros.
Great graphics from what i hear(old tv dont know)
Well put together chracters.
interesting plot.
zaeed.
mordin
cons.
to here and there. not really a straight game.
for a game that lets you customize your armor there is little need other then cometics changes.
to rushed. not enough pacing.
guns sucks. you either have A)alot of ammo with little punch or b) little ammo with alot of punch.
anti-climatic ending.

anyone else have anything to add.
all in all in satisfied and disappointed. satisfied that it improved on the games disapointed that it was so short.

"Short"?

It lasted me three days for my first playthrough alone.

a game should last atleast 50 to 60 hours. this lasted 33 for my first play through.

I agree with Garret with respect to the pacing of the story.

I also wasn't the biggest fan of the move towards a greater emphasis on the shooter elements.

Still a good game, but I feel like there were some elements from the first game that should have carried over. For example, I would have liked to see the Mako come back in a reduced and refined role.

I also would have appreciated a reworked inventory system. In fact, the inclusions of a real inventory would have gone a long way to strengthening the RPG vibe.

The fuel and probe mechanics were unnecessary, as has already been pointed out. The Final Fantasy style map navigation also seemed out of place.

I sort of alluded to this earlier, but I really feel like Jacob was a wasted character. You'd think that a guy with so many reservations about his employer would be more proactive when presented with a commander who is likely to have similar feelings. His writing really felt phoned in; very much like the Alliance soldiers from the previous game.

well, I nailed Tali

which is the reason I bothered buying ME2 after that abortion Dragon Age

and now I feel like I'm pretty much finished with the game



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@dogma: agreed about Jacob, was really a waste, somehow even the frigid Asari was more interesting even

do like Legion, however (strange side effect of Tali crush?) Miranda seems kind of cool--but sooooo ugly (from neck up). Mordin makes my cut, too. Grunt is serviceable (probably will get more mileage on a renegade playthrough) but Thane and Jack . . . meh.

ME2 Garrus seemed unrelated to ME1 Garrus--is he supposed to be Batman now?

As far as characterization, I think Bioware's most impressive feat in this field was making the player's character in KotOR so compelling; maybe it's just me, but Revan stands heads and shoulders over Shepherd.

I think Legion was my favorite character, though its always a good idea to re-purpose the enemies present in the first component of a narrative (Darth Vader anyone?).

I would have liked Jack more had her character arc not been ripped directly from the Riddick universe. They could have at least given her a different name.

Thane was boring. Its telling that I often forget he's even in the game. Though is character class (biotic infiltrator) would be my ideal choice given the freedom to make it.

Agreed about Garrus, though I feel as though that was the point. I suppose the ruthlessness was hinted at in ME1, but his new found disregard for law and order came out of left field.

Zaeed was a solid character. Not terribly unique, but well conceived and believable.

I kind of wanted Wrex to come back, but I think what they did with him was quite fitting. In fact, Tuchanka was well done on the whole. Though I wish they had emphasized Krogan politics more.

The Migrant Fleet was underwhelming. Though I've never really liked the Space Jews.

I found Illium to be an odd place given the supposed nature of the Asari. It seemed too common for a planet run by omnisexual warrior women who live for a thousand years.

I found it really amusing that you can bang your secretary.

With Garrus, it's not so much a "newfound disregard for law and order".

He's had at *least* two years to stew in a timeline where the Council was doing nothing. He's basically had to sit by and watch the Citadel go to the crapper, without any real chance for redemption. It's why he took the team to Omega in the first place(to TRY to stop Eclipse's drug running).

When he got betrayed and his team slaughtered--that's what pushed him over the edge into his pseudo-vigilante status.

Jack was a stupid character and very one dimensional with little of true interest.

The Migrant Fleet was underwhelming yes, I was expecting an overcrowded ship or something, with the inhabitants not wearing their suits at all.

And maybe it's just me but the sudden inclusion of swearing doesn't make the game any more serious or adult. Same goes for the sudden smoking. Sure, the X-Files man smokes, that's okay. But seeing an Elcor with a cigar is just silly-willy.

Granted, the Joker's gak mantra while limping through the Normandy was good. The scream of the yeoman less so, it made me want to rescue the crew as soon as possible.

Legion was an interesting character, though I would've loved to learn more about it, especially regarding the N7 armour. Though the "there was a hole" reply suffices.

There so much more entertaining dialouge in this one when compared to ME1. When doing Tali's loyalty mission, bring Legion on board. It's worth it.

I felt that Thane was a bit soppy. Especially for such a cold killer. Melodramatic perhaps? I think a mix or Thane/Jack characteristcs would have suited the assasin role better.

Oh, and you have a Engineer. Who's scottish.