a trailor for the new character Subject Zero
I'd hit that.
She's very reminiscent of Asajj Ventress.
(http://csos.movieset.com/download/movieset/o/b/old/clonewars-asajj-ventress.jpg)
Captain's Log: Stardate: October 16, 2009. Electronic Arts has announced that Mass Effect 2, the next installment in BioWare's epic space opera, will jump to North American and European retail on January 26 and 29, 2010, respectively. The North American GameStop pre-order bonus will include:
Terminus Armor -- "Increasing run speed and personal shields, and augmenting weapons with an additional magazine of reserve ammo."
The M-90 Blackstorm Heavy Weapon -- "Generates a high-powered localized gravity well, accelerating particles to near-infinite mass."
Those who preorder from other retailers will receive the Inferno Armor, which gives Shephard "an increase in run speed and augmented damage from combat powers." And thus begins the Q1 2010 release bonanza ...
Update: Check out concept art of the Terminus Armor and M-90 Blackstorm after the break.
Yes, we realize the gun says "M88" even though it's supposed to be the "M-90 Blackstorm." Confusing things even more, one of EA's asset sites notes it as the "M-490," so let's just say it's "a gun" for now.
i thought that mass effect weapons had infinite ammo ??? kind of curious
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on October 16, 2009, 07:17:20 PMi thought that mass effect weapons had infinite ammo ??? kind of curious
My thought exactly.
Perhaps the new "special" weapons they're adding to the game have limited ammo. That would probably make sense, since the game would probaby be too easy (yet fun) if you used a limitless rocket launcher through the entire game. :D
Still to play the first mass effect.I only played about the first 10 mins then got bored of it.Will probably have another go at some point.Just got about a 100 games to get through first as well as any new releases coming out!
If you buy a retail copy of Dragon Age:Origins then you get a DLC code for 'Dragon Blood Armor' that is useable in ME2
nice, but i would only rent Dragon Age
Mass Effect 2 is NOT Coming to the PS3
The BioWare community manager whose comments in Poland led some to believe Mass Effect 2 would be coming to the PS3 has corrected his statements. Mass Effect 2 is still a PC and Xbox 360 release only.
Jay Watamaniuk, the community manager involved, posted the following yesterday afternoon in the BioWare forums:
There is a report circulating today based on an appearance I made in Poland yesterday. Seems there was a misunderstanding about ME2 coming to PS3.
Let me clarify today: ME2 is coming to PC and X360 only. Look for them both on Jan 26 in NA and Jan 29 in Europe.
Sorry for the confusion.
Watamaniuk's misstatement might not have generated much buzz had it not been preceded by listings on Electronic Arts' own Russian Web site, and an Australian retailer's, showing Mass Effect 2 as available for the PS3. EA told Kotaku that the listings were "both mistakes and they're being corrected."
new gameplay footage
sheppard shooting (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/30/shepard-shoots-stuff-in-this-mass-effect-2-gameplay-footage/#continued)
new mass effect 2 enemies
Legion intrigues me
Box Art revealed
(http://medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_223679.jpg)
Box art looks good. Not amazing, who's that woman in the background, she looks like she has a weird shaped head ?? just me, maybe. Green dude looks swish ... POW BANG ACKA ACKA!
Quote from: Failed on November 18, 2009, 12:58:27 PM
Box art looks good. Not amazing, who's that woman in the background, she looks like she has a weird shaped head ?? just me, maybe.
Looks like Cameron Diaz wearing a wig.
I think the revealed boxart looke 'meh'. I liked the leaked boxart better.
(http://dlb-network.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/504x_mass_effect_2_3601.jpg)
Of course, I'm buying the Collector's Edition of the game, so the boxart I'll be looking at will be
(http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/11/500x_custom_1257427995600_MASS2Cx360PFT_Front.jpg)
collectors edition looks swish
the green dude kinda reminds me of the mandy patinkin character in alien nation
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on November 19, 2009, 02:03:39 AM
the green dude kinda reminds me of the mandy patinkin character in alien nation
(http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/Content/090629/News/Todays_News_Our_Take/3_wed/090701aliennation1.jpg)
i'd kick his ass, with salt water !!
Quote from: Failed on November 19, 2009, 10:05:22 AM
i'd kick his ass, with salt water !!
then give him some sour milk to ease the pain :)
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on November 19, 2009, 02:03:39 AM
the green dude kinda reminds me of the mandy patinkin character in alien nation
He reminds me of Abraham from Hellboy.
(http://www.superherodb.com/pictures/portraits/abe-sapien.jpg)
New Character Reveal: Samara (http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/masseffect2workingtitle/news.html?sid=6241567&tag=topslot;thumb;1&mode=previews)
In our latest hands-on with Mass Effect 2, we were introduced to a new character that appears ready to add some depth to one of the galaxy's most important races. If you look back to the original game and conjure up an image of the Asari race--those mysterious blue-skinned humanoids--it's likely you'll either think of them as pure-hearted scientists (your squadmate Lisari) or biotic-wielding villains (Matriarch Benezia). In Mass Effect 2, one of the new party members is an Asari named Samara. She's essentially a lawless vigilante who operates under a strict code outside of government rule--what the game calls a justicar--and she's someone whose motivations are far more mysterious than others of her ilk. (click above link for full article)
After playing Dragon Age for the past couple weeks and now seeing the above trailer, I think BioWare is a couple games away from becoming BoobWare.
i say more boobs, gimme more
Mass Effect 2 to span two discs
How awesome is Mass Effect 2? Well, if BioWare Community Coordinator Chris Priestly is to be believed, it is about twice as awesome. "You cannot fit this much awesome on one disc," Priestly stated on the BioWare forums, after revealing the game content will span two discs.
The necessity of two discs may mean a staggering amount of content for the RPG sequel -- the original was certainly no slouch in content. While some may lament the necessity of having to get up at least once during Mass Effect 2, Priestly promises that the disc swap happens at a dramatically appropriate point in the story. "Even though there is a disc swap, it occurs at a carefully planned place in the game (that does not interfere with gameplay) and is done once. You do not swap back and forth. 1 swap and then done."
We're going to fathom a guess as to when the swap will occur: immediately after the "suicide mission" revealed in the game's initial teaser.
Quote from: GamerMan316 on December 04, 2009, 10:26:57 AM
Mass Effect 2 to span two discs
You do not swap back and forth. 1 swap and then done.
I wonder if it will support HDD install. If so, I wonder if you'd have to swap at all if all the data is on the HDD.
Quote from: GamerMan316 on December 04, 2009, 10:26:57 AM
"You cannot fit this much awesome on one disc,"
I don't know who Chris Priestly is, but I now I like him. ;D
Quote from: nCogNeato on December 04, 2009, 02:12:59 PM
Quote from: GamerMan316 on December 04, 2009, 10:26:57 AM
Mass Effect 2 to span two discs
You do not swap back and forth. 1 swap and then done.
I wonder if it will support HDD install. If so, I wonder if you'd have to swap at all if all the data is on the HDD.
You'll still have to swap the discs, as you need the disc in your console to authorise you have the game(or disc in this case). This has happened to me on both Last Remnant and Blue Dragon.
Quote from: Failed on December 04, 2009, 02:34:41 PM
Quote from: nCogNeato on December 04, 2009, 02:12:59 PM
Quote from: GamerMan316 on December 04, 2009, 10:26:57 AM
Mass Effect 2 to span two discs
You do not swap back and forth. 1 swap and then done.
I wonder if it will support HDD install. If so, I wonder if you'd have to swap at all if all the data is on the HDD.
You'll still have to swap the discs, as you need the disc in your console to authorise you have the game(or disc in this case). This has happened to me on both Last Remnant and Blue Dragon.
Poop.
I've never played a multi-disc game on the 360. If developers could manage to put some type of "Master Key" on disc 1, it would shut up all of the multi-disc naysayers.
Quote from: GamerMan316 on December 04, 2009, 10:26:57 AM
While some may lament the necessity of having to get up at least once during Mass Effect 2,
somenoe's getting sued
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on December 04, 2009, 06:55:36 PM
Quote from: GamerMan316 on December 04, 2009, 10:26:57 AM
While some may lament the necessity of having to get up at least once during Mass Effect 2,
somenoe's getting sued
:D haha ...
... :'(
Mass Effect 2 producer Adrien Cho thinks developers are pampering players, making games much easier now than in previous generations. "It goes back to that learning mechanism of "Well, I tried this – it didn't work. I'm going to try something different." And I think that's going to be something in Mass Effect 2, we don't want it to be a cakewalk, you want a challenge," he told Video Games Daily.
Using the brutally difficult From Software title Demon's Souls as an example, Cho says hardcore players today want to earn progress in games. "I think gamers want a more sophisticated game, they don't want a breezy game where you see all the cinematics and just put in your hours and play it through." According to Cho, Mass Effect 2 aims to give players a healthy dose of challenge and sophistication when it launches early next year. We're all for hard work and challenge, but our idea of sophistication doesn't include the ancient mechanic of trial and error.
Mass Effect 2 Voice Cast is Like a Sci-Fi Nut's Wet Dream
The original Mass Effect had its fair share of A-list actors and actresses. Mass Effect 2 saw that level and raised it... to the moon!
BioWare today announced its celebrity voice cast for the upcoming sci-fi shooter-RPG, Mass Effect 2 and it includes big name stars like Martin Sheen ("The West Wing", "Apocalypse Now"), 2009 Emmy Award-winner Shohreh Aghdashloo ("House of Saddam", "24", "Flashforward"), comedic actor Seth Green ("Austin Powers"), "Chuck" stars Yvonne Strahovski and Adam Baldwin, Keith David ("Crash") and sci-fi favorites Michael Dorn ("Star Trek: Deep Space Nine") Tricia Helfer ("Battlestar Galactica"), Michael Hogan ("Battlestar Galactica") and Carrie-Anne Moss ("The Matrix"). Wow, now that's a lot of talent!
From the press release:
"Esteemed actor Martin Sheen stars as the mysterious Illusive Man who commands Cerberus, a secretive paramilitary organization dedicated to protecting human interests in the galaxy. Yvonne Strahovski plays deadly Cerberus operative Miranda Lawson, who has been genetically engineered for superior mental and physical traits. Returning to the cast from the original Mass Effect is Seth Green as Joker and Keith David as Admiral David Anderson. And rounding out the vocal roster are Tricia Helfer as EDI, the voice of the new Normandy; Carrie-Ann Moss as Aria T'Loak, the crime lord who rules the planet Omega; Shohreh Aghdashloo as Admiral Shala'Raan vas Tonbay; Michael Hogan as Captain Bailey; Adam Baldwin as Kal 'Reegar; and Michael Dorn as Gatatog Uvenk."
It seriously is like a sci-fi fanatic's wet dream... and maybe mine. There, I said it.
Mass Effect 2 is blowing minds next January 26th and 29th in North America and Europe respectively.
Holy hell! That's teh awesome! ;D
I'm starting a new religion that worships BioWare.
Quote from: nCogNeato on December 11, 2009, 02:58:05 PM
Holy hell! That's teh awesome! ;D
I'm starting a new religion that worships BioWare.
I'm starting one called "trying to zoom in on Shephards ass whilst you wait for the lift to stop"
I have only just started playing Mass Effect I love it
Martin ... my 2nd favourite Sheen :P
Quote from: Failed on December 11, 2009, 03:08:45 PM
Martin ... my 2nd favourite Sheen :P
Whos your first?
Gotta be either Charlie or Mr.
Quote from: TaraJayne on December 11, 2009, 03:05:35 PM
Quote from: nCogNeato on December 11, 2009, 02:58:05 PM
I'm starting a new religion that worships BioWare.
I'm starting one called "trying to zoom in on Shephards ass whilst you wait for the lift to stop"
lol
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
What else is there to do Neato? Its a long journey and he looks so so hot :P
I agree, i picked the female Shephard on Mass Effect 1.
Quote from: GamerMan316 on December 11, 2009, 11:51:27 AM
[Tricia Helfer as EDI, the voice of the new Normandy
great!!! evrytime i enter the ship ill have a hard-on. may have to get some help from the gf when that problem arises
i think the perversion is starting to rub off on me
Tricia Helfer & Martin talk about their voice roels (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/11/tricia-helfer-martin-sheen-talk-up-their-voice-roles-in-mass-ef/)
im the biggest bsg nerd so this is gonna be even more sweet
Mass Effect 2 cinematic trailer teases 'full-length' version for Dec. 22 XBL debutSnagged from IGN's "Ultimate Holiday Videogame Guide" comes this Mass Effect 2 cinematic trailer ... well, teaser trailer may be more accurate. While the above video shares nearly a minute and a half of delicious cinematic video (read: this isn't in-game, folks) the end promises the "full-length trailer" will premier on Xbox Live on December 22, just a few days before ecksmas.
So you can take "Mass Effect 2 cinematic trailer" off your wishlist and bump up "Mass Effect 3 cinematic trailer."
Mass Effect 2 Collectors' Edition contents pictured
EA and Bioware have confirmed the final contents of the Mass Effect 2 special edition and what they look like in a nice looking image.
The Mass Effect 2 Collectors' Edition is to include a 48 page full-color concept art booklet, a collectable tin box and a Mass Effect Redeption comic to run your hands across in real life, while in-game Commander Shepard will get his hands on Limited Edition Armor and access to the Cerberus Network, which'll provide more exclusive in-game content.
In addition to all that you'll get the all important two disc game and a bonus disc with making of content, including the full version of the recently released CGI trailer.
Mass Effect 2 is out in January.
(http://www.rpgsite.net/images/art/152/collectors_content.jpg)
Quote from: GamerMan316 on December 14, 2009, 12:46:17 PM
Limited Edition Armor
With this and the Dragon Age armor, I'm excited to start the game as a BAMF*.
*The term "BAMF" is not a reference to Nightcrawler. Sorry, xnightcrawlerxx. ;)
Quote from: GamerMan316 on December 12, 2009, 12:29:25 PM
Tricia Helfer & Martin talk about their voice roels (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/11/tricia-helfer-martin-sheen-talk-up-their-voice-roles-in-mass-ef/)
How funny (and awesome) is the facial accuracy of Yvonne Strahovski / Miranda Lawson. It's almost creepy.
(http://i46.tinypic.com/5ewy6r.jpg)
Quote from: nCogNeato on December 14, 2009, 03:26:23 PM
*The term "BAMF" is not a reference to Nightcrawler. Sorry, xnightcrawlerxx. ;)
i guess i wont sue you for copyright infringement......this time
After Mass Effect 2 lead gameplay designer Christina Norman walked us through the Engineer class and it's sanguinary droid last week, we were wondering how BioWare could possibly appeal to our inner tactician any more. It appears that the developer sought to do just that with this week's introduction to the Sentinel.
Skilled in both biotic skills (thats space magic, folks) and tech abilities, Norman says the Sentinel is "the only class that can blast through any enemy's defenses ... with or without your squad backing you up." With only a handful of weeks left before the game's January 26 release date, it won't be long before we get to find out exactly how adept the Sentinel is for ourselves.
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on December 15, 2009, 02:38:54 AM
... biotic skills (thats space magic, folks)
That made me laugh. :D
When playing through the first game, I wondered if BioWare / EA had to pay some type of licensing or royalty fee to George Lucas to avoid "The Force" lawsuits.
They never really make a massive deal of it though in the game, not like Star Wars where nothing will work without Space Magic.
Quote from: nCogNeato on December 15, 2009, 02:09:53 PM
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on December 15, 2009, 02:38:54 AM
... biotic skills (thats space magic, folks)
That made me laugh. :D
When playing through the first game, I wondered if BioWare / EA had to pay some type of licensing or royalty fee to George Lucas to avoid "The Force" lawsuits.
They probably didnt due to the fact that Bioware is on really good terms with Lucas Arts, due to making KoToR and producing the new MMO Star Wars: Old Republic :P Cant wait for it :D
Cant wait for ME2 either.. I waited years for ME1.. and when it arrived i was blown away by its sheer depth of world/universe lore and how detailed backgrounds were etc.. so im sure ME2 will surpass the original (hopefully in length) in everyway :D
Quote from: KoreRupt on December 15, 2009, 06:21:02 PM
Quote from: nCogNeato on December 15, 2009, 02:09:53 PM
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on December 15, 2009, 02:38:54 AM
... biotic skills (thats space magic, folks)
That made me laugh. :D
When playing through the first game, I wondered if BioWare / EA had to pay some type of licensing or royalty fee to George Lucas to avoid "The Force" lawsuits.
They probably didnt due to the fact that Bioware is on really good terms with Lucas Arts, due to making KoToR and producing the new MMO Star Wars: Old Republic :P
Maybe that was part of the deal.
LucasArts: We'll let the "biotic" thing slide, but you have make Old Republic f***ing legendary!
BioWare: Yes, master.
:D
Do you think Lucas dresses up as the Emperor when Bioware call round for tea and to ask about using Space Magic?
joystiq has some spoilers up.......i didnt post them for obvious reasons
BioWare: We haven't peaked on 360
'There's a lot more power we can get out of the 360,' says Mass Effect producer
BioWare reckons there's still "a lot more power" its future releases can get out of the Xbox 360 hardware.
Speaking in our just-published Mass Effect 2 interview (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=229700), producer Adrien Cho said the developer hasn't yet "peaked" on Microsoft's console.
"For this game, we've squeezed even more out of the Xbox 360," he said. "Mass Effect 1 when it came out I think represented this watershed moment; it was a benchmark, it was really innovative in many ways. But we knew at that time there were many ways in which we could improve, it's just time limitations. So given two more years of development our artists, engineers and programmers have learnt how to extract more out of the engine.
"Have we actually peaked? No. I was the technical artist on the first game and what we do is build things a lot smarter to avoid some of those issues like texture pop-in in the sequel," he added. "But I don't think we've reached that ceiling yet; there's actually a lot more power that we can get out of the 360."
Cho said that he believes Mass Effect 2 will represent "one of the first games of the second generation," and that the lifespan of the Xbox 360 is "at least a few more years".
god i need this game so bad!
Still not played the first game yet, it's been sat underneath Test Drive Unlimited for quite some time now, not played that in ages either :)
Aside from the infamous 'elevator' scenes, my only real complaint with the original Mass Effect was the texture popping. The details and scope of the game were so much more than I had seen before that point, but the texture popping was out of control at times.
I really liked the 'focus' feature in Borderlands that allowed slow-loading details to load into focus, rather than "pop". Much easier on the eyes, and made the overall game just feel more organic. Hopefully Mass Effect 2 uses a similar feature, if they haven't entiredly ride the game of slow texture loading altogether.
In a recent interview with CVG, BioWare producer Adrien Cho assured that the plan isn't to jettison Mass Effect 2 into the deep, dark retail space without some form of continued support. According to Cho, some of the core development team has already moved on to creating DLC for the game, which could range from new items, including weapons and armor, to side quests that might even build "up to full expansion packs." Cho added that the team has more flexibility to create DLC for the sequel than it did for the first game, explaining that add-on content "was always on our radar from day one."
It sounds like BioWare has big plans for Mass Effect 2 DLC. That is, it sounds like the plans are a bit more sophisticated than the original Mass Effect's DLC strategy: "release completely broken, partially inaccessible DLC without telling anybody about its existence."
Aslong as they don't skimp on the game just to release DLC to get more money out of us.
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on December 19, 2009, 10:20:35 AM
It sounds like BioWare has big plans for Mass Effect 2 DLC. That is, it sounds like the plans are a bit more sophisticated than the original Mass Effect's DLC strategy: "release completely broken, partially inaccessible DLC without telling anybody about its existence."
I still haven't played the last Mass Effect DLC. I'll pick it up when it goes on a 'Deal of the Week' so I can
RE-ADD it to my 100% completed list. >:(
Achievements (http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/mass-effect-2/achievements/) for anyone that wants to see them before playing, i'm guessing you probably won't want to look first.
a new trailer for the infiltrator class
D'ya know what? I'm going to give the first game a go again. See how long it takes me to get bored of it again ha ha....
I was the same Sarge... owned it twice, got bored of it twice within an hour, got no achievements, traded it in twice!
Quote from: NeuroticSarge on December 24, 2009, 09:53:11 AM
D'ya know what? I'm going to give the first game a go again. See how long it takes me to get bored of it again ha ha....
Tara was talking to me about the first game last week and how she's loving it, but she said she didn't think i'd like it, gonna have to give it a go at some point to see if i'm with Tara on this or with you & JT :)
Quote from: NeuroticSarge on December 24, 2009, 09:53:11 AM
D'ya know what? I'm going to give the first game a go again. See how long it takes me to get bored of it again ha ha....
blue alien sex=win
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on December 24, 2009, 12:48:09 PM
Quote from: NeuroticSarge on December 24, 2009, 09:53:11 AM
D'ya know what? I'm going to give the first game a go again. See how long it takes me to get bored of it again ha ha....
blue alien sex=win
Must be a Canadian thing?
Quote from: NeuroticSarge on December 24, 2009, 06:30:48 PM
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on December 24, 2009, 12:48:09 PM
Quote from: NeuroticSarge on December 24, 2009, 09:53:11 AM
D'ya know what? I'm going to give the first game a go again. See how long it takes me to get bored of it again ha ha....
blue alien sex=win
Must be a Canadian thing?
It is pretty cold there
Quote from: GamerMan316 on December 24, 2009, 10:33:48 AM
Quote from: NeuroticSarge on December 24, 2009, 09:53:11 AM
D'ya know what? I'm going to give the first game a go again. See how long it takes me to get bored of it again ha ha....
Tara was talking to me about the first game last week and how she's loving it, but she said she didn't think i'd like it, gonna have to give it a go at some point to see if i'm with Tara on this or with you & JT :)
I just couldn't get past the first bit of the story, I really wanted to like it, it's an RPG in space... I really should like it!!!
Mass Effect 2's save game import features explained
This past summer, we learned that Mass Effect 2 players could import save files from the previous entry in the franchise, bringing all of the decisions made in the first game into the sequel. But are decisions capable of decimating hordes of insidious, robotic invaders? No, boosted stats and abilities are -- and according to a recent forum post from BioWare Community Coordinator Chris Priestly, players who import their saves will get access to these as well.
Of course, you won't be able to play as your super-high-level Shepard when you import -- however, the higher your character's level was when you finished Mass Effect, the better bonuses your Mass Effect 2 Shepard will receive. Some of the bonuses mentioned include extra money or crafting resources when you start the game. In addition, though BioWare has said that the game won't have a "New Game Plus" option, Priestly says that multiple playthroughs with the same Shepard will be possible.
Mass Effect 2 is 'best game in history of BioWare'
Sorry Dragon Age: Origins fans, BioWare has a new favourite child
Producer Adrien Cho has told CVG that Mass Effect 2 is "the best game in the history of BioWare."
"We're so proud of the game that I'm not worried at all," Cho explains. "[BioWare boss] Ray Muzyka was talking to me about this; of all the games we've made so far this was able to encapsulate everything we've been trying to do in games and present it in such a digestible form.
"Each game we've put out has been great, each game has flaws, where as this one represents the pinnacle BioWare experience. If you're going to play one BioWare game ever in your life, this is the one to try."
There's more info to be found in CVG's Mass Effect 2 interview (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=229700) while the game itself is out on January 29th.
Its also very cheap on Amazon
Shephard is so hot :P :P
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 06, 2010, 11:22:27 AM
Its also very cheap on Amazon
£29.99 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mass-Effect-2-Xbox-360/dp/B001RIYMIU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1262777109&sr=8-1)
I'll probably pick this up from Asda on day of release.. usually on big games they do a £27.99 for first week or something.. :O
Mass Effect 2 action figures revealed.
DC Comics have revealed a set of Mass Effect 2 action figures.
Shepard, Tali, Grunt and Thane are the characters shown off thus far and the 'Series 1' line makes us think more will be in the works when more characters are revealed.
They haven't yet been approved by BioWare and won't be available until late August but hey, it's something to look forward to if you want your own krogan standing watch by your TV.
Quote from: sambo on January 07, 2010, 05:41:32 PM
Mass Effect 2 action figures revealed.
(http://www.gamervision.com/contributed/1262803973uqLKql8vD5.jpg)
Now I can create the Shepard / Tali love scene the first game denied me. :D
that's not fair, i have a female Shepard
Quote from: nCogNeato on January 07, 2010, 07:28:58 PM
Quote from: sambo on January 07, 2010, 05:41:32 PM
Mass Effect 2 action figures revealed.
Now I can create the Shepard / Tali love scene the first game denied me. :D
i was thinking more shephard /wrex, but whatever floats your boat
Iwas thinking Shephard...Just Shephard on his own :P
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 07, 2010, 11:05:20 PM
Iwas thinking Shephard...Just Shephard on his own :P
you're such a pervert
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on January 07, 2010, 11:18:59 PM
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 07, 2010, 11:05:20 PM
Iwas thinking Shephard...Just Shephard on his own :P
you're such a pervert
I bet you watched the natal video clip and imagined that was Shepherd!
Quote from: NeuroticSarge on January 08, 2010, 07:03:09 AM
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on January 07, 2010, 11:18:59 PM
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 07, 2010, 11:05:20 PM
I was thinking Shephard...Just Shephard on his own :P
you're such a pervert
I bet you watched the natal video clip and imagined that was Shepherd!
I hope Shephard does become a Natal thing. Then at least when I do say things to him whilst gaming there will be a point. He is drawn to perfection and I don't know if it was a guy or gal that created him but he is almost the perfect man. Hes just lacking a sense of humour.
By the way Chris you imagined bestiality I am sure that's more perverted :D
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 08, 2010, 09:05:51 AM
By the way Chris you imagined bestiality I am sure that's more perverted :D
krogans need love too :)
:D I suppose that was a little racist but you couldnt really, not with Krogan
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 09, 2010, 09:21:37 AM
:D I suppose that was a little racist but you couldnt really, not with Krogan
Is that a dare?
Quote from: Failed on January 09, 2010, 10:23:44 AM
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 09, 2010, 09:21:37 AM
:D I suppose that was a little racist but you couldnt really, not with Krogan
Is that a dare?
What's a Krogan?
Quote from: NeuroticSarge on January 09, 2010, 10:36:12 AM
Quote from: Failed on January 09, 2010, 10:23:44 AM
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 09, 2010, 09:21:37 AM
:D I suppose that was a little racist but you couldnt really, not with Krogan
Is that a dare?
What's a Krogan?
jeez, where's gifMan when you need him. A big alien reptile thing
Quote from: Failed on January 09, 2010, 10:38:57 AM
Quote from: NeuroticSarge on January 09, 2010, 10:36:12 AM
Quote from: Failed on January 09, 2010, 10:23:44 AM
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 09, 2010, 09:21:37 AM
:D I suppose that was a little racist but you couldnt really, not with Krogan
Is that a dare?
What's a Krogan?
jeez, where's gifMan when you need him. A big alien reptile thing
Oh,must dust off my copy and play this again. So last year darling! :P
So last year he says when last night we played BattleField
(http://www.gamebanshee.com/masseffect/codex/images/kroganculture.jpg)
Krogan
(http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1317786689792&id=de18f95613626e569f935d4dd2227ad7&url=http%3a%2f%2fblog.canoe.ca%2fmediam%2fshepardhead.jpg)
Shephard mmmmmm
But in my head shepard looks like this
(http://www.stationzer0.com/lost-images/matthew_fox_jack.jpg)
one more pic like that and im posting some krogan porn....dont make me do it ;)
Mass Effect gets score of 9.5 out of 10 from OXM...I'm suspecting some 360 exclusivity bias but maybe thats just me being cynical!
<Linky> (http://scrawlfx.com/2010/01/oxm-reviews-mass-effect-2-a-9-510)
I think you might be right Luke it does seem a bit bias
Anyway
Developer BioWare has revealed that it is already working on Mass Effect 3, ahead of the release of the second game in the series.
In an interview with IGN, project manager Casey Hudson admitted that work has commenced on the third game's storyline. The exec also said that downloadable content will bridge the gap between the two sequels.
"We are already at work on Mass Effect 3," he said, "building the first bits of the story, putting that together [but] there will be great downloadable content throughout the time that Mass Effect 2 is out there while people are waiting for the third one.
"You'll always have great stuff. New adventures to play. New things to do. We don't have anything specifically announced yet, but we basically plan for DLC pretty shortly after the release of the game and then a pretty intense schedule of downloadable content throughout."
When quizzed on a potential release schedule for the third game, Hudson explained that it will likely arrive two years after Mass Effect 2.
"We always wanted to make sure that we got the entire trilogy of games done within this console's life cycle. We didn't want to take forever with it," he added. "So we definitely want to make Mass Effect 3 a fairly short turnaround, but also being that it needs to be a tremendous and epic conclusion to the trilogy."
i remember when the first ME was released reading about how they didnt want more than 2-3 yrs between game releases. its good to know that they're still trying to stick to that timeframe.
as far as bias is concerned. you're completely right. i dont even read OXM articles. i much prefer to hear what joystiq or ign have to say or anyone that reviews games from all 3 major consoles really.
I like looking at.... ME for reviews :P dont worry ill give you all a good long Mass Effect 2 Review about 1 week after it is out! lol.
Only two problems.. I love Mass Effect 1.. and I'm a BioWare Fanboy. So even if it was as bad as Sarge running away from my headshots on Battlefield ill still lowest give it a 5! haha. ;D
But seriously.. ill review it properly like always :) Would be funny to see a review of mine on a game I despise though.. :P No holds barred!
Quote from: KoreRupt on January 10, 2010, 09:57:47 PM
I like looking at.... ME for reviews :P dont worry ill give you all a good long Mass Effect 2 Review about 1 week after it is out! lol.
Only two problems.. I love Mass Effect 1.. and I'm a BioWare Fanboy. So even if it was as bad as Sarge running away from my headshots on Battlefield ill still lowest give it a 5! haha. ;D
But seriously.. ill review it properly like always :) Would be funny to see a review of mine on a game I despise though.. :P No holds barred!
Oh yeah-great.Next,I'll do a review on Gears 3 when it comes out.
Blokes in leather yadda yadda,big guns,blah blah,scary monsters,yawn,more big guns which defy physics......
You get the picture.
Oh,wasn't running away,just you kept hiding like a frightened school girl whose seen Failed walking towards them wearing a gabberdean raincoat!
;D Failed runs away from me.. cause i push him off buildings.. multiple times! :P
Quote from: KoreRupt on January 11, 2010, 10:23:31 PM
;D Failed runs away from me.. cause i push him off buildings.. multiple times! :P
he's never gonna let you live that down.
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on January 11, 2010, 10:48:03 PM
Quote from: KoreRupt on January 11, 2010, 10:23:31 PM
;D Failed runs away from me.. cause i push him off buildings.. multiple times! :P
he's never gonna let you live that down.
Hehe ;D
times like this makes me miss dave. :'( he could have written a good/disturbing song about kore and failed
lol :-\
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 09, 2010, 11:04:26 AM
But in my head shepard looks like this
(http://www.stationzer0.com/lost-images/matthew_fox_jack.jpg)
Holy crap on a crapcracker. No joke, you read my mind.
While playing the first Mass Effect, I was also really into Lost. I couldn't get the thought out of my head that Matthew Fox should play Shepard in the movie adaptation.
Hell ... in Lost his name is Shep
hard! ;D
It makes sense Neato. I am so glad you felt you had to quote the image of a dripping wet Matthew Fox :P
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 12, 2010, 06:49:01 PM
It makes sense Neato. I am so glad you felt you had to quote the image of a dripping wet Matthew Fox :P
Why wouldn't I. It's f***ing awe-inspiring.
I tried searching for a full body pic of Commander Shepard in his plain grey uniform (no armour) to compare, but I can't find a decent one.
Quote from: nCogNeato on January 12, 2010, 08:06:53 PM
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 12, 2010, 06:49:01 PM
It makes sense Neato. I am so glad you felt you had to quote the image of a dripping wet Matthew Fox :P
Why wouldn't I. It's f***ing awe-inspiring.
I tried searching for a full body pic of Commander Shepard in his plain grey uniform (no armour) to compare, but I can't find a decent one.
Your gayness is such a turn on ;D
And just in case the guys are feeling left out ...
(http://www.lost.cz/galerie/Herci/evangeline-lilly/evangeline-lilly_40m.jpg)
She can play Gunnery Chief Ashley Williams.
(http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/masseffect/images/thumb/6/6e/Ashley_Character_Shot.png/270px-Ashley_Character_Shot.png)
Yummy!
she is lovely. mmmmmmmmmm
I'm at the point where I search on stuff for ME2 everyday.. GIVE ME THE GAME ALREADY!!!
:( Will be like X-mas eve as a child night before where you cant sleep cause you want to wake up already to go get the damn thing!!!
Mass Effect 2 launch DLC will be free
BioWare reassures fans via Twitter that their wallets won't be stung for DLC.
BioWare has reassured Mass Effect 2 fans over Twitter that launch day DLC will be free.
After plans had started leaking of an assortment of launch day DLC, which has confusingly been shoved in alongside the existing pre-order and Collector's Edition DLC, BioWare issued a Tweet to calm everyone down.
"BioWare will not be charging extra for any new Mass Effect 2 content on launch day," it reads.
So there you go. You can sleep easy tonight knowing that you can save those Microsoft Points for something else. Like discounted Bring Down The Sky (http://www.oxm.co.uk/article.php?id=16643)! Maybe...
The Mass Effect 2 universe is a sprawling place -- but BioWare is prepared to expand it in ways far more elaborate than demonstrated by the delayed and haphazard additions to the original game. Available to new purchasers of the galaxy-hopping RPG later this January (digital and retail), "The Cerberus Network" will offer an in-game delivery mechanism for Mass Effect 2 downloadable content, including a free day-one pack featuring new missions, in-game items and Zaeed, a mercenary sporting very appealing proportions of deadliness and ruggedness. He might also have a scar on his face.
Though BioWare's future plans seem ambitious -- a second DLC pack featuring the Hammerhead hover tank is promised, as are pieces of armor and new weaponry -- some may consider them to be equally aggressive. Exhibit A: Yo three-headed dawg, I heard you like DLC, so I put the Cerberus Network DLC in your DLC so you can get more DLC. In other words, if you buy a used copy of Mass Effect 2, you'll need to unlock The Cerberus Network through a "one-time, in-game purchase of a new activation code."
We've asked BioWare and EA to comment the price of that activation code, and whether or not Cerberus will act as the exclusive mechanism to obtain future DLC.
BioWare's most recent title, Dragon Age: Origins, also offered in-the-box DLC in the form of "The Stone Prisoner" add-on, which costs $15 separately.
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Update: Reiterating that the day-one DLC will be "free to those who access The Cerberus Network," EA has told Joystiq that additional details regarding "all ways to access DLC" are forthcoming. As for the price of Cerberus Network access itself? "More details to come on that."
I fully support game developers "missing content from games" to make people buy them new instead of pirating copies! I know a few of us (me included) might miss out on decent "preowned" deals but its a good step to make sure us who ACTUALLY pay for the games get stuff that cheaters/hackers/piraters dont get! :D
ps. By "missing content from games" i mean having a code in a "new" version of the game to give the content. Ala Dragon Age:Origins Shale dlc. Same with Forza3's extra 30 tracks and extra cars for buying a "new" copy.
Save gaming! Kill a Pirate today :P
pfft. Well if they didnt make games so expensive people might not get copies instead.
Take the DS for example. Simple games,easy to complete and a tiny file size. Yet they still see it fit to charge you £29.99 for them.
Its an outrage ;)
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 20, 2010, 11:51:20 AM
pfft. Well if they didnt make games so expensive people might not get copies instead.
Take the DS for example. Simple games,easy to complete and a tiny file size. Yet they still see it fit to charge you £29.99 for them.
Its an outrage ;)
As you like to point out in Gamestation when we're stood by the DS games ;D
Its a dirty job but someones got to tell all those people they are wasting thier money. R4DS card £25 with 25 games off market. That guy does all the illegal stuff so you dont have to :D
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 20, 2010, 01:39:31 PM
Its a dirty job but someones got to tell all those people they are wasting thier money. R4DS card £25 with 25 games off market. That guy does all the illegal stuff so you dont have to :D
That price is an outrage right there, my mate only pays £10 and thats with a 2GB Micro SD card, he does have to do the games himself though, but that ain't a problem with all the DS Rom sites floating about.
Mine was free, but I always send people to that guy. It save explaining how it works to them :)
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 20, 2010, 01:53:28 PM
Mine was free, but I always send people to that guy. It save explaining how it works to them :)
makes sense :)
Quote from: KoreRupt on January 20, 2010, 12:13:25 AM
I fully support game developers "missing content from games" to make people buy them new instead of pirating copies! I know a few of us (me included) might miss out on decent "preowned" deals but its a good step to make sure us who ACTUALLY pay for the games get stuff that cheaters/hackers/piraters dont get! :D
This is my primary motivation for buying "new" copies of games. If buying new offers me some type of in-game benefit (additional weapons, armor, maps, characters, etc.), I will preorder the game.
If a developer / publishers doesn't give me some incentive to buy the game new, I'll buy it used a year later for 1/2 the price.
With Mass Effect 2 on the way, there has been a lot of rumour and speculation over what to expect. So here, we break down the confirmed list of exactly what's coming in the sequel... avoid if you don't want to ruin into spoilers!
Is Shepard Dead?
Yes and no. The initial trailer for Mass Effect 2 showed that Commander Shepard has been killed in action but he is later brought back to life by Cerberus.
The Plot
Mass Effect 2 is set shortly after the conclusion of Mass Effect. Shepard is patrolling for geth when the Normandy is attacked, forcing the crew to evacuate. Shepard is the last to get in his escape pod and dies drifting in space when his oxygen runs out.
The Shadow Broker - first introduced in the original Mass Effect as a powerful and anonymous information trader - retrieves Shepard's body on behalf of The Collectors. Together with Cerberus, who employed previous squad-mate Liara T'Soni to recover the body, Shepard's body is revived thanks to Project Lazarus (this will no doubt serve as the point in the game where you can change your character's personality and/or appearance).
Two years after, Shepard is onboard a Cerberus space station when it comes under attack. Shepard helps Miranda Lawson (new squad-mate) and Jacob Taylor escape, while Shepard is taken in to meet the Illusive Man. He then asks Shepard to investigate Freedom's Progress in the Terminus System, to find out why human colonies are being abducted - despite appearing to be a malicious organisation in Mass Effect, Cerberus' priority on human survival paints them in a different light in the sequel. Shepard encounters Tali there and also finds The Collectors are behind the abductions - and thus, Mass Effect 2 begins...
The Combat
This has received lots of tweaks since Mass Effect, mostly in the form of regenerating health (no more medi-gel) and thermal clips (serving as universal ammo for all weapons). Weapons no longer overheat and there will be no grenades this time round, probably a good thing as they didn't really work too well in the original. Sub-machine guns, heavy pistol are machine pistol are a few of the new weapons.
You no longer need to spend level up points on your weapon class either, as you will be fully effective in that weapon if your class supports it. You can now target individual parts of the body and you have to manual enter cover rather than automatically, a la the original Mass Effect.
Although it's not strictly combat, you can now also physically interrupt conversations - to push people to make a point or drawing a gun, for example.
New Abilities
On the biotic side, new abilities include Pull, Shockwave, Charge and Slam. The new tech abilities include Combat Drone, Cryo Blast, Incinerate and Tech Armor.
Uncharted Worlds
The issue of side-missions has been fixed, as the uncharted worlds will now provide more to explore. In addition to that, a brand new vehicle will replace the Mako, so no more bouncing around rocky terrain trying to line up a shot against a distant turret. We hope.
A fuel system will limit travel between the worlds, possibility promoting fewer planets than are in-depth over Mass Effect's lots-of-planets-with-just-text approach
Quote from: nCogNeato on January 20, 2010, 03:28:53 PM
Quote from: KoreRupt on January 20, 2010, 12:13:25 AM
I fully support game developers "missing content from games" to make people buy them new instead of pirating copies! I know a few of us (me included) might miss out on decent "preowned" deals but its a good step to make sure us who ACTUALLY pay for the games get stuff that cheaters/hackers/piraters dont get! :D
This is my primary motivation for buying "new" copies of games. If buying new offers me some type of in-game benefit (additional weapons, armor, maps, characters, etc.), I will preorder the game.
If a developer / publishers doesn't give me some incentive to buy the game new, I'll buy it used a year later for 1/2 the price.
Exactly. ;D
It was bound to happen. BioWare are famous for putting sex in their games and Mass Effect 2 is no different. So no big surprise that a video has hit YouTube of, presumably, the most anticipated sex scene of the upcoming action RPG. You should watch it if you want to know what hot space women wear under their rubber suits or if you just want to be able to say "Stop being mental" when the inevitable tabloid furore occurs over depraved and graphic scenes corrupting the nation's youth.
Or if like me you just want to see how Shephard gets it on with the ladies ;)
shephard's such a playa O0
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on January 25, 2010, 06:06:04 PM
shephard's such a playa O0
(http://www.mattjmcd.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/high-five-300x300.jpg)
haha. you're a weird one my friend. a weird one indeed
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on January 25, 2010, 10:40:22 PM
haha. you're a weird one my friend. a weird one indeed
lmao I was just thinking the same. But we love you all the same :-*
Quote from: nCogNeato on January 25, 2010, 10:19:45 PM
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on January 25, 2010, 06:06:04 PM
shephard's such a playa O0
(http://www.mattjmcd.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/high-five-300x300.jpg)
OMG! This is the first picture i've seen of neato, who's that man he's with ??
He's my handler.
Fetches my rodents, gives me my rabies shots. You know ... the usual.
Quote from: nCogNeato on January 26, 2010, 02:13:37 PM
He's my handler.
Fetches my rodents, gives me my rabies shots. You know ... the usual.
lmao
Just read my first review of Mass Effect 2. I will not spoil the game for anyone, But will tell you it received a 10/10 score. For those of you buying the game on Friday, I will say goodbye for a while as it seems you all may be preoccupied for a few weeks. :)
Quote from: sambo on January 26, 2010, 06:13:36 PM
Just read my first review of Mass Effect 2. I will not spoil the game for anyone, But will tell you it received a 10/10 score. For those of you buying the game on Friday, I will say goodbye for a while as it seems you all may be preoccupied for a few weeks. :)
Who reviewed it, as long as it wasnt OXM or another mag/view site affiliated with microsoft, then great.
Havent pre-ordered my copy because funds are tight atm, reallllllllllly want it friday though. anyone know any websites that have it cheaper than zavvi (£37.95 free delivery guaranteed by friday) ?
Just checked my usual review sites:
100% Games(TM)
100% Eurogamer
97% Metacritic (2nd in all time best xbox 360 games)
9.2 IGN
looking forward to it even more now
joystiq said it was the best action RPG ever. and after only an hour of playing i would have to agree. ;D
I was gonna get Dragon Age friday now i might get Mass Effect 2 and just play Dragon Age another time!
PSA: How to redeem Mass Effect 2 DLC codes ('cause it can get complicated) [update]
(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/masseffect1105front.jpg)
BioWare has posted a clarification for those having issues redeeming Mass Effect 2 promotional codes received in the Collector's Edition of the game or as pre-order bonuses from retailers. The codes require you to go to MassEffect.com to redeem, and although PC players just have to download a file in most cases, it's the Xbox 360 users that are stumbling into an issue.
Take note: If you have played a recent EA game with an online component (like Battlefield 1943) on your Xbox 360, chances are you already have an EA.com account linked to your Gamertag. If this is the case, do not create a new account on BioWare's or EA's site to redeem your code.
Xbox 360 owners that have played an EA game online and have their Gamertags tied to an account should not input their codes until they can log into their EA.com accounts. If you've already tied your Mass Effect 2 DLC code to a new account, the only way we know to get the game content is to transfer your new account over to an existing one, which requires getting in contact with EA.
We're currently contacting the publisher to see if EA can implement a streamlined process to transfer accounts and will update as soon as we hear back.
Update: We've placed EA's suggestions on fixing various Mass Effect 2 DLC issues after the break.
EA's response:
We are aware of the issue. Users having this problem can go to http://support.ea.com, choose "email us" on the left, and users should be able to get through. Here's a couple other sites to reference
FAQ: http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/103/index/778857
As well, we have a lot of confirmations saying that if you changed accounts EA Online's account page can fix it. http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/107/index/771409
I bought ME2 (Collector's Edition) last night. It is a very sexy package.
However, I am exercising my willpower and going to wait a while before playing it. I keep buying RPGs, which take so long to complete. In the meantime, I pick up other non-RPG games that collect dust, when I could complete them in 10 + hours and trade or lend them out.
Right now I'm playing Army of Two2, and will soon be done. I have Darksiders sitting on my shelf, and will try playing that next. Once all of my non-RPG games are out of the way, I can focus my attention RPGs without interruption.
I'm sorry Mass Effect. You'll have to just sit on my shelf and look sexy for now.
Metareview: Mass Effect 2
It's quite obvious we adore Mass Effect 2. Judging from the game's Metacritic score, we certainly aren't alone. What a crazy and exciting year we've got ahead of us, especially when a game of the year candidate sets such a very high bar in January. Let's check out the lavish praise other sites bestowed upon BioWare's epically epic space opera:
Eurogamer (100/100): "Perhaps BioWare's greatest success in Mass Effect 2 has been taking a complex RPG and making it effortless to understand, play and enjoy on a constant basis, because it has done this in a manner that should prove utterly essential to veterans and newcomers alike, and more than enough to suggest Mass Effect 3 will be the most important game in BioWare's history"
Giant Bomb (100/100): "BioWare has really gotten it right the second time around. They took those same ideas and figured out a better way to combine them into a more cohesive, more playable sequel that makes good on every bit of Mass Effect's potential and leaves me staring very grudgingly at the presumable two-year wait until my own Commander Shepard can continue his fight in the next game."
Game Informer (98/100): "The loss of RPG elements may hit some people hard, and the repetition in minigames may lead to yawns and tired eyes, but none of these faults hold Mass Effect 2 back from being a work of bold ambition, and one of gaming's most exciting sequels."
IGN (96/100): "It's incredibly personal while still retaining a sense of epic sweeping scale. The combat and mission design are outstanding. The visuals, voice acting, soundtrack, and direction are miles ahead of the competition. Perhaps most impressively, Mass Effect 2 manages to fulfill its incredible ambition while only suffering from very few technical hiccups. The only real caveat I should mention is that some of the revelations and plot twists won't be quite as powerful if you haven't played Mass Effect 1, but that isn't any reason to skip this fantastic videogame."
Edge (90/100): "Ultimately, Mass Effect 2's greatest strength is in tying its disparate pieces together, binding the gunplay and conversation systems into something that meshes, while creating an action-RPG that knows stats should be there, but that they should never get in the way of a good headshot."
If only Fable 2 was that good.
I've always thought the voice acting in Mass Effect was 2nd to none, well maybe 2nd to The Darkness.
Quote from: Failed on January 29, 2010, 10:44:08 AM
If only Fable 2 was that good.
I've always thought the voice acting in Mass Effect was 2nd to none, well maybe 2nd to The Darkness.
The voice acting in The Darkness is fantastic, i've seen Mass Effect being played a few times & was impressed with the voice acting on that, gonna have to play it at some point.
It's not that it's good quality acting but that it's good quality acting for the entire length of the 40hour game!
Does anyone know how the use of the Mass Effect save games are going to work on Mass Effect 2? I'm currently on my second playthrough on Mass Effect with my original Shepherd character trying to get to level 60 and get the renegade achievement but I don't want that one to be the save game that gets inmported in to ME2 'cos all my choices have been evil.
Woohoo, Mass Effect 2 has just popped through my letterbox (I love the smell of new games, is that weird?) ;D
Quote from: Jaynestown on January 30, 2010, 11:27:04 AM
Woohoo, Mass Effect 2 has just popped through my letterbox (I love the smell of new games, is that weird?) ;D
Not at all mate :)
Phew :)
I tried to explain to someone the other day about the allure of the 'New Game Smell' but they just looked at me funny.
New games smell lovely. Especially the Gran Turismo one I bought when I was pregnant many years ago. It smelt of burnt rubber. I used to be a bit freaky with it and sniff it for ten minutes before putting it the PS2.
Anyway smells aside I have put some stuff on the frontpage of the site that I found out about mining in Mass Effect 2. I don't know if it will be any help but it makes the homepage look pretty
http://www.360fahrenheit.com/fahrenh1_joomla/ (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/fahrenh1_joomla/)
Ohhhh it does look pretty.
Thank you Sambo :D
Yeah the box does smell brilliant , I was thinking what would happen if tried to put it on myself could I pull something.
If anyone is wondering what the second disc is in your package , that's your gateway to more exploration.
Oh no I pulled a krogan male.
Anyone who has played it care to share some initial thoughts? Seen JT & Kaput playing it.
i just finished up the main story and i thought it was great. they fixed the clunky fighting system and the powers dont take nearly as long to cool down as in the first game. it seems like they took just about everything that didnt work in the first game and made it better. i havent done too much planet exploration yet, so i cant comment too much on that.
The combat is awesome, way better than the first one, the cover system is so much better, a lot like Gears Of War. I think I've completed about about half of it, although much like Nightcrawler, I haven't done much planetary exploration. So far my only real complaint is the characters, they're not quite as appealing as the first one, they're a bit too "dark" for my liking but I think that's the point!
Argh pretty bummed with ME2 atm.
Got it this morning booted it up, import character "No Character Data Found"
Dunno why its being like that, ive completed ME 2 times with 2 different characters, and half-way thru a 3rd playthrough with my second character (its second playthrough)
Quote from: Maibs on February 01, 2010, 01:59:08 PM
Argh pretty bummed with ME2 atm.
Got it this morning booted it up, import character "No Character Data Found"
Dunno why its being like that, ive completed ME 2 times with 2 different characters, and half-way thru a 3rd playthrough with my second character (its second playthrough)
*Just replayed the saren battle and it showed up
I enjoying it and the story is not as powerful as the first one but I feel you can do you own thing this time.
I'm really enjoying it, but I do have a couple of gripes. The story does seem a bit weak, and all it seems to be centering on is collecting team members. What's the point of "collecting" 11 different squad mates (I've got 9 so far) if you can only take two members on a mission at any one time. They're all a bit too smilar, they're either soldiers or biotics. The actual gameplay is brilliant though :)
It occurred to me that they could bring out a multiplayer add on to this, it would be cool to actually play as one of the other characters, not that they will of course.
Once I've finished it I'm going to play both games one after the other, I like how certain actions from the firts one affect outcomes in the second one. I suppose it's helped that I only got the firstone 2 weeks ago and have only played it through fully once. :)
I'll do a ME2 review at the weekend probably!! Really tired from work.. :( have to walk like 4-5miles to get there each day!! and thats one way.. lol.. 4-5 miles back too! ;D
Great game though, completed it yesterday. Got the dont let anyone die achivement too for the final mission. Must have picked the right people!! lol.
I love the game, and yes the story does seem abit "weak" only because the major bits blend into the rest of the game so well it feels like your doing one constant mission instead of many different ones. Which most games avoid. To be fair though its working well since side missions even give important plot points!
Weird question but has anyone found out where to buy "star charts" from? One of the ingame tips states "Buy star charts to increase the amount of places in the galaxy you can goto" im like "WHERE!!!?" lol.
Has anyone see the amount of credit you get to use on second play though, I got about 200000.
The star charts I think you can get them on Illium by the taxi rank , were you activate the quest for Samara.
Does it actually add new sectors? :)
Yeah it adds new galaxy's to explore , just do not know if this is the only set available.
Just remember to stock up on fuel or lose minerals.
I really need to stop reading this thread until I start playing ME2. :D
Quote from: nCogNeato on February 03, 2010, 05:36:33 AM
I really need to stop reading this thread until I start playing ME2. :D
Ha ha,was just thinking same thing.Still not played the first one yet!
BioWare: PS3 refs in ME2 code erroneous
BioWare has denied that Mass Effect 2 is on its way to PlayStation 3 after fans uncovered references to the Sony platform in files included with the PC version.
As reported by Eurogamer Portugal, the PC version includes various references to PS3 in DefaultEngine.ini and other files.
BioWare's Chris Priestly replied on the official forum: "Unreal Engine is cross-platform, hence the PS3 code. This was brought up back in Mass Effect 1 days as well. Mass Effect is for the PC and Xbox 360."
Mass Effect 2 came out on PC and Xbox 360 last week to much acclaim, and currently sits atop the UK charts.
The developer noted on its official forums that no fix is currently planned to help those still gaming on standard-definition television sets where the in-game text is nearly unreadable.
"We understand that on some Standard Definition TVs the smallest text in Mass Effect 2 can be difficult to read. While this was not an intentional result, it was a byproduct of enhancements to the user interface," said community man Michael Gamble.
"After investigating potential solutions, we have determined that while this issue does affect a small portion of SDTV owners, we are unable to resolve it for Mass Effect 2 through a title update."
BioWare notes that future Mass Effect titles may not suffer from this issue.
"However, we have taken note of this issue and will take it into consideration as we plan future games in the Mass Effect franchise
Dragon Age is pretty bad too, another BioWare game :P
As bad as the text in Dead Rising? Everyone complained about that, it's fine in HD but on SD tv's it's a joke.
Would this be a deal breaker then? I haven't bought the game yet and won't if its gonna be a mare to play through cos of the text.
& yes my TV is shite!
i'm sure they're talking about little portables with 14" screens, anything over 30" is gonna be fine
Finished it last night, it's awesome, and the characters grew on me the more I played it (with the exception of Subject Zero, she's too whiny!!!). ;D
Quote from: Failed on February 06, 2010, 12:08:03 PM
i'm sure they're talking about little portables with 14" screens, anything over 30" is gonna be fine
I played Dead Rising and Mass Effect 1 on a 32" SD screen. I had no problem reading the text.
I didn't have trouble with Mass Effect, but Dead Rising was unplayable in parts because I couldn't read a thing.
Quote from: Handshakes on February 08, 2010, 09:17:23 PM
I didn't have trouble with Mass Effect, but Dead Rising was unplayable in parts because I couldn't read a thing.
Dead rising was pathetic for reading its text. Seriously Pathetic.
Mass Effect 2 on the other hand ive not had a problem with.
Even on my 32" tv Dead risings TINY (<¬ Ironic.) writing is lame!
EEDAR vice president and analyst Jesse Divnich says Mass Effect 2 has proved itself as the best selling January release of all time.
EEDAR - which stands for Electronic Entertainment Design and Research - says Mass Effect 2 shifted 572,000 copies in January despite only being released late that month. That was enough to trump the record holder NFL Street on PS2 (er... what?) which had 325,000 sales.
It's more proof that big hitters tend not to be released in January as much as anything else but it's still a feather that BioWare will happily sport in its cap, no doubt.
Just wanted to say that I finally started playing Mass Effect 2 last night.
It took me a while to get started since my Mass Effect 1 "Character Data" did not carry over to my new Hard Drive, even though the "Gamesaves" did.
Using my Datel XPORT, I explored a backup I made of my original 20GB Hard Drive which I used to play the original ME1, and discovered the cause of this problem experienced by so many other people that have upgraded Hard Drives since playing ME1 ...
When Mass Effect 2 searches your Hard Drive for your ME1 Character Data, it doesn't search for your ME1 gamesaves at all. The "Character Data" is actually a very small (~ 20KB) file that is hidden / invisible. It's not even contained in your Mass Effect 1 gamesave folder. Confusingly, there is a file contained in your gamesaves called "Game Profile" or something similar, which most assume is what is required to transfer your ME1 data to ME2. Sadly, that's not the case, and caused a mild panic among BioWare message boards.
So it appears that your Mass Effect 1 "Character Data" cannot be transferred form one Hard Drive to another. If you have upgraded from the Hard Drive used to play Mass Effect 1, the only solution is to load a gamesave close to the game end and complete the game once more. If you had "Auto-Save" on, then the game would have saved right before your 2nd (last) fight with Saren. If so, it shouldn't take longer than 5 minutes to "complete" the game once more.
Now with all of that craziness behind me, let me add ...
Mass Effect 2 is teh AWZUM!!!! ;D ;D ;D
I can't wait to get home and play some more.
Quote from: nCogNeato on March 11, 2010, 02:39:08 PM
Just wanted to say that I finally started playing Mass Effect 2 last night.
It took me a while to get started since my Mass Effect 1 "Character Data" did not carry over to my new Hard Drive, even though the "Gamesaves" did.
Using my Datel XPORT, I explored a backup I made of my original 20GB Hard Drive which I used to play the original ME1, and discovered the cause of this problem experienced by so many other people that have upgraded Hard Drives since playing ME1 ...
When Mass Effect 2 searches your Hard Drive for your ME1 Character Data, it doesn't search for your ME1 gamesaves at all. The "Character Data" is actually a very small (~ 20KB) file that is hidden / invisible. It's not even contained in your Mass Effect 1 gamesave folder. Confusingly, there is a file contained in your gamesaves called "Game Profile" or something similar, which most assume is what is required to transfer your ME1 data to ME2. Sadly, that's not the case, and caused a mild panic among BioWare message boards.
So it appears that your Mass Effect 1 "Character Data" cannot be transferred form one Hard Drive to another. If you have upgraded from the Hard Drive used to play Mass Effect 1, the only solution is to load a gamesave close to the game end and complete the game once more. If you had "Auto-Save" on, then the game would have saved right before your 2nd (last) fight with Saren. If so, it shouldn't take longer than 5 minutes to "complete" the game once more.
Now with all of that craziness behind me, let me add ...
Mass Effect 2 is teh AWZUM!!!! ;D ;D ;D
I can't wait to get home and play some more.
I still need to finish it. I bumped uglies with Miranda then deserted it. Typical male!
nice symmo, nice
I just finished playing the Overlord DLC. It's definitely worth buying and playing for anyone who already has ME2. It's a couple hours extra gameplay and tells a great short story.l It's moody, atmospheric, pretty, large and emotional. Running through a downed Geth ship and seeing all the dead Geth bodies was creepy, but then having them all wake up and attack you on the way out is even creepier, and definitely my gaming highlight of the last month.
Quote from: Legion on July 06, 2010, 11:34:28 PM
I just finished playing the Overlord DLC. It's definitely worth buying and playing for anyone who already has ME2. It's a couple hours extra gameplay and tells a great short story.l It's moody, atmospheric, pretty, large and emotional. Running through a downed Geth ship and seeing all the dead Geth bodies was creepy, but then having them all wake up and attack you on the way out is even creepier, and definitely my gaming highlight of the last month.
i don't have to play it now i know what happens <_<
The first Mass Effect DLC was brilliant, really worth the pennies
That's only a tiny bit of what happens. It's a big (idh) DLC.
Plus it was mentioned in both the reviews I read, I figured it would be safe to mention.
Quote from: Legion on July 07, 2010, 10:39:13 AM
That's only a tiny bit of what happens. It's a big (idh) DLC.
Plus it was mentioned in both the reviews I read, I figured it would be safe to mention.
I would have to agree. A lot of the DLC reviews and previews all mention the basic bulletpoints of what happens.
There is also apparently a new "morality" choice in the DLC that is pretty good (for fans like me that enjoy them). I don't know what it is, and would rather find out for myself.
I played through that part of the DLC twice. It's a tough choice. And I hope it impacts the events of Mass Effect 3 whenever that''s released.
Dr Liara T'Soni will make her comeback as a playable character in the next bit of Mass Effect 2 DLC.
The DLC, called Lair of the Shadow Broker, will see Liara T'Soni return as a playable character. She's one of the NPCs in Mass Effect 2, having been playable in Mass Effect, but she refuses to join Shepard's party when asked to do so.
The official blurb reads: "Two years ago, Commander Shepard died and Liara T'Soni fought in a desperate struggle against the Shadow Broker to recover her former Commander. Now that Shepard is back, it's time to even the score."
Haven't played ME2 for ages. Might have to dive back in, with the DLC.
I hope this new DLC tells the story of Liara from between ME1 and 2. Some of us aren't terribly interested in comic books.
I saw this for sale for £15 yesterday in Asda. Still wasn't tempted though.
Quote from: Sarge on July 26, 2010, 06:08:24 AM
I saw this for sale for £15 yesterday in Asda. Still wasn't tempted though.
Same price on Play too, might get it and add it to the pile of games i'll never play. :)
Quote from: sambo on July 25, 2010, 01:43:17 PMLiara ... but she refuses to join Shepard's party when asked to do so.
That was so frustrating. I tried and tried and tried to get Liara to join my team, but da b**** got issues. :P
I'm crazy excited she's back as a playable character.
It was only a matter of time (http://translate.google.de/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.videogameszone.de%2FMass-Effect-2-PS3-235603%2FNews%2FMass-Effect-2-PS3-Version-mit-Bonus-Inhalten-auf-der-Gamescom-2010-enthuellt-768314%2F&sl=de&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8)
Quote from: GamerMan316 on August 17, 2010, 11:42:02 PM
It was only a matter of time (http://translate.google.de/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.videogameszone.de%2FMass-Effect-2-PS3-235603%2FNews%2FMass-Effect-2-PS3-Version-mit-Bonus-Inhalten-auf-der-Gamescom-2010-enthuellt-768314%2F&sl=de&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8)
Mass Effect 2 (with bonus content) coming to PS3 next January.
Depending on how good the bonus content is, I just may end up playing this for PS3 as well. ;D
One playthrough was enough for me. Good game... but unskippable cutscenes? No thanks.
Quote from: Handshakes on August 18, 2010, 02:54:30 PM
One playthrough was enough for me. Good game... but unskippable cutscenes? No thanks.
I don't think I ever noticed. Mass Effect is one of those games that are all about the experience to me. RDR is the same way. When playing, I don't think of it as a game really. I get immersed. Skipping a scene would probably feel jarring to me, and jerk me out of my fantasy. :-[
Four Xbox 360 players completed Mass Effect 2 23 times
BioWare's RPG seems to have been the only game in some collections.
BioWare has revealed some unusual Mass Effect 2 statistics, showing how four players completed the RPG a staggering 23 times.
The stats, over at IGN (http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/111/1118657p1.html), are what BioWare will look at in an effort to improve and finely tune Mass Effect 3, the final part of the trilogy.
Other interesting stats show that only around half the players who started Mass Effect 2 went on to finish it while 80% of players chose a male Shepard.
Some people also spent 66 hours on a single playthrough. How? We can't even fathom how this is possible, unless they mined every single planet for every single mineral known to man.
I only gave it one playthrough, but I'm going to come back to it in 6 months or so and give it another go on Insane. (Well maybe!)
Quote from: GamerMan316 on September 07, 2010, 04:02:30 PM
Some people also spent 66 hours on a single playthrough. How? We can't even fathom how this is possible, unless they mined every single planet for every single mineral known to man.
The next time I load up ME2 for DLC, I'll check my stats to see how much time I spent on my 1st playthrough. I bet it was at least 50 hours. I take my time with everything I love (... hey ladies 8)).
Traded ME 1 in at the weekend.Just could'nt be arsed with it anymore!
i still own it as i wanted to finish it on Hardcore, but i too, canny be arsed
New DLC on the way and Cerberus Network Daily News ending,
Bioware have announced, via the Cerberus Daily News, that there will be more downloadable content released for Mass Effect 2 in 2011. It was also confirmed that the daily news updates provided by the Cerberus Network will cease from January 24th, 2011.
(http://i55.tinypic.com/ifahyb.jpg)
There will, however, be a week of news updates preceding the release of the new downloadable content, and another two weeks of posts leading up to the release of Mass Effect 3. Bioware are yet to release more details regarding the nature of the downloadable content.
Mass Effect 3 is currently pencilled in for a release during the holiday 2011 season.
Now I've really enjoyed ME2 more than ME1 so I'm looking forward to the third.
I hope they keep all the side quests and random mini quests too. Sometimes it's nice to just wander and do what you want!
DLC though....well it makes it more interesting too. I got all mine at once which meant I got things like Kasumi quite early on.
I have a spare Cerberus Network code if anyone is interested
Quote from: Failed on January 30, 2011, 04:50:32 PM
I have a spare Cerberus Network code if anyone is interested
Is the code similar to the VIP code on Battlefield?
Yeah, it just gives you access to a few pieces of DLC (a couple quests and a new character) that you would otherwise have to pay about a tenner for.
Cannot wait for the new DLC, whatever it is. They've done a stellar job so far (cwutididthar? :D ) with everything, and I doubt they'll cock up with whatever's next.
PS3 owners have recently received an update to ME2, which included various trophy additions.
It seems these updates have hinted at an upcoming DLC pack called "Arrival" for Mass Effect 2. One of the trophies, called "Covert Action" speaks of one Dr. Amanda Kenson, who has apparently been mentioned recently within Cerberus Network:
"Historians and astronomers alike are abuzz tonight over a new paper published by Dr. Amanda Kenson of the University of Arcturus ... "Only a small fraction of the mass effect relays date back 50,000 years," she writes, "The majority are far older, indicating they were created by a species predating even the Protheans." ... What civilization could have spanned the galaxy for not thousands, but millions of years? If this were the case, we should have found mountains of evidence of their passing. Where is this species now?"
Looks like some believe that the upcoming DLC is going to be released in order to bridge the gap between Mass Effect 2 and ME3.
Source: [Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/21/mass-effect-2-arrival-dlc-detailed-by-latest-patch/)]
I still haven't played all of the ME2 DLC's to-date.
I often find myself fondly remembering ME2 like an old girlfriend, but it never occurs to me to actually take the game off of the shelf. Must be because I know when I turn it on, I'll be up until 3am and fall asleep with my controller in my hand again.
I need a gamecation.
it's never a good idea to go on a gamecation, you need to overload your senses until you just implode with gaming excess and just lie shivering at your Arcade game list not knowing what to play.
Quote from: Failed on February 22, 2011, 08:12:04 PM
it's never a good idea to go on a gamecation, you need to overload your senses until you just implode with gaming excess and just lie shivering at your Arcade game list not knowing what to play.
I've actually added a few new ones since
D-Day (http://360fahrenheit.com/fahrenh1_forum1/index.php?topic=714.msg54442#msg54442). CAG has been good to me lately. O0
atleast you got round to playing Limbo
Quote from: nCogNeato on February 22, 2011, 09:30:55 PM
Quote from: Failed on February 22, 2011, 08:12:04 PM
it's never a good idea to go on a gamecation, you need to overload your senses until you just implode with gaming excess and just lie shivering at your Arcade game list not knowing what to play.
I've actually added a few new ones since D-Day (http://360fahrenheit.com/fahrenh1_forum1/index.php?topic=714.msg54442#msg54442). CAG has been good to me lately. O0
What's CAG? Captain of the Air Group?
Quote from: Jaynestown on February 22, 2011, 10:29:49 PM
Quote from: nCogNeato on February 22, 2011, 09:30:55 PM
Quote from: Failed on February 22, 2011, 08:12:04 PM
it's never a good idea to go on a gamecation, you need to overload your senses until you just implode with gaming excess and just lie shivering at your Arcade game list not knowing what to play.
I've actually added a few new ones since D-Day (http://360fahrenheit.com/fahrenh1_forum1/index.php?topic=714.msg54442#msg54442). CAG has been good to me lately. O0
What's CAG? Captain of the Air Group?
cheapassgamer.com (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=248786)
It's a game trade/swap community. It's also where I find a lot of the deals I post in our bargain topics. This morning I received ...
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Call of Duty 3
Clive Barker's Jericho
Hitman: Blood Money
Halo (PC)
Heavenly Sword (PS3)
I used to pick up cheap used games at GameStop once every 2 months or so during their Buy2Get1Free sales, but I haven't stepped foot into a GameStop this year thanks to CAG.
amg! you have a comic-con/PAX Noble 6 avatar helmet code ..... ooooo shiny O0
Quote from: Failed on February 22, 2011, 11:35:17 PM
amg! you have a comic-con/PAX Noble 6 avatar helmet code ..... ooooo shiny O0
Yep. Got it from this offer (http://360fahrenheit.com/fahrenh1_forum1/index.php?topic=1640.0) ... that I actually found out about from CAG.
I think I just now traded it for a Bad Company 2 VIP code. :)
[Bioware's Facebook Page] (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=200651683295772&set=a.157703110923963.32829.136219176405690&theater) offers a continued tease at the upcoming DLC(Arrival) for Mass Effect 2 with the release of the following image, along with the accompanying caption:
(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/03/masseffect2arriveddlc.jpg)
New Mass Effect 2 screenshots have Arrived. I'll release a new one tomorrow if you share this one and help us get 750,000 impressions!
DLC for mass effect?
NEW DLC? whaaat?
does this mean theres more garrus-oogling for me?
/jizzpants
This'll be your last chance to ogle Garrus until spring sometime. ME2 gets laid to rest after this and all the focus goes on ME3.
The screenshot is boring. Why couldn't they release something good?
Quote from: Legion on March 17, 2011, 08:58:25 AM
This'll be your last chance to ogle Garrus until spring sometime. ME2 gets laid to rest after this and all the focus goes on ME3.
The screenshot is boring. Why couldn't they release something good?
My guess is that Bioware's trying to keep a real tight lid on how ME2 hooks into the ME3 experience. No sense in giving away too much for fear of having people speculate and figure it out before hand. I'm sure some are already trying to decipher every pixel on those images.
Either way, they keep on releasing images through their [Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/BioWare)].
Enough of the teasing - Bioware's Mass Effect 2 DLC "Arrival" gets a release date as well as gives up the details:
According to [GameTrailers (http://www.gametrailers.com/news/mass-effect-2-s-arrival/3167)]:
QuoteCommander Shepard is sent to the edge of the galaxy to rescue an undercover operative who may have evidence of an imminent Reaper invasion that has been looming since the very beginning of the series. Returning and playing a prominent role in Mass Effect: Arrival is fan favorite Admiral Hackett, who is voiced by legendary science-fiction actor Lance Henriksen (Alien, Terminator).
"Arrival" will be available for download on March 29th and is set to include three new achievements for the 360 and PC. The DLC pack will be available for 560 MS Points on Xbox 360 and 560 BioWare Points through [Bioware's official website (http://social.bioware.com/page/me2-dlc)] (for those who played this on the PC).
Quote from: Legion on March 17, 2011, 08:58:25 AM
This'll be your last chance to ogle Garrus until spring sometime. ME2 gets laid to rest after this and all the focus goes on ME3.
I DONT UNDERSTAND.
WHY!?!?Q.Q
I hear Garrus and Shepard get a deluxe 3 bedroom beach-house and throw "Mass"-eve slumber parties in Mass Effect 3... ;) (http://www.tripadvisor.com/VacationRentalReview-g309265-d2053487-The_Magic_Moon_Beach_House_Deluxe_3_BR_Beachfront-Puerto_Viejo_Province_of_Limon.html#photos)
Mass Effect 2: Arrival (http://marketplace.xbox.com/Product/Mass-Effect-2-Arrival/d2347eb5-4926-4a66-9e3e-beb2e9021e72?cid=SLink) is now on sale for 280 MSP (50% off)!
This is seemingly random, so it may be a mistake. Grab it while you can!