Mass Effect 2

[GamerMan316]

the green dude kinda reminds me of the mandy patinkin character in alien nation

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i'd kick his ass, with salt water !!

[GamerMan316]

i'd kick his ass, with salt water !!

then give him some sour milk to ease the pain 

[nCogNeato]

the green dude kinda reminds me of the mandy patinkin character in alien nation

He reminds me of Abraham from Hellboy.

[nCogNeato]

New Character Reveal:  Samara

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)

[nCogNeato]

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.

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i say more boobs, gimme more

[GamerMan316]

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.

[nCogNeato]

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 cannot fit this much awesome on one disc,"

I don't know who Chris Priestly is, but I now I like him.  

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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.

[nCogNeato]

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.

[xnightcrawlerxx]

While some may lament the necessity of having to get up at least once during Mass Effect 2,

somenoe's getting sued

[nCogNeato]

While some may lament the necessity of having to get up at least once during Mass Effect 2,

somenoe's getting sued

  haha ...





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[xnightcrawlerxx]

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.

[GamerMan316]

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.