BioWare: A Dead Shepard Stays Dead

[Omikron009]

It doesn't really perturb me that much. Both of my Shepards from mass effect 1 survived through the suicide mission. I might make a few throwaway characters to see some different play styles and decisions, but I'm pretty sure Shepard can only die if you seriously fuck up.

 

[dochmbi]

I didn't even have my Mass Effect 1 savegames when ME2 came out, cause I was on a new computer and it had been 2 years. Heck, I don't even remember half the things I did in ME1, so to me this continuity thing is crap. It's like having a tv-show where you air 1 episode every 2 years, nobody is going to remember what happened last time.

 

[Amnestic]

I didn't even have my Mass Effect 1 savegames when ME2 came out, cause I was on a new computer and it had been 2 years.

Luckily, there is a solution [http://www.annakie.com/me/home.htm].

 

[JeanLuc761]

It's like having a tv-show where you air 1 episode every 2 years, nobody is going to remember what happened last time.

And yet, curiously, I can remember everything that happened in Mass Effect 1 without any difficulty. Let's avoid generalizations because it's obvious this "continuation" format is working out extremely well for Bioware.

 

[teutonicman]

This makes all the more proud that I and my entire team survived the mission. I wonder what will happen since I shacked up with another woman. Hell I was dead for 2 years I would have thought that Liara would have moved on. OH! maybe when I have to do that confrontation I'll be able to convince them that there is enough shepard to go around. THREESOME!

 

[mattttherman3]

It's actually really hard to kill shepard by accident, if he dies, then you made it happen by racing through the main quest and thats it.

 

[tman_au]

Seriously who hangs onto their save games for 2-3 years.

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

Doesn't the whole thing loop itself?

"If you die, you can't import your Shepard, but what you CAN do, is make a new one. Of course, that makes no sense at all and made all of your previous endeavours pointless, but yeah, you die, tough shit mate."

So basically the only downside to dying is not getting some bonus stuff at the beginning? Wow. Nice punishment BioWare. Seriously though...this is my basic point:

Sounds pretty lame to me, so no matter what, it doesn't matter at all what you do in Mass Effect 2. A fresh Shepard is established into Mass Effect 3 with a canonical background with what happened in the second game. So how is that different from any other game ever made?

 

[ThrobbingEgo]

It would be cool if they added a funeral scene, and maybe a small mission starring a side character, to the third game if you import a dead Shepard. Just as a bonus, and a reason to play a suicide Shepard.

 

[McNinja]

Its possible to re-do the mission, and the game. Besides we have what, more than two years before Mass Effect 3 comes out? If you die, just replay the game.

I personally have not died in the suicide mission.

 

[ThreeKneeNick]

Sounds pretty lame. If Bioware wanted us to be able to import saves, why would they go against that and introduce an option that would prevent us from doing so?

Also the fact that i can play ME3 without previous saves completely defeats the point of choices in ME2 being final... They can never be final if i can still play ME3.

It does not make any sense.

Also why did they kill him once already? Couldn't they have instead saved the project lazarus for after this suicide mission, and provide a way out for every possible outcome of the mission, and begin ME2 with something else?

Bah. Lame.

 

[Chaossebba]

Oh, i was just wondering about that. guess its not really surprising that there would be hiccups in ME3 if your shepard died in ME2.

 

[TheDoctor455]

And this is why you do your loyalty missions, folks.

And upgrade the ship.
And upgrade your armor.
And upgrade your weapons.
And upgrade your biotics.
And upgrade your tech.
And scan planets.
And... er... I guess that's about it...

 

[Amnestic]

And this is why you do your loyalty missions, folks.

And upgrade the ship.
And upgrade your armor.
And upgrade your weapons.
And upgrade your biotics.
And upgrade your tech.
And scan planets.
And... er... I guess that's about it...

Well really you only need the loyalty missions. As I recall, Shepard survives as long as one other party member doesn't kick the bucket. Everyone else is just flavour and making you feel better about not leaving anyone behind.

 

[Slaanax]

Should be a special video of the reapers raping face if you import a dead Shepard.

 

[quiet_samurai]

I didn't even know that cannonically dieing was actually possible in that game. How do you do it? Both my Sheps and all his squad mates survived, no matter the ending choice I made on the Suicide Mission.

 

[Need MOAR APPLES]

So, I'm guessing messing up the first time and losing Zaeed, Jack and Legion in ME3 I won't be able to use those characters?

No. Why would you be able to? Were you able to use Kaiden/Ashley?

No what I was trying to get at was like I had numerous games first game I lost 3 people then the second play through lost no one...I think I am just confusing myself