Mass Effect 2 is a system seller

[dandahammer]

Sort of. Allow me to elaborate.

I have a launch 20 gig PS3 that has yellow lighted twice in 4 (5?) years. All good I figure, I love the full backwards compatability, and $150 bucks twice ain't so bad.

Then last week, it YLOD'd again.

So I figured why not buy a new one with 8 times the HDD (never got around to expanding the hard drive) and WI-FI? Plus the ICO/ SotC HD pack is coming out soon and those are really the only ones I've been using the backwards compatability on anyways.

In summary, can't wait to finally get me some Mass Effect 2 (loved up on the demo before the yellow) when I get paid tomorrow; then someday pay sony to fix the old clunker again and see what it goes for on ebay.

Only question really is what flavor Shepard to roll...

 

[DeadlyYellow]

Jeez. My PS3 is four years old (1st edition 60gb) and I have yet to have a problem with it.

 

[The Last Nomad]

This seems more like a little story than a thread opening... The title doesn't seem to have anything to do with the rest of the post...

BUT... I can't wait for Mass Effect 2 and the SotC HD pack to come out either...

 

[dandahammer]

In response to spacefly:

Sorry bout that, I forgot to complete my elaboration.

Mass Effect is the first game I've been hyped to finally experience in a while. It's what pushed me to want to replace the system so fast; with the WI-FI, HDD boost, and getting my netflix back faster the proverbial icing on the cake.

=]

 

[OmegaAlucard777]

The one downside to Mass Effect on PS3 (In my opinion) is a small one, but still it bugs me. The fact that I can't recruit anyone in any order just is a slap in the face it seems. I understand the reasoning for it being down the certian way on the 360 because it was two discs so you recruited 4 on disc 1 and 3 on disc 2, but we are on Blu-ray for fucks sake so I should be able to recruit Tali first, Thane second, ect. On the PC version you can do it, sure you gotta mess around with the files but still. Why would they give certian characters special dialogue if they don't make it able to be heard or enjoyed. I was looking forward to getting people in a new order, but no. It seems I am stuck doing it the exact same way in 360, which really bugs me. Come on Bioware.. I love your games. The story is immersive and well written but I don't see a logical excuse as why you couldn't do that one simple thing. You had the time... You could have done it.

Anyway, the game is and forever will be awesome. I was just hoping for that minor change. I thought that was the benift of Blu-Ray. More space, so no need to disc swap. Gah, I am just ranting a bit. Oh well, I'll still play it.

 

[badgersprite]

The one downside to Mass Effect on PS3 (In my opinion) is a small one, but still it bugs me. The fact that I can't recruit anyone in any order just is a slap in the face it seems. I understand the reasoning for it being down the certian way on the 360 because it was two discs so you recruited 4 on disc 1 and 3 on disc 2, but we are on Blu-ray for fucks sake so I should be able to recruit Tali first, Thane second, ect. On the PC version you can do it, sure you gotta mess around with the files but still. Why would they give certian characters special dialogue if they don't make it able to be heard or enjoyed. I was looking forward to getting people in a new order, but no. It seems I am stuck doing it the exact same way in 360, which really bugs me. Come on Bioware.. I love your games. The story is immersive and well written but I don't see a logical excuse as why you couldn't do that one simple thing. You had the time... You could have done it.

Anyway, the game is and forever will be awesome. I was just hoping for that minor change. I thought that was the benift of Blu-Ray. More space, so no need to disc swap. Gah, I am just ranting a bit. Oh well, I'll still play it.

I think I figured out the reason why that is, though. They put the three characters with loyalty missions that you could fail in that second group; Tali, Samara and Thane. And Legion has to be last, of course, because you get him with the IFF. Anyway, point is they needed people to have high enough Charm/Intimidate points to succeed in those missions, otherwise you wouldn't be able to both gain Tali's loyalty and stop her from getting exiled, you wouldn't be able to both catch and resist Morinth and you might not be able to chase down Kolyat.

Just my theory, anyway.

 

[OmegaAlucard777]

The one downside to Mass Effect on PS3 (In my opinion) is a small one, but still it bugs me. The fact that I can't recruit anyone in any order just is a slap in the face it seems. I understand the reasoning for it being down the certian way on the 360 because it was two discs so you recruited 4 on disc 1 and 3 on disc 2, but we are on Blu-ray for fucks sake so I should be able to recruit Tali first, Thane second, ect. On the PC version you can do it, sure you gotta mess around with the files but still. Why would they give certian characters special dialogue if they don't make it able to be heard or enjoyed. I was looking forward to getting people in a new order, but no. It seems I am stuck doing it the exact same way in 360, which really bugs me. Come on Bioware.. I love your games. The story is immersive and well written but I don't see a logical excuse as why you couldn't do that one simple thing. You had the time... You could have done it.

Anyway, the game is and forever will be awesome. I was just hoping for that minor change. I thought that was the benift of Blu-Ray. More space, so no need to disc swap. Gah, I am just ranting a bit. Oh well, I'll still play it.

I think I figured out the reason why that is, though. They put the three characters with loyalty missions that you could fail in that second group; Tali, Samara and Thane. And Legion has to be last, of course, because you get him with the IFF. Anyway, point is they needed people to have high enough Charm/Intimidate points to succeed in those missions, otherwise you wouldn't be able to both gain Tali's loyalty and stop her from getting exiled, you wouldn't be able to both catch and resist Morinth and you might not be able to chase down Kolyat.

Just my theory, anyway.

The same could be said for Jack and her loyalty mission. You need hight Paragon/Renegade to calm bother her and Miranda down. Same thing for Legion and Tali. But yeah, those are Loyalty missions, but I don't need to do loyalty missions right away. I just would like to be able to get people in any order. Like I said before, it is a minor gripe for me, but it doesn't kill the game at all... but still, it would have been nice.

Also. Importing your Shepard > Interactive comic.

The comic is nice and all, but pales in comparison to an imported Shepard.

 

[Judgement101]

Mass Effect 2 (imo) is one of the most overrated games ever. They removed a lot of the RPG elements and added generic cover-based shooting.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

The one downside to Mass Effect on PS3 (In my opinion) is a small one, but still it bugs me. The fact that I can't recruit anyone in any order just is a slap in the face it seems. I understand the reasoning for it being down the certian way on the 360 because it was two discs so you recruited 4 on disc 1 and 3 on disc 2, but we are on Blu-ray for fucks sake so I should be able to recruit Tali first, Thane second, ect. On the PC version you can do it, sure you gotta mess around with the files but still. Why would they give certian characters special dialogue if they don't make it able to be heard or enjoyed. I was looking forward to getting people in a new order, but no. It seems I am stuck doing it the exact same way in 360, which really bugs me. Come on Bioware.. I love your games. The story is immersive and well written but I don't see a logical excuse as why you couldn't do that one simple thing. You had the time... You could have done it.

Anyway, the game is and forever will be awesome. I was just hoping for that minor change. I thought that was the benift of Blu-Ray. More space, so no need to disc swap. Gah, I am just ranting a bit. Oh well, I'll still play it.

I think I figured out the reason why that is, though. They put the three characters with loyalty missions that you could fail in that second group; Tali, Samara and Thane. And Legion has to be last, of course, because you get him with the IFF. Anyway, point is they needed people to have high enough Charm/Intimidate points to succeed in those missions, otherwise you wouldn't be able to both gain Tali's loyalty and stop her from getting exiled, you wouldn't be able to both catch and resist Morinth and you might not be able to chase down Kolyat.

Just my theory, anyway.

i never thought about it like that, but that is a very good point, unintentionally i would always save samara's loyalty for last so i had full paragon to twist morinth around with.

 

[warrcry13]

The one downside to Mass Effect on PS3 (In my opinion) is a small one, but still it bugs me. The fact that I can't recruit anyone in any order just is a slap in the face it seems. I understand the reasoning for it being down the certian way on the 360 because it was two discs so you recruited 4 on disc 1 and 3 on disc 2, but we are on Blu-ray for fucks sake so I should be able to recruit Tali first, Thane second, ect. On the PC version you can do it, sure you gotta mess around with the files but still. Why would they give certian characters special dialogue if they don't make it able to be heard or enjoyed. I was looking forward to getting people in a new order, but no. It seems I am stuck doing it the exact same way in 360, which really bugs me. Come on Bioware.. I love your games. The story is immersive and well written but I don't see a logical excuse as why you couldn't do that one simple thing. You had the time... You could have done it.

Anyway, the game is and forever will be awesome. I was just hoping for that minor change. I thought that was the benift of Blu-Ray. More space, so no need to disc swap. Gah, I am just ranting a bit. Oh well, I'll still play it.

How do you do this magical thing of manipulating files. SO that I can recruit in whatever order? That's the only problem I have with Mass Effect.

 

[UberLemonBoy]

never played any mass effect games so i don't know if it's as good as anyone says.

 

[mindlesspuppet]

snip...

I understand the reasoning for it being down the certian way on the 360 because it was two discs so you recruited 4 on disc 1 and 3 on disc 2, but we are on Blu-ray for fucks sake so I should be able to recruit Tali first, Thane second, ect. On the PC version you can do it, sure you gotta mess around with the files but still. Why would they give certian characters special dialogue if they don't make it able to be heard or enjoyed. I was looking forward to getting people in a new order, but no. It seems I am stuck doing it the exact same way in 360, which really bugs me. Come on Bioware.. I love your games. The story is immersive and well written but I don't see a logical excuse as why you couldn't do that one simple thing. You had the time... You could have done it.

You can't recruit in whatever order you want on PCs. You get Jack's, Grunt's, Zaeed's, Garrus', and Mordin's dossiers. Then you get the second batch of Tali, Thane, Samara. Then finally Legion.

Edit: my bad, completely missed the manipulating files thing, that's dirty though.

 

[mindlesspuppet]

double post, sorry.

 

[DustyDrB]

Mass Effect 2 (imo) is one of the most overrated games ever. They removed a lot of the RPG elements and added generic cover-based shooting.

That was a big part of the first game...

I can understand RPG purists who don't like ME2.
I like RPGs, but I also love action and adventure games. That said, ME2 is my favorite game of all time.

 

[Mekado]

snip...

I understand the reasoning for it being down the certian way on the 360 because it was two discs so you recruited 4 on disc 1 and 3 on disc 2, but we are on Blu-ray for fucks sake so I should be able to recruit Tali first, Thane second, ect. On the PC version you can do it, sure you gotta mess around with the files but still. Why would they give certian characters special dialogue if they don't make it able to be heard or enjoyed. I was looking forward to getting people in a new order, but no. It seems I am stuck doing it the exact same way in 360, which really bugs me. Come on Bioware.. I love your games. The story is immersive and well written but I don't see a logical excuse as why you couldn't do that one simple thing. You had the time... You could have done it.

Um... no. You can't recruit in whatever order you want on PCs. You get Jack's, Grunt's, Zaeed's, and Mordin's dossiers. Then you get the second batch of Tali, Thane,

Notice the bolded text.

Edit: Ignore, i'm too slow ^^

 

[mindlesspuppet]

snip...

I understand the reasoning for it being down the certian way on the 360 because it was two discs so you recruited 4 on disc 1 and 3 on disc 2, but we are on Blu-ray for fucks sake so I should be able to recruit Tali first, Thane second, ect. On the PC version you can do it, sure you gotta mess around with the files but still. Why would they give certian characters special dialogue if they don't make it able to be heard or enjoyed. I was looking forward to getting people in a new order, but no. It seems I am stuck doing it the exact same way in 360, which really bugs me. Come on Bioware.. I love your games. The story is immersive and well written but I don't see a logical excuse as why you couldn't do that one simple thing. You had the time... You could have done it.

Um... no. You can't recruit in whatever order you want on PCs. You get Jack's, Grunt's, Zaeed's, and Mordin's dossiers. Then you get the second batch of Tali, Thane,

Notice the bolded text.

Edit: Ignore, i'm too slow ^^

Hehe, I'm just as bad.

I agree with you, but this is and will always be the major advantage PC gaming has. My favorite Shepard has bright red skin, glowing green eyes, and shiny blue hair. She couldn't exist on a console, and I'd be sad.

Mass Effect 2 (imo) is one of the most overrated games ever. They removed a lot of the RPG elements and added generic cover-based shooting.

That was a big part of the first game...

I can understand RPG purists who don't like ME2.
I like RPGs, but I also love action and adventure games. That said, ME2 is my favorite game of all time.

I've played through the original ME once with each class, all but two on insanity (had to beat it twice to unlock insanity), I don't believe I took cover once.

 

[Mekado]

snip...

I understand the reasoning for it being down the certian way on the 360 because it was two discs so you recruited 4 on disc 1 and 3 on disc 2, but we are on Blu-ray for fucks sake so I should be able to recruit Tali first, Thane second, ect. On the PC version you can do it, sure you gotta mess around with the files but still. Why would they give certian characters special dialogue if they don't make it able to be heard or enjoyed. I was looking forward to getting people in a new order, but no. It seems I am stuck doing it the exact same way in 360, which really bugs me. Come on Bioware.. I love your games. The story is immersive and well written but I don't see a logical excuse as why you couldn't do that one simple thing. You had the time... You could have done it.

Um... no. You can't recruit in whatever order you want on PCs. You get Jack's, Grunt's, Zaeed's, and Mordin's dossiers. Then you get the second batch of Tali, Thane,

Notice the bolded text.

Edit: Ignore, i'm too slow ^^

Hehe, I'm just as bad.

I agree with you, but this is and will always be the major advantage PC gaming has. My favorite Shepard has bright red skin, glowing green eyes, and shiny blue hair. She couldn't exist on a console, and I'd be sad.

I love playing sentinel with a bright blue or a green tech armor, it's much nicer than the faded yellow/gold it usually has, thanks texmod (also a black revenant is much nicer than a red one)

 

[DustyDrB]

snip...

I understand the reasoning for it being down the certian way on the 360 because it was two discs so you recruited 4 on disc 1 and 3 on disc 2, but we are on Blu-ray for fucks sake so I should be able to recruit Tali first, Thane second, ect. On the PC version you can do it, sure you gotta mess around with the files but still. Why would they give certian characters special dialogue if they don't make it able to be heard or enjoyed. I was looking forward to getting people in a new order, but no. It seems I am stuck doing it the exact same way in 360, which really bugs me. Come on Bioware.. I love your games. The story is immersive and well written but I don't see a logical excuse as why you couldn't do that one simple thing. You had the time... You could have done it.

Um... no. You can't recruit in whatever order you want on PCs. You get Jack's, Grunt's, Zaeed's, and Mordin's dossiers. Then you get the second batch of Tali, Thane,

Notice the bolded text.

Edit: Ignore, i'm too slow ^^

Hehe, I'm just as bad.

I agree with you, but this is and will always be the major advantage PC gaming has. My favorite Shepard has bright red skin, glowing green eyes, and shiny blue hair. She couldn't exist on a console, and I'd be sad.

Mass Effect 2 (imo) is one of the most overrated games ever. They removed a lot of the RPG elements and added generic cover-based shooting.

That was a big part of the first game...

I can understand RPG purists who don't like ME2.
I like RPGs, but I also love action and adventure games. That said, ME2 is my favorite game of all time.

I've played through the original ME once with each class, all but two on insanity (had to beat it twice to unlock insanity), I don't believe I took cover once.

I hate to call you a liar, but I just don't buy that.

They give you a cover tutorial on Eden Prime just before your second or third enemy encounter and cover based combat is a big part of the game from then on. Maybe you didn't use cover much compared to most people, but not once? Sorry, I don't believe you.

 

[mindlesspuppet]

I've played through the original ME once with each class, all but two on insanity (had to beat it twice to unlock insanity), I don't believe I took cover once.

I hate to call you a liar, but I just don't buy that.

They give you a cover tutorial on Eden Prime just before your second or third enemy encounter and cover based combat is a big part of the game from then on. Maybe you didn't use cover much compared to most people, but not once? Sorry, I don't believe you.

Psssh. Cover is for sissies. There's not a huge reason for it in ME either, CC is so damn effective. Though, now that you mention it, I think it might actually be required to do on that section of Eden Prime for things to work correctly -- so I guess I can't say not once.

I rarely used cover in ME2 with my playthrough as an infiltrator.

 

[OmegaAlucard777]

The one downside to Mass Effect on PS3 (In my opinion) is a small one, but still it bugs me. The fact that I can't recruit anyone in any order just is a slap in the face it seems. I understand the reasoning for it being down the certian way on the 360 because it was two discs so you recruited 4 on disc 1 and 3 on disc 2, but we are on Blu-ray for fucks sake so I should be able to recruit Tali first, Thane second, ect. On the PC version you can do it, sure you gotta mess around with the files but still. Why would they give certian characters special dialogue if they don't make it able to be heard or enjoyed. I was looking forward to getting people in a new order, but no. It seems I am stuck doing it the exact same way in 360, which really bugs me. Come on Bioware.. I love your games. The story is immersive and well written but I don't see a logical excuse as why you couldn't do that one simple thing. You had the time... You could have done it.

Anyway, the game is and forever will be awesome. I was just hoping for that minor change. I thought that was the benift of Blu-Ray. More space, so no need to disc swap. Gah, I am just ranting a bit. Oh well, I'll still play it.

How do you do this magical thing of manipulating files. SO that I can recruit in whatever order? That's the only problem I have with Mass Effect.

Sadly that aspect of the game can only be done in the PC version. But if they made special Dialogue for the characters for certian parts of the game, then you know they originally made it so you can recruit anyone at anytime. I guess they flip-flopped on that part before it's release.