Poll: Did you like Mass Effect 2?
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The planet scanning and upgrade systems were extremely stupid, but other than that I thought it was an incredible game.
Mass Effect 2 is one of the great games of the past decade. The combat is fast, exciting and engaging. The characters were (by-and-large) believable and the dialogue was very natural and well-acted by videogame standards - both were miles ahead of Dragon Age in my view. The plot didn't have the same wow-factor and open-ended feel of the original, but I found it pressed my emotional buttons more effectively and one of my constant frustrations with modern RPGs is a lack of focus on the main plot.
Having said all that, I can see why a certain type of gamer would be disappointed with the direction they went in with ME2. Linearity grates on some people, particularly RPG fans, who want freedom to explore. My own opinion is that this is what Bethesda games are all about and Bioware tried their hand in the original Mass Effect - I found Oblivion and the exploration sections in ME tedious and detracted from the main story. I preferred the smaller-scale, more "rail-like" experience of ME2's sidequests.
Personally, I would have preferred a more complex and optimisable character-levelling mechanic, but that's a small complaint. Perhaps it just needs to be made clearer that Mass Effect is very much on the action end of the RPG spectrum. It's big on story, big on character, big on action, but not big on roleplaying.
Having said all that, I can see why a certain type of gamer would be disappointed with the direction they went in with ME2. Linearity grates on some people, particularly RPG fans, who want freedom to explore. My own opinion is that this is what Bethesda games are all about and Bioware tried their hand in the original Mass Effect - I found Oblivion and the exploration sections in ME tedious and detracted from the main story. I preferred the smaller-scale, more "rail-like" experience of ME2's sidequests.
Personally, I would have preferred a more complex and optimisable character-levelling mechanic, but that's a small complaint. Perhaps it just needs to be made clearer that Mass Effect is very much on the action end of the RPG spectrum. It's big on story, big on character, big on action, but not big on roleplaying.
I would have to say that its probably my favorite game of this console generation, if not all time.
I liked it for the fact that inventory didn't suck, there were just a few weapons to manage, sniping didn't suck, and it didn't have massive engine problems. It also seemed longer than Mass Effect 1, taking me longer to get near completion. What I didn't like was the removal of vehicles except for some DLC, and the game just turned into a bunch of chest high walls, albeit a very enjoyable series of chest high walls, with Tali and Garrus, the only squad members iI used in the original mass Effect.
I love ME2. A fresh game, with solid story, combat, graphics (going by the PS3 version), voice acting, characters. I like far more than Dragon Age, I must say, mostly because every character in DA was completely unlikeable (with the possible exception of Zevran). I really don't feel like getting DA2 any time soon. Maybe I'll give it a shot when it's in the bargain bin.
I've been seeing a lot of people saying how terrible it was lately. Honestly, I completely disagree with every point any of them have made. I thought it was a great game, one of my favourites for sure. I loved the combat, the characters were fantastic, the story was interesting enough to keep me wanting to know what was going to happen next. I loved it, and I'm hoping ME 3 is at least as good.
It's the best example that dumbing a game down isn't always a bad thing, excuse me, "streamlining."
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Loved it, especially the "Lair of the Shadow Broker" DLC; if they apply the same level of polish to the upcoming "Arrival" DLC and to Mass Effect 3, I will die a happy man.
Most of the haters of ME2 loved ME1, most of the haters of DA2 loved DA:O.
People don't like change. Granted some of the changes in both games were not for the better, but a fair few of them were, but some people want clones of their favourite games but with new stories.
That said I loved Mass Effect 2, although I disliked how the game treated the player like they were a moron, it amazes me how anybody could play the game without having everyone survive the suicide mission, unless they did it on purpose, and yet they make it sound like it would be hard to accomplish.
People don't like change. Granted some of the changes in both games were not for the better, but a fair few of them were, but some people want clones of their favourite games but with new stories.
That said I loved Mass Effect 2, although I disliked how the game treated the player like they were a moron, it amazes me how anybody could play the game without having everyone survive the suicide mission, unless they did it on purpose, and yet they make it sound like it would be hard to accomplish.
I thought it was just as good as the first, but in different ways.
ME 1 had fantastic RPG gameplay, an epic story and great characters, while ME 2 had a fantastic art style and graphics along with GREATLY improved combat, special abilities that don't completely break the flow of combat and a dark, intrigue driven story.
Here's hoping ME 3 is as good as we all hope it is!
ME 1 had fantastic RPG gameplay, an epic story and great characters, while ME 2 had a fantastic art style and graphics along with GREATLY improved combat, special abilities that don't completely break the flow of combat and a dark, intrigue driven story.
Here's hoping ME 3 is as good as we all hope it is!
