Mass Effect 2 is an RPG. It's a modern RPG, where deep character development (meaning who and what you're rather than how good your character is) and strong narrative are more important than stats and loot.Telperion said:
Zero Punctuation: Mass Effect 2
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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Say, did the Lazerus Project make anyone else think of the 6 Million Dollar Man?
"We can rebuild him, we have the technology..."
"We can rebuild him, we have the technology..."
Tank, APC, whatever, the point was that the thing could hardly be expected to handle like Ferrari on a freeway; esp. since you were distinctly not on a freeway, but on the very rocky terrain of some alien planet. And it did not handle like an epileptic waiter at a rave.7ru7h said:
Being an infiltrator was the only way I got through the game on Insanity, stealth and sniper rifles are amazing. Probably why Yahtzee thought it was so easy - should have tried as a Vanguard. That shit was whack.Naheal said:
I wish Yahtzee had commented on Garrus's win one-liners. "SCOPED AND DROPPED!"
Bioware never relly got the hint that one the most important reasons their game sold so well was the space boobage.
That was an awesome review! I would love to explore planets flying around with a jet pack; that would be epic.
BioWare should just hire the dudes at Airtight games for the exploration sections. It makes perfect sense - they have experience working with the UT3 engine, they do the flying jetpack thing well and they will soon be out of a job thanks to the commercial failure of Dark Void.
And while they are at it, they can probably replace the stoic voice of Mark Meer with the smartass mouth of Nolan North [http://www.giantbomb.com/will-grey/94-356/]!
And while they are at it, they can probably replace the stoic voice of Mark Meer with the smartass mouth of Nolan North [http://www.giantbomb.com/will-grey/94-356/]!
He liked it. I can't remember which video or Extra Punctuation it was in but he said that if he isn't overly cruel then he enjoyed it. Hell, he spends a portion of the video praising it. That's a good sign.misterprickly said:Did he say if he liked it or not?
Besides, apparently no one likes it when he does a praising review as he mentioned early in his Escapist career when his Psychonauts review went belly-up.
I don't know if this came up before but while mass effect 1 was all about the Romancing and becoming either Evil Racist McGee or Super Happy Sunchild #357, Mass effect 2 was all about Shepard dying to the point that he has the opportunity to do so TWICE while still being Canon.
I'd hate to see Bioware make him come back another time for those wanting plot wholes big enough to create a "I will die this time" Shepard. But then what would humanity do if Shepard really does die?
Cloning? Super Soldiers? Or use his/her DNA to create a child whose sole purpose is to save the Galaxy(Bobofet style). I feel like ME3 will be praised by having more Replacements for "The Icon of Humanity" than you can throw at a Reaper.
I'd hate to see Bioware make him come back another time for those wanting plot wholes big enough to create a "I will die this time" Shepard. But then what would humanity do if Shepard really does die?
Cloning? Super Soldiers? Or use his/her DNA to create a child whose sole purpose is to save the Galaxy(Bobofet style). I feel like ME3 will be praised by having more Replacements for "The Icon of Humanity" than you can throw at a Reaper.
Sex is a possible part of any game. Never the center of it. (allmost never. As you can see in this. http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/features/hentai.htm ) The obsession with mass effect and the very small part that sex plays in it just takes away from the game as a whole.
Mineing sucks. Agreed.
I would have perfered that the whole world exploreing thing get improved as aposed to shafted. But I never want to deal with that same mako shit agian.
Loved the writeing. Forever and always.
Mineing sucks. Agreed.
I would have perfered that the whole world exploreing thing get improved as aposed to shafted. But I never want to deal with that same mako shit agian.
Loved the writeing. Forever and always.
If that's the case, I'd rather be a mouth breathing, hentai-watching creeper who watches little girls get off the school bus than submit to Yahtzee's alternative.Cryo84R said:
I mean, Miranda?
So utterly devoid of personality the scriptwriters could've achieved the same overall result by taping a pair of ripe pomegranates to a piece of plywood and place it awkwardly in select scenes when the T'n'A factor wasn't great enough.
It was a great review with very little cruelty. In fact, there was none. Considering that this review came from the Prince of Cynics it was, dare I say, sweet. I know SOMEONE who enjoyed ME2...
-I'm disappointed he didn't bring up how most of the characters never interact with one another. I am glad he talked about the ominous tones of the loading screen text.
"Import your Shepard to Mass Effect 3... If you survive..."
Freaked me out on my first playthrough. Made me think I was doomed to die and Bioware was just fucking with me.
-I'm disappointed he didn't bring up how most of the characters never interact with one another. I am glad he talked about the ominous tones of the loading screen text.
"Import your Shepard to Mass Effect 3... If you survive..."
Freaked me out on my first playthrough. Made me think I was doomed to die and Bioware was just fucking with me.