Visually stunning, conceptionally innovation and with absolute perfect storytelling I cannot rave more about this franchise. Mass Effect 1 is necessary to play 2 (you import your character and all your decisions into the 2nd one and it DOES make a difference) and that was one of my all time top 5 video games so it's not like you need to trudge along and play ME1 - that game is phenomenal all by itself. But ME2 - it just adds something to the industry that I cannot put into words.
I started this game on Sunday night. I had been playing dragon age, beaten it, but due to an xbox glitch with downloading my gamertag to a new xbox machine i lost like, 300 gamer points. So I was all set to restart the game and replay it to get my points back. I told this to my online gamer friends who all immediately replied, "Dude, seriously, dragon age was a great game but everyone i talk to who replayed it was like, 'i'm gonna beat it before i play me2' and then they played me 2 and they were like, 'why the f did i wait so long to play me2?'" so based on this riveting and completely strong argument I popped in ME2 last sunday night. Even though I said, "i don't necessarily want to play me2 right away because after playing me1 i was so sad that I would have to wait years to play me2." And they said, nooo don't worry, it's worth it.
Those fuckers are probably working for Bioware.
4 days and 34 hours later I had beaten the game. And now all i can think about is the DLC just waiting for me (that's downloadable content for you gamer newbs).
Screenshot of Mass Effect 2 male shepard.
Mass Effect 2 DLC (which I'll be buying tomorrow, damnit!!)
i knew what DLC meant! hehe
ReplyDeleteseriously, you make a very compelling argument just by the fact that you are buying the DLC. i didn't for Dragon Age, did you? Well sorry, we bought some of the early add-ons but not the expansions that have come out after. A certain rather important NPC died in my DA and I just can't imagine any more games, so although they made a game that they adored, Bioware also sorta prevented me from buying more of it. lol
so hmmm, when am i going to game? i have to start at ME1. between you and my husband nagging, i'd better get on this!
It was the first time I ever bought DLC before. I can't stop thinking about that game. It's so personal to me though that I can't think of playing another character. ME1 I could because I wasn't invested but now, this is MY sheppard.
ReplyDeleteI don't want to spoil anything in ME for you but you have a lot more options and control over your gang than DA. I didn't lose anyone in Dragon Age but I did make Alistar sleep with Morgain and have some sick demon child so...I'll probably be paying for that later. A friend of mine bought awakenings...says it it is very short!
Yes, I will be bugging you on the ME tip. Can't wait to talk to you about it!