Mass Effect 2 - Cumulative Thread

**the_mango55** · October 02, 2009, 03:51 PM

Looks sweet, but does she not wear armor?

Blood Dragon armor looks cool.

**Razvus** · October 02, 2009, 03:54 PM

Old news is old.

**Cyrus the Virus** · October 02, 2009, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by Razvus

Old news is old.

**Cyrus the Virus** · October 16, 2009, 03:30 PM

Pleasant news gentlemens and gentlewomens (

).

Instead of a Feb/March release, ME2 will already arrive in late January!

When Mass Effect 2 was officially announced this past February, it was given an "early 2010" launch window. It turns out that should have been a "very early 2010" launch window, as Electronic Arts today announced it will arrive on January 26 in North America and on January 29 in Europe. Unlike the first Mass Effect, the sci-fi role-playing game will ship simultaneously for the Xbox 360 and PC and will likely have the same M for Mature rating as the original.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6233351.html

**roy34543** · October 16, 2009, 03:34 PM

Bad news for me, I always love it when developers work logner on a game (Unless its something like over 5 years , thats just overkill for most games)

**the_mango55** · October 16, 2009, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by roy34543

Bad news for me, I always love it when developers work logner on a game (Unless its something like over 5 years , thats just overkill for most games)

Seems to me like this news says they have already spent enough time on the game and will have it completely ready before the publisher requires them to, rather than having to work to the last minute and miss some bugs.

Release dates being pushed up is usually a good sign.

**danzig** · October 16, 2009, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by Cyrus the Virus

Pleasant news gentlemens and gentlewomens (

).

Instead of a Feb/March release, ME2 will already arrive in late January!

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6233351.html

Bioware is pulling a Mike Tyson a right then a left with Dragon Age in Nov and ME2 in January.....such goodness in such as short time period should be illegal!

**~~Barry Ferguson~~** · October 17, 2009, 11:28 AM

Question: Where is that naked woman going to put her magazines, or her keys for that matter

**Cyrus the Virus** · October 18, 2009, 04:16 AM

Originally Posted by danzig

Bioware is pulling a Mike Tyson a right then a left with Dragon Age in Nov and ME2 in January.....such goodness in such as short time period should be illegal!

Hah, is it a financial issue for you? Because you should have finished DA by then.

**Spamostoc** · November 05, 2009, 02:23 PM

Finally some new stuff:

**Captain Jin** · November 05, 2009, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by Barry Ferguson

Question: Where is that naked woman going to put her magazines, or her keys for that matter

Remember the mass effect guns use element zero or something like that and they don't use magazines with ammunition.

Anyways, I understand the character. I probably won't use her, but the idea of having to recruit some squad of crazies to go on a suicide mission opens the door for the possibility of having a rich and diverse catalogue of characters mixing it up on your ship. Especially if you have these undesireables like her clashing with more refined or rigid military types, etc. While I don't find the 'bad ass girl' archetype to be that interesting, I don't mind the addition of her, especially if you can have up to ten.

Edit- I remember reading a little blurb about the collectors in the first ME. That's cool to see them added. And that Legion guy from the Geth seems interesting.

**Confederate Jeb** · November 05, 2009, 03:00 PM

Was the first ME any good? Not sure what the second would be like without experiencing the first.

**Lord of Lost Socks** · November 05, 2009, 03:12 PM

It was okay. 7-8/10 from me.
Try it, 50% off on steam this weekend, if I remember correctly.

(8 euros or so)

**Hotspur** · November 05, 2009, 03:19 PM

Yes, but it suffers the same plague that any first in a trilogy suffers from - too much exposition. It's also not very hard. I think I played for three solid hours before I had to do a quick-load. Clearly they have amped up the firefights for ME2, as they said they would.

**Spamostoc** · November 05, 2009, 04:03 PM

Well almost all new games these days are too easy in general. The consensus seems to be that if you want a challenge, play multiplayer.

**Inhuman One** · November 05, 2009, 04:47 PM

Its bad news that the game is pushed to an earlier release. Appearantly EA wants the game to be released closer to the holidays. If there are bugs I blame EA for it.

Then again, ever since they made the deal with EA, I blame them for pretty much everything since its usually their fault, such as pinnacle station.

**Captain Jin** · November 05, 2009, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by Inhuman One

Its bad news that the game is pushed to an earlier release. Appearantly EA wants the game to be released closer to the holidays. If there are bugs I blame EA for it.

Then again, ever since they made the deal with EA, I blame them for pretty much everything since its usually their fault, such as pinnacle station.

This is senseless distaste for a company you already had a disposition towards disliking. Where do you get the idea that EA wants to push it closer to the holidays? Why would you even think that's a good idea? Releasing in January right after people dumped all of their money on Christmas in December isn't going to get them a big bone in customer purchases. This is clearly a choice of the devs, and you shouldn't jump to such conclusions unless you have some kind of proof of that.

**Hotspur** · November 05, 2009, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Captain Jin

This is senseless distaste for a company you already had a disposition towards disliking. Where do you get the idea that EA wants to push it closer to the holidays? Why would you even think that's a good idea? Releasing in January right after people dumped all of their money on Christmas in December isn't going to get them a big bone in customer purchases. This is clearly a choice of the devs, and you shouldn't jump to such conclusions unless you have some kind of proof of that.

But it does put it in prime lets-spend-my-giftcard season. I don't think EA wants to kill the franchise with an early release, but pushing product out early understandably makes some (most?) gamers....jittery.

**Spamostoc** · November 05, 2009, 06:36 PM

I was under the impression that Bioware, not EA, were the ones pushing for earlier release.

**Hader** · November 05, 2009, 06:42 PM

Regardless of who wants what for the release date, I want a good game from this...as I am sure everyone does. One small move better not kill the hype for this game, as I would say it is well deserved, and expected.