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Started Mass Effect 2 for the first time

Posted on 3/1/18 at 1:58 pm
Posted by Big_Slim
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Posted on 3/1/18 at 1:58 pm
Holy shite what an amazing game. Wasn't expecting it to be so good and just the overall world to be so interesting. Did they really shite the bed with Andromeda as much as everyone says or was that overblown? Also anyone got any recommendations for funnest class? Started with Adept but Vanguard looks awesome
Posted by VaeVictus
Member since Feb 2017
1814 posts
Posted on 3/1/18 at 2:05 pm to
Yes on Andromeda. It is still buggy and SJW-ie.

ME2 is good, but I hated how they made it more Gears of War and less ME1. Also, planet scanning is one of the absolute worst mini-game ideas in history.

Posted by sicboy
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Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 3/1/18 at 2:05 pm to
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ME2 is good, but I hated how they made it more Gears of War and less ME1


If you're referrring to the shooting, that was so horrible in 1. Was glad they fixed that.
Posted by ThuperThumpin
Member since Dec 2013
9060 posts
Posted on 3/1/18 at 2:32 pm to
Mass Effect 2 is very high in my top games of all time list. Andromeda released in bad shape but it plays and looks fine for the most part now. The combat is imo and most others the best in the series. Where it falters is in the story and crafting.

I've never felt more connected and gotten more of a sense that this was my story than with Mass Effect 2. The ending I got and how it played out felt very unique to my play experience. I did not get that at all in Andromeda (or mass Effect 3 for that matter). The were hardly any new species to meet or many interesting missions that effected story arcs. It felt like a lot of filler. I did enjoy some of the exploration and the fun of the combat made playing through the main story line fun enough for a single playthrough. The crafting is a overly complicated. So I wouldn't pass on it altogether if you enjoy the Mass Effect series.
Posted by BulldogXero
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 3/1/18 at 2:34 pm to
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Did they really shite the bed with Andromeda as much as everyone says or was that overblown?


I felt like it was overblown. EA basically took the studio that made the Mass Effect multiplayer and asked them to design the entire game. I thought the end result was pretty decent.

It's a lot like the first game with the gunplay of 2 and 3. I liked it enough to establish a colony on every world.

It's a shame that EA has likely shelved the franchise for good.
Posted by Carson123987
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Posted on 3/1/18 at 2:37 pm to
easy the best ME
Posted by sicboy
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Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 3/1/18 at 2:38 pm to
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I felt like it was overblown.


Dude, they killed Mass Effect. They even decided to NOT launch announced story DLC for this game. Not overblown at all.
Posted by BulldogXero
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 3/1/18 at 2:46 pm to
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Dude, they killed Mass Effect. They even decided to NOT launch announced story DLC for this game. Not overblown at all


Pfft, the internet and meme culture killed Mass Effect not EA.
Posted by VaeVictus
Member since Feb 2017
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Posted on 3/1/18 at 2:47 pm to
The half walls and bullet clips were blah tastic.
Posted by sicboy
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Posted on 3/1/18 at 2:55 pm to
you're not serious, right
Posted by TigerMyth36
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Posted on 3/1/18 at 2:58 pm to
Do not listen to the haters. 3 is awesome too.

2 is a fantastic game. I loved 1 too. I was drained by the end of 1 & 2.

I played Andromeda for about 80 hours but it was more of a grind than fun. 1-3 had emotional impact. Andromeda not so much.

1-3 had hot chicks. Andromeda not so much.

1-3 you felt the pressure of the situation. Andromeda not so much.
Posted by sbr2
Member since Apr 2011
15363 posts
Posted on 3/1/18 at 3:12 pm to
I love all mass effect, except for Andromeda. It was merely passable.
Posted by Big_Slim
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Member since Apr 2016
3979 posts
Posted on 3/1/18 at 3:34 pm to
Yeah I'm gonna bang every character on that ship decided that early, even that like 70 year old doctor if it's an option. it's what shep would want
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 3/1/18 at 4:19 pm to
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Did they really shite the bed with Andromeda as much as everyone says or was that overblown?
They literally reassigned 3/4 of the team doing Andromeda in the middle of development, over to some MMO bullshite game.
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 3/1/18 at 4:20 pm to
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Do not listen to the haters. 3 is awesome too.
3 was the best game, until the end.

The end was so bad it drops it in everyone's mind.
Posted by Mystery
Member since Jan 2009
9072 posts
Posted on 3/1/18 at 4:24 pm to
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EA basically took the studio that made the Mass Effect multiplayer and asked them to design the entire game


How is this an excuse?
If they put together a team that was not capable that is on them.
Posted by BulldogXero
Member since Oct 2011
10207 posts
Posted on 3/1/18 at 4:45 pm to
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How is this an excuse? If they put together a team that was not capable that is on them.


It's not an excuse, but at the same time, I don't think an excuse is really necessary. What we got was a solid game that, while inferior to the original 3, was still fun and could have been a solid foundation for the future of the franchise.

It's not even as if the game flopped from a sales standpoint. Andromeda was still profitable for EA. There are other games out there who sold far less and were panned even harder that still churn out DLC.

Posted by Korin
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 3/1/18 at 4:57 pm to
One of the top 5 best games from that generation.
Posted by Big_Slim
Mogadishu
Member since Apr 2016
3979 posts
Posted on 3/1/18 at 6:09 pm to
Didn't they fix 3's ending with a patch? Thought I read that somewhere
Posted by Stuckinthe90s
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Member since Apr 2013
2780 posts
Posted on 3/1/18 at 7:58 pm to
I’m jealous, I wish I could go back and start it for the first time.
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