All You Need To Know: Mass Effect 2

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All You Need To Know: Mass Effect 2

Posted Dec 30th 2009 9:00PM by James Murff
Filed under: Features, Action, RPG, Mass Effect Series

Games that are coming out soon have a lot of unknowns that the average person might not know. Who is this character inspired by? Is all the talk of volumetric fog or cel-shaded graphics really worthwhile? Do the game mechanics really seem solid, or are they lackluster? In All You Need To Know we provide information to help you fully appreciate what these upcoming games have to offer.

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Mass Effect was one of the biggest games of 2007, and was later ported to the PC in early of 2008. It's been two years since the first game, which means that it's now time for the sequel by BioWare standards. Mass Effect 2 is changing things up immediately by being released cross-platform on the same date, rather than having the PC version come a few months later. It looks to be an excellent game, just as all BioWare games are expected to be at this point, and builds upon the visuals and theme of its predecessor. However, it's being hyped considerably, and we can't have that. After all, if you expect a game to cure your cancer and save the dodos from extinction several centuries ago, you will invariably be disappointed when it turns out to be merely awesome instead of life-changing. It's time to give Mass Effect 2 the deconstruction treatment.

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These criticisms are based on...what? Nothing! This article is worthless and informationless speculation and your complaints have zero legitimacy until you actually play the game.

I'm quite excited about Mass Effect and wager you and I don't know a damn thing about how combat will feel, the implication of our choices, or the nature of the plot (spread across two disks, in 2009, by a talented, programming-competent group like Bioware).Posted at 9:59PM on Dec 30th 2009 by Miro

The author is obviously biased. This article doesn't include any accurate information - it is filled with negative speculation that is clearly out of date. The latest combat video of the infiltrator class prove how combat has been impressively improved from ME 1.

I'm looking forward to another Bioware hit January 26.Posted at 12:46AM on Dec 31st 2009 by Novensei

Who cares if Mass Effect 2 is pretty much the same. The first game was great. Posted at 3:13AM on Jan 4th 2010 by STEVEN ROBBINS