Comments on: Review | Mass Effect 2

By: hjs

hjs — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:15:40 +0000

Mass Effect 2 is hardly a better game than ME1, in fact it’s not even close. It has a partly stupid story, horrid menus, no loot, nerfed level up system, stupid ass thermal clips, no mako, piece of crap planet tool, making the player control other caracters than shepard, the list goes on… I don’t understand how this game could harvest so many good reviews when it’s such a let down to the mass effect universe and the original game.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:21:24 +0000

No, I absolutely understand your point – “Dirty Dozen, only in space” and all that – and I completely agree with both why you scored it 10 and why it appealed to you. It’s that, for me, I wanted more forward momentum with the story. That is my only real gripe about the game. But that’s my own personal take, and I don’t disagree with the score from what you’ve written.

Good review.

By: J.D

J.D — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:26:14 +0000

To clarify, I did actually state that the story was ‘a simple one’. Its the individual character stories that give it depth because I consider all those part of the story of Mass Effect 2.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:34:46 +0000

Just about everything in this ME outing was better, and I can see why it gets a 10. For me, though, it was a 9 – still amazing, and one of my favourite games of all time, but I disagree about the story slightly. The new cast of characters was great, and I liked the missions to help flesh them out, but honestly? I don’t consider that to be story, just exposition. The main plot this time was an intriguing concept that never quite hit… ahem… critical mass, and it was over all too quickly. Plus the ending was unexpected, but not all of it in a good way. It felt a bit rushed (not the game, just the story), and I wanted more.

By: J.D

J.D — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:54:39 +0000

Nope :(

This is why I prefer the Microsoft exclusives to be honest.

By: Matt Baxter

Matt Baxter — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:46:16 +0000

No PS3 release? :-(

By: J.D

J.D — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:46:27 +0000

Christos, I really do have so much more to say on Mass Effect 2, so much more! I will do a blog post!

By: Christos Reid

Christos Reid — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:08:53 +0000

I disagree, the combat is completely changed, and most definitely for the better. The two straightforward ammo types definitely narrow things down in terms of the ideal choice in different situations, not to mention combat is now smoother due to the auto-upgrade system, better cover controls (though rockets annoyingly push Shepherd back out of cover) and generally smoother information receipt through new health bars and the armour system.

That said, JD, good review – I’d love to see a long rambly post on your blog about it, as it seems like you’ve tons more to say as a fan :).

By: Greg Giddens

Greg Giddens — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:08:14 +0000

Like you JD I loved the original Mass Effect and couldn’t wait for the next one to come along and Mass Effect 2 is fantastic is every way. I 100% agree with the 10/10 review, it’s truly a great game.

By: Martin Gaston

Martin Gaston — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:55:41 +0000

It also lets you choose Hard difficulty from the beginning without you having to complete the game on Normal first. Great for those of us who are as tough as Krogans.