Mass Effect 2

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So I went back to play Mass Effect 1 as I never bothered with the first one but seeing as I've completed 2 I might as well give it a shot.

Have to say the interface is absolutely horrible in mass effect 1. On the plus side though it plays out as a more complex game then its sequel in the combat side of things. Plus going around in that ground vehicle is differnt and the Normandy is laid out completly differntly. I'm not really sure which interface I prefer. Apart from the RPG aspects they both play out differntly i'm undecided which I prefer.

There is a valid story-related reason why the two Normandys are laid out differently.

The first Normandy (SR1) was an experimental frigate-class ship of the Systems Alliance Fleet, designed in cooperation with turian engineers. She was equipped with stealth technology that made her nearly undetectable by instruments at sublight speeds. (When the mass-effect FTL drive was used, any radiations the ship gave off would be blue-shifted, and become more easily detectable.) She was destroyed by the Collectors in the opening sequence of ME2.

The second Normandy (SR2) was a much larger vessel, constructed by Cerebus from acquired plans for SR1. Due to its size, it lacked the original's ability to hover over a planet, which is the story reason why the Mako isn't in use. (The gaming reason is because the "driving around looking for stuff" minigame wasn't as well received as Bioware had hoped, so in the second game they replaced it with a space-mining minigame. In a recent interview in Game Informer, developers hinted that they were bringing back a ground vehicle in ME3. My personal opinion is that the driving minigame wasn't that well received because the main gun was so slow to fire, so that if you were attacked by a thresher maw, as seemed to happen about every third flat place you tried to cross, you'd need to make every shot precise or else - and if you took the time to aim carefully, the thresher maw's acid spit would tear your Mako apart. Not a lot of fun there, IMO.)

The way the interface worked was cutting-edge when ME1 came out - but of course, in video games, it takes about a year for tech to move from the cutting edge to the dull side of the blade...

I can think of many great games. But none in recent memory have had quite the effect on me as ME2 has. Leaps and bounds improvment on the original. And this whole things of choices made and consequences imparted transitioning between sequels is an idea that couldn't have come soon enough.

I haven't played Heavy Rain. Yet based on what I've read and what I've experienced from ME2 I seriously wonder why so few point out the breadth of emotional and moral choices to be made. Choices that often have a very significant affect on plot development; core mission notwithstanding.

quick question for anyone who knows. the vanguard loadout standards of smg shotgun pistol and heavy, later you can pick another weither it be assault rifle or sniper. on seperate play thrus, say round two you already have the sniper can you pick the assault rifle and still keep the sniper?

I completed ME 1 and ported my character across to ME 2. I previously completed ME 2 with a stock character so I've a differnt background in this game now (i.e. council survives, Wrex Survives, Alex is killed) see what happens differntly now. Played a Paragon character in ME 1 now im gonna be a renegade with this character in ME 2 some of the renegade options are too funny to not do.

As long as you either blow up the joint or take the larval Reaper for Cerberus, it should still be possible for Shepard to die and the mission to be complete. I haven't lost Shepard yet, so I can't be sure.

It is possible for Mordin to survive leading the others back to the Normandy - that's how I set it up on my last runthrough. I had Miranda lead the second team, sent Legion through the pipes, and used Jack as a shield against the Collector probes; my final team was Shepard (of course), Jack (because she's just so much fun when she gets destructive), and Grunt (since my Shepard had the tech end of things covered, and Grunt's just so good at shooting things). And as always, I told the Illusive Man where he could stuff it and blew up the Reaper factory...

ive never had mordin die on me. as long as he is loyal. is it possible to not gain his loyalty if you give the genophage info to the krogans?

and to have the purric victory. at the end, if everyone on the crew dies no one is left at the ship to pull shepard up and he falls.

and i answered my own question, vanguards cannot double up on the weapons training nor get the widow sniper rifle or the heavy machine gun