Don't forget, Mass Effect DLC releases today

quick capsule review: too much mako roving

Beat It. Hardly 90 minutes worth of material.

P.S. Let's hope the next batch of DLC is more challenging and hopefully mildly entertaining.

Is it Yet-Another-Side-Mission or an actual decent one with unique locations (i.e. not a mine, base or ship interior)??

It's four bases. A couple of cut scenes and a boss fight, i'm doing renegade. Started at level 57 ended at 57. not enough content to level up a strong character.

P.S. It is a unique location, but it's pretty much the same as any other. The only location that is different is the last base. But the other three are the same layout as the other side missions.

I was planning on downloading this, but based on what I'm hearing I might wait

So uh, there's a point in the game where you lose the Normandy?

I'm only about 20 hours in (playing very slowly), so not sure where that happens.

I just bought this game for $20 (wooh!), so I wonder if this will be worth it. I guess I should probably play it before deciding that...

Goodie ^^ Can get my hands on it at last :)

Just get it for the 5$ Craig. You paid 20 bucks. Cheap Punk.

And Edgar, the warning is for Noobs who think, "Hey, ill download the DLC right now and play it straight away, even though I got the game yesterday for 20 bucks."

Noobs Like Craig.

And Edgar,
If we tell you about whether or not you lose the Normandy, and when/if that happens, it would spoil a surprise or two, wouldn't it?

After 20 hours you want any surprises you can get, I imagine.

I'm Still Getting it.

Hey craig64, where did you find Mass Effect for $20?

All I have to say is... w00t!

And doom on you naysayers! :-p

Edgar,
If you are in the middle of the game on your first play through, it's probably better to do it now. Chances are it'll be more challenging, and no, we can't tell you when you lose the normandy.

Craig,
Twenty is a steal and well worth an extra five bucks for the DLC. I got mine for forty so shelling out five bucks for 50 achievement points and rolling through the "intergallactic hood" with sheppard again was a no-brainer for me.

Even if its not much of an offering, some new content will be nice to play. I'm gonna grab it.


Edgar, there is a point in the story where you cannot just decide to bail on the storyline to fly around the universe. So you need a save before that time.

Okay...okay, I'll get that new content then! I guess it really is only $5 for it, so I might as well.

I picked the game up for part of Rogers Video 2/$40 deal in Canada. I picked up Mass Effect and the new Naruto game...so that was a wicked deal.

Wow, that was disappointing. I would have spent one USD max on that...

NATO_Duke from AA? Are you a full time 360 player now? I'm all 360 now, I don't even miss AA sadly.

At a minimum, it's an excuse to pop Mass Effect in again.

I played through it last night. The DLC is closer to an hour than an hour and half. You might be able to stretch it if you go looking for the engineers. As a fan of the game, the experience was worth it.

New Stuff You'll See
-Turrets with protective shields
-Moving turrets on tracks
-Proximity mine fields
-Alien Dragon things used like guard dogs
-Batarians, but look just like humans in the armor

Per prior posts, you'll be visiting 3 standard Mass Effect style structures (dungeons, cough). Then, you're treated to a nice little shoot-out and boss battle with the Batarian leader. The boss battle takes place in a completely new/large space.

It's a satisfying piece of DLC at the right price point.

I downloaded it the other night. I am surprised by the negative comments here. The graphics are slightly better, the bases have different layouts, the challenge is slightly harder and I leveled 3 times during the mission. Yeah, it is short - but it is on par with the Oblivion content I downloaded for about the same cost.

Overall, I would mark it a must buy for Mass Effect owners. Looking forward to the next 4 and Mass Effect II and III.