The second installment of BioWare's sci-fi action series finally gets more video love today, and this time it's not telling us that the main character is dead. Instead we notice ... well, we'll just let the above video, "Prelude to E3," speak for itself. Just please stop toying with our fragile emotions, already! We'll have hands-on Mass Effect 2 goodness from E3 soon, where we look forward to "killing someone a thousand times."
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Posted: May 15th 2009 12:31PM gamepete64 said
Gah!! Awesome. I can't wait until my 360 gets back from repair to finish the first.
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Posted: May 15th 2009 12:34PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said
I'm glad I'm not the only one who hasn't finished this game yet. I just figured out what I'm doing this weekend.
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Posted: May 15th 2009 1:49PM teamsammalone said
I just finished it a couple weeks ago. It bogs down if you're a completionist for sure. I didn't realize how much I wanted 2 until just now...
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Posted: May 18th 2009 11:45PM DeepFriedSushi said
just from the clip you can see the subtle things they did to improve on the game.
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Posted: May 15th 2009 3:54PM Danthok said
Mr ESC
The first game is anything but bland. I do not play RPG's (except FFVII of course) and I played Mass Effect through twice and I am a completionist. Were talking about 75 hours of gameplay and it was all fun. My only complaint is that the game got pretty easy towards the end because you are so powerful. Will buy the sequel day 1!
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The first game is anything but bland. I do not play RPG's (except FFVII of course) and I played Mass Effect through twice and I am a completionist. Were talking about 75 hours of gameplay and it was all fun. My only complaint is that the game got pretty easy towards the end because you are so powerful. Will buy the sequel day 1!
Posted: May 15th 2009 6:59PM latin trident said
I have to play ME 1! Even though it is in my library, some other games still take priority!
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Posted: May 15th 2009 4:40PM philipjfryrish said
Right? The Normandy under attack, it kinda looked like Dead Space with the big whole in the side of it.
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Posted: May 15th 2009 3:42PM scratchh said
didn't they already announce this was going to multiplatform? or was that my wishful thinking?
i played through much of the game at a microscoft playtest event - and enjoyed it a lot. but the damn game froze on me just after i beat the final boss "for the first time" (in the words of the guy running the playtest). and it ended before I could get back there. grrrr.
i have no 360, and no pc (my macs arent new enough to handle boot camp pc games either), so i havent been able to (re)play it.
the sequel looks fantastic tough. here's hoping for a PS3 release!
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i played through much of the game at a microscoft playtest event - and enjoyed it a lot. but the damn game froze on me just after i beat the final boss "for the first time" (in the words of the guy running the playtest). and it ended before I could get back there. grrrr.
i have no 360, and no pc (my macs arent new enough to handle boot camp pc games either), so i havent been able to (re)play it.
the sequel looks fantastic tough. here's hoping for a PS3 release!
Posted: May 15th 2009 11:09PM (Unverified) said
dude... people get downvoted for speaking any opinion at all... its the internet... if u use the phrase "i have a PS3" here, a bunch of people with no life are going to try and make your text faded for pretty much no reason
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Posted: May 15th 2009 12:37PM (Unverified) said
Can they pull a Sega and release it when they show it off at E3?
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Posted: May 15th 2009 12:38PM (Unverified) said
Hmmm, I suddenly have the urge to play through Mass Effect again.
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Posted: May 15th 2009 12:39PM anexanhume said
Check the loading status stuff before Casey Hudson comes on.
It clearly says "Commander Shepard: MIA" not KIA as before. Normandy status is also listed as unknown.
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It clearly says "Commander Shepard: MIA" not KIA as before. Normandy status is also listed as unknown.
Posted: May 15th 2009 1:10PM Mazrael said
wasn't 'KIA' followed by a blinking '?' before..?
I'm guessing the shit hits the fan at the start or before ME2 starts..
I'm hoping there's a ME 360 elite like there was for Resi 5.. my seemingly immortal 360 has made odd noises of late (it's not that noisy usually), even froze twice in the last few days whil playing Burnout Paradise..
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I'm guessing the shit hits the fan at the start or before ME2 starts..
I'm hoping there's a ME 360 elite like there was for Resi 5.. my seemingly immortal 360 has made odd noises of late (it's not that noisy usually), even froze twice in the last few days whil playing Burnout Paradise..
Posted: May 15th 2009 5:21PM PlatinumSkeet said
Main character will still be alive enough said...
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Posted: May 15th 2009 12:40PM Solid Jackal said
i wonder how long it is going to take before a cell vid pops up on youtube on the "Closed doors" demo.....
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Posted: May 15th 2009 12:49PM mathemagical said
If there was an excitement bone in my body...well it just broke from the weight of this video. God I need a release date. I'm calling in sick.
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Posted: May 15th 2009 3:35PM Uncle Jesse said
I have an excitement bone in my body... and it got hard after watching this.
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Posted: May 15th 2009 12:55PM Omega Aero said
As if the wait didn't feel long enough already.
THANKS A LOT BIOWARE
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THANKS A LOT BIOWARE
Posted: May 15th 2009 12:57PM (Unverified) said
eh...mr devs...your heads are blocking me from watching your awesome video. Thx.
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Posted: May 15th 2009 12:57PM Professor Lario said
This is one of the few games I never picked up. I am now waiting for the rumored compilation that includes the DLC but haven't heard about it for a while. Any news?
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Posted: May 15th 2009 1:07PM Hydralisk456 said
Its already out, I think the 'Platinum Hits' version comes with a second disc with movies and the DLC.
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Posted: May 15th 2009 1:08PM Professor Lario said
@hydra - and I've been avoiding that edition for a while now. duh. Thanks for the tip!
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Posted: May 15th 2009 1:27PM MarkezJM said
Not worth waiting for the compilation. The DLC is pretty effing weak (yet enjoyable) in comparison to the massive ass game that ME already is. Plus, the DLC was only 5 beans when I bought it and I'd imagine you can find a pretty cheap copy of ME somewhere.
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Posted: May 18th 2009 12:24PM (Unverified) said
Yeah the 2 disc special edition has been out for a couple months. Prior to it being released I had only borrowed and played/finished the game. When the 2 disc edition came out I bought it. It was only 20 bucks new, one hell of a deal for a GREAT game.
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