Lead gameplay designer Christina Norman guides us through some combat-heavy gameplay, which depicts the aforementioned android aggressor along with some cool abilities, like freezing enemies on the spot and hacking mechanized enemies. Oh, Mass Effect 2, you had us at killer 'bot.
New Mass Effect 2 trailer showcases the Engineer class and its killer robot
by Ben Gilbert 
on Dec 7th 2009 1:20PM
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Lead gameplay designer Christina Norman guides us through some combat-heavy gameplay, which depicts the aforementioned android aggressor along with some cool abilities, like freezing enemies on the spot and hacking mechanized enemies. Oh, Mass Effect 2, you had us at killer 'bot.
Reader Comments (54)
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:27PM (Unverified) said
*wipes drool from chin*
Well, it seems like they've tried to bring the Engineer more in line with the Soldier class. Still, I'll probably stick with standard Soldier Shepard.
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Well, it seems like they've tried to bring the Engineer more in line with the Soldier class. Still, I'll probably stick with standard Soldier Shepard.
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:27PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
This game makes my pants tight(er).
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Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:32PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
you don't think he walks around with red spandex on all the time do you??
he wears pants until he is summoned.....
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he wears pants until he is summoned.....
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:48PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
Chris is correct. I'm usually in sweatpants most of the time until the world needs saving.
Or for a booty call.
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Or for a booty call.
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:51PM Katana Master said
Well in Britain pants are underwear whilst we call pants jeans or trousers.
Yeah...
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Yeah...
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:59PM Chris Smack said
Here in sunny Liverpool we use the word pants to mean trousers, unlike most of the UK. Leads to unfortunate blunders when talking to students from around the country. Crazy scouse times!
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Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:36PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
"Someones sappin' my dispenser...."
"DISPENSER DOWN!!!!"
**gets stabbed in back**
"AAHHHHHHHHHHH"
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"DISPENSER DOWN!!!!"
**gets stabbed in back**
"AAHHHHHHHHHHH"
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 3:23PM Drakkenfyre said
I knew there would be a Team Fortress 2 reference in here.
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Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:29PM (Unverified) said
I'm actually liking the way the Adept looks in this game more than anything else so far, with the new vanguard right behind it. In the first game the only really good classes was soldier or vanguard, specially on higher difficulties but it really looks like they've balanced them a lot more now.
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Posted: Dec 7th 2009 3:16PM (Unverified) said
Are you serious? Adept class owned so hard in ME.
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Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:39PM (Unverified) said
Can't wait. I think I'm going to have to freeze myself with the Cyro Blast until the game comes out.
(stupid comment system)
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(stupid comment system)
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:33PM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said
I appreciate the changes they've made to Engineer.
In ME1, Engineer just felt like an Adept with explosive skills. The "tech grenades" barely looked like grenades at all. You had hacking, which was all right, and you had Medicine skills which were barely useful. To this day, Master Neural Shock doesn't work correctly (it doesn't stun longer than Advanced Shock).
Here, they've made Engineer stand out by decreasing emphasis on magic-like tech nades and instead giving you a drone, better hacking, and ammo mods that allow more consistent elemental effects. Well done, Bioware.
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In ME1, Engineer just felt like an Adept with explosive skills. The "tech grenades" barely looked like grenades at all. You had hacking, which was all right, and you had Medicine skills which were barely useful. To this day, Master Neural Shock doesn't work correctly (it doesn't stun longer than Advanced Shock).
Here, they've made Engineer stand out by decreasing emphasis on magic-like tech nades and instead giving you a drone, better hacking, and ammo mods that allow more consistent elemental effects. Well done, Bioware.
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:33PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
good shit....can't wait til this comes out
so was the date for this moved to March for REAL or was that just a Joystiq error in that previous post?
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so was the date for this moved to March for REAL or was that just a Joystiq error in that previous post?
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:39PM (Unverified) said
joystiq error thank god. Still on track for jan. 26
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Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:46PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
nice....that had me worried a bit
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Posted: Dec 7th 2009 2:00PM iHavePants said
That's so soon, good thing I'm replaying it at the moment to have a save ready.
Does anyone know if I can use my save in Mass Effect 2 to carry over my choices but not use the characters face... because damn is he ugly. I just want to stick with default Shep.
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Does anyone know if I can use my save in Mass Effect 2 to carry over my choices but not use the characters face... because damn is he ugly. I just want to stick with default Shep.
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 2:06PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
I need to go ahead and finish my play thru on 360....I played it the first time on PC and then bought it on 360 via Games on Demand.....
as for the save carrying over for his face I'm not sure....I kept the default Shepard and just made him a bit darker
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as for the save carrying over for his face I'm not sure....I kept the default Shepard and just made him a bit darker
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 2:19PM iHavePants said
Yeah I've already finished it twice on PC, but I've since reformatted it with Windows 7 to afterwards learn that the saves are kept in Documents instead of the install directory on my games hard drive...
I loves me some Bioware for doing a simultaneous launch on this one.
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I loves me some Bioware for doing a simultaneous launch on this one.
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 3:40PM aughscreennames said
We better be able to change his looks when starting a new game. He needs hair.
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Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:34PM Uncle Jesse said
I have so many games to play, but when this one comes out, the others will have to wait...
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Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:37PM maveric101 said
ok seriously joystiq needs persistent logins so i don't have to enter my birthday* for every freaking video, even when it's not needed.
*ps who else was born on January 1st, 1900?
also, i cannot wait for this game to come out. even though i already have a bunch of games i need to beat over the holidays...
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*ps who else was born on January 1st, 1900?
also, i cannot wait for this game to come out. even though i already have a bunch of games i need to beat over the holidays...
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:48PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
thats viddler.....not joystiq....I wonder if it does like youtube and doesnt ask for that if you are logged in...
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Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:58PM iHavePants said
I always go for 1980 myself.
I just wish all age gates would stop with the Year/Month/Day shit, if you're not buying me something for my fucking birthday just ask for an age or year.
Or hell, stop with it altogether because it's pointless.
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I just wish all age gates would stop with the Year/Month/Day shit, if you're not buying me something for my fucking birthday just ask for an age or year.
Or hell, stop with it altogether because it's pointless.
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 2:30PM iHavePants said
Replace *mouse* with *bear penis* and that pretty much explains your life.
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Posted: Dec 7th 2009 1:46PM xGeneral DEATHxDEETH82 said
Your mom's an Engineer.
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...I don't know why I said that.
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...I don't know why I said that.
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 2:08PM iHavePants said
And by that I mean Vanguard, I actually hated using the Sentinel class...
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Posted: Dec 7th 2009 2:28PM Crusty Magic said
It's going to be hard to go back to ME1 after playing this.
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Posted: Dec 7th 2009 2:37PM iHavePants said
You'll go back for the story.
Baldur's Gate 2 was an improvement over the original in pretty much every way but that never stopped me from replaying the first.
You now realise this is the first time Bioware has developed a sequel to their own game since BG 2.
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Baldur's Gate 2 was an improvement over the original in pretty much every way but that never stopped me from replaying the first.
You now realise this is the first time Bioware has developed a sequel to their own game since BG 2.
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 2:37PM Ballistic3188 said
um why does his shotgun have limited ammo?
did they take out the in universe reason for near infinite ammo?
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did they take out the in universe reason for near infinite ammo?
Posted: Dec 7th 2009 4:19PM (Unverified) said
its unlimited "clips" but not unlimited ammo per clip. the way they explain it in game is that the guns use disposable heat sinks that can only absorb the heat of x number of shots, as appose to ME1 where there was one heat sink that had to cool down before more shots could be fired. Really just a game play switch that they had to make up a reason for in game.
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