Mass Effect 2 Review

00:00:26.910Mass Effect 2 is a landmark game that

00:00:29.620fulfills all the promise of its

00:00:31.060predecessor while taking its own strides

00:00:32.830forward

00:00:33.340Bioware second act in this trilogy has

00:00:35.830lived up to all the hype and vensim

00:00:37.540delivering intense action dramatic

00:00:39.700storytelling and one of the most

00:00:41.170personal games ever created this epic

00:00:43.750sci-fi role-playing game continues the

00:00:45.580story of Commander Shepard a

00:00:46.989distinguished soldier who knows

00:00:48.580firsthand of an impending galactic

00:00:50.320apocalypse and the suicidal steps that

00:00:52.420must be taken to a verdict it's also a

00:00:54.730story of love friendship and family

00:00:56.949faced with hopeless odds of civilization

00:00:59.380at its tipping point and of the darkest

00:01:01.210recesses of humanity brought to the

00:01:02.739forefront

00:01:03.220it's a character-driven tale that

00:01:05.050continues to get better with each new

00:01:06.790introduction to this fantastic cast of

00:01:08.680heroes and it's all told with that same

00:01:10.810cinematic style and interactivity that

00:01:12.670made Mass Effect one of the greatest

00:01:14.229role-playing games in recent history

00:01:19.240we're Travis quietly the Normandy's got

00:01:23.810guns use them Normandy lacks the

00:01:26.180necessary firepower to say that Mass

00:01:28.670Effect 2 is cinematic and interactive

00:01:30.410would only begin to explain the

00:01:31.790presentation yes the innovative

00:01:33.560conversation wheels back and so is the

00:01:35.210excellent direction and outstanding

00:01:36.590voice acting they're still so so far

00:01:39.140ahead of the past Mass Effect 2 also

00:01:41.360adds a twist provided you've played

00:01:43.340through the first Mass Effect and

00:01:44.600haven't erased your save data the sequel

00:01:46.580will take all the decisions made there

00:01:48.140to personalize the story adding new

00:01:50.539choices made in this game and you have

00:01:52.009one of the most personal video games

00:01:53.420ever police' been seen in l Gilani

00:01:56.030westerlyn news I interviewed you two

00:01:59.030years ago

00:01:59.660when you first became a Spectre now the

00:02:04.460main plot won't drastically change but

00:02:06.530the overall experience most certainly

00:02:08.119will that's why this game will be so

00:02:10.340much more powerful if you have played

00:02:12.050first one and if you took issue with

00:02:14.090some of the technical problems Mass

00:02:15.500Effect suffered from Bioware was

00:02:17.209listening elevator rides and slow

00:02:19.430loading textures are out generic side

00:02:21.410missions and pointless exploration are

00:02:22.970gone the menus have been streamlined as

00:02:24.890has the inventory and upgrade system the

00:02:27.500result is a cleaner feel that allows the

00:02:29.360look and artistic style of Mass Effect

00:02:30.769to truly shine it really is a beautiful

00:02:33.410game

00:02:42.180the gameplay has also seen revisions and

00:02:44.950improvements small tweaks to the

00:02:46.690controls and combat mechanics deliver

00:02:48.370something that everyone both hardcore

00:02:50.110RPG fans and boast read on action games

00:02:52.270can get behind the combat is intense and

00:02:54.940thrilling thanks in no small part to the

00:02:56.560reworked character classes which add new

00:02:58.630skills and offer just in themselves

00:03:00.460reason to replay the game the vanguard

00:03:02.560seriously kicks ends it doesn't hurt

00:03:08.950that Bioware put a new emphasis on

00:03:10.570exploration while also removing all of

00:03:12.520the generic cut-and-paste quest design

00:03:14.350that so many games suffer from Mass

00:03:16.270Effect 1 included every major side quest

00:03:18.610has its own story and unique area to

00:03:20.350explore little extra missions exist only

00:03:22.510for those willing to explore every bit

00:03:24.340of this vast galaxy a new gameplay

00:03:26.260twists keep all of these quests from

00:03:27.850growing stale technical improvements are

00:03:30.010great but it's the role-playing aspects

00:03:31.630that really make Mass Effect 2 so

00:03:33.220memorable the class and skill systems

00:03:35.560allow you to make shepard truly your own

00:03:37.180but it's through talking to the various

00:03:39.220galactic citizens and making tough

00:03:40.930decisions it allows you to shape the

00:03:42.640game to be yours and yours alone

00:03:44.410Bioware truly is approaching that

00:03:46.150idyllic role-playing experience that's

00:03:47.770both cinematic and unique to the

00:03:49.600individual everybody that plays Mass

00:03:51.459Effect 2 will get something a bit

00:03:52.720different and that's an incredible

00:03:54.280achievement even with all the

00:03:56.200improvements both technical and artistic

00:03:57.850Mass Effect 2 is still not a perfectly

00:04:00.280polished game everything from getting

00:04:02.260stuck in the environment to sound

00:04:03.760cutting out to total game crashes do

00:04:05.560occur though not often enough to ruin

00:04:07.450things

00:04:16.540the first Mass Effect game was ahead of

00:04:18.950the curve in so many ways

00:04:20.480the sequel continues to push those

00:04:22.190boundaries while cleaning up nearly all

00:04:23.510the technical issues and nailing the

00:04:25.550game mechanics this is an experience

00:04:29.180that delivers in every way that matters

00:04:31.000pick any aspect of the game and you can

00:04:33.350be sure it'll be great

00:04:34.520combat explorations storytelling voice

00:04:36.890acting replay value artistic style

00:04:38.990they're all fantastic it's also one of

00:04:41.600the most personal games you'll ever play

00:04:43.010adapting remarkably to your past actions

00:04:45.230in Mass Effect 1 as well as the choices

00:04:47.120you're making the sequel the only real

00:04:49.340drawback I should point out is that some

00:04:51.110of the cooler moments and revelations

00:04:52.670won't go over as well with you if you

00:04:54.290haven't played the first in the trilogy

00:04:55.730but that is no reason to miss out on

00:04:57.620this wonderful game go by it this isn't

00:05:01.580one you can afford to miss for all the

00:05:03.680latest on Mass Effect 2 stay tuned to

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