This morning at 12am I picked up my copy of Mass Effect 2. Yesterday I made certain that today would be reserved for Shepherd and the crew. Once I got home and the grand unveling of what is Mass Effect was underway I am thoughly impressed with the improvements that have been made over the first part of the series.
Everything feels so right, the combat makes more sense (ammo system and weapon enhancements) and everything is much prettier. I do not usually look at games from an angle of how pretty they look. I am mostly focused on game play, attention to detail within story mechanics, and character development/stoy lines within RPGs. However, this game is pretty.
I will not release any spoilers to those who have to wait to pick this game up. I will give a forewarning...stuff gets real, very quickly. The first hour of the game is very intense and the action is neraly non stop. The opening cinematic was breath taking and almost disheartening. Something very valuable and nescessary is destroyed and almost a sense of peronal loss is experienced since the first game relied heavily on what is taken away in the second.
I am at about the half way point through the game and I have not gotten bored with it. The quests are interesting as well as meaningful to which path you want to take. The renegade and paragon paths are still existent in the second game and there are a lot more choices at your disposal to determine what type of player you will be. There are also special abilities that are gained by you and your party that are directly related to your choices and how loyal they are to your cause.
Once again I do not wish to divulge any secrets of the game so please do not ask. If you liked the first game, pick up the second you owe it to yourself to play what I will consider now as one of my favorite gamer series of all time.
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