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Okay, so I got Mass Effect 2 and finished it, this means I will be talking about spoilers, don't want to know what happens, don't read!




Now that, that is out of the way, I will talk about the game, my fave parts, the not so good parts and such.

Good parts:

1. The characters:

This is definitely the most important part of the game and can make or break it. Bioware pulled off the characters beautifully. I found myself connected with every character and when it came time to help them out on their missions that gain their loyalty I went and did them, wanting to genuinely help them and didn't think "I'll do this only so you trust me" Every character had a reason they do or the way they are.

2. Side Missions:

The side missions were fun and tied back into the main storyline of the game, and helped to clear up some questions you might have about reapers or the collectors. Not a huge amount of info was given but enough to keep the story more interesting. They are also more worthwhile to do then in the first game because you are likely to come across more research projects essential for upgrading the Normandy or your weapons or squad. There might be a couple thousand of a certain material used in upgrading.

Combat:

Exceptionally better than Mass Effect 1's combat. You can direct you squad members to cover, attack the same enemy you are attacking or to attack different ones. You can combine different biotic skills for massive damage combos, and you can add effects to your bullets to take out an enemies shields or armor faster too so that's a huge bonus (trust me, it's worth it to have the bonus of incendiary on at ALL TIMES)

Dialogue:

This was also a great part of the game that would make or break it. The dialogue was solid and your character more often then not, said what you would be thinking which helps connect you to the game better. The emotion and voice acting was superb and added a whole new dimension to the game, making you connect with people better or worse, depending on who you think is right or wrong in their actions.

Plot:

THE MAIN PART. One word can describe this and might not even do it justice, AMAZING. The collectors were an amazing new enemy and when you found out their true purpose, you might feel sick to your stomach a bit. This game was definitely much darker than the first one, just the visuals showed that.



Bad Parts (Or parts-I-wasn't-happy-with):

Old squad mates:

I get the fact that due to some being love interests, they couldn't be in this game as team mates due to the mission your on possibly causing their untimely demise but come on, I mean at least give them a bit more screen time, Kaiden Alenko/ Ashley Williams (depending on who you left on Virmire in the first one) had like one scene with you and since I saved Kaiden, he went all Carth Onasi (Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic) on my ass for being with Cerberus, I mean I get that he was feeling betrayed, but come on Kaiden, I didn't like it any better than you. The fact that he basically went "I don't wanna be your buddy no more" had me fuming. Liara, well she was a different story, I actually got to do a mission for he (failed miserably) but you still get to interact with her, and if you have read the comic they do for her (Mass Effect Redemption) then you totally know what she's doing and why, but it still sucked she couldn't join but I at least sympathized with her.

Resource Gathering:

The most slow, boring, and pain in the ass part of the game. You sit there scanning a planet for god knows how long, looking for resources you NEED to upgrade your ship and crew/weapons to survive the final mission or consider yourself screwed. If there was a bit more of a fun way to do it I wouldn't have had such a problem with it but my god, I haven't been that bored playing a game since Assassin's Creed (Dodges brick)

Sex Scenes:

I felt sooooo unfulfilled during these parts, I got to these points with Tali and Jack and they don't even get naked like in the first one, I mean at least in Dragon Age: Origins they took their clothes off the to the undergarments but no, they do nothing of the sort, very disappointing and maybe Bioware meant for this to happen because it has some sort of significance for the storyline in Mass Effect 3, but right now, I feel like they just caved to the criticism from people who thought the sex scenes were wrong.




Final verdict:

The bad parts are only minimal in comparison to the whole game and therefore I must say this game is on of the best I have ever played. I felt immersed in the game and the characters were believable and the combat system was great. All in all if your a gamer, get this if your not but have a game system, get this you may just become a gamer from it.

That's all from me, just had to do my own little review and if you read all that, thanks!