Destro6677 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 (edited) I went into ME2 expecting the same level of character customization and options that I got in ME1. After completing it, and learning that only a few builds are viable, I will never touch ME2 again unless I run out of games that involve shooting things. Also, ME2 has killed my desire to spend any money on ME3 or any dlc that might come out of the ME universe. The story of the game, cover system, available weapons and armor, squad command and abilities in general were much better in ME1 imo. Anyone else feel the same way? Edited August 12, 2013 by Destro6677 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaos_Zand3r Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 I love ME2. I love the whole series. In fact, after the 80 hours of the series spent on 2+3 (about 40 hours for each of the 3 games) it was weird going back to ME1 because of how different it was. The armor and weapon systems, while having a basic progression, were not unique and became repetitive and boring quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwordAxeMace Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 I prefer'd the combat system from 2 compared to 1. and of course the story was just 100 times better than Me3's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralthor Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Of the 3 games, ME2 was my preferred one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John87156 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Please dont hate me for this but what is ME? xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakuall Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Definitely do 3. It's where the mechanics really shine, and is one of the most fun games I've ever played. Mechanics wise, I'd say 3-2-1 is best to worst, but story wise, it's 1-3-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordAsmolicious Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 In general ME1 was the best. difficulty was quite hard but you could atleast properly build your weapons and armor to your own tastes. in Me 2 it got easier (isnt that always with sequels? ) but the story was well decent. i dont like the cerberus parts but okay aside from that the story was interesting. ME3. even worse than ME2 Story just plain sucked. giving us unfinished endings. (you have to download a dlc for that -.- then again its EA. Delivering Unfinished games since EA ever started. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatanaWielder Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 In my opinion ME2 is the best of the series, altough the level of costomization in ME was nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katakuna Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Mass Effect 2 was actually my favorite game of the trilogy. The third would have been if Bioware didn't take a massive dump, shoved it in the game and called it an ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destro6677 Posted August 12, 2013 Author Share Posted August 12, 2013 (edited) Seriously though guys, thermal clips? It's like the whole galaxy just moved a step backwards in cooling technology. And very few of you who liked ME2 the most don't miss the days when cryo rounds were part of your weapon loadout customization, along with radar, and not an ability? Granted, I'll agree that being hit with a spam of weapons that don't actually improve was bad, but I really enjoyed tweaking my loadout to suit my playstyle, not having to rely on a linear upgrade from a terminal or vendor. Edited August 12, 2013 by Destro6677 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hameln Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Thermal clip is the power source, not a cooling solution. Anyway, it just a cliche' to simply the game, nobody care what kind of ammo on the floor when 10 Zombie-cyborg waiting to jump on your face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaos_Zand3r Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Seriously though guys, thermal clips? It's like the whole galaxy just moved a step backwards in cooling technology. And very few of you who liked ME2 the most don't miss the days when cryo rounds were part of your weapon loadout customization, along with radar, and not an ability? Granted, I'll agree that being hit with a spam of weapons that don't actually improve was bad, but I really enjoyed tweaking my loadout to suit my playstyle, not having to rely on a linear upgrade from a terminal or vendor. That's true. Ammo customization was great. The ideal system would have been the ME2 weapons/armors but with ME1's upgrade system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychedelicSnake Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 ME2 is one of my great loves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squaresphere Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 ME2 was the best. yeah they "streamlined" the inventory but I think that was ultimately a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValhaHazred Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 I liked ME1 and 2 equally. ME1 had the best "feel", I really felt like I was exploring the Galaxy and facing down incomprehensible foes. It also had a "hard sci-fi" vibe, all the women wore apropriate armor into combat, the guns looked and felt advanced and the fake physics where the most concistent. ME2 had the best writing, since it focused on what Bioware does best: character studies. The actual plot of all 3 is fairly weak and cliche, but the characters make it work. ME3 was where it fell apart, and even without my nerd rage over the ending it had massive pacing problems and plot holes. It does have the best combat though. If I had been in charge, I wouldn't have forced the Reaper trilogy. I'd much rather it be a full franchise and embrace the pulp sci-fi Flash Gordon style hero thing. Each game would have a different enemy that would be totally defeated at the end. Game one: Exactly as ME1. The Soverign is defeated and the Reapers are trapped in the Void for another 10,000 years! Game two: Sheperd's a hero so the Collectors bump her/him off! S/he is ressurected by Cerberus to take them on, since the Citadel governments are too busy dealing with the after-affects of the Geth/Reaper invasion (that was not covered up). Sheppard punches the Collector leader in the $&*^ and the Humans are saved. Game three and more: Now a target for every baddy in the Universe, Sheppard takes off with her/his rag-tag crew to battle injustice and tyranny wherever it appears as the greatest Spectre of all time! Choices would still carry over and so on, but I admit it would be had work keeping that going for 5 or more games. Totally worth it though :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgax Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Mass Effect 2 was my favorite aswell, great story and ending was motivating, surving suicuide mission along with other crew members. first was fun storywise but the combat mechanics and inventory managment were horrible, i always ended up having best gear for all my teammates and myself and always scrapping drops into omnigel. Third was disapointing in story, the plotholes, the logical gaps (entire Quarian fleet needed multiple strikes to take down one non-capital sized reaper meanwhile on earth it took single rocket) and buttload of overdramatisation. And obviously the whole ending fiasco, destruction was my main choice after extended cut i tried refusal only to get middlefinger from bioware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValhaHazred Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) I doubt I would have been as upset if the ending wasn't just Deus Ex's again. It was insulting. Ending one - Destroy: Destroy all technology! That will make things better right? (It won't) Ending two - Convert: Yes, join the group you've been fighting this whole time! Ending three - Union: Combine organic and A.I. into a utopian civilization. They worked in Deus Ex because the whole point of the game was about becoming more than human, the ethics of technology and questioning loyalties. In Mass Effect they come out of nowhere. Edited August 13, 2013 by ValhaHazred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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