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Mass Effect 2: the final DLC soon

Post by zweistein » Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:28 pm

Mass Effect 2: Arrival

A sidequest? The end of ME2? Or a bridge between ME2 and ME3?
Soon to find out.

Mass Effect 2 Arrival: The Reapers Are Coming
Are you ready for the final chapter of Mass Effect 2?

Editor's Note: The first page is spoiler-free. You will be warned before major spoilers occur.
Spoiler: εμφάνιση/απόκρυψη
The first time I encountered Admiral Hackett in Mass Effect I thought he was sort of a douche. He demanded that I assist the Alliance with matters that nobody else in the Navy could deal with (which I find hard to believe) and then when my Shepard performed above and beyond, all I received was a "Good work, Shepard." I always got the impression that he never meant it either. Anyway, he's back to ask your for help one more time despite the fact that Shepard's working with Cerberus now. If you're a PlayStation 3 owner you won't be as familiar with Hackett and his charms as, until now, he was only a major presence in the first title. So what does he want? Let's find out. Give me the (spoiler-free) general gist of the story. You got it. Admiral Hackett rings you up once again, but this time for a personal favor. A friend of his, Dr. Amanda Kenson, has been captured by Batarians and accused of terrorism. Hackett urges discretion, so he requests that you go in solo (really, no squad mates). You might want to tell him to shove it, but then he says that Dr. Kenson reportedly found a Reaper artifact that proves their existence and plans to invade. So yeah, you should probably go save her. [img]http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/115/1157464/mass-effect-2-arrival-20110324102620534-000.jpg[/img] ow does it play? I only got to try out the first mission, but if you've played Mass Effect, this should feel incredibly familiar to you. There's lots of action in the first half of Arrival, and the major decisions that will impact Mass Effect 3 occur later. I'm new/restarting the campaign, can I access Arrival from the start? Arrival content unlocks after the mission on Horizon. Of course, you can always play it once you've completed the main campaign. How long is it? It's hard to say. I'm told that there are five new missions to play through and I only made it through the first one. It seems like you should be able to get a couple hours out of it, depending on how quickly you move through combat segments. Lair of the Shadow Broker allowed you to rekindle your romance with Liara. Will Arrival offer the same for the Virmire Survivor (Ashley or Kaidan)? Unfortunately, no. I'm sad about this, but I hope it means that Kaidan/Ashley's role in Mass Effect 3 is super awesome. If you don't want to know any plot spoilers, don't go to the next page. If you don't mind learning about the events of the first mission, continue on.

Do not read on unless you want to know about the events of the first mission.
Spoiler: εμφάνιση/απόκρυψη
What I said before remains true: you travel to Batarian space to rescue Dr. Kenson from a secret prison outpost. She's been charged with terrorism, and once you talk to her, she admits it. Turns out that she's been planning to destroy the Batarian relay to thwart the impending Reaper invasion, which is a good reason if you ask me. Her proof, a Reaper artifact, indicates that the sentient machines are on the move and are almost to the relay that connects with one in Batarian space. Destroying the Batarian relay means the Reapers would be forced to find another route and would prevent the attack. Mass relays are huge, so how do you perform such a feat? Simple, just ram a giant asteroid into it. If you played the Bring Down the Sky DLC for Mass Effect 1 (a Batarian terrorist group tries to destroy the human colony of Terra Nova by hijacking an asteroid and ramming the planet) you'll see the irony here. After busting her out of the Batarian prison, she'll escort Shepard to the asteroid she plans on using as a bomb. [img]http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/115/1157464/mass-effect-2-arrival-20110318101243749_1300987715-000.jpg[/img] See that countdown clock (above)? Well, when that hits zero (in two days!!) the Reapers will have accessed the closest mass relay to them and come to destroy, well, everything. I know, it freaked me out too. Dr. Kenson escorts Shepard through the base and shows her true colors (and how stupid doctors can be). Smack dab in the middle of everything is the Reaper artifact. So despite her knowledge of the Reapers and their invasion, looks like they forgot about that pesky indoctrination thing. Whoops. Now that Amanda and her team have Shepard cornered, they turn on the Commander and initiate a giant firefight. Their eyes also glow (almost like husks) and it's really creepy. You can survive for a while if you're a skilled Mass Effect player, but eventually you're going to get knocked out. Don't worry, that's by design (though staying alive for a certain amount of time will net you a Trophy/Achievement). Shepard wakes up on a table (hmm, that seems familiar) surrounded by guards. They seem to be appalled that the sedative doesn't work on the Commander and Shepard punches out two of them while the third runs behind the safety of Plexiglas. Have they done anything weird to Shepard while he/she was unconscious? Was Dr. Kenson telling the truth about the Reaper invasion? How much did Admiral Hackett know before he sent you into the situation? How are we going to stop the Reapers from killing everything with only 48 hours?! Unfortunately, that's all I saw, so I don't have the answers. What do you think will happen next?

source: IGN




pics by IGN:
http://uk.media.xbox360.ign.com/media/1 ... mgs_1.html






Gamespot offers a review along with a ingame footage video to GameDemo channel.
(warning for spoilers)


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Re: Mass Effect 2: the final DLC soon

Post by mikem4600 » Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:53 pm

Αυτά είναι! Πότε κυκλοφορεί;
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Re: Mass Effect 2: the final DLC soon

Post by zweistein » Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:33 pm

available for all platforms on March 29th!
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