Gaming, gaming, gaming
So it’s been quite a long time since my last update , and a lot has happened in the wide world of gaming.
Half a dozen large titles have been released, and I’ve gotten my hands on several of them.
Mass Effect 2 deserves more time than I’m going to give it, but so many games have come out since then I can only touch on a few things.
All I have to say is it was brilliant. I loved the first game, but this one was somehow twice as good. Of course there were buggy things in the first game–using the Mako to explore desolate planet surfaces, a wonky cover system, silly elevator sequences, etc.
Overall though, I thought it was extremely fun. ME2 gave classes even more unique abilities, expanded the cast of characters significantly, and simplified the leveling system. The story keeps its extremely epic feel, and the final boss is practically 20x the epicosity of the first game’s. Yes–it is a real word.
I played through the first time as a Sentinel on Veteran, which provided a pretty decent challenge. I could only use handheld pistols, but my tech armor was worth it just for the glowy protection. Well, and the concussive blast of energy when it dissipated. Being able to use Overload and Warp is a godsend. Both of those abilities can take out almost any enemy protection.
A second play through on Insanity (as my 30 Sentinel) was quickly stymied by wave after wave of debilitating gunfire and invincible mechs. It got so frustrating and with new game releases looming, I decided to move it down to hardcore and create an Adept from my imported ME1 female Shepard game, and it was so much easier. Thank god for the crowd control of Singularity, and Pull.
The art book and comic that came with the collector’s edition were lovely additions, and the free membership to the Cerberus Network really made the extra money worth it. Especially because I didn’t spend the extra money (belated Christmas gift).
Tomorrow: Bioshock 2.
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