Never played Mass Effect, is it worth getting ME: 2?

[Hoppled]

Idk why, but ME has always been a game I feel I'd enjoy. Mass Effect 2 "dlc bundle" is on origin right now for 10 dollars, as opposed to steam's price being 20+ $. So if I get it on origin, is it really only 10 and do you think I will like it? Please let me know, thank you.

[luciferous]

Subscribing to thread, because same.

[(N☆G) Jackal ★JJ★]

Mass Effect is the best series Ive ever played. If youre going to get into it Id suggest Origin since origin has all of the DLCs and Mass Effect 3 and DLCs.

Though Id encourage getting the first game since a ton of the side mission characters and your actions to all of the main story and side stories end up being brought up and youll see what happened due to your actions.

The 'custom' story start doesnt have all of the mini choices so sadly to get all of it you have to play through it.

Mass Effect 1 is pretty..... story focus and slow to start but if you choose to skip it ME2 and 3 are heavy story and get you right into the action, no real slow moments.

All DLCs and all your choices will transfer to 3rd game too (even your choices in ME1 and its DLCs if you do get those).

Id say its worth it id even say skip 1 if you arent into slower pacing.

[crgzero]

Mass Effect 2 is probably the best game of the 3. You can safely play 2 without 1 but you'll get more enjoyment out of it if you play 1 first. The core game mechanics in combat change a LOT between 1 and 2 but for the most part, it's for the best.

Part 3,,, was a huge ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ let down.

[luciferous]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από (N☆G) Jackal ★JJ★:

Mass Effect is the best series Ive ever played. If youre going to get into it Id suggest Origin since origin has all of the DLCs and Mass Effect 3 and DLCs.

Though Id encourage getting the first game since a ton of the side mission characters and your actions to all of the main story and side stories end up being brought up and youll see what happened due to your actions.

The 'custom' story start doesnt have all of the mini choices so sadly to get all of it you have to play through it.

Mass Effect 1 is pretty..... story focus and slow to start but if you choose to skip it ME2 and 3 are heavy story and get you right into the action, no real slow moments.

All DLCs and all your choices will transfer to 3rd game too (even your choices in ME1 and its DLCs if you do get those).

Id say its worth it id even say skip 1 if you arent into slower pacing.

If you have 2 on Steam and already passed refund, can you by the DLC on Origin and stilll have it work?

[luciferous]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από (N☆G) Jackal ★JJ★:

Mass Effect is the best series Ive ever played. If youre going to get into it Id suggest Origin since origin has all of the DLCs and Mass Effect 3 and DLCs.

Though Id encourage getting the first game since a ton of the side mission characters and your actions to all of the main story and side stories end up being brought up and youll see what happened due to your actions.

The 'custom' story start doesnt have all of the mini choices so sadly to get all of it you have to play through it.

Mass Effect 1 is pretty..... story focus and slow to start but if you choose to skip it ME2 and 3 are heavy story and get you right into the action, no real slow moments.

All DLCs and all your choices will transfer to 3rd game too (even your choices in ME1 and its DLCs if you do get those).

Id say its worth it id even say skip 1 if you arent into slower pacing.

*passed refund requirements

[(N☆G) Jackal ★JJ★]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από CuddlesWithSatan:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από (N☆G) Jackal ★JJ★:

Mass Effect is the best series Ive ever played. If youre going to get into it Id suggest Origin since origin has all of the DLCs and Mass Effect 3 and DLCs.

Though Id encourage getting the first game since a ton of the side mission characters and your actions to all of the main story and side stories end up being brought up and youll see what happened due to your actions.

The 'custom' story start doesnt have all of the mini choices so sadly to get all of it you have to play through it.

Mass Effect 1 is pretty..... story focus and slow to start but if you choose to skip it ME2 and 3 are heavy story and get you right into the action, no real slow moments.

All DLCs and all your choices will transfer to 3rd game too (even your choices in ME1 and its DLCs if you do get those).

Id say its worth it id even say skip 1 if you arent into slower pacing.

If you have 2 on Steam and already passed refund, can you by the DLC on Origin and stilll have it work?

sadly no. :/ EA pulled off of steam due to violations and they went off and did origins mid DLCs for ME2 kn steam. :|

and to top it off your me1 steam save cant plug into origins me 2 or me 2 steam cant plug into me3. its ♥♥♥♥♥♥ but it is what it is....

[tmwfte]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από CuddlesWithSatan:

If you have 2 on Steam and already passed refund, can you by the DLC on Origin and stilll have it work?

Unless they've changed it more recently, yes. But it goes one way. You know your Cerberus Network login? That's also an Origin account. Ergo, you should also be able to download and install through Origin and just purchase the DLC there.

(NOTE: It will not grant you the DLC on Steam. You won't be able to download it from here, though technically I think when it does the network check, you'd still be able to launch from here and have the DLC enabled. Don't quote me on that, though, I've not tried it.)

[crgzero]

There are websites, or were, that had save game compilations that you could use to download saves covering every possible choice you could've made to set your next game up how you wanted.

[(N☆G) Jackal ★JJ★]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από tmwfte:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από CuddlesWithSatan:

If you have 2 on Steam and already passed refund, can you by the DLC on Origin and stilll have it work?

Unless they've changed it more recently, yes. But it goes one way. You know your Cerberus Network login? That's also an Origin account. Ergo, you should also be able to download and install through Origin and just purchase the DLC there.

(NOTE: It will not grant you the DLC on Steam. You won't be able to download it from here, though technically I think when it does the network check, you'd still be able to launch from here and have the DLC enabled. Don't quote me on that, though, I've not tried it.)

oh. go with this ^ instead of what i said then.

[tmwfte]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από (N☆G) Jackal ★JJ★:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από tmwfte:

Unless they've changed it more recently, yes. But it goes one way. You know your Cerberus Network login? That's also an Origin account. Ergo, you should also be able to download and install through Origin and just purchase the DLC there.

(NOTE: It will not grant you the DLC on Steam. You won't be able to download it from here, though technically I think when it does the network check, you'd still be able to launch from here and have the DLC enabled. Don't quote me on that, though, I've not tried it.)

oh. go with this ^ instead of what i said then.

It's a mess, though. So until you try it (open the Origin client with the Cerberus Network login) to make sure it still works, don't go ahead and just buy the DLC bundle.

[Xaelath]

Yes but honestly get the triology.
You can go to origin to buy it or you know...

It's my greatest Sci-Fi triology.

Would recommend even though the 3rd ending was an ass.

ME crew especially 2 probably the best allies you have in entire game you have played.

[AbedsBrother]

Yes, Mass Effect 2 is worth getting.

Here's how the DLC for Mass Effect 2 works:
- If you buy the game + DLC through Origin, everything downloads & installs through Origin. Enjoy.

If you buy & install the game through Steam:
- register your Steam ME2 key with EA (which gives you a free copy of the game on Origin)
- purchase the DLC bundle on Origin to add them to your EA account
- download & install the DLC manually from https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/origin/origin/download-dlc-for-classic-origin-games/
If might look like the DLC are free on that webpage, but they're not. If the DLC are not registered to your EA account (accomplished by purchasing the DLC bundle on Origin), they won't work.

[SMIFFY]

Play 1 first.

[HALO_run]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από (N☆G) Jackal ★JJ★:

Mass Effect is the best series Ive ever played. If youre going to get into it Id suggest Origin since origin has all of the DLCs and Mass Effect 3 and DLCs.

Though Id encourage getting the first game since a ton of the side mission characters and your actions to all of the main story and side stories end up being brought up and youll see what happened due to your actions.

The 'custom' story start doesnt have all of the mini choices so sadly to get all of it you have to play through it.

Mass Effect 1 is pretty..... story focus and slow to start but if you choose to skip it ME2 and 3 are heavy story and get you right into the action, no real slow moments.

All DLCs and all your choices will transfer to 3rd game too (even your choices in ME1 and its DLCs if you do get those).

Id say its worth it id even say skip 1 if you arent into slower pacing.

i wouldn't call it the best out there with all the bugs the games has, but there'er good all the same.

i'd get, 2 and 3 you'll jump on 3 soon as you're done with 2, mind you 1 and 2 an't long 3 is longer

and im playing them all on the hardest

also for a story point start with 1 you can import your saves into 2 and 2 into 3

[gugnihr]

I played Mass Effect 1 and it was really bad. Very short, really bad graphics except for a couple of locations that were essential for the main story (yes, only A COUPLE of locations were essential for the main story) which were just average anyway, not particularly good. Gameplay was not too bad but everything else was really disappointing. You can visit countless planets but everything look the same and there is almost nothing to do outside of the main quest except the same two or three things that get really boring really fast. It should have been just a tps maybe it would have been better that way or at least it would have made more sense.