Top 10: Things that will make Mass Effect 2 magic

By Wesley Yin-Poole - 22/11/2007 - 9:27am GMT

Our tips on how BioWare can improve on a sci-fi masterpiece.

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Posted at 20:42 on 04 December 2008
OlePetter	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I didn't like that, in the game, whichever class you chose you always started with all the weapons. if you were a biotic, you have a useless shotgun, sniper and assault rifle on your back. and aromor choosing wasn't wery good. why do we always have to use an armor. if you were a dude you could use nomal clothes, and if a girl you could use a dress. And the exploring of planets were baaaaaaaaaaaaaad. all of them were lifeless rocks painted in different coulors. if you read about a planet it could say what the main colony and population. but you couldn't visit them, and alle the lifeless planetes could maybee have birds, plant, animals, people who didn't want to kill you. and all the space ships you go on is the same, well the three of them exept the Normandy. and all the rubble you find on the planets were always the same models, just two models. and the sprinting. a baby could sprint longer then him. i agree that we should be able to play as the teammates, like in KOTOR. and maybee more custimasible background. and tha the most modern you could drive in 200 years was a tank on wheels. were are the flying cars. i was disepointed when i learned we weren't going to fly the Normandy. almost evrything from the first videos of Mass Effect were diferent. Reply

Posted at 20:04 on 05 December 2008
Bolt	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I find it interesting when gamers eventually critique (or tear down) a game that totally pushed the envelope of fun and depth. I suppose it's human nature, huh. I'm just glad Wes Y-B prefaced it with saying he loved the game... I agree with load time, graphic glitches, more planets, & controlling (or being) a team member. The moral gray area is touched on but not a focus in this game but honestly i like it like that. I don't suppose anyone cares that background items, boxes, and base & mine layouts were the same ALL ACROSS the galaxy. A track housing nightmare! Change that up for ME2 please. Reply

Posted at 02:47 on 21 December 2008
Joe Schmo	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I dont like number one and number five. One, my xBox live connection is iffy and i like the fact that its a game i can truly enjoy while traveling without an internet connection. I dont like 5 because then it will feel more like a shooter with changing classes, I'd rather you be able to give you squad mates individual commands rather than generic both go here, both attack that it should be wrex kill that, ashley take cover. Reply

Posted at 01:46 on 09 January 2009
Destenoth	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post You can interrupt using the conversation wheel. Just select the option and hit X instead of A. But as far as I know it doesn't give you renegade points, so yeah, that should be added. Reply

Posted at 11:21 on 09 January 2009
Morgs	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Co-op? No way man. No, just no. Reply

Posted at 17:10 on 19 January 2009
therrica	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I definetly agree EXCEPT THE FIRST ONE. These are great ideas and i remember thinking them while playing especially the KOTOR style side quests... As for the xbox live one, i dont like! Bioware would be wasting too much time and would have to sacrifice other great improvements. Either this or they would have to postpone the much anticipated release date which is out of the question for me! Report Reply

Posted at 20:43 on 30 January 2009
d3rail3d	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post My main feeling after playing through Mass Effect was that there felt like there were two different teams working on the main story and the side planets. Everything had great atmosphere and variety in the main places you visit. On the side planets there were 4 basic building types. It was frustrating entering a place and knowing the layout the moment you walked through the door. Even if they made the interiors modular so they could make different layouts without having to model out each new one would have been an improvement. They definitely must improve on this in the next installment. As far as the Mako was concerned, and the inventory thing, they really could have fixed both of the issues by making the omni gel do more than open doors and what not. If they started you with a basic Mako and you could use Omni-gel and credits to upgrade it, better tires, stronger guns, armor, etc, it would have made the side aspect of the game more interesting. Just like building your characters, you'd get to the end of the game and feel like YOUR Mako was a the shizznight. This way breaking down spare equipment for omni-gel would actually mean something and you would have something to do with your loot once your credits maxed out because there is nothing better to buy. The same could be said for equipment. If you could go to some type of armorer and provide credits and Omni-gel for custom gear, or improve gear and upgrades fromt heir base level, or even use it to order specific gear (Nothing ticked me off more than having to travel back and forth between planets hoping that one of the shops would spawn the type of armor I'm looking for into their inventory...ugh) that would have been a great mechanic added to the game. As it was they didn't fully think out the Omni-gel element of their game. I think being able to control your team mates would be cool, but even if the developers thought that would hurt the game play somehow, THERE WAS NO FREAKIN REASON NOT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE EACH TEAM MATE INDIVIDUAL ORDERS!!!! This was the most frustrating thing about the combat system to me. If I had one team mate using a sniper rifle and another using a shotgun, I should be able to tell the sniper to sit back while me and the one with the shoddy move in for some close combat. It made no sense that my squad members were joined at the hip. Just equip them the same you say? It's more or less what I'd end up doing most of the time, but it sure did take away the individuality away from them. If they fix these issues, I think the next game will be awesome. Heck even WITH these issues I played through the entire game with 6 different characters (daggone achievements....) and even the DLC mission. Reply

Posted at 22:28 on 01 February 2009
vidgirl	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I love every idea except the last one Co-op isn't really Mass effect, It's a plot-drivin game Reply

Posted at 23:41 on 02 February 2009
Omar	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I loved mass effect but i don't understand why i cant go to earth...my home planet. i think they should allow us to visit earth or any planet in our local solar system i think it would be pretty neat Reply

Posted at 13:36 on 28 February 2009
...	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post This is all good i hope to c it in the game i would like to add maybe being able to attack first mayb? instead of lifting your gun up for every "innocent" maybe a safety for those vital for quests Reply