[360] Mass Effect 2 - Skills would do a romance sub-plot but he has work in the morning

Originally Posted by Tentacle Rapist

Glad I didn't read the hype.

This is why I pay minimal attention to the hype for most games. It makes me more easily satisfied by what is actually there. I don't want to be dissapointed by what is missing, when I could focus on what is actually on the disc.

I'm excited for ME2, but I don't plan on watching trailers. I'll just snag the game when it hits shelves.

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Originally Posted by Tentacle Rapist

You guys can't seriously believe Shepherd is fucking dead, can you?

Not in the slightest. I can believe the game might start with Shepard missing, presumed dead. That's about the most I can imagine they would do. No chance they are going to kill him off, in my mind.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Surely that character who acts as your secretary and annoys you about returning people's emails.

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Originally Posted by GB

My first thought when choosing Tali was "Let's get weird," but the romance with her is very endearing... and weird, yes ("let me do some research to make... this work"). It's the same with Garrus, really. I think their subplots are more fulfilling, even if a bit outlandish.

OK so that's at least two playthroughs I just have to make. Seriously, not even kidding. If I don't see both of those subplots, what was the point of me buying the game?

I can't figure out how Tali's romance is going to work out. Her suit contains an atmosphere Shepard probably* can't breathe, and she can't breathe in regular Nitrogen/Oxygen atmosphere that suits most sentients. So unless they settle for dirty talking and some webcam cybering...

* I'm currently having this same discussion on another forum. I figure her atmosphere would probably kill most people, but then again... CAN SHEPARD EVEN DIE?

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Originally Posted by russ

This is the one I was trying for, but I'm guessing that having a female Shepard disqualified me from the start.

You mean the developers are open-minded about inter-species relationships, but they DRAW THE LINE at lesbian sex?

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Originally Posted by Denicalis

No, it's just some characters are bi and some aren't. A female shepard can bed Yeoman Kelly. A female Shepard could bed Liara in the first game. But not everyone is gay.

Yeah. I was just making a cheap wisecrack. However, thanks for clearing that up. I guess Kelly and female Shepard is more definitely lesbian than Liara and Female Shepard since she doesn't really have a gender. Even if she looks female.

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If you'd paid attention in the first game, you'd know that Tali doesn't have her own atmosphere, it's just that they spend their whole life on space ships with recycled atmosphere so they have no immune system. Thus the helmet.

Oh damn. I don't even know how I missed that particular piece of information. I did pay attention to most stuff, even to the codex entries. Call it sci-fi prejudices? I'm used to seeing aliens in facemasks because they can't breathe what we breathe, a la Babylon 5 to name but one example.

Anyway, thanks for setting me straight a second time.

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Originally Posted by Shin

So are the bits of the game where you're not holding hands with aliens any good?

The shooting feels more involving this time around. Last time it was kind of weak, like they couldn't be bothered to go all out on the shooting elements. This time around, you can't say that. There's a cover system, you can get headshots. I don't know if other body parts take damage in any special way, but headshots can be an insta-kill which is a big advantage. Last but not least your team mates don't feel quite so fragile this time around. Can't even count the number of times I had to use Unity in the first game, to revive foolish characters who charged in and got blasted to shreds. Not so much, so far in this game.

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