Mass effect 2 > Mass effect 1
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Nah, you are free to have any opinion you want. Even if it is blatantly wrong. Which for the record yours is.
Both have it's own identity, i felt like ME1 was more Star Trek OS/TNG and 2 was like StarGate Universe/Firefly.
Or to put it, the first one was a sort of clean old skool sci fi adventure,
and the second a more gritty one.
I like both, just ME1 a bit more,
i missed Liara, strolling on Citadel and a kickass Faunts ending theme in 2.
Or to put it, the first one was a sort of clean old skool sci fi adventure,
and the second a more gritty one.
I like both, just ME1 a bit more,
i missed Liara, strolling on Citadel and a kickass Faunts ending theme in 2.
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In all seriousness though, I have to agree. No Shitty inventory, no trolley driving and the fact that you could include your Shepard from before and have the decisions from before be brought up! It was fantastic.
In all seriousness though, I have to agree. No Shitty inventory, no trolley driving and the fact that you could include your Shepard from before and have the decisions from before be brought up! It was fantastic.
I prefer Mass Effect 1 I had a lot more fun with it hope we are still cool tho. ME2 felt like it was having an identity crisis although I like the characters a lot more in the second (except Grunt, Wrex was way better).
but planet scanning is < Mako exploration, they must have brainstormed hard to be able to pull that off.
but planet scanning is < Mako exploration, they must have brainstormed hard to be able to pull that off.
Okay, I'll help you get more forum badges and reply to this one.
As some wise prophet said in the BioWare forums before it went all mad with rage and blatant fanboyism: Mass Effect 2 is a better game but Mass Effect 1 is a better experience.
As some wise prophet said in the BioWare forums before it went all mad with rage and blatant fanboyism: Mass Effect 2 is a better game but Mass Effect 1 is a better experience.
ME1 was definitely better in terms of an overall experience for me. The story was just inherently better since ME2 was the mid-point of the series. That is it has neither the advantage of opening or closing that the other two games are allowed.
That said I enjoyed the combat more in ME2. Certainly glad they got rid of that horrible vehicle. However story/role playing is more important to my enjoyment and those parts were not quite as good.
That said I enjoyed the combat more in ME2. Certainly glad they got rid of that horrible vehicle. However story/role playing is more important to my enjoyment and those parts were not quite as good.
ME1 let you drive around on The Moon... Your argument is invalid.
Lol jk.
ME2 was better than 1 I think. As soon as I got on the Normandy I hunted for the Mako and was far too happy when it was suspiciously absent... Almost as if everyone's collective hatred for it willed it out of existance.
The build up to and execution of the final mission was freaking impressive, the loyalty missions were done well and had variety, the overdone leveling system was stripped down, (A tad too much, would like the Charm/Intimidate bars to pour all my points into but eh whatever.) The bullshit inventory is gone (again a bit of overkill to completely remove it rather than just cutting it down, may be fixed in ME3) andSpace Batman Garrus is back!
All in all it's just better than the first one. Now all we need is a council to repeatedly cut off at the end of every mission.
Lol jk.
ME2 was better than 1 I think. As soon as I got on the Normandy I hunted for the Mako and was far too happy when it was suspiciously absent... Almost as if everyone's collective hatred for it willed it out of existance.
The build up to and execution of the final mission was freaking impressive, the loyalty missions were done well and had variety, the overdone leveling system was stripped down, (A tad too much, would like the Charm/Intimidate bars to pour all my points into but eh whatever.) The bullshit inventory is gone (again a bit of overkill to completely remove it rather than just cutting it down, may be fixed in ME3) and
All in all it's just better than the first one. Now all we need is a council to repeatedly cut off at the end of every mission.
They're so cute when they're young and still innocent.
Look at that! He's got a little opinion, like us!
Look at that! He's got a little opinion, like us!
This, they removed features instead of fixing them.The Wykydtron said:
Mechanically ME2 plays better, looks better and all round is better than ME1 but i cant help but miss the stuff they took out.
The plot/lore also had alot more holes in 2 than in 1 and i think the lack of a coherent threat from a villain didnt do much for the pacing, yes the collector general guy has some cool phrases but he ceases to be a threat when you kill his puppet for the 5th time.
I think if ME1 had a bigger budget to make the Mako exploration and side quests less dull then ME1 would probably be a better.
And for anyone celebrating the removal of the Mako, well driving around was replaced with scanning.. i know which i'd rather have.
I'm ok with you having an opinion, but I don't agree with you in the slightest.Jesse Willadson said:
Mass Effect 2 removed many of the things that I loved about the original game. The exploration, the beautiful vistas, the customization, the unique combat system, all gone.
The story took the worst hit by far. Instead of an epic adventure wherein you have to save the galaxy from holocaust by ancient machines, all you do in Mass Effect 2 is help your crew with their personal issues (which I still don't get why you're expected to give a shit about, considering that you're their captain, and not their fucking counselor), and occasionally investigate generic locations infested with Collectors.
I will say that Mass Effect 2 has a really cool cast of characters, and also slightly better controls than the first game, but all in all, I really didn't like the style of the game, and I didn't find the main story to be engaging at all.
Objectively, Mass Effect 2 is probably better than Mass Effect 1. But I enjoyed the first one more. I went into it with no expectations. I bought it on a limb knowing very little about the series, mostly because it was cheap. Even when I started playing it the action was awkward and clunky and the graphics backwards (I got it in late 2010 so by this point the graphics were already old). But it opened up to me and suddenly, against all my expectations I found myself completely immersed and in love with it. I bought it along with 12 other games and it ended up being at least my 2nd, if not my absolute favourite. I would never have have seen that coming.
Mass Effect 2 could never handle the expectation I had going into it, although I still really enjoyed it.
Mass Effect 2 could never handle the expectation I had going into it, although I still really enjoyed it.
I preferred the first's atmosphere; being a Spectre, James Bonding around the galaxy after Saren, it felt awesome. ME2 wins in gameplay though, and the suicide mission was brilliant. It was nice not to have the pile of junk masquerading as 'RPG elements' too, though I'm looking forward to proper tactical customisation in 3.
Story - Definitely ME1, the whole Collector thing in ME2 seems much more like a filler than it should, imo.
Combat - ME2, except for the blatantly obvious constant cover based bullshittery
Visuals - ME1, for the landscapes
Customization - ME1, except for the hilariously confusing interface at some point
... Overall: I do prefer ME1, but there is no real need to hate ME2 either.
Combat - ME2, except for the blatantly obvious constant cover based bullshittery
Visuals - ME1, for the landscapes
Customization - ME1, except for the hilariously confusing interface at some point
... Overall: I do prefer ME1, but there is no real need to hate ME2 either.
Well I replayed both games recently (currently I'm finishing up ME2) to see if it's worth to ignore my principles and get ME3. Anyway, while I was really disappointed and pissed by the lack of the proper RPG mechanics in ME2 back when it was released, now I like it more than the first one. At least there was a reason for absence of some characters and it was connected to the prequel unlike some Bioware games. Main story isn't as good, but character related quest were better. Combat could use even more refining . Depending on play style cover based combat can get old really fast and targeted abilities limit the way you can use them. Still it's a great game.