February 17th, 2009

Mass Effect 2 News

If you played Mass Effect, finished the game, and then erased everything, including the save game files, I think you should start it all over, with a different character, maybe. Not necessarily to try and save the Krogan, although that would be a good thing to keep in mind. The idea is that, according to what we know already, you'll take your old character from Mass Effect, and play on in Mass Effect 2!

According to Casey Hudson, Project Director for BioWare, the decisions made in the first game will continue to have influences in the sequel, and if I will be able to use the Krogan in Mass Effect 2, that's enough to be worth playing it all over again!

Fortunately, those who will only want to play Mass Effect 2 will be able to get a new character, and find out one and another about the story elements they missed, but I wouldn't advise anyone to miss the first game in the series. Do whatever it takes, take a medical leave of absence, quit your job, just don't miss Mass Effect!

Now, the Platinum Hits edition of the game, we get hints about the upcoming downloadable content for the first Mass Effect game, where Shepard will arrive on a "casino, gaming, Fight Club, space station," but that's about it. I guess we should wait and see exactly what addition will get Mass Effect, but...

...other than being able to import characters from Mass Effect into Mass Effect 2, we know that Mass Effect 2 will arrive on multiple platforms, and the release should take place between January and March 2010. Well, that leaves us enough time to enjoy Mass Effect at least once more, don't you think? :)