Mass Effect 2

[Shit Dickface]

arrrgghhh I just now got to Omega and I have to go to bed or else I'm not going to sleep for two days. I spent the past hour scanning planets, which is easily one of the most tedious game mechanics ever yet it's strangely addicting.

And I'm also glad I didn't have to pay shit for that Normandy Crash Site DLC, because...woof. Just a boring fetch quest.

[Abraham Smashington]

Yeah, boo to the Crash site. The "flashbacks" on that are fucking lame. But I love the new hacking mechanics and even scanning is, like you said, strangely addicting. I wish I could play this all day.

[Nathan]

Do you have to finish the first one to play the second?

[BillyG]

Is there any way to tell if you have scanned a planet completely? Scanning isn't bad, it just runs so damn slow. I'm so damn glad I went and got the doctor before going for Archangel. Incinerate makes a huge difference on all those heavy armor enemies. And the lack of looting is kind of worrisome, only because I am scared to death I will miss a new weapon or armor. I just barely noticed a new assault rifle after Archangel, and if I hadn't noticed it on the corner of the screen I would have finished the mission and totally missed it.

[BillyG]

Do you have to finish the first one to play the second?

No. I didn't. The second is much better than the first already, and I'm like three hours in.

[Nathan]

I only got about an hour in to the first one.

[BillyG]

I only got about an hour in to the first one.

I probably put in 10 hours all together on two different characters. It became too tedious for me to stick with. It doesn't matter. It's not like a developer would make a huge AAA title that anyone couldn't play.

[Howard]

dammit, it's me. I got Howard pregnant. Again.

Only in your dreams baby. Ok. Who is prego?

[Abraham Smashington]

Do you have to finish the first one to play the second?

I would personally, but you don't have to. They reference alot of stuff from the first one, but it's not gonna make or break the game if you don't pick up on it. But for a dork like me, it's the icing on the cake. Receiving messages and shit from people I helped/killed from the first one is a nice touch.

And yeah Billy, the lack of looting was worrisome at first, but I'm already loving not having to dredge through my inventory to delete 40+ guns that are pieces of shit.

[Abraham Smashington]

Also this for BG2 fans...Bought him right away.

[Shit Dickface]

you're gonna put that up your butt huh

[Abraham Smashington]

I'd never do that to Boo.

[Shit Dickface]

Is there any way to tell if you have scanned a planet completely?

Right under the planet's name, there is a status that usually goes from (going from memory here, could be wrong on some of the words) Rich>Moderate>Average>Poor>Depleted. A planet can be at any level, but obviously when you've depleted it you're done.

For some reason this minigame makes me feel like a Space Republican. Is this shit going to have some sort of imperialist implication like "You came and raped our planet and stole all of our resources so we're gonna kill you human fucks!" or something?

[Abraham Smashington]

For those of you who didn't finish the first one or don't care to, here's a 5 min recap

[Abraham Smashington]

Also, I must be the only one that misses the elevator load screens. I know people bitched and moaned about them in the first one, but seeing a loading screen everytime I go somewhere new on my ship annoys the piss outta me.