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Friday, June 15, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Thoughts about PlayStation Plus
I know, the lack of reviews is getting frustrating. I'm upset myself, but I am poor so the drought continues. I do have another opinion piece for any serious gamer who owns a PlayStation 3 though. Do yourselves a favor and purchase a subscription to PlayStation Plus. It costs $50 a year and pays for itself regularly. I've had mine for six months now and it's one of the best investments I've ever made.
Every month subscribers get discounts, freebies, and exclusives. The discounts are on games, dlc, avatars, and themes. Same for the freebies. You get exclusives like early access to demos/betas and exclusive betas/demos. I know free games sounds too good to be true, but hear me out on this one. This month (June 2012) subscribers were gifted with twelve free games. Yes, I said twelve. And they aren't piddly crap either. A lot of them are full retail games. Virtua Fighter 5, Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One, Just Cause 2, WarHammer 40k: Space Marine, Choplifter HD, Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone, LittleBigPlanet 2, and Saints Row 2 are a few of the offerings.
Past months have given us a couple PSOne Classics along with a couple free PSN games. Discounts are always welcomed, and last week when the "Ultimate Editions" were unveiled, PSPlus members received them at a 40% discount. When I look through my list of games on my PlayStation, I can count at least 35 of them that were free (My HDD is a 320 gb) because of my PSPlus subscription. That translates into a LOT of cash.
Basically, I think that the PlayStation Plus program is a great thing for you to invest in. Sony has not let me down yet with it. There are occasional lulls in stuff, but the next week usually balances them out with an influx of awesome. That said, See You Online.
Every month subscribers get discounts, freebies, and exclusives. The discounts are on games, dlc, avatars, and themes. Same for the freebies. You get exclusives like early access to demos/betas and exclusive betas/demos. I know free games sounds too good to be true, but hear me out on this one. This month (June 2012) subscribers were gifted with twelve free games. Yes, I said twelve. And they aren't piddly crap either. A lot of them are full retail games. Virtua Fighter 5, Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One, Just Cause 2, WarHammer 40k: Space Marine, Choplifter HD, Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone, LittleBigPlanet 2, and Saints Row 2 are a few of the offerings.
Past months have given us a couple PSOne Classics along with a couple free PSN games. Discounts are always welcomed, and last week when the "Ultimate Editions" were unveiled, PSPlus members received them at a 40% discount. When I look through my list of games on my PlayStation, I can count at least 35 of them that were free (My HDD is a 320 gb) because of my PSPlus subscription. That translates into a LOT of cash.
Basically, I think that the PlayStation Plus program is a great thing for you to invest in. Sony has not let me down yet with it. There are occasional lulls in stuff, but the next week usually balances them out with an influx of awesome. That said, See You Online.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
An opinion on Diablo 3
So, I was planning on getting this one. I really was. I have read a lot of articles on what to expect, and I was thinking "well, I've played Diablo 2, and this is supposed to be similar...Now I'm nervous." So, I played in the open beta, and I got exactly what I expected. What took me back a step was the server issues. It took me two hours to log on to the beta. So, I read a lot of reviews of Diablo 3 since it was released, and I am not happy. I know I should make my own opinions, but I'm a little on the poor side right now. Things that upset me a bit about Diablo 3: Not a lot of gameplay innovation, I always have to be online to play it, servers not working, accounts being hacked, average graphics.
None of those things I have read were good. I wasn't impressed with the graphics, I didn't like the gameplay that much to be honest. And, the cherry on top, I can't play it without an internet connection!? That pisses me off. I like to play games, online or off. I do not think that the player should be forced to be online to play. Say I wanted to play at my parents house while I'm visiting. They have a mobile hotspot for internet so their internet is limited; or I'm visiting my grandmother who doesn't have internet. I know I should be spending the time with my family, but that's the first example I could come up with. The DRM is not fair to the player. So, sadly, I do not think I will be picking up Diablo 3. I know a lot of this opinion is from my impressions from the beta, but everything I said stands true.
In other news, I'm trying to pull together enough money to get Dragon's Dogma and Max Payne 3. I'll be sure to post something if I get that around. So, until next time my friends, See You Online.
None of those things I have read were good. I wasn't impressed with the graphics, I didn't like the gameplay that much to be honest. And, the cherry on top, I can't play it without an internet connection!? That pisses me off. I like to play games, online or off. I do not think that the player should be forced to be online to play. Say I wanted to play at my parents house while I'm visiting. They have a mobile hotspot for internet so their internet is limited; or I'm visiting my grandmother who doesn't have internet. I know I should be spending the time with my family, but that's the first example I could come up with. The DRM is not fair to the player. So, sadly, I do not think I will be picking up Diablo 3. I know a lot of this opinion is from my impressions from the beta, but everything I said stands true.
In other news, I'm trying to pull together enough money to get Dragon's Dogma and Max Payne 3. I'll be sure to post something if I get that around. So, until next time my friends, See You Online.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Tribes Ascend (PC Review)
With a severe lack of games coming out and that I have absolutely zero money right now I bring a recommendation of a Free-To-Play game. Yes, I said Free-To-Play. The game is Tribes Ascend on the PC and frankly, it's one of the best free games I've played.
The game is online team based multiplayer only except for a couple training options. The graphics are pretty decent and rendered using Unreal Engine 3. The environments are huge though fairly empty save for an occasional tree or tunnel. There are quite a few options for the quality of graphics as well so you don't have to have a top of the line video card to play. I do have the graphics maxed out and the game does look pretty good. The audio is pretty much what you would expect from a shooter.
Tribes Ascend makes several alterations to traditional shooter gameplay by adding in jetpacks and a skiing function. Jetpacks are on a limited, though regenerative fuel source and help you to fly rather high into the air. The skiing function lets you pick up ludicrous speeds going downhill (I actually said "I'm going to plaid" at one point(That's a SpaceBalls reference for you young folks who may not know(look it up))) when combined these two functions let you zoom around the map and escape or get into danger very fast. Kills are difficult to get from time to time due to the speeds of the other players so there is a lot of skill involved in lining up shots. There are a few classes for you to choose from ranging from lightweight and very fast engineers to overarmored and lumbering juggernauts. All weapons feel powerful and have an impact that you would expect them to have.
A key component to the game is the payment structure. You have absolutely zero obligation to spend money on this game and that is true this time. You will not unlock any kind of unfair advantage by spending cash and upgrading early. The game remains balanced and allows veterans and beginners to be on the same level equipment-wise. There is a nice bonus if you do spend any amount of cash and that is giving you a permanent boost to XP gained. You unlock classes and upgrades using XP or real money so the boost is a nice thing to have.
All in all, I was very surprised by this game and I think you should give it a shot. I mean, it is free to download and play so why not? I'm awarding an 8/10. I'll be working on a Diablo 3 review in a few weeks when it releases but that is the only thing I can confirm for sure right now. I'm thinking about getting Max Payne 3 and Ghost Recon Future Soldier, but I'm still on the fence with those. So, until next time, See You Online.
The game is online team based multiplayer only except for a couple training options. The graphics are pretty decent and rendered using Unreal Engine 3. The environments are huge though fairly empty save for an occasional tree or tunnel. There are quite a few options for the quality of graphics as well so you don't have to have a top of the line video card to play. I do have the graphics maxed out and the game does look pretty good. The audio is pretty much what you would expect from a shooter.
Tribes Ascend makes several alterations to traditional shooter gameplay by adding in jetpacks and a skiing function. Jetpacks are on a limited, though regenerative fuel source and help you to fly rather high into the air. The skiing function lets you pick up ludicrous speeds going downhill (I actually said "I'm going to plaid" at one point(That's a SpaceBalls reference for you young folks who may not know(look it up))) when combined these two functions let you zoom around the map and escape or get into danger very fast. Kills are difficult to get from time to time due to the speeds of the other players so there is a lot of skill involved in lining up shots. There are a few classes for you to choose from ranging from lightweight and very fast engineers to overarmored and lumbering juggernauts. All weapons feel powerful and have an impact that you would expect them to have.
A key component to the game is the payment structure. You have absolutely zero obligation to spend money on this game and that is true this time. You will not unlock any kind of unfair advantage by spending cash and upgrading early. The game remains balanced and allows veterans and beginners to be on the same level equipment-wise. There is a nice bonus if you do spend any amount of cash and that is giving you a permanent boost to XP gained. You unlock classes and upgrades using XP or real money so the boost is a nice thing to have.
All in all, I was very surprised by this game and I think you should give it a shot. I mean, it is free to download and play so why not? I'm awarding an 8/10. I'll be working on a Diablo 3 review in a few weeks when it releases but that is the only thing I can confirm for sure right now. I'm thinking about getting Max Payne 3 and Ghost Recon Future Soldier, but I'm still on the fence with those. So, until next time, See You Online.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Mass Effect 3 Review Part 2
9.5/10. I know, it's strange to see a review start with the score, but there it is, plain as day. I will save you all the effort of reading further if you just want to see my score. Now, for the review portion.
As I have touched on, the games graphics are fantastic. The characters look brilliant, though they are still a little stiff in the animations. I'm not a big fan of Shepard and Liara doing the robot when they are hugging, but take the honey with the vinegar I suppose. There were some slow downs in a few cut scenes where there was a lot of action, some of this got fairly bad towards the end game, but it's livable. Environments are still beautiful and it was truly something to see the sheer size of a Reaper in the background while I'm fighting something else.
The story is great and I'm not going to spoil it for anyone. Just know that it's a fairly powerful ending. The gameplay as I have said is stellar, the tweaks and adjustments made to the combat systems make the game great. I spent a lot of time on the single player in part one, so I'm going to spend this time talking about multiplayer.
Multiplayer is squad based with different classes and races available for play. Teamwork is paramount if you want to succeed in these missions. The different classes have several different races for you to use which adds some fun because you no longer have to be only human. Each race has different abilities within the class so you can find what you want and go with it. Weapons are fully customizable in multiplayer as are your powers, though you are limited to three pre-chosen powers and only two weapons at a time. As you play through missions you earn credits to buy packs containing boosters, weapons, characters, weapon mods, or equipment. These rewards range from nearly pointless (ammo refill when there are ammo drops around) to awesome (grenade launching assault rifle) and they are chosen at random. Multiplayer is fun and I'm glad that they added it, though it wasn't needed. In all honesty, I was considering not playing multiplayer, but I'm glad that I did.
On that note, I am going to stop rambling and let you guys get back to your gaming. Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City comes out soon and I might be getting that, Diablo 3 is coming out on May 15th so look forward to that. Otherwise, again, Mass Effect 3 has earned a 9.5/10 and See You Online.
As I have touched on, the games graphics are fantastic. The characters look brilliant, though they are still a little stiff in the animations. I'm not a big fan of Shepard and Liara doing the robot when they are hugging, but take the honey with the vinegar I suppose. There were some slow downs in a few cut scenes where there was a lot of action, some of this got fairly bad towards the end game, but it's livable. Environments are still beautiful and it was truly something to see the sheer size of a Reaper in the background while I'm fighting something else.
The story is great and I'm not going to spoil it for anyone. Just know that it's a fairly powerful ending. The gameplay as I have said is stellar, the tweaks and adjustments made to the combat systems make the game great. I spent a lot of time on the single player in part one, so I'm going to spend this time talking about multiplayer.
Multiplayer is squad based with different classes and races available for play. Teamwork is paramount if you want to succeed in these missions. The different classes have several different races for you to use which adds some fun because you no longer have to be only human. Each race has different abilities within the class so you can find what you want and go with it. Weapons are fully customizable in multiplayer as are your powers, though you are limited to three pre-chosen powers and only two weapons at a time. As you play through missions you earn credits to buy packs containing boosters, weapons, characters, weapon mods, or equipment. These rewards range from nearly pointless (ammo refill when there are ammo drops around) to awesome (grenade launching assault rifle) and they are chosen at random. Multiplayer is fun and I'm glad that they added it, though it wasn't needed. In all honesty, I was considering not playing multiplayer, but I'm glad that I did.
On that note, I am going to stop rambling and let you guys get back to your gaming. Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City comes out soon and I might be getting that, Diablo 3 is coming out on May 15th so look forward to that. Otherwise, again, Mass Effect 3 has earned a 9.5/10 and See You Online.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Mass Effect 3 Part 1
The Reapers have arrived. Earth is under siege and millions are dying by the hour. A massive galaxy-wide war has broken out and the only hope is to unite the races or die. That is what greets you at the opening of Mass Effect 3. As you may or may not know, I have been invested in this game for quite a while (see my story on completing Mass Effect 2) so I was eager to see the decisions I've made in the past come to a head. I have played single player for about ten hours and played a few rounds of multiplayer and here's my thoughts to this point.
The gameplay has had some changes made to it, some subtle, others, not so much. The skill system has been fleshed out a bit offering six levels of upgrades instead of four. However, at level four you are given two options for how to progress your powers. This goes for Shepard and all squad mates. Controls are tight and responsive, and Bioware has helped to make a few changes to the cover system that put it more in line with a Gears of War type game which is great. You can now do combat rolls in any direction, sprinting is faster, and you can roll around cover and to either side of doors or setups similar to doorways. There are also some areas to do running jumps and ladders to help vary the combat situations a little bit. Some more changes are to the enemy AI. Enemies are smarter and I have found myself having to have a strategy in battle instead of going in and just letting my team take care of what I'm not paying attention to. Enemies will use verticality, flanking, and lob grenades to get you out of cover now. They provide covering fire for each other and continuously keep pressure on you. I have found the gameplay changes to help the series out quite a bit.
Going on with some more gameplay changes, Planetary Scanning from Mass Effect 2 is still around, but it's drastically different. Now you roam your sector and press a button to scan nearby and the game will tell you if there are "war assets" nearby. You go to the planet and start your scanner and follow the line to where the thing is, launch a probe, and you're done. If you scan too many times in a Reaper controlled area, the Reapers will come after you and if you don't escape in time, you die. The weapon system is mostly carried over from Mass Effect 2, except there are more options and you now have access to weapon mods to customize your weapons. There are also weapon upgrades you can purchase and you are allowed to customize your armor if you choose to.
Bioware was also nice enough to include a multiplayer mode this time. The wonderful thing about the multiplayer is that it is 100% optional. There is no NEED to play it at all if you don't want to. The mode is similar to Gears of War's Horde mode. You face waves of enemies until you either die or complete the mission. There are six levels to play on and this mode does offer you the ability to play as different races which is kind of neat, but other than that, there is nothing really groundbreaking. It's a fun diversion, but that's it. I haven't played too much to know a lot about it.
The graphics have been improved to a fantastic quality. Characters are still kind of stiff during cut scenes and they don't quite touch each other when they have moments of touching each other. Environments are fantastic and seem nearly realistic at times, though the water in the opening sequence is pretty terrible. Another small note is that occasionally in the opening sequence I would encounter background characters randomly popping into the background of the scene as if they were teleported there. There are also several points where you get a before the war and a during the war picture and the contrast is hauntingly beautiful. The mood is set and this game is quite a bit darker than I was expecting it to be, even though I knew it was about a war for survival. I feel like I have actually been hit at a small emotional level and that is impressive.
The games sound design up to this point is as we can expect. The returning characters sound like they always have and the new ones have some great actors behind them. The music is fitting and helps to bolster the tone that this could be the end of everything. There are some lip syncing issues but they don't detract too much from the rest of what is going on.
That's all for now. This is a huge game, and I will write more about the choices I've made in the past affecting my game now at a later time. Until then, please get this game and enjoy it. Till next time, See You Online.
The gameplay has had some changes made to it, some subtle, others, not so much. The skill system has been fleshed out a bit offering six levels of upgrades instead of four. However, at level four you are given two options for how to progress your powers. This goes for Shepard and all squad mates. Controls are tight and responsive, and Bioware has helped to make a few changes to the cover system that put it more in line with a Gears of War type game which is great. You can now do combat rolls in any direction, sprinting is faster, and you can roll around cover and to either side of doors or setups similar to doorways. There are also some areas to do running jumps and ladders to help vary the combat situations a little bit. Some more changes are to the enemy AI. Enemies are smarter and I have found myself having to have a strategy in battle instead of going in and just letting my team take care of what I'm not paying attention to. Enemies will use verticality, flanking, and lob grenades to get you out of cover now. They provide covering fire for each other and continuously keep pressure on you. I have found the gameplay changes to help the series out quite a bit.
Going on with some more gameplay changes, Planetary Scanning from Mass Effect 2 is still around, but it's drastically different. Now you roam your sector and press a button to scan nearby and the game will tell you if there are "war assets" nearby. You go to the planet and start your scanner and follow the line to where the thing is, launch a probe, and you're done. If you scan too many times in a Reaper controlled area, the Reapers will come after you and if you don't escape in time, you die. The weapon system is mostly carried over from Mass Effect 2, except there are more options and you now have access to weapon mods to customize your weapons. There are also weapon upgrades you can purchase and you are allowed to customize your armor if you choose to.
Bioware was also nice enough to include a multiplayer mode this time. The wonderful thing about the multiplayer is that it is 100% optional. There is no NEED to play it at all if you don't want to. The mode is similar to Gears of War's Horde mode. You face waves of enemies until you either die or complete the mission. There are six levels to play on and this mode does offer you the ability to play as different races which is kind of neat, but other than that, there is nothing really groundbreaking. It's a fun diversion, but that's it. I haven't played too much to know a lot about it.
The graphics have been improved to a fantastic quality. Characters are still kind of stiff during cut scenes and they don't quite touch each other when they have moments of touching each other. Environments are fantastic and seem nearly realistic at times, though the water in the opening sequence is pretty terrible. Another small note is that occasionally in the opening sequence I would encounter background characters randomly popping into the background of the scene as if they were teleported there. There are also several points where you get a before the war and a during the war picture and the contrast is hauntingly beautiful. The mood is set and this game is quite a bit darker than I was expecting it to be, even though I knew it was about a war for survival. I feel like I have actually been hit at a small emotional level and that is impressive.
The games sound design up to this point is as we can expect. The returning characters sound like they always have and the new ones have some great actors behind them. The music is fitting and helps to bolster the tone that this could be the end of everything. There are some lip syncing issues but they don't detract too much from the rest of what is going on.
That's all for now. This is a huge game, and I will write more about the choices I've made in the past affecting my game now at a later time. Until then, please get this game and enjoy it. Till next time, See You Online.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
A story of my journey to complete Mass Effect 2 SPOILERS AHEAD!
Ok, I am excited. Mass Effect 3 is going to end a story that I have built. Sort of anyway... I am going to tell you a story of a boy and his game. It is a short story that has a (SPOILER) happy ending. There are mild spoilers ahead from the first two games, so do not read if you haven't played them.
I had the first Mass Effect on my 360. I played the hell out of it. Defeated Saren, killed off Kaiden, by God I didn't even kill off Wrex! I had a magnificent paragonish heroine that survived Sovereign and saved the Council. I even slept with Liara. My file was glorious and I had some amazingly high hopes for what lay ahead for FBeej Shepard. Then I got Mass Effect 2 on my 360 and played through about a quarter of the way when my disc got damaged. I didn't buy a new one and it just sat there unfinished. Later on, I got a copy of Mass Effect 2 as a gift for my PC. Boy was I ever excited for that! I would finally finish what I started, kinda. I didn't have MY Shepard. Sure, her name was FBeej because I'm creative and all, and I only played though one game with her, but she was mine.
Sadness again struck on the PC version of Mass Effect 2 for me. I was playing through some of the Overlord DLC pack and for some strange reason when I began to travel the world in the hovercraft my computer crashed to a blue screen of death! I was interested, and from that point forward, whenever I tried to keep going I would blue screen. I know I could have just quit the mission and it would have been done, but that wasn't the point. I wanted to play the entire game, not miss out on any of it.
So my saga continued on to my PS3, at this point in the story I no longer had a 360. I purchased the game for the second time (third if you count the PC present) and began my playthrough. I played the motion comic making the big decisions from the first game which was nice to be able to do. Killed Kaiden, Saved the council and Wrex, slept with Liara. I had a shell of what was my former FBeej Shepard. I was alright with her. As I played through Mass Effect 2 I realized just how far I didn't make it when I was playing on my PC or my 360. I only had Miranda, Jacob, Mordin, and Garrus. I didn't have half the available squad members even! I kept on playing, getting all of my crew members, including the DLC ones like Kasumi and Zaeed. Things were going so swimmingly I figured I would have to eventually screw something up, and I did, I lost Miranda's loyalty by siding with Jack. The story moved along and I assumed I was going to lose a lot when I progressed into the end game. But by some act of divine intervention, I slept with Garrus and made it through the Omega 4 Relay into the Collector base without a single casualty. I have no idea how it happened. I moved on through picking my team and splitting up duties. By the final boss fight I had what I felt was the worst squad I could have, Soldier FBeej, Tali, and Kasumi. Holy crap what a terrible decision that was. (My usual squad was Garrus and Zaeed or Mordin, I like to deal a lot of pain very quickly) I had to change up my tactics but we made it through fighting the final boss and a thousand different Collector Drones. I was awarded with my ending cut scene. I had finished Mass Effect 2 and was happy to say that I did not have any casualties within my crew and happy with my Shepard.
FBeej Shepard lived with her crew and I was sad. I had finished a game that I loved so dearly. The only thing left for me to do was wait impatiently for Mass Effect 3 to come out. Thankfully, we won't have to wait too much longer, it comes out in three days! I don't know about you guys but I cannot wait to see the end to FBeej Shepard's story. I will have a review up as quickly as I can, but please be patient with this one as it is going to take a while. I have Tuesday and Wednesday off of work so I will be playing extensively. Also, I am getting the Collectors Edition so I'll be sure to tell you guys how much awesomeness Bioware packed into an $80.00 package.
Several side notes - 1. You guys should read the Mass Effect novels. They are fantastic not only at expanding the universe of Mass Effect, but they're decent Sci-Fi novels too. 2. GamesWithBeej is thankful for your support and as always I'm going to take this chance to remind you to share us with your friends. We want to become something awesome, and we can't do it alone. 3. Potential other reviews down the road: Minecraft(maybe), Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City(maybe), Diablo 3(for sure), Prototype 2(maybe), Max Payne 3(maybe). Well, that's all for this update guys. See You Online.
I had the first Mass Effect on my 360. I played the hell out of it. Defeated Saren, killed off Kaiden, by God I didn't even kill off Wrex! I had a magnificent paragonish heroine that survived Sovereign and saved the Council. I even slept with Liara. My file was glorious and I had some amazingly high hopes for what lay ahead for FBeej Shepard. Then I got Mass Effect 2 on my 360 and played through about a quarter of the way when my disc got damaged. I didn't buy a new one and it just sat there unfinished. Later on, I got a copy of Mass Effect 2 as a gift for my PC. Boy was I ever excited for that! I would finally finish what I started, kinda. I didn't have MY Shepard. Sure, her name was FBeej because I'm creative and all, and I only played though one game with her, but she was mine.
Sadness again struck on the PC version of Mass Effect 2 for me. I was playing through some of the Overlord DLC pack and for some strange reason when I began to travel the world in the hovercraft my computer crashed to a blue screen of death! I was interested, and from that point forward, whenever I tried to keep going I would blue screen. I know I could have just quit the mission and it would have been done, but that wasn't the point. I wanted to play the entire game, not miss out on any of it.
So my saga continued on to my PS3, at this point in the story I no longer had a 360. I purchased the game for the second time (third if you count the PC present) and began my playthrough. I played the motion comic making the big decisions from the first game which was nice to be able to do. Killed Kaiden, Saved the council and Wrex, slept with Liara. I had a shell of what was my former FBeej Shepard. I was alright with her. As I played through Mass Effect 2 I realized just how far I didn't make it when I was playing on my PC or my 360. I only had Miranda, Jacob, Mordin, and Garrus. I didn't have half the available squad members even! I kept on playing, getting all of my crew members, including the DLC ones like Kasumi and Zaeed. Things were going so swimmingly I figured I would have to eventually screw something up, and I did, I lost Miranda's loyalty by siding with Jack. The story moved along and I assumed I was going to lose a lot when I progressed into the end game. But by some act of divine intervention, I slept with Garrus and made it through the Omega 4 Relay into the Collector base without a single casualty. I have no idea how it happened. I moved on through picking my team and splitting up duties. By the final boss fight I had what I felt was the worst squad I could have, Soldier FBeej, Tali, and Kasumi. Holy crap what a terrible decision that was. (My usual squad was Garrus and Zaeed or Mordin, I like to deal a lot of pain very quickly) I had to change up my tactics but we made it through fighting the final boss and a thousand different Collector Drones. I was awarded with my ending cut scene. I had finished Mass Effect 2 and was happy to say that I did not have any casualties within my crew and happy with my Shepard.
FBeej Shepard lived with her crew and I was sad. I had finished a game that I loved so dearly. The only thing left for me to do was wait impatiently for Mass Effect 3 to come out. Thankfully, we won't have to wait too much longer, it comes out in three days! I don't know about you guys but I cannot wait to see the end to FBeej Shepard's story. I will have a review up as quickly as I can, but please be patient with this one as it is going to take a while. I have Tuesday and Wednesday off of work so I will be playing extensively. Also, I am getting the Collectors Edition so I'll be sure to tell you guys how much awesomeness Bioware packed into an $80.00 package.
Several side notes - 1. You guys should read the Mass Effect novels. They are fantastic not only at expanding the universe of Mass Effect, but they're decent Sci-Fi novels too. 2. GamesWithBeej is thankful for your support and as always I'm going to take this chance to remind you to share us with your friends. We want to become something awesome, and we can't do it alone. 3. Potential other reviews down the road: Minecraft(maybe), Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City(maybe), Diablo 3(for sure), Prototype 2(maybe), Max Payne 3(maybe). Well, that's all for this update guys. See You Online.
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