Is Mass Effect 2 Vanilla worth it?

The game is 10$ on steam right now but I know it has a lot of dlcs already, so, should I buy it or wait for a goty version?

TiA.

Buy it

i own it and i lvoe it.. nuff said

There is no information on whether there will actually be a GOTY edition and it is hard to see how there could be one when you consider the game is already on 2 discs. The GOTY eidtion would have to come on 4 discs if they include the DLC, now obviously this isn't a problem for the PC but it is going to be a nightmare on the Xbox 360. So I am not convinced there will be a GOTY edition.

Even if there is a GOTY edition it isn't likely to come out till all the DLC has been done. It is rumoured we will get 2 more DLC episodes this coming year. So a GOTY edition isn't likely to surface any time soon (if ever).

So I would get Mass Effect 2 now, it isn't going to get any cheaper and you could be waiting a long time for a GOTY edition.

Yep.

Part of the DLC can be downloaded freely. Of the paid DLC, Stolen Memories and Lair of the Shadow Broker are great, while Operation Overlord sucks imo. The first two are available for 1360 BioWare points iirc, which translates into something like 10€.

If you just want the vanilla version go ahead and buy it, the DLC are nothing worth fainting about.

Also most of the DLC is average to bad with 1 good one.

Have you played the first one? If not, get ME1 first. You don't start Lord of the Rings at Two Towers, or Star Wars at Empire Strikes Back

Have you played the first one? If not, get ME1 first. You don't start Lord of the Rings at Two Towers, or Star Wars at Empire Strikes Back

Darth_Kane

Yeah, I've played the first one but since the story in most games nowadays is divided and then sold as dlc I decided to check first.

Thanks all!

Pick it up!
I beat it twice with none of the DLC.

Today I just bought one of the DLC's to to try out. I have heard only one of the ME2 DLC's are really good anyways.

One of this years best games if not the best.. every pc gamer should have ME2 in there collection imo.

Think it lasted me 36 hours first time I played it?

The DLC's aren't -that- good, they really just seem random. Get it, now.

Pick it up!
I beat it twice with none of the DLC.

Today I just bought one of the DLC's to to try out. I have heard only one of the ME2 DLC's are really good anyways.

One of this years best games if not the best.. every pc gamer should have ME2 in there collection imo.

Think it lasted me 36 hours first time I played it?

kozzy1234

[QUOTE="kozzy1234"]

Pick it up!
I beat it twice with none of the DLC.

Today I just bought one of the DLC's to to try out. I have heard only one of the ME2 DLC's are really good anyways.

One of this years best games if not the best.. every pc gamer should have ME2 in there collection imo.

Think it lasted me 36 hours first time I played it?

Lox_Cropek

How is that even possible? lol I've had 3 playthroughs over 65 hours, the first was abit rushed, didn't bother to do all loyalty missions, the second I did all missions. the third all missions, sidemisions and DLC.

It lasted me 60 hours the first time i played :lol:

Lox_Cropek

It lasted me almost 25 hours the first time I played, I finished every single mission and mined every single planet until it was either poor or empty, and I played on Veteran.

I call bs on 60.

[QUOTE="Lox_Cropek"]It lasted me 60 hours the first time i played :lol:

N30F3N1X

It lasted me almost 25 hours the first time I played, I finished every single mission and mined every single planet until it was either poor or empty, and I played on Veteran.

I call bs on 60.

Sure it's worth it. The DLC is'nt really crucial to the experience.

its not an online game, so youre not going to be hamstringing yourself by skipping the DLC.

Its an excellent game, and I highly recommend it to everyone, especially if you played and enjoyed the first Mass Effect.

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[QUOTE="Lox_Cropek"]It lasted me 60 hours the first time i played :lol:

Animatronic64

It lasted me almost 25 hours the first time I played, I finished every single mission and mined every single planet until it was either poor or empty, and I played on Veteran.

I call bs on 60.

I call BS on your calling BS :|

:P

Either way, the game is a great value. For ten bucks, your going to be getting at least 2 hours of awesome gameplay for every dollar you spend.

Likewise I call BS on 25 hours. There's no way you did everything that quickly. Animatronic64

I have 5 completed playthroughs, of which 3 also have Stolen Memories and 1 also has Overlord and Lair of the Shadow Broker.

One of the playthroughs with Stolen Memories alone was on Hardcore difficulty.

Total Steam-recorded time:

If you call BS on 25 hours, I'll just go ahead and say you're not good at the game.

Sure it's worth it. The DLC is'nt really crucial to the experience.

Filthybastrd

[QUOTE="Animatronic64"]Likewise I call BS on 25 hours. There's no way you did everything that quickly. N30F3N1X

I have 5 completed playthroughs, of which 3 also have Stolen Memories and 1 also has Overlord and Lair of the Shadow Broker.

One of the playthroughs with Stolen Memories alone was on Hardcore difficulty.

Total Steam-recorded time:

If you call BS on 25 hours, I'll just go ahead and say you're not good at the game.

Does my grandma break dance? On a serious note, heck yeah. Elann2008

its not an online game, so youre not going to be hamstringing yourself by skipping the DLC.

Its an excellent game, and I highly recommend it to everyone, especially if you played and enjoyed the first Mass Effect.

mrbojangles25

[QUOTE="Elann2008"]Does my grandma break dance? On a serious note, heck yeah. biggest_loser

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its not an online game, so youre not going to be hamstringing yourself by skipping the DLC.

Its an excellent game, and I highly recommend it to everyone, especially if you played and enjoyed the first Mass Effect.

chrisrooR

Would I recommend it? Sure, its a great game, and the save game you carry over has some impact on your career in ME2

But would I postpone getting ME2 to play ME1? Hell no.

The only background you need to get full enjoyment, and to know whats going in, in ME2 is that Shepard (your character) is a hero of epic proportion and saved the galaxy from a really big mean bad guy.

Some of the NPCs you encounter throughout ME2 will relate to experiences in ME1, but as far as that goes its not too significant.

[QUOTE="chrisrooR"][QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

its not an online game, so youre not going to be hamstringing yourself by skipping the DLC.

Its an excellent game, and I highly recommend it to everyone, especially if you played and enjoyed the first Mass Effect.

mrbojangles25

Would I recommend it? Sure, its a great game, and the save game you carry over has some impact on your career in ME2

But would I postpone getting ME2 to play ME1? Hell no.

The only background you need to get full enjoyment, and to know whats going in, in ME2 is that Shepard (your character) is a hero of epic proportion and saved the galaxy from a really big mean bad guy.

Some of the NPCs you encounter throughout ME2 will relate to experiences in ME1, but as far as that goes its not too significant.

I bought the game :), and I'm glad that steam decided to give the game a discount and do an encore sale (I passed the ME2 daily deal since it was $25 for me. at the time).

Would you recommend getting, and playing through, the first mass effect before the second one? chrisrooR

It has been rumoured that the PC/360 will get the Mass Effect Genesis interactive comic shortly after the PS3 version. The comic is a sort of "condensed" overview of Mass Effect 1. It is more than likely this comic will also be a free download for existing customers. So if you have missed out on ME 1 hopefully soon there will be a way to catch up on the story along with some of the decisions.

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

its not an online game, so youre not going to be hamstringing yourself by skipping the DLC.

Its an excellent game, and I highly recommend it to everyone, especially if you played and enjoyed the first Mass Effect.

chrisrooR