I know this may seem a strange question to most people as these are two completely different games from two separate genres but I want one of these for Christmas and I want it to last me around 6 months. Nothing more I can really say here so just add which game you would recommend a small reason for it and it would be a huge help for me. I have looked at the game-spot reviews but these are two completely different games as I said so they weren't too much help!

Thanks!

Get Mass Effect 2 now, get that other crap later.

This question:

Get Mass Effect 2, it's a great game.

Have you played Mass Effect 1 ? If not, then get that one first. You don't start watching Lord of The Rings at Two Towers, or Star Wars at Return of the Jedi

I know this may seem a strange question to most people as these are two completely different games from two separate genres but I want one of these for Christmas and I want it to last me around 6 months. Nothing more I can really say here so just add which game you would recommend a small reason for it and it would be a huge help for me. I have looked at the game-spot reviews but these are two completely different games as I said so they weren't too much help!

Thanks!

FowFTW

Mass Effect 2 is the better game but won't last you 6 months.

Football Manager 2011 will last longer.

Thanks loads for the replies!

Yes this is a serious question and the reason it's 6 months is because Guild Wars 2 will be released approx around that time imo.

The question about me owning many video games- I have plenty but I prefer games which are great value for money with loads of content such as Elder Scrolls Oblivion which I do own.

From the way it looks so far, Mass Effect 2 is a much better game but Football manager will keep me playing for longer.

Does Mass Effect 2 have a decent replay value if so then I guess it will be this which I buy.

By the way, surely the developers of Mass Effect 2 would make it understandable for newbies to the series or else they'll miss out on many gamers who haven't bought the first one.

Keep the brilliant answers coming!

Have you played Mass Effect 1 ? If not, then get that one first. You don't start watching Lord of The Rings at Two Towers, or Star Wars at Return of the Jedi

Darth_Kane

Even tho I think this OT is not serious, but if he is ME2 all the way. ME2 is one of the games, that genuinly deserves the title epic. After you have finished it for the first time you know you have just played something special. And for the cost of FM2011 you could pick up ME 1 and 2!

Even tho I think this OT is not serious, but if he is ME2 all the way. ME2 is one of the games, that genuinly deserves the title epic. After you have finished it for the first time you know you have just played something special. And for the cost of FM2011 you could pick up ME 1 and 2!

Raxzor

Eh?

Get mass effect 2 its one of the best games I have ever played.

Seriously why would this not be serious and how is it off topic?

Anyway, you've persuaded me to go with mass effect 2, I am into my football by I'll find the game too tedious after a while as I've done with fifa and pes in the past.

Could anyone tell me quickly what you can do differently when you go through the game second time round. Replay value is very important to me.

Thanks!

Id say go with the Football game you will have a billion time more replay value. (if you like that kind of thing)

That said Mass Effect 2 is not bad, it's more in the average range, First the game is a cake walk to the end, ive done it at the hardest diff and the only place were it's a bit challenging is the first part in the mission "Ghost Ship" or something like that, The combat in general is boring/bad, RPG not really, 10h of speech with a bit of action here and there, Load,load,load..Yeah alots of load,(played it on my 360)Replay value is low two play trough and you saw everything (About 30h total). ME 2 Is a Good Rent if you have a 360. After that it Really depend on your favorite genre.

To be Honest i would recommend you to buy something else then those two game, Fallout will last you a while, Dragon Age got 50h of gameplay x2 (if you can pass the first hour), you could buy The Witcher 2 and wait a bit, Oh Or simply wait for the Steam Christmas Sale and buy Mass Effect there.

Buy Super Meat Boy will probably last you forever since you will get stuck at a certain point in the game.

i haven't even played ME2 or Football Manager and im going to say ME2 :P

Id say go with the Football game you will have a billion time more replay value. (if you like that kind of thing)

That said Mass Effect 2 is not bad, it's more in the average range, First the game is a cake walk to the end, ive done it at the hardest diff and the only place were it's a bit challenging is the first part in the mission "Ghost Ship" or something like that, The combat in general is boring/bad, RPG not really, 10h of speech with a bit of action here and there, Load,load,load..Yeah alots of load,(played it on my 360)Replay value is low two play trough and you saw everything (About 30h total). ME 2 Is a Good Rent if you have a 360. After that it Really depend on your favorite genre.

To be Honest i would recommend you to buy something else then those two game, Fallout will last you a while, Dragon Age got 50h of gameplay x2 (if you can pass the first hour), you could buy The Witcher 2 and wait a bit, Oh Or simply wait for the Steam Christmas Sale and buy Mass Effect there.

Buy Super Meat Boy will probably last you forever since you will get stuck at a certain point in the game.

PewPewNinja

To be fair, the load times on the PC version are much faster than the 360 version.

Just completed the demo!

It's amazing!

Mass Effect 2 is the better game but won't last you 6 months.

broken_bass_bin

Maybe it could, if you take replayability into account.

The different cIasses for Shepard, gender/romance selection, DLCs that add new characters, not to mention choosing Paragon or Renegade.

With all of those options, I went through 20 playthroughs.:P