ME2 worth it without ME1?

I got mass effect 2 earlier today but have not played the first one. Will this make the second game worthless or something? Or bad?

The first Mass Effect is selling on Steam for 9.99 and I highly recommend you get it. It's really rewarding to see your actions in ME1 affect some of the plot in ME2.

I would strongly recommend not skipping out on Mass Effect. Not only because it's one amazing game, but the sequel allows you to import the character you used(along with all the decisions you made) from the first.

Why buy the second one and not the first?

The first one is pretty average, but like others said it's cheap right now so if you want to get caught up on the story and all. The second one is much better, they dispensed with much of the RPG elements and focused on making a great TPS. It is much better for it.

The first one is pretty average, but like others said it's cheap right now so if you want to get caught up on the story and all. The second one is much better, they dispensed with much of the RPG elements and focused on making a great TPS. It is much better for it.

Gooeykat

Hmm. I'm just really having trouble pulling the trigger on that one for some reason. Idk why. I just hear so many good things about 2 and everyone ive talked to says the first one is just ehh

Yes you will enjoy 2 much more with your own shepard.

Part of what made the first ME so memorable was exploring uncharted worlds and having a thresher maw jump up in your face. Also stuff like hearing the rachni song on earth's moon, really creepy. I missed stuff like that in ME2, everything was too - linear. Regardless, both games were awesome and I had a blast playing them.

You don't start watching Lord of the Rings at Two Towers, or Star Wars at Empire Strikes Back

Part of what made the first ME so memorable was exploring uncharted worlds and having a thresher maw jump up in your face. Also stuff like hearing the rachni song on earth's moon, really creepy. I missed stuff like that in ME2, everything was too - linear. Regardless, both games were awesome and I had a blast playing them.

ralph2190

Agreed. And Omni-gel. Reviews complained about it... but I loved turning my unwanted gear into omni-gel and attaching upgrades to my equipment and gear. Elann2008

Yeah totally...omni-gel the magic gel that can fix anything :)

And all those upgrades, heat absorption, longer barrel etc. were nice incentives to customize your party's loadout. The inventory and loot system, although a little crude, was something I thought ME2 should have had.

Oh lord you guys convinced me lol. Alright then both it is

Thanks everyone :oops:

Oh lord you guys convinced me lol. Alright then both it is

GuitarPAaron

Lol reminds me of that line from the LoTSB dlc.

"Hey Liara remember the good old days when you could just slap omni gel on anything to open it up?"

Lol reminds me of that line from the LoTSB dlc.

"Hey Liara remember the good old days when you could just slap omni gel on anything to open it up?"

soldine

ahaha yeah..classic.

Oh lord you guys convinced me lol. Alright then both it is

GuitarPAaron

[QUOTE="soldine"]

Lol reminds me of that line from the LoTSB dlc.

"Hey Liara remember the good old days when you could just slap omni gel on anything to open it up?"

ralph2190

ahaha yeah..classic.

The first Mass Effect is selling on Steam for 9.99 and I highly recommend you get it. It's really rewarding to see your actions in ME1 affect some of the plot in ME2.

ralph2190

Ralph is stating truth here, and I wholeheartedly agree.

Gamespot published a news article about ME2's save importer - it literally checks for hundreds of decisions from a ME1 save, so it's definitely worth your while to get the first game.

In addition, ME1 has a great storyline and voiceovers.

Neither of those RPGs are particularly great, but one of the series' defining traits is the fact that decisions made in the preceding games carry over and impact the second game. They dropped the ball rather badly with most of them, often relegating your choices to relatively insignificant side details in Mass Effect 2. But it strikes me that if you're going to play the series at all, you should probably play it in a way that exploits its advantages.

It addition to not having a character to import (in which case ME2 defaults to the worst choices you could have made in the first game), you'll have absolutely no idea what's going on in the story.

Neither of those RPGs are particularly great, but one of the series' defining traits is the fact that decisions made in the preceding games carry over and impact the second game. They dropped the ball rather badly with most of them, often relegating your choices to relatively insignificant side details in Mass Effect 2. But it strikes me that if you're going to play the series at all, you should probably play it in a way that exploits its advantages.

Barbariser

Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 are two of the greatest games of all time, easily up there with Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Deus Ex, System Shock 2, and Freespace 2, and anyone who says otherwise just doesn't know good games.

[QUOTE="Barbariser"]

Neither of those RPGs are particularly great, but one of the series' defining traits is the fact that decisions made in the preceding games carry over and impact the second game. They dropped the ball rather badly with most of them, often relegating your choices to relatively insignificant side details in Mass Effect 2. But it strikes me that if you're going to play the series at all, you should probably play it in a way that exploits its advantages.

cmdrmonkey45

Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 are two of the greatest games of all time, easily up there with Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Deus Ex, System Shock 2, and Freespace 2, and anyone who says otherwise just doesn't know good games.

Indeed. We all know that people who have a different outlook on games than yourself simply have no taste. :roll:

The fact is, Mass Effect isn't a very extensive RPG, and considering its genre that is a perfectly good reason for me to consider it lesser than "great". There are plenty of superior games in the same genre out there.

The fact is, Mass Effect isn't a very extensive RPG, and considering its genre that is a perfectly good reason for me to consider it lesser than "great". There are plenty of superior games in the same genre out there.

Barbariser

The first game give you a lot of background on Commander Sheppard, the various races in game, the state of the galaxy and sets up the bad guys for the second game. So to me NO DO NOT PLAY ME2 WITHOUT PLAYING ME1 FIRST!!

It would be my hope that the third incorporates the better parts of both games. Each game had it's own advantages and thus disadvantages. I liked the inventory and upgrades system in ME1 as an example. Just sayin'.

Neither of those RPGs are particularly great, but one of the series' defining traits is the fact that decisions made in the preceding games carry over and impact the second game. They dropped the ball rather badly with most of them, often relegating your choices to relatively insignificant side details in Mass Effect 2. But it strikes me that if you're going to play the series at all, you should probably play it in a way that exploits its advantages.

Barbariser

So i will not be missing much if i skip mass effect 1.

You don't start watching Lord of the Rings at Two Towers, or Star Wars at Empire Strikes Back

Darth_Kane

[QUOTE="Barbariser"]

The fact is, Mass Effect isn't a very extensive RPG, and considering its genre that is a perfectly good reason for me to consider it lesser than "great". There are plenty of superior games in the same genre out there.

RK-Mara

[QUOTE="Darth_Kane"]

You don't start watching Lord of the Rings at Two Towers, or Star Wars at Empire Strikes Back

XxspritexX

You're right. Two Towers did suck, while Empire Strikes Back and Mass Effect 2 were epic

[QUOTE="XxspritexX"][QUOTE="Darth_Kane"] [QUOTE="Darth_Kane"]

[QUOTE="XxspritexX"][QUOTE="Darth_Kane"]

You don't start watching Lord of the Rings at Two Towers, or Star Wars at Empire Strikes Back

Darth_Kane

You're right. Two Towers did suck, while Empire Strikes Back and Mass Effect 2 were epic

You'll miss out if you don't play number one first. But if you really don't want to - head over to masseffectsaves and dl a shepard.

[QUOTE="RK-Mara"][QUOTE="Barbariser"]

The fact is, Mass Effect isn't a very extensive RPG, and considering its genre that is a perfectly good reason for me to consider it lesser than "great". There are plenty of superior games in the same genre out there.

XxspritexX

[QUOTE="XxspritexX"][QUOTE="RK-Mara"] Yes, it doesn't offer as many features as the pinnacles of WRPGs, but what it does it does better than any other game out there. Mass Effect is the best story driven action RPG series.RK-Mara

I mean hell, yeah I get it goddamn it, it's the same thing: dwarves, elves, humans, and orc... things. But heck, Tolkien did good with only 4 races, and no one seems to complain about that. What, would the story be better if we had walking reptiles? Maybe we should tell Tolkien that his stories are outdated and generic in the modern age now. Maybe if he would add walking reptiles and black elves it would work again. Heck, why does anyone still care about Tolkien's work anymore.

YOUR game is generic, MINE is old-school.

eh, i'd actually recommend skipping ME1. both games are a timesink, so save yourself the 30 hours and enjoy ME2's superior gameplay from the get-go. just read up on ME1's plotline, if you are so inclined.

eh, i'd actually recommend skipping ME1. both games are a timesink, so save yourself the 30 hours and enjoy ME2's superior gameplay from the get-go. just read up on ME1's plotline, if you are so inclined.

megatroneo

ME 1 is a great game, its a timesink only if you are a completionist that have to finish everything, you could just play the main plot of me 1 and get an awesome game, they just made the mistake of adding this repetitive "side quests" which are all the same but you can just ignore them, thankfully they fixed that in me 2