So I did get Mass Effect 2 today. I have played about 6 hours of it so far and suffice to say I am thoroughly enjoying the game and I look forward to several playthroughs.

If you read my blog yesterday you will know that I planned to pick up my pre-ordered copy and hopefully get the collector's edition. When I entered the store I immediately sensed a problem as there were several irritated patrons and some heated discussion of the adult variety. It later transpired that unfortunately the actually never received any collector's editions because they had neglected to order them. I realised at that moment that the collectors armour was not going to be mine so resigned I approached the till to redeem my pre-order for the game and inferno armour only to be told that there was no pre-order bonus ....

At this point, I almost lost it but staying calm I left the store empty handed I checked all the stores in the area and the dedicated game store was selling the normal edition for £44 and my local supermarket was selling it for £37.So I bought it at the cheaper price and left it at that.

I'm kind of glad I did too because when I started playing I noticed I had the blood dragon armour, so I used it for a bit and it's a little overpowered for early game so first playthrough I decided not to use it as I enjoy the loot hunting aspect of the game and I would be missing out on that.

So in retrospect I would have spent £20 extra for armour I would not have used for maybe a few weeks if at all.

Kind of a stressful day but it was worth it and on a side note it also snowed so I was really cold.