Mass Effect 2 E3 Previews
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Head over to Wired.com for the first:
In the sequel, the combat system is getting a bit of a make over. There will be nine additional weapons classes including heavy weapons, for all of you rocket launcher fans. Mass Effect 2 also adds physics-based powers, a revamped cover system, and location-based damage, which places quite a bit more stock into a player's shooter skill set. As a result, the game now handles much more like (Gears of War In Space) this is a good thing, compared to the spray-and-pause action of its predecessor.
Come for the action, stay for the engrossing story: Say what you will about its shallow take on morality and the occasionally campy stabs at romance, but the original Mass Effect was saturated with lore and excelled at presentation. Conversations became centerpieces, and even the typical dialog tree became interesting thanks to a liveliness evoked by careful camera work and accelerated pacing.
And then stop by NowGamer for the other:
Hudson also said that while previous squad members from Mass Effect will return, none of them will be recruitable.
"All the squad members that you pick up are completely new characters," he said. "Some of them from races that have never been in your squad before."
"It's going to be larger squad, a lot more varied and very, very different kinds of characters. "Everyone that you can take with you is a different character from before."
