So I bought Mass Effect 2...

[Everlong]

Got my points ready and waiting to get it.

Been reading about it, and how it sets the scene for ME3 Can't wait!

Trailer as well http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/03/28/mass-effect-2-arrival-launch-trailer

 

[Everlong]

It's up :O

 

[lorddenis]

If anyvone played it please take into consideration that not evryvone has and so post a warning if you willl post spoilers.

 

[Everlong]

I don't think anyone has played it because it's only just become available, and the servers are getting pounded, so I've got an hour to wait

 

[lorddenis]

I don't think anyone has played it because it's only just become available, and the servers are getting pounded, so I've got an hour to wait

I meant in time when they will play it

 

[sygnus21]

I'll try downloading it later. Hopefully the servers will have less traffic. For a year and a half old game it's still nice to see DLC coming. Nice.

 

[Everlong]

Not gonna get chance to play it myself tonight, but I'm free all day tomorrow, so will be able to have a proper sit down and play through it tomorrow.

Edit: Plans have been cancelled for tonight, so I'm firing it up now

 

[Everlong]

Just done the paragon play through. It is a nice piece of DLC for the wait for ME3. It is all "holy sh*t" from the get go as well.

There's also a timer in the base you're at (you'll see what the timer is for when you play it). I'm wondering if anything happens when it reaches 0, might give it a try.

I think it's the second best DLC behind Shadow Broker, but still great fun.

 

[sygnus21]

The Arrival

So I finished off Arrival last night.

This one is about a secret mission Shepherd is given by Admiral Hacket to rescue a friend who uncovered proof that a Reaper invasion is coming. Shepherd has to go at it alone - no companions.

Anyway I found to game play to be the standard corridor play. The game tends to get repetitive at times, but there are some challenges since it's mainly you against hordes of baddies. There are some nice twists and turns along the way with a moral dilemma thrown in. The last level is epic, and challenging but fun.

I would say that if you didn't get any of the DLC for ME2 but are looking to ME3, you'd definitely want this one as it is definitely intended to be a prelude to Mass Effect 3

Overall I would give this an 8 out of 10 score and well worth the $6.99 price tag.

 

[Everlong]

Yea it is worth the price and was a nice filler for the wait for ME3.

Did you to last all of the waves of enemies when there was that plot twist at the station? And try and wait for the timer to run down, too, or find a video of it on Youtube :devil:

 

[sygnus21]

Yea it is worth the price and was a nice filler for the wait for ME3.

Did you to last all of the waves of enemies when there was that plot twist at the station? And try and wait for the timer to run down, too, or find a video of it on Youtube :devil:

Sorry that one lost me, but if you're asking if I saw the cutscene before leaving the asteroid, yes I did. Though I don't know about waiting for the time to run down as it took me that long to get rid of all the enemies

Edit - Did you mean letting the timer countdown to zero? No I didn't but I did see the YouTube video

 

[Everlong]

Yea it is worth the price and was a nice filler for the wait for ME3.

Did you to last all of the waves of enemies when there was that plot twist at the station? And try and wait for the timer to run down, too, or find a video of it on Youtube :devil:

Sorry that one lost me, but if you're asking if I saw the cutscene before leaving the asteroid, yes I did. Though I don't know about waiting for the time to run down as it took me that long to get rid of all the enemies

Edit - Did you mean letting the timer countdown to zero? No I didn't but I did see the YouTube video

Without giving too much away, it's when you get to the "Project", and you start getting attacked. I got annihilated at first, lol, but second play through I managed to survive and get the achievement.

 

[sygnus21]

Yeah I know what you're talking about

Anyways your thoughts?

 

[Everlong]

Overall I enjoyed it and thought it was good. Could have done with some more paragon options, and maybe some more options that had a bigger affect on the outcome, like all the big options you could choose still lead to the same outcome.

Good points are it gives a good insight in to ME3. It is a must for ME fans, and can't complain at the price of it.

Gripes I have with it, but doesn't really affect what I think of it is when in the timeline does it really take place? Like how long after finishing the main story in ME2 does it happen? I'm gonna guess and say you can't do this until you've finished the game (I've not tried), or then it would be even more confusing. If you started the Shadow Broker at 2 different points in the game, you got different dialogues from Liara. Unless it's the same with Arrival, I haven't tried doing it pre-suicide mission, yet.

But yea, can't really complain. Breathes more life in to ME2 and gives more anticipation until ME3.

 

[sygnus21]

Gripes I have with it, but doesn't really affect what I think of it is when in the timeline does it really take place? Like how long after finishing the main story in ME2 does it happen? I'm gonna guess and say you can't do this until you've finished the game (I've not tried), or then it would be even more confusing. If you started the Shadow Broker at 2 different points in the game, you got different dialogues from Liara. Unless it's the same with Arrival, I haven't tried doing it pre-suicide mission, yet.

To me the Arrival should be the last DLC played in the Mass Effect 2 game as it’s obviously a prelude to Mass Effect 3

As for Shadow Broker - I’d probably play that at the end of the main game as well since you have those dossiers, but definitely before "The Arrival"

 

[Maguscreed]

Very disappointed by arrival myself.
The difficulty was challenging enough, but nothing new is revealed no new weapons unlocked...
...and it's all fairly straight forward, aside from being rushed playing as a solo Shepard with no squad there was really nothing to it.

Overlord was a way... way better dlc.
If for some reason you still haven't played overlord I suggest grabbing it instead of this garbage.

 

[sygnus21]

I’ll agree that it wasn't nothing exciting, but it wasn't bad either, and there were some challenging moments; but overall it's not better than......

- Lair of the Shadow Broker
- Overlord
- Kasumi's Stolen Memories

 

[Everlong]

Overlord was a way... way better dlc.
If for some reason you still haven't played overlord I suggest grabbing it instead of this garbage.

And Lair of the Shadow Broker was a way...way better DLC than Overlord.

 

[sygnus21]

Overlord was a way... way better dlc.
If for some reason you still haven't played overlord I suggest grabbing it instead of this garbage.

And Lair of the Shadow Broker was a way...way better DLC than Overlord.

Thus my DLC List

 

[Everlong]

Overlord was a way... way better dlc.
If for some reason you still haven't played overlord I suggest grabbing it instead of this garbage.

And Lair of the Shadow Broker was a way...way better DLC than Overlord.

Thus my DLC List

I know, was just stating it myself