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[sonsonthebia07]

JamesMoriarty123 wrote...

I wasn't aware of any save limit. Just use "quick save" if you're on PC, but then again a Save Limit sounds awfully consoley.

All in all, ME1 is one of the best games I've ever played. No question about it.

I'm on the box, and all of my characters have hundreds of saves. I'm a bit of a save-o-holic when it comes to RPGs and the like. I have way too many bad instances that have come from not saving all the time. So I don't know why you say there is a save limit.

And yes, you really did yourself a disservice by playing ME2 before ME1 OP. Get ME1 and play it damn it.

[Mayazcherquoi]

Gill Kaiser wrote...

It pains me that some people have
played ME2 without playing ME1 first.

Metalunatic wrote...

*slaps OP* That's for not playing ME1!

I'm sorry I got ME2:CE before ME1

It wasn't my decision! And I couldn't resist!

[Tempest]

Well, not many people are giving good advice so I will point out why.
The game you transfer from ME1 is FAR different from just playing the Default Shepard in ME2. There are DOZENS of characters you will NEVER meet if you use D.S. You will also never get to meet Wrex, I mean really Wrex is the ****s and you'll never get to meet him. ME2 default story is based on the idea that everyone you met, you either ignored or killed.
Lack of connection to both your team mates and your ship.


I WILL be the 1st to admit, I shed a tear seeing the corpse of the 1st Normandy ship. I've been through a lot with that ship and to see it in ruin....wow, hit me hard....

Modifié par Tempest, 12 avril 2010 - 02:46 .

[Mayazcherquoi]

sonsonthebia07 wrote...

JamesMoriarty123 wrote...

I wasn't aware of any save limit. Just use "quick save" if you're on PC, but then again a Save Limit sounds awfully consoley.

All in all, ME1 is one of the best games I've ever played. No question about it.

I'm on the box, and all of my characters have hundreds of saves. I'm a bit of a save-o-holic when it comes to RPGs and the like. I have way too many bad instances that have come from not saving all the time. So I don't know why you say there is a save limit.

And yes, you really did yourself a disservice by playing ME2 before ME1 OP. Get ME1 and play it damn it.

I do tend to save quite a lot too. There is a save limit for me. I'll make a video later for proof that I'm not lying

[Dick Delaware]

Choices transferred in the second game are cosmetic and don't really change anything. They might effect the finale, if BioWare has the balls to make it happen. I'm crossing my fingers that they will.



Playing the first game will help you appreciate what's going on in the sequel a little better, but it won't alter the story of the second game in any way.

[v.dog]

I think 'cosmetic' is a bit unfair. You're right in saying that the main plot thread is largely unaffected by the events of the previous game, but there are some key discisions that have a significant and lasting impact on the world and people around you.

[Dick Delaware]

v.dog wrote...

I think 'cosmetic' is a bit unfair. You're right in saying that the main plot thread is largely unaffected by the events of the previous game, but there are some key discisions that have a significant and lasting impact on the world and people around you.

Like what?

Sure, it may have consequences in ME3, but nothing really changes in ME2. Yeah, you get a few lines of dailogue, but nothing you've done creates a different result or any oppurtunities to play the game differently. There are no new quest solutions / hubs / etc. in the game because of the choices you've made in the original.

And I'm saying this as a guy who thought the sequel was a step up.

Modifié par Dick Delaware, 12 avril 2010 - 10:05 .

[Tempest]

Dick Delaware wrote...

v.dog wrote...

I think 'cosmetic' is a bit unfair. You're right in saying that the main plot thread is largely unaffected by the events of the previous game, but there are some key discisions that have a significant and lasting impact on the world and people around you.

Like what?

Sure, it may have consequences in ME3, but nothing really changes in ME2. Yeah, you get a few lines of dailogue, but nothing you've done creates a different result or any oppurtunities to play the game differently. There are no new quest solutions / hubs / etc. in the game because of the choices you've made in the original.

And I'm saying this as a guy who thought the sequel was a step up.

This could be me, but what I think what he is trying to say is that the choices may not have had major impacts in the 2nd game, but that doesn't mean that the experience you had in ME1 was meaningless.

Just look at Star Wars ep.4 and ep.5.  A person could have totally just watched ep 5 & 6 since what Luke did in ep 4 was nearly pointless and could be ignored/forgotten.  But that does not make the experience he had in ep 4 any less important.   What we did in ME1 completely changes the way we view the world/universe of ME in general.  I just believe its alot of nit-picking on the part of some fans that don't accept ME2 well.   That is just my opinion though.

[KotOREffecT]

Tempest wrote...

Dick Delaware wrote...

v.dog wrote...

I think 'cosmetic' is a bit unfair. You're right in saying that the main plot thread is largely unaffected by the events of the previous game, but there are some key discisions that have a significant and lasting impact on the world and people around you.

Like what?

Sure, it may have consequences in ME3, but nothing really changes in ME2. Yeah, you get a few lines of dailogue, but nothing you've done creates a different result or any oppurtunities to play the game differently. There are no new quest solutions / hubs / etc. in the game because of the choices you've made in the original.

And I'm saying this as a guy who thought the sequel was a step up.

This could be me, but what I think what he is trying to say is that the choices may not have had major impacts in the 2nd game, but that doesn't mean that the experience you had in ME1 was meaningless.

Just look at Star Wars ep.4 and ep.5.  A person could have totally just watched ep 5 & 6 since what Luke did in ep 4 was nearly pointless and could be ignored/forgotten.  But that does not make the experience he had in ep 4 any less important.   What we did in ME1 completely changes the way we view the world/universe of ME in general.  I just believe its alot of nit-picking on the part of some fans that don't accept ME2 well.   That is just my opinion though.

I completely agree. People expected a bit to much with the choices in ME 1, they did what they were suppose to do in ME 2, period. Although I think ME 3 will be a bit more drastic with the choices.

[Dick Delaware]

Tempest wrote...
This could be me, but what I think what he is trying to say is that the choices may not have had major impacts in the 2nd game, but that doesn't mean that the experience you had in ME1 was meaningless.

Just look at Star Wars ep.4 and ep.5.  A person could have totally just watched ep 5 & 6 since what Luke did in ep 4 was nearly pointless and could be ignored/forgotten.  But that does not make the experience he had in ep 4 any less important.   What we did in ME1 completely changes the way we view the world/universe of ME in general.  I just believe its alot of nit-picking on the part of some fans that don't accept ME2 well.   That is just my opinion though.

Absolutely. I'm not discounting at all that a lot of the decisions in ME1 could hopefully come to bite you in the ass in the third one, and I'm catiously optimistic that real consequences in the form of new quest hubs/ a branching narrative/ new enemies and alliances with different factions/ different potential squad mates will be a result of the choices you made in ME1 and ME2.

And I didn't mean to imply that one could just ignore playing the first game. It gives a really good background for a lot of the events that happened and leaves you emotionally invested in the game because you actually know what's going on and you have a stake in the events. But that still doesn't change the fact that, at least right now, the stuff we did in ME1 didn't really matter.

[Dick Delaware]

KotOREffecT wrote...
I completely agree. People expected a bit to much with the choices in ME 1, they did what they were suppose to do in ME 2, period. Although I think ME 3 will be a bit more drastic with the choices.

It is kinda understandable, seeing as ME2 is in the middle of the trilogy. But at the same time, I really hope they go all out in making ME3 the personal and varied experience that it could be.

[Daeion]

Mayazcherquoi wrote...

JamesMoriarty123 wrote...

I wasn't aware of any save limit. Just use "quick save" if you're on PC, but then again a Save Limit sounds awfully consoley.

All in all, ME1 is one of the best games I've ever played. No question about it.

Seriously. If you are on PC, like I am, you can only have a maximum of 50 saves per character, with the exception of the mission saves and quick saves (quick saves automatically overwrite each other anyway).

If there is a way to change the limit, please tell me! I hate having to go down to the bottom, click on the earliest save then deleting, then scrolling down to the bottom again, clicking on the earliest save... etc.

Sure it limits you to 50 save slots, but you can just overwrite you're earlier saves.

[Mimaiselphenai]

ME1 is almost a completely different game, so it couldn't hurt to play it. That and it'd probably be cool to go back and play it as a prequel.

[Captain Tibs]

oh dear i'm afraid we are going to have to put you down for playing two first...

[Tempest]

I think that looking at a trilogy like ME is to look at it like a pyramid/triangle. While there is a slight difference in size from the top to the middle, likewise from the middle to the bottom, overall it will conclude in an enormous fashion (hopefully).

[Mayazcherquoi]

Daeion wrote...

Mayazcherquoi wrote...

JamesMoriarty123 wrote...

I wasn't aware of any save limit. Just use "quick save" if you're on PC, but then again a Save Limit sounds awfully consoley.

All in all, ME1 is one of the best games I've ever played. No question about it.

Seriously. If you are on PC, like I am, you can only have a maximum of 50 saves per character, with the exception of the mission saves and quick saves (quick saves automatically overwrite each other anyway).

If there is a way to change the limit, please tell me! I hate having to go down to the bottom, click on the earliest save then deleting, then scrolling down to the bottom again, clicking on the earliest save... etc.

Sure it limits you to 50 save slots, but you can just overwrite you're earlier saves.

But that in turn will delete that save, where I might want to go back to
it in the future (which I have done in some cases).

Modifié par Mayazcherquoi, 13 avril 2010 - 05:41 .

[IndustrializedTaco]

ya play ME1 it's one of the best games of all time

[DrWalterBishop]

Absolutely play ME1; they're building this to be a trilogy, so don't deny yourself the full satisfaction of experiencing the story

[HTTP 404]

I have a feeling OP may not like ME1 its gameplay and gamestyle are quite different, it isnt flashy or fast paced

[Mayazcherquoi]

EA_BiowareAccount wrote...

I have a feeling OP may not like ME1 its gameplay and gamestyle are quite different, it isnt flashy or fast paced

I'm getting mixed feelings

The majority are saying to definitely play it, but are not that descriptive and explanatory. However, the ones saying that I wouldn't benefit are the minority but are explaining why and describing the differences.

Well, I'll make a decision soon (like within today), and you can comment on it or not.

Modifié par Mayazcherquoi, 13 avril 2010 - 06:27 .

[piemanz]

You really have to play ME1,for me it's the better game of the two and has a huge part of the story attached to it.

[Gill Kaiser]

It's a given that you should play ME1, for the story. The only people who are telling you that you might not benefit are those who are worried that you won't be able to take the gameplay changes. Nobody has said or will say that you should not play ME1 because the story isn't worth experiencing.

[Mayazcherquoi]

Well, I've made a decision.



First I will purchase Dragon Age: Origins, then if I have enough left over I will purchase Mass Effect 1

[Skilled Seeker]

No! Get them both!

[Mayazcherquoi]

Skilled Seeker wrote...

No! Get them both!

I will in due time. Dragon Age: Origins is my "brainwashing" technique, since I suspect that the next and final part in the Mass Effect trilogy won't be released until 2013+