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[LostnDamned]

just started downloading. 10 Minutes to go, I love my internet provider

[Aregk]

First things first, now that I have played through absolutely everything for ME2, I can officially and indadvertedly say that it is in fact my favourite Bioware game, a solid 10/10 and my personal favourite game for the past 5 years -at least.

Now, on to the DLC. It's average in duration, for a DLC, I'd say 2 hours if you're not rushing through things, but it compensates with a fairly good plot, unexpected twist included -surely nothing less than what we have come to expect from the franchise. It is true that no major dilemmas are posed, but in my honest opinion this contributes to a more dramatic effect in the end. It is, indeed, a good reminder that the situation has reached such extremes where huge sacrifices are not optional -they are mandatory.

In terms of gameplay, my first playthrough was with a Soldier and I would agree that there were less tactical decisions to be made and it was more a matter of proper placement, cover and ammunition handling. Still, surviving through 5 (fairly big) waves of enemies was quite satisfactory. The soundtrack is really good and voice acting is awesome as per usual. I also liked the level design and the overall aesthetic was good. All in all, it is a good DLC that arguably offers a small glimpse into ME3, without obviously giving too much away.

On a final note, Shadow Broker is still my favourite DLC, with Overlord being a close second. They are followed by both Arrival and Kasumi, which I liked equally, with Zaeed being my least favourite.

PS. I also noticed an easter egg of sorts in a small cell right before you go in to the cell where the doctor is held for questioning. I won't spoil it for you, but I'll just say that although it's a depiction of things that we already know, I found it really cool. I always liked how Bioware takes good care of the details.

Modifié par Aregk, 30 mars 2011 - 01:15 .

[antique_nova]

Not a bad DLC, but the combat was a little rushed in the making. It wasn't as fun as say the collectors, just the same band of mercs charging you the entire time and the mercs weren't well position so killing them was easy. The only thing preventing me from white washing them completely with ease was the number of enemies at any one time at specific choke points.

I felt that the story was well done and the cinematic bits, but the music was no where near as good as any of the other music for the other missions through out ME2 - which was a disappointment.

So basically, the only thing that bioware needs to take in is that every mission needs some sort of environment or something that moves the mission away from the norm like Shadow broker with the lightning rods, samara's recruitment mission with the red cloud thingys etc. Plus a reasonable variety of enemies to face.

[THEPOPE1001]

GodEmperorAR wrote...

Aleksandar Shepard wrote...

GodEmperorAR wrote...

I live in Hungary and I would like to play with the ME2 Arrival DLC, and the site won’t let me buy it, saying that it is not available in my region (east europe).

Now, I had to go through the same **** with the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC. But that time it was allowed to be downloaded, and since through EA downloadmanager whatever thingy a non localized version of ME2 could be downloaded, so after reinstalling a non localized version everything worked out just fine.

Now the site wont let me download it even though I have a perfectly compatible non localized version of the game. So Im not ALLOWED to BUY the DLC because of where I live!!!!

I contacted Bioware about this, they said I should ask EA support...

"Sam" the "expert" in EA's "SUPPORT" site chat was reeeeeeeeeeally helpfull:

Sam: Well its important that the game and the region where you are trying to purchase the DLC is of the same

2264996939: so basically, even though I have a non localized version of the game and the DLC would work with it, I am not ALLOWED to BUY it becasue of where I live?

Sam: Yes

2264996939: ok thaks for your time bye

Sam: It was my pleasure to assist you.
Have a nice day !
Bye and Take care




So just WOW! Thank you Bioware and EA for making me regret buying all the games in Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchise in special collector and whatever edition, all the DLCs, the books...

I have no words for this.

Thats just wrong....I get pissed when I hear this kind of things...

Well my man ( I might get banned for this but I don't care), when they are screwing with you like this there are couple of ppl that can help you.

But those ppl sail on big ships, drink alot of rum and yell "Ahoy" alot.Check their "ships"cargohold for this DLC. It's written "torrent"on box

 Nah, didint want to use Zaeeds secret stash , But thank you for your support (and also some other guys), actually found a way just now to BUY the DLC they didnt want me to buy .  Just had to mannually change my location in the bioware social site and wham! The site finally let me buy the DLC. Strange that noone thought of that simple solution not even at "support". Though I admit never thought it would work. Anyway If there are East Europeans out there who can speak english and want to play the DLC Lair of the Shadow Broker and anything after that, first you need to register your copy of Mass Effect 2 at the EA download manager, then you can download a free NON localized english version of ME2 and than change your location settings at the Bioware social site to a western European location then you can download even the "Arrival" DLC.

Damn thats pretty smart of you good job. I guess some times you have to think out of the box to get things done.......... nice  

[ZJR7621]

Aregk wrote...

First things first, now that I have played through absolutely everything for ME2, I can officially and indadvertedly say that it is in fact my favourite Bioware game, a solid 10/10 and my personal favourite game for the past 5 years -at least.

Now, on to the DLC. It's average in duration, for a DLC, I'd say 2 hours if you're not rushing through things, but it compensates with a fairly good plot, unexpected twist included -surely nothing less than what we have come to expect from the franchise. It is true that no major dilemmas are posed, but in my honest opinion this contributes to a more dramatic effect in the end. It is, indeed, a good reminder that the situation has reached such extremes where huge sacrifices are not optional -they are mandatory.

In terms of gameplay, my first playthrough was with a Soldier and I would agree that there were less tactical decisions to be made and it was more a matter of proper placement, cover and ammunition handling. Still, surviving through 5 (fairly big) waves of enemies was quite satisfactory. The soundtrack is really good and voice acting is awesome as per usual. I also liked the level design and the overall aesthetic was good. All in all, it is a good DLC that arguably offers a small glimpse into ME3, without obviously giving too much away.

On a final note, Shadow Broker is still my favourite DLC, with Overlord being a close second. They are followed by both Arrival and Kasumi, which I liked equally, with Zaeed being my least favourite.

PS. I also noticed an easter egg of sorts in a small cell right before you go in to the cell where the doctor is held for questioning. I won't spoil it for you, but I'll just say that although it's a depiction of things that we already know, I found it really cool. I always liked how Bioware takes good care of the details.

 The blood writing:)?

[Demyx89]

I don't understand... "Arrival" hasn't come out on the PSN yet. Does anyone know if they pushed back the date?!

[ZJR7621]

Demyx89 wrote...

I don't understand... "Arrival" hasn't come out on the PSN yet. Does anyone know if they pushed back the date?!

I pray to God that was on purpose:devil:

[Demyx89]

ok nvm i just double check and i found it. : )

[Iwakura-Lain]

After LoTSB, perhaps I had gotten my hopes up too high. I can't say I was disappointed, really, but I somehow expected a more grand finale to ME2. The Reaper appearance proved a bit of a thrill again (Reaper convo's, for some reason, always have that effect on me). This DLC had an all too predictable plot, though. And the upcoming big decision, well... you didn't get to make it (bit of a bummer, really, for an RPG). Like I said, I'm not really disappointed, but I liked Kasumi's Stolen Memory a lot better.

And since this was apparently the last DLC for the ME2 installment, I guess a Virmire DLC is out, right? Too bad. I would have hoped to have things resolved with Ashley.

[gja82]

Not bad dlc at all the reapers are coming

[Lord Exar]

Is this the last DLC before ME3 or is there going to be one more?

[rekn2]

didnt feel as polished as the other dlc, i noticed grammar errors as well

[Iwakura-Lain]

rekn2 wrote...

didnt feel as polished as the other dlc, i noticed grammar errors as well

Yeah, like when it's supposed to say 'Reload', it says something misspelled (it went away too fast to see). Sloppy.

[Sheffstar007]

was disappointed with arrival 2 short not enough game time

[Gary Alcock]

is it true that there is a collector ship on array on COD black ops or is it just an elaborate hoax ?

[DustxParticle]

A wonderful addition to the already considerable amount of DLC.

Good show! Good show!

Modifié par DustxParticle, 30 mars 2011 - 03:02 .

[Hannibal218]

Sweet, on my way to DL right now.

[BIGMIKE4444]

awesome job bioware took you long enouph

[Silver]

I should read threads completely for a change

good that things worked out for you GodEmperorAR, what previously was here is now obsolete.

Modifié par silverhammer08, 30 mars 2011 - 03:20 .

[implodinggoat]

After finishing it I'm kind of disappointed.  Here's my spoiler free reaction.

Its not a bad piece of DLC; but after Lair of the Shadow Broker this is definitely a major step backwards.

CONS:

1:  The combat is repetitive particularly if you're playing as a Soldier since you don't have a squad.
2:  The layout of the combat areas are chaotic and don't offer any clever tactical options.
3:  The scenery in the first area is very dull.
4:  Very little variety in enemy types.
5:  One of the challenges seems near impossible if you aren't an Infiltrator.
6:  Shorter than I would have liked the last ME2 DLC to be.

PROS:

1: Very good plot, good dialogue and a very good twist.
2: Presents a major ethical dilemma though the player's choice over said dilemma is limited.
3: A good lead in to Mass Effect 3.
4: Chance to work with Admiral Hackett instead of Cerberus ****s.
5: Alludes to a lot of ME1 content which was largely ignored in ME2.

Conclusion:

Arrival's central plot line is the best of any of the DLC missions and its dialogue is also excellent although not quite as exceptional as the dialogue in Lair of the Shadow Broker. Sadly the combat is very repetitive and up until the very end the environments are pretty dull compared to past DLC.

Grade: A solid B maybe a B+.

If you're a Mass Effect fan its a must buy, just don't expect something as exceptional as Lair of The Shadow Broker.

Modifié par implodinggoat, 30 mars 2011 - 03:27 .

[Freestorm Skinn]

Played through it. A perfectly decent DLC. Not as good or fresh as SHADOW BROKER since there isn't as much emotional engagement with characters and relationship, but I expected this. It's a more purely plot- and action-oriented chapter and I'm fine with that. In terms of content, it's better than OVERLORD, but I would say SHADOW BROKER is the peak of how good ME DLC has been so far.

[Iwakura-Lain]

I'm surprised people keep comparing this DLC to LoTSB, the latter of which cost a lot more (and hence should accordingly deliver more). In Bioware points this one cost exactly as much as Kasumi's Stolen Memory. Comparing those two seems more fair. And then I think Kasumi wins.

[United_Strafes]

It was cool, nice that you have the option of seeing 2 slightly different endings depending on when you start the mission. It was a good challenge on insanity. Sad this will be the last story DLC, worth $7 imo.

[What?]

Wasn't bad at all, but I still prefer LoTSB over it. Profusely. I think Arrival had the potential to be so much more than it was.

[United_Strafes]

I never expected anything like Shadow Broker I mean they may want to build ME3 at some point and I'm sure they already have people working on DLC ideas for it.