In terms of immersion ME1 wins. I consciously paced my first playthrough because I was enjoying the story so much, I can't remember ever doing that with another game.
ME2 is beautiful, no question, but it can't outshine ME1 in my eyes.
Did you like Mass Effect 1 or 2 better?
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#377
Posté 27 février 2010 - 12:51
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I liked Mass Effect 1 better. I guess because it was the first one and you have far more to do. Sure the missions may have been cut and paste worlds, but their were so many things/problems you can go and solve. There are three things that I don't like about Mass Effect 2 even though it is a great game.
1. The cover feature. I don't like the fact that you must get behind cover similar to Gears of War in order to fight. I rather have it like Mass Effect 1 where you can fight any way you want.
2. Dumb squad AI. No armor and they just run openly into open fire. I got pissed off how useless my squad was in insanity.
3. Two short: I've already beaten ME2 at least 8 times and I am already tired of it. There isn't much to do even though it is a extemely well done game. Again Mass Effect 1 had more to do.
1. The cover feature. I don't like the fact that you must get behind cover similar to Gears of War in order to fight. I rather have it like Mass Effect 1 where you can fight any way you want.
2. Dumb squad AI. No armor and they just run openly into open fire. I got pissed off how useless my squad was in insanity.
3. Two short: I've already beaten ME2 at least 8 times and I am already tired of it. There isn't much to do even though it is a extemely well done game. Again Mass Effect 1 had more to do.
#378
Posté 27 février 2010 - 02:22
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ME2, a much more polished and (overall) fun experience. ME1 I didn't even complete 3 times, ME2 I have completed 5 times, and might do it one more time as an Engineer.
Even the most pointless N7 mission is more interesting to me than driving the Mako on crappy side quest planets. I also couldn't stomach the "collect x amount of..." missions of ME1 (never completed them); in ME2 I actually visisted every possible planet and thus discovered every N7 mission on my first playthrough. Planet scanning/probing isn't fantastic, but addictive, since there tend to be upgrades you want to research after every mission. The bonus 50K to resources on subsequent playthroughs are also welcome, a great idea.
If smaller areas (e.g. the Citadel feels tiny, and Illum/Omega isn't all that much better) was a necessary tradeoff to eleminate ridiculous elevator scenes, it is a price I am willing to pay.
What has bugged me a bit with ME2 is not being able to get Thane/Samara/Tali(/Legion) early. Perhaps none of them is THE most useful squad member, but I'd really like to have the option, for a more varied gameplay experience. As has been uncovered, all of them do have dialogue even for missions in which they can't possibly be involved.
Even the most pointless N7 mission is more interesting to me than driving the Mako on crappy side quest planets. I also couldn't stomach the "collect x amount of..." missions of ME1 (never completed them); in ME2 I actually visisted every possible planet and thus discovered every N7 mission on my first playthrough. Planet scanning/probing isn't fantastic, but addictive, since there tend to be upgrades you want to research after every mission. The bonus 50K to resources on subsequent playthroughs are also welcome, a great idea.
If smaller areas (e.g. the Citadel feels tiny, and Illum/Omega isn't all that much better) was a necessary tradeoff to eleminate ridiculous elevator scenes, it is a price I am willing to pay.
What has bugged me a bit with ME2 is not being able to get Thane/Samara/Tali(/Legion) early. Perhaps none of them is THE most useful squad member, but I'd really like to have the option, for a more varied gameplay experience. As has been uncovered, all of them do have dialogue even for missions in which they can't possibly be involved.
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#380
Posté 04 mars 2010 - 08:22
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I think I'm in the same boat as a lot of the posts I have read. As far as gameplay and polish goes Mass Effect 2 has got it. I mean the graphics in the game are beautiful. When it comes to story though Mass Effect 1 easily trumps Mass Effect 2.
I think it was the fact that in ME1 everything was new to you. There was so much to learn about. The different races and what part they played in the game, how they came to be etc.
When ME2 rolled around, you knew pretty much everything about the asari, krogan, salarians, so on and so forth, that there was little room for surprise. Granted there were a few surprises in ME2. Like finding out the Collectors were once protheans, that was nice. The human reaper just seemed a bit off to me though. Can't really picture a big human robot floating in space.
All in all though each game had it strengths. I loved them both. But I'm more of Story'/RPG buff than I am a Shooter/ Gameplay buff so I think I'd lean more towards ME1 if I had to really pick one.
I think it all really just depends on your preference
I think it was the fact that in ME1 everything was new to you. There was so much to learn about. The different races and what part they played in the game, how they came to be etc.
When ME2 rolled around, you knew pretty much everything about the asari, krogan, salarians, so on and so forth, that there was little room for surprise. Granted there were a few surprises in ME2. Like finding out the Collectors were once protheans, that was nice. The human reaper just seemed a bit off to me though. Can't really picture a big human robot floating in space.
All in all though each game had it strengths. I loved them both. But I'm more of Story'/RPG buff than I am a Shooter/ Gameplay buff so I think I'd lean more towards ME1 if I had to really pick one.
I think it all really just depends on your preference
#381
Posté 04 mars 2010 - 10:11
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FROST4584 wrote...
I liked Mass Effect 1 better. I guess because it was the first one and you have far more to do. Sure the missions may have been cut and paste worlds, but their were so many things/problems you can go and solve. There are three things that I don't like about Mass Effect 2 even though it is a great game.
1. The cover feature. I don't like the fact that you must get behind cover similar to Gears of War in order to fight. I rather have it like Mass Effect 1 where you can fight any way you want.
2. Dumb squad AI. No armor and they just run openly into open fire. I got pissed off how useless my squad was in insanity.
3. Two short: I've already beaten ME2 at least 8 times and I am already tired of it. There isn't much to do even though it is a extemely well done game. Again Mass Effect 1 had more to do.
I agree, Mass Effect 1 is better.
#382
Posté 04 mars 2010 - 10:36
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There are things that both games did right, like ME 2 being more immersive with better dialogue and character movements and pacing. This is esp evident in the Garrus loyalty mission where you walk and talk at the same time and at any moment that guy could of got sniped if you slipped up or let Garrus take the shot. There was just nothing like this in ME 1..
Then you have the mako and big explorable worlds in ME 1, which a lot of them actually looked cool, they just had the same texture, and layouts. But the quests on them you could make choices in quite a few of them and even talk, where as not so much in the N7 Missions. But the N7 missions had better combat, and some were pretty uniuqe and required a bit of thinking. Not to mention they all had nice attention to detail.
Some things like all that item management wasn't so much a game breaker in ME 1, and not having all those items and basically the same weapons doesn't really break anything in ME 2, so its like meh whatever to me..
In general, I like them both, both are great and have great aspects that should be combined in ME 3, ME 1 does have the better story, but ME 2 is just the continuation of it setting up for the epic finale that is ME 3.
Then you have the mako and big explorable worlds in ME 1, which a lot of them actually looked cool, they just had the same texture, and layouts. But the quests on them you could make choices in quite a few of them and even talk, where as not so much in the N7 Missions. But the N7 missions had better combat, and some were pretty uniuqe and required a bit of thinking. Not to mention they all had nice attention to detail.
Some things like all that item management wasn't so much a game breaker in ME 1, and not having all those items and basically the same weapons doesn't really break anything in ME 2, so its like meh whatever to me..
In general, I like them both, both are great and have great aspects that should be combined in ME 3, ME 1 does have the better story, but ME 2 is just the continuation of it setting up for the epic finale that is ME 3.
#383
Posté 07 mai 2011 - 07:47
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Now we can only hope the Mass Effect 3 takes all the things that worked in the first two games and combines them to make the best one yet.
#385
Posté 07 mai 2011 - 09:31
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I like ME 2 more but one reason why I love ME 2 so much is because I loved ME 1 in the first place (and still love ME 1). Bottom line is that I love anything that is Mass Effect.
#386
Posté 07 mai 2011 - 10:35
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#387
Posté 07 mai 2011 - 10:36
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Woah... it seems I walked into the past...
#388
Posté 07 mai 2011 - 11:10
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I like ME2 better overall, but there are some things about ME1 that I really like (namely Ash, Wrex, larger hub worlds and the plot).
#389
Posté 08 mai 2011 - 03:31
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ME 2 is the better game from a game play point of view
#390
Posté 08 mai 2011 - 04:50
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ME 1 RPG elements were better, so ME 1.
#391
Posté 08 mai 2011 - 05:14
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i feel no need to place one over the other. both have things they did better than the other one. both had flaws. both are absolutely fantastic games that i can't get enough of.
i will say i can get "into character" alittle easier in ME1 than i could in ME2.
but, playing through ME2 is alot more fun than ME1.
both are great.
i will say i can get "into character" alittle easier in ME1 than i could in ME2.
but, playing through ME2 is alot more fun than ME1.
both are great.
#392
Posté 08 mai 2011 - 05:33
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I liked Mass Effect better.
In 1, I felt that the combat was a part of the story. Whereas in 2, I felt like the story was there only to get you from shootout to shootout, and I really don't care about the combat at all.
I do like Mass Effect 2 still, it's just that the parts I enjoyed are when there is no combat or gameplay at all, like talking to your crew for example.
I also miss the remote and alien feel of ME1's uncharted worlds.
In 1, I felt that the combat was a part of the story. Whereas in 2, I felt like the story was there only to get you from shootout to shootout, and I really don't care about the combat at all.
I do like Mass Effect 2 still, it's just that the parts I enjoyed are when there is no combat or gameplay at all, like talking to your crew for example.
I also miss the remote and alien feel of ME1's uncharted worlds.
#394
Posté 08 mai 2011 - 06:02
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Me1 is my most favourite game and two has 6th (or so ) place on my game chart
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Posté 08 mai 2011 - 06:02
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I "suffered" through the combat in ME1 because I loved the characters. Meeting new alien races, getting to know your crew, and of course the EPIC storyline. However, for the most part my favorite squadmates were completely dependent on their combat prowess or appearance. Tali was my favorite because she routinely outlived Wrex. I liked Garrus because he looked cool. Wrex was pretty much the only squadmate I really liked because of his personality. As such I only played ME1 like 6 times before the Release of ME2.
When ME2 came out I immediately got hooked. Not because of combat (I tend to not like the fast paced combat, prefer to pick people off with well placed headshots) but because of the new focus on characters, dialog, and interaction. Garrus was now my friend and so was Wrex and everyone else. I played ME2 10 times on old saves and then I went back to ME1 and played 4 more games of that in order to get choices and romances that I wanted to carry over.
I loved ME2 more than any game I've ever played. It gave me exactly what I wanted: interesting, believable, and just plain great characters. I don't really care about the fact that the Collectors are such a small part of the game.
ME2 is definitely my favorite of the two.
When ME2 came out I immediately got hooked. Not because of combat (I tend to not like the fast paced combat, prefer to pick people off with well placed headshots) but because of the new focus on characters, dialog, and interaction. Garrus was now my friend and so was Wrex and everyone else. I played ME2 10 times on old saves and then I went back to ME1 and played 4 more games of that in order to get choices and romances that I wanted to carry over.
I loved ME2 more than any game I've ever played. It gave me exactly what I wanted: interesting, believable, and just plain great characters. I don't really care about the fact that the Collectors are such a small part of the game.
ME2 is definitely my favorite of the two.
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Posté 08 mai 2011 - 07:00
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Even though I played ME1 first without expecting to buy ME2 (it took me ages to play it, I bought it in a sale and it kind of...stayed there for a few months gathering dust), I loved ME1...but for all its flaws that people seem to love pointing out, I loved ME2. The story was the journey getting to the Collectors, creating your team...and I loved that story.
Ultimately, I'm going with Mass Effect 2. It set a standard for me.
Ultimately, I'm going with Mass Effect 2. It set a standard for me.
#397
Posté 08 mai 2011 - 07:08
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I play ME2 a helluva lot more often, so I guess I like it better than ME1.
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Posté 08 mai 2011 - 07:12
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I think I like the overarching plot of ME1 more, that aside, I like ME2 a helluva lot more to *play*, and I think the characters are better. So I guess... ME2?
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I liked the story of ME2 better. ZOMG SACRILEGE!!!
I thought ME2 had a more original approach on how the game feeds you info and let you advance through it. Also, although the infrastructure is still like other RPG's: go there and there, pick up object X and Y and use it to beat the bad guys, the independent episodes they built upon it in the form of assembling a team was something I hadn't seen before. It reminds me of Clerks: the movie is about breaking up with Veronica and back with Caitlin, but everything that happens in the middle is what really makes the movie. Overall, I see it not so much as a story that happens to people (and which is external to them) as the characters themselves being the story. I mean I don't think Mordin's conversation with his student in Tuchanka is less important in ME2 as a game than the collector ship mission. It's as much part of the story as the conversation Dante and Randal have about construction workers in the second Death Star.
If you think of ME2 only as the 'main' plot—Freedom's progress, Horizon, collector ship, derelict reaper, collector base—and compare it to ME1, dismissing everything else as side quests, then yes, it's weaker, if only because Saren was awesome. But I think all the recruitment and loyalty missions are part of the story of the game too, adding an extra layer of depth that makes ME2 much more enjoyable to me. ME1 did a good job giving all the characters something to talk about, but ME2 took that idea and transformed it from an anecdote to half a game. And that just happens to be something I like.
I thought ME2 had a more original approach on how the game feeds you info and let you advance through it. Also, although the infrastructure is still like other RPG's: go there and there, pick up object X and Y and use it to beat the bad guys, the independent episodes they built upon it in the form of assembling a team was something I hadn't seen before. It reminds me of Clerks: the movie is about breaking up with Veronica and back with Caitlin, but everything that happens in the middle is what really makes the movie. Overall, I see it not so much as a story that happens to people (and which is external to them) as the characters themselves being the story. I mean I don't think Mordin's conversation with his student in Tuchanka is less important in ME2 as a game than the collector ship mission. It's as much part of the story as the conversation Dante and Randal have about construction workers in the second Death Star.
If you think of ME2 only as the 'main' plot—Freedom's progress, Horizon, collector ship, derelict reaper, collector base—and compare it to ME1, dismissing everything else as side quests, then yes, it's weaker, if only because Saren was awesome. But I think all the recruitment and loyalty missions are part of the story of the game too, adding an extra layer of depth that makes ME2 much more enjoyable to me. ME1 did a good job giving all the characters something to talk about, but ME2 took that idea and transformed it from an anecdote to half a game. And that just happens to be something I like.
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Posté 09 mai 2011 - 02:06
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Oh look. It's this thread again.
I liked ME2's story better than ME.
Yes, ME was more epic but I found the general writing for ME2 stronger. ME2 didn't tie the plot together AS WELL as ME but if you divide them individually, I found ME2 better.
Noveria, Therum, and Feros just didn't have any standout moments writing-wise while I can easily pull out one or two memorable scenes and standout writings from first 5 hrs of ME2.
EDIT: Glad to see no one is going like "ME IS BESTETH, ME2 SCUKETH BALLZ" or vice versa.
I liked ME2's story better than ME.
Yes, ME was more epic but I found the general writing for ME2 stronger. ME2 didn't tie the plot together AS WELL as ME but if you divide them individually, I found ME2 better.
Noveria, Therum, and Feros just didn't have any standout moments writing-wise while I can easily pull out one or two memorable scenes and standout writings from first 5 hrs of ME2.
EDIT: Glad to see no one is going like "ME IS BESTETH, ME2 SCUKETH BALLZ" or vice versa.
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