Mass Effect 2 Arrival dlc

krooton · 29 Mar 2011 at 12:15

Y U NOT AVAILABLE FOR PC YET???

Sorry, the above was a pretty accurate representation of my rage just a few minutes ago

DaveyD · 29 Mar 2011 at 12:51

ic1male said:
No, I'm sure they'll have her back. You do have a chance to rekindle your love affair with her in ME3 depending on whether you bedded someone else in ME2 or stayed faithful. Or am I getting confused with Lair of the Shadow Broker?

She had better be in ME3 as a playable character!

It was great using her powers in the DLC, wished I could keep her for the main missions.

The fact that she stayed away from the suicide mission must mean something! She's the only character across the entire ME1/ME2 series that could have definitely survived (apart from Kaiden / Ashley)

Davey_Pitch · 29 Mar 2011 at 13:41

DaveyD said:
She had better be in ME3 as a playable character!

It was great using her powers in the DLC, wished I could keep her for the main missions.

The fact that she stayed away from the suicide mission must mean something! She's the only character across the entire ME1/ME2 series that could have definitely survived (apart from Kaiden / Ashley)

She's the only playable character to definitely survive, along with either Kaiden/Ashley, but there are other recurring characters who survived who I'd expect to play a bigger part in the 3rd game, such as Admiral Hackett and Captain Anderson.

I read somewhere a while ago that there are up to 1000 events in both Mass Effect 1 and 2 that will have an effect on Mass Effect 3. I'm really hoping that the results of the end mission and who survived will play a big part, perhaps even meaning those characters can join your team for the last game.

Alrik · 29 Mar 2011 at 16:11

Don't get too excited, it was nothing special =/ It took me 90 minutes to finish it on hardcore difficulty without dying.

Don't get me wrong it's not terrible, but I was expecting something more for a final DLC. The only thing it really added was some extra upgrades such as heavy skin weave, extra heavy weapon ammo and an extra medigel capacity upgrade. After Lair of the Shadow Broker I was hoping we would get more DLC of that quality, but I guess I was wrong.

All it really does is set up Mass Effect 3, so just don't go in expecting another Lair of the Shadow Broker or you will be disappointed.

Pighardia · 29 Mar 2011 at 22:54

i've got all the dlc so far, but will not bother with this tbh. Feel let down with the dlc.
LOTSB of alright, but not great. They announce dlc which will bridge the gap between 2 and 3, and then give us a 90 minute mission which doesn't look great at all tbh.

-taken from a review from joystiq

Imagine my disappointment to find that the game's final episode, "Arrival," not only fails to top them all and send the DLC series out with a bang, but whimpers into its position as the weakest add-on of the bunch.

No vehicles, no new gameplay concepts, no real interesting decisions. And get this: It's a solo mission, which of course means no new interactions with your beloved crew (assuming you, you know, have kept them alive).

no interaction with the crew? the characters are the whole point of Mass Effect 2!! they are what make it great. this is the problem, they can't get actos to return to do dlc!!
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/29/mass-effect-2-arrival-dlc-review/

RIZZEE · 29 Mar 2011 at 22:57

Completed it, do feel a little disappointed. It's too based on combat really, was expecting something a little more story driven and epic.

Demoniser · 30 Mar 2011 at 12:53

I enjoyed it for what it was. While not as story driven as the Shadow Broker dlc it does end in style.

Just have to wait for ME3 now

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ic1male · 30 Mar 2011 at 12:54

Does Admiral Hackett appear as a character or just as a voice again?

Demoniser · 30 Mar 2011 at 13:01

He's in it in person. But only in a supporting role.

HeX · 30 Mar 2011 at 20:52

No where near LotSB quality, however for what it is it's OK, though was expecting a little more taking it's setting up ME3.

Still, not bad and worth a run through.

Schnoob · 31 Mar 2011 at 10:03

Is it worth getting this ASAP like I did with LotSB, or should I just wait until it drops on DotW?

Decisions...

Burt · 31 Mar 2011 at 17:57

Very disappointing compared to LotSB. No character interaction, a flimsy and short plot - but the worst thing for me was forcing the big ethical choice on Shepard and not letting the player decide - so contrary to the style of ME!

ic1male · 31 Mar 2011 at 18:47

I'm guessing we'll be starting on Earth at Shepard's trial in ME3. Suddenly the Reapers will appear and the game will be afoot!

DaveyD · 1 Apr 2011 at 13:35

Quite poor unfortunately after completing it. Very short, and not much of a challenge.

I don't like the way you're going to be made a scapegoat leading up in to ME3. I'll assume when you start ME3, you'll be mid-trail, then all of a sudden the reapers appear, then everybody believes you and you have to save the galaxy etc etc.

Dave

ic1male · 1 Apr 2011 at 13:36

DaveyD said:
I don't like the way you're going to be made a scapegoat leading up in to ME3. I'll assume when you start ME3, you'll be mid-trail, then all of a sudden the reapers appear, then everybody believes you and you have to save the galaxy etc etc.

Yes, Dave, I was thinking it has undertones of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

Trial > guilty > broken out of jail by Liara and co. > save the galaxy > acquitted.

Kainz · 3 Apr 2011 at 11:29

Complete drivel tbh. Got around to playing it last night and yawned my way through. Kenson or whatever her name is looks very, very similar to Dr.Chakwas who is the Normandy's medic officer.

Better off reading the script of the DLC on the ME2 wiki and saving your money.

ic1male · 3 Apr 2011 at 11:50

Hopefully it means that the main team are beavering away on ME3 and they let the interns do the Arrival DLC.