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As part of its "On The House" program, Electronic Arts is giving away a free copy of Mass Effect 2 for the PC. All you need is an Origin account and you are all set.
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What do you mean again? If you had them earlier why would you want to buy them again?, but I just can't stand the thought of having to buy all that DLC again.
What do you mean again? If you had them earlier why would you want to buy them again?
All you need is an Origin account and you are all set.
Which is why I'm not getting it. Origin can blow me. No way I'm signing up. Steam or bust!
I already bought them all ages ago at full price on the 360. I should have clarified.
ME2 had some fantastic DLC and isn't really worth playing without it.
Too bad the DLCs for it still cost the same as when the game came out in 2010. And this game is only worth playing if you have all the story DLCs.
Yes, it's a great game without any DLCs as well. But owning all the DLCs I know it's a crime to play the game without them. And it pains me greatly if I think about it how many people are missing out on this stuff.Totally disagree. I do agree that it's better with the DLC but this game is great still without them. The Shadow Broker is really the only one I'd consider a must tho, but even without it, it's an excellent game.
I don't know about not worth it without the DLC. It's still a good game, it just had some pretty good DLC to go with it. Arrival was the only "story" DLC. There are a couple shoutouts in ME3 to Overlord, but that's pretty much it. Neither Kasumi or Zaeed were that memorable.
Edit: Guess what I'm trying to say is that the game is strong enough to stand on it's own. There isn't any story extension for most of the DLC, aside from Arrival.
In before origin bashing.
Nice find though!
About the only Single player DLC that is really not that great is Firewalker. But if I remember correctly its price reflects that as well. And if I had to make a sacrifice Zaeed would be the second one to go. Kasumi's mission is so unique that it's not something I'd want to miss. But I never liked Zaeed's character much, and his mission is just a generic shoot em up with blue suns and a few mechs. Not saying it's bad, it's just more of the same you're already getting a lot of throughout the game.Overlord and Shadow Broker were amazing. The arrival was critical to understanding the beginning of ME:3. Kasumi and Zaeed were good.
You can play without them, but I agree with M76 that once you've played them the game just doesn't feel complete without them.
Uplay>Origin:Eh...at least it's not as bad as uPlay.
Overlord and Shadow Broker were amazing. The arrival was critical to understanding the beginning of ME:3. Kasumi and Zaeed were good.
You can play without them, but I agree with M76 that once you've played them the game just doesn't feel complete without them.
What about battlefield?Which is why I'm not getting it. Origin can blow me. No way I'm signing up. Steam or bust!
uplay doesn't suck up as much CPU when downloading
What about battlefield?
What about battlefield?
I didn't know in 2017 people still opposed Origin. It works just as good as Steam and has all of the important features that Steam has. And the downloads have been consistently faster since 2011. Unlike Steam, which decides to take long pauses multiple times mid download, it maintains a stable speed. It even forced Valve to add some much needed features to Steam.
Overall I do prefer Steam, and I do understand not wanting a bunch of clients. I dislike Uplay and think it is inferior to both, and I will not use the Microsoft game "app" either. But Origin? Really, it is worth it for Mass Effect 2.
I wouldn't know, I don't leave it running unless I have toIs that seriously an issue in today's day and age? Never notice any actually real-world effects d/l'ing via Origin in the background when playing another non-Origin game.
I'm more EA opposed for 2017. They keep making games that depend on a central server, turn them off in a few years, then you're left with a completely unplayable game. The only reason they can give away ME2 is because it predates that crap.I didn't know in 2017 people still opposed Origin. It works just as good as Steam and has all of the important features that Steam has. And the downloads have been consistently faster since 2011. Unlike Steam, which decides to take long pauses multiple times mid download, it maintains a stable speed. It even forced Valve to add some much needed features to Steam.
Overall I do prefer Steam, and I do understand not wanting a bunch of clients. I dislike Uplay and think it is inferior to both, and I will not use the Microsoft game "app" either. But Origin? Really, it is worth it for Mass Effect 2.
About the only Single player DLC that is really not that great is Firewalker. But if I remember correctly its price reflects that as well. And if I had to make a sacrifice Zaeed would be the second one to go. Kasumi's mission is so unique that it's not something I'd want to miss. But I never liked Zaeed's character much, and his mission is just a generic shoot em up with blue suns and a few mechs. Not saying it's bad, it's just more of the same you're already getting a lot of throughout the game.
Which is why I'm not getting it. Origin can blow me. No way I'm signing up. Steam or bust!
Lol...forgot Shadow Broker wasn't core game. Yes, SB was the best DLC. Overlord was worth the price. Arrival was...ok, but at least it explains why ME3 started the way it did. Firewalker was just bad.
Kasumi and Zaeed both had one pretty big flaw. The character, once recruited, was completely and totally unlocked. No progressing dialog related to the story, just recruit, go on the immediately available loyalty mission (which were both mostly forgettable) and done.
Kasumi's mission started off well, but after the first 15 minutes, it was just as shooter heavy as Zaeed's. Hell, the argument can be made for Zaeed's being better because you at least still had a choice to dick him over and change the outcome of the loyalty mission while you were still in it. Kasumi's is just a guided tour of a house and then 5 waves of combat.
I've had no problems with it whatsoever. Yes it's a challenge on insanity, but I've done it at least half a dozen times already. What's badly implemented in it? You get a slow start, that's unique to the entire game, a different flavour. Then you get a pretty good combat part, which is quite challenging, and a fairly complex bossfight at the end. If anything it's designed very well for what it is. And you do get a choice at the end just like with zaeed. You two seem to have forgot that.Totally agree. The last part of the Kasumi mission was awful and annoying, and just plainly badly implemented.
origin is not that bad and they have great sales and free games from time to time. Now the windows store, that can fuck off.Which is why I'm not getting it. Origin can blow me. No way I'm signing up. Steam or bust!