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Well, it's a bittersweet week, GIO. On one hand, we finally got our hands on the latest DLC for Mass Effect 2, Arrival. On the other hand, though, I won't be able to write anymore reviews for Mass Effect 2 DLC because this is the last one that Bioware will be releasing. Anyway, enough with the melodramatic crap. The real reason we’re all here is because we want to talk about Mass Effect 2: Arrival, one of 2011's most highly anticipated DLCs. So does Bioware’s final mission in Mass Effect 2 live up to the hype? Read on to find out.
My official review of Mass Effect 2: Arrival, one of 2011's most hotly anticipated DLC releases. Does it live up to the hype? How does Arrival affect the Mass Effect canon? Will the events in Arrival have effects on Mass Effect 3's storyline? The answers to all of these questions and more are inside!
Happy (late) New Year, GIO! I hope you all have been enjoying your holiday breaks. I myself have been pretty distracted with the games I got for Christmas (Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition = EPIC!), but I decided to give gaming a rest and write a blog or two today.
Yeah, yeah. I know two people have already posted their impressions of the Dead Space 2 Demo, but I'm gonna be taking a slightly different route. Instead of a walkthrough of the level provided in the demo, I'm just gonna give my impressions of the overall demo itself. Anyway, let's get started.
Well, hey there, GIO! As of last Tuesday (October 5th, 2010), I am officially seventeen years old! Oh, and by the way, thanks for not wishing me a happy birthday, you douchebags (Just kidding, I didn't even tell anybody)!
I want to start off straight: As a standalone DLC, Lair of the Shadow Broker could have been a fine side story in the Mass Effect universe. With about 2-3 hours of content, cool additions to gameplay, beautiful new environments, and a great new way to fine tune your party members to your liking, Lair of the Shadow Broker could have been absolutely brilliant. But alas, LoSB is deeply connected to prominent subplots in Mass Effect 1 and 2, and is plagued by the same lack of actual storytelling that made Mass Effect 2's plot such a disappointment. If you liked Mass Effect 2 for its improved gameplay, LoSB provides the same awesome experiences that are in the full game. But for those who loved being immersed in Mass Effect's lore, LoSB may be a huge disappointment.
Okay, some, if not all, of you readers have probably seen the article on the GIO homepage talking about the price increase for Microsoft's Xbox LIVE service. Well, if you've scrolled down a bit from the article, you've probably also seen that the comments section has gone to hell with Sony fanboys laughing at 360 fans because they think millions of people will migrate to PS3 because of the price hike, and outraged 360 fans complaining because they either think $60 a year is too expensive or that they are entitled to free online play on their console.
Although the Mass Effect trilogy is now one of the most beloved game franchises of all time, downloadable content for the series hasn't exactly lived up to legacy of quality entertainment created by the full retail games. Today however, I'm glad to say that Overlord for Mass Effect 2 is the game's best piece of DLC yet and finally delivers a great DLC experience on par with what fans would expect from Bioware.
I put this in my blog section to distinguish it from Mass Effect 2 itself in the reviews section. Here we go: