BioWare's E3 presentation of Mass Effect 2 contained a bit more than some people bargained for. If you dislike spoilers, you will want to avoid the quoted text in the box below.
[spoil=mass effect 2 plot spoilers]More striking than the new dialogue options, though, was the new flavor of dialogue. This Shepard had a gruff demeanor. Before shoving the guy out of the window, for example, he growled: "You've got two ways down, express or coach."
Where does this darker sequel go? (SPOILER COMING...) Hudson ended the demo by showing a semi-interactive scene that he described as a "core point" of the game's narrative. It was (REALLY, SPOILER RIGHT HERE) the destruction of the the Normandy, a terrifically rendered surprise assault on Shepard's ship from the first game. The spaceship-to-spaceship assault ripped the rood off the Normandy and resulted in Shepard getting knocked out into space. Shepard drifted to the planet's atmosphere, protected by nothing more than a leaking space-suit. Because a character earlier in the demo remarked that she thought Shepard was dead, we guessed that this scene was the opening of the game. But when Kotaku pulled Hudson aside to comment, he declined to confirm the theory. (OK, THAT SPOILER IS ENDING)
BioWare promises that players will be able to explore the universe of Mass Effect 2 after the game's credits roll, so long as they keep Shepard survive. Players will be able to keep on exploring worlds. And Hudson said Shepard would then transition to Mass Effect 3... if Shepard lives.[/spoil]Is your mind blown yet? Keep an eye out for even more Mass Effect 2 news in the upcoming days and weeks.
[spoil=mass effect 2 plot spoilers]More striking than the new dialogue options, though, was the new flavor of dialogue. This Shepard had a gruff demeanor. Before shoving the guy out of the window, for example, he growled: "You've got two ways down, express or coach."
Where does this darker sequel go? (SPOILER COMING...) Hudson ended the demo by showing a semi-interactive scene that he described as a "core point" of the game's narrative. It was (REALLY, SPOILER RIGHT HERE) the destruction of the the Normandy, a terrifically rendered surprise assault on Shepard's ship from the first game. The spaceship-to-spaceship assault ripped the rood off the Normandy and resulted in Shepard getting knocked out into space. Shepard drifted to the planet's atmosphere, protected by nothing more than a leaking space-suit. Because a character earlier in the demo remarked that she thought Shepard was dead, we guessed that this scene was the opening of the game. But when Kotaku pulled Hudson aside to comment, he declined to confirm the theory. (OK, THAT SPOILER IS ENDING)
BioWare promises that players will be able to explore the universe of Mass Effect 2 after the game's credits roll, so long as they keep Shepard survive. Players will be able to keep on exploring worlds. And Hudson said Shepard would then transition to Mass Effect 3... if Shepard lives.[/spoil]Is your mind blown yet? Keep an eye out for even more Mass Effect 2 news in the upcoming days and weeks.