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Quick Look: Mass Effect 2: Stolen Memory

Vinny and Brad jump into the first paid DLC for Mass Effect 2.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Apr. 10 2010

Cast: Brad, Vinny

Posted by: Drew

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Mass Effect 2

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Made me laugh how they mentioned they where would be minor spoilers because it's a post game save and then detail just about every plot point in the first 5 minutes :D

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  • Vinny is dead serious.
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I never noticed before but Brad looks just like Sheperd!  Damn!  I'm gonna have that in my head every time I play the game. 

PS: BRAD! Mordan died because you didn't upgrade his Omni-Tool.  The upgrade would have been in the "Prototype" section before he died.

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I've been playing ME2 for the last couple hours on a new play-through, and discovered Kasumi on-ship actually has much more dialogue than may be immediately apparent. You'd be remiss to just talk to her once or twice and forget about her.

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eww xbox version looks like crap.

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Just finished this dlc, it was pretty fun.  Not much too it other than walking in, stealing a thing and killing a few guys but eh I look forward to using Kasumi in future ME2 dlc.  
 
Her shadow strike is wayyyy over powered.

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@ ibplunderin 
I have the PC version. I can run the game on highest settings. It must be vista then

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Edited By rmanthorp  Moderator

HES DEAD SERIOUS!

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Edited By RoadCrewWorker

I'm pretty sure i know why they sell this for a few bucks: it has quite a bit of voice work. Whipping up a few levels with a few programmers like firewalker is one thing, but paying all the voice actors to come back into the booth for another recording session is something else.

Really, try the free FireWalker missions if you don't believe me. The complete lack of voice acting in those areas is jarring, and i would have preferred if they'd recorded lines for it and sold it for a few bucks as well. 

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@Oriental_Jams said:
" It's a South African accent dudes >__> "
Really? I caught Scottish, English and Irish all rolled into one.
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I always get a weird cognitive dissonance hearing anyone else's Shepard. Since they all have the same voice, it just weirds me out cause it's not MY Shepard.

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if you are playing it through again i think she is worth it. 
she is a good party member, but i wouldn't buy it just for playing her mission.

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The content itself looks pretty interesting but I'm not liking that character at all.  The design of Kasumi seems completely uninspired with basically the parts from Miranda combined with Tali, and Martin Sheen's eyes thrown in for good measure.  I think the voice actress sounds pretty good, but the interplanetary space thief angle is a little hard for me to swallow.  All she does in this video is brag about how great her skills are and yet she somehow needs Shepard's help for this one job.  Also I would think if the the council races could figure out space travel, that they might be able to concoct some sort of security system that couldn't be circumvented by any body with a cloaking device.  The way she follows Shepard while in cloak just reminds me of Jack (not that one), the helper robot from Gears of War.  Regardless of how I feel, it was an awesome quick look.  Thank you.

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33 minutes! Thats half the DLC.
 
Troll.close; //end trolling

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@demontium said:
" eww xbox version looks like crap. "
The guy with the red name cares about graphics?
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@Agent47CSim2 said:

" @Oriental_Jams said:

" It's a South African accent dudes >__> "
Really? I caught Scottish, English and Irish all rolled into one. "
You just defined the South African white population.
 
@jorbear said:
" Mass Effect is the ultimate Sci-Fi. No debate. "

I'll debate that.
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@louiedog said:

" @demontium said:

" eww xbox version looks like crap. "
The guy with the red name cares about graphics? "
yeah, why not? 
 
Nintendo has some of the best looking games I have ever seen. 
 
The PC version of ME2's load times are about 1/4 the xbox time, and the cuttscenes are skippable. 
 
http://mega64.com/2009/11/19/billy-his-time-belt-super-mario-bros/ <- watch that and look at the lesson at the end to know what I really think about graphics.   
 
I also prefer the best graphical version and smallest load time, but in the end I mostly care about gameplay, and thats why my name is red. 
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@DrawnPaladin said:
" @demontium:  retard "
Yes, I am a retard for acknowledging the fact that one version is technically superior by pure fact.
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I dont see the point to play dlc for this... the dlc wont affect Mass 3... Right?

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I just cannot see buying this, 7 dollars for one hour? I enjoyed Mass effect. It cirtaintly looked good on the Pc. But I am having more fun with fallout 3, as far as RPG's go
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@demontium: This whole graphics/gameplay argument is so 2004 I roll my eyes every time it is brought up, and thats why my name is white. 
I still find it funny how Bioware made a big deal about getting rid of elevators while making load times on 360 longer than many of ME1's elevator rides. They are way shorter on PC but I hate how low res the load videos look,.
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@Yzzerdd said:
" @demontium: This whole graphics/gameplay argument is so 2004 I roll my eyes every time it is brought up, and thats why my name is white.  I still find it funny how Bioware made a big deal about getting rid of elevators while making load times on 360 longer than many of ME1's elevator rides. They are way shorter on PC but I hate how low res the load videos look,. "
im not gonna lie, but there is no such thing as equalitism. Everyone is going to gravitate towards one company Mine happens to be nintendo (despite that I like my 360 and PC more than my wii).
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That stealth move Kasumi did at the end was dope. I probably won't purchase any ME2 DLC though until I replay through the game, which won't be for awhile. Or until the DLC is on sale for w/e reason.

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@Lambert said:

" Game of the Year right here folks. Maybe even Game of the Decade. "

I thought it was a great game, but found the replay value to be lacking.  There's a temptation to play it through a second time to go the opposite way (Paragon/Renegade) but that's it.  Re-playability is important to me, so it wouldn't be my GOTY.
 
Just throwing out the one thing that I was really disappointed with, and this DLC seems about the same.  I would've picked it up during my playthrough for sure, but I don't feel any big urge to buy it just to play her mission.
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Vinny is totally serious, Brad. I AM SCREAMING, "HE'S SERIOUS."

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Still haven't played ME2.

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I would kill for that Saren statue.
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Meh, just played the extra mission. Was ok, but they better bring her over to ME3 for any sort of value.

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@Sir_Ragnarok said:
" Vinny is totally serious, Brad. I AM SCREAMING, "HE'S SERIOUS." "
Can you really? o_O
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@Xeiphyer said:
" @Sir_Ragnarok said:
" Vinny is totally serious, Brad. I AM SCREAMING, "HE'S SERIOUS." "
Can you really? o_O "
Recruit Morinth? Totally. Not even a lie. She impersonates Samara, like Vinny says. It's pretty awesome, and her powers are effective, too, so it's not a bad trade-off.
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@Willy105 said:
" @Agent47CSim2 said:

" @Oriental_Jams said:

" It's a South African accent dudes >__> "
Really? I caught Scottish, English and Irish all rolled into one. "
You just defined the South African white population.
 

I always thought of South African sounding more Australian.
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Duders, that's a total afrikaans dialect. It's awesome.

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@samcotts said:
" This reminds me of how fucking awesome Mass Effect 2.  Will be buying this when ME3 approaches probably, along with everything else that has been released by then, to get a feel of how it is so I can make the comparison and prepare myself for the final game. "
Yup. Get all the DLC prior to ME3 release, no sense in playing it piecemeal now, lots of other games to play!
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I didn't lose anyone in ME2.... In fact I'm not even sure if I was ever threatened to lose anyone. Does it have to do with the combination you choose for the 'away' teams?

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@  TadThuggish: 
 
For Tad and anyone else who's looking at my comment before starting this video up, yes, this QL is full of spoilers.  The guys will warn you and they're not just saying that... you should really finish the game before watching this.

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Man, is Kasumi's voice actress the same as Kelly's?
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You'd think for being a master thief, Kasumi would also come in some kind of disguise.
 
Kasumi: "Well, that didn't go as I expected"
 
Well of course not! You look shifty as hell!

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Love how Brad named his Shepard "Adrian." Opposing Force fans represent!
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i hate when you guys talk during dialogue. two/three voices at once is annoying! let us hear what theyre saying!

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When Kasumi was saying they would need dude's voice print to get past the security, I was totally making a Sneakers reference in my head, and then Vinny said it out loud! 
 
It's like... we're soulmates! 

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@smcn said:
" @TheRandomKo said:
" So its just a new character with her loyalty missions..? Not what i hoped.. :\ "
Kasumi's color commentary in Hock's vault makes it my second favorite loyalty mission after Garrus'. Still not sure I would buy it if I wasn't such a hard core ME fan. 
 
@SuperJoe said:
" Haven't heard a South African accent since Lethal Weapon 2. "
I hear a South African accent in my ears every Friday, usually saying horrible puns. Horribly awesome I mean. "
Second (or sometimes straight up) favorite day of the week. That little guy can throw down puns with the best of them.
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lol

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I didn't know about that probing Uranus joke, good one Bioware.

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@Tarsier said:
" i hate when you guys talk during dialogue. two/three voices at once is annoying! let us hear what theyre saying! "
if you got a problem with it then dont watch it
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I did this DLC a couple of days ago. It's awesome!

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I still need to get into Mass Effect.

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Pfft, a soldier? Adepts are the way to go.

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I think it's a South African accent.

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I didn't know about the probing Uranus easter egg, awesome!