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Enter The Lair Of Mass Effect 2's Shadow Broker

Here's a taste of the biggest and possibly best ME2 DLC to date.

Sep. 14 2010

Posted by: Brad

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Mass Effect 2

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hurry up and fix my Xbox so I can play this Microsoft!

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@jASPWN said:
" ME2 needs classed based multiplayer. "
no.
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Who is this guy pretending to be Shepard? She does not approve.

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Finished this the day after it was released (played it on PC and the release of the PC version was messed up). It's worth the money, took me little over 2 hours to finish it on insane. The story is cool, the banter between Shepard and Liara is really funny and the fights are well done (including 2 cool bossfights). 
 
I would play it (if there is a choice) at the begining of the game though, the stuff you get as a "reward" doesn't make much sense at the end of the game.

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This looks cool. Sucks that I don't even have the first Mass Effect.

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Still need to buy this.

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@stupei said:
" Who is this guy pretending to be Shepard? She does not approve. "
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This... will be awesome... *shivers*

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...A little late aren't we?

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Bioware is great at making their DLC look epic in trailers. Dragon Age content has left a sour taste in my mouth, but at least this one sounds like it's a diamond in the rough. I've been foolishly playing through Mass Effect again in an attempt to make it all the way back to the Liara fork in Mass Effect 2 so I can change my decision.  
 
I "cheated on her" because I never thought that dialogue options made it clear what was going on. To me it just seemed like she was being a dick for no reason. I had to read content outside of the game to realize what was going on. I guess that doesn't excuse it... I think I just expect video games to be more blunt and less nuanced than real life drama. 
 
@Abyssfull:  I was thinking the same thing too... did it get set back in the queue for video compression?

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Played it last weekend and it was great. A lot of action and some good humor in the mix.

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I hope this is in the PS3 version.

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When I first got onto the Shadow Broker's ship my mind was blown. That was so damn epic.

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Played it.  Loved it.  Will never get enough ME2 DLC.  Can't wait for more on the way.
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woah looks like some solid DLC

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So getting this when I have the time.

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Played through it last night on my 360 and it is very good. 
 
Despite my Lady Shepard being a cold hearted bitch I remained faithful to Liara, and kept the gig going with her.

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Honestly? I have yet to experience DLC from a Mass Effect game that wasn't complete shit. That hovercraft was the worst thing ever. Its sad that I don't expect anything good to come of this, and got tired of the unnecessary  "reboot" of the mass effect franchise, because I was really looking forward to actually seeing what happened to, ya know, the things you did in the first game.

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I thought this one was the only ME2 DLC really worth the money so far. It actually moves the story forward a bit and isn't just a side mission where nothing of importance happens.

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@baron_calamity said:
If it is anything like the other ME2 DLC, it will be over faster than a Gameroom quicklook of an Intellivision game. "
Man, you've been on GB too long when you immediately know that means "very short".
 
:P
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@sizu said:
"Played through it last night on my 360 and it is very good.  Despite my Lady Shepard being a cold hearted bitch I remained faithful to Liara, and kept the gig going with her. "

Sounds like you and I have similar play styles! haha
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Never been much for single-player DLC, so I think I will take a pass on this one. Still good to hear that developers really put forth a lot of effort into extended the life of a game like this, though!

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This pack is definitely worth they money in my opinion. The Overlord pack was my favourite mission before this came out.

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This is a great download, I very much enjoyed it. It felt much more stand alone than the other two, which seemed much more like something they left out of the original game.

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Woa this is referencing what happens in the comic book mini-series. Cool.

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wish i had nay money to buy this with.. :(

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This looks very cool, but why did they wait so long to release their DLC?

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I would buy it if was a little cheaper.

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@MordeaniisChaos said:
" Honestly? I have yet to experience DLC from a Mass Effect game that wasn't complete shit. That hovercraft was the worst thing ever. Its sad that I don't expect anything good to come of this, and got tired of the unnecessary  "reboot" of the mass effect franchise, because I was really looking forward to actually seeing what happened to, ya know, the things you did in the first game. "

Well, the Firewalker DLC was free ... It was just something that didn't make it into the full game not because they cut it out for DLC but because it didn't fit the gameplay they were going for. So they released it for free with some missions. You can't fault them for that. 
 
When it comes to the other DLC ... Kasumi was ok, the mission was fun but Kasumi herself was rather limited. Overload was amazing. Maybe the story didn't do anything for the Reaper storyline but it sure was interesting and in the context of the ME universe pretty big and dramatic. It was well worth the money. Same goes for the Shadow Broker. The story has a bigger impact on the whole storyline and if they actually put the DLC into ME3 it could make a huge difference. As overlord the DLC is well worth the money. 
 
The only thing I actually fault Bioware for are the payed cloth/guns DLC's ... those are stupid and should have been free. I hope that was just some kind of test on their side.
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@killer_meatballs said:
" This looks very cool, but why did they wait so long to release their DLC? "
easy ... customer ties ... they want to keep the franchise in the mind of people and there is no better way to do that other than actually releasing ME3 ... but we won't see that until 2011.
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@2HeadedNinja:  
I agree with what you say, but, I can't be the only one to have moved on to other games.  But, if the DLC is enticing enough, as this one appers to be, then most will jump back into it. 
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Is there boning? I know this is why all of you are into Mass Effect.

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Best ME2 DLC so far!

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Stop tempting me with your greatness ME2.

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I don't understand.
Who is the guy they call Shepard in the trailer? For an imposter he doesn't do a very good job imitating a red-headed woman...

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I just got around to playing it and I must say that I really enjoyed it. IMO it's the best of the DLCs (though overlord's endgame was awesome as well).  
Very minor spoilers below:
The gameplay scenarios are a bit more varied than I've come to expect from ME2; the plot has a nice progression to it and is able to stand on its own fairly well. 
Also, if your Shepard is still loyal to Liara, this DLC has a good romantic pay-off (don't forget to catch that very brief paragon prompt); protip: visit Liara again.
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OMG EPIC

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I highly recommend getting this DLC if you're looking to continue the storyline with Liara as a romantic sub-quest, also because it has some exciting storyline possibilities for Mass Effect 3 involving the shadow broker. All in all, the best DLC for Mass Effect 2 by far and a good way to officially end content releases for the game.

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@baron_calamity:  I wasn't being sarcastic, at all..............
 
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@jozzy said:

" @jASPWN said:

" ME2 needs classed based multiplayer. "
Please Bioware, don't listen to this man(?)!  There are enough games with non-popular multiplayer portions, just focus on excellent single player content. If you really, really need to do something with multiplayer, make it so you can play through the campaign as a 3 player coop. "
It's called sarcasm duder, but I totally agree that co-op would actually be a kinda awesome idea... not sure how that would work with the story though.....
 
edit: and yes I'm a 24 year old man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOD CALL.
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Man, I've got to play ME2.

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Wow this looks so good for a DLC

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aww... want to play this.

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I loved this, best DLC to date. 

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@thejamster said:
" wish i had nay money to buy this with.. :( "
Indeed. I had to sell my textbook to buy Reach, can't buy this DLC right now, but it's not going anywhere so no hurry really.
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@jagenheim:  sup red headed femshep buddy
 
Green eyes and renegade as well?
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"So um, care to explain why you cheated on me with that Miranda bitch?"

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Now we need DLC for the other Love Interests  

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Maybe I will revisit Mass Effect 2 and play all this DLC someday.