Development Info Mass Effect 2 Confirmed

[Jason]

Tags: BioWare; Mass Effect 2

While there was some talk of <b><a href="http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=182" target="blank">Mass Effect</a></b> becoming an epic trilogy, there's been no confirmation of <b>Mass Effect 2</b> until GDC published their upcoming lecture schedule, including <a href="https://www.cmpevents.com/GD09/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=8854" target="blank">"The Iterative Level Design Process of Bioware's MASS EFFECT 2"</a>.
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<blockquote>Attendees will: - Gain insight into some of the major issues the development team encountered while building Mass Effect at BioWare; - Get a detailed look at the Mass Effect team’s new approach to creating levels while avoiding these issues; - Find out how this new process is working for the Mass Effect team; - Learn about new pitfalls the team discovered that can potentially be avoided on future game projects.</blockquote>

 

[Baphomet]

This salarian is the CEO of a corporate controlled planet. Let's make his office huge. Now what would an intergalactic CEO have in his office? A desk. And ... um ... let's throw in some crates and a large plant.

 

[MetalCraze]

The plot of Mass Effect 2.

SPOILER WARNING!

Spoiler

Of course Shepard's "victory" wasn't really a victory and robots still manage to open a giant portal into our galaxy through which the main robot baddies come. But fortunately Shepard and his team are now at epic levels thus they destroy the whole packs of robots by simply looking at them, while galaxy has a big trouble doing the same and thus needs a hero. And of course here he is!
In the end Shepard gains yet another "victory" by fighting yet another boss with retarded design, robots temporarily retreat, some new characters are getting introduced that are as deep as in "holding gun and shooting enemies", but of course Shepard doesn't care when they start dying, because he is too busy having gay sex with yet another stereotype.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

Incredibly enough, that is also the plot for Mass Effect 3.

 

[Andhaira]

Wait, do you retain all your powers and abilities ordo you convieniently..'forget' them?

Also, can you carry over save games?

 

[Baphomet]

Haven't read any specifics like that. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a new Spectre, ship, and crew.

 

[MetalCraze]

No it will be story about Shepard continuing to fight the same looking 3D model of a robot. Bioware specifically stated that you will need savegames just to help the game determine which of the useless characters you don't care about to not include in your walkthrough.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

I think they confirmed that you will be able to carry over your savegame so you can continue your career. Most likely it won't matter whether you do or not, though.

 

[Xor]

ME would almost be a good game if the side-quests weren't the same fucking thing every time. Maybe they'll fix that.

 

[aries202]

Wait, do you retain all your powers and abilities or do you convieniently..'forget' them?

Also, can you carry over save games?

Yes, you can and will carry over your saved game(s). A Bioware dev. has confirmed that Mass Effect 2 will read your saved game(s) as to see what decisions you have made, who you left behind and other choices you've made in Mass Effect 1.

Whether this means you will carry over all your abilities, powers and gear? I don't know.
People who didn't pay the ME1 will probably get a chance to play ME2 - without having played the first one. I haven't seen anything on this on the Bioware site, though.

If I have, I didn't remember it...

edit:
And to get confirmation for ME2 wasn't all that of a (big) surprise, though? now was it?

 

[Spectacle]

It's also been confirmed that Mass effect 2 will be exclusively for the xbox for 15 minutes.

 

[Drakron]

Get a detailed look at the Mass Effect team’s new approach to creating levels while avoiding these issues

New approach that lead to the same thing, a video game layout.

 

[NiM82]

Get a detailed look at the Mass Effect team’s new approach to creating levels

They've remapped copy/paste to different keys then?

 

[Rhalle]

See, you drag your mouse while holding down mouse 1 and make a really long hallway. Drop some square blocks, trees or rocks in a staggered fashion on either side of that hallway.

If it's a driving mission, make sure your hallway is really-- and I mean really-- long; the longer the better, actually, since customers love 'epic' scope, as we all know. Cover all with grey cement or grass texture, depending on environment.

Upload to EA store.

Thank you.

 

[sheek]

Does ME1 end with a story that can be continued in a non-retarded way? Aren't you level something insane and have all the weapons? MotB managed to get past this by building the whole game around the a high level character, but that makes it a quite different game.

 

[Jaesun]

Gay sex? Fuck yea!

 

[inwoker]

Maybe they'll do some innovative plot design decision. One like Shepard looses his memory and becomes level 1 therefore. That plot would be very fresh for rpg game.

 

[PennyAnte]

The plot of Mass Effect 2. <snip>

Except only the female characters have gay sex in games by Bioware (r) (tm). Otherwise, that analysis is a thing of beauty.

 

[MetalCraze]

You never know when Bioware will innovate again.

 

[racofer]

The plot of Mass Effect 2. <snip>

Except only the female characters have gay sex in games by Bioware (r) (tm). Otherwise, that analysis is a thing of beauty.

Not

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yQ4AJExZ5k

 

[MetalCraze]

Oh for fuck's sake

 

[PennyAnte]

Not <snip>

Just for the record:

what the...??? how did u do that??? i can only do that kiss scene with a girl!! x'D

I had to hack it to get it, but hey, that's what the PC version is there for.

 

[racofer]

Hot coffee style.

 

[Wyrmlord]

"When you fell, it was like a part of me shatterred. I thought that peice would be broken forever, but we have another chance. I love you and never want to let you go."

- "I liked that. Say that again."
- "You leave me no choice Sky. I am going to have to kiss you now."

My GOD. Bioware's writing has become worse? I mean, there were a few rough edges in KotOR, but this stuff is fanfic Twilight level rubbish. Suddenly, an amateur like Melirinda is more talented than the entire Bioware staff.

 

[DiverNB]

EH, If they were to actually fix mistakes it could be a great game.

I'll buy it either way, I love space settings. Something about the black void gives me a raging hard on.