Mass Effect 1 or 2?

Looking into Mass Effect. Should I play the first game or can I just jump right into the second one and enjoy it? Did playing the first one make the playthrough of the second one more enjoyable? Nothing specific please, just suggestions are fine.

ME2 is overall a better game; but since both the story of and many NPCs in ME2 are carried over from ME...it'd be better if you've played ME first.

Play ME1 first.It will make ME2 MUCH more interesting

If 2 games have the same main character , than you should play the first one first .

If a game has the same main character , than you should play the first one first .

avatarcj

If 2 games have the same main character , than you should play the first one first .

avatarcj

I enjoyed the main storyline of the first game more, although the sequel's gameplay was much better.

I enjoyed the main storyline of the first game more, although the sequel's gameplay was much better.

Mist3rBungle

both its on sale at d2d

Imo you shouldn't even be allowed to buy 2 if you don't have the save game to prove that you finished 1, that's how important ME 1 is if you actually care about the story and this game is all about the story besides killing.DanielDust

Is that save file actually that important? I played ME right when it came up, and never kept the save file after uninstalling. :/ No matter though, there were only a couple big decisions, so finding a suitable save file online won't be hard.

both its on sale at d2d

tutt3r

ME's story, including those so-called crucial decisions, is only grammar school quality compared to that of Torment, and so ME's save isn't a big deal at all for me.

I think the OP should play ME first only because ME2 contiunes the storyline and also keeps some important NPCs invloved.

both its on sale at d2d

tutt3r

[QUOTE="DanielDust"]Imo you shouldn't even be allowed to buy 2 if you don't have the save game to prove that you finished 1, that's how important ME 1 is if you actually care about the story and this game is all about the story besides killing.True_Sounds

Is that save file actually that important? I played ME right when it came up, and never kept the save file after uninstalling. :/ No matter though, there were only a couple big decisions, so finding a suitable save file online won't be hard.

I'm one of the few people that liked the original Mass Effect better than the second, although i do recognize that the second is better than the first (i know that sounds insane).

I just liked the story line and atmosphere of ME 1, it was all so fresh and exciting, while in ME 2 there weren't too many big surprises.

Both are awesome games though, well worth playing.

[QUOTE="True_Sounds"]

[QUOTE="DanielDust"]Imo you shouldn't even be allowed to buy 2 if you don't have the save game to prove that you finished 1, that's how important ME 1 is if you actually care about the story and this game is all about the story besides killing.DanielDust

Is that save file actually that important? I played ME right when it came up, and never kept the save file after uninstalling. :/ No matter though, there were only a couple big decisions, so finding a suitable save file online won't be hard.

True, aside from like 1 side quest planet, they were all pointless marking minerals missions.

You have to play both games and in order.

I have both games, and I'm glad that I do.

Yes, you can choose to run ME2 as a straight-up game; however, it will run as a true trilogy when you import a completed saved game from ME1.

Gamespot ran a news article a while back, where Bioware explained how ME2 checks for literally hundreds of things from an imported ME1 saved game.

The same will hold true when ME3 is released: one of the loading screens in ME2 says to keep your game saves for ME3 (then they add, "If you survive").:lol:

Play the first and then play the second. The continuity of plot and characters make the second game much more enjoyable when you understand how the plot is unfolding. On PC, both games are excellent; the first is more action-RPG, the second is a more of a pure plot-driven shooter.

Get Mass Effect 1 first. You would be missing out on so much if you didn't.

To be honest i got tired of this whole "play the first one first" so i would just say , got for the better game.dakan45

To be honest i got tired of this whole "play the first one first" so i would just say , got for the better game.dakan45

[QUOTE="dakan45"]To be honest i got tired of this whole "play the first one first" so i would just say , got for the better game.DanielDust

:roll: Sometimes i wonder why i even bother..... why should i even freaking bother with you guys? If you are not reading what i am saying and you are just making assumptions there is no point of replying, so please dont reply and make such flamming baits.

What i said is that he first is borring as hell and with poor mechanics and very simplistic, what i said is that i played the second on and xbox 360 and it was better than the previous, especially the combat, but still i didnt like it enough to bother any further.

Now from where the hell did you pull the "hated the second"..... perhaps you should check your memory becaus i said i hated the first and not he second. :(

[QUOTE="dakan45"]To be honest i got tired of this whole "play the first one first" so i would just say , got for the better game.Doom_HellKnight

as with most ppl i think playin ME1 will make ME2 wayyy better but if ya can only do one do ME2 its just so much more polished (and i played ME1 like 4 times so it's not bad)Zcrimson07

Eh... I think im alone thinking that ME1 is better game :(

[QUOTE="DanielDust"][QUOTE="dakan45"]To be honest i got tired of this whole "play the first one first" so i would just say , got for the better game.dakan45

:roll: Sometimes i wonder why i even bother..... why should i even freaking bother with you guys? If you are not reading what i am saying and you are just making assumptions there is no point of replying, so please dont reply and make such flamming baits.

What i said is that he first is borring as hell and with poor mechanics and very simplistic, what i said is that i played the second on and xbox 360 and it was better than the previous, especially the combat, but still i didnt like it enough to bother any further.

Now from where the hell did you pull the "hated the second"..... perhaps you should check your memory becaus i said i hated the first and not he second. :(

You were extremely set on the idea of ME 2 sucking before ever playing it so I will use that as your initial and final statement because you tried so hard to defend it, you trolled, you spammed, you insulted people for that opinion and thus it's only natural that you'd stay with that opinion till the end, but of course if you admit that you were wrong and you were making facts out of your behind it could change (see how you started again with the awesome word called "assumption"? that's exactly how you started to troll away when people dismissed your opinion because you never played the game, so drop it, you know very well what you said, how you said it and when you said it).

Another false assumption.

What happen is this:

I read the first reviews, i was dissapointed that they were not very informative, then i learned of many dissapointing facts such as that they took out the borring sidemissions and the inventory, seriously why the hell did they took out the inventory in an rpg?

Here is where you made the assumption that i "hated" the game because of my negative comments but all i did was complain for the extra simplification they added and the unessarary removals they made.

Then i played the game and while i said its better than the first, thats about it, its nothing noteworthy to change my mind. If i have played the second first, i might had a more positive opinion on the series, however its not good enough to put myself through another mass effect game.

Thats what i said and thats all there is to it i never once called mass effect 2 a trash game. that was your false assumption ;) My awesome word actually has a right basis when its used.

There you go, you were wrong again with another false assumption. Perhaps if you bother to ask my stating on the game instead of making assumptions we would have less of those trully unessesary arguments.

However it is proven that no matter if i say something or not, people just assume what they want. So i wont even bother any further. Thats my stating on mass effect and thats what i said, everything else is incorrect and false.

If that was so hard for you to understand or you once again dont bother to read my post but make assumptions without reading, then let me sum it up for you, i dislike all those features they remove, especially the inventory, however the combat is clearly better, the dialogues and the level design is a bit better, therefore its better than the first as a game but thats about it, no need to bother further. Besides mass effect seemed good in the begining but after a while it did not really evolve or get more interesting, quite the opposite. Therefore i will keep my distance from mass effect 2 and simply say that as far as i have played it, it fetl better than the first, now if it sucks later on, or if it gets borring, that i dont know, what i do know is that it felt better than the first as far as i played and i cant comment how much borring it will get later or how much "trash" does it get or how much better does it get.

....and NO, i am not gonna get tricked into buying it with the excuse "give it a chance"

[QUOTE="Snake3232"]Is there any new customization in Mass Effect 2? If so would I be able to edit my ME1 Character in ME2dakan45

Stop posting nonsense dakan ....

Yes you can edit your ME1 character before you begin ME2 :)

Another false assumption. dakan45

I played 2 first, and then 1, but regretted it heavily. DEFINITELY PLAY 1 FIRST YOU WON'T REGRET IT

[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="Snake3232"]Is there any new customization in Mass Effect 2? If so would I be able to edit my ME1 Character in ME2kazakauskas

Stop posting nonsense dakan ....

Yes you can edit your ME1 character before you begin ME2 :)

[QUOTE="dakan45"] Another false assumption. millerlight89

2 is better, but 1 is still good and really should be played first.