Mass Effect 2 is free on Origin right now.
I wouldn't recommend anyone spend money on this game, but it's free, so fuck it.
>inb4, "bioware and EA are scum" and pirate fags
I know you can pirate this game, but I thought some anons might like to try this game out who are either too lazy/stupid to deal with pirating.
If you haven't played ME1, that's fine. You don't really need to.
Here is an FAQ:
gamefaqs.com
Other urls found in this thread:
help.ea.com
twitter.com
Does it have the DLC included?
If not there's no reason I would switch from my pirated version with all DLC included.
shit, I forgot to mention that.
No, it's just the standard edition.
I still don't want it, even if it's free.
>I wouldn't recommend anyone spend money on this game
Why ? It's the best ME game
thanks. downloading it right now.
You are missing half the game with only the standard edition.
>ME2 is free
>not the $60+ worth of DLC though
thanks, bioware, i'll be sure to continue Cmdr. Shepard's adventure!
NOT WORTH IT THEN!
You know how much DLCs are missing?
Id say 1/3 of the game is missing as it is.
mfw you can get a second copy
>Mass Effect
>wouldn't recommend anyone spend money on this game
>implying I have any desire to play any me game after playing 3
Series died to me a long time ago
I agree with you. As I wrote in the OP, this is just for people who can't be bothered to pirate the game and for those who never had the chance to play it.
>Bioware points
It's not that the games are complete trash, I only wrote that because I don't think you should give your money to EA.
But, that's just like, my opinion, man
I'm with you. Even then, ME3 did some cool stuff with weapon customization. If you go in knowing that your choices don't really matter, then it's a better experience.
I still don't want to replay the series though.
But you have to install Origin to play it.
> but we promise we'll never try to uninstall or otherwise cripple Steam or GoG again!
Fuck your promises.
Well, it's just the standard edition.
Maybe some anons will try this out and get interested in pirating the game with all of the DLC.
kek, nice
I didn't realize that this was something that happened.
Anything it did cool is nullified by the terrible pacing
It's cool. I understand, my dude!
Considering the jew prices of the DLC, I'm not surprised.
That and it's EA.
Why are the DLCs so important? Can't I just get this and enjoy it?
I'm not too sure about the pacing, I only played it on release so I don't remember it very well.
I think my primary problems with the game were the garbage sidequests (or lack of), and overall shit writing.
Did you like the multiplayer?
Well, you would definitely be missing out on some decent content with the DLCs.
Do you absolutely need them to enjoy the game?
No.
Would it be better?
Yes.
yes, the DLC is free.
help.ea.com
overlord is quite good dlc for bioware standards and arrival is epilogue cut and sold out as dlc.
...
ME2 has some pretty good DLCs but it's like any other game.
A lot of these free game giveaways have gotten wise to this tactic. They hope you enjoy the game and shell out for the DLC.
It worked for me with Tropico 4.
thanks
Helllo reddit
> this is just for people who can't be bothered to pirate the game and for those who never had the chance to play it.
But reading this they will still want the pirated version..., even moreso now that they know that the clitting DLC costs more than the free game every cost.
>EXPAND YOU ORIGIN LIBRARY BY 20% TODAY... FOR FREE!!!
>giving money to EA
Maybe they just don't feel like pirating or aren't tech savvy enough to even try it.
You would be surprised at how many people just don't know how to do this kind of shit.
I think the best option is to just pirate it with all the DLC, but it's not the best option for everyone.
someone should post some torrent file for the trilogy with everything in these threads.
That would be a service to society, and a raised middlefinger towards EA, so two services to society.
>You would be surprised at how many people just don't know how to do this kind of shit.
No, I really would not.
Fair enough.
Next time I post about a deal, maybe I'll include links for a torrent.
can i download this from origin and hack the DLC into the game?
Having worked in technical support/IT for many years, I'm with you.
Why is this thread so civil? Usually ME threads go crazy.
or you can just download it for free straight from EA.
that's because this isn't a mass effect thread, it's a free* shit thread.
Not sure, I didn't expect for it to be civil. It's a welcome change.
Maybe the arguments are already well known and people just don't have the energy to complain as much. Who knows
Why the fuck would you start with the second game?
They gave away Mass Effect too.
OP here, I have to get back to work, but this was a pretty civil thread and I enjoyed it.
I'll keep an eye out for more deals/free shit and post again if I see something.
I hope you enjoy your Friday night, motherfuckers.
The first one was free for a while and the second one is fun on it's own.
The story in 2 is spelled out for fags who don't know what's going on
because he's a pleb that doesn't understamd how ME1 was both mechanically superior and had a better story.
all ME2 needed to be good mechanically was to not have the retarded global cooldown and to have kept the heat system of the original, but let you use the consumable thermal clips when overheating to instantly cool off your gun, but still give you the option of not doing that and letting it cooldown on its own.
Mass Effect is massively superior to Mass Effect 2. The original was a creative and innovative fusion of Action/Roleplaying elements in its own distinct answer to Oblivion's own style. It offers many quests, fun characters, actually good dialogue, and great opportunities for creativity in combat.
Mass Effect 2 is a casualized version with less interesting story, less quests, less creativity in combat. It's garbage for Giant Bomb journalists to gush about.
Obviously 1 is better, you fucking faggot.
I never wrote that 2 was better in any regard, don't turn this into a Mass Effect thread. It's a deals thread, retard.
I would do so myself, but the torrent I used got deleted years ago, and I would not want to post some unreliable shit full of malware.
>me1
>mechanically superior
in concept? sure. in execution? hell no.
>If you haven't played ME1, that's fine. You don't really need to.
if you're going to play mass effect then you absolutely do need to play the first game, not necessarily before 2/3, but you still need to play it for the fact that you're missing out if you only play the others.
mind explaining why you think that?
>Origin
>Mass Effect
You couldn't pay me to install this shit.
oh yeah? what's your paypal, faggot?
The gameplay is shit. The combat is extremely clunky, classes don't feel unique. Weapons are all copy pasted bullshit. Same goes for armor, and all loot in general in the game.
>Origin
Not even once.
It's only free because Frog Fractions 2 lets you import a mass effect 2 save.
>combat is clunky
it's no more clunky than ME2 or 3
>classes don't feel unique
they were fairly unique, but I can understand why you think they weren't. the long cooldowns on your abilities kept you using your guns more often than not.
>armor/weapons/loot were copy paste
that's pretty standard for an RPG. however, I'd rather have customizability that let me male my own unique weapons amd armor out of the base models and modifications for them that the game gives me than be stuck with the only good armor set and the 3 shitty guns that run out of ammo way too quickly that 2/3 had.
Yeah keep giving away free garbage Origin and uplay, won't make me install your malicious spyware.
You can tell this is pure desperation to get people to use their garbage.
>ME2 without ME1
What's even the point?
Isn't this just for downloading it, not actually unlocking and accessing it?
>Origin
So the DLC is actually free, it doesn't try to install Origin onto your shit just for applying it?
Well fuck, maybe I'll play ME2 again just for Lair of the Shadow Borker and Gorrot's thief daughteru. the only DLC i had was what was packaged in by default in the Steam version.
Just treat ME3 as just another linear corridor shooter (which it is).
i will never forget the day one user posted a bunch of bundle keys
everybody hoarded the steam ones, but nobody touched the origin ones
i installed origin, and put the keys one by one
that day, i built my origin library (6 games) thanks to one user
>sheperd takes down an unliscensed hologram of himself from a store in the slums
>proceeds to give the same shitty endorsement quote to every other store for a discount
>doesn't realize he's not the real sheperd, but an illegal clone.