Mass Effect 2

Why is this the best video game?

Not even the best in the series.
It's not best anything.

mass effect 1 is better neeerrrd

I just like the way it flows. It's really well polished to the point it makes you miss when devs used to release complete games.

The suicide mission was fucking epic. One of the best ''last levels'' I ever played. RIP Mordin and Kelly Chambers.

>plot goes full fucking retard to set up 3
It's not.

Funny how I had the opposite experience, the game as a whole felt really promising, being all detached from the so-called main plot, but the suicide mission felt very underperformed to me. It didn't really have any substance to it. I was hoping the ending to be something like "Shepard is able to sacrifice himself to make it impossible for Reapers to reach us during the next 100 years so now we have plenty of time to prepare" or something similar, but nope. You're just able to lose some named shitbags who will barely appear after ME2 anyway so nobody gives a fuck.

>tfw you're supposed to send mordin to escort the crew if you want him to survive
>i sent grunt back because i figure you'd need a beefy dude for a solo mission

Best companions, some actual consequence of your actions and best ass. That really is about all.

it has the best party members

but some of the wonder and magic of exploring is gone from 1
it just feels arbitrary and no longer special

>it has the best party members
I actually liked Grunt more than Wrex.

never even talked to thane after hearing his cringy bullshit on my first playthrough
>muh kalahira
>muh flashbacks

Ok fags is replaying the entire series worth it for whatever shit they added in the extended cut

Yes, unless no. I have no idea how to answer this based on your experience with the series, personal tastes or time constraints.

just play me1

his sidequest is 10/10

on that i agree

Loved ME1, ME2 would have been great if it tied in well with ME3. Too bad it didn't

Yeah, thats how youre supposed to ''save'' him. I didnt sent him, I forgot who I sent with Chakwas or whatever but, they made it.
I learned later that the game will uto kill Kelly if you delay the Omega 4 relay for even 1 mission. Then during a certain point in the suicide mission, depending on other factors, the game will go through a list of characters to off and Mordin is first in that list. Thats why he died for so many.

ME2 was the best one desu

ME1 is a good movie, ME2 is a good TV show.

ME3 is a bad direct to DVD TV movie.

>direct to DVD TV movie
wot

I agree with your premise tho

The extended ending is way better than "choose red blue or green" but still pretty underwhelming. If you remember enjoying the gameplay give it another shot.

Mordin, Jack and Tali are the most physically frail, and the most likely to die if you leave them to help the defense while you go kill the big retarded human reaper. If you didn't win everyone's loyalty the best way to guarantee they live is to send one back with the crew and take the other two with you for the last fight.

>exploring planets on the Mako for the first time
>going to the Moon

Feels galore.
2 is just a really polished good game.

You never saw those disney sequels with noticeably lower production values?

>Hearing Rachni singing on the moon

>everybody complaining about the samey bunkers
>my headcannon explained it away on the first playthrough by figuring it's one company making these standardized modular structures for cheap colonizing