LumpOfCole
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The comic must be downloaded for PS3 owners too? I thought that extra Blu-ray space would come in handy for storing that thing. That just seems sloppy.
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Mass Effect 2 |OT2| The Den Of Xenophiles
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Robobandit
Member
Shinjitsu said:
you haven't paid $60 for a game you can't play as advertised..
I bought it last night at midnight from Walmart and I can't play until sony fixes the codes today..
The whole reason I bought this version instead of just playing one of my existing versions is due to the interactive comic and included DLC..
So over the holiday break, I finally borrowed a friend's 360 and beat Mass Effect 1. I jumped into the ME2 and was pretty shocked that it was the opening of 2. Having taken photos of my ME1 character, I went and tried to recreate her in ME2's PS3 demo. I like that they have face codes.
Here's one variant of her on ME1 (its the one I prefer, and originally made, only to find out that DD 360 games can be played on a Live account that didn't purchase the game far too late), and my attempt on ME2 (which would be the third time going at it from scratch, as the second one is the one that's tied to my Live profile).
From this:
to this:
I'm rather quite proud of her
Though after seeing the ME2 preview trailer thing on PSN, with male Shepherd removing Tali's mask, I am almost tempted to go and play ME2 w/ a male character :x
(This was done in the demo, I don't have the game yet :I)
Here's one variant of her on ME1 (its the one I prefer, and originally made, only to find out that DD 360 games can be played on a Live account that didn't purchase the game far too late), and my attempt on ME2 (which would be the third time going at it from scratch, as the second one is the one that's tied to my Live profile).
From this:
to this:
I'm rather quite proud of her
Though after seeing the ME2 preview trailer thing on PSN, with male Shepherd removing Tali's mask, I am almost tempted to go and play ME2 w/ a male character :x(This was done in the demo, I don't have the game yet :I)
cleveridea
Member
OK Weird question for you guys with PS3 version.
The first room you get to in the first "level" that has a wall safe to hack - has a bunch of images in the room
which are all in color on xbox 360 but in the ps3 demo were all grey for me. Can anyone confirm? Its really weird, because are there a bunch of places "downgraded" like this or was it a style choice? Apart from this, the ps3 demo showed the game ran really well for everything else so seemed really odd. By itself not a big deal, but are there more places like this?
The first room you get to in the first "level" that has a wall safe to hack - has a bunch of images in the room
of shepherd's recovery eg skeleton arm & neuroscans, it also has a message from wilson about how much money the project costs
englishbob
Neo Member
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-masseffect2-face-off
"From a technical perspective, if it is running the Mass Effect 3 engine as the developer suggests, players are not getting any tangible advantages over what has already been released on the Xbox 360. BioWare's heavily modified Unreal Engine 3 probably did require a substantial overhaul to accommodate the Sony platform for the multi-format Mass Effect 3, so it would have made sense to use that work for the ME2 conversion rather than simply port over the existing 360 code. However, this does not manifest in a better game as the marketing seems to be suggesting. "
"Between the consoles, the gap narrows. Technologically it still feels like the Xbox 360 version has the edge, but occasionally lower frame-rates and mostly unnoticeable graphical compromises on PS3 are not going to have much impact on the fun you have playing this game. Scored today, this would still be a 10/10 game on both platforms."
"From a technical perspective, if it is running the Mass Effect 3 engine as the developer suggests, players are not getting any tangible advantages over what has already been released on the Xbox 360. BioWare's heavily modified Unreal Engine 3 probably did require a substantial overhaul to accommodate the Sony platform for the multi-format Mass Effect 3, so it would have made sense to use that work for the ME2 conversion rather than simply port over the existing 360 code. However, this does not manifest in a better game as the marketing seems to be suggesting. "
"Between the consoles, the gap narrows. Technologically it still feels like the Xbox 360 version has the edge, but occasionally lower frame-rates and mostly unnoticeable graphical compromises on PS3 are not going to have much impact on the fun you have playing this game. Scored today, this would still be a 10/10 game on both platforms."
cjtiger300
Member
AlStrong said:
I have no problem DL'ing the content, I have a problem with the codes not working day one for every game that has these DLC cards included.
Equus Bellator Apex
Junior Member
Does anyone know when psn will update?
Metalmurphy
Member
Jonsoncao said:
If you ignore the graphical upgrades yeah...
ScrabbleBanshee
Member
It seems the only thing published on PSN so far is ME2 related stuff. I guess they will publish the rest later tonight, I didn't see anything else new.
There is a full game trial for Plus members. I didn't know they were going to do that. Not going to bother I'm going to pick the game up shortly. I want a disc if it's going to cost the same, sheesh.
There is a full game trial for Plus members. I didn't know they were going to do that. Not going to bother I'm going to pick the game up shortly. I want a disc if it's going to cost the same, sheesh.
AmericanNinja
Banned
wow, Amazon said they weren't doing release day shipping for ME2 PS3 so I got 1 day shipping and they said it wouldn't be here until the 20th, the UPS guy just showed up with ME2. lol sweet!
Ellis Kim said:I'm rather quite proud of her
(This was done in the demo, I don't have the game yet :I)
Nice, she looks great.
Definitely give the Male shep a run for the Tali romance (or youtube it?). It's pretty well done.
It's not about the WiFi, it's about the fact that there's no reason why this content has to be downloaded. I'm sure you have a great internet connection with no limit (or a huge d/l cap), but others have very slow internet and download caps. Downloading more than 600MB takes me about two hours. I know your internet is probably faster, but the majority of people on this planet don't have access to high speed internet.AlStrong said:
Why does it even have to be downloadable?AlStrong said:
a) There is not one single reason why the content could not be on the disc. It was ready when the discs were printed and the fact that you get all the Xbox 360 DLC on day 1 was one of the reasons why EA decided to charge full price for this game. The fact that it's not on the disc and not available to every customer who pays full price for this game is stupid and bad for the consumer. A lot of people simply don't connect their consoles to the internet. Why shouldn't they be able to access all the content they've paid for?
b) You have to download content that is clearly part of the main game. Bioware made the interactive comic to ensure that people know what's going on before they play Mass Effect 2, not to make sure people keep their copy of ME2 after they've played the main story line. So now I should put in the code and wait for at least two hours until I can play the content I've already paid for? And what about those who can't access the internet at all? They're just out of luck?
Metalmurphy said:
Did you watch the videos or look at the screens, or even read the article? It looked largely the same, SOMETIMES better, mostly worse (Opinion). The lighting was VERY different. PS3 version looked like they added spotlights on everyone's face any time it goes into a close up, while the 360 version has deep shadows almost all the time. I prefer the shadows.
darkjedi187
Member
AmericanNinja said:
I ordered mine with 2 day shipping. This morning it said I would get it on the 21st. Now it's been shipped and stats I should get it tomorrow.
CyberChulo
Member
How much is it on the PSN Store? Is it like $10 cheaper?
AmericanNinja
Banned
darkjedi187 said:
sweet, Amazon is awesome. lol
WrenchNinja
Member
Nope, it's the same price. Just checked right now.CyberChulo said:
Anyway, I caved into buying it. Thanks a lot you jerks and your hypnotic suggestions.
MrTroubleMaker
Gold Member
yeah, same price, 12 GB on PSN
Felix Lighter
Member
TheYanger said:
I watched the comparison. The biggest issues I have with the lighting in ME 2 (PC and Xbox 360) was the overly harsh shadows, especially the self shadowing, in certain spots. In that video, that issue seemed to exist in both version but in different locations. Sometimes the lighting looked better on the PS3 and sometimes it looked worse. All and all, the lighting was definitely different but it didn't always seem better, at least from that short sample.
ScrabbleBanshee
Member
ScrabbleBanshee said:
Okay, this is unexpected. Both ebgames/gamestop locations near me are already sold out. God damned EB said they only got like 8 copies.
Felix Lighter said:
It's pretty much hit or miss throughout. The worst of it is when their detail normal maps come out flat looking or even a bit smudged.
There were a couple minor things that weren't directly mentioned in the comparison (IIRC) including some lighting omissions on the bottom of the shuttle or the lower poly wrist cuff during Jack's awakening. It seems a pretty odd couple "downgrades" considering how much screentime is involved. Minor things in the grand scheme.
Cornbread78
Member
I can't wait to play through this one, probably won;t be until later in teh year though, since KZ3 comes out in just over a month.
cjtiger300
Member
protonion said:
This, and is there a way to access it from the menu? Is there a way to access the Cerberus Network on the main menu?
AmericanNinja
Banned
where do i download the comic at?
AmericanNinja
Banned
shwimpy said:
oh ok thank you.
Diablohead
Member
Can this wait? i'm in the middle of some calibrations.AmericanNinja said:
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Register the Cerberus CD on Biowares website.kai3345 said:
MrTroubleMaker
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Metalmurphy
Member
Yeah...Mastperf said: