The Artisan
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Good evening, GAF. Hpy Nw Yr.
So about, 6 years ago now, I heard about Mass Effect 2, and it was all the craze - may not've been a huge seller, but it was toted as something truly captivating. But at the time, it was a 360 console exclusive.
So I didn't pay much attention, but rumors and evidence for a Ps3 port was talked about throughout the year, with Bioware denying it, until they finally announced that it was coming to Ps3.
It ended up launching on January 18th, (one day before my birthday but at the time more importantly, the same day as LBP2, which also ended up being one of my favorite Ps3 games) and at FULL price, $60, so I held off from purchasing it.
That summer though, I found it for like $30-35 on eBay, so I bought it and figured I'd give it a shot.
(paragon)
(renegade)
Oh my God.
Whatever ea or bioware hoped to achieve with releasing Me2 on Ps3, I am the epitome of it. I discovered Mass Effect, and I fell in love with it. Never before have I been so immersed in a fictional universe. It may also have been one of the first most personal RPGs I ever played. My friends told me about Dragon Age; I tried out Da3 a while back but I couldn't really click with it. But I do love the space/astronomy stuff
plus, I love games with a good story/story as a main focus. That's also why later on, I ended up liking Yakuza 3 a lot too, and also why, if any of you remember, I became really conflicted on which of the two games I liked better; Uc2 or Me2, and made the thread about it. Results, both in posts and the poll was pretty interesting imo. Similar to that Kazuya vs Kazuma thread of recent, which to me seems like the closest poll in GAF history...
But anyways, Me2 became the first platinum trophy I earned; the first game I ever had the desire to platinum because I loved it so much; funny thing, I googled the best way to do so and it told me Soldier was the easiest way to beat the game on Insanity. Perhaps that is true! I display the plat proudly. After that I tried platinuming TTTHD but I've needed some help with it.
And I feel as though I am in the minority about this; I feel like the vast majority of the people who hated the Me3 ending, or at least the vast majority of the "voice" was on 360. I am someone who played on Ps3, someone who didn't get to play Me1 until after rest who was extremely outraged, and to this day, still not satisfied with the end package. That's how much ME meant to me. Me4 is still one of my top 3 most anticipated of next year though.
I even bought an n7 hoodie, I sported quite often during the month of Ramadan last year when I went to masjid for those after break-fast long night prayers (tarabi).
Those 2 gifs up top were supposed to mean that, like, my eyes got opened up by the game, sorry if that was unclear.
Two last things I want to mention, I don't want to get too into my personal life or psychological issues into this thread however - in my first playthrough, I played as femshep, and I named her after my grandmother. And I know this sounds corny, but I like to think in my head that my grandmother is femshep, reincarnated, in that future setting'd universe. My grandmother is currently my only living grandparent and she's getting really old. I've only met her 3 times in my life, but I think about her a lot. I feel for my mother a lot because she hasn't gotten to see her in so long.
The other thing is, and I wrote about it briefly here, over the past few years I've been mentally writing and keeping note of a juggernaut fanfiction I've been writing in my head called Mass Effect x Yakuza. I dunno if I'll ever get around to physically finishing it as in putting it all down in paper, but I think it'd be neat.
tl;dr
came home to play some Mass Effect 2 for a little bit before watching the ball drop with my mother. Played Legion's loyalty mission.
No game has ever had me so immersed into its world as Mass Effect 2. Everything that ea and bioware hoped to achieve with releasing Me2 on Ps3, I am that resulting manifestation. I know the cool and popular thing is to hate ea, but me personally, I do not hate them. It is thanks to them that I was able to enjoy the beautiful thing that is Me2, on my Ps3.
So about, 6 years ago now, I heard about Mass Effect 2, and it was all the craze - may not've been a huge seller, but it was toted as something truly captivating. But at the time, it was a 360 console exclusive.
So I didn't pay much attention, but rumors and evidence for a Ps3 port was talked about throughout the year, with Bioware denying it, until they finally announced that it was coming to Ps3.
It ended up launching on January 18th, (one day before my birthday but at the time more importantly, the same day as LBP2, which also ended up being one of my favorite Ps3 games) and at FULL price, $60, so I held off from purchasing it.
That summer though, I found it for like $30-35 on eBay, so I bought it and figured I'd give it a shot.
(paragon)
(renegade)
Oh my God.
Whatever ea or bioware hoped to achieve with releasing Me2 on Ps3, I am the epitome of it. I discovered Mass Effect, and I fell in love with it. Never before have I been so immersed in a fictional universe. It may also have been one of the first most personal RPGs I ever played. My friends told me about Dragon Age; I tried out Da3 a while back but I couldn't really click with it. But I do love the space/astronomy stuff
even though as a kid I never cared for Star Wars and the Force Awakens was the first one I saw 
plus, I love games with a good story/story as a main focus. That's also why later on, I ended up liking Yakuza 3 a lot too, and also why, if any of you remember, I became really conflicted on which of the two games I liked better; Uc2 or Me2, and made the thread about it. Results, both in posts and the poll was pretty interesting imo. Similar to that Kazuya vs Kazuma thread of recent, which to me seems like the closest poll in GAF history...
But anyways, Me2 became the first platinum trophy I earned; the first game I ever had the desire to platinum because I loved it so much; funny thing, I googled the best way to do so and it told me Soldier was the easiest way to beat the game on Insanity. Perhaps that is true! I display the plat proudly. After that I tried platinuming TTTHD but I've needed some help with it.
And I feel as though I am in the minority about this; I feel like the vast majority of the people who hated the Me3 ending, or at least the vast majority of the "voice" was on 360. I am someone who played on Ps3, someone who didn't get to play Me1 until after rest who was extremely outraged, and to this day, still not satisfied with the end package. That's how much ME meant to me. Me4 is still one of my top 3 most anticipated of next year though.
I even bought an n7 hoodie, I sported quite often during the month of Ramadan last year when I went to masjid for those after break-fast long night prayers (tarabi).
Those 2 gifs up top were supposed to mean that, like, my eyes got opened up by the game, sorry if that was unclear.
Two last things I want to mention, I don't want to get too into my personal life or psychological issues into this thread however - in my first playthrough, I played as femshep, and I named her after my grandmother. And I know this sounds corny, but I like to think in my head that my grandmother is femshep, reincarnated, in that future setting'd universe. My grandmother is currently my only living grandparent and she's getting really old. I've only met her 3 times in my life, but I think about her a lot. I feel for my mother a lot because she hasn't gotten to see her in so long.
The other thing is, and I wrote about it briefly here, over the past few years I've been mentally writing and keeping note of a juggernaut fanfiction I've been writing in my head called Mass Effect x Yakuza. I dunno if I'll ever get around to physically finishing it as in putting it all down in paper, but I think it'd be neat.
tl;dr
I smoked a little bit at a New Year's party and
No game has ever had me so immersed into its world as Mass Effect 2. Everything that ea and bioware hoped to achieve with releasing Me2 on Ps3, I am that resulting manifestation. I know the cool and popular thing is to hate ea, but me personally, I do not hate them. It is thanks to them that I was able to enjoy the beautiful thing that is Me2, on my Ps3.
