Just got through my Mass Effect 2 binge. It's been fun, and indeed different, to play through the whole game with the inclusion of the DLC so here are some of my thoughts that cropped up during play:
- I've heard a lot of people don't like Kasumi Goto - reason being (as is my understanding) is that whereas everyone else comes out of their respective loyalty mission significantly changed by the whole experience, she doesn't.
Strangely, I'm not sure that was the point: If her conversations on the Normandy are anything to go by, Kasumi is an observer - and, speculatively, a key source for Shepard to spot any dissension in the ranks. Indeed, a spy seems to be the ideal role for Kasumi with her being sassy, her limited range of emotions and her face being concealed under her hood.
Okay, so I will concede that Kasumi doesn't evolve much as a character, and what I've mentioned above is me finding my one excuses, but playing the role of a spy is good reason to belong on the Normandy. And I for one would like to see more of her in ME3.
Besides, that part where Kasumi blows up the gunship is frigging hilarious:
- Of the DLC, the moments that stood out for me the most were the wreck of the Normandy and the Prometheus Station (Overlord). What I like best about these two is that they're really effective in creating a sense of atmospheric unease - the type of which is usually found in a Silent Hill game. If I'm eager to leave the damn place in question then Bioware must've done something right.
- I did enjoy the Shadow Broker mission (although I found beating it on Hardcore difficulty wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be). Great to see Liara go from boring to, in a remarkably turnaround, kinda cool.
- In the final mission, man did I get sick of Harbinger constantly reappearing. It got to the point where he started to remind me of one of those High School drama queens - you know, the type that go :"Lookatme! Lookatme! Lookatme! Lookatme!"
- Gaming on a HDTV is sweet as.
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