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[Pav:3d]

FINALLY. The bridge between ME2 and 3 will come... on the 29th of this very month.

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ATTN Mass Effect fans, BioWare has today revealed the details of the final bit of DLC for Mass Effect 2. As suspected, the DLC is entitled ‘Arrival’ and will bridge the gap between ME2 and the highly-anticipated Mass Effect 3 as Commander Shepard is sent to the edge of the galaxy to rescue an undercover operative who may have evidence of an imminent Reaper invasion that has been looming since the very beginning of the series. Returning and playing a prominent role in Mass Effect: Arrival is fan favorite Admiral Hackett, who is voiced by legendary science-fiction actor Lance Henriksen (Alien, Terminator).

“All year, we have been extremely honored and humbled by the reception we have received for Mass Effect 2 from players around the world, including our post release DLC”, said Casey Hudson, Executive Producer, Mass Effect series. “Mass Effect: Arrival is an exciting extension to Mass Effect 2 and will show players just how close the Reapers are to returning and completing their deadly harvest.”

The ‘Arrival’ content will be available for download on March 29, 2011 and will include three new achievements for the 360 and PC and three new (previously reported on) trophies on the PS3. The DLC pack will be available for 560 MS Points on Xbox 360, £5.49 on PlayStation Network and also available for PC for 560 BioWare Points over on their official website.

And moar screenies:


^Holy balls its Admiral "I have the most badass voice ever" Hacket.

link

Edited by Pav:3d, 18 March 2011 - 14:53.

[Destiny]

Giant Covenant Plasma Sword anyone?

[Sgt. Rho]

More like "Huge BSG Data-key"

[Raven]

yeeeeeeeha......bring it on . Any idea whether the decisions in this would affect ME3?

[Pav:3d]

Im guessing from the "Ultimate sacrifice" leaked achievement there is one big decision.

[Libains]

 Pav:3d, on 19 Mar 2011, 19:46, said:

Im guessing from the "Ultimate sacrifice" leaked achievement there is one big decision.

Fly the Normandy into the Mass Relay, annihilating yourself and everything else, as well as preventing you from playing ME3, but in turn, saving the galaxy? Sounds like fun to me

On a more serious note, somebody's gotta die to delay the Reapers, I'd imagine. Can't be Shepard, really (no point in killing the lead character in a 'linking' DLC) so it may well be the Doc?

[BeefJeRKy]

I think it's Hackett

[Pav:3d]

^Someone pointed out on the bioware forums that there was no point drafting in a well known actor/voice actor just for a DLC, so he's going to most likely be in ME3

[BeefJeRKy]

Well that's why there is a choice

[amazin]

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^Holy balls its Admiral "I have the most badass voice ever" Hacket.

glad to see im not the only one who thought so haha

[Pav:3d]

 amazin, on 21 Mar 2011, 0:52, said:

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^Holy balls its Admiral "I have the most badass voice ever" Hacket.

glad to see im not the only one who thought so haha

Indeed, He has the perfect rugged general voice.

[Pav:3d]

SPOLIERS CONTAINED:

IGN preview of arrival
Tho I have faith; no squad mates is utter BS as far as Im concerned.

Edited by Pav:3d, 24 March 2011 - 22:58.

[Raven]

I didn't read because of the spoilers. But I have high hopes. Only 4 more days anyway

[amazin]

you can read the first page without spoilers though

[Pav:3d]

PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE ARRIVAL

[Libains]

I have two pieces of coursework, and two sets of practical assessment standing between me and this thing. I shall be purchasing and downloading tomorrow, but I don't expect I'll play until the weekend. This makes me incredibly sad as it looks epic WIN.

[Alias]

About to start playing Arrival now, here goes.

It is cheaper and smaller (under a gig) than both the Shadow Broker and Overlord, so I'm not expecting it to be too long.

EDIT: Finished Arrival.

A bit underwhelming compared to the Shadow Broker and Overlord, however

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there were some good twists

and the cameo by

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Harbinger

was a nice touch. Not to mention

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DAT EXPLOSION

. Sort of got really predictable after the half way mark and the first half hour really could've just been cut out as it was nothing but pointless noodling. Also a bit of a pain in the arse that it's a solo mission, but eh. Not really as

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bridging as I thought it would be, doesn't really expand terribly much, sadly.

Other than that, pretty much what you expect from a Mass Effect 2 DLC.

Still rank the Shadow Broker as my favourite though.

Edited by Alias, 29 March 2011 - 10:28.

[Pav:3d]

Wait wait, how did you manage to get it on PC? Its not on the DLC page yet :(

[Alias]

As I said before, you just need to know where to look. It's on the EA CDN.
http://static.cdn.ea.com/bioware/u/f/eagam...ME2_Arrival.exe

[Pav:3d]

 Alias, on 29 Mar 2011, 12:26, said:

As I said before, you just need to know where to look. It's on the EA CDN.
http://static.cdn.ea.com/bioware/u/f/eagam...ME2_Arrival.exe

How the...
Much love to you Alias :o

[Raven]

I installed it but would not play it because of the cricket. Should give it a try later today .

[Raven]

I agree with Alias.

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Apart from the defection, the story is pretty predictable.

I wonder how they are going to start ME3 allowing full character customization. In ME2, Shepherd was rebuilt, it was plausible to have the gender and class redefined. Its interesting to see how they'd pull it off this time.

[Pav:3d]

I enjoyed it, played it thrice yesterday and it got more enjoyable each time

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The defection came out of nowhere for me, tho I was baffled how they appeared to not be indoc-oh wait... Anyone survive the 5 waves first time? I died nearly instantly since I was playing on hardcore the first time and just wasnt prepared...

The part where you control the mechs was a great little section. Shame the "boss" was yet another YMIR mech, hope they dont recycle those to infinity in ME3. I liked the environment, typical ME style but very noticeably different from any others, particularly the interior of the Batarian base.

The harginger part was great, good to see him have some new lines. Also if you play that mission before you complete ME2 you get the collector general instead. Shame they couldnt hire Seth Green (Jokers voice) for just ONE FREAKING LINE, if he just isnt going to say anything new, dont have any scenes with him.

Whats with mass effect and asteroid based DLC, thats two now :o

Edited by Pav:3d, 31 March 2011 - 11:20.

[Raven]

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I did survive the 5 waves the first time, but not on hardcore difficulty. I used the black hole gun to good effect and used cloacking + Widow a lot too

[Pav:3d]

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Anyone else notice the "Assume control" dialoge box when selecting the mech control panel?