We’ll start with an article though; SomethingAweful posted a [url=http://www.somethingawful.com/d/truth-m ... p:23y6t5wg]mock review[/url:23y6t5wg]. For those unfamiliar with SomethingAweful, the review is one big joke filled with nonsense. This includes a few spoilers and it’s hard to tell which ones are true and which not (I’ve seen at least one that’s true). Here’s an excerpt:
[quote:23y6t5wg]Mass Effect 2 is the sequel to the smash-hit Mass Effect and like Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 is set in a "prequel" universe that bears little resemblance to the movies.
Fans hoping to play Chewy or Captain Solo will just have to wait for further installments, because they aren't anywhere in sight in this game. Disappointing? Maybe, but fans of good action RPGing in an exciting science fiction setting should keep reading![/quote:23y6t5wg]
Yesterday Kotaku [url=http://kotaku.com/5453177/biowares-greg ... o:23y6t5wg]held a postcast[/url:23y6t5wg] where listeners could ask questions (live) of BioWare co-founder Dr. Greg Zeschuk about Mass Effect.
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One of the things that [url=http://kotaku.com/5452971/bioware-there ... s:23y6t5wg]Zeschuk confirmed[/url:23y6t5wg] is that [i:23y6t5wg]after[/i:23y6t5wg] Mass Effect 3 they still have plans to continue making games in the universe.
Slowly ramping up to the actual videos I’ve got another audio interview ([url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22WqBBF1h3o:23y6t5wg]part 1[/url:23y6t5wg], [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndbGnyGMRk8:23y6t5wg]part 2[/url:23y6t5wg]) for you; this one is with voice actress Jennifer Hale, who provides the voice for the female Commander Shephard.
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It’s nice to hear Shephard referred to as a woman for a change.
On to the actual videos then; over on G4tv they have a video titled “[url=http://g4tv.com/videos/43782/Mass-Effec ... /:23y6t5wg]Character Relationships Preview[/url:23y6t5wg]” which talks same about the various relationships that you can form with other characters, including romances (though it doesn’t mention any specifically).
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GameSpot also has a preview video, but a more general one titled “[url=http://uk.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/mass ... 8:23y6t5wg]Comprehensive Preview[/url:23y6t5wg]”. Nothing really new here, just summing some things up in one place.
The final two videos come from IGN. First there’s the video titled “[url=http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14235019/ ... l:23y6t5wg]The Normandy SR-2[/url:23y6t5wg]”. This is a fairly short video giving a very brief look at the new ship that Shephard gets.
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Saving the best (possibly) for last is the [url=http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14235019/ ... l:23y6t5wg]Mass Effect 2 Launch Trailer[/url:23y6t5wg]. As with any trailer there are some small spoilers in there, though since they’re given out of context it could be fine (and wasn’t really anything I didn’t already know).
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It’s a good trailer, because it really manages to get me excited.
[[url=http://www.somethingawful.com/d/truth-m ... p:23y6t5wg]link[/url:23y6t5wg]] to mock review at SomethingAweful.
[[url=http://kotaku.com/5453177/biowares-greg ... o:23y6t5wg]link[/url:23y6t5wg]] to podcast at Kotaku.
[[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22WqBBF1h3o:23y6t5wg]link[/url:23y6t5wg]] to audio interview with Jennifer Hale (part 1) at YouTube.
[[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndbGnyGMRk8:23y6t5wg]link[/url:23y6t5wg]] to audio interview with Jennifer Hale (part 2) at YouTube.
[[url=http://g4tv.com/videos/43782/Mass-Effec ... /:23y6t5wg]link[/url:23y6t5wg]] to relationships preview video at G4tv.
[[url=http://uk.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/mass ... 8:23y6t5wg]link[/url:23y6t5wg]] to preview video at GameSpot.
[[url=http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14235019/ ... l:23y6t5wg]link[/url:23y6t5wg]] to Normandy video at IGN.
[[url=http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14235019/ ... l:23y6t5wg]link[/url:23y6t5wg]] to launch trailer at IGN.
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