The Normandy upgrades, rushing to save Kelly, the crew strategy on every position, crew personalities, dialogues... Game is truly a masterpiece. Especially Suicide mission scenes with soundtracks.
8/10 for me. Enjoyed it heavily but calling it a RPG is too generous, missions can be exceeding tedious and shooting mechanics are not that great, just acceptable. World building, character growth, dialogue progression and that Suicide Mission Finale are pretty great though.
It's a complete tonal shift from before, showing you the shady underbelly of the galaxy that had only been glanced in ME 1. The first time transitioning from 1 to 2 is truly eye opening. ME 2 impressed me from the start 😃
My biggest problem with the game is there are still glitches in this game that were around 11 years ago. Like how Shepard would sometimes slow down or stop all together when you are moving around in the open.
You want a glitch that's still around?! During Thane's loyalty mission, when you get stopped on the catwalks, the game will glitch and get you stuck, unless you rush through the conversation. That is unacceptable!
ME2 had the best written characters of the trilogy but the weakest main and side quests compared to 1 and 3 (aside from the suicide mission), even some of the loyalty missions are just meh
Dunno if this helps, but we figured out that the game timer will only reset when you Resume from the Legendary launcher. If you Start from the launcher then Resume from the ME2 main menu the game timer doesn’t reset. Pretty annoying but it’s a workaround at least!
@@iamthenati I'm playing through ME3 right now, just beat Horizon and started the Citadel DLC. The combat in 2 was great, but ME3's combat system runs Biotic Charges around it.
Great review except all the character specific spoilers when mentioning characters near the beginning of the review. Would hate to be someone who hadn't already played the game and seeing that.
Are you talking about the "GARRUS!" line? Seriously, you'd have to be living under a rock to not know that Garrus is in this game considering how much fanart there is of him out there.
First game had a better story, the third has better gameplay, but the second is the most fun and engaging for me. Easily one of the best games from last last gen.
I really, REALLY wish they improved ME2's models a little more, also implemented ME3's gameplay somehow... and COSTUMES, more costumes for the friends!! Other things I'd have improved: grey letters for already seen/heard dialogue options, subtitles transparent background option, skip button not selecting highlighted dialogue option... that would've made ME2 more than PERFECT.
Why is this a 9? I don’t usually do these sorts of comments but we have the privilege of seeing this game exist as a landmark to storytelling and character interaction within video games for over a decade now. This is the easiest 10 since 2010.
It's called A Marketing Strategy, they will purposely hold back a review to remind gamers its still relevant. They run a Business they aren't just gaming for fun like us lol
@@A_mir0_0 yeah ME2 was epic,exciting and built up so much for ME3 that didn't go anywhere honestly, the story was anti-climatic which hurts so much. STILL THE BEST DAMN SCI-FI Game ever made, going to have to load up that star map music
ME2 is still the best in the series, improved gameplay, removed the dumb forced driving sections, best group of party in all the games... Like so freaking cool to have a geth as a party member... Also actual consequences! Like your team members can actually die in this!
Youre complaining about vehicles, scanning & gunplay. I've always been a big fan but teammates bugs while playing on hardcore or insanity is ridiculous. There not as bad on veteran. The fact that they didn't attempt to fix some of the major issues is ridiculous.
ME2 is great in many areas - characters, enemy variety, heavy weapons, basically all quests and side quests from beginning to end, etc. - but I feel it's the weakest in the trilogy in certain areas: combat (yes, worse than ME1 on insanity), music, and being tedious and frustrating in various ways. It's my least favorite to replay because of the stiff movement, tanky enemies that barely flinch until they're basically 95% dead, excessive backtracking at a very slow pace, annoying music, repetitive dialogue ("Shepard, this hurts you..."), early weapons that are weak and inaccurate, unreliable powers (especially biotic charge), limited powers per squad member, annoying enemies (homing rocket spamming, instant barrier regen, etc.), Shepard flailing around when hit, and so on. I still like ME2 a lot but wish these issues would've been addressed more in the legendary edition. I'm glad the planet scanning was at least, as well as good integration of DLC content. ME2 is like Halo 2 in that its highest difficulty feels cheap, frustrating, and tedious rather than being a fun challenge. I did a recent playthrough of it on the second highest setting, which felt better, whereas ME1 and ME3 feel just right if not a bit too easy on insanity. inb4 "early weapons are supposed to be weak and inaccurate" Sure, but enemy weapons in the beginning on insanity are powerful and accurate. It does feel good to grow stronger over the course of the game, though.
A review is way more valuable and credible if its by somebody who has fully completed all there is to do. They played the first game, second game, and will do the third game in the legendary edition. This takes a while.
Quick resume does not work on Series X, in the way it does for other titles. If you play another game, you can't quick resume your ME:LE game. Quick resume does work for simply turning the console off and back on, however.
I'm still on "stand by" for that review of Mass Effect 3 Legendary Edition......
Same
same
yeah, about that...
Same in December 2022
Even a year later
Just finished ME1 and now starting the second one. This is my first time ever playing the series and I’m hooked!
How are you finding Mass Effect 2?
Welcome to the team.
Taking your word for it. Excited to start the series soon!
Mass effect 2 is much better than the 1st
ME2 easily had the best character development in the entire trilogy.
It was this game that got me into the trilogy in the first place
Same, in the beginning there was a huge learning curve but once u get into it, it was my most replayed game of all
To be fair that games focus is only on characters lol. The story is bad.
@BetterCallRaul exactly. Feels like there's no story at all.
Im confused how that works. Wouldnt the first Mass Effect get you into the trilogy? Or did you seriously play part 2 first and went back? lol
@@Whatacomedian_ The story isn't bad, but you are right, the characters are the focus.
One of the best MINd BLOWING experiences as a teen was learning that my Mass Effect 1 save file effected and continued the story in part 2 🤯😭
The Normandy upgrades, rushing to save Kelly, the crew strategy on every position, crew personalities, dialogues...
Game is truly a masterpiece.
Especially Suicide mission scenes with soundtracks.
10/10 for me mass effect 2 is a masterpiece one of the greatest games of all time 💯
Agreed.
Easily 10/10
10 years and barely any games got near how amazing the game is.
@@Storming360 oh for sure dude
8/10 for me. Enjoyed it heavily but calling it a RPG is too generous, missions can be exceeding tedious and shooting mechanics are not that great, just acceptable.
World building, character growth, dialogue progression and that Suicide Mission Finale are pretty great though.
The marker where you already scanned were in the original version
Ikr!? Wtf
The suicide mission at the end is still one of my greatest video games moments to this day.
The music alone is epic!
Wait! Did they forget to release the part 3?
Mass Effect 2 probably has the best ending act in a video game ever.
Walking away from being the shining errand boy or girl of ME 1 going into the dark underworld of the galaxy in ME 2 :D
It's a complete tonal shift from before, showing you the shady underbelly of the galaxy that had only been glanced in ME 1. The first time transitioning from 1 to 2 is truly eye opening. ME 2 impressed me from the start 😃
@@conkeithador7218 yup yup my favorite sequel certainly playing through it right now :D
No part 3?
Easily over 40 hours.
Me at 100+ hours: "Understatement"
Hm 100 hours seems a little much, I've done everything you can do in this game and never came close to 100 hours.
He completed it twice? It’s a 40 hour game if you include all the DLC.
Easily one of the best games of all time.
My biggest problem with the game is there are still glitches in this game that were around 11 years ago. Like how Shepard would sometimes slow down or stop all together when you are moving around in the open.
Well it's still in the same engine..
You want a glitch that's still around?! During Thane's loyalty mission, when you get stopped on the catwalks, the game will glitch and get you stuck, unless you rush through the conversation. That is unacceptable!
@@haloheretic4303 Konrad Verner....
"one of the best endings in gaming history" Literally the best imo
Hell no
At this rate i'll have a full review of the collection by winter and can decide weather to buy it or not
A personal top-five game. Absolutely brilliant.
It's 2024: Playing Hardcore run of ME2 and gonna go right into 3. Then go back through the trilogy in a deep dive on Insanity. This series is timeless
This game is far and away the best of the whole trilogy.
Depends where, ME1 has better writing & story while ME3 has the best gameplay.
naw, not far and away better
@@Radwar99 Cap, ME2 writting is way better
@@Radwar99 ME1 writing isn't bad in my opinion but it is the weakest compared to the two others. remember citadel DLC.
ME2 had the best written characters of the trilogy but the weakest main and side quests compared to 1 and 3 (aside from the suicide mission), even some of the loyalty missions are just meh
IGN, please don’t tell me you’re ditching your Part 3 review!
they definitely ditched it, which seems so out of place for ign.
@@elijahhmarshall They did a written review on their site. They'll probably leave it there. 👍
Lmao they don't even bother do a part 3😂
yeah what happened? 😂😂😂
When will they release the review for the 3rd remastered game? It's been ages
It’s the exact same game as before, no need
Garrus doing to many calibrations 4/10 - IGN.
Still waiting for part 3 review???
One of the best games ever made. Everyone should play it
Where is part 3?
Dunno if this helps, but we figured out that the game timer will only reset when you Resume from the Legendary launcher. If you Start from the launcher then Resume from the ME2 main menu the game timer doesn’t reset. Pretty annoying but it’s a workaround at least!
Where is part 3 ? 🤦♂️
As positive as this review is, it doesn't truly do this game justice.
Where is the part 3 review?
Still standing by for part 3....
Finished it for the first time 2 days ago, definitely in my top 10 favorites of all time
ME2 is still one of the best sci fi RPG I’ve ever played.
hot take but mass effect 3 is even better
Can't fault you for your opinion. There's a lot to like about 3
@@iamthenati I'm playing through ME3 right now, just beat Horizon and started the Citadel DLC. The combat in 2 was great, but ME3's combat system runs Biotic Charges around it.
...No.
Yeah, the gameplay was better, but much of it was rushed and that ending doesn't do it any favors.
Agree!
ME2 is actually my least favorite this time around. Love the suicide mission. But the whole game feels based on side missions. 🙈
The final mission in ME2 is the most incredible thing I've ever played in video games. Still.
Mass effect doesn’t need a remastered, It needs a remake 😔
The first one yes
That would be nice but the current BioWare is NOT the same BioWare of 07-12
Uh, no. If ME1 was like the other's, the trilogy would be at it's best but the story and how it played out doesn't need to be changed.
just the first one.
Does any know the name of the soundtrack at the end of the mission of Joker and edi vs collectors.
Part 3?
Hopefully we aren’t waiting months for the part three of the review…
Where is part 3?? 😭
Great review except all the character specific spoilers when mentioning characters near the beginning of the review. Would hate to be someone who hadn't already played the game and seeing that.
Are you talking about the "GARRUS!" line? Seriously, you'd have to be living under a rock to not know that Garrus is in this game considering how much fanart there is of him out there.
And he said mass effect 2 completely spoiling the opening title for me!
You spoiler sensitive types are babies, honestly. Who cares about spoilers for a 10 year old game?
@@Whiskeyjack27 People who never played it before.
@@Agherosh that's on you if you waited 10 years and had no clue Garrius was in the second game THATS ON YOU for not knowing, no one else
Platinumed the whole trilogy within a week and a half and now you're uploading a review? Pfft
Do you not have a job or social life?
Fully upgrading a weapon in 2 is tough.
@@TheTrailburner The Answer is he doesnt
People complain when ign doesn’t play the games well enough and they complain when they take the time to play it well. They can’t win here
You deserve a platinum trophy for having no life as well. 👌
We were so lucky to have played this game when it first arrived. Look at it now, standing the test of time.
Played through it twice in the past 2 months
Mass Effect Skyrim RDR Witcher are 💎 in video games you must own.
Played all except Witcher awesome experience too many old memories.
true
"A spectre will do anything to get the job done."
"That's right."
"You forgot something else, vesir. I'm a spectre, too."
First game had a better story, the third has better gameplay, but the second is the most fun and engaging for me. Easily one of the best games from last last gen.
I really, REALLY wish they improved ME2's models a little more, also implemented ME3's gameplay somehow... and COSTUMES, more costumes for the friends!!
Other things I'd have improved: grey letters for already seen/heard dialogue options, subtitles transparent background option, skip button not selecting highlighted dialogue option... that would've made ME2 more than PERFECT.
This would be an amazing TV Series
It's taking ign this long to review a slightly higher quality version of a game that came out in 2010.
This is Mass Effect 2 we're talking about here. It's a game that is best savoured.
@@TheDuckClock True
You don't rush savoring art. This was probably a holiday for them
@@blaster915 Also there were two literal holidays and an E3.
@@danstapleton2373 that too
The game that got me hooked on this trilogy, one of the best of all time!
one of the best games of all time
Where the review for Mass Effect 3 Legendary Edition?
Mass effect 3? You forget something IGN?
Still waiting for part 3 XD
Why is this a 9? I don’t usually do these sorts of comments but we have the privilege of seeing this game exist as a landmark to storytelling and character interaction within video games for over a decade now. This is the easiest 10 since 2010.
"can you imagine equipping 13 different characters" yes ive played a CRPG before
Bring on the jank, ME1 for life.
Also bring back the Mako
Man it took you guys this long to release the part 2 review everyone finished there third play through of mass effect 2 already 🤦
It's called A Marketing Strategy, they will purposely hold back a review to remind gamers its still relevant. They run a Business they aren't just gaming for fun like us lol
Where is part 3
Wtf, where's part 3??
Bro wtf happened to part 3
WHERE IS THE ME3 REVIEW?
10/10 All time favourite game
Almost finished me1 cant wait for me2 playthrough
Ohh boi you are in for a real treat!
Bro...bro...🥶
Mass effect 2 is the best game ever. Period.
Mass Effect 2 is THE BEST INSTALLMENT OF THE ENTIRE FRANCHISE. PERIOD. Possibly even the best RPG game I've ever played.
Took me 90hrs to get a perfect ending in Mass effect 3
So you got lazy and just figured no one would still be talking about the game by the time you put a part 3 out. So you just didn't bother. Nice.
the story is much better than that of 95% of today's films
ME 2 was really the best.
Fr
ME 2 the best for me ME3 meh...
@@A_mir0_0 yeah ME2 was epic,exciting and built up so much for ME3 that didn't go anywhere honestly, the story was anti-climatic which hurts so much.
STILL THE BEST DAMN SCI-FI Game ever made, going to have to load up that star map music
The reviewer sounds borderline like a robot reading a script
10/10 perfect trilogy 👌
Its a 10…easy 10…
The suicide mission is probably one of the best ending of any video games
Im 2/3 in on ME2 and at 55 hours
ME2 is still the best in the series, improved gameplay, removed the dumb forced driving sections, best group of party in all the games... Like so freaking cool to have a geth as a party member... Also actual consequences! Like your team members can actually die in this!
Definitely worth getting EA pro for a month to beat all 3. 1 definitely needed the retouch
You mean ea play
Have they fixed the genesis bug yet
Love this game!
Back when EA and Bioware were in their glorious days, this game is a fine example of how an action rpg should be made.
One of the best games of all time, now with a fresh (and thin) coat of paint.
Youre complaining about vehicles, scanning & gunplay. I've always been a big fan but teammates bugs while playing on hardcore or insanity is ridiculous. There not as bad on veteran. The fact that they didn't attempt to fix some of the major issues is ridiculous.
ME2 is great in many areas - characters, enemy variety, heavy weapons, basically all quests and side quests from beginning to end, etc. - but I feel it's the weakest in the trilogy in certain areas: combat (yes, worse than ME1 on insanity), music, and being tedious and frustrating in various ways. It's my least favorite to replay because of the stiff movement, tanky enemies that barely flinch until they're basically 95% dead, excessive backtracking at a very slow pace, annoying music, repetitive dialogue ("Shepard, this hurts you..."), early weapons that are weak and inaccurate, unreliable powers (especially biotic charge), limited powers per squad member, annoying enemies (homing rocket spamming, instant barrier regen, etc.), Shepard flailing around when hit, and so on. I still like ME2 a lot but wish these issues would've been addressed more in the legendary edition. I'm glad the planet scanning was at least, as well as good integration of DLC content. ME2 is like Halo 2 in that its highest difficulty feels cheap, frustrating, and tedious rather than being a fun challenge. I did a recent playthrough of it on the second highest setting, which felt better, whereas ME1 and ME3 feel just right if not a bit too easy on insanity.
inb4 "early weapons are supposed to be weak and inaccurate" Sure, but enemy weapons in the beginning on insanity are powerful and accurate. It does feel good to grow stronger over the course of the game, though.
If IGN wishes, there for sure is going to be a very eager residence of finance out of this game.
Just finished this Masterpiece
ME2 is better than ME1 for a lot of reasons, but the main reason is Biotic Charge
Failing to mention how badly EA has mucked up the cinematography of this game is an unforgiveable oversight.
Why bother reviewing the game weeks after it's release 🤔
They will release 3 after a month haha
I’m guessing because they actually have to beat the game to give a review?
A review is way more valuable and credible if its by somebody who has fully completed all there is to do. They played the first game, second game, and will do the third game in the legendary edition. This takes a while.
B/c sale is dropping
We need a Mass Effect movie universe like the MCU.
Really agree with the rating
Mass Effect is one of the best video games of all time
The faces are still hard for me to digest lol
Then maybe you should stop eating faces.
@@alexanderwinn9407 hahahag
@@alexanderwinn9407 Best comment EVER 👌
@@alexanderwinn9407 he's a Krogan
The game won't install on Xbox one without an update :((
Why is this video in 360p?
Mines 720p so it's probably still processing on RUclips side.
It's 4K - give it a minute.
still the best mass effect game, this and dragon age inqusition are really the only classics bioware has ever made.
This game does support quick resume lol. Tf is this guy on about
He also says it now includes markers to show where you've already sent probes, but that was part of the game when it first came out.
It very much does not. If you start another game and come back to it you have to load it up from scratch.
@@soren7550 I read that was a new thing; didn't actually go back to the original to check it.
@@danstapleton2373 well it worked for me, and I've played this game day 1 🤷♀️
Quick resume does not work on Series X, in the way it does for other titles. If you play another game, you can't quick resume your ME:LE game. Quick resume does work for simply turning the console off and back on, however.
3:00 *uses incinerate on a barrier*
Delet dis
He bad
This needs to come to stadia or switch