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Mass Effect 2 Prelude to E3 video is a go, exciting photo

We told you that a new Mass Effect 2 pre-E3 trailer would be falling into our laps today, and now we've finally got our hands on it.

The new video says that there will be a behind-closed-doors demo at E3. Woo! We'll do our best to get behind those doors, as people will actually play a demo there. What follows is a lot of new detail on the upcoming game. They call it a "better-feeling, better-playing game," a darker story with a darker style that includes "big action."

One interesting aspect is the carry-over from the first Mass Effect. They say that if you killed off a race in the first game, you won't see them in the second one.

In the end, this teaser does nothing more than tease us, but did it ever work! From what they say in the video, we'll actually hear the plot of Mass Effect 2 during this demo session. Can't wait!

Enjoy the video after the jump.

[Update: a high-definition streaming video is here.]


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midnightskulker's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 11:53
midnightskulker
Simply... cannot... wait. Might as well go back and play the first one a bajillion times to cope with the pain.
SilverDragon1979's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 11:54
SilverDragon1979
I think my excitement level just spiked off the chartz! That video was awesome. I can't wait for E3 now!
CocoJambo's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 11:54
CocoJambo
Sheppard...
Kohlstream's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 11:58
Kohlstream
The fact that what you did in the first game effects what happens in the second is awesome. Has that ever happened before in game sequels?
Senisan82's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:03
Senisan82
I don't think it's a race that you won't see in the sequel. It's the character. This video just got me 10x more excited about it!
Rucksack's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:04
Rucksack
Oh god, please...no.

It sounds like they're focusing on all of the things that I don't care about. I don't want more action. I don't want a "darker story". And I sure as hell don't want to play in the wild-west.

What I loved about the first game is the feeling that I'm playing a massive space adventure game. I didn't care about the action, because I was really just focused on exploring the galaxy and learning the back-story.

I feel that they should be telling me about how each planet is now actually worth exploring, or how they've added tons of new interstellar phenomenon. I really don't care if I can blow a guy's arm off.

Obviously, I can't make a call on the game until I get my hands on it. But it just sounds like they're going in a direction that doesn't fit what I felt the game to be "really about".
elsteveo's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:04
elsteveo
So fucking great
sexycommando's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:05
sexycommando
cant wait for more epic elevator rides!
trickfred's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:08
trickfred
It's great they're making improvements, as long as, like Rucksack said, the exploration and storyline/backstory gets some more lovin' as well. Those are things that made me love the original. I could sit for an hour or more just reading the codex entries.
iconsam's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:09
iconsam
Made me feel tingly in all the right places. Noice.
owen-lars's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:13
owen-lars
The race you killed off will be the Rachni right? If you killed the queen then that will be it for them. But if you saved her then we could be seeing more of her and the Rachni in Mass Effect 2. It was a bit deceiving putting a picture of Wrex during those comments :)

Great teaser though. Does exactly what it's supposed to.

Oh and if you want Mass Effect 2 to be more about the backstory more then read the books. Its not asif Mass Effect 2 will be just action (it will still have the exploration and story elements similar to 1) but it will just be bigger and better than before.

Cant wait to hear more.
wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:19
wanderingpixel
This is looking good. But I want to see some gameplay footage.
ThunderHeartXI's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:19
ThunderHeartXI
I just came everywhere.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:21
MrSadistic
omfg bonars
Vice's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:22
Vice
The Elevators better be roller-coasters now, I demand it.
Really though, this is getting me pretty hyped. Can't wait to see some info come E3.
CRAZYAPE69's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:23
CRAZYAPE69
I got a boner
Chocobo Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:24
Chocobo Knight
Rucksack, you pretty much sum up my feeling after watching this pre-E3 trailer. I care more about learning about the universe and the worlds within than shooting down geth-dogs. :|
elsteveo's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:25
elsteveo
I am glad they have a guy working on the game with an epic mustache.
LsTr Of SmG's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:25
LsTr Of SmG
'One interesting aspect is the carry-over from the first Mass Effect'

In my opinion that could make or break the game, they've set themselves quite a challenge what with all the choices in the first game and should they add even more in the second I can only imagine the headache they'll have tying everything up in the third.

Even so if they pull it off it could be spectacular and lead to immense replay value of the entire series.
nukka jdav's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:27
nukka jdav
God damn I love that music.
wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:38
wanderingpixel
http://www.omfgod.com/wp-content/gallery/pictures/omfg-argh.jpg
wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 12:39
wanderingpixel
ThEgg's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 13:00
ThEgg
@rucksack Didn't you hear them talk about how there are new alien species and new worlds to explore? You can obviously tell from the first game that they focus a lot of effort on backstory so you'll have even more codex information to unlock. We'll be entering the Perseus Veil in ME2 so there's gonna be tons of stuff to explore.
Jp4Real's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 13:25
Jp4Real
I'm think i'm gonna jizz all over
the Golden Avatar's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 13:31
the Golden Avatar
@owen-lars and Dale

He says "if you killed off one of the characters in the first game you're not going to see them in the second game." The picture of Wrex isn't deceiving because you could kill him in the first game. He's not referring to the Rachni. He's referring to Wrex and Kaiden/Ashley.

Now, it's quite possible that the decision you made concerning the Rachni queen may come into affect in ME2, but that's not what he's talking about here.
Leviathan902's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 13:53
Leviathan902
yes...Yes...YES!!!!

I came.

Seriously though, I love Mass Effect. Can't wait for this sequel. Watching that trailer in HD was the SHIZNIT too.

You know what would be awesome? If those final few moments of the dude stepping out into space were the in game graphics. If so, I'll be buying myself a bigger HDTV!
Leviathan902's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 13:58
Leviathan902
Oh yeah, one more thing i wanted to comment on:

It's quite obvious that they have listened to the complaints of the first game and are making changes appropriately. I'm sure that they'll address the elevator rides, boring uncharted planets, and poor inventory management issues.
Rucksack's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 14:16
Rucksack
@THEgg

I'm sure you're right, but the trailer just had a vibe that I didn't like. The game has never been about action to me, and it just seemed like they were pitching this latest installment as primarily a shooter.

I honestly don't think that they're going to "ruin the franchise" or anything ridiculous like that; and, even if that were the case, one pre-E3 trailer wouldn't provide enough information to come to that conclusion.

Just color me a tad apprehensive until I find out a bit more.
McSnow's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 14:16
McSnow
I don't know who the guy at 1:45 in the video is but his moustache is of epic proportions.
I wonder if it naturally curls up at the edges or does he have to style it?
Soulwax's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 14:31
Soulwax
I need to clean up the mess I just made.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 15:34
Chronic Logic
So I can just screw around with my save files from Mass Effect to see different races getting wiped out in Mass Effect 2. Nice.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 15:42
ArrestedDeveloper
Solgrim's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 15:54
Solgrim
I got goosebumps. I went into a seizure. I came. I cried.

I am a fucking mess right now.
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 16:02
Dan CiTi
What if you have multiple saves for Mass Effect 1 in which you did or did not kill X character?
CheeseDawg's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 17:55
CheeseDawg
@ Dan CiTi

I have to imagine you'll be able to choose which save file you want to begin from.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 19:01
The Amazing Shenazin
awwwwwsome

also, is that a new form of the Geth in that video?
NostalGeek's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 19:31
NostalGeek
I hope the character development is a bit deeper cause in the original it was pretty easy to max the skills you really wanted and by mid-game you didn't feel any incentive to increase anything else.
kitae's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 21:13
kitae
Rucksack don't worry there will be lots of info about exploration in the E3 demo. The exploration is much better in ME2.

Dan CiTi there will be a process for carrying over the choices of a specific Shepard if you completed the game with multiple Shepards.

Thanks for all the kind commnents guys, if "I jizzed" is really a kind comment, but I will take it as one.
Korolev's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 22:03
Korolev
Looks bloody fantastic - although one of the enemies does remind me houndeyes, a bit, and the cinematics designer has a moustache to rival Geraldo himself!

Well looking forward to it killing about a week or two of my life.

As for the issue of "exploration"....... well that's always a plus. But what made Mass Effect great for me wasn't the exploration (the planets didn't have much ON them), but the depth they went to, to create the universe and explain things. I wouldn't be so adverse to having "Less Planets, Greater Depth".
kitae's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 22:59
kitae
Wanderingpixel - that video is 100% in-game footage. It was recorded directly off a 360 dev kit.
Holiday's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 23:04
Holiday
Sci-Fi boner. Good to see that the improvments going into the new game. Now if we can only get on the PS3...
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 23:21
Velt
I hope it will come out on the
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/15/2009 23:23
Velt
I hope it will come out on the PC eventually, I dont want the PC version to be 8 months latter and buggy.
ME is probably one of my favorites rpg´s, and in my top 2008 games. I loved everything about it, readin the codex for hours, exploring... I understand that mauybe it has some repetitive issues but nothing they dont had the time to work on.

So Im expecting a great game.
Arttemis's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/16/2009 00:16
Arttemis
There's no way I'll be missing out on this game; the first was really so great.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/16/2009 01:27
MechaMonkey
Oh no! What did they do to the Normandy? I fell in love with that ship.
Dw37's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/16/2009 01:34
Dw37
so friggin excited for the sequel. first one is still my most played game.
Autumn's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/16/2009 03:56
Autumn
THAT IS HOW YOU DO A FUCKING TEASER.
FinnE's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/16/2009 07:02
FinnE
this is definitely one of the best trailers I've seen so far this year. I was such a huge fan of mass effect that I've been eating up any news or video of mass effect 2. I seriously just can't wait, I guess its time for another couple of playthroughs of the first!
craigbezzle's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/16/2009 10:08
craigbezzle
I'm more excited for this game than I am Halo ODST, Heavy Rain, God of War 3, inFamous, and Uncharted 2. Sign me the FUCK up. Day one.
Boatz's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/16/2009 14:34
Boatz
HOLY SHIT. SHITTING HOLE.
Mine. MINE MINE MINE OMG.
Does anyone else feel a tingle of dread when they see the EA logo? XD
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