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While the galaxy was able to experience a moment of triumph, the Reaper problem wasn’t solved in the original Mass Effect. In its sequel, these massive constructs are making a bit of a return, but not in a traditional way: the Reapers are influencing and creating new enemies that Commander Shepard and crew will have to face.

In the above developer diary for Mass Effect 2, we’re shown a few new enemies that will debut in the game. The first of which are the Collectors, an advanced race of beings who are kidnapping entire colonies of humans. As explained, they roll in a perhaps Reaper-enhanced ship and use bugs to subdue their victims. The latter bit of information is fitting for the characters -- these dudes look like insects themselves and are connected to some sort of hive mind like bees or whatever.

Other enemies introduced in the trailer are weird human-infused Husk abominations, as well as a wicked large robot, which looks like a sci-fi improved version of an ED-209. (Think about it.)

And then there’s Legion, a Geth disconnected and obsessed with Shepard. We may have seen him before in the first teaser trailer for Mass Effect 2, which brings all of this totally full circle, man. Full circle.


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Carl Sagan's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 08:25
Carl Sagan
What's scary is that, given the infinitude of the universe, somewhere out in space, something like the reapers HAS to exist.

Creepy.
PKNugget's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 08:34
PKNugget
Souds like squid guys in wormwood. Looks better than the first one hopefully!
Ruben Hanssen's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 08:37
Ruben Hanssen
ME2 is looking pretty sweet!~
Threaded's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 08:40
Threaded
"Organics do not choose to fear us, it is a function of your hardware."

Please please please for the love of god let me beat that geth up and recruit him into the team. It would be like rolling with a more advanced version of HK-47. Which would be AWESOME.
Arkhon's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 08:54
Arkhon
Yay! I was beginning to worry that they had just abandoned the Reaper storyline for the sequel, because not a single trailer I'd seen before this even mentioned them.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 09:10
Xzyliac
Fuck yeah!!!! This game is gonna kick so much ass! I'm tempted to go and preorder my CE on Amazon right now but I may be getting a few more $5 and $10 off coupons. Hurry up Amazon!

Anyhow I would also like to point out that this is a rare time when the whole "This time...IT'S DARKER! WOO!!" thing actually looks like it's gonna work.
Gyrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 09:34
Gyrael
Yes please. The Reapers were brilliant.
Br0th3rGr1mm's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 09:40
Br0th3rGr1mm
Bioware seems to be running a near flawless hype campaign on this game. It's really good to see some variety in the enemies and some that might just give Uber Shep a challenge.
Palidi's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 10:22
Palidi
What Threaded said. I think I should go pre-order this sometime soon. Still don't know if the CE is worth it though...
AfroWalrus's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 10:38
AfroWalrus
Ah, the inevitable bug-type hive-mind aliens.
Cliches aside the game looks great. I'm digging the idea of a darker storyline.
Electrium's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 10:45
Electrium
This game is looking so damn good, I can hardly stand it. Two more months!!!

Also: Please, Bioware, let Legion join the team!!
Generic Purple Turtle's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 11:14
Generic Purple Turtle
"It is a function of your hardware" lol
Zarathustra's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 12:33
Zarathustra
Seriously, I want this game so freaking much.
Company's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 12:56
Company
For this whole 'darker' angle to work out, they're really going to need to punch up the writing and with that make some more obvious changes to how the dialogue system works.

Also. I'm a little concerned that making the game a better pew-pew-shooter may detract from the methodical elements of combat the first game tried (which honestly didn't work because the AI never behaved like you should play the game carefully and thoughtfully).

But I'm liking the look of the new enemy types. I'm just hoping their attack patterns won't frustrate me so much that I have to abandon every other combat strategy other than grenades and assault rifles.

About that writing though, I gotta say, there were some chills when I heard,
'We do not experience fear. But we understand how it effects you.'
But that could have just been the editing.
Br0th3rGr1mm's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 14:01
Br0th3rGr1mm
Grenades? Oh, you mean the cute little exploding frisbies that you couldn't buy at a merchant? The ones you used the BACK button to throw and then detonate? Seriously...you used those? Wow.
matrixdude171's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/06/2009 14:02
matrixdude171
Very nice~
Holiday's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2009 01:28
Holiday
Wait a sec. Wasn't there another insect like race in Mass Effect 1? You had to choose to save or kill one after that big Asari battle. So there is two insectoid races? I figured the choice you made in ME 1 would reflect in ME 2.
20 Sided Death's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/12/2009 13:37
20 Sided Death
So I'm about a week late on this story but I've been busy.

I got pumped up watching Legion. Although not exactly the same, it reminds me of how the Borg were able to begin thinking on their own once they met Lore. Also 7 of 9. If Legion doesn't join I will be very disappointed.

The collectors look neat. do want the CE version armor. gotta call gamestop and hope its not too late to have my pre-order changed over.
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