Friday, January 10, 2014

Mass Effect After Dark

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When we step off the elevator, what do we see?

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(He really says that. Sorry to kick you in the PTSD, there.)

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Aww, damn, Mordin's been feeding Wrex information to cause a political upheaval! How sweet!

I'm not totally sure how this plays out if you didn't rip Mordin a new cloacha for the genophage in Mass Effect 2.

Mordin has something to show you.

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... the lady krogan is all shrouded in shadows and shit so that you don't see her. ... I'm going to argue that, for the first and last time, I'm actually doing a better job of this than Bioware did.

I OUT ARTED SOMEONE. WRITE IT DOWN.

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Quick, go talk to the salarian working the pod controls!

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I love that Bioware's set up this whole renegade/paragon paradigm and, instead of making it good/bad, went ahead and gave us the most gleeful renegade anyone could imagine.

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Mordin hops in the pod with the lady krogan. The level works like this: the pod will glide around the level. Shepard has to meet up with the pod, get rid of the baddies, and send the pod on its way. Shepard can't be slow about it, though, because the pod can't take too much damage and the lady krogan can't take too many bullets.

Shepard's able to step out into some sunlight to get a good look at the Sur'Kesh facility:

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Ouch, that is a lot of fire.

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The level is nuts. Shit explodes, scientists are taking shots, all to keep Cerberus from --

-- wait, what the hell, Cerberus? What the hell does Cerberus care about a genophage cure? Why would they take the lady krogan? They're not going to cure the genophage themselves. They couldn't have known what went on during the summit. Or if they did, wouldn't it be in Earth's best interest to get help from the krogans so they help the turians so they help humans? Taking the lady krogan has to be the dumbest idea --

They'll explain it very late in the game, but it will not make you think Cerberus is any smarter.

Anyway, let's take care of Cerberus in the usual way.

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... shit, the next Shadow Broker!

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