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Wagram on 15 May 2010
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thelifatree said:
Slimebeast said:
Zlejedi said:
Something definitly doesn't compute in those sales:

ok i understand that ME2 doesn't have strong legs since there's a very vocal backslash on it for oversimplification but still first one sold tons more on X360 only (as we have sales for this version) than second one would on X360+PC ?

And how can it have less sales now than few days after launch ? Also guys if you remeber Mirror's Edge it sold below expectasions and hit bargain bins insanly fast and sold for insanly low prices, if ME2 were selling so badly as that 1,6M we would be seiing it for 10 pounds already.

And third how can much more hardcore RPG - Dragon Age outsell it so much ? I belive this number is for US only or maybe for X360 only.

But maybe if it's true then Bioware will return to formula from ME1 with more rpg less shooting.

What do u mean, is ME2 dumbed down compared to ME1? (I havent played ME2 and I forgot what was written about it). Or it's just a change in the action/loot ratio?

I can tell what he most likely meant, it's similar to the backlash you've probably heard about FFXIII, only not quite as extreme actually.

 

1) No inventory in 1, there was one in 2. (This is fine)

2) You only get experience at the end of the level in ME2, and not in ME1 (Yea, hopefully in M.E.3 they go back to experience gained on kills)

3) The stats you can upgrade is severly less in ME2, ME1 (I agree here as well, but even M.E.1 was skimpy on skills)

4) Theres a lot mor random guns, and have multiple guns witht he same stats but look different in ME1, whereas in ME2 you upgrade certain weapons etc. (This was a cool idea)

5) Also there's "exploring" like in the mako, Which I haven't tried it myself but a DLC has one like Firewalker (Exploring in the Mako was really dumb. It was fun at first but then you find out that every planet looks almost the same with just a different pallet swap of colors) I am so glad that each mission was unique in M.E.2 and did not do this.)

But they did take things out in ME2... however, I thought the first game, was a good game, but nothing really special, because the shooting mechanics and RPG elements were a mess and the inventory system was unorganized. ME2 streamlined it and IMO made was better game by far.

The first game was decent at best. But the second was a phenominal one. I can't wait to play the third.