Mass Effect 2 “PS3 demo was old build”

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Lastgengamer on 16 January 2011

Priestly: Mass Effect 2 “PS3 demo was old build”

January 16th, 2011 @ 17:11
By Joe Anderson

According to Bioware’s Chris Priestly, the demo for Mass Effect 2 on PS3 used a two month-old build of the game’s engine - so put away the pitchforks, PS fans.

It was revealed last year that the PS3 version of the game is actually using the new Mass Effect 3 engine, however people were left a little deflated after seeing the demo in action.

It seems though there was no need to panic, as explained by Priestly on the PlayStation Blog: “The demo was, for certification and testing reasons, about a two month older build than the final ‘what you will play when you get it home’ version. I think you’ll see that the game is noticeably better at launch.”

Mass Effect 2 for PS3 releases in North America on January 18, with the UK version following on January 21.

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Wagram on 16 January 2011

If it is better than the demo and more stable then I may pick it up.

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snfr on 16 January 2011

CGI-Quality said:

For those who've yet to experience Mass Effect 2, they're in for a really good time. I personally thought the demo looked fantatsic, so it news is just icing!

Yeah I thought so too. Especially the contrast was improved and the shadows also looked a bit better than in the 360 version in my opinion.

That's good news. I still plan to buy it on PS3 when it is a bit cheaper, although I already have the 360 version.

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I'll buy it to give me an excuse to play ME2 a 4th time.

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snfr on 16 January 2011

CGI-Quality said:

snfr said:

CGI-Quality said:

For those who've yet to experience Mass Effect 2, they're in for a really good time. I personally thought the demo looked fantatsic, so it news is just icing!

Yeah I thought so too. Especially the contrast was improved and the shadows also looked a bit better than in the 360 version in my opinion.

That's good news. I still plan to buy it on PS3 when it is a bit cheaper, although I already have the 360 version.

I really want to see how it turns out, but I can't afford it day 1. Probably get it during the Summer.

Same here. Summer is always a good time to buy and play some older games for me because of the lack of releases during that time of the year.

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A203D on 16 January 2011

I'm still very much on the fence about this because: when i play games i change the camera control on the X and Y axis to inverted. the demo only let me change the Y axis, does anyone with the PC or 360 version know if in the full game you can change both.

1 of reasons for me not getting Bioshock 2 was because of this, despite me finishing Bioshock 1 which was a good game. i just prefer playing with both axis inverted, it annoys me when you only have one.

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Areym on 16 January 2011

As good as it sounds, I gotta prioritize and after the demo, graphics or not, this is very low in my list. It doesn't feel like an RPG and that's what I was most excited.

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Skeeuk on 17 January 2011

il deffo get this later on. this year il be buying far less games brand new. il gte it in a few months

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Alphachris on 17 January 2011

I tried the demo yesterday and I didn't like it at all. It felt more like a shooter than a rpg and I didn't like the storytelling. I just can't stand that dialogue system. It just slows the pace and most of those decisions are not really necessary.

Good thing that I tried out the demo before. I just would have wasted my money on this. After Oblivion, Dragon Age and now Mass Effect 2 I now can say for sure, that I absolutely hate PC-stlyed RPGs. They are outright boring. My wife fell asleep while playing Dragon Age yesterday although she is a huge Fantasy fan...

It is still a miracle to me. How is it possible that those 3 games are considered masterpieces, got high praise and good reviews and still, and still i just can't enjoy them and I found them really, really weak. RPGS have always been my favourite genre... I don't get it...