Mass Effect 2 Thread

[demi]

Not really, enjoy your coke whores?

[Stoney Mason]

I'll stick with Samara on my second "canon" playthrough but I won't lie. I was tempted to switchover and still sort of am. The only reason I probably won't is that I get so caught up in that universe that I don't want to be that evil.

I found this pretty humorous. Obviously don't click if you don't want a big spoiler.

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While there, she tries to seduce you, almost beginning the mating process, until Samara arrives, sparking a fight between the two of them. With enough Renegade or Paragon points, you are given the choice to kill either Samara or Morinth. Killing Samara is considered to be the Renegade outcome, however Paragon Shepards are also able to choose this outcome if they have enough Paragon points and select the "Surprise" option when talking with Morinth. Killing Samara allows Morinth to later replace her mother on Shepard's team. Morinth will appear the same as her mother to the rest of your crew, with only Shepard knowing she secretly replaced the Justicar.

If Shepard talks to Mornith on the ship, she will express her desire to mate with him/her as they are unlike any other person she has had before. She even suggests that Commander Shepard is too strong willed to die if they join with her and proposes that after they complete their mission that they should celebrate by doing so. If Commander Shepard and Morinth survive the suicide mission, Shepard can choose to mate with her as she promised. However Morinth's claims prove to be a bluff and Shepard painfully dies during joining leading to a 'critical mission failure' game over message. Just like in battle, you can reload the game afterwards.

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[Purple Filth]

I'll stick with Samara on my second "canon" playthrough but I won't lie. I was tempted to switchover and still sort of am. The only reason I probably won't is that I get so caught up in that universe that I don't want to be that evil.

I found this pretty humorous. Obviously don't click if you don't want a big spoiler.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

While there, she tries to seduce you, almost beginning the mating process, until Samara arrives, sparking a fight between the two of them. With enough Renegade or Paragon points, you are given the choice to kill either Samara or Morinth. Killing Samara is considered to be the Renegade outcome, however Paragon Shepards are also able to choose this outcome if they have enough Paragon points and select the "Surprise" option when talking with Morinth. Killing Samara allows Morinth to later replace her mother on Shepard's team. Morinth will appear the same as her mother to the rest of your crew, with only Shepard knowing she secretly replaced the Justicar.

If Shepard talks to Mornith on the ship, she will express her desire to mate with him/her as they are unlike any other person she has had before. She even suggests that Commander Shepard is too strong willed to die if they join with her and proposes that after they complete their mission that they should celebrate by doing so. If Commander Shepard and Morinth survive the suicide mission, Shepard can choose to mate with her as she promised. However Morinth's claims prove to be a bluff and Shepard painfully dies during joining leading to a 'critical mission failure' game over message. Just like in battle, you can reload the game afterwards.

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the look she gives when it happens looked hilarious to me

[demi]

You can cheat as well by gettig Morinth first, which gains her power you can use, then reload and get Samara, which gets her power you can use.

Also choosing Mortinth doesnt get you the achievement. Therefore, Samara > Morinth

[Raban]

I'll stick with Samara on my second "canon" playthrough but I won't lie. I was tempted to switchover and still sort of am. The only reason I probably won't is that I get so caught up in that universe that I don't want to be that evil.

I found this pretty humorous. Obviously don't click if you don't want a big spoiler.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

While there, she tries to seduce you, almost beginning the mating process, until Samara arrives, sparking a fight between the two of them. With enough Renegade or Paragon points, you are given the choice to kill either Samara or Morinth. Killing Samara is considered to be the Renegade outcome, however Paragon Shepards are also able to choose this outcome if they have enough Paragon points and select the "Surprise" option when talking with Morinth. Killing Samara allows Morinth to later replace her mother on Shepard's team. Morinth will appear the same as her mother to the rest of your crew, with only Shepard knowing she secretly replaced the Justicar.

If Shepard talks to Mornith on the ship, she will express her desire to mate with him/her as they are unlike any other person she has had before. She even suggests that Commander Shepard is too strong willed to die if they join with her and proposes that after they complete their mission that they should celebrate by doing so. If Commander Shepard and Morinth survive the suicide mission, Shepard can choose to mate with her as she promised. However Morinth's claims prove to be a bluff and Shepard painfully dies during joining leading to a 'critical mission failure' game over message. Just like in battle, you can reload the game afterwards.

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Wait, I survived the last mission, how do you go back and do that? Start a New Game+ or continue the game?

EDIT: that was awesome

[Third]

Which one?

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Legion or Zaeed?
You can't miss the first one because he's story based. Zaeed is a DLC character

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[demi]

Uh, it makes plenty of sense. PAY ATTENTION

She likes certain things, and Samara explicitly says this, even the answers to give

[Third]

I did everything in the game and my character is only lvl 26. How am I supposed to get to lvl 30 when there's no shit left to do?

[fistfulofmetal]

I did everything in the game and my character is only lvl 26. How am I supposed to get to lvl 30 when there's no shit left to do?

new game+

[demi]

I did everything in the game and my character is only lvl 26. How am I supposed to get to lvl 30 when there's no shit left to do?

Wait for DLC or new game plus. I'm 26 and I have plenty of do, since I transferred my character and it started me at 5

[fistfulofmetal]

I might actually buy this game.

[Third]

Ok, that's clear.

I've played the first ME on the X360. So i didn't have a ME1 save for the PC version of ME2 that I've been playing.
My X360 version is still sealed. I'm afraid to play it because MS will probably ban my X360 when I sign into Live for downloading the DLC.

[cool breeze]

My first character ended at lvl 28 with the automatic 3 levels from importing my lvl 50 character.  My second playthrough was importing a lvl 5 character + 25% bonus experience from completing it once and I'm already lvl 25 with half the loyalty missions, a couple story mission, and a bunch of side missions left.  I'll probably hit 30 on my main character when DLC is released.

[Green Shinobi]

So how massive were your erections while playing this game? Thinking of picking it up this weekend. Need to know if I should put my baggy sweatpants through the laundry before then.

[Raban]

So how massive were your erections while playing this game? Thinking of picking it up this weekend. Need to know if I should put my baggy sweatpants through the laundry before then.

Mine was pretty flaccid up until the mid-way point, and then rock-hard the rest of the way.

[fistfulofmetal]

i just bought the game 

[Stoney Mason]

I wonder if there will be a reduction in the number of new party members introduced in 3 since you theoretically have such a large crew to potentially draw from for the final game...

Also I sorta wish the final game had a 3 year dev cycle rather than 2. The only bad thing is that 3 years would put the game as a 2013 Fall or 2014 Spring release which seems highly unlikely. More likely EA will throw more resources and manpower at it and we are looking at 2012 spring. 

[cool breeze]

I don't think ME3 will be or needs to be as big of a change from the predecessor like ME2 was.  ME1 had technical and gameplay problems up the ass, including the PC release.  ME2 there is a lot of nitpicking, and the problems people have are with the mini-games, not the core game.  I'm not even ruling out late 2011 for ME3 or early 2012.  I mean, Mass Effect 3 will still be a 360 game.  It's a bit like how Jak and Daxter to Jak 2 was two years, but Jak 2 to Jak 3 was only a year.

[Stoney Mason]

Oh I mostly agree. Its not like the game needs a fundamental engine upgrade or to radically revamp elements. It's more about content creation really which is sort of why I hope they take as long as possible. I want the 3rd one to be a fitting epic conclusion to this particular trilogy.

[Third]

So how massive were your erections while playing this game? Thinking of picking it up this weekend. Need to know if I should put my baggy sweatpants through the laundry before then.

My penis still hurts from all the erections the game has give me. 

[The Fake Shemp]

Mass Effect 2 is better than most movies

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Mass Effect 2 is better than most movies

as well as technological fanboy wankery masquerading as "movies"

[Great Rumbler]

Mass Effect 2 is better than Avatar, District 9, and Star Trek put together.

But not Moon.

[Raban]

I've got a question about a side-quest on Illium:

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So the Liara quest to hack terminals gives me Renegade points for completing it. I'm trying to be a space boy scout and avoiding any Renegade I can but I can't seem to find a way to complete this quest with a Paragon solution. Is there one? Is the quest important enough to just suck up and take the 5 Renegade?

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Unless you had something going on in the first game, no. It's just a side-quest, and if you don't want a single Renegade point, don't do it.

[cool breeze]

I've got a question about a side-quest on Illium:

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So the Liara quest to hack terminals gives me Renegade points for completing it. I'm trying to be a space boy scout and avoiding any Renegade I can but I can't seem to find a way to complete this quest with a Paragon solution. Is there one? Is the quest important enough to just suck up and take the 5 Renegade?

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If you complete it right, you get paragon points at the end.  You can't avoid Renegade in that mission, and it's not like you're docked for having a few renegade points as long as your paragon is high (opposite also hold true).  It's not like ME1 where you could play without ever getting the opposite, at least if you want to do all the missions.

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[fistfulofmetal]

getting into ME1. Combat is still really weird but I can see how people could prefer it.

I can also see this Mako shit being really annoying as the game continues. Really glad it's dropped for the second game.

[Stoney Mason]

getting into ME1. Combat is still really weird but I can see how people could prefer it.

Good lord no.

[The Fake Shemp]

Yeah, uh no

[Great Rumbler]

Noooooooo.

[fistfulofmetal]

i'm not saying I prefer it. course not. but i can see a situation where someone somewhere may find it better. they'd be wrong but i can understand where they may be coming from

[cool breeze]

The only thing preferable about ME1 combat has less to do with the combat and more to do with the environment, and that's not being able to spot a combat situation from a mile away because it's littered with so much well placed cover.  ME1 may have had one of the worst cover systems ever, but the actual objects you took cover behind felt more a part of the location.  Hell, sometimes there is no cover at all.

The all too convenient waste-high cover epidemic is one of the few things about ME2 that kinda gets to me, but the same thing bothers me in most cover based shooters.  Just takes you out of the world a bit.

[GilloD]

Holy shit! Mordin singing Gilbert & Sullivan > Sex Scenes.

[WrikaWrek]

20 hours in. Holy moly, this game is just nuts.

It's completely off the charts, writing wise it puts everything out there in the videogame market in the corner, it's not even close. The characters are outstanding, and it's such a great balance between style and substance, i'm in awe of what Bioware has achieved.

Grunt, who is some sort of Captain America version of a krokan, man just his whole story has been awesome, getting him out of the tank was so fucking badass. Thane is like Leon The Professional or some shit, and his whole story is fucking amazing,. Even Jack, i thought i was going to dislike Jack, but she and her story are like some Weapon X kinda shit, it's fucking awesome. The weird scientist, the super hot chick, and the dude with daddy issues, and the blue chick that is carrying around some heat with her...

I'm floored. There's nothing i've enjoyed more in ME1 than in ME2. In all the parts that defined ME as an experience, ME2 just goes all out. The combat is awesome, tons better than the first. I prefer the weapon and armor upgrades as they are, even if i miss the Loot aspect a bit. The cinematic presentation of this game, the way it tells the stories, and the acting, it's just some serious grade A shit, this completely sets a new benchmark for videogames, it ain't even fair. I liked Uncharted 2, but this is just on a whole different level. The dialog choices are better than ever, consequences etc, AMAZING

I'm so into the aspect that this is probably the 1st true RPG experince i've had so far. For example i just did something mean to Mose, and then i regretted it, because it was so well acted, i felt like shit even though i chose it on instinct, and then i thought "man i'm sorry" and there it was the option, it was so perfect. Such a simple moment, yet it's so far beyond the competition that it freaks me out.

The game has been FILLED with memorable moments, it's crazy how it manages to keep up. The only weak part, is really the main plot itself, the save the universe side of the story, but from where i am it's all pretty understandable because i see what the game is clearly doing, the main focus here are the building of the team, and the development of the characters that is very substantial, so instead of getting a Michael Bay movie, it's much more of a Watchmen like quality thing, where the main plot is what brings these characters together and really picks up in the "3rd act", but it's about the characters mainly.

I'm gonna buy the game, i'm gonna head onto the store and buy this game. This game deserves it, because it's everything i ever hoped from the HD generation. This is one of the best games i've ever played in my life, and it's easily the best experience i've had with a game this generation.

Mass Effect was good, but this is in my opinion a masterpiece. I still don't know how to quite express how much i'm impressed by this game. The Garrus stuff, bourne style, so fucking good, good lord.

Garrus was the one character i really liked in the 1st, and his development is brilliantly handled here. Fucking love Garrus by now, and when i was fighting against the colossus, and the colossus first unveils itself and blast us, and then garrus gets up and says "Yup, feels like old times", i just fucking lost it.

This game is too much. It's too good. I hope Mass Effect 3 can be at least this amazing, and if MS has any resemblance of common sense, they will lock this up as an exclusive.

PS3 fanboys don't deserve a game this good. Go play Uncharted 2.

[cool breeze]

This is the second time I've seen it compared to Uncharted 2 as an apple to apples comparison.  The only thing they share is being the a game of high praise on their respective consoles (and PC, for ME2).  That said, Mass Effect 2 annihilates Uncharted 2 and pretty much everything else on the either system.  Best 360 game by a landslide.

[AdmiralViscen]

What happens if you miss a weapon upgrade during a mission? Does it appear at a shop later like in Lost Odyssey or is it possible to fuck yourself out of the weapon mastery achievement?

[GilloD]

SON OF A FRIGGIN BITCH. My ending sucked

I did all the loyalty missions and got all of the upgrades. And

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my 3 favorite characters: Garrus, Legion and Grunt all died I chose Tali for the tech mission because Ias hoping she'd die in the tubes. Garrus led the first fire team. Jacob escorted the crew back to the ship. Jack did the biotic shield and I took Miranda and Garrus with me. Grunt led Fire Team 2. We did the biotics section fine, but at thend Garrus got carried away by the swarm. 2 seconds later Grunt walked in gut shot and died I finished the boss from Super Contra and Legion almost fell off the platform. I was relieved when he survived. BUT THEN! WHen everyone wakes up, Legion was dead Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

Anyway, goofy last boss. It's literally the boss from Contra brought to goofy life. F that. SADDEST ENDING EVER

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[GilloD]

Also, is there any consensus regarding

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Who lives/dies based on squad choice? OH Yeah. JACK ALSO DIED but fuck her

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I did everything right and still lost half a crew

[WrikaWrek]

This is the second time I've seen it compared to Uncharted 2 as an apple to apples comparison.  The only thing they share is being the a game of high praise on their respective consoles (and PC, for ME2).  That said, Mass Effect 2 annihilates Uncharted 2 and pretty much everything else on the either system.  Best 360 game by a landslide.

If i compared, it was the presentation, in that both are have a very cinematic language about the way they tell the story and manage the characters and events.

For me Uncharted 2 was the best yet, but Mass Effect is so far ahead, that i couldn't help it but speak it like it is.

[fistfulofmetal]

i bought the awesome collectors edition with the awesome N7 box art.
will arrive tomorrow

[cool breeze]

Also, is there any consensus regarding

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Who lives/dies based on squad choice? OH Yeah. JACK ALSO DIED but fuck her

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I did everything right and still lost half a crew

from what I've read, the choices to go with are:

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-Tali or Legion in the vents
-Garrus or Jacob as second squad leader
-Samara or Jack as biotic barrier
-Garrus or Jacob as second squad leader, again
-Mordin as the escort or in your party; either way, that ensures he lives.
-Miranda is the same as Mordin, meaning take her or send her to escort because she could die in the final battle.

even if you do everything right, Mordin has the highest chance of dying (I heard 1/3rd chance) unles you can ensure he is protected somehow.

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[Himu]

PS3 fanboys don't deserve a game this good. Go play Uncharted 2.

 

[Himu]

This is the second time I've seen it compared to Uncharted 2 as an apple to apples comparison.  The only thing they share is being the a game of high praise on their respective consoles (and PC, for ME2).  That said, Mass Effect 2 annihilates Uncharted 2 and pretty much everything else on the either system.  Best 360 game by a landslide.

I like Uncharted 2 more, but Mass Effect 2 is pretty close. I'm not sure if it's good enough I want to play it 4 times in the time span of a few weeks like Uncharted 2, though. And then there's the fact it has no awesome multiplayer either.

But I don't even see why Uncharted 2 was brought up. Yes, they both have shooting, but the games are so different. It's like comparing Super Mario to Rocket Knight Adventures.

[Third]

The only similarity between Uncharted 2 and Mass Effect is their GOTY title.

[fistfulofmetal]

Mass Effect 2 > pretty much all the games I played in 2009.

[WrikaWrek]

Just finished. FUCK let the scientist die, SO STUPID. Totally my fault.

Well anyway, most epic game ever, good fucking lord. Haven't felt this connected and impressed by a game since like, shenmue 2 or some shit.

[Third]

Ok, I totally agreed with you until you mentioned Shitmue.

[WrikaWrek]

SON OF A FRIGGIN BITCH. My ending sucked

I did all the loyalty missions and got all of the upgrades. And

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my 3 favorite characters: Garrus, Legion and Grunt all died I chose Tali for the tech mission because Ias hoping she'd die in the tubes. Garrus led the first fire team. Jacob escorted the crew back to the ship. Jack did the biotic shield and I took Miranda and Garrus with me. Grunt led Fire Team 2. We did the biotics section fine, but at thend Garrus got carried away by the swarm. 2 seconds later Grunt walked in gut shot and died I finished the boss from Super Contra and Legion almost fell off the platform. I was relieved when he survived. BUT THEN! WHen everyone wakes up, Legion was dead Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

Anyway, goofy last boss. It's literally the boss from Contra brought to goofy life. F that. SADDEST ENDING EVER

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Here's what i did

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- Tech mission. Legion obviously, it's a cybernetic system...
- Garrus was always the 2nd leader, why would you change this? In terms of story it makes sense anyway.
- Grunt is no leader, cmon. The guy has to be with you, you are going into the belly of the beast, you gotta bring the baddest motherfuckers with you. So i took Grunt and Thane, obviously they survived!
- Jack is awesome, in theory the most powerful biotics user, so use her for the shield stuff.

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I'm so happy. What a game.

Ok, I totally agreed with you until you mentioned Shitmue.

Well obviously, it's shenmue for me. But i'm not saying anything about the quality of Shenmue, for you it will be another game i'm sure.

[Raban]

I disagree that ME2 is the best 360 game. Sure it's excellent, but I don't think I'm ever going to have more fun with a current-gen game than Crackdown, so, yeah. Plus, I played it on the PC, like a true gamer

[fistfulofmetal]

When weighed against the GOTY's of the last 3 years: L4D2(09), MGS4(08), and Half Life 2: Episode 2(07), Mass Effect 2 is better than MGS4 and L4D2. So far second best game I've played this gen. Real talk

[Stoney Mason]

Leave the console war shit to GAF plz.


Most people consider it a great game. There are great games on other consoles. There is no real reason to cross argue the best on the 360 versus the best on the PS3 unless its some console warrior bullshit.

Not really aimed at anyone per se but just saying. Let's talk Mass Effect in a Mass Effect thread.

[Himu]

Not really aimed at anyone per se but just saying. Let's talk Mass Effect in a Mass Effect thread.

Let's cut the fuck shit and just say fuck off, Wrika.

[WrikaWrek]

Suck my penis Himuro. You are a ragin Ps3 fanboy. Suck it.

"I played Uncharted 2 4 times in a week", good fucking lord man. But hey Mass Effect 2 is a 25 hour + game.

[Great Rumbler]

I cant believe I failed with the Mirtha for a second time 

 

[Brehvolution]

Too bad none of my friends bought this on 360. 

[Fragamemnon]

Too bad none of my friends bought this on 360. 

Did they get it on the PC? The PC version is very well optimized and looks ridiculously good in high res+16xAF+4xAA. Also controls like a dream.

If they just didn't pick it up at all your quest now is to beat them over the head until they do. Best console game (and yes, it is definitely a console game, even on the PC) I've played in a very long time.

[The Fake Shemp]

Yeah, I'm going to go out and say that this has been the most fulfilling console game I have played since The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

[cool breeze]

When weighed against the GOTY's of the last 3 years: L4D2(09), MGS4(08), and Half Life 2: Episode 2(07), Mass Effect 2 is better than MGS4 and L4D2. So far second best game I've played this gen. Real talk

If I had to weigh ME2 up against my favorite games from years past (2009: Assassin's Creed 2/Infamous[AC2 is better, but they're close enough], 2008: Fallout 3 [in retrospect, Far Cry 2 at times might have challenged it],  2007: Super Mario Galaxy) I think it would easily top is 2009.  In the end, while I think Mass Effect 2 may be better, my preference for exploring and platforming may top my preference for rpg/shooters.  Still, I'd probably say Mass Effect 2 : Fallout 3 : Super Mario Galaxy.  It's hard to compare different games that have different strengths and appeal to me in different ways, but yeah, ME2 rocks hard.

I think ME2 is a lock for 2010 goty, though.  I can't think of anything else this year that could top it for me.  I'm including Super Mario Galaxy 2 in that statement because I'm naturally skeptical of it.

I'll also add that ME2 is the only game between those three listed that feels like it has that original magic that RE4 had.  I knew I would enjoy Galaxy because I enjoyed past 3D Mario games, and I knew I would enjoy Fallout 3 (even though I joke trolled it) because I'm a fan of Elder Scrolls games and Fallout games.  I was not a big fan of ME1.

[demi]

I'm doing Legion's mission now. Level 27... not sure I'll hit 30 and I'm pretty sure I've done -everything-

[Fragamemnon]

What jumps out at me is how they were able to

1) Make a third person shooter with great mechanics.
AND
2) Make it have a ton of content and levels, all worth playing ( I did get to Level 30 after killing the final enemy of the game )
AND
3) Develop, in detail, a cast of characters-all of whom are interesting, mind you-three or four times the size of the cast of most shooters, and twice the size of most RPGs.
AND
4) Make it look and sound great and perform flawlessly. My FRAPS count rarely dipped below 57-60 the entire game.

It's the way they executed so well on everything from top to bottom that I find so amazing. It's hard to make game of this kind of scope and not drop the ball somewhere.

Demi-I got 30 on the last boss with a max-level import, "dinging" 30 at the end of the last fight. Make sure to FAQ it up and do every side mission in the game.

[Brehvolution]

Too bad none of my friends bought this on 360. 

Did they get it on the PC? The PC version is very well optimized and looks ridiculously good in high res+16xAF+4xAA. Also controls like a dream.

If they just didn't pick it up at all your quest now is to beat them over the head until they do. Best console game (and yes, it is definitely a console game, even on the PC) I've played in a very long time.

I only say that because I have no one to borrow it from. 
The one I should beat over the head is me and for being so cheap.