Meodia reviews the latest DLC for Mass Effect 3, Omega;
"Bioware is performing the same trick as the Mass Effect 2: Arrival DLC by leaving all your squad mates behind. You won’t be going alone however with Aria being a constant companion throughout the DLC, Shepard then gets to tell her throughout the mission either; to calm down and think about civilian casualties or getting her to vent her rage and becoming more ruthless. Throughout the DLC Nyreen will pop in and out of gameplay providing exposition and a moral counterpoint to Aria. You get to treat them like any other squad-mate (upgrading their skills and directing their powers when needed) so your regular squaddies won’t be too sorely missed."
Neil writes "The new Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Publisher sale for 23rd-29th September is now active. Bargains are available for both Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners this week, but which will you pick up?"
Yeah if you are stuck on a 360 that is the best value for $5 you can get. Just keep in mind Half-Life 2 is 10 years old, and Halo 2, is also 10 years old, and a better game. If at all possible throw that $5 towards an X1 and The Master Chief Collection.
LOL, where can you get a XB1 and the Halo MCC for $10? I'll buy 10 more!
Am I being really dumb and missing something?
Anywho I bought the Orange Box, Last time I played it was on Steam years back, Portal is always a joy!
AllThatsEpic: Mass Effect – though centered on a human by the name of Commander Shepard, is sprinkled with various alien races. In the universe that BioWare has beautifully created there are Turians, Drell, Elcor, Hanar, Quarians, Volus, and the Reapers – the human race’s biggest threat. There are many races peppered throughout the Citadel, and various planets Shepard and his/her crew venture to. In Mass Effect 2, players are taken to Omega, constructed of a hollowed-out metallic asteroid, which harbors criminals, terrorists, and those who possess more than a touch of a rebellious streak. It’s on Omega’s nightclub, Afterlife, that players first encounter Aria T’Loak, the self-proclaimed ruler of Omega.
From the article - So, N7 Day was last Thursday and it came along with a special gift for all of Mass Effect fans: we could get to see the very first image of what will become –soon enough, we hope- the fourth console installment of the franchise.
The game is all about cycles, the ripple effect and the everlasting battle against extinction, but not only human extinction; it is extinction in a whole new scale, and the redefinition of the concept of life.
Agree with the last paragraph in the review. Not a must play like Leviathan imo, which expanded on the overall story by telling you how the cycles all began, what was up with the broken Starchild AI, basically who made who and why everything looks and acts how it does.
Omega was $5 more and is basically just an Aria loyalty mission circa ME2. Woulda been nice to keep her as a teammate, her biotic flare ability is beastly. At least you do get to keep that via med-bay equip. That, and seeing some familiar Omega faces and places late in the mission was nice. Not $15 nice though.