If we’re afforded the choice to approach situations like this in Mass Effect 3 then everyone’s a winner. Although it’s born out of laziness, it’s actually a nice change of pace from the main game which, despite its general excellence, was occasionally a bit of a repetitive slog up corridor after corridor. It’s initially a bit annoying, but once you get over it, you’re afforded the opportunity to do some solo sleuthing, as it’s possible to get through the first third of the mission without firing a shot. Shepard’s on his own this time too, as due to some wild plot contrivance thrown up by Hackett (and nothing to do with the developer’s budget constraints, honest), Shepard can’t take his team with him. It’s about an hour and a half, features someone who looks like Dr Chakwas (although nowhere near as sexy, but being a frenzied wanker I’ll take what I can get) and Admiral Hackett’s back, again sounding like a sexy grandfather, courtesy of Lance Henriksen. Then again, maybe the events of Arrival will have a huge influence on Mass Effect 3, and I’ll be left with rachni egg on my face.Īnyway, when you leave plot expectations out, Arrival is perfectly serviceable. It feels more like a slightly longer, more relevant side-quest for the main game rather than a further development of the series’ plot, and as such, feels anticlimactic as hell. I won’t spoil anything about Arrival, but, well, it doesn’t feature any of that really. For those who completed the two games (and saw the trailer for Mass Effect 3) it seemed from the title that a long anticipated in-game event was going to happen, and all manner of bloody apocalyptic chaos would ensue, leading inexorably into Mass Effect 3. On the other hand, it’s a little bit more of one of the best games ever, so who are we to complain?Īrrival’s basically screwed itself a bit from the off by calling itself Arrival, though. It sometimes feels like an afterthought, whacked out to appease baying Shepard devotees in the months leading up to Mass Effect 3‘s release. …and get a wee bit underwhelmed, to be honest.Īrrival isn’t bad at all, and it stands head and shoulders above usual DLC fare, but compared to what’s come before with Mass Effect 2 (particularly the Lair of the Shadow Broker pack, which is basically the best DLC ever) it’s not up to snuff, really. You all probably know by now that Mass Effect 2 is a glittering starchild in a vast expanse of shit-brown shooters and swinger games, and the latest bit of DLC – ominously named ‘Arrival’ – gives us all a perfect excuse to warp headfirst into that wonderful, kaleidoscopic universe all over again…
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