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• Nope : Chipwarrior
• Nah : Alastayr
• No. ME1's story is essential, and knowing that background makes ME2 a better game than it otherwise woul... : Vantage
• i havent played the second one but from what i hear the rpg aspects of the first game are superior, so sk... : jujubeads
• So put it on easy and roll through it for the story? (alternatively edit the config to unlock insanity di... : pyide
• so put it on easy and be soldier and blitz through it and finish it? sheesh : Downforce
• Terrible idea : MercFox1
• Bad idea : Cheeziologist
• Would you watch Empire Strikes Back, having never watched Star Wars? : hatelull
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  I'd play ME1 if you have the chance and the time. There were so many little references and notes about stuff which happened in the first game. Also... I feel the first game had a somewhat more realistic, harder sci-fi feel to it than the second one. I LOVE ME2.. but after going back and seeing ME1 again... I was kind of impressed all over again with the first game. A couple little details I noticed:
  
  -the cockpit of the Normandy has a co-pilot seat in the first game.. the new Normandy doesn't in the second. Now... I guess EDI is considered the co-pilot now... but having that seat there with an actual guy sitting there... just made it feel more like a real ship. That ship would have a co-pilot seat in the real world.
  -the environments in ME1 were not as densely populated or flashy... but in some cases they were much bigger, more impressive and somewhat more realistic. When you go up to the tower in the Citadel to talk to the council in ME1... just look at the scale of those rooms! It's freaking HUGE. And the Presidium in ME1 was freaking amazing.. the size and scale blew me away. In the second game they kind of glosses over it and you couldn't walk around as much. It was a bit disappointing (I'm guessing that was part of cutting down on the loading times though...)
  
  There are things like that.... ME2 combat is WAY better... the game flows better and has better missions and less filler and cooler set pieces and even better conversations. It is better in so many ways. But ME1 has a certain pacing and feel to it... it's a bit more 2001 (the movie) and a bit less.. Michael Bay. That's the best way I can describe it. I still really love the first game.

  Feb 02, 2011 1:53pm PST
  I'd play ME1 if you have the chance and the time. There were so many little references and notes about s... : Gwyndion
• I don't understand why so many people seem so eager to skip ME1 if they can. : Happy Doodle Muffin
• Work through the first hour or two of ME1, it's not that great. But...pass that and it turns into an ama... : jcrockerman
• Just skip most of the shitty side missions, except the moon one where you get specialized. : duffman03
• I started to replay ME for the 3rd or 4th time and on an hdtv, good lord does the game still look good. : varsindarkin
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  I am convinced! : llamameat
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    Thanks Shack : llamameat
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      Shepard. : Merconium
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        Rex. : photonzach
        • Wrex... fuuuu : photonzach
• I think a Sandy Vagina would be really abrasive and just not fun to put my peter in. : uebersoldat
• Definitely play ME1 first : Head Rush
• If you don't want to drudge through weak combat I would recommend that you avoid both. : marmite
• I didn't like ME1 and loved the shit out of ME2. Give it a go. : Entity
• Do not fucking skip that game : opengl128
• i skipped it an loved ME2 just fine, but i now regret it because i have a few friends that tell me ME1 wa... : retarded talking dinosaur
• Horrible idea : Lakipo
• ME1's combat stays weak until level 10 or so. stick with it : Draugluin