Comments on: Comrades in the Great Intergalactic Glee Club http://infovore.org/archives/2010/03/09/the-great-intergalactic-glee-club/ a weblog by Tom Armitage Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:42:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grill http://infovore.org/archives/2010/03/09/the-great-intergalactic-glee-club/comment-page-1/#comment-160804 Grill Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:45:48 +0000 http://infovore.org/?p=3371#comment-160804 Thanks for the link! It's an astounding moment, really well scripted - the wife of the writer of the scene actually got in touch with me. Apparently, she used to sing it in review, so they wrote the scene together - really rather sweet. Thanks for the link! It’s an astounding moment, really well scripted – the wife of the writer of the scene actually got in touch with me. Apparently, she used to sing it in review, so they wrote the scene together – really rather sweet.

]]> By: Aler http://infovore.org/archives/2010/03/09/the-great-intergalactic-glee-club/comment-page-1/#comment-160726 Aler Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:07:26 +0000 http://infovore.org/?p=3371#comment-160726 I had a similar moment with Mordin, but with a sadder outcome. In the end game I made a few mistakes. Mordin died. Mordin was my favourite new character, and I felt a real emotional shock when he died. Later, I read game walkthroughs and realized what I should have done to save him. Normally, I would have loaded an old save and tried again, but I didn't do that this time. The emotional response to the death was genuine, and even though this was a fictional character I felt it would be unfair to his memory to 'resurrect' him. I've played many games, but this was a unique experience. Even though Mass Effect 2 is not a terribly remarkable _game_, it's an incredible breakthough for the medium. I had a similar moment with Mordin, but with a sadder outcome.

In the end game I made a few mistakes. Mordin died.

Mordin was my favourite new character, and I felt a real emotional shock when he died. Later, I read game walkthroughs and realized what I should have done to save him.

Normally, I would have loaded an old save and tried again, but I didn’t do that this time. The emotional response to the death was genuine, and even though this was a fictional character I felt it would be unfair to his memory to ‘resurrect’ him.

I’ve played many games, but this was a unique experience. Even though Mass Effect 2 is not a terribly remarkable _game_, it’s an incredible breakthough for the medium.

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