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Kasumi Goto From The New Mass Effect 2 DLC – A Brief Review

Does this digital game copy of the new Mass Effect 2 mini-expansion worth US$7?  Read on to find out.

I am a big fan of BioWare’s DLC (downloadable contents).  They are often of the right length (read: not too time consuming) and are rewarding to play.  Recently, BioWare has run into quality issue with the Dragon Age franchise and hence, I have stopped buying.  Not until they get their acts together and patch up the game.  Mass Effect, is another story.

“Kasumi – Stolen Memory” is the first DLC (with a file size of close to 1 GB!) outside the Cerberus Network.  The Cerberus Network licence worth US$15 in value and most retail copies I believe come with it.  Does it mean that this is the end for “free” downloads?  I don’t know.  Back to this new DLC, for the price of a movie ticket, it took me about 2 ½ hours to complete.  That includes reading the new codex, going through the conversation options, and admiring all aspects of the game including standing by the hillside looking at the breathtaking scenery of the sea.

For those who have started or planning to start a new game, Kasumi the enigmatic master thief can be a good squad member option.  Kasumi is distinctly different from the existing members because she can go in stealth and near one-shot the enemies from their backs.  Almost like a rogue class in some role playing games.  Because of that, most of the time I have no clue where she is when we are in combat and I have to pay attention to her voice cues.  My character is a Vanguard so that seems to complement the play style (up close and personal).  Too bad, I have already completed the game.  It would be fun to continue grouping with her to develop the synergy.

Half of “Kasumi – Stolen Memory” is non-combat in nature, which is a breath of fresh air from the majority of the loyalty missions.  My only slight grievance is that this DLC does not seem to be challenging enough and I have encountered a bug in the final boss fight (the boss despawned and the mission got stuck).  Also, conversations with Kasumi inside the Normandy is similar to Zaeed (from the Cerberus Network), very one-way in nature.  Other than that, “Kasumi – Stolen Memory” is a beautiful DLC – both in graphics and storyline.  And if you are like me, who are just one level under the cap, completing “Kasumi – Stolen” will shoot you all the way to the level cap of 30.

6 replies on “Kasumi Goto From The New Mass Effect 2 DLC – A Brief Review”

Melvin – You are right. As for the loyalty mission, only half is combat oriented. Also, it is not a full team, just you and Kasumi (something to do with the story as well). There are still combat opportunities. For those who wish to take Kasumi for other missions, she is a viable option. Not easy to keep her alive too! As she gets really close to the line of fire. After loyalty is attained, she has an area of effect bombing ability! Mayhem. Just mayhem.

She does bring a whole new dimension to the team lah. Only just finished the loyalty mission last night, haven’t tried bringing her out on other missions yet though.

And I wonder if the graybox decision will affect ME3!!!

Melvin – Do you still have missions to bring her out?! I don’t any more unless I roll a new toon, lol.

So, you keep or destroy the graybox? I am a hopeless sentimentalist so I said just keep it and deal with it later. It would be so cool if the decision will affect Mass Effect 3! Maybe for my renegade toon, I will ask her to destroy it … hehehe.

Melvin – Ha ha ha … that means the two of us.

Oh well, time to reroll? Just not sure if there will be more squad members added as DLC. If so, I don’t mind collecting a few first before rerolling again … lol.

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