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’)When I hear gamers talk about Mass Effect 2 they always mention the import feature. This is the part were you can import your character and choices made in Mass Effect into the sequel. When scanning the web I noticed a story where BioWare’s Chris Priestly has answered the fans questions and concerns on the official forums.
So here is the quick run down (via IGN):
- Upon starting a new game from the main menu, players can import a character save from Mass Effect 1.
- The Player chooses which character to bring in. Bringing in more than one character is possible, this will create a second or additional profile(s), just like in Mass Effect.
- For Xbox 360 players need to be signed into your profile that you used to play through Mass Effect 1.
- On PC players will select the .MassEffectSave files to import.
- The profile and save data must be present on the hard drive and not an MU.
- There is a limit of 11 end-of-game saves that can be imported into ME2. This means that if the player was to complete ME1 12 times, regardless of the number of unique playthroughs used, the 12th save will not be available for import, but saves 1 through 11 will be available.
- Starting a New Game + after completing it will be able to reuse the same import data for a second playthrough. Completing Mass Effect 1 with a high level character and transferring it to Mass Effect 2 will receive greater bonuses, such as a monetary boost, or “additional research resources for use at the Normandy’s Tech Lab.”
- Transferring a save where the player finished as either a Renegade or a Paragon, “part” of your character’s alignment will carry over as well.
So there you have it. Nothing to drastic for the fans and nothing unusual, but I hope this clears up a few questions you might have had. Enjoy!
–bjswick33
