Comments on: ALMOND Review

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:23:33 +0000

I reviewed Lair of the Shadow Broker: http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/11/02/mass-effect-2-lair-of-the-shadow-broker-review/

It’s alright.

Other people reviewed the others in PCG, haven’t played them myself. So far they’re really struggling to come up with something I want to play – Shadow Broker was the right concept, but it was pretty humdrum as ME2 quests go.

By: sQUEAKYfOAMpEANUT

sQUEAKYfOAMpEANUT — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:50:23 +0000

Please forgive this completely unrelated query, but I was wondering if you ever planned on reviewing the DLC for Mass Effect 2 like you did with TF2’s content. I’m really interested to hear your opinion on it.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:31:17 +0000

One of the best ones I’ve listened to so far, it was really well read. Brilliantly dark, too, especially with the final moments.

By: Bret

Bret — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:42:50 +0000

It does, now that I think about it.

Which is fun. Always enjoy being a bit late to the end of the world.

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:05:07 +0000

The other thing I forgot to say: particularly in the audio version, it sounds a lot like a System Shock 2 log.

By: Jason L

Jason L — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:33:44 +0000

About two-thirds of the way through MoD, I wondered if I was going to see a serial killer who used the end sting of this as his gimmick/fetish. I’m a little surprised I didn’t, but I have no doubt there were a dozen among the submitted stories.

By: nine

nine — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:11:54 +0000

My fav story of the bunch I’d say.

By: Lack

Lack — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:10:30 +0000

This one is certainly the best I’ve listened to so far and I’m sure I’ll be revisiting it. I really like the way it handled the rising tensions and leaving the listen/reader to fill out the gaps between entries (much like a real journal, if you’ve read your own or someone else’s).

The ‘Government’ bit was excellent, I’m glad that at least one of the stories has done this (others might have, I’ve only listened to the ones on podcast so far, despite the book sitting on my desk I’m almost unwilling to read it. Bit like the machine of death and its predictions).

By: Octaeder

Octaeder — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:09:49 +0000

Yes, so far this is the one I keep coming back to as one of my favourites. I’m glad the ending was a simple as it turned out as well, because anything more unusual wouldn’t have fit.

By: Phydaux

Phydaux — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:40:41 +0000

“The voice, humour and escalating intrigue don’t need a giant question mark hanging over them to keep the story compelling throughout.”

Yes, this.

One of my favourite stories in the book (I’m only half way). It had an end that I had imagined at least one of the stories would have. Even still, I didn’t see it coming. :)