Mass Effect 2

In addition to trying to design a game of my own I thought I treat my readers to my own musings on video games in general and perhaps other flim flam that occurs to me.

Mass Effect 2
It won Best Game at the BAFTAs the night before last. I've been playing it now for a couple of months (I take my time) and it is without doubt great fun but last night something happened that has kinda spoilt it a bit for me. Dear reader let me explain.

I'd just completed the mission Shephard has to retrieve the Reaper IFF thingy from the Reaper ship and it was being installed in the Normandy. Then I was told that the next mission would have to be conducted in the shuttle 'cos the Normandy was going to have to do some stuff that I wasn't quite clear about. OK I thought that'll make a interesting change, might see a bit more of the inside of the shuttle etc etc.

Then I automatically get in the shuttle and fly off. Then the Normandy gets attacked, the crew fight the baddies and I take control Joker and guide him to switch on other bits of the AI to counter the attack. And in the process the whole crew get killed or taken by the Collectors. But not my hand-picked bunch of elite badasses who are still in their respective rooms twiddling their thumbs.

Why are they all still alive?

Maybe they all fought the collectors but failed. Not very probable. After all this isn't the first time we've fought them and killed quite a few. Perhaps the best excuse is that the Collectors locked them in their rooms. Then slaughtered/kidnapped the crew before being sucked out in to space.

Happens all the time.