Q: Does Mass Effect 2 require save data from Mass Effect to continue YOUR story?

Does Mass Effect 2 require save data from Mass Effect to continue YOUR story?

As the game progresses, are you presented with questions about the previous game, and can you answer them according to your previous experience?

Asked about 1 year ago in Game History

Games: Mass Effect (X360), Mass Effect 2 (X360)

Yoda80

Best Answer

You don't need to have save data from a previous game but ME2 comes with software that can recognize save data from ME and installs it into the new game. It unlocks certain dialogue features and mentions past character-driven events. It's pretty cool but overall it's not much of a difference.