Mass Effect 2 Kasumi – Stolen Memory DLC Preview

AtomicGamer managed to get their hands on an early copy of BioWare’s “Kasumi – Stolen Memory” DLC for Mass Effect 2, and were kind enough to put together a brief preview based on their time with the addon.

Kasumi’s loyalty quest starts out nice enough, with some new formal wear for your Shepard and a party that you’ll have to infiltrate. You’re trying to break in the vault of a high-profile mark named Donovan Hock who’s got the galaxy’s best party going on, and you’ll be shipping in your equipment in a golden statue of Saren (for those who didn’t play the first game, he was the villain there), of all things. It starts out with conversation and exploration of the party as you figure out how to get a DNA sample and voice print from your mark, and once you get past security, things go bad quickly. Suffice it to say that you’ll be shooting your way out, but not before finding a new submachine gun called the Locust first. According to BioWare’s Casey Hudson, there’s at least one other weapon that’ll pop up as well.

Once you’re done with that, Kasumi is fully committed to your cause, and those who noticed that one of the observation decks never opened on the Normandy will now realize where Kasumi’s quarters are. Much like the Zaeed DLC, she will tell you stories about the various strange objects in her quarters, but you don’t interact with her in the way you do with the original game’s companions. She will offer color commentary during the rest of the game at all of the appropriate points that you’d expect your companions to do it in, though.