New footage of Mass Effect 2's Kasumi
Written February 18, 2010
It’s amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it, and don’t mind poking around inside your savegame. YouTube user HarroSIN has managed to unlock the final DLC character from Mass Effect 2 for use in the suicide mission towards the end of the game, and has video’d the results for all to see. Say hello to Kasumi … or her voice at least:
As you can see, it’s unlikely that Kasumi’s player model has been inserted into the game yet (she looks like a run-of-the-mill FemShep), but you can hear plenty of her voice-over work which is obviously just waiting to be activated inside the code. Here’s HarroSIN’s notes on how this all works:
- She cannot be added to the party. If you attempt to do so, the game will remove her with a warning message but will still allow you to continue.
- After adding her to your squad, the Port Side Observation Deck will become available, although there is nothing currently present besides empty space (the outside of the level map).
- Being a tech expert, she can successfully navigate the pipeline during the suicide run. She can also be used to escort the remaining Normandy crew back to the ship.
- It is possible for her to die during the suicide run if you do not upgrade the Normandy’s armor.
Along with all that, this video also seems to confirm that Kasumi has trouble determining the difference between a military commander and an old Elvis Presley song, but who knows what dark secret in her history caused that. So at this point, unless someone is very good with their shooping skills, I’d say we can double-dog confirm that Kasumi is our final character. Now if BioWare would just stop acting so shady about it all!
Check out the original video (UPDATE: or don’t bother, EA has had it removed), and thanks to One Last Continue for the heads up!