From what we understand,Mass Effectsaved data will transfer toMass Effect 2in a unique way.At the demonstration for the game we attended recently at E3, the audience was told by the presenter that choosing to transferMass Effectdata toMass Effect 2would allow players to “continue exactly” where the first game left them hanging, which seems lofty at best.
But “exactly” could mean the two things BioWare specifically mentioned: moral choices (choosing to kill Wrex, for example) and character abilities.
It’s good news on the character-centric moral choices front, however, I believe BioWare isn’t stressing any of the older characters anyway.Mass Effect 2is about Commander Shepard recruiting new guys — the galaxy’s baddest dudes — in order to survive his suicide mission.