In the intro with Miranda and The Illusive Man, your choices at the end of ME1 are not acknowledged in dialog. After importing a save, I somehow got the neutral scene that was originally reserved for players who didn't import and had the Genesis comic installed. This version has a recycled line of dialog for the Illusive Man and is kind of not good. This scene is awkwardly spliced together. Since I imported, I should have had one of the original 2 scenes where The Illusive Man and Miranda acknowledge Spoiler (Highlight to read)the sacrifice of either the Alliance ships or the council.the sacrifice of either the Alliance ships or the council.

When starting a new game in ME2LE with an imported ME1LE save the dialogue between Miranda and the Illusive man is the same generic dialogue that plays with the genesis comic. https://youtu.be/hjT5qlm17xcThis is different from the original dialogue where Miranda would mention your choice regarding the council at the end of ME1 as seen here https://youtu.be/Hia_m36pEpAI know this isn't the game not picking up on your council decision since it mentions it in the opening text crawl afterwards.So I'm wondering if this could be fixed so Miranda and the Illusive man's dialogue are reverted back to the original if you are importing an ME1 save? I'm playing on PS5 by the way. If anyone has a different experience on another console I would be interested to hear it.

Edit: Merged thread. That's why I'm linking to my own post. 😛 You're not alone. I posted a bug thread over here and I saw discussion about this in other communities as well. Let's hope they fix it soon, because it's awkward to hear the Illusive Man say a recycled line that you hear again 15 minutes later.

This is high on my list of things I hope they fix. I think it may be tied to the Genesis DLC, because it's the default "no import + Genesis" conversation. It's very awkward how they just recycled archive footage, including one line you hear again half an hour later. I believe this bug is universal. I haven't read a confirmation yet that someone did get the right conversation.

@AlphaBovine I actually really hate this. The opening of ME2 is one of my favorites in any video game. Scenic, with Miranda and the Illusive Man gazing out at a star, and discussing what Shepard had accomplished. In the original game (on PC and Xbox), Miranda says either of these lines, depending on whether or not you saved the Council in ME1:"Shepard did everything right, more than we could have hoped for. Saving the Citadel, even saving the Council. Humanity has the trust of the entire galaxy -- and still it's not enough.""Shepard did everything right, more than we could have hoped for. Saving the Citadel, but leaving the Council to die. Humanity's place in the galaxy is stronger than ever - and still it's not enough."The LE version of ME2 uses the PS3 version of the intro, acting like it doesn't know whether you saved the Council or not (even though you already imported your save file from ME1). After the first sentence, the Illusive Man interjects "Commander Shepard uncovered the truth", instead of Miranda saying what Shepard actually did. It's an awfully clunky line, jarring, and tarnishes one of my favorite game openings. Meaning ME2LE can never be the definitive version of ME2 with such a glaring change to the opening. Is there any way for BioWare to restore the original opening?#MirandaSaidShepardSavedTheCitadel

Platform | PS4 Pro (Physical)Version | 1.02Miranda, in her initial conversation with The Illusive Man, does not correctly recount the events of the first game. in my play-through of ME1, I saved the council which was not mentioned. The generic non-import dialogue was spoken instead.

[PC] [BUG] Mass Effect 2 prologue doesn't acknowledge imported choices

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Fred_vdp
Hero+
5 years ago
This is high on my list of things I hope they fix. I think it may be tied to the Genesis DLC, because it's the default "no import + Genesis" conversation. It's very awkward how they just recycled archive footage, including one line you hear again half an hour later.

I believe this bug is universal. I haven't read a confirmation yet that someone did get the right conversation.
SSV_Enterprise
5 years ago
@AlphaBovine I actually really hate this. The opening of ME2 is one of my favorites in any video game. Scenic, with Miranda and the Illusive Man gazing out at a star, and discussing what Shepard had accomplished. In the original game (on PC and Xbox), Miranda says either of these lines, depending on whether or not you saved the Council in ME1:

"Shepard did everything right, more than we could have hoped for. Saving the Citadel, even saving the Council. Humanity has the trust of the entire galaxy -- and still it's not enough."

"Shepard did everything right, more than we could have hoped for. Saving the Citadel, but leaving the Council to die. Humanity's place in the galaxy is stronger than ever - and still it's not enough."

The LE version of ME2 uses the PS3 version of the intro, acting like it doesn't know whether you saved the Council or not (even though you already imported your save file from ME1). After the first sentence, the Illusive Man interjects "Commander Shepard uncovered the truth", instead of Miranda saying what Shepard actually did. It's an awfully clunky line, jarring, and tarnishes one of my favorite game openings. Meaning ME2LE can never be the definitive version of ME2 with such a glaring change to the opening. Is there any way for BioWare to restore the original opening?

#MirandaSaidShepardSavedTheCitadel
DocTheGamer
Seasoned Veteran
5 years ago
Here's another thread for the same issue.
Full agree that this is top of my list for things I hope they fix, just behind the broken finger-to-ear animation. It'd be a real bummer to start off every ME2 playthrough with this.
SSV_Enterprise
5 years ago
@DocTheGamer Thanks, I just started ME2 and did a search to see if anyone else had this issue, this was the thread that came up.
SSV_Enterprise
5 years ago
@Fred_vdp Trying to signal boost this. I get it on PC and it's really irritating to me. The opening of ME2 is one of my favorites in any video game. Scenic, cinematic, with Miranda and the Illusive Man gazing out at a star, and discussing what Shepard had accomplished. In the original game (on PC and Xbox), Miranda says either of these lines, depending on whether or not you saved the Council in ME1:

"Shepard did everything right, more than we could have hoped for. Saving the Citadel, even saving the Council. Humanity has the trust of the entire galaxy -- and still it's not enough."

"Shepard did everything right, more than we could have hoped for. Saving the Citadel, but leaving the Council to die. Humanity's place in the galaxy is stronger than ever - and still it's not enough."

The LE version of ME2 uses the PS3 version of the intro, acting like it doesn't know whether you saved the Council or not (even though you already imported your save file from ME1). After the first sentence, the Illusive Man interjects "Commander Shepard uncovered the truth", instead of Miranda saying what Shepard actually did. It's an awfully clunky line, jarring, and tarnishes one of my favorite game openings. Meaning ME2LE can never be the definitive version of ME2 with such a glaring change to the opening. Is there any way for BioWare to restore the original opening?

#MirandaSaidShepardSavedTheCitadel
holger1405
Hero+
5 years ago
@All

I merged the two threads about this issue.

Please click "Me Too" in @Fred_vdp OP post.
Dresden_N7
5 years ago
I haven't been able to test this (because I usually romance Liara in ME1), but the person who runs up to Shepard in the beginning is always Liara. In the original PC & Xbox versions of ME2, the person would be either Kaidan, Ashley, or Liara depending on your imported choices. I assume this too is bugged on the Legendary Edition?
DocTheGamer
Seasoned Veteran
5 years ago
@Dresden_N7 I believe as you say this issue was specific to the Playstation version in the original games. The Xbox One version of Legendary Edition did not have this issue for me; I did not romance anyone in ME1 and Kaidan survived to ME2, and he was the one who appeared for me in the intro to ME2.

(If it is bugged in the Playstation version of Legendary Edition it probably deserves it's own thread, the issue this thread is about is different and universal).

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