Played Mass Effect 2 for the first 4 hours or so. Female Adept Shepard, imported from ME1 as a Renegade. Sometimes it gets a lot tougher than the first one ever did, you really need to rely on your squadmates. Well, squishy adepts start out weak (but get crazy strong later on), so that's part of the problem. Some of the biotic powers don't work quite the same as they used to. That said, the new shielded/armor/health mechanic of combat is a blast. You sometimes have to switch weapons just to take down the same enemy, or use powers and then follow up. Cover becomes vital too. The overhaul makes it a lot more fun.

My combat failings aside, I'm really loving the character interactions. Shepard seems so much more like a commander aboard the Normandy than she did before. It really is your outfit, they're your responsibility, you take care of them, they take care of you. It's a really nice feeling.