So the day after I finished playing Assassin’s Creed 2, I knew there had to be something else I should sink my teeth into.  With no “big” games on the immediate horizon other than The Saboteur (which Momin covered on last week’s show) and James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game (pass) I figured now was my chance to catch up on something I had previously passed over.

I was teetering with Metal Gear Solid 4, but after looking ahead to early 2010 and seeing some upcoming releases (and they’ll be coming at us quickly), I figured I’d gather some “background info” on a sequel that is soon to be upon us.

…and so I  set my sights on Mass Effect; a 360 exclusive from BioWare that garnered quite the fan-fare.

Looked to me like Fallout 3 in space.

Now, I’m not so big on the realm of Sci-Fi, so I understood that it wouldn’t hit me as quickly as I would hope… so I’m staying patient, and the story’s starting to unfold.

Interest is slowly building.

Then I see this:

…and I remind myself that I need to play through Mass Effect… and that I will eventually love this game.

So far it feels kind of stiff.  The “shooter” elements are relatively weak, but the role-playing aspects are solid.  The dialogue (and the voice-work that goes with it) is phenomenal and, as it should be in any RPG, the choices you make have consequences.

Have you played Mass Effect?  What were your thoughts? …and how friggin’ sweet does that trailer look??

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Mass Effect 2 arrives on Xbox 360 and PC on January 26th.

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