Mass Effect is one of the best games Bioware has ever crafted. The combat is solid but not without its issues, something that has become almost standardized for them. Luckily for us, dialogue and an overall dramatic, epic, cinematic tone of the story more than make up for it. Add to that achievements, two higher difficulty settings, romance subplots, Paragon/Renegade parallelism, dozens of uncharted planets to explore, background dependant side quests and free downloadable content and you’ve got a significant amount of Mass Effect to play again and again. Unlike the nowadays trends of cliffhanger endings, Mass Effect does close the first chapter of the saga, initially believed to be a trilogy, now with further sequels on mind. The game leaves trouble unresolved but delivers that feeling of closure that more and more games are lacking these days, without even mentioning how explosive and intense the ending is.

Comparison enthusiasts might appreciate the revamped graphics, redone interface and “new” frogger minigames but Mass Effect hasn’t derived all that much from its past form. In any case, that is not a bad thing at all and RPG fans should be pleased with this conversion. It might not beat Gears of War in the third person shooter genre but then again, who asked for that?​