All these years later it is hard to separate this game from the trilogy as a whole, but in hindsight, the first Mass Effect is a really interesting sci-fi adventure that set the stage for greatness.

Part of the problem stems from the fact that this title did not come to Playstation until well after I had already fallen in love with the sequel. And while it might measure up to it's successors in narrative and concepts, the mechanics of functioning in this universe had taken a huge leap between games.