after finally playing mass effect 2 on loop for years after middle school classes, i finally get to experience the trilogy in full and oooo boy is it worth it.

even though i have a clear attachment to the 2nd game, playing the 1st one actually overtook that spot, surprisingly. the way they introduce you to the world is nothing short of amazing - i will never get enough of the storytelling in this first game. i got attached to almost all the characters (sorry, ash) as they were introduced, and shepard of course is an amazing playable character that is so so iconic. the world building is unreal and something ive never seen in a video game before, and doubt i ever will. it truly felt like i was a part of it and it was a magical world to be in. i cant say much for the actual combat gameplay. i played adept and vanguard on my 2 runs and both times i ended up not using my powers almost Ever. maybe its from backtracking from ME2, but the lack of auto lock/tracking for the powers makes it Very tricky to land - plus, it felt like most of the time the powers werent effective or impactful at all. the guns were more than adequate. and My God - i will forever miss the heat sink system now that ive had a taste for it. no idea why theyd ever get rid of it.

(will edit this to include more indepth on ME2 and ME3 when its not 2 am but v good games i love)

Mass Effect Trilogy lives up to the space opera label. its been one hell of a ride, commander.