This game is so much better than the reviews, and if it weren't called "Mass Effect" I imagine it would have done a ton better. Yes, it's not nearly the game that any of the trilogy games are, and that's OK. The trilogy is a freaking gaming masterpiece, while this is an ambitious game that can't live up to its namesake but still provides an entertaining experience.

It's kind of like with Dragon Age how Origins was amazing and Inquisition was good, but looked bad in comparison to Origins. If you can get past such things, you'll have a good time with this game, too.

Plus, it has Peebee.