Mass Effect story=Halo story?!?!?

Forive me in advance if I am completely wrong, but I cant play another minute unless i get some answers.

I spent all of last night starting Mass Effect, and it has rapidly become my favorite game, much better than Oblivion, in which I just got drowned in all the minutia.

HOWEVER, (and, as I said, I hope I'm wrong and it's just that I've played so little of the overall game)

I am on Feros now, and I was just told about a plant-like parasite that is persued by my original enemy who want to bring back the power of their gods-----wait, a minute, AM I PLAYING HALO?!?!?!

Please tell me this is a coincidence, and that the writers of this game aren't so pathetic as to copy halo and not come up with anything original. If that's the case, keep them on strike, I wouldn't pay them either...

Forive me in advance if I am completely wrong, but I cant play another minute unless i get some answers.

I spent all of last night starting Mass Effect, and it has rapidly become my favorite game, much better than Oblivion, in which I just got drowned in all the minutia.

HOWEVER, (and, as I said, I hope I'm wrong and it's just that I've played so little of the overall game)

I am on Feros now, and I was just told about a plant-like parasite that is persued by my original enemy who want to bring back the power of their gods-----wait, a minute, AM I PLAYING HALO?!?!?!

Please tell me this is a coincidence, and that the writers of this game aren't so pathetic as to copy halo and not come up with anything original. If that's the case, keep them on strike, I wouldn't pay them either...

IvyGamer2010

Uh they didn't steal the idea. There's been plant monsters in a lot of games. A lot of games have similar creatures in them but they never stole anyones ideas.

Forive me in advance if I am completely wrong, but I cant play another minute unless i get some answers.

I spent all of last night starting Mass Effect, and it has rapidly become my favorite game, much better than Oblivion, in which I just got drowned in all the minutia.

HOWEVER, (and, as I said, I hope I'm wrong and it's just that I've played so little of the overall game)

I am on Feros now, and I was just told about a plant-like parasite that is persued by my original enemy who want to bring back the power of their gods-----wait, a minute, AM I PLAYING HALO?!?!?!

Please tell me this is a coincidence, and that the writers of this game aren't so pathetic as to copy halo and not come up with anything original. If that's the case, keep them on strike, I wouldn't pay them either...

IvyGamer2010

Forive me in advance if I am completely wrong, but I cant play another minute unless i get some answers.

I spent all of last night starting Mass Effect, and it has rapidly become my favorite game, much better than Oblivion, in which I just got drowned in all the minutia.

HOWEVER, (and, as I said, I hope I'm wrong and it's just that I've played so little of the overall game)

I am on Feros now, and I was just told about a plant-like parasite that is persued by my original enemy who want to bring back the power of their gods-----wait, a minute, AM I PLAYING HALO?!?!?!

Please tell me this is a coincidence, and that the writers of this game aren't so pathetic as to copy halo and not come up with anything original. If that's the case, keep them on strike, I wouldn't pay them either...

IvyGamer2010

*** Possible Spoiler(s) Alert!!!!!! ***

Funny you should mention that - I was checking out Denis Dyack of Silicon Knights explaining the story behind the up-coming xbox360 opus Too Human... It's the old 'A hero struggles to save humanity which is facing extinction from an advancing army of murderous machines' routine... It's almost more Matrix-esque (try saying that 3 times... :P) and right away, I was reminded of Mass Effect. Mass Effect vaguely smacks of Halo at times I guess by busting out the old 'Humans and Aliens Team Up to Fight a Mutual Enemy Horde (TM)' thing...