Not all that. But 95% of it
I could write of laurels and wonders, when it comes to Mass Effect, but it's not that ... almost -very almost. But not the 100% perfect everyone wants you to believe. I can go on all evening about the good, but everyone has already. Let's talk of the bad and ugly.
Here's list (random order):
1. Buying interface (no sorting options available)
2. Interface (the Thumbstick is to sensitive to control all movement. Fighting & steering, it worls perfectly, but has some flaws when manouvring through menus (e.g. buying, selling)
3. No real skill developments - you can't "unlock" assault riffles by using them all the time if you are not the right class. It's a class-only skill
4. Interiour Design: apart from the key locations, interior design is bore. Everyting is the same, from layout to colouring. Only the stacking of boxes changes.
5.Vehicel Movement & Combat + camera views: definitely need some finetuning - its managable, but there is room for enhancement
6. Combat: camera views: not always the best
7. OMG It's KOTOR without the Jedi!
8. your side quest well runs dry around halfway the storyline or maybe just a bit after halfway, forcing you to go on the storyline missions. For me, as a fan of these games that should not end... I'd prefer side quests drying up at 75% of the game.
9. Combat: Enemy & Partymembers IA is not very sophisticated.
10. Planet terrain (except some key locations) isn't very ... it looks great, but after the shock settles down, you start missing trees, grass, rivers... it's a bit plain (forgive the pune)
12. You can only land on so many planets ...why not all?
13. In this vast and inhabited universe, I cannot fly to inhabited places, land, and have a beer in the local cantina and maybe talk to someone that might offer a sidequest. freedom isn't free in this game.
i'm sure I'm forgetting something, but ... bottomline:
Mass Effect is a very very good game (understatment) that almost makes you overlook the flaws, by overwhelming you with evertything it has. Great graphoics, awesome sound, great storyline that's delivered with so much cinematic flair, you think yourself in an interactive movie. But once I saw through this, I realized this was winner, because of a lot of good things. And I mean A LOT of good things. But, it still has flaws and lacks something at some points, which makes me give it a 9/10 instead of a 10/10.