If you are very good at RPG's, this is the one for you. If your not so great, rent it first and see how you like it.
I am not done with the game, heck, im only in the first hour and fourty five minutes of it, even though i have been playing for a while. The gameplay is good, and the weapon system is far better then i imagined. Now, i purchased the Limited Collectors set, which comes with the galactic codex, the game, a DVD with the creation of it, and the story line and junk, and an art book. I havent watched the DVD yet, ive decided that since i ust got my Xbox Live connection, i should try to rank up in Halo 3 and COD4.
So, i suggest you rent it first. If you love, and are at somewhat good, at RPGS, then youll love this game. But if your memory isn't as great, and you have a small part of ADD and you have Tourrete Syndrome, and can't manage like 20 missioins on your list within the first hour, then i suggest you shouldnt buy this game untill you get a coupon or it goes down in price. But it will probablly be another 6 months- a year before it goes down to a reasonable price, not the doller off, im not that stupid. And my totatl playing time, which i just checked, is 7 hours and 37 minutes.
I actually give mass effect a 8.3 out of ten, because the rating system that gamepost lets us use, only has wholes and .5's.
Hopefully Mass Effect 2 won't be as frustrating as the first one.