Using Mass Effect to illustrate black and white morality in video games is a poor choice in my opinion. The thing I loved about it was that it WASN'T just black and white, it was shades of gray. Commander Shepard is a hero no matter what you do, but isn't the Comedian (Watchmen reference) also a hero? Putting yourself in Commander Shepard's shoes makes the moral decision making process gut-wrenching when you are caught in a moral dilemma

I wish I had the beta, I don't currently have Live, so that sucks. But the graphics don't look terrible. At all. This is the beta for crying out loud. It will be much more polished in the end. Plus, the graphics really do look a lot better than Halo 2. And some times it's just style, like the ghost.