Bwahahaha... yeah, I know. Not funny at all. At least I didn't go with "Mass Erection."

I try to ignore most of the major hype for new games (I fail at ignoring it, but I try). Usually, I put aside purchasing new games because

I have a large pile of shame that I need to attend to first
game prices drop after some time

But from time to time, a new game is heralded with so much critical praise and hype, that I feel I must buy it immediately. Such was the case with Mass Effect.

While I've owned this game for several months, I didn't make time for it until this past week. BIG MISTAKE.

This game wtfprawns.


I'm big on story and dialogue, BIG. So the fact that this game is all about story and spoken dialogue (as opposed to reading a novel on a computer screen - ugh), with a more complex system of conversation choices than normal, is giving me a nerdgasm every time I play.

The combat: awesome. The controls took some getting used to (I'm pissed that remapping the buttons on my Xbox 360 controller isn't a standardized option in games), but once I figured them out... whoa.

The character art and design: beautiful.

I'm also happy that this game is coming out for the PC soon. Granted, I've already purchased it for my Xbox 360, but the more people that play this gem, the better.

*recalls the awesomeness that was the Baldur's Gate series*

*sigh*

I think I'm in love with Bioware again.