With all my online mates abandoning me to explore the worlds of Skyrim, I had a bit of a dilema - Play Battlefield 3 with none speaking, none co-operating MW3 players "daytripping" in BF3 MP, or try something new.

I decided to trawl my pile of "untouched" games and, as everyone else was eagerly encroached with RPGs, I looked through what I had - the dangerously addictive Fable 2 & 3 on the one hand, and the little known (but much loved and talked about on GS) Mass Effect.

As a beautiful shot of a planet dawned on my screen you can imagine which one I chose... MASSively addictive, MASSively intriguing and MASSively Space Opera, erm, MASS EFFECT.

I have to say my mates had done me a great favour in disguise, I am really loving this game as I run around, chipping away at the plot. As always, I rushed in as a soldier and quickly found that, by level 10 and the Normandy under my command, planet exploration was deeply hampered by the fact I was a grunt and, stereotypically, to "fick for electronics", leaving downed satellites without exploring.

So, I jumped out, and after much toying with the manual (in Spanish!!) I opted for the Infiltrator class and haven´t looked back. I think this will probably be my main game for a while as I try to discover everything, and what´s worse, thanks to my friend Bear I ordered the sequel, Mass Effect 2, which will arrive Thursday.

Who knows, maybe with this game I might even move onto more traditional RPGs in the near future like Skyrim as, to be fair, I´m getting a bit weary of FPS games lately. Need something more engaging and less "reflex heavy" after a shattering day in the office I guess.

If I can, I'll keep you posted on my quest to "kick Turian butt" across the galaxy, and thanks once again to my XBL mates for making me discover the delights of this old, yet stunning space rpg!