Ok.. so for clarification on the Halo 3 thing. I just really like stories and I really stories that are involved in video games. And as dumb as this probably sounds... I would say the part that plays with my emotions is the attachment everyone has with master cheif. He's almost a savior of sorts. The sarg and of course... cortana. Through all the halos they have just built up this attachement for everybody in the game... and to think that so many die in the end is just one of those things that you feel for... thats all

I will say that Mass Effect has a larger emotional effect than most others though. Just the relationships you build in the game... is almost to much to realize your actually in a video game. And like I said... I never play games for that long. Anyone else have any other games that are like this... i mean with the story/emotion thing.

Normally, I dont play games for that long for the mere fact that I dont get anything done if I do.... But I must say that Mass Effect is probably one of the best if not the best game I have ever played. The only other game I have played that plays with your emotions like that is Halo 3 and Bioshock... its insane. Can't wait for the ending.

But I digress... My main reason for this topic was that I actually had to shut the xbox off for a bit because the game slowed WAAYYY down. Kinda like running a high end game on a low end PC. Just thought it was funny cause it reminded me of the good old NES and SNES days where you had to wait for it to catch up. But other than the slow down, the 360 performed GREAT the whole way through. I would say 9 hours of solid gameplay on a game as demanding as mass effect and all that happened was a little slow down.. i hope this mean M$ fixed their little 360 issues.