oooh man, I know ... Mass Effect 2 is a great game. I'm about 22-ish hours into it now. The graphics are awesome too. One thing I love about Bioware games is you can tell they must really care about their work, as if it's their little baby or something, because they really make high quality stuff, and as you play it, if you take the time to notice things, they put so many awesome little details (and sounds) in. And I never realized how deep the storyline is. Like ya said, there're books out on it, and a Wiki site that you could sit there for days reading the background on it all.

If I were to find anything to complain about with it, is it might just slightly be a bit too wordy and less action, but just barely, and even then, I like wordy games like this, so it's barely even a complaint for me. Twitchers and adrenaline junkies though might find it a bit boring compared to a wargame or even some MMO's, but if you think of it as more of a "Choose You Own Adventure" book, or a sort of "Live Novel" or Movie, that you're able to take actual part in, and you just sit back and enjoy the scenery and details, it's an absolutely amazing game, just like the KOTOR's.

Can't WAIT for SWTOR!

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