i agree with most of your points. story is good but mechanics just didnt do it for me.
i had played up untill you rescue the queen just after boss fight, and got bored with it.
i didnt like the combat it was a bit bitty, and grafix although art was top marks technically it was a shambles, with even cut scenes with bad frama rates, tearing and cut scenes ended many times without all textures loaded in.
many ppl love mass effect but it wasnt for me. the exploration on foot and usage of buggy was a joke, they should have just used teleports instead.
but keep playing it you may end up liking it a lot.
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