Pre-ordered Mass Effect 2...never played ME1...am I screwed?

[disolitude]

Justin said:

Slimebeast said:
I dunno. I also played only 1 hour of Mass Effect, got bored and left it. But everyone talks about it so much so I mite give it a second chance.

Is there a high learning curve for this game? And the combats, are they turn based combined with real time, like in Dragon Age?

No, it's all real time combat. 

yeah, its real time...like laser tag. Pew Pew pew!