I've always thought that the absolutely strongest point of Mass Effect is the presentation. The story, the battles, the sidemissions etc. are all flawed. But it has an atmosphere to die for, because of the audio visual presentation. It builds slowly, but after 4 hours I found myself enveloped in a bubble that seperated me from the real world so I could focus completely on the virtual one on the screen in front of me.
If you are not in the bubble, Mass Effect is not a very good game. If you are, it's one of the best. Therefore I disagree with your likes/dislikes column. It's interesting, but I don't think it really affects how good the game is.
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