S.T.A.G.E. on 18 March 2010
The majority of MGS4 and Heavy Rain consist of either movies or quicktime cut-scenes and mini-games. This isn't so in Mass Effect. There is open universe traveling, searching for items, weapons, missions, ugrading your player, choosing classes, side-missions and more, complete action with gunfights and choice of powers. You control your partners powers and control who joins you in battle. The cut scenes are apart of the gameplay so it feels like you are the player like an "Space Opera" RPG should be. It's called a Space Opera because it has a deep and gripping space storyline (IE: Star Trek, Star Wars, Serenity movies).
