Honestly, the whole ME decisions carrying over to ME2 is vastly over-rated in my opinion.
I played Mass Effect on X360, and then a year or so later on PC.
I then played Mass Effect 2 on PC without using any save files.
The decisions you made in Mass Effect make a negligible impact on Mass Effect 2. It's essentially the same story with the same outcomes regardless of the decisions you made in ME.
However, I think the decision you make at at the end of ME2 will have a large impact on ME3.
Anyway, ME is still my favourite of the series and it's one of those games that you need to play while you are still naive about the story to get the full experience.







