Guessed by @coolbeans
Mass Effect almost missed out on being included this year, until I thought about it a bit more and remembered how awesome it is. I think for me, as someone who could never get into the sequel, this game is actually kinda hurt by the trilogy it's a part of. Like I could never fully appreciate how good it is, because I keep thinking of it as only one part of a greater whole, and in a world that is desperate to convince me that the second game is the magnum opus, I keep forgetting the game I actually enjoyed.
Not anymore, I hope. This game is amazing, it really is. Everything about it. How it effortlessly sets up this vast universe, filled with deep lore about just about everything you see, a real feeling that there's a history to this galaxy and that you're only one small part of it, just trying to do your best and eventually learning about some of the deeper mysteries of it. And then how interesting the characters are, and how exciting the story gets by the second half of the game, building up and up to a truly epic climax... it's just great. I don't know that I'll ever get into the sequels, but it's about time I stop putting that weight on a game that was nothing but fantastic. In hindsight, I should've ranked it higher, but I guess that'll be up to next year now.
Last edited by mZuzek - on 17 November 2022
