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Sir Edward:

Yeah, it does take some time. I think with the entire Mass Effect Trilogy, you have to expect the three games to add up to over 100 hours of game time.

Sir William:
Wait...that's it?  I could do that...I've put in over 500 on Skyrim alone (don't tell my wife that tho lol).  They've got it for consoles too, right?  I'm a sucker for a good story...I'm finding nowadays that I appreciate a good story in lieu of over-the-top action (most times).

In fact, I just finished replaying The Walking Dead (TellTale games' take based on the original comic series, not the crappy FPS based on the tv show) - it was more like playing in a movie than any other type of genre- there's plenty of ohno and action moments; the control input for these moments is frustratingly vague (can't tell you how many times I got eaten because the reticle swings ever so slowly when you need it to move fast the most)- but it certainly ratcheted up the fear factor.  Also, your choices have actual effect on the story and how your fellow survivors react to you.  Made the story more interesting and the dialog is well written and acted.  They've got a new episode available as DLC (the first 5 might run you a total of 15 hours all told).

Sir Edward:

Yep, I'd budget maybe 130 hours for the entire trilogy with all of the DLC. You really need to start at the beginning. And yep, they have it on consoles.

The first game starts out a little slow. It picks up after a few hours (once you get your ship and have the freedom to go where you want). Each game is better than the last in terms of the cinematics, voice acting, character building, etc.

The story keeps building on itself, with all of your choices echoing forward in the story. It's fantastic.

My main tips for gameplay-- Always do as much of the optional content as you can before doing the next "plot" mission, since sometimes that optional content will go away (and it pays to be thorough). When you're near the end of each game, usually the last two or three missions are strung together such that you can't do anything between them, or you can but there will be consequences for taking the time to do them.

Also, in ME2, do all of the "loyalty" missions. It's worth the time for the character development, but also those characters' survival may depend on it at the end of the game, and their survival later in ME3 as well in some cases.


BTW, there's a lot of recognizable voice actors in the trilogy..

Martin Sheen
Seth Green
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Lance Henriksen (Aliens)
Keith David (Cloud Atlas, They Live)
Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix)
Adam Baldwin (Firefly, Chuck)
Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck, Dexter)
Michael Dorn (Star Trek TNG/DS9)
Marina Sirtis (Star Trek TNG)
Armin Shimmerman (Star Trek DS9)
Tricia Helfer (BSG)
Michael Hogan (BSG)
Claudia Black (Farscape)

And probably others I've forgotten. :)

Sir William:
Wow, impressive voice cast...and I'm a Claudia Black fan, loved her as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted.  Anyway, I think that might be my next epic adventure after completing AC until GTA V comes out; and maybe after as I'm thinking I'll need the PS4 or XB1 to give that game the justice it deserves.

I'm a big one for doing optional missions- not only for the sake of extending gameplay but also for fleshing out missions, characters or what have you so I'm all in for that.

Sir Wolf:
may have to check this game out

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