It took me ages to get around to playing the original Mass Effect, but as soon as I did it was a case of “Why didn’t I do this sooner?!”. I’ve been looking forward to the sequel ever since, and it’s not disappointing. What can I say? It’s good to have Shepard back in my life.
I actually just started playing Mass Effect 2 as well. Honestly, I wasn’t the biggest fan of the first. Certain aspects pushed me off a bit. It felt like it was on the verge of being really good but remained mediocre. Mass Effect 2 is great, though. It seems like they really improved the engine, story and voice acting from the first. And the fighting system is fantastic.
It’s probably good timing for you anyway, ’cause the Firewalker DLC will be out by the time you’ve finished, or near finished the game, and it’s going to be fantastic. Those Bioware folks are damn near geniuses, I swear. They know how to make solid, engaging RPGs. I think the Mass Effect games are my favourite games of all time. Glad you’re also enjoying them so much 
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I don’t mean to jump the gun here, especially as I only booted Alan Wake up this evening, but I’m pretty certain it has been worth the wait. In case you didn’t know, Alan Wake has been milling around the Xboxsphere since the launch in 2005, victim to many delays and a significant lack of updates.
Games that are in development for a long time are, in my opinion, typically underwhelming. Prey, which was in development for 11 years, was rubbish (IMO). It certainly lacked the quality you’d expect from a game that had been at the centre of such TLC for a long time, and it failed to grab my attention enough to even finish the game. Too Human, while I never played it, was released to a mixed bag of reviews after a decade in development.
It seems that games that have been in development for lengthy periods of time are naturally met with high expectations, but rarely live up to these expectations. I think Alan Wake is different.
I don’t have anything derogatory to say about Alan Wake. My advice to you? Spend a night in Bright Falls and soak up the eerie atmosphere. Alan Wake excels at thrilling you psychologically. Which is why it’s called a psychological thriller, I guess…
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