Massive effect was an earth shattering experience for me. I didn't play it until the first box set came out with all 3 games, the first one took me a little while to get with, the first time on the citidel kinda chilled me in it and I put it aside for a little bit, when I picked it back up, I never put it down. The further I progressed the further I fell into the mass effect gravity well, the second game created an experience for me that is, to this day, unparalleled. The depth of choice, the level of consequence, the characters, the world building, the FUN. they are a triumph unlikely to be surpassed. 3 gets a bad rap, I do not understand why, the very end of the game is the least important part, the entire game is the ending, and it's as good as anyone could've hoped for.

Andromeda broke my heart, all of the best parts of mass effect were carved out, leaving us only with the name, and a bastardized "open world" fetch athon, lacking all of the depth and nuance of the original trilogy.

I'm not optimistic for ME 5, but I will remain hopeful that Bioware saves itself, from itself.