User blog comment:Nostalgia of Iran/What great RPGs stand as equals to the Mass Effect games?/@comment-2250460-20130311033914/@comment-1440333-20130311034858

I can agree with that, although a lot of the happiness is few and far between.

For me the thing that truly stands out about Mass, apart from the rich lore, well-crafted universe and epic storytelling, - is the immersion. Seriously from the first conversation on the Normandy in ME I have never felt so immersed in a game. I picked a response, and my character said what I wanted, but in most cases said it better than the dialogue wheel suggested. I interacted with the characters. I chose how to resolve plots. Every game before that had spoken of immersion, such as KOTOR or Half-Life, had nothing on this.

That is the main reason that I think ME has very few competitors. As it is I think only Walking Dead Season 1 has beaten that aspect of becoming your character imo.