User blog comment:Sperez2012/What is YOUR favorite Mass Effect?/@comment-4950455-20120813010115/@comment-2130363-20120813041235

That definitely sums it up nicely. I was a fan of ME in the beginning for its story more than its gameplay. I definitely loved the use of powers in a shooter type game but I felt it was also too much of an RPG, especially when my biotic, engineer, or sentinel could only where a skinsuit as armour and fire one weapon of the total four on their back.

Mass Effect 2 was a great improvement to the series for me. I remember first seeing the biotic charge on a vanguard and thinking "Wow! My Shepard is going to be awesome!" I missed the little things from the first game though. I wanted biotics to pull up a barrier like they did in ME and I wanted Sledgehammer Rounds to return but they were minor sacrifices. I actually enjoyed the combat this time around and I truly felt like the badass N7 from hell, stomping down on every Collector and merc in my way. However, I still wish that we weren't limited to doing the Horizon and Collector ship missions at certain points of the storyline.

Mass Effect 3 is by far the most emotional game I have ever played. Seeing my beloved friends sacrifice themselves was heartbreaking, but I have to admit Thane went out the best. I remember hearing him during the Cerberus attack on the Citadel and feeling awful when he said he was heading over to a destination but was having difficulty breathing. I cheered him on during the Kai Leng fight and so wanted to put a bullet in Leng when he stabbed my Drell friend. The ending is still a downer but I admit the Extended Cut was slightly better than the original. Overall, I too rate ME3 as the best of the series.