User blog comment:Masseffect7/Why all the ME1 fanboys?/@comment-1341687-20130813060920

Really for me, it was the story and atmosphere. Personally I preferred the level up system and while combat and loot systems had flaws, they weren't too terrible. It is to date, the ONLY RPG that I have put over 200 hours into. That is more than my time with FFVII, FFVIII, and FFIX, combined.