Originally Posted by
Graham Mitchell
More directly, mass effect 1 is a modernized version of starflight, a seminal pc space sim that has a fantastic genesis port care of electronic arts.
Star control 2, while a great game in and of itself, borrows heavily from the original starflight.
The first mass effect will really appeal to fans of those games, particularly if you play the pc version. However, me2 and 3 get further and further away from that original formula, and are basically reduced to shooters with branching dialogue trees. They're good for what they are, but me1 is the real masterpiece, IMO.
Of course, I didn't realize that until I played the pc version. The console version is buggy and slow, and just doesn't feel right for some reason.