Since everyone is talking about it....

If you have been living under a rock - Mass Effect 3 has released this week and by all that is good in the world - It is an undertaking.

The sheer amount of planning and dedication and persistence that comes through in this game is uncanny.  Then to actually take a minute to think about it.  I mean really think about it.  Creating this massive universe and every mission and side mission and lore bit.  To top that off you have to start thinking about what you didn't see. 

I'll never see Ashley Williams in my game and what she could have been thought or said. 
I'll never see Kasumi and get that moment and scene with her. 
I'll never see what Femshep experiences in the way of choices for a romantic part of the game. Like there's a heavy curtain keeping me from seeing it.
I'll never see what really would have played out if I had let Udina die at the end of ME1.

This is literally a scratch on the mountain of items that could have been different in this game.  My experience is shaped by the choices I've made over the past 5 years and multiple playthroughs.  I know that I'll have some similar experiences to my friends and customers but it's those little moments in the game.  A line, a quip, an action that will make my experience more than memorable. 

This series has been wonderful over the past 5 years and through it all it even compels me to think outside of the game - what would Shepard do?  Now I realize that it's 'what would my Shepard do?'  How will those actions affect those around him and what can he do about it. 

I could talk about this series for hours and still not be bored with it.  But for now - I've taken my shore leave, back to stopping the reapers!