Buy Mass Effect 2 on PS3. It comes with an intro comic that lets you make the decisions from Mass Effect 1 in a quick, 5-10 minutes long bit, then lets you get on with the game. It also comes with all of the DLC except Arrival.

Except that doing them still won't get you all the way to the best ending - it'll get you within spitting distance, but not all the way there. My reaction to this news: (Channeling Steve Smith) "Son of a WHORE!"

Happens both ways. If Grunt survived the suicide mission but wasn't loyal, he can still die. I was getting super choked up at that bit, because I was certain the game was about to kill him off. Easily one of the top five moments of the game, for me.

I would watch a show called "Dumb Mutiny."

It was. I have finely-tuned Ron Perlman senses. Also IMDB. But mostly the first thing.

"Goodness."

Because like myself, you assumed that it would be some sort of hilarious meta-joke? Which, honestly, I'm still thinking is a possibility.

Good point about Science!. Still feels shoddy, to me.

Holy shit, I'd never seen that "Queen of FAGS" sign before. It's beautiful, and I need it.

Yikes. See, that is the kind of 'player-choice' that the game does awesomely - giving you incredibly different narrative experiences based on what you'd done in Mass Effect 1 and 2.

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I disagree. During the Arrival DLC, we see that blowing up a Mass Effect relay releases an enormous wave of energy that will destroy planets within range of it. Shepherd wipes out a Batarian colony doing this. So if every Mass Effect relay in the universe goes up, how many planets are going to go up with…

Because it wasn't a fake-out if he wasn't loyal to you. Not that I'd know personally.

Well reasoned, and you articulate a good deal of what I felt. Just so much squandered opportunity.

(SPOILERS) I can't even imagine how different the Tuchanka stuff would be if Wrex isn't alive. As my game was, I felt amazing helping out that entire species, knowing that he and Bakara would lead them to something better.

Randy Marsh (from South Park) grates on me in a way that basically no other character does. Especially for that stretch where every episode was a Randy-does-something-wacky episode.

I remain somewhat hopeful in the idea that Netflix will be barred at every turn by constant and deafening consumer outcry. They didn't end up splitting into two services because a large portion of their costumers shat themselves in fury, so maybe they won't . . . y'know, do whatever stupid thing it is that they're…

I'm not sure if the Golden Compass movie counts, because the first book would actually be pretty great if done correctly. But if they actually made The Subtle Knife or the Amber Spyglass, I'm sure they would have fit.

What was with that five minutes of black screen, though? I mean, that was kind of ridiculous. It was cool how the sound designer made it sound like there was something literally breathing right behind your shoulder. Right, guys?

I still think that it might have one of the funniest trailers I've ever seen in my life.

I tend not to question people's reasons for being sad at that sort of thing. One of the guys that died had been the one that led my orientation group, as well as a peer councilor. Despite the rigid highschool class system, he was really sweet and I had a bit of a crush on him. Of course, I never told anyone this and…