The Mass Effect Series is brilliant.

The amount of playthroughs through all 3 games within my lifetime, I cannot even fathom the thought. I LOVE these games. Sure, it has its moments, such as going from a speeding bloody bullet when you sprint in Mass Effect 1 to sprinting like you've been chain smoking for 12 years in 2, but this game keeps me coming back and back and back.

A story that spans across 3 games that all tie into each other, I love that each time, due to choosing different character types at the beginning, that all playthroughs are unique and the gameplay is different but familiar and close to home, regardless of play type.

The story itself drags you in to the fantasmigorical universe of Mass Effect. On your first playthrough, you think "das lot o aliens" then as you keep playing and playing, you get use to it, you don't even turn an eye to floating jellyfish or the hungry Krogans who wish to eat the Citadels nonexistent fish. It integrates a society onto you, it advances your own perceptions as you immerse yourself into this fantastic game.

The amount of Shepards I've created, played through and finished with, each time, I feel myself portraying Shepard, s/he becomes good or bad depending on what I desire them to do. It's a simple chemistry and it melds so well into our subconscious that we don't even know the levels of adventure we're submersed in.

With Mass Effect 4 on the brink, the only thing that ruins it for me is the inclusion of no Shepard. I still want to know what the *SPOILERS* Destroy ending means *SPOILERS* and if it'll ever be addressed by Bioware but I don't want to give up the hero I've controlled. I'm sure many people think this but Bioware needs to surprise us in a good way as they already did with 3's endings which brought massive uproar from fans, as you all probably know from coming here anyway.

4 tells us that we'll be controlling a new person in the same universe with no Shepard in sight. It could be based in the future or the present. I'd prefer it to be based in the future if I'm honest. If it was in the past then I'd feel that no matter what conclusion that I came to in this game, it wouldn't matter as all possible conclusions would eventually lead to the same outcome, the start of Mass Effect 1.

I guess I've gotten used to letting events massively change around me in this charming game series. It's a big thing for me to not have that overall control and I'd hate for it to be removed. But this is up to the creative writers at Bioware and regardless of this product, wish them the best with 4 and hope they bring in a better ending.

And of course, the cameos. Them sweet, sweet cameos.

Top 10 Xbox 360 games according to me!

It had to happen. I mean, come on, from the last 14 blog posts, all I did talk about was how the industry was effected WELL **** YOU, THIS IS ABOUT ME FOR A CHANGE so here is my list of 360 games in which I luuuurrrvvveeee.

10. Way of the Samurai 3

I think I mentioned in the last blog post that I LOVE unheard gaming gems and this could be one of them. You're a samurai and you can do whatever the **** you want. You don't have to follow the storyline and even when you do follow it, there's about 26 endings you can get. Not to mention that you can build your own weapons and name them something like "The Penetrator" and make your character attack with a forward thrust with a blunt edge until they just commit to you and fall to the floor, it's delicious.

There isn't a lot to explore but it doesn't matter in this game as there's so much to discover and find out that it makes up for this shortcoming for pure exploration. For instance, a guy will turn up in the morning that you can recruit and he'll fight beside you on the 4th day but any other time or day, you'll miss him and he'll never turn up again. It's things like these that make you want to find everything out about the game  that will keep you coming back for more. I know I'm not tired of it and I've played the hell out of it, mainly due to how attached I am to the penetrator but that's my reason.

9. Mass Effect 2

Yes, this isn't a gem but it's still delicious. The Mass Effect series is known for its re-playability and the fact that your story continues from the previous games and as I have yet to play and cream over Mass Effect 3 which isn't out yet, 2 will have to do. Ha, ryhmed.

The combat system is quite desirable but it works well. It's a third person shooter but it works, it's unique in ever way. It's fun to play but the selling point would have to be the story. I doubt you'l ever have the same playthrough so the re-playability is excellent. I just love this game as I can't seem to trade it in. I can't. I know number 3's coming out so I can't get rid of it. I'll buy Mass Effect 1 when I get the chance, even though I've had many chances so SHUT UP ALRIGHT.

ahem.

So yeah, Mass Effect is a game of its own and I would recommend it. From what I hear, the third one should have this slogan. SHEPARD F**** EVERYTHING.

8. Dead Rising 2

Now I love this game. I love the single player, I love the multiplayer but for some reason, I always leave it for ages and never play it. I don't know why, this game is amazing but I think it's because the game puts me under stress. You have to do things before the timer runs out which is fine but I like going off and doing side quests and I can't when the main storyline has a timer to get there for it.

But this is about why I love it.

Zombies, +1. Customisable weapons. +1. Psycopaths. +1. You earn yourself money by playing online. +10000000000000000000.

F****** GENIUS. I love games who incorporate multipayer with single player ad I do love single player games and when I earn my way on a single player by unlocking everything, I don't like starting out AGAIN on the multiplayer so I like this. It's the opposite, the money you win on the multiplayer, your single player gets but it still makes me ROCK HARD. I need to play this but duty calls.

7. Dynasty Warriors 7

Ha, just noticed that the 7th choice is the 7th game of the series.. I'm way too amused at the smallest things.

Speaking of being amused by the smallest things, I'm a dedicated Dynasty Warriors fan. I've owned every single game in the franchise. I love Hack n' Slash games. I really do. Dynasty Warriors 2 was the first PS2 game I touched and I remember bugging my dad to buy me it. I was blown away, launched into a world full of troops I could mow down.

5 sequels later and I have Dynasty Warriors 7. What is has is something the 6th instalment didn't. An improved Dynasty Warriors 5 fighting system. People who have played the games, like me, will understand what I'm saying. It's just better, they made quite the sequel, plus they added an extra faction which the other games didn't have. In this one, you can choose your favourite character and give them whatever weapon you want. Some are better with others and some aren't. However, a specific weapon is needed to perform a special move called an EX move so it's always best to keep your main weapon in your hands as you can switch between two weapons freely.

Story is always the same yet they added a lot more stuff. I'm forever waiting for the Empires side games as I love commanding everything. I'll probably be the only one camping outside my local Game just so I can get the first copy.

Yes, I'm that dedicated. **** you.

I'll continue this list in the next blog post.

Ciao, Squeers.