Sooo I just finished Mass Effect I. Having played BG2 I am surprised they did so bad with this one. In BG2 you end up in Amn, a place you don't know, where you don't know anyone and you have to find a way to deal with this whole Irenicus and stuff, so its logical that things will go quite slow. Plenty of room for exploration, side quests and stuff. But ME? You learn pretty fast about the real danger, and its really time-sensitive. I mean, if Saren finds the conduit and you are not there, everything is lost! You don't have any time for bull****. ANY. But the game bombards you with side quests anyway! Go here, go there, save my puppy, you have to! My playthrought took me only 15 hours because I coldn't accept this kind of crap. If I'm short on time I'm short on time, I don't bother about side crap. Bioware once knew how to set this stuff up. Knowing also DA, I'm surprised they lost this ability. Now on to MEII![because I doesn't allow me to freeplay apparently]
EDIT: what. ****ing. CERBERUS. NETWORK?!
ME II has just reminded me why I only play old or indie games recently.