Follow-up to one of our favorite RPGs of the modern era, packed to capacity with flagrant atmosphere, quality voice work and show-stopping visuals.

What’s so revolutionary? Dialog-rich cut scenes that open out like a genuine film, with lifelike characters that move and animate like real people and not stiff-armed mannequins waving their arms at each other. The scenes we saw were so absorbing, that we actually wanted to watch more and play less. Camera placement was spot on, the lighting was top nick and the “actors” were never just standing around like so many bland RPG exchanges we’ve all suffered through.Mass Effect 2 has a lot more going for it (carrying over save data, a potentially unwinnable finale) .