Well here I am with my 66th game beat this year. It's possible that this may be the last game I beat in 2015, but I might squeeze a platformer in or something. Considering how many RPGs and meaty action-adventure games I finished this year, I think 66 isn't too bad versus my busy real life schedule. Anyway:
66. Mass Effect (360 | 2007 | WRPG) 9/10
From my HLTB review:
Mass Effect is a tremendously ambitious start to a tremendously ambitious series. It's not often that we get sci-fi RPGs, but Mass Effect accomplishes its realization with gusto. A large galaxy full of intriguing aliens and detailed lore await the player. While the third person shooting and vehicular planet exploration isn't always top notch, the moral freedom of choice remains consistently so. It's wonderful that the player gets to create their own character and mold that character's ethics however they see fit. With great graphics, a solid soundtrack, an impressive plot, excellent dialogue, various love interests, and your own ship and crew to command, it's hard not get sucked into this game's world. Yet the ability to make every decision your own without faux moral guidance remains the brightest star in this galaxy. The amount of player agency in determining moral conundrums is always impressive, allowing the player to have a massive effect on this game indeed.
