I can't believe the day is almost here. Back in 1st year pharmacy school, I remember reading about the new RPG that Bioware was producing called Mass Effect. At the time, the only console I owned was a Wii and my aging PC would not being able to play the new title. Fast forward a couple more years and I had pledged my allegiance to the PS3 and with Mass Effect 1 being a PC & XBox exclusive and ME2 appearing to be the same, it looked I was being left out in the dark on one of the greatest games of this generation. But lo, rumours began to surface that Mass Effect would make an appearance on the PS3 and now, here we are. Mass Effect 2 is launching tomorrow and I'm going to be there with my pre-order in hand. I don't think I've been this excited for a video game in years. The last 2 games I bought on launch were Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Heavy Rain. Both were excellent titles, but I think this one takes my excitement level to a whole new realm. One of my favorite genres is RPG and from what I can hear, this is one of the greatest of all time. I have been extremely careful and have kept myself virtually spoiler free. I have ripped my earbuds from my ears many times while listening to podcasts as soon as they start talking about Mass Effect. I know nothing about the plot, characters, or even how the game plays. I have played the ME2 demo, but that's it.
So, as luck would have it, I have a day off on Wednesday. I have officially declared it Mass Effect 2 Day. I'm going to move my new La-Z-Boy front and centre in the living room, set up a side bar next to me for snacks & sustenance, dig out my HD 595's and chill out in front of my 52" Bravia Z-Series. I'm going to order in my favorite foods. This is literally going to be a "video game resort" experience. I can't wait.
