Been about a month since my last post and thought it was time I dropped in a new one. I've been quite busy with a couple of commissions I've picked up over the last couple of months and so my saving of the galaxy has been put on the back burner since I completed ME1. Speaking of which - what an ending! I had Garrus and Liara with me in the final confrontation with Saren and it took me by surprise. I'd maxed out my charm so Shepard was able to talk Saren down... Sort of.
The fact that Saren realised how much of a mess he'd made and that the only solution was to end it there by putting a slug into his own head was not what I expected. The fact that after that Garrus went down to check he was actually dead and added a couple more to make sure just added to it. That was such a Garrus thing to do. So Bravo Bioware! You made a great game, with a great story that sucked you in and rather than the carrot of getting to the next level, you wanted to see what happened next. I have a far greater understanding now of why there was such an uproar at the end of ME3, even if I haven't gotten there yet, purely from the involvement and investment you have in the characters in ME1.
Luckily, I found that ME2 was on sale through Origin just before I completed ME1 and was able to pick it up for $10. Add another $10 to upgrade it to the digital deluxe copy which gives a few extras. I've played about 17 hours so far, picking up some of my crew (Garrus, Jack, Mordin, etc) but still have the rest to get. Also looking at getting some the extra DLC to flesh things out a bit as some of them have gotten really good reviews (The Shadow Broker DLC for example).
So all in all, the galaxy is still be slowly saved from The Collectors, I'm just not rushing headlong this time, taking things at a more measured pace instead.
