With Mass Effect: Andromeda arriving next month, we look back at the groundbreaking Mass Effect trilogy…

This article first appeared atDen of Geek UK.

Spoilers lie ahead for the Mass Effect trilogy.

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The genius of the original trilogy is that it made Shepards concerns our own.

The implementation ofMass Effects system of moral choices is far from perfect.

When it works, however, the pay-off is tremendous.

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Shepards personality, however you choose to shape it, is conveyed brilliantly.

As for the supporting characters, its hard to know where to begin.

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Your potential lovers have their own problems to contend with.

Speaking of which, the overarching plot is quite enough to keep you coming back for more.

Hope, however, springs eternal.

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Our next stop is Andromeda.

This is Commander Shepard, signing off.

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