Yeah it's my first time going through the series. Ill be honest in saying that I definitely rushed through ME1 (poor wrex was shot by Ashley) The combat, graphics, and frame rate just felt so dated. Still enjoyed the story and characters though. However when I fired up mass effect 2 - what a difference! Graphics actually still hold up pretty well, and the combat feels so much better. Been taking my time in mass effect 2 doing all loyalty missions and side quests and can't get enough. Character cast is outstanding