Mass Effect 1 & 2: News, Walkthrough, and Screenshots

I just read a blog post from Gamepro. The writer compares Mass Effect to Star Wars. Here’s what he said:

Mass Effect isn’t exactly hardcore in either aspect of the games raw gameplay or typical RPG inventory usage. Instead, Mass Effect is built on dialogue, story, imaginitive characters and the games most impressive feature of all, it’s enviornments, which might I add, are some of the best I’ve seen in any game for any system. You’ll notice a ton of influence from Star Wars but the guys at BioWare found a way to take a little/lot and make the most out of it. Intrguing is an understatement to describe Mass Effect. Once you start the game you’ll become engulfed in the scenery and the society of various extraterrestrial characters. It truly is a game that lets you escape into a whole new world. Mass Effect has opened my eyes to RPG’s and for that, I am thankful.

What do you make of the Star Wars comparisons. The Star Wars universe is so much more expansive and evolved. But is it possible that over the coming years, Mass Effect will be developed into somehting much larger. If they continue to make ME games, and movies… do I dare say it could have a similar following to that of Star Wars?