Yes, Commander Shepard!

I must confess I was when I saw ME1 with a friend, a little put off about it because it looked to me at first glance like a first person shooter.
But I have to change my mind:
I love ME1!
Although I have the first part started very late to play, namely only 5 (!) Years after the appearance on the Xbox 360, but such games pearl set is not really dust.

History:
The story about Shepard and his Tean that must save the galaxy from the threat of invasion of the Reaper, is very credible, but this might be because the einzelenen figures were very well prepared and can cause a lot of interesting conversations with them.
More about Shepard will not reveal .;)
I still had the feeling that this story would be so feel "real".
The voltage curve rises higher and higher, leaving an emotional impact on me, like all the characters out and react accordingly.
Basically, you get the feeling, you would all dialogue and action scenes cut together, view an interactive feature film, thanks to the filmy Inszensierung!
Mostly I had to smile, because in the game use the security people a kind of PC Tablets as an input device, which was then still not with us in the market and many probably saw as a futuristic, which is now a reality. ;)
And the best part is that this is in this game, just the first in a trilogy.

Graphics:
The game is in 2007 and still looks very good.
Compared to Skyrim the game has much better made. The faces of different races and
People seem "real".
Light, époque details contribute that everything that happens in the game, very credible appear.
Sometimes there are muddy textures or short loading times, but well located on the console.
With a blur filter the scene settings get more visual depth and the figures look very lively and vivid from.
Shepard's appearance you can early in the game visually change according to personal taste, female and male.
The whole is original packaging in which you have to "restore profile data" his.
Planets and places are presented very varied and our spaceship, with which we fly through the galaxy.

Sound:
The music sounds in my opinion very chilling to exciting (positive sense) and matches the jeweilgen situation. My favorite music is in the Citadell: Quiet sounds, but they are not langweilg. ;)
Sounds are very good to colossally staged.
The votes have been well chosen very well to where I find that some speakers do their job too smooth or did not know how the scene would look like.
Because Shepard sounds partially bored and sometimes has the wrong tone on it.

Gameplay:
Yes, basically it is, what has fascinated me so ME1:
A very good mix of action and role-playing elements. One can at the beginning already first create its own look and choose what you want to be: soldier, guard, etc and where you come from (earth, colonist etc), which is then the run of play, that is, on the course of missions and character development exercises.
Due to the many dialogues obtained a very deep insight into the many characters and their opinions, which makes them seem very credible and genuine.
You can meet a lot of good and bad and neutral decisions that affect the gameplay:
Certain missions or jobs are thereby open up or deny a specific people or you will be friendly or unwilling.
There are many weapons and armor upgrades. But if one carries around with him too much, then you will be more difficult and slow, which I find annoying.
Before each mission you choose two team members who will accompany and protect their forces, in which one selects the appropriate skills and the companions execute them.
You can also let them make appropriate commands.
With the so-called talent points, one his own more damage or health improves (or jenach variety of the companions also) capabilities, such. As.
Despite these RPG elements ME1 still remains in the game flow and it's fun to defeat the enemies.
Very nice atmosphere and I find that to be between missions cutscenes that advance the story, performed what can affect the whole of a piece.
By the way you can go with the crew members a romance, which I think is very nice and the whole rounds.

Conclusion:
Although the game has under his belt already 5 years, it does not need to hide from the current series.
In my opinion, Mass Effect 1 is a perfect blend of exciting, believable story that skilfully combines action sequences and quiet RPG elements.
Due to the many decisions everyone "Shepard" players will be different and this will also affect the next two sequels.
My tip: The best way to play through more than once; with the female Shepard, the game is different "feel" than with the male and gives the dish a personal touch.