(Hurray for images- I've missed them too)
In the past week I've barely looked at another console. I've spent a while in Defiance on my PC but I still made sure I went back to Mass Effect 3. Keep in mind this is a series that I bought the first game because I thought I "needed it". Tried it, didn't touch it again. My partner played number 1 later and then number 2, we have the special edition of at least one of them, I still didn't touch them (I should really check what's in it).
Speed forward to the present day with the release of ME3 and I didn't bother to buy it at all. I was done pretending I cared, I opted to save my money. Then something odd happened. My partner said "I want Mass Effect 3 on the Wii U, it has a mini map...etc" so we found a pristine condition second hand version (Yes, a used copy, that works perfectly well and yes Nintendo, you need to drop prices quicker)
He played it once it got into our hands (which is a whole other story with a lot of rigmarole) a week later I found him playing multiplayer. A person who plays strictly single player games unless he has to. He promised me it helped his normal game and it was actually really fun. A while later he completed the game.
At some point in this Sony gave me a free copy of ME3. I played half hour, I didn't go back, something to do with the game crashing on me, it sealed its' fate.
So, 1 week ago, he sat down with me, he put ME3 into the Wii U "forcing" me to play it. I propped up on the bed, held the game pad and off I went. It still had its' teething problems, my Wii U likes to crash when it feels its' being overworked and had an odd gamepad error the other day but I plodded into it.
I made my comic choices, thinking far too lightly of the topics they were asking me about. I didn't know that paragon was top and renegade was bottom and that renegade is absolutely always, almost, the wrong answer. I kept Kaiden, (sorry Ashley), I killed the rachni queen, I destroyed the research but I saved alot of team members in my choices (I assume all of them are alive in mine) and I got going.
I have now played 28 hours, discovered it's very much like a JRPG in the fact that you do a mission and you spend half hour running around your ship listening to conversations, you go to the citadel and hand in quests (and pick up 50 new ones thanks to Shepard's eavesdropping skill) and then you go and run around the solar systems collecting items and tricking reapers into almost catching you as you fly out the other side, and back in again, for fun.
It's very much like a VN. At one point I went on a date with Kaidan and friend zoned him, I went straight to Liara and friend zoned her and then I went on a lovey dovey trip with Garrus and told him I loved him, and I squeed, out loud and everything. 
I discovered that the Miiverse is delightful, especially for moments like "OMG Garrus isn't in the engine room" and also during a school mission I met up with Jack and posted this image 'below' of her. Someone popped up and stated that they didn't know she was in it, they want to go back and play it again to find her. I have to admit, I love Jack, she's highly amusing, almost as much as Edi.
My biggest surprise in the whole of this game is the fact that I don't hate the multiplayer either. I did 3 matches and they kinda sorta carried me along because I'm that bad at it but no one seemed to be bothered. They just picked me up and we got on with it. I added about 10% to my possible war assets. I'm assuming that the more areas you clear the more of your war assets come to aid you at the final turn.
Great idea. We need more of this in games because if I can avoid multiplayer, outside of MMO's, then I won't touch it.
So what didn't I like. I didn't like my choices. As the story unfolded I realized it was my fault I didn't do more research. I didn't understand the gravity of the situations and I didn't feel like the comic gave me enough insight into what I was actually picking because I wanted it to be over as soon as it started talking. It's a great asset for those choosing their previous choices but for a new person starting how could you even comprehend what your choices would do?
So, my solution, upon completing my current game I will be starting again from mass effect 1 on the PC, which I also own on steam. I will progress onto 2, and in preparation I have purchased mass effect 3 so when I finally get back there I can buy the citadel, kasumi's dlc for 2 and maybe the other dlc's if I feel like it. I do not know how it ends, I didn't read any of the articles when people started complaining, I do know that if you want to read a disappointing ending you should try the Labyrinth manga.
I love Mass Effect now and if you like visual novel outcomes and don't mind hard work I suggest you try it too.
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