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I like Mass Effect 2, but I'm the weird person that prefers the original (and never played ME3 because F origin.) I generally eschew media that narrow the scope of their predecessors, and ME2 is nothing but a big recruitment drive. The story felt stilted and implausible to me, because we have to perform this one super important mission, and the clock is supposedly ticking, but hey, can we detour across the galaxy to do a personal favor for every single member on the team? Anecdotally from memory, there's something like 30 missions in the game and only 4 of them are about the main story. The rest are about locating or "hardening" members of your crew. And I prefer games that don't have limited ammunition. Let's sneak that in there, too.

As for Life is Strange, I shouldn't be surprised to find it high on your list given your writing style and also why you liked ME2. Chloe is awesome, even if there are moments where you want to strangle her for her stupidity. (C'mon, let's go swimming!) The final choice in the game is terrible in how it doesn't allow for any middle ground. Even if the story isn't as fundamentally powerful or brutal, I enjoyed the experience of BTS more because Max is a supremely wishy-washy character, because I get to learn more about characters I already know, and maybe perhaps because without the trappings of time-bending mechanics, the permanence of your choices is more meaningful. Rachel is also a much better foil for Chloe, and it's amusing to see her have to play the straight man.

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