Despite the vocal opposition from the game's fanbase about Mass Effect 3's ending, we still find the world within this ambitious space opera to be one of the very best ever conceived in the video game medium.

Whether you like your science fiction to be more character focused and intimate, or whether you want it to feature lots of aliens, space ships and epic battles, Mass Effect has created a game with something for everybody. Through Commander Shepard, your avatar in this complex world, you meet alien races with their own unique cultures, go to planets with landscapes unknown to our world, uncover vast political plots which could mean the end of the universe, and still end up with the girl (or guy). The series pushes boundaries in nearly every way, so much so that it has opened doors to explore its intricacies and characters in movies and comics.

Regardless of the medium, Mass Effect's universe is one of sci-fi's best.