Mass Effect - "the" Xbox360 title to get

[GoodKingJayIII]

but the dialogue is just really bad the 2nd time through (wasn't that great the first time).

I don't really agree with that, but YMMV as always. I like the voice actors quite a bit; I think this game is a big step up in terms of VG acting. Sure it's not perfect, and not everyone is great (I'm lookin' at you, Marina Sirtis), but it's still very good, and far and away better than anything else I've played with this kind of cast.

I'm in the middle of a Game+ mode and I'm having a great time. I thought I'd get bored playing my soldier again, but I love playing with the different weapon types and upgrade combos. I also started an adept, solely for the purpose of getting the Singularity achievement so I can play a Vanguard with Shotgun + Singularity.

 

[Enforcer]

I've found the dialog to still be great the 2nd time through. Of course, playing as a Renegade instead of a Paragon keeps things fresh.

 

[Vocenoctum]

I've been trying to play a 2nd game, but I Just can't get into it again. The gameplay is fun, but the dialogue is just really bad the 2nd time through (wasn't that great the first time). You can hit X to try to get them to shut up, but sometimes you hit it too much and you answer instead.

I dunno, maybe it's just me, out of all the NPCs in the game, including ones not in your party, I only like Captain Anderson and the chick in the enviromental suit.

For me, I generally do these games the same way:
!) I play the game for a couple hours to get the hang of it, then restart with what I learned to make a character I want to play.
2) I play that character through, focusing on main plot and interesting sideplots that present themselves to me.
3) I make another character and fill in all the details of the game, most sideplots and such.

So, dialogue wasn't bad 3rd time, since I hadn't experienced it all. The "x = option" thing irritated me though, yeah.

I liked Wrex, but he didn't get enough dialogue. Tali was my favorite. Both humans had some depth, but neither interested me a whole lot, and Liara didn't seem like more than a blue love-interest. Gareth seemed fun, but not a lot of depth and he kept dying so I didn't use him.

Still a fun game.

 

[Vocenoctum]

Though of course, the promised DLC would have made it replayable...

I've gotten a lot of use out of Assassins Creed though, so no worries.

 

[Neo]

i mostly party with the turian and Ashley 9his aimed love interest), and my main character is a tony stark look-alike infiltrator.

i was a bit thrown by Liara when I first bothered to go get her 9around level 19), as no sooner was she on ym ship then ashley was saying the scuttlebutt was I was interested on her and Liara was all but confessing her undying love for me and i hadnt even spoken to her... i was left thinking the dialogue for her was a bit rushed and directed.

Anyway by the second developing conversation with her i was able to tell her i liked Ashley instead and that i only wanted to be friends with her (ooo what a cringe worthy cliche).

I have to say i am enjoying this game immensely plus it seems to have a heap of potential for a possible pnp RPG as well as a good basis for an MMO imho.

 

[GoodKingJayIII]

Though of course, the promised DLC would have made it replayable...

The DLC would've been a nice bonus, but it's not really necessary. The game has a lot of replay value as far as I'm concerned. There are 6 classes that each play differently from each other, not to mention the ally and hardcore/insanity achievements. All that has kept me coming back to the game.

I beat my second runthrough on Sunday and have started a game with an Adept and a shotgun. Still terribly hooked on this game, though I've slowed down a lot since getting into Oblivion and Super Mario Galaxy as well.

 

[takyris]

I believe the company is on record as stating that DLC will happen.

 

[GoodKingJayIII]

I believe the company is on record as stating that DLC will happen.

Oh yeah, I figured DLC was coming down the line, it's just not something I need two months out. Others might feel differently, but I'm having great fun with the basic game.

 

[Vocenoctum]

I believe the company is on record as stating that DLC will happen.

I believe the original record was DLC by end of 07. I think that was before the buyout and probably invalidated, but that was the last I heard of it from last year.

 

[stonegod]

Just finished getting Extreme Power Gamer on my 5th run through (Female Shepard Paragon Adept---Singularity FTW). Funny thing is, I still found new things going through the game (doing the planets in different order and mixing up my party since I already has the Ally achievements). Definitely a fun time.