Mass Effect 3 - Most Important SCI FI Universe @ iO9

A website called iO9 has penned an editorial about why Mass Effect, and ME3, is the most important sci fi universe for this generation.

A quote about the different alien species in Mass Effect:

Sometimes there are a few aliens that look suspiciously similar to humans, save perhaps a few odd markings, ear shapes, or nose-ridges. True aliens, those with confusing cultures or bizarre rituals, are represented by a token character who acts as a stand in for the race (Spock, Worf, Quark). Not so in Mass Effect. Run around the Citadel and you'll be damned if you find more than two or three humans out of hundreds of citizens milling about, shopkeepers hocking their wares, and government officials eyeing you suspiciously. The entire government of the galaxy, known as the Council, is run by non-humans. The majority of characters on screen at any given time are alien. Being able to render any race with equal ease means that as a human, you truly feel like the minority species we are.

And a quote about why Mass Effect is important:

The reason is this: Mass Effect is the first blockbuster franchise in the postmodern era to directly confront a godless, meaningless universe indifferent to humanity. Amid the entertaining game play, the interspecies romance, and entertaining characters, cosmological questions about the value of existence influence every decision. The game is about justifying survival, not of mere intelligent life in the universe, the Reapers are that, but of a kind of intelligence. Therein the triple layered question – What value does galactic civilization bring to the universe; What value does humanity bring to galactic civilization, and What value do I bring to humanity – forces the player to recontextualize his or her participation in the experiment of existence.

Thanks to ItsFreakinJesus on the BSN ME3 forum for finding this.

In other ME3 news, Chris Priestley mentions in this thread at ME3 BSN forums that people should see the show The Walking Dead as it will have a trailer for ME3 at about 9 PM US Eastern time. For us in Europe, Bioware will put it up on their website just when the show is over. This means about 5 or 6 AM in Europe, maybe a little later.