PAX 2007: Mass Effect is disappointing, but nice looking

Watching the first 20 minutes of Mass Effect played by a BioWare representative, one couldn’t help but be reminded of a the ventriloquist seen on America’s Got Talent a few nights ago.

Now, the thing about Mass Effect is that it seemed, more or less, like a ventriloquist’s dummy. Of course, it was a very nice-modeled, well-rendered dummy with nice textures, but nothing more. The game, much like Pinocchio, lacks life.