My current fix

Well, in between my school work (which takes up a far amount of my time currently) and my other activities; I've been playing Mass Effect. I was originally going to start out with the new game, Mass Effect 2. But a friend warned me off that, and insisted that I had to play the first one first. My review so far is that the dialogue is some of the best I've seen. The game looks pretty good too. Not bad for a game that's close to 3 years old now. The combat is fun and interesting, and even the side missions are compelling. So far I'm having a great time playing this game, and I can't wait to start Mass Effect 2.