Kia Purity wrote...
I guess I luckied out on the whiskey. o_O I randomly bought it when I saw the store, figuring that someone needed it (like Chawkas and her brandy...)
...go figure.
And gah, I feel like I need a game guide for Citadel's side quests. THIS FEELS LIKE THE FIRST GAME.
That's crazy. That's exactly why I bought it

I do have the guide if people have questions, I have been playing like nonstop, only briefly pausing for sleep.
My nonspoiler review so far:
I just stopped playing even though I knew I was near the end. Why? Because for the first time ever, I'm playing a game so amazing that I don't want it to end. I have said before that I have never cried while playing a video game and yet I have openly sobbed three times during my playthrough, and been near tears 3 or 4 more times. Yet a minute later, I am cracking up because one of my crew just said something hilarious. Everything and everyone important has been weaved so well into the plot, it is just so perfect. The characters I most love, I feel closer to more than ever before. Literally, my only complaint is the sometimes wonky facial animations, but the story is so well done that you could have 8 bit characters and I'd still feel the same.
And Shepard? I have never felt closer to a main character's story, I feel these emotions and a minute later she is on screen showing the exact same emotions as me. I have waited for this moment when I'd finally see Shep's vulnerability, and this game does it so well. I don't even need the dialogue choices cause she is feeling the exact same way I am feeling.
And I have to talk about the romance. The best part of the romance with Kaidan is actually before he comes onto your squad so soak it up in all it's glory (there's a moment that totally reminded me of this thread, but I won't spoil it until everyone has played). I'm not saying it's bad after that, there's just focus on other characters later on. That said his date scene and the night before scene (OMG, I was crying it was so beautiful) are just awesome, especially if you romanced him before. It just feels so real, like you both have been waiting for each other and... (I'm tearing up again

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In fact, after the scene with Kaidan was when I stopped, I just don't want it to end. I just don't.