It could especially work well with the Modern Warfare game model. Not to copy them or anything, but wouldn't it be awesome to have an FPS set in the ME universe, where you play several different characters experiencing first contact with an alien race? The roles could be a Colonial Marine who becomes a war icon, a scientist trying to figure out how to defeat the Turians and a Cerberus Agent, the Alliance's new "black ops" division, tasked with trying to bring the war to an end by any means neccessary.
It could start out with a prologue; you play a colonist on Mars, about to start his day and getting told that his team will excavate sector 42G that day. In a vehicle section, you fly or drive a Mako (ha ha) to the site and uncover the Prothean Ruins. You explore them, and discover mass effect.
After an introduction, could be in the form of a CNN broadcast, that explains the next few years of studying the ruins, building some new ships, and finally humanities discovery of the mass relays, the expansion of colonies, and the upcoming mission to open Relay 314. You then take the role of a lead scientist approaching and boarding the Mass Relay for the first time. It could be a really creepy Dead Space vibe, walking through pitch black corridors, illuminated by small blue lights etc. and... then nothing.
Your team reaches the central command hub and using the deciphered Prothean hyroglyphs (or something) from Mars, the Relay is activated. Moments later several turian crusiers pull through and obliterate the science team's ships, this could be the first actual shooting part of the game. Armed with a handgun, you need to get back to your docked shuttle and send a distress signal to Alliance HQ. You fight your way through and just before you can send the signal you are taken prisoner. Fortunately one small ship escapes to warn the Alliance.
Cut to the Alliance announcing First Contact... and they are hostile. You then take on the role of a young potential marine, Tadius Ahern, through boot camp (you know, the usual FPS fare) and eventually sent to recover a data module with tons of info on Earth that is lost in Turian space. As soon as you arrive on the planet where the module is however, the Turians attack and you're forced to fight for survival. You manage to push the ground forces back and recover the module, while holding off them off until evac arrives.
You're awarded a medal of honor and become a war hero. After you're given your medal you switch to another character; a newly appointed Cerberus Agent, and told that using covert tactics, your mission is to stop the war before it becomes something bigger. I dunno how this is accomplished, maybe you sneak aboard a turian cruiser and sabotage it, get info or something, I dont know. Maybe you get info that they are planning to attack Shanxi.
Back as Tadius, you are given charge of a squad and sent to Shanxi to stop the invasion. On the way there your ships are attacked and a massive space battle ensues. Several ships are destroyed and you lose some friends etc but the Turians are all destroyed in a tense close quarters engagement.
Back as the Cerberus Agent, you are told that the Turians have a human scientist hostage, and you need to go and free him. A bit less covert, and more full on assault, you board the ship and with your team, you make your way to the holding cells...
Perhaps as the Scientist from the start of the game, you are interrogated by some Turians and this is where you are given the voice-recognition module and can then converse with them. They tell you that humans are violating Council Law etc etc but before you can arrange negotiations, the ship is attacked and boarded by Alliance Forces and the Scientist is freed during an intense rescue mission.
As Tadius you arrive on Shanxi just as the Turians arrive in orbit, they send down shuttles of ground forces and you're involved in a huge ruined city battle. After a long fight, the Turians pull back and seemingly leave... until you realise they are preparing to bomb the planet from orbit.
As the Scientist you tell the Cerberus Agent that this whole thing is a misunderstanding and the two of you race to get word to Alliance HQ. You hear about Shanxi and the Cerberus Agent sneaks onto the planet. There, you fight through the Turian remnants and reach General Williams. He agrees to surrender the planet to give the humans left a chance. As the Scientist you return to Arcturus Station and plead your case. Unfortunately the admirals dont believe you and throw you in the brig. Admiral Drescher gathers a large force and heads to Shanxi to begin the war.
As it's all about to blow up into full on galactic war, when all seems lost, the Council intervenes and war is averted.
Could be cool.
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