I haven't played any video games in a while, but I'm getting the itch again. Lots of good games coming out this year; LA Noire and Rage look like games that it'll be hard to not buy on or near their release date, but I'm looking for something to hold me over until then. As an RPG fan, I've always been intrigued of the Mass Effect games, so I'm thinking of playing one of them. From what I understand, both the games in the series so far are excellent, with 2nd one being the better of the two. So my question is, is it better to play them in order even if I don't have an Xbox 360 and won't be able to bring my character over? I prefer playing video games on my PS3 than on my PC, but I still enjoy gaming on a PC and won't mind playing Mass Effect 1 first if it's more enjoyable to play them in order.