This is quite what I thought when I saw the screenshots of Puzzle Quest 2.
With so much to play I decided to put higher priority on the "short and easily digested" games, so now I am playing Modern Warfare 2. Haven't decided I want to play the controversial level or not..
Well that level wasn't optional when I played it. It's not really a big deal though, to be honest.
They really made it skipable. You both get a requester before loading the map, and also a menu option to skip it once the level have started. The problem however is that if you do skip it, you get no information whatsoever what happens, so the level after that comes out of the blue.
When I noticed you placed ME2 with the games you really liked, I specifically decided to not recommend ME1 to you in your thread. It's rare that people who love ME2 will like ME1, since both games are so different.Mass Effect 1 and Mask of the Betrayer…. both are quite painful to me at the moment (but it bothered me I haven't finished them).