Mass Effect - Podcast @ 1Up

1Up's latest podcast has a bit on Mass Effect:

Join the 1UP editors as they talk Mass Effect. Find out how choosing your character's origins affects the story, and more details about combat, enemy AI, weapon skills, and much more. It's all in the 10/05 podcast (~19:45 in).

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It sounds like they found the game pretty fun. They talked about it not being too actiony and one of them was concerned that it wasn't turn-based. Apparently, the other guys were of the opinion that it doesn't take away from the game that it isn't and found it really plays like a role-playing game right from the start. Well, let's hope so.