Mass Effect 2

Only by losing everything completely do we gain freedom.
What's the point of this epigraph? There isn't one, I just like it.
I chose my next biography – a native of Earth and an orphan, the only survivor of one of the operations.
I helped everyone and did good deeds, and thankfully, there weren't any particularly difficult choices in the game. Because of this, I managed to meet many familiar faces in the second part.
I liked Ashley, and her excessive xenophobia was easily reduced to moderate thanks to one successful line. I even wanted to flirt with her, and that's why I left Kaiden at the Citadel (although, to be honest, I hoped that with active help to his squad during the mission, he would still be saved), but Mass Effect has a tricky romance system – if you say one careless line to one of the girls, then the branches with the others are closed, and that's it. The same applies to the second part. I must say, I really didn't like this detail.
Garrus – a desperate policeman who believes that justice must prevail at any cost; I simply couldn't help but like such a character.
Liara – the modest teenage girl aroused some sympathy in me, and as a result of those very careless lines, I had to "be friends" with her. Fortunately, the romance with her is quite pleasant, and I liked it more than not.
-Shepard.
-inRex. I liked his phlegmatic view of problems and the world in general, and that's about it.
I liked Tali. More than in the second part. She hadn't yet lost her modesty and inexperience; later, she's not the same.
Kaiden is an awfully bland character. Nevertheless, I still felt sorry for leaving him to certain death.
The second part:
At first, I was very afraid that it would start with some terrible and stupid nonsense like "Cerberus is actually good, they're just...". Here, I wholeheartedly praise BioWare – they didn't whitewash Cerberus; they simply presented it as the lesser evil.
Jacob. I immediately understood that we would become friends – a simple guy trying to improve the world as much as he can.
Miranda. A person who is always expected to do a lot, because he must be the best, and everyone else doesn't care about him. She evoked sympathy, and I even considered cheating on Liara with her, but because of the damn romance system (see above), I couldn't do it.
Archangel. When I heard that he and his squad were harming criminals, I liked him. When I learned that a bounty was placed on him, I became extremely fond of him. But when I learned that three mercenary groups had united against him, a recruitment drive was underway for freelance mercenaries, and the freelancers were being reassured with phrases like, "He's been holding out for a day, so he might start missing," I realized that he was my ideal. And when someone mentioned him in my presence, that he was a Turian, I immediately thought: "I knew a Turian who strove to restore justice by any means." And yes, it was him. In short, to paraphrase, I'll say – if in the first part, I just liked Garrus, then in the second part, I liked him immensely although later, I was terribly annoyed that he was always calibrating his weapons.
Mordin. I liked his manner of speech, his constant tendency to analyze, and the presence of moral principles combined with an awareness of the need to act harshly when necessary. "Trying to determine how sub-dermal itching has infiltrated the Normandy. Transmitted sexually. Only spread by varren. The conclusions are unpleasant."
Jack. This time, fate decreed that I was supposed to have a romance with her. But this time, I preferred to refuse and wait for the third part, hoping that Liara would be returned to me there. A killer-psychopath who is, at heart, just a little girl who is afraid of everything? What could be more dangerous and unpleasant, ugh. I hate villains who whine and start justifying their evil nature. It's not me, it's all them! It's not my fault! Damn, she's just a bitch.
Thane. A pleasant drell, although I didn't like his certain irresponsibility and detachment (I'm talking about his work).
Samara. She brings good and justice. Period. Although, I liked that she remembered Nyala (or whatever her name was).
Tali. A pleasant girl, but nothing more.
Grunt. The perfect Krogan warrior. Period.
I worried about the companions, about each of them, although I did everything competently and methodically, to be absolutely sure of their complete survival. I even saved the secretary and the doctor. By the way, I also liked the secretary, and I even wanted to try flirting with her, but then I changed my mind, hoping for a more opportune moment. Yeah, right.
I blew up the Collectors' base (well, I can't call them Collectors), because I'm even afraid to imagine how Cerberus would have used the power they obtained. In the end, I calmly told the Reaper that I did exactly what I was resurrected for – I stopped the Collectors. I don't know if he understood me.
I liked the cinematic quality in both parts. It's really beautiful, although sometimes it reminds me too much of a movie. The final scene, where the Reaper disconnects from the body that was considered the main one, evoked a pleasant-anxious feeling.
That's all.