[360] Mass Effect 2 - Skills would do a romance sub-plot but he has work in the morning

Currently playing ME2. Only just finished the first mission.

(Early) spoiler regarding Shepard:

Spoiler:

He/she indeed dies. Right in the opening cutscenes. You still end up playing as him/her because of SCIENCE

Game mechanics:
- It seems like they took out the inventory system COMPLETELY.
- No more infinite ammo. Well, technically you do, but now there's thermal clips which basically work like ammo clips. Enemies drop them.
- Ammo types (incendiary, etc) are now character stat upgrades, not weapon upgrades. (Why?????)
- Enemy closets. Lots of them.
- Am I still playing an RPG?

On the plus side, navigating the galaxy is considerably more interesting. Haven't tried planetary exploration yet.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

There's doors you can't open. Once you trigger an enemy encounter, those doors periodically let reinforcements through.

More details:
- MAKO is completely gone. In fact there's NO planetary exploration, you either land on a planet for a mission (in a defined perimeter) or you launch "probes" to harvest minerals right on the planet scanning screen.
- Scanning mineral deposits on planets is a huge pain in the ass ARGHAHGAHSG
- My memory of the original ME is rather fuzzy, but I think the missions are a lot more scripted now, with lots of objective updates and checkpoints in between. It almost feels like... Gears of War.

One major improvement: You now get personal messages from various characters you interact with throughout the game, updating you about their status and providing closure after missions and sidequests. It's a great touch and really immerses you in the story.

There's nowhere I can't reach.