I'm on the PS3 and am thinking of picking up a new game to pass the time until the next Elder Scrolls installment. I'm stuck deciding between Red Dead Redemption and Mass Effect 2. Thoughts?

Have you played Mass Effect 1?

Red Dead for sure bro.

Nope...as a PS3 gamer, I wasn't graced with its presense. It's one of the things holding me back a little actually.

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Hmm, I would say ME2, but since you haven't played the first it may not be as good as it could be. I didn't really like Red Dead that much, do you want something more rpg or action oriented?

Interesting. I'm hoping you didn't make it. Because thats taking a joke too far. Something I never do, never.

Red Dead any way. You'll probably get more time out of it.

I personally have found that neither of them has given me much incentive to replay. Oh, ME2 might give you branching options, but I can't be bothered. If you want to be tided over for another nine and a half months then you're going to need something a little more substantial. Might I suggest Borderlands, or Assassin's Creed Brotherhood? Both have excellent multiplayer.

I would do Red Dead first and then after about a month maybe of playing it trade and or buy ME2. Then after that go find another game to hold you off for a month. IMO there isn't a single game that has been able to hold me over for months at a time since Morrowind.

Instead of getting one Big game, get like 5 or 6 used games bro.

I gotta highly reccomend Little Big Planet/

mass effect 2 is boring go with red dead redemption

ME2 is epic, RDR is open. Depends on what you want more. Lack of knowledge about ME1 is not a problem with the PS3 version, though. Just remember to replace "all life" with "all advanced life" when it's said in the opening comic. You'll know it when you see it.