The Like/Hate Thread

[Belle Hibiki]

When you get right down to it, Mass Effect does not have a long main campaign. There are about 8 major points:

-> Land on Eden Prime. Kill dudes.
-> Citadel. Go to council. Go to Chora's. Kill sins. Go to med clinic. Go to C-Sec. Go to Chora's. Save Tali. Go back to council.
-> Save Liara
-> Bio-wtf planet
-> Ice planet
-> The very fucking annoying raid on the Krogan base, which is only as aggravating as it is because of the extremely long and boring vehicle section(s).
-> Citadel. Watch black dude punch out white dude for comedy. AND THEN
-> Lost Prothean planet... leading back to the Citadel and the final confrontation.

Most of these can be done in under an hour if you've done it before and skip the dialogue. Eden Prime and the first Citadel can each be done in under half an hour easily.

Of course, if you do this, you miss about like 90% of the game and the little mini-storylines you can find by traveling to random planets. But, as far as the main campaign goes, finishing it in under 6 hours is definitely doable.