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There is only one thing wrong with this game, and I am here to inform you of it before you decide to purchase this product. "But only one thing wrong with it? How could you give it three stars?" Because it is the most important part of any game: the controls. If you want someone drooling all over this game and praising it to the high heavens, so you can justify wasting 30 dollars on this game, there are other reviews out there doing so. You won't find that here. And look, I am a "verified purchaser". Nintendo got my money. What more do you want, fanboys? Pros: + The graphics are the best I've seen yet on the 3DS. + There is so much content, meaning unlockables and modes. Cons: - The controls are uncomfortable to say the least. There is no possible control scheme out of the box that is remotely perfect. If you use the default setup of using the touchscreen to aim, your left hand will cramp because you have your left index finger bent the whole ti...

Duty-and-spoiler-free Until the face import problems are fixed, this will stay a 1-star review. I will amend this review if and/or when it does get fixed. Edit: I couldn't wait for the patch any longer, so I decided to play this game with face-problems intact. I used a third-party website and screenshots of my Shepard from ME2 to try to recreate my Shepard's face as well as I could. The dissimilarities between my ME1/ME2 and ME3 Shepard were jarring at first, but after a few hours, I had adjusted to my modified Shepard. Face-import problems aside, this is the best game in the series. Pros: + More environmental variety. ME2 was largely an indoor game, with only a few outdoor environments. There is more balance this time. + Better level design. ME3 is a nice balance of ME1's semi-nonlinear levels and ME2's largely linear levels. There is also more topographical variety, meaning that you will not simply be walking on flat surfaces. You will also be on rock...