If you have not played, or have no interest in, the Mass Effect series...get out of this review. Really. Run. Go outside and do whatever it is people do when they don't play video games.
Now that the boring people are gone (just kidding, favorite reader of ours who just got a new kitten)...I can continue. Mass Effect: Redemption falls...Oh! SPOILERS FOR THE BEGINNING OF MASS EFFECT 2 AND SOME OF THE GAME ITSELF. There. Now I cannot be sued or flamed by the internet.
Ahem. This graphic novel continues from where we left off after Shepard dies, but before she is resurrected by Cereberus. I chose to romance Liara in all of my Mass Effect games so I found the story of how Kate Shepard's girlfriend goes to such lengths to rescue her body from the Collectors touching. If you didn't romance Liara, I guess you can be touched by how your BFF Liara saves you?
Liara tells you in ME2 the overview of how she came to rescue your body and bring you to Cereberus so if reading video game graphic novels or books is not your thing, you can probably skip this. If, however, you enjoy the universes Bioware creates...pick this up. It'll be good to see our girl, Liara, kicking some ass on her own.
Post script to the review: On my first playthrough, I was quite mad at Liara for not coming with me after my Shepard met her on Ilium. I mean, we really had something...you know? The Liar of the Shadow Broker helped a little, I'll admit. This graphic novel, though, really makes you appreciate what Liara did for you...and maybe why she's too hurt and set on revenging Feron to come with you at first on Ilium. Read this if you want to not be mad at your best girl.
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