Since everyone is saying mass effect, I'll say Assassin's Creed just that you will have a different opinion.
Mass effect is a good rpg, but isn't the best of his genre. The story is good, but far from being as well written as something like Planescape Tormen or Fallout 2. It's a big game, with lot of things to do, but there's rarely any sense of achievements doing them, so the game will probably last you between 15h and 20h. The second playtrough is only cool for a different ending, but the game doesn't change that much, except some of the dialog. The combat feel like a stripped Gears of Wars if you play it as a fighter. It can be fun if you have some spells, but it's nothing incredible. It's a good game, but it's far from being an outstanding rpg.
For Assassin's Creed. It's a shot game (10H) that can get repetitive before you even finish it. But it's an innovative game, with some really new elements. The stealth system is something new (working with the crowd instead of shadows), the combat system (rythmic combat) and the use of free roaming (free-running). While everything in there is imperfect, since it's new to the videogame media, it makes the game feel different from anything seen before. The story in Assassin's Creed is really well written to, but the end is disapointing, since you won't know what's going on before the next game.
I personnaly prefer Assassin's Creed, but yeah, you could rent it and finish it, but if you like the videogame for the medium it is, you must play it. Mass effect is a great game, but it's never revolutionnary, while you can get more valid play time from it, I still suggest you to play Assassin's Creed before.
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