The game looks pretty amazing! I, for one, can't wait to see the proper beginning. If you didn't know, Shepard is on trial on Earth for his actions in the last DLC mission in Mass Effect 2. If you wanna know more, look up "Arrival" on the Mass Effect Wikia (It's as easy as Google). As a sidenote, notice that an inventory screen is missing from the start menu just like in Mass Effect 2. A return to the RPG elements of the first game? Let's hold our judgments for later. Plus, would it be too much to say this reminds me of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"? It's the long awaited ending of a popular series, and everything is crashing down. Deaths of popular characters...return of old characters...finally confronting the villain of the series...secrets made known...it all ends here.
Mass Effect 3 will end your world on March 6th, just a few weeks away.