  Mass Effect universe 'as rich as Lord of the Rings, Star Wars'
- film screenwriter  Mark Protosevich explains why Mass Effect's
a perfect fit for the big screen  Games don't have a great
history of being translated to the big screen, but Mass Effect
movie screenwriter Mark Protosevich says the depth of the
franchise's universe makes it an ideal candidate for the movie
treatment.   Speaking at a Mass Effect ComicCon panel (which you
can watch in the movie below), Protosevich said it's easy to be
"seduced" by the visual strength and exciting gameplay of games,
but that those elements can mask a lack of depth.  "I've been
offered various games over the years and initially they can be
very attractive, like a very attractive girl, but when you then
sit down and talk with them, you might not necessarily find a
lot of depth of character there.  "In the early days, there was
this attraction to the idea of let's try to recreate this
experience of it looks like this, it feels like this in a game,
instead of really pa