After being ordered on shore leave, Shepard finds himself a guest at a Sushi Restaurant with Joker, only to have his leave cut short. A cult has cornered you in this restaurant defenceless and without any weapons (other than tech abilities or biotics, if your Shepard falls within that class) and your only choice? Use Joker as bait.
Following the rabbit down the hole, Shepard runs into old friends along the way and asks for their help. After infiltrating a casino (while doing a bit of gambling) to track down a man who knows the leader of this cult and then finally discovering their identity. And from this fan's perspective, it is quite jaw dropping.
With the entire cast coming back for this DLC, you'll find yourself with a set of brand new weapons and even a return with some older ones (such as the classic rifle from the first game, which needs no thermal clips but requires you to furiously tap X in order to cool it down) and even something much more rare in the Mass Effect series: a mass of jokes. Mark Meer (Shepard) mocking himself of how he sounded in the first game "Seriously, did I sound like that? I SHOULD go. *I* should go. I should GO." to everyone mocking him about destroying the Sushi bar and more.
And even some fan services made it in the DLC, such as James Vega hooking up with Ashley, Kasumi appearing mysteriously behind Jacob and commenting on his bum, Grunt having fun telling people "NO" for people trying to get into Shepard's party and much, much more.
The gameplay is just as great as it ever was, the voice acting was truly great and don't worry if some of your crew never made it, you'll still get to hear from them at least, especially Mordin, to which he leaves you a whole bunch of his musical talents. With many more mini missions to have with all your crew mates, meet ups in your apartment and so much more, the last DLC offers so much to fans.
In the words of a fellow fan: "Bioware has done so much for the fans and this DLC has been one of the best I've ever seen. It finally gave me a chance to put down Mass Effect 3 and spending time with the old and new characters have put me at peace. Enough to smile, let Mass Effect go and say 'thank you Bioware for one of the best games I have ever played.'"
In my own words, I have enjoyed Mass Effect since I first saw the E3 trailer when I bought my first ever Xbox 360 and I am truly thankful to have a brilliant series finally have the send off it deserves, even past all the horrible things that have been placed upon it in the last year.
In the end, the lore and worlds of Mass Effect will still be around for years to come.
Out of 10, I give the Citadel DLC an 9/10
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