I am not a big fan of mass effect; infact ive played the first one for maybe an hour and had a horrible time. I feel i havent given this game a chance, but i also am not to intrigued by the story or game play.
 
Please make your case whether to get this game for reasons you believe are true, or make an opposing argument. 
 
Thanks for the help Internet community. Go Giant Bombinians!

If you don't like it, then don't get it. We're not going to waste our time trying to convince you to get something which you have stated you have no interest. If you don't think you gave the first game a chance, then play and complete that before deciding whether or not you should get the second game. You can get it for dirt cheap now.

I have to agree with ShaggyChu.  These threads always turn into a clusterfuck, and if you have no interest in a game then you shouldn't feel like you have to care about it just because the general gaming community is teeming with excitement.  Save your money for something else.

The only thing I'll say is that the first hour of Mass Effect is not completely indicative of the whole game.  Once you get to the Citadel and into more of what makes it a great story/RPG, then Mass Effect really comes into its own.  Rent first maybe?

If you search through the ME2 forums on GB, I'm sure you'll find all the information you need to make up your mind. The fact that you aren't interested in the story and had a horrible time with the first game should really be enough to convince you to hang on to your money though.

I didn't like the first game that much, but I just have a feeling this game will have a better streamlined design than the first in a lot of ways.  What the first game was described to be and what it lived up to were two different things to me.  I've preordered the game, maybe I'm crazy.

The first few hours of Mass Effect 1 was all around the Citadel and was the slowest part of the game. Don't base the whole game off of the first little bit because it gets way more open and better as the game goes on. Not only that, but this game is apparently better in every way, well that's what all reviews unanimously say.

I couldn't get into ME1, but ME2 looks pretty damn good.  The gameplay looks really polished this time around, and the story and characters look great.  BUY IT.