This is the moment where I knew that video games are high art. The way the scene was shot, the music blending perfectly into it, and the Normandy being kept in the shadows giving the feeling of "No...Fucking...Way...". I seriously did not expect a scene simply showing a space ship to make me cry and I wasn't even a sci-fi fan at the time!
Soul of the crew? Edi plugged in aside...the Normady is a part of the crew...she's helped save the galaxy...and her younger sister (SR2) proved that any ship nammed Normady will help get the job done
IM: "I've approved a special lighting setup for the SR-2 space dock." Miranda: "But sir... that's a significant amount of credits. There is no practical purpose..." IM: "Take my word for it - it'll be worth it."
There's not a single moment in video game history that makes me shiver and get goosebumps all over like this one (except for when ending of ME2, when the Normandy flew away from the explosion, and then Reaper fleet arrived). Freaking epic Normandy.
When I started Mass Effect 2 I was afraid a lot of the crewmembers of ME1 would not be there. Same for the Normandy. During this scene I was like "F*CK YEAH!"
The Illusive Man truly believed Shepard would make decisions in the favor of humanity, and trusted in him. However, his agendas for the supremacy of humanity were separate from it's salvation from the reapers, which is why he let Shepard do his thing with minimal intervention (although a lot of oversight).
All these years later this scene still stirs my heart! As a child I dreamed of commanding an interstellar space cruiser. To be able to live and walk through its corridors, interact with the crew and go on heroic missions. This game allowed me to live that dream.
This ship, to me at least, ranks up there with the Enterprise and the Serenity insofar as recognition. The Normandy should have a special place in every scifi nerd's heart as one of the greatest starships of all time. I am not ashamed to admit that I cried when the original was destroyed, and when this one was revealed. Something neither of the previous two ships mentioned can claim.
no, a legend is REBORN! This ship is so awesome it has its own theme music. The enterprise has nothing on this baby. She is as much a part of the crew as any of the members, she is the glue that holds it all together... and she is back and better than ever! It is more than just a ship, it is your sanctuary and shelter from the storm. Im so glad Cerberus rebuilt her.
when I started playing ME2 for the first time and saw Sr1 getting blown up, I was like FUCK YOU BIOWARE, then this cutsceen stars on my screen. When it ended, I stood up from my chair raised my hands and started screaming FUCK YEAHHHHHH! It has been 2 years since that moment, this cutsceen always leaves me with my mouth hanging sorry for bad england
Like many others, I got a little* choked up at this scene the first** time I saw it. After the sick gut punch of the first 10 minutes of the game - losing the Normandy - bringing Shepard back from the dead, losing track of all the original crew - this - oh yes, THIS... Sometimes I watch this and some cynical part of my mind is cursing Bioware for being so damn good at being manipulative bastards with my emotions. Then I STOMP on that little bastard cynic until it shuts up. You know what this reminds me of? And in no way am I calling this a rip-off. It IS it's own thing. But the feeling it evokes is VERY similar. The end of Star Trek IV. After all the heartbreak of losing Spock and the destruction of the original Enterprise, they've spent pretty much a movie and a half without a place to call home. You think they're going to never have a ship like the Enterprise again - and it looks like the shuttle is headed for the Excelsior. Then they crest over the saucer of the Excelsior and you see her... NCC-1701-A. Enterprise. I saw that the first weekend live in the theaters. The studio had done a damn fine job of keeping this little secret under wraps. NO ONE knew about this! And I was in a theater with a bunch of my friends in the local Sci-Fi and anime fan clubs making up at least half the theater audience. The cheers and applause were DEAFENING! And not a dry eye in the house!! Kirk: "My friends... We've come home." To have a VIDEOGAME pull THAT same type of FEELS. Yeah. Don't goddamn tell me that Videogames aren't ART!! (*Okay - A LOT) (** Every damn time)
I have to agree with you about ST:IV since even though you know the actors are acting, they do such a good job when they see the Enterprise A that it makes you wonder for just a second if they themselves had been kept in the dark about it.
7 years ago I cried during this scene of happiness seeing my ship again... A couple of days ago I cried during a short Andromeda play-through, realizing how horrible it is and that The Mass Effect saga is indeed over and done.
Watching this scene, gives me goosebumps even as I'm typing. After so many hours, after so many epic feelings and experiences through the original game and after going through the horror of watching the Normandy get destroyed.. This scene is just.. yeah, I can't explain it. It's like someone returned a lost piece of my soul to me.
I remember seeing it all those years ago. That was the moment I knew I was up for another long, awesome adventure. Mass Effect Trilogy is still the best gaming experience of my life, will be stuck in my head forever.
I remember this scene from my first playthrough in 2011. At that time i didn't know Mass Effect very well and Mass Effect 1 wasn't available on PS3, so I started ME2 without knowing the first one. I saw this scene and I honestly didn't felt anything. In 2014 I played ME1 finally and replayed the second and...what can I say...one of the biggest goosebump moments in my life and a lot more to follow. What an incredible game series!
They truly managed to make players see the ship as a character in the game and also as a beloved friend and companion. So this scene is akin to realizing that the friend you thought dead has been resurrected. I love Mass Effect so much.
I remember not being sold on ME2 yet up until this point, but as soon as this scene started playing and the lights started coming on around the ship...... I knew I was home. THIS is how I choose to remember Mass Effect, for its amazing moments like this
I was chilled and filled with emotion and joy when I saw this. Seriously the whole mass effect series impacted me so much emotionally that will live inside me even after death.
There's some icons out there, the Millennium Falcon, The Enterprise, Galactica, Serenity and newly the Rocinante.... The Normandy though it's up there.
Bioware writers are amazing because they made the Normandy herself an ACTUAL character not just a ship.
Its just like the enterprise in old trek she was the most important character in the show
A rare thing nowadays, a story that grabs you like this, better than any movie!
As I am French, it is funny, because our most famous ocean liner, was called "Normandie" :)
@@Condor-uc2lw The Millenium Falcon of Mass Effect.
@@marccolas7531 Well per Systems Alliance conventions, SR1 and SR2 are named after the Normandy Landings in WWII.
"I guess we'll have to give her a name"
All aboard the SSV We'll Bang Okay
Spacey Mac SpaceFace
If SSV was upside down with the Normandy it would spell.....Well you know.
no its the ssv daddy issues.
this has been settled
@@thegeth4293 In some cases it's mommy issues.
SSV I Should Go SR1
The one scene in ME2 that made me squeal like a little girl.
like me when I met tali at the first mission?
+Jakomi of the Rose I nearly cried when I saw the Normandy again.
+TicTacMage (DefiantFrost) exactly and that epic music in that scene makes it perfect, i want normandy right now!
The entire first act made me squeal so much, i think the dolphins at the local zoo bled to death
А как же сцена встречи с Гаррусом?
I get chills down my spine every single time I play through this scene, such a beautiful ship
Yeah. Pure goosebumps.
Kneel before the most badass space ship in the history of videogame.
yeah. coolest capital ship is the UNSC Infinity though. man that thing packs a punch.
@@jenshep1720 Infinity doesn't have fish tank
@@DartLuke how do you know? we never got to see the captains cabin...
@@jenshep1720 and this is second reason. Master Chief isn't captain of Infinity
@@DartLuke do you want him to be, or why is that important?
This is the moment where I knew that video games are high art. The way the scene was shot, the music blending perfectly into it, and the Normandy being kept in the shadows giving the feeling of "No...Fucking...Way...". I seriously did not expect a scene simply showing a space ship to make me cry and I wasn't even a sci-fi fan at the time!
A Legend is Reborn...
Sweet christ this moment still makes me tear up.. Its not just a ship, it is the soul of your crew.
+Whoami691 Totally agree... T_T
100% agree like with the remastered version, goddammit does it bring a tear to my face
Soul of the crew? Edi plugged in aside...the Normady is a part of the crew...she's helped save the galaxy...and her younger sister (SR2) proved that any ship nammed Normady will help get the job done
This scene is definitely one of the best scenes I've ever seen...Mass Effect is beyond comparision!! One of the best games ever
@Lomborg you mean the last spoken line from Shepard we got to hear ever?
@Lomborg yeah, that was the last we heard Shepard speak, because that was the last dlc
One of the best stories ever.
The best.
My name is Commander Shepard and this is my favourite cutscene in the trilogy.
Now, I should go.
Believe it or not that gun still needs calibrating
With superiority: In my cycle doesn't need calibrations. Stupid primitives.
You said it wrong its
I should GO.
I SHOULD go
*I* should go
My name is Commander Shepard
we'll bang okay ?
Joeth “do I really sound like that?”
First thing I thought when I explored the Normandy in Mass Effect 3 is, "What the hell did they do to my ship?"
Alliance meddling
Same. I was like, nothing's where I left it. I came to kinda like it though.
Yep. They screwed up my luxury heavy frigate.
I thought the same
Nah, I liked chilling in the lounge.
IM: "I've approved a special lighting setup for the SR-2 space dock."
Miranda: "But sir... that's a significant amount of credits. There is no practical purpose..."
IM: "Take my word for it - it'll be worth it."
Miranda: "Sir, why do you want a surround system installed in the observation-"
TIM: "It will be worth it."
Miranda: Shepard, why are we spending a 1000 credits a month for plastic straws?
Shepard: Huh?
Tali: You wouldn't get it. It's a cultural thing.
There's not a single moment in video game history that makes me shiver and get goosebumps all over like this one (except for when ending of ME2, when the Normandy flew away from the explosion, and then Reaper fleet arrived). Freaking epic Normandy.
exactly how i felt
Likewise, no matter how much I see it, same effect
seriously man. one of the most amazing moments in the history of the universe.
I've thought long and hard, and no moment, at any time, has hit harder than the Normandy Reborn.
@@OptimusPrimeGen1second this
14 years later and still get goosebumps from this scene.
I literally cry every time.
I know how tou feel
This scene made me cry the first time i saw it
First time I got to this scene I cried. I was just like "it's so beautiful!!"
1:57 is when you realize you’re about to go on one of the greatest adventures in video game history
watching this makes me sad....i miss old bioware :(
me too friend, me too
When I started Mass Effect 2 I was afraid a lot of the crewmembers of ME1 would not be there. Same for the Normandy. During this scene I was like "F*CK YEAH!"
I nearly cried when i saw this scene
Nevin Rhymer
Not just you ;)
Nevin Rhymer "nearly" come on!
but that's not the same Normandy,the real one has been destroyed.
I'm amazed how quickly people forget the SR1 Normandy
King Derner Cousland no one forgotten it, we knew it got destroyed, the SR2 is its successor
Getting the Legendary Edition be like, "it's good to be home, huh commander."
When I fist saw the normandy SR-2, I hold the stick and smirk like an idiot.
Illusive Man might be the biggest jerk out there, but he sure did a great job at rebuilding Normandy and bringing Joker back ^v^
because he needed Shepard commited. Even when he was handing out all these gifts, he was playing Shepard.
I don't think so,otherwise he wouldn't have bringed Shepard back without a control chip
The Illusive Man truly believed Shepard would make decisions in the favor of humanity, and trusted in him. However, his agendas for the supremacy of humanity were separate from it's salvation from the reapers, which is why he let Shepard do his thing with minimal intervention (although a lot of oversight).
@@Sashi_Mee naaa i played him. at the end thanks but nope- keeping ths ship tho
The moment you knew dem reaper/collector were in big doodoo.
AAAAAAAAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA
I bet you didn't see this one coming when you played ME2 for the first time!
You know a game is great when you get emotional and cry during this scene.
All these years later this scene still stirs my heart! As a child I dreamed of commanding an interstellar space cruiser. To be able to live and walk through its corridors, interact with the crew and go on heroic missions. This game allowed me to live that dream.
With aliens
@@lightninggaming016 Works for me!
This music is beautiful. It truly feels like your best friend just came back to life.
This ship, to me at least, ranks up there with the Enterprise and the Serenity insofar as recognition. The Normandy should have a special place in every scifi nerd's heart as one of the greatest starships of all time.
I am not ashamed to admit that I cried when the original was destroyed, and when this one was revealed. Something neither of the previous two ships mentioned can claim.
The goosebumps the music in this scene gave me was unreal. I can’t wait for the legendary edition man.
Same
A legend is born
no, a legend is REBORN!
This ship is so awesome it has its own theme music.
The enterprise has nothing on this baby. She is as much a part of the crew as any of the members, she is the glue that holds it all together... and she is back and better than ever!
It is more than just a ship, it is your sanctuary and shelter from the storm. Im so glad Cerberus rebuilt her.
Whoami691 Nice story bro! tell it again! :)
Deniz Chill i will tell it when i fix some issues in my delorean,yo!
MElekiaZ
No thank you, i wouldn't want to overload your brain with too many complex words. :)
0:49 What everyone is really here for
After getting weak ass stupid Tempest cutscene in Andromeda with stupid pilots watching this felt so good
I saw this for the first time, and I actually cried. The music and normandy being reborn, it just comes together.
One of my biggest squees in the whole franchise.
7 years later and it still makes me smile
A lot of people relate this scene with the one in Dragon Age Inquisition when you find Skyhold.
more like, bioware kopied this one for DAI.
well its a typical element of biowares story telling.
No doubt in my mind one of the best scenes in a video game I have ever seen. I always get the goosebumps when that beautiful ship appears.
On of the best game moment ever
I place the Normandy UP THERE in the list of legendary starships, with Millenium Falcon and USS Enterprise. It is that iconic.
music is fking majestic as, the ship just pulling out 1:56 with that music,
good vibes
Moment I see the ship "holy shit Cerberus is my new friends"
And this was the moment that the galaxy breathed again
Can't wait to experience this scene in 4K... 7 days to go
She looks better in Alliance blue, but this is a great scene.
I think the Cerberus colors look better.
You humans are all racist.
That she does, but to see our baby again is the most amazing thing in the game
Yeah. But lets be honest. Such a beautiful and elegant ship would look amazing in any Mass Effect faction color.
when I started playing ME2 for the first time and saw Sr1 getting blown up, I was like FUCK YOU BIOWARE, then this cutsceen stars on my screen. When it ended, I stood up from my chair raised my hands and started screaming
FUCK YEAHHHHHH!
It has been 2 years since that moment, this cutsceen always leaves me with my mouth hanging
sorry for bad england
dont apologise for bad english. Apologise for waiting until 2 years ago to play ME2, lol
I can't watch this without crying ever.
The Tempest in Mass Effect Andromeda will never be as cool as the Normandy.
Like many others, I got a little* choked up at this scene the first** time I saw it. After the sick gut punch of the first 10 minutes of the game - losing the Normandy - bringing Shepard back from the dead, losing track of all the original crew - this - oh yes, THIS...
Sometimes I watch this and some cynical part of my mind is cursing Bioware for being so damn good at being manipulative bastards with my emotions.
Then I STOMP on that little bastard cynic until it shuts up.
You know what this reminds me of? And in no way am I calling this a rip-off. It IS it's own thing. But the feeling it evokes is VERY similar.
The end of Star Trek IV. After all the heartbreak of losing Spock and the destruction of the original Enterprise, they've spent pretty much a movie and a half without a place to call home. You think they're going to never have a ship like the Enterprise again - and it looks like the shuttle is headed for the Excelsior.
Then they crest over the saucer of the Excelsior and you see her... NCC-1701-A. Enterprise.
I saw that the first weekend live in the theaters. The studio had done a damn fine job of keeping this little secret under wraps. NO ONE knew about this! And I was in a theater with a bunch of my friends in the local Sci-Fi and anime fan clubs making up at least half the theater audience.
The cheers and applause were DEAFENING! And not a dry eye in the house!!
Kirk: "My friends... We've come home."
To have a VIDEOGAME pull THAT same type of FEELS.
Yeah.
Don't goddamn tell me that Videogames aren't ART!!
(*Okay - A LOT)
(** Every damn time)
I have to agree with you about ST:IV since even though you know the actors are acting, they do such a good job when they see the Enterprise A that it makes you wonder for just a second if they themselves had been kept in the dark about it.
The chills... every time
Man when I saw those floodlights come on the first time, I got goosebumps.
this is one of best surprise moments in a game i can think of when i saw the normandy again
Thank you for posting this awesome scene.
Instant. Insane goosebumps every time at 1:08
7 years ago I cried during this scene of happiness seeing my ship again... A couple of days ago I cried during a short Andromeda play-through, realizing how horrible it is and that The Mass Effect saga is indeed over and done.
First time I played and got to this scene. The chills
Watching this scene, gives me goosebumps even as I'm typing. After so many hours, after so many epic feelings and experiences through the original game and after going through the horror of watching the Normandy get destroyed..
This scene is just.. yeah, I can't explain it. It's like someone returned a lost piece of my soul to me.
One of my favorite scenes in my favorite game of all time. I get chills each and every time.
1:28 Opening the dock and revving up that engine and straight to FTL... Gets me everytime
Ah I still remember watching this scene back on the release day of Mass Effect 2. Nice memories.
STILL one of the few moments in gaming that makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end...
you're not the only one
I second that ^
Tali Zorah I just love this :D
"A good ship is like a lady. Treat her right and she'll always bring you home. -Admiral Leonard McCoy.
Imagine how this is going to look in the Legendary Edition guys...
I remember seeing this for the first time. I had a smile on my face saying "she's back" 😃
That moment when the engines of the Normandy start to coming to life, i was: "That's it, wake up girl, we have work to do"
1:48
Ugh the score the lights the emotions it’s all so beautiful. It’s the best
This is going to make us all totally nostalgic when we get older :')
it already has :')
This literally made me tear up the first time I saw it T_T
This scene and its accompaning music almost brings me to tears. It's simply beautiful.
One of my four favourite starships of all time.
oooooh the warm feeling when u get when u see the ship and joker QuQ
I remember seeing it all those years ago. That was the moment I knew I was up for another long, awesome adventure. Mass Effect Trilogy is still the best gaming experience of my life, will be stuck in my head forever.
I remember this scene from my first playthrough in 2011. At that time i didn't know Mass Effect very well and Mass Effect 1 wasn't available on PS3, so I started ME2 without knowing the first one. I saw this scene and I honestly didn't felt anything. In 2014 I played ME1 finally and replayed the second and...what can I say...one of the biggest goosebump moments in my life and a lot more to follow. What an incredible game series!
That´s how i feel everytime when i get my car back from service :)))
One of my favorite parts of the game. Thanks for the upload!
They truly managed to make players see the ship as a character in the game and also as a beloved friend and companion. So this scene is akin to realizing that the friend you thought dead has been resurrected. I love Mass Effect so much.
She's so beautiful....One of my favorite parts of the game. Gets me every time T_T
I honestly get chills everytime I see this scene. They did such an amazing job with music in ME2. I listen to the soundtrack all the time!
The fact that I still get goosebumps whilst watching this after 3 years... WOW
One of my absolute favourite mass effect scenes
I can't believe it's been years since this came out and it's still awesome!
I can watch this scene over and over again. All-time epic!
The music in this scene is some of the most beautiful pieces I've ever heard
I always get chills by watching this.
Got a bloody tear in my eye. The orchestra for this scene and the ending scene of ME2 are spot on perfect
0:49 the moment when an old friend is unveiled. So beautiful
Normandy's return was more emotional for me than seeing the Enterprise in all three star trek movies
Goosebumps every time I see this the music in this game is amazing
I remember not being sold on ME2 yet up until this point, but as soon as this scene started playing and the lights started coming on around the ship...... I knew I was home. THIS is how I choose to remember Mass Effect, for its amazing moments like this
I was chilled and filled with emotion and joy when I saw this. Seriously the whole mass effect series impacted me so much emotionally that will live inside me even after death.
The way that bioware kept the reborn Normandy hidden until the right moment and the music is just perfect I always tear up
The Normandy will always be one of my favorite ships in any game. Normandy Forever!
I could watch this all day, every day.
There's some icons out there, the Millennium Falcon, The Enterprise, Galactica, Serenity and newly the Rocinante.... The Normandy though it's up there.
"Name your favorite space ship!"
"uhm...the Enterprise?"
"Wrong answer, try again!"
We know there's only one answer to that question^^
This scene brought me to tears.
Still gives me goosebumps.
When I first saw this scene, I wept.
It was that damn beautiful.
I get chills every time I watch this video
This moment in the game, oh my god was i fucking hyped for this shit.
Bartkus Productions I said "YES" out loud when I saw the Normandy again
this scene gives me goosebumps!
awsome music and normandy is just kickass!