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Yeah Ive played through the Trilogy at least 4 times and each time I finished them I was legitimately sad because I really missed the characters lol. I've never had characters in a game that I actually got so attached to. It's sad but I wished I had real friends like the ones I made in the games.
I’m currently slowly working my way through the trilogy. Finished my first run of mass effect 1 about a week ago. Gonna hit new game + for the second run soon
While I've played 1 and 2 multiple times, I can't bring myself to replay 3. I can vividly remember the day I beat it, saw the end and got that notification to get dlc.
holymsophy same man. Played 1 and 2 so many times my eyes probably bled. But 3? After that ending I could never look at the series the same again. Plus EA locked 2/3rds of the game behind a pay wall (Omega, Leviathan), as well as From Ashes, which should have been a part of the base game/story, but wasn’t because of EA’s greed. Fuck EA. Let them burn.
*_Commander Shepard walks into a bar_* Bartender - "What'll it be?" Shepard - "Nothing right now, I'm actually waiting for a friend, he told me to meet him here." Bartender - "You sure? It might be awhile. How about a joke instead?" Shepard - "Give it to me." Bartender - "What does an Alliance soldier, Salarian scientist, and Drell assassin have in common?" Shepard - "Damn. I don't know." Bartender - "They all have a commander who can't dance. They're over there in that corner, and they've been waiting for you." Give me a Commander Shepard Collection plz *_i should go_*
You pretty much said it all. Mass Effect 2, best of the series in my opinion. This game was so good, I refused to watch tv or movies as it couldn't come close to what this series gave me.
It started going downhill with Mass Effect 2. The only thing that saved that game was the characters, side quest and the feeling of it being a direct sequel to Mass Effect 1 and choices carrying over.
Dev. B? I would hardly call ME2 and 3’s combat better. The gunplay is better, but limiting all the abilities to a single cooldown is a big fail. The 1 thing ME:A got so right was having each ability have it’s own cooldown again. Guns having ammo does nothing interesting and the attachments pale in comparison to the insane amount of mods that are in Mass Effect 1.
"You did good, son... I'm proud of you." "Thank you, sir." Still sends shivers down my spine. Never have I been happier to make a fictional father-figure be proud of me.
konstantin bratkov it’s called The Extended Cut DLC, it was made because ME3 was rushed and they didn’t have enough time to add as much content as they should, so basically a Restoration DLC, it’s free on everything, carful though, pretty sure it’s 7GB
James Quillin I finished and I still think it’s the best. The sacrifice of Shepard give his/her personality the ultimate definition and his/her greatness for a undoubtably reason
@@jamesquillin5400 nah, they fixed that with some patch, and they honestly fleshed the endings out so... Edit: would also like to say that I played all of the Mass Effect games from ME2 back to 1, back to 2 then on to 3 and finished each game just to get my perfect ending, and this "ending patch" did it for me. I'm glad I waited for the patch just so I could experience it at it's best.
imagine the confusion of the people on the Citadel hearing on every store "I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favorite store on the Citadel" and they be like make up your goddamn mind, is the fish store or the gun store your favorite store?!!
When you play ME 1 "Okay. Four cool aliens and only two spots in the squad." When you play ME2: "...why you do this to me, Bioware? Even some of the human teammates are cool now" When you play ME 3: "Haha, just kidding, it was Tali and Garrus all the time"
@MusicisLife8393 Oh yeah Garrus and Wrex were always my combo in ME1. They're the OG dream team. I love how much Wrex and Garrus contrast each other in so many ways. In ME2 I always brought Garrus and Jacob. Not a big fan of Jacob but I like him better than Miranda. I always always bring Garrus with me, and the other character that I choose is always heavily involved in the main storyline. That's mostly why I never pick Tali. She's alright but she and the Quarians are kind of irrelevant imo, they're always minding their own business when they aren't involved with the Geth.
When I first played 2 after completing 1, having saved the Rachni, Council, and Ashley, I expected the sequel to have my old crew backing me up, recruiting new faces and grieving the one we lost.. Then the intro happened and I end up on a replica Normandy with two Cerberus agents I trusted about as far as I could throw. Meeting Liara, Wrex, and Ash only to find they wouldn’t rejoin me so I would have a trustworthy face was heartbreaking. You can bet the moment I found Garrus, I clinged to him as the one trustworthy person on board besides Joker and Dr. Chakwas. The one person I knew would follow me into battle with no ulterior motives. Once I rescued Tali, I kept both of them as close as possible. The other crewmembers grew on me, though it took most of the game for me to trust Miranda. Now? I see them as pretty trustworthy once I tell the Illusive Man to leave me and my ship alone, but god, during the early hours of the game, I would not run into battle or go *anywhere* without the faithful 2 by my side.
Bioware will get their C team on that right away with enhanced graphics and controls. Shepard will now have the facial expressions of a mime on PCP, crab walk down the hallway like he just dumped a massive load in his suit, and turn corners like he's on an invisible motorcycle getting that gravity defying full body lean.
I just finished the trilogy for the first time, damn those games are great, towards the end of the third game I felt such a connection with the crew that they almost felt like real people to me, friends that I had gotten to know throughout the trilogy, and at first I was sad that the journey was ending but after finishing the trilogy I did not feel the usual emptiness one might experience after completing a great game, instead I felt satisfied, yes the journey had ended, but the memories and moments i shared with those characters would last for a long time (this is me talking about the characters, not the main story itself just to be clear)
I think a lot of us had this experience. As much as I'd like to see the series resurrected properly, I don't know if a new trilogy could ever live up to the experiences and memories made while playing the original trilogy.
@@dualsportwannabe3708 Adding to this universe would feel bad. Making a NEW universe, and doing it again? I think that's doable. The level of continuity between the games is unmatched to this day, and that HAS to be planned for from the beginning. ME would never have worked if they didn't plan and COMMIT to three games, no more, no less. Big game companies aren't willing to make that commitment, so it just.... Doesn't happen.
Yeah the characters truly were impressive. You’re right. This is the only game where I felt the characters were my family. I would feel immense joy if I encountered them again in the story. And I miss them now after it’s been years since I played the game. Say that about any other game. It’s definitely hard to beat.
Same bro, I fuxs with it hard as hell. I finished the game like 6 times with the same character. I loved how I could keep everything after finishing the game and starting over. Beating the game on harder settings but with the best gear. Sweet, and ME2 was something with well made DLC.
Remember in Mass Effect 2, the first time entering Afterlife? The atmosphere, the lights, the people, that underground feeling, and of course, that song (Saki Kaska - Callista)...it was perfect.
Oh yes the I love the tunnel between the 2 doors with walls on either side lit red. To add bridge crossing to find thane. Outside of the ship of shadow broker.
They did not just defiled it. They took a dump on it, then they pissed on it and finally vomited. And that was just before they raped this whole series. EA is sick!
@@torrvic1156 This time it's not just EA, it's Bioware themselves. 5 years sitting on their hands and only 18 months development, what the actual fuck.
Awe man. I didn't like Andromeda, but I wished they could of stayed, and finished it, and added the DLCs teased in the story, instead of ditching it, for a Dumpsterfire called Anthem. Multiplayer for Andromeda was fun, just wished it had better servers
all 3 games remastered for one price would be a lose from a company stand point. the fans think its a great idea. and Microsoft still owns the first Mass Effect, EA owns the other 3
I love everything about the series. I love how our choices have weight (well in 1 and 2). I love the character interactions, the lore, the voice acting (Jennifer Hale is a goddess), the relate-ability of everyone I interacted with. It felt....epic. I grew to love MY Shepard; all her mistakes, all her triumphs, all her pain, loss, and joys. The closing scene of 3, with Anderson, still makes me tear up. As a wise man once said: "Not sure if Turian heaven is the same as yours, but if this thing goes sideways and we both end up there... meet me at the bar."" ~ Garrus Vakarian
Agreed, the game is timeless. I played Mass Effect 1 for the first time about two years ago and it remains my most favorite game. 6 years after beating ME2.
Never played the 3rd? Despite the hate it gets its actually good. The ending is't a bad ending at all for the series. The real ending is destroy the reapers.
@@kysonruskamp2963 Not in the least. Ive havent seen "Im A simple man......" in A long time..Like,A few hours ago actually, in another video comment section.😑
I feel for you, I still remember the 'Culosal Armour' the dark ash grey with red underlining. With the blocky lookin gun that was turned into a semi auto in ME2. Idk why they had to go and change so much all throughout the trilogy.
What also made it a big deal? - no micro transactions - no forced multiplayer Let BioWare do what they do best and make single-player RPGs! Who knows how amazing Andromeda could’ve been if all their resources were focused on just one project and not some forced live service garbage 🤦🏻♂️
If anything, they delivered GREAT Sci-Fi, sucked me into the story line, and made me care about these fictional characters (no small feat). They raised thought provoking questions, gave me moral dilemmas to hash out and made me feel as though there was a whole galaxy out there to explore. I could go on, but these are the main selling points for me. In my book, its a classic and I love the series.
Falcon, brah. The name Mass effect may have some other origins as you stated in this video but its generally accepted that it refers to the mass relays being able to change the "mass" of any given object with element zero in it, its refering to the technologys literal "effect" on the mass, which then enables faster than light travel as your mass is reduced to zero and hypothetically stops interacting with photons.
Yes but in a limited fashion, the logic being that the mako's drive only has enough power to reduce some of its mass and only temporarily which is supposed to explain why it drives like a tonka truck despite being a multiple ton vehicle.
To be perfectly honest its used in pretty much everything in the game. Including ship travel, dropping the Mako. guns. shields. construction. biotics. Its pretty much used in most things in the game but the Mass Relays are the way in we see it most.
The sense of awe I got from the whole mission on Ilos is something that no other game has really replicated for me. The calm music as you talk to Vigil, learning about the extinction of the Protheans, the statues across the level, the life pods on the walls, the message that plays when restoring power to the complex "cannot be stopped. CANNOT BE STOPPED". The Reapers really felt like this unknowable cosmic horror that was completely beyond our comprehension. 2 and 3 never really capture that same feeling for me.
Wasn’t perfect But I think Andromeda can be salvaged with a better sequel. If we get one. It had some fair criticism but the hate went a tad overboard. Hope we see more of Andromeda as it’s a whole new galaxy to explore.
Jennifer Hale is what made Mass Effect a big deal. Femshep for life! Also punching Khalisah Bint Sinan al-Jilani in the face is one of the greatest video game pastimes
Yep, definitely, Jennifer Hale deserves a statue for her work on the trilogy. My second playthrough of the series was with a female character (just like the first time), and was completed yesterday, from what I've seen the male commander Shepard has less emotion and nuance. It's a pity less than 20% play as FemShep.
"the journey, not the destination" YES! A thousand times, this! I absolutely understand why people didn't like Mass Effect 3's ending, and they're not wrong. But I enjoyed the journey that got me there. Yes, there's no doubt that a story's ending is one of the most important parts, but the poorly done ending of this franchise didn't ruin the whole thing for me. It's still my favorite game of all time.
Despite ME1+2 being two of my favourite games ever, I couldn't bring myself to finish the third. I just found it incredibly repetitive. Admittedly that seems like a dumb thing to say about a FPS game. Guess I just burned out on the first two.
2:10 what ? the "Mass Effect" is the term used for the Effect of Element-Zero on an object when subjected to the flow of electricity. The "EFFECT" is the INcrease or DEcrease of that objects Field of MASS (IE:Weight) (depending on pos or neg flow) while NOT changing its physical Volume or Density for instance Making a starship effectively WEIGH NOTHING. making it Extremely easy to accelerate
I had never heard of Mass Effect until I noticed an ad for it in an old gameinformer. All I knew at the time was Bioware developed it, and I grew up with Star Wars Kotor and Jade Empire. To this day Mass Effect is the last game that truly left me in awe.
Mass effect 1 was one of the first times I trully fell in love with the cast of characters in a video game. Wrex was amazing. Garrus was your bro, Tali was super cute, and on and on. The combat never got in the way, but it wasn't why people played mass effect. The world, the characters, the story all of those were highlights. ME2 took everything 1 did and made it better. I still wish they had taken the systems that made everything you did in 2 matter for the final battle and did that on a galactic scale for the end of 3. ME3 was a fantastic ride until the last 10 min. Anyone with a soul cried for mordin. Overall mass effect was an amazing trilogy. And the first game was the perfect foundation for it all.
It's like a player is plopped down in the middle of a universe that mixed in Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Starship Troopers, more all in one... and it all fit together nicely. And can be played differently near everytime.
I bought the whole trilogy last year to pass time during quarantine after my ps4 broke, best decision I’ve ever made when it came to games. Previously I’d only really played Mass Effect 3, I absolutely adored the game and the world it was in, it was in my top 10 games of all time even. So on a whim I decided to try out the rest of the Mass Effect trilogy and oh my god I loved it. Mass Effect 1 wasn’t my favorite, it was kinda slow and took quite a bit of effort to push through, but that effort made me more invested in the characters and story. But Mass Effect 2? I’d say that’s my favorite game of all time, the characters, the story, the decisions you make, I didn’t want Mass Effect 2 to end, but it did, and I’ve never felt so many emotions for a game before in my life. I started Mass Effect 3 but it just wasn’t the same, and I stopped playing after the Cerberus coup. Now I’m back playing 1 again, my ps3 broke and with it went my save files, but I love Mass Effect so much, even 1 and 3, that I’ll put all that time into it again. Infact I found this video looking for good background music while I’m playing. Sorry about the random rant but your story reminded me so much of mine that I just wanted to share.
I honestly thought Andromeda was a fun game to play after all the patches. Still disappointing but fun. The combat was great. Too bad most everything else fell flat. So much wasted potential.
i would just play Andromeda first as a "prequel" you just happen to head to Andromeda (pretend the reapers never even came and we are out there for whatever reason) beat it and then treat the first mass effect as the second one. the only things i truly like about Andromeda is being able to just be in this universe again even if its lack luster. the most gorgeous of the games but the worst in terms of story. just wish they put more tlc into the characters and character development at least! even with the shitty ending (which i never got to, just heard it was shitty but i feel like i was close to beating it but then i got bored after about 40 hours of gameplay.)
i replayed the trilogy, plus Andromeda, simply love them all, Andromeda included, and yes, i like Andromeda too despite the hate spreading you till doing without reasons.
Everything made Mass Effect a big deal From the characters story worlds atmosphere & music just to name a few. Anything I say wouldn't do justice. All I can say is play the original trilogy if you haven't. With DLC if possible.
ME1 is my favourite game of all time. A real universe to explore. ME2 felt so small and constrictive in comparison. Pre EA BioWare was amazing. KOTOR and ME1 objectively two of the greatest games of all time.
If the combat in ME was better the game would almost be perfect. Plus, with the MEUITM texture pack, it looks more like it's from 2009 or 2010 than 2007.
Fair call. The soundtrack remains the real highlight for me though. Still listen to it all the time. Far superior to the orchestral music of its sequels. Great memories.
I got into the series fairly recently while I was looking for a new game to play in general. Mass Effect 2 was free on Origin maybe 3 years ago and I mentioned it to a few coworkers who told me it was a trilogy and I'd enjoy it more that way than by itself. I took their advice and signed up for Origin Access and got to play all 3. I loved the game for it's story, the relationships that I formed with friends and lovers, and that my decisions had consequences that followed my Shepard through every game. I loved the journey even though the ending could have been done better. I added mods for the ending so it would be more like I envisioned. Andromeda had many faults but the combat was awesome, even if the story wasn't as good as the original. I can't wait to see what the next Mass Effect brings.
I don't think it's going to be made, or if it is, it's going to be Mass Effect in name only. EA, Bioware's publisher, has been strangling the life out of the developers, almost everyone who worked on the original trilogy isn't even with them anymore.
Casey Hudson is back at Bioware so I have hope. Until they say definitively that there will be no more Mass Effect I'm going to hope that there will be.
I totally agree. It would be awesome to finally get the forgotten races like the Quarians, the Geth, the Hanar, and the Drell. Delve deeper into their shared histories while forging a new path forward. I would play it.
I absolutely love the Mass Effect series. I got into it with the announcement of Andromeda which peaked my interest (yikes) and fell in love enough the universe, characters, and story. A real shame that it was so mishandled.
@@King-zf8xd I mean playstation, switch and xbox in the form of an official "remaster" that brings the fps to 60 on PS and xbox along with updated textures and graphics over all. On switch because why not what mass effect fan wouldn't want the option to play on the go.
Mass effect one combat was good because of the way it played out, it wasn't the center of the game and drew your curiousity to the deep story they had going and followed the atmosphere well. Mass effect 2 combat was a large improvement and really set the stage for Shepard and how intense him and his squad can be. Mass effect 3 combat went balls to the walls crazy to really fill in what was needed to emphasize the importance of the plot and the impending doom. Really kept you on the edge of your seat. Much needed
Gotta build up those diplomacy points to get them to coexist. The only time I've ever done a full Renegade playthrough was also the only time I've gone FemShep... Watching her shoot up Legion was hard. :(
I'm actually replaying ME1 right now (heavily modded) and what struck me is how much world-building and lore they do in the first hour of the game and then just constantly for the rest of the game. What an incredibly vibrant and lived-in universe they created. It's a brilliant game.
I wouldn't say no to a Guardians of the Galaxy game using the building blocks of the mass effect trilogy. Like, if you could add the ability to properly fly the ship in space and make the tone more campy/comedic it would be a perfect space opera rpg.
@@BenWebster84 Heh yea, I kind of have the same issue... I WANT to like it so bad, but it's a little too much for me to wrap my head around I think lol. I just don't want to put in the time to fully understand what I'm doing... but it seems like an excellent choice if I had to pick just one game to play for the next year or something.
For me Mass Effect was the closest I ever got to playing a Star Trek simulator. Which is probably the #1 game I've always wanted. You know something that is the Sims + Mass Effect + Sea of Thieves or something like that. I was excited to play Andromeda but the fact that I have yet to beat it proves that it lacks the draw that the original had. Perhaps if EA had continued to work on it post launch it would have one day lived up to it's potential but they chose to abandon it which bodes very badly for the franchise as a whole.
Mass Effect 1 and 2 very good, maybe the best. But BioWare produced many other good rpgs such as Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2, Dragon Age: Origins, Jade Empire, Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2, etc.
Stephen Kuhn Thank you. you are quite right. I knew that, but somehow I thought that BioWare published KOTOR 2. But it was published by Lucas Arts. Obsidian is also a good developer. Fallout: New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity are examples of their quality work. I hope that the new owner Microsoft does not ruin them like EA ruined BioWare.
I had mass effect for a year when it first came out before I played it! So when I finally had the time to finish the game I was like dam I miss a year of this amazing game! Stated playing the game 2008 to 2019 and many more years to come
The story was the biggest selling point and how in this immense story each character had their own massive arc in that story! It felt, as the video said, REAL in a lot of ways. Garrus, for example and easily my favorite character, has a lot of depth that you may or may not uncover based on how you interact with him. Its just great. I'd honestly give each game in this franchise a 10/10 or at the minimim 9.5. And i could go on for weeks about it just gushing the entire time!
You are spot on as to the reasons why this was so successful, at least for me. The storyline, choices, building up your team and friendships and romances, the many species introduced and the outcomes are all of what cements this game in my heart.
If you want to know what happened to Mass Effect take a look at the credits between ME1-3 and you’ll notice many significant members of the team that made Mass Effect were gone or were in the process of being fazed out and replaced.
Save game importing and dialogue choices that allowed us to play Shepard however we wanted and have the game remember what s/he did. Great characters that felt like actual people.
Mass Effect 1: just slap some omni gel on it, it's all good.
And let your guns cool without needing to reload
shepard actually references that in a me2 dlc
@@dannypittman895 Came here to say this, shepard says something like '"Remember the good old days when you could just slap Omni-Gel on everything?"'
@@Johnson09641 "That security upgrade made a lot of people unhappy!"
Liara: "that upgrade made A LOT of people angry!"
Garrus is still calibrating guns. Somewhere. I Played the OG ME trilogy so much... Good times.
Yeah Ive played through the Trilogy at least 4 times and each time I finished them I was legitimately sad because I really missed the characters lol. I've never had characters in a game that I actually got so attached to. It's sad but I wished I had real friends like the ones I made in the games.
I’m currently slowly working my way through the trilogy. Finished my first run of mass effect 1 about a week ago. Gonna hit new game + for the second run soon
While I've played 1 and 2 multiple times, I can't bring myself to replay 3. I can vividly remember the day I beat it, saw the end and got that notification to get dlc.
holymsophy same man. Played 1 and 2 so many times my eyes probably bled. But 3? After that ending I could never look at the series the same again. Plus EA locked 2/3rds of the game behind a pay wall (Omega, Leviathan), as well as From Ashes, which should have been a part of the base game/story, but wasn’t because of EA’s greed. Fuck EA. Let them burn.
Julian Olivos and look where EA has taken BioWare.......straight down the toilet
*_Commander Shepard walks into a bar_*
Bartender - "What'll it be?"
Shepard - "Nothing right now, I'm actually waiting for a friend, he told me to meet him here."
Bartender - "You sure? It might be awhile. How about a joke instead?"
Shepard - "Give it to me."
Bartender - "What does an Alliance soldier, Salarian scientist, and Drell assassin have in common?"
Shepard - "Damn. I don't know."
Bartender - "They all have a commander who can't dance. They're over there in that corner, and they've been waiting for you."
Give me a Commander Shepard Collection plz
*_i should go_*
This lasted long
my name is... urgh doesnt matter... and i approve this comment!
_"I should go"_ *- Commander Shepard 2183*
_"We'll Bang, ok?"_ *- Commander Shepard 2186*
We'll Bang Okay?
I'm garrus vakaryan and this is my rectum
@@user-xt6ix4ui9m are you ready to be a woman
did shepard actually say that?
Amazing and memorable characters, fantastic and well written story, beautiful music and a great atmosphere!
I liked it but not enough was said about the imitation of KOTOR. But for uniqueness as a new IP 10/10.
The music, oh man! Just the music alone made you feel like you were getting involved in something serious. I've got the chills just remembering it.
The team that you don't wan't to leave.
You pretty much said it all. Mass Effect 2, best of the series in my opinion. This game was so good, I refused to watch tv or movies as it couldn't come close to what this series gave me.
TheDutchViewer also believable and diverse alien races. No humans with slightly alien features like Star Wars and Star Trek (barring asari)
Another masterpiece murdered by EA.
@Tucker Latham inquisition was awesome, i replayed that game like 6 times😂
Bioware and EA.
It started going downhill with Mass Effect 2. The only thing that saved that game was the characters, side quest and the feeling of it being a direct sequel to Mass Effect 1 and choices carrying over.
@@TheSpongyMallardalso combat system overhaul
Dev. B? I would hardly call ME2 and 3’s combat better. The gunplay is better, but limiting all the abilities to a single cooldown is a big fail. The 1 thing ME:A got so right was having each ability have it’s own cooldown again.
Guns having ammo does nothing interesting and the attachments pale in comparison to the insane amount of mods that are in Mass Effect 1.
What made Mass Effect a big deal?
Garrus Vakarian
Ashley Williams
Sovereign's Conversation in Virmire.
....and calibration!
truth x200, LEGENDDDDDDD
Wrex
"You did good, son... I'm proud of you."
"Thank you, sir."
Still sends shivers down my spine.
Never have I been happier to make a fictional father-figure be proud of me.
There is extra dialoge thanks to moders and restored content. Andersons tells femshep how great of a mother she would be, still gets me
@@andreadtmedina3040 what restored content??? Pls, I need to know.
konstantin bratkov it’s called The Extended Cut DLC, it was made because ME3 was rushed and they didn’t have enough time to add as much content as they should, so basically a Restoration DLC, it’s free on everything, carful though, pretty sure it’s 7GB
The original trilogy definitely the best game I’ve ever played
As long as you don't finish it 😉
James Quillin I finished and I still think it’s the best. The sacrifice of Shepard give his/her personality the ultimate definition and his/her greatness for a undoubtably reason
@@CrocodileBoy26yeah i get that but I mean come on all three endings are the same just with different color filters.
I finished it and found the lack of choice at the end kind of poetic and nihilistic 🤷🏼♂️. I enjoyed all of it
@@jamesquillin5400 nah, they fixed that with some patch, and they honestly fleshed the endings out so...
Edit: would also like to say that I played all of the Mass Effect games from ME2 back to 1, back to 2 then on to 3 and finished each game just to get my perfect ending, and this "ending patch" did it for me.
I'm glad I waited for the patch just so I could experience it at it's best.
"I'm commander Shepard and this is my favorite video in youtube".
Lol I see what you did there. Nice one. Lol
That ME2 shop shout out 😂
imagine the confusion of the people on the Citadel hearing on every store "I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favorite store on the Citadel" and they be like make up your goddamn mind, is the fish store or the gun store your favorite store?!!
@@theWitch-KingofAngmar everyone knows is the fish store, cuz gotta deck out the captain cabin.
@@squalltheonly then you forget to feed them... woops
When you play ME 1
"Okay. Four cool aliens and only two spots in the squad."
When you play ME2:
"...why you do this to me, Bioware? Even some of the human teammates are cool now"
When you play ME 3:
"Haha, just kidding, it was Tali and Garrus all the time"
I always go Liara and Garrus tbh, besides the fact that they're my faves their skills really compliment each other
@MusicisLife8393 Oh yeah Garrus and Wrex were always my combo in ME1. They're the OG dream team. I love how much Wrex and Garrus contrast each other in so many ways.
In ME2 I always brought Garrus and Jacob. Not a big fan of Jacob but I like him better than Miranda. I always always bring Garrus with me, and the other character that I choose is always heavily involved in the main storyline. That's mostly why I never pick Tali. She's alright but she and the Quarians are kind of irrelevant imo, they're always minding their own business when they aren't involved with the Geth.
When I first played 2 after completing 1, having saved the Rachni, Council, and Ashley, I expected the sequel to have my old crew backing me up, recruiting new faces and grieving the one we lost..
Then the intro happened and I end up on a replica Normandy with two Cerberus agents I trusted about as far as I could throw. Meeting Liara, Wrex, and Ash only to find they wouldn’t rejoin me so I would have a trustworthy face was heartbreaking. You can bet the moment I found Garrus, I clinged to him as the one trustworthy person on board besides Joker and Dr. Chakwas. The one person I knew would follow me into battle with no ulterior motives.
Once I rescued Tali, I kept both of them as close as possible. The other crewmembers grew on me, though it took most of the game for me to trust Miranda. Now? I see them as pretty trustworthy once I tell the Illusive Man to leave me and my ship alone, but god, during the early hours of the game, I would not run into battle or go *anywhere* without the faithful 2 by my side.
Garrus is a god in ME3 if you upgrade him properly, Insanity was a breeze
I'd easily pay a collectors edition price for mass effect trilogy remaster...
With a different set of endings that are all completely different from each other lol
but then the Collectors will take you away for weird creepy experiments
You can keep ME3. What a rancid box of juicy dawgfarts.
tonycmac I liked it fight me Ahhhh! ;)
@@Gitaxianjack :o)
Remaster please but without retrospectively adding micro transactions.
EA don't see it that way
200.99 for the mako u don't want to walk everywhere right?
rEApers: “ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL.”
Bioware will get their C team on that right away with enhanced graphics and controls. Shepard will now have the facial expressions of a mime on PCP, crab walk down the hallway like he just dumped a massive load in his suit, and turn corners like he's on an invisible motorcycle getting that gravity defying full body lean.
Mice and Gods
So...Mass Defect, then?
Rip Kitty0706.
I just finished the trilogy for the first time, damn those games are great, towards the end of the third game I felt such a connection with the crew that they almost felt like real people to me, friends that I had gotten to know throughout the trilogy, and at first I was sad that the journey was ending but after finishing the trilogy I did not feel the usual emptiness one might experience after completing a great game, instead I felt satisfied, yes the journey had ended, but the memories and moments i shared with those characters would last for a long time (this is me talking about the characters, not the main story itself just to be clear)
I think a lot of us had this experience. As much as I'd like to see the series resurrected properly, I don't know if a new trilogy could ever live up to the experiences and memories made while playing the original trilogy.
Then don't play Andromeda. It will completely and utterly crush that feeling.
@@handsinthefire (edit) Yeah I know how many problems it has
@@dualsportwannabe3708 Adding to this universe would feel bad. Making a NEW universe, and doing it again? I think that's doable. The level of continuity between the games is unmatched to this day, and that HAS to be planned for from the beginning. ME would never have worked if they didn't plan and COMMIT to three games, no more, no less. Big game companies aren't willing to make that commitment, so it just.... Doesn't happen.
What color did you choose?
Ahhh the Galaxy map music, brings back fond memories
Prrrrbbb.. Launching probe.
Same.
Yeah I felt it too lol
Why i loved this game you ask?
*the characters were the best family ever*
So the Normandy is irrelevant...okay I see how it is
@@user-xt6ix4ui9m EDI is the Normandy soooo would fit in on the characters section
Yeah the characters truly were impressive. You’re right. This is the only game where I felt the characters were my family. I would feel immense joy if I encountered them again in the story. And I miss them now after it’s been years since I played the game. Say that about any other game. It’s definitely hard to beat.
Mass Effect one of the best game I've ever played on Xbox 360
Fo real i borrowed it from a friend just to get the achievements not thinking much, but was blown away by how good it actually was
Same bro, I fuxs with it hard as hell. I finished the game like 6 times with the same character. I loved how I could keep everything after finishing the game and starting over. Beating the game on harder settings but with the best gear. Sweet, and ME2 was something with well made DLC.
You mean good story telling, good world building, and good gameplay makes a great game?! Someone should remind EA!
Remember in Mass Effect 2, the first time entering Afterlife? The atmosphere, the lights, the people, that underground feeling, and of course, that song (Saki Kaska - Callista)...it was perfect.
Oh yes the I love the tunnel between the 2 doors with walls on either side lit red.
To add bridge crossing to find thane.
Outside of the ship of shadow broker.
R.i.p. mass effect may your corpse not be defiled again
They did not just defiled it. They took a dump on it, then they pissed on it and finally vomited. And that was just before they raped this whole series. EA is sick!
@@torrvic1156 This time it's not just EA, it's Bioware themselves. 5 years sitting on their hands and only 18 months development, what the actual fuck.
Awe man. I didn't like Andromeda, but I wished they could of stayed, and finished it, and added the DLCs teased in the story, instead of ditching it, for a Dumpsterfire called Anthem.
Multiplayer for Andromeda was fun, just wished it had better servers
Gameplay for andromeda was so good to me, i had a sick sniper build with some badass armor😭😭
But shitty story and tons of bugs the main reason they gave up on it was the hate they received
@@cartsrmusketeers8958 for the most part the bugs were mainly pre-patch. The first patch too. Except the teleport glitch
They should have stuck with it like their trying with anthem, it definitely had a better chance
Completely agree with you
EA would make a lot of money if they released a HD remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy.
they were still selling all DLCs for ME3 at near to full prize last time I checked. They don't really get players.
True that. 100%
Maybe wait 10 years until the stench of current Bioware and EA doesn't muddy the release.
Yep. But it would be nerfed to support microtransaction progress booster packs etc.
all 3 games remastered for one price would be a lose from a company stand point. the fans think its a great idea. and Microsoft still owns the first Mass Effect, EA owns the other 3
I love everything about the series. I love how our choices have weight (well in 1 and 2). I love the character interactions, the lore, the voice acting (Jennifer Hale is a goddess), the relate-ability of everyone I interacted with. It felt....epic. I grew to love MY Shepard; all her mistakes, all her triumphs, all her pain, loss, and joys. The closing scene of 3, with Anderson, still makes me tear up.
As a wise man once said:
"Not sure if Turian heaven is the same as yours, but if this thing goes sideways and we both end up there... meet me at the bar."" ~ Garrus Vakarian
Agreed, the game is timeless. I played Mass Effect 1 for the first time about two years ago and it remains my most favorite game. 6 years after beating ME2.
Never played the 3rd? Despite the hate it gets its actually good. The ending is't a bad ending at all for the series. The real ending is destroy the reapers.
I played Mass Effect 2 first then 1 then 3 lol, 3 is a good game not the best out of all of them but it does continue the story which I like
I’m a simple man I see mass effect I click
Cartsr Musketeers not overused at all
A man of culture I see
Seriously!!! THIS.. IS... GETTING.... OLD!!!
@@kysonruskamp2963 It's almost as exhausted as complaining about something that doesn't really affect you. Lol
@@kysonruskamp2963 Not in the least. Ive havent seen "Im A simple man......" in A long time..Like,A few hours ago actually, in another video comment section.😑
To be honest I played through ME1 at least 4 times before I even knew ME2 was coming out. It was my favorite game for a long time
I feel for you, I still remember the 'Culosal Armour' the dark ash grey with red underlining. With the blocky lookin gun that was turned into a semi auto in ME2. Idk why they had to go and change so much all throughout the trilogy.
What also made it a big deal?
- no micro transactions
- no forced multiplayer
Let BioWare do what they do best and make single-player RPGs! Who knows how amazing Andromeda could’ve been if all their resources were focused on just one project and not some forced live service garbage 🤦🏻♂️
ME3 had a bit of forced multiplayer because of the readiness to get the best ending but it can be bypassed by using a save editor
Lol it had paid lootboxes
@@TiGaSPT BioWare did eventually patch out the multiplayer requirement. Now if you do pretty much every side activity that meter will be maxed out.
Literally had both of them wtf lol hahahahah
I blame EA for wrecking BioWare , I liked andromeda bur if BioWare had been in charge it would of done better
If anything, they delivered GREAT Sci-Fi, sucked me into the story line, and made me care about these fictional characters (no small feat). They raised thought provoking questions, gave me moral dilemmas to hash out and made me feel as though there was a whole galaxy out there to explore. I could go on, but these are the main selling points for me. In my book, its a classic and I love the series.
I wish I could go back in time and play mass effect for the first time it is the GOAT for story and characters so goooood
GOAT??🤔
@@Dirtbag-Hyena Greatest Of All Time
except for that ending
Ghost0017 yea true but it wasn’t as bad as mass effect andromeda
@@nssheepster Thanks, I keep seeing it everywhere but not enough will to look it up
Falcon, brah.
The name Mass effect may have some other origins as you stated in this video but its generally accepted that it refers to the mass relays being able to change the "mass" of any given object with element zero in it, its refering to the technologys literal "effect" on the mass, which then enables faster than light travel as your mass is reduced to zero and hypothetically stops interacting with photons.
Mass Effect fields are also the reason the crew doesn't just die every time the Mako does a flip or two (or a dozen).
Yes but in a limited fashion, the logic being that the mako's drive only has enough power to reduce some of its mass and only temporarily which is supposed to explain why it drives like a tonka truck despite being a multiple ton vehicle.
To be perfectly honest its used in pretty much everything in the game. Including ship travel, dropping the Mako. guns. shields. construction. biotics. Its pretty much used in most things in the game but the Mass Relays are the way in we see it most.
The sense of awe I got from the whole mission on Ilos is something that no other game has really replicated for me.
The calm music as you talk to Vigil, learning about the extinction of the Protheans, the statues across the level, the life pods on the walls, the message that plays when restoring power to the complex "cannot be stopped. CANNOT BE STOPPED".
The Reapers really felt like this unknowable cosmic horror that was completely beyond our comprehension.
2 and 3 never really capture that same feeling for me.
@ Zeraki
True, but they were still good. At least until you left Cronos station in 3.
I still get goosebumps when i hear the heartbeat sound while landing on ilos.
It was the same way with the first Halo
I’ve never fell in love with a character more than Tali Zorah. She is so precious
My man... I agree with you. What a gem of a character Tali is... and Garrus as well.
Msss effect and dragon age: origins are my favorites
Great, now I gotta replay the entire trilogy, thanks gameranx 😤
Me tooo😂😂👍
P.S just finished the entire series, Feels good man.....
😂😂👍I'm at mass effect 3 now getting the turians and krogans to cooperate
Mass Effect is one of the best games made. We can forget about Andromeda, they should try again.
"why did you like mass effect?"
one word! tali'zorah
vas Normandy or vas Neema?
@@clukskin who cares about her ship name, tali is bae and always will be
People in the know, just refer to her as"hips."😍
@@clukskin Vas Normandy brah
@@AIIEYESONME well they sure as hell don't lie
Andromeda wasn't an awful game, but it definately didnt live up to the "Mass Effect" hype
It never got the chance. People were literally saying it was the worst game in the history of computer gaming.
Mass Effect standards* Hype would mean it was exaggerated, but the original trilogy earned every bit of praise it got.
Just like Mass Effect 3 ending.
Wasn’t perfect
But I think Andromeda can be salvaged with a better sequel. If we get one.
It had some fair criticism but the hate went a tad overboard. Hope we see more of Andromeda as it’s a whole new galaxy to explore.
Jennifer Hale is what made Mass Effect a big deal. Femshep for life! Also punching Khalisah Bint Sinan al-Jilani in the face is one of the greatest video game pastimes
I never actually punched her. Always went for the Paragon route with people that didn’t shoot at me.
@S I N I S T E R C L A N on Jennifer Hale or punching the reporter
Yep, definitely, Jennifer Hale deserves a statue for her work on the trilogy. My second playthrough of the series was with a female character (just like the first time), and was completed yesterday, from what I've seen the male commander Shepard has less emotion and nuance. It's a pity less than 20% play as FemShep.
@@CristuelCasto Male Shepherd is actually great if you do a renegade playthrough imo.
Fem shep and Liara all day every day
"the journey, not the destination"
YES! A thousand times, this! I absolutely understand why people didn't like Mass Effect 3's ending, and they're not wrong. But I enjoyed the journey that got me there. Yes, there's no doubt that a story's ending is one of the most important parts, but the poorly done ending of this franchise didn't ruin the whole thing for me. It's still my favorite game of all time.
Best times of my life were spent on that ship. Been a damn good ride.
Mass Effect is so good that no one even tried to clone it. I've been looking for one for the past decade
Dragon Age
Area 51 relationship simulator and all round great game!
Controversial opinion: ME3 was the best game of the trilogy even with the 3 flavors ending.
Chad Pollock agree
Despite ME1+2 being two of my favourite games ever, I couldn't bring myself to finish the third. I just found it incredibly repetitive. Admittedly that seems like a dumb thing to say about a FPS game. Guess I just burned out on the first two.
@@somegeezer4058 mass effect an fps.
Be honest you haven't played any of them have you.
Fuckin hate mass effect 3!
@@elliotwatkins5383 😂😂 exposed him
2:10 what ?
the "Mass Effect" is the term used for the Effect of Element-Zero on an object when subjected to the flow of electricity.
The "EFFECT" is the INcrease or DEcrease of that objects Field of MASS (IE:Weight) (depending on pos or neg flow) while NOT changing its physical Volume or Density
for instance Making a starship effectively WEIGH NOTHING.
making it Extremely easy to accelerate
Mass Effect trilogy, and KOTOR are 2 of my most replayed games of all time.
Makes sense to me ^^ I've recently started playing through KOTOR again myself.
Klaes Egrat I've played RE4 on GameCube, PS2, PS3, and PC. Haven't beaten it on PC yet.
At the time the BEST RPG developers on PC & this was their first “Next Gen” game. Yea it was amazing.
I had never heard of Mass Effect until I noticed an ad for it in an old gameinformer. All I knew at the time was Bioware developed it, and I grew up with Star Wars Kotor and Jade Empire. To this day Mass Effect is the last game that truly left me in awe.
Mass effect 1 was one of the first times I trully fell in love with the cast of characters in a video game. Wrex was amazing. Garrus was your bro, Tali was super cute, and on and on. The combat never got in the way, but it wasn't why people played mass effect. The world, the characters, the story all of those were highlights. ME2 took everything 1 did and made it better. I still wish they had taken the systems that made everything you did in 2 matter for the final battle and did that on a galactic scale for the end of 3. ME3 was a fantastic ride until the last 10 min. Anyone with a soul cried for mordin.
Overall mass effect was an amazing trilogy. And the first game was the perfect foundation for it all.
Would have liked to run tests on the seashells...
@@dmitriwojcik210 Mordin was truly amazing 😭
Taken as a whole (all parts), Mass Effect is still my all-time favorite RPG.
It's like a player is plopped down in the middle of a universe that mixed in Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Starship Troopers, more all in one... and it all fit together nicely. And can be played differently near everytime.
During quarantine I was looking for a game to play so I chose mass effect honestly the best thing to happen to me this year
I bought the whole trilogy last year to pass time during quarantine after my ps4 broke, best decision I’ve ever made when it came to games. Previously I’d only really played Mass Effect 3, I absolutely adored the game and the world it was in, it was in my top 10 games of all time even. So on a whim I decided to try out the rest of the Mass Effect trilogy and oh my god I loved it. Mass Effect 1 wasn’t my favorite, it was kinda slow and took quite a bit of effort to push through, but that effort made me more invested in the characters and story. But Mass Effect 2? I’d say that’s my favorite game of all time, the characters, the story, the decisions you make, I didn’t want Mass Effect 2 to end, but it did, and I’ve never felt so many emotions for a game before in my life. I started Mass Effect 3 but it just wasn’t the same, and I stopped playing after the Cerberus coup.
Now I’m back playing 1 again, my ps3 broke and with it went my save files, but I love Mass Effect so much, even 1 and 3, that I’ll put all that time into it again. Infact I found this video looking for good background music while I’m playing.
Sorry about the random rant but your story reminded me so much of mine that I just wanted to share.
i'm so glad i enjoyed mass effect and dragon age origins in my youth! Great stories and characters!
And yesterday i started playing it again hmm 🤔 suspicious
big brother knows you like that r34 Miranda content
Same. Seems to be a lot of content about it recently.
I’m going through andromeda right now (has a half-completed game) and now I just wanna go start the trilogy and play though that. Lol
michtoppien666 *moans* Miranda’s big booty uuuhhhhhh 😫
@@Wolfrich666 Miranda died during my playthrough of ME2 😪
Mass Effect is a trilogy... because we don't talk about ME: Andromeda :D
I honestly thought Andromeda was a fun game to play after all the patches. Still disappointing but fun. The combat was great. Too bad most everything else fell flat. So much wasted potential.
i would just play Andromeda first as a "prequel" you just happen to head to Andromeda (pretend the reapers never even came and we are out there for whatever reason) beat it and then treat the first mass effect as the second one. the only things i truly like about Andromeda is being able to just be in this universe again even if its lack luster. the most gorgeous of the games but the worst in terms of story. just wish they put more tlc into the characters and character development at least! even with the shitty ending (which i never got to, just heard it was shitty but i feel like i was close to beating it but then i got bored after about 40 hours of gameplay.)
i replayed the trilogy, plus Andromeda, simply love them all, Andromeda included, and yes, i like Andromeda too despite the hate spreading you till doing without reasons.
This game trilogy will always hold a special place in my heart. Such a cool concept to carry decisions over from the first game until the very end
Ah Mass Effect
The story and the characters make Mass Effect.
This is the mandatory Tali is the best girl comment. Nothing controversial here...
Chie is best girl!
idk i always liked yeoman kelly
Why not remaster, or even just release "The Mass Effect Trilogy" with ALL DLC for $20 or $30 for the PS4, Xbox 1, and Nintendo Switch??
On xbox the whole trilogy is backwards compatible bro
Everything made Mass Effect a big deal From the characters story worlds atmosphere & music just to name a few. Anything I say wouldn't do justice. All I can say is play the original trilogy if you haven't. With DLC if possible.
ME1 is my favourite game of all time. A real universe to explore.
ME2 felt so small and constrictive in comparison. Pre EA BioWare was amazing. KOTOR and ME1 objectively two of the greatest games of all time.
If the combat in ME was better the game would almost be perfect. Plus, with the MEUITM texture pack, it looks more like it's from 2009 or 2010 than 2007.
Fair call. The soundtrack remains the real highlight for me though. Still listen to it all the time. Far superior to the orchestral music of its sequels. Great memories.
I got into the series fairly recently while I was looking for a new game to play in general. Mass Effect 2 was free on Origin maybe 3 years ago and I mentioned it to a few coworkers who told me it was a trilogy and I'd enjoy it more that way than by itself. I took their advice and signed up for Origin Access and got to play all 3. I loved the game for it's story, the relationships that I formed with friends and lovers, and that my decisions had consequences that followed my Shepard through every game. I loved the journey even though the ending could have been done better. I added mods for the ending so it would be more like I envisioned. Andromeda had many faults but the combat was awesome, even if the story wasn't as good as the original. I can't wait to see what the next Mass Effect brings.
I don't think it's going to be made, or if it is, it's going to be Mass Effect in name only. EA, Bioware's publisher, has been strangling the life out of the developers, almost everyone who worked on the original trilogy isn't even with them anymore.
Casey Hudson is back at Bioware so I have hope. Until they say definitively that there will be no more Mass Effect I'm going to hope that there will be.
I wouldn't mind them doing andromeda 2. Theres lots of potential there if executed properly.
I totally agree. It would be awesome to finally get the forgotten races like the Quarians, the Geth, the Hanar, and the Drell. Delve deeper into their shared histories while forging a new path forward. I would play it.
I loved Mass Effect Andromeda. Even if mechanically it wasn't as polished as a normal Bioware game.
It was alright. Was it worth the money? No...
Love? How? It was boring as hell. Gameplay was much better than the trilogy though. Didn't deserve the hate it got but was a 5.5/10
Well, yeah, but, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Yes Mass Effect Andromeda could of been better but still enjoyed it
I absolutely love the Mass Effect series. I got into it with the announcement of Andromeda which peaked my interest (yikes) and fell in love enough the universe, characters, and story. A real shame that it was so mishandled.
I really want the mass effect trilogy on current gen systems!
Get a PC
That would be awesome. And not everyone likes pc gaming.
WitcherBruce B74
I’m assuming by “current systems” you mean PlayStation? It’s already on PC and Xbox One.
@@King-zf8xd I mean playstation, switch and xbox in the form of an official "remaster" that brings the fps to 60 on PS and xbox along with updated textures and graphics over all. On switch because why not what mass effect fan wouldn't want the option to play on the go.
@@blamcheese but if i had a PC how would i play most PS exclusives and Nintendo exclusives. PC doesn't have it all...
I'm commander Shepard and this is my favorite game on the Citadel
This is not over. Remember the breath scene at the end.. the indoctrination theory is real, Shepherd lives and I’m waiting for Mass Effect 4! 😭😭
Mass effect one combat was good because of the way it played out, it wasn't the center of the game and drew your curiousity to the deep story they had going and followed the atmosphere well. Mass effect 2 combat was a large improvement and really set the stage for Shepard and how intense him and his squad can be. Mass effect 3 combat went balls to the walls crazy to really fill in what was needed to emphasize the importance of the plot and the impending doom. Really kept you on the edge of your seat. Much needed
Might be old but it is gold
Tali throwing herself off a cliff because I chose to let the Geth live always stuck with me .
Gotta build up those diplomacy points to get them to coexist.
The only time I've ever done a full Renegade playthrough was also the only time I've gone FemShep... Watching her shoot up Legion was hard. :(
Oh yes... I remember this moment ... I was totally shocked, the 1st ( and only one !) time I wanted to cry while playing a game ...
I'm actually replaying ME1 right now (heavily modded) and what struck me is how much world-building and lore they do in the first hour of the game and then just constantly for the rest of the game. What an incredibly vibrant and lived-in universe they created. It's a brilliant game.
Mass Effect 1 + DAO
Masterpieces
I wouldn't say no to a Guardians of the Galaxy game using the building blocks of the mass effect trilogy. Like, if you could add the ability to properly fly the ship in space and make the tone more campy/comedic it would be a perfect space opera rpg.
Like Telltale's Guardians, but with actual gameplay and an open universe.
I loved the whole series!! The first one was the first in depth RPG that I played, which lead me to love the RPG genre of video games.
Play DOS2
@@najib9093 what is DOS2?
@@BenWebster84 I think he means Divinity Original Sin 2.
@@TheMistyBlueLounge I tried to play that game and it was a little too in depth for my taste
@@BenWebster84 Heh yea, I kind of have the same issue... I WANT to like it so bad, but it's a little too much for me to wrap my head around I think lol. I just don't want to put in the time to fully understand what I'm doing... but it seems like an excellent choice if I had to pick just one game to play for the next year or something.
For me Mass Effect was the closest I ever got to playing a Star Trek simulator. Which is probably the #1 game I've always wanted. You know something that is the Sims + Mass Effect + Sea of Thieves or something like that.
I was excited to play Andromeda but the fact that I have yet to beat it proves that it lacks the draw that the original had. Perhaps if EA had continued to work on it post launch it would have one day lived up to it's potential but they chose to abandon it which bodes very badly for the franchise as a whole.
I still played the game but between male Shepard and Liara they should have a child
Falcon, that SURE AS HELL QUALIFIES AS A PUN! AND I LOVE IT!
In Mass Effect 2 you will found Newton first law in a hilarious way. In Citadel. Near reception.
The deadliest SOB in space!
Story, universe, just everything. Favorite sci-fi universe of all times. 💯 ❤️
Mass Effect 1 and 2 very good, maybe the best. But BioWare produced many other good rpgs such as Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2, Dragon Age: Origins, Jade Empire, Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2, etc.
people sleep on jade empire and it honestly pisses me off. the game has aged way better than vanilla Skyrim ffs
Sajvinder Bolina I totally agree!
Obsidian developed KOTOR 2, not BioWare.
Stephen Kuhn Thank you. you are quite right. I knew that, but somehow I thought that BioWare published KOTOR 2. But it was published by Lucas Arts. Obsidian is also a good developer. Fallout: New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity are examples of their quality work. I hope that the new owner Microsoft does not ruin them like EA ruined BioWare.
Well, time to replay mass effect for the 8th time.
I lost count myself. Lol
Only 8?
At the end of ME2 when the collector is released from control and has a brief moment to look at the explosion and contemplate his life. Feels.
I had mass effect for a year when it first came out before I played it! So when I finally had the time to finish the game I was like dam I miss a year of this amazing game! Stated playing the game 2008 to 2019 and many more years to come
When you're play mass effect 2 and then you check your feed
I love when falcon does videos he goes into such deep detail it’s just entertaining
The story was the biggest selling point and how in this immense story each character had their own massive arc in that story! It felt, as the video said, REAL in a lot of ways. Garrus, for example and easily my favorite character, has a lot of depth that you may or may not uncover based on how you interact with him. Its just great. I'd honestly give each game in this franchise a 10/10 or at the minimim 9.5. And i could go on for weeks about it just gushing the entire time!
You are spot on as to the reasons why this was so successful, at least for me. The storyline, choices, building up your team and friendships and romances, the many species introduced and the outcomes are all of what cements this game in my heart.
If EA had a brain they'd release a 4k/1080p version for the upcoming & current consoles.
👏👏👏
Me1,2,3 remastered imagine
They're too busy foisting $200 axe reskins on Apex Legends players to be bothered with that.
I bought the trilogy expecting nothing. Then i played 2 and became one of my favorite games of all time
The galaxy map music brings back so many memories
Best game series ever + Dragon Age 1 my God I miss the old BioWare a bygone era. I'm glad we have CDPR but man it hurts
DA1 Best Story
DA2 Best Combat (personal opinion)
DA3 Best World Map
It’s never too late for a return to form.
Damn, I love the ambient music. - Also the sound design on the Widow...
Amazing to interact with different cultures that felt so much like our own))))
If you want to know what happened to Mass Effect take a look at the credits between ME1-3 and you’ll notice many significant members of the team that made Mass Effect were gone or were in the process of being fazed out and replaced.
I still have goosebumps from the reaper reveal and dialog at ME1.
Don't post this... don't give me hope!
As many others are commenting, I too have been playing through the series and am currently on ME3
Save game importing and dialogue choices that allowed us to play Shepard however we wanted and have the game remember what s/he did. Great characters that felt like actual people.
I just started the first mass effect in 2024 here. I only played a few hours. It’s definitely been interesting and cool. Let’s see where it takes us.
Should have titled it “What Made MASS EFFECT So Massive”