“I'm Commander Monarch. And this is my favorite scuff in the citadel.” Man, seeing her playing Mass Effect makes me so happy. 😊 the trilogy is so nostalgic and I hope she keeps playing them, because she is going to love this trilogy a lot. ❤
Some notable highlights for y'all (with a fair amount of scuff): 27:29 Grenades out in the CIC! 58:30 Missed the giant mile-long spaceship taking off. (The LE remake should have really forced your perspective on to it imo) 1:06:08 Those mid 2000's ragdoll physics. 1:33:06 Pleasant amusement, the reaction to the Elcor is priceless. 1:42:48 Target acquired, future husband located. 2:25:07 Wrex introduction. Best boy! 2:39:27 Getting Garrus on board. 2:49:52 "You have 4 minutes to save the Quarian!" (Monarch decides now is the best time to figure out the loot and level up menus) 2:54:12 AND overwrites the only save file after the time has expired. Thank the Goddess for auto saves. 3:02:09 Best girl Tali joins the crew! 3:10:43 Spectre time! 3:20:30 Monarch has chosen the Renegade life. 3:43:34 Respectfully admiring Garrus. 4:02:30 MAKO time! (Didn't even take 30 seconds before driving into lava) 4:17:20 This fricking Colossus battle. Honestly can't fault Monarch here, this fight is insane unless you have the right abilities unlocked or stay in cover. 4:31:32 ...and we all lived! 4:32:09 Garrus cheered bits for Hydration. 4:36:04 Liara! (Honestly not surprised Monarch has seen 'images' of her) 4:37:09 "Once you go Blue, no one else will do." 4:40:30 Flattering camera angles. 4:42:19 Monarch and Garrus sharing a braincell?
Female Shepard didn't really get a lot of customization options in the first game, the devs definitely figured most people would go male. She got a few more choices and styles in the remaster of 1. It wasn't until all the positive feedback about Jennifer Hale's performance as Shepard did they start putting more effort into Female Shepard's design options and by 3, she's nearly the face of the franchise.
While your theory sounds very optimistic, internal analytics as well as paying customers contradict your version of history. Reality is rather disappointing: due to the unreasonable and overall detrimental rise of political feminism, the board of directors has pressured the devs to create and focus on female characters instead of male characters. That is why overall the female characters are more developed, benelovent and more used in marketing material compared to male characters.
Loved Jennifer hale and femshep, I thought it was so cool part 3 made trailers for both sheps and you could flip the game case cover art inside out and make it femshep showing on the case instead super neat
Amnjust happy to watch a streamer play this and be so happy and interested in it as some I seen weren't and just takes enjoyment out of it. Any time she mentions how coo designs of aliens are or excitement in her voice makes me smile I plan to binge watch the full series of mass effect ASAP
This is going to be such a journey, the story of Commander Scuff! It’s rather fitting Monarch went with Vanguard. She’s be close combat Vanguard and Garrus will be long range Tech, they cover each other‘s weaknesses! Good luck to the mods with controlling spoilers.
I can't believe Amalee missed the HUGE ship flying off, one of the most iconic scenes in the whole series. Sad. I understand how more modern games nowadays pan your view so you don't miss events like that.
@@idrisredacted1229 It's funny I'm the opposite, I get giddy replaying ME1 but kind of dread going to the more simple point/specs system in the sequels.There are way too many duplicate weapons in ME1 though.
Just watched the VOD and I'm sooooo disappointed I missed her playing it live. My joint favourite game of all time, along with Alan Wake. Seeing AmaLee scream and gremlin and chuckle and "Whadda I do?!"her way through this is really making day. I love that she's enjoying it so much. And so, on to part 2!
OMG!!!! She's like hmm I don't wish to play as an infiltrator(class for using the sniper rifle), picks vanguard (because"I" love shotguns). Ends up using the sniper more than the shotgun 🤦🏽🤦🏻🤦🏼🤦
lol @ the Commander "test" All I can think is the way everyone talks to you in the Command & Conquer Tiberium series Ah, Commander Welcome back Commander Over here Commander Listen to this Commander and so on and so on Good times Should give Tiberium Wars another play; been a bit. Also oof Gonna be real interesting to see a full noob (affectionate) tackle this trilogy Modern gaming sensibilities will lead to significant suboptimal conditions overall and those lessons can only be learned the hard way... Wonder how many will live to see the finale?
I was considering if I watch the full play through or not and then this happened 27:38. Yeah I'm in 🤣. I have never play Mass Effect and I wouldn't mind experiencing it with Monarch VODs.
Vanguard becomes incredibly aggressive and fun in the next two games (Imo it is *the* class to play in ME3). Right now it's fine, essentially a soldier with the ability to use some biotics.
I know I’m late to the VOD but it’s kinda crazy that we just annihilated being able to use Saren’s voice recording as evidence thanks to AI almost 100 years before this game was supposed to take place.
59:50 I've got the platinum in all three games on my ps4, played through the entire trilogy so many times that i've lost count at this point, and let me just say that I never knew there was a building with people inside around this area.
do the side quests too. Their results will all be mentioned / shown in ME2 and 3 and have some minor consequences too. The first 3 games of ME series were peak Bioware RPG compare to now.
I was going to ask if you tried dark chocolate hummus but my brain caught up to you don't like chocolate but to me it just tastes like bean paste moms other half said it tastes like chocolate pudding but to me its bean paste so not sure how you'd feel about it
Choosing mostly middle options is gonna hurt her in the long run. She needs to choose a side and max it soon, then choose the other. While not exploring the entire Citadel and talking to everyone is a rookie mistake, it's a good thing she missed Harkin before recruiting Garrus amd Wrexster. Harkin is disgusting, especially if you play as FShepard.
Is there a reason the end screen music is so horrendously loud compared to the actual VOD? Like, it's egregiously louder than it should be, esp when the actual game's volume is already so much quieter than Ama's.
the amount of lore she is skipping without finishing all the dialogues and investigations ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH XD can't wait to see when she plays ME2 with Paragon and Renegade QTE
Tbh every playthrough I have on mass effect one starts with me getting to ship after thinking I made the prefect guy, then realizing in cut scenes he looks like shit, then starting over and trying again
@@Trikzilla Personally not a big fan of the ME2 story progression either, it's so... formulaic, feels artificial. Main story mission > collect squadmember > collect squadmember > collect squadmember > main story mission > run errand for squadmember >run errand for squadmember > run errand for squadmember... Repeat. The other two are so much better off for having the bulk of squadmate related stuff be baked into the story instead of all being dedicated missions.
@Arbaaltheundefeated fair points. Though I saw it as more focused. I remember when me1 came out. Believe it or not, many complaints was that it was too big and too much could be missed. At the time it was a good time burn since it was pretty unique. Personally, it was the only new game I got that yr. Also you have to look at this series from a streamer POV.. To get the entire lore and feel how many hours they would have to pour into this? That's why I feel 2 is the best of the series for new players, 3 streamlined everything, but ME1 can feel boring and or obtuse.
@@Lunardivider24 Honestly of the three I have to say I hated the save file carry-over for ME3 cause you literally start off over-leveled and you're already Max level before your even a third of the way through the game. Honestly I feel like instead of the level bonus it would've been better if they gave a store discount passive or a discount passive for leveling weapons and attachments.
Oh god if we’re going down the anatomy lore of mass effect the Asari (the blue women) are pretty interesting. There more or less based on succubi if you haven’t guessed already. They appear to be an all female race but “things” change depending on their partner. One of the most interesting things about them thou is that no one knows what they really look like. Gotta explain abit, in the game they appear as human females with blue skin and hair tentacles but that is because you play as a human. Asari appear as the most beautiful versions of what ever race is looking at them the one thing that stays the same is the blue skin and hair. The only reason we know any of this is because of one optional convo you can hear during someone’s Bachelor party at a bar. You can overhear 3 guys, a human Salarian and turian, drunk as hell talking about the Asari stripper in the bar all of which describe her as looking like their own species. Also at one point you can visit a bar with a Asari bartender which changes appearance everytime you drink. Long story short as far as we know their biotic powers change what they look like to whatever species views them
2:09:50 Yeah, I was told the same thing growing up. Truth is there's no case of apples with needles or razor blades ever being handed out, just a hoax. Candy poisoning is also extremely rare.
Monarch, I think your funny and charming and have a great voice... But man I can't watch you play this game. The flailing, the not paying attention then being immediately lost when the game literally tells you what to do... not bothering to learn how mechanics work for the sake of lulz and content... it's just painful. Best of luck on this one but I'm out.
Another excellent game series ruined by ea. First 3 games are golden. FemShep is the better va out of the 2 but gd maleshep runs are hilarious. The dudes deliveries are so fkin deadpan it’s hysterical, it gets even better in me2 and 3 because the va starts leaning into the bit more and more.
"I'm Commander Skuff and monarch is my favourite dork on the citidel."
“I'm Commander Monarch. And this is my favorite scuff in the citadel.”
Man, seeing her playing Mass Effect makes me so happy. 😊 the trilogy is so nostalgic and I hope she keeps playing them, because she is going to love this trilogy a lot. ❤
Every time I see someone new discover Mass Effect it gives me heart
That grenade explosion while Monarch was talking to the crew was the most Monarch thing I think I've seen. Absolutely perfect. 🤣
First Helldivers now this lmao
"FIRE IN THE HOLE"
Some notable highlights for y'all (with a fair amount of scuff):
27:29 Grenades out in the CIC!
58:30 Missed the giant mile-long spaceship taking off. (The LE remake should have really forced your perspective on to it imo)
1:06:08 Those mid 2000's ragdoll physics.
1:33:06 Pleasant amusement, the reaction to the Elcor is priceless.
1:42:48 Target acquired, future husband located.
2:25:07 Wrex introduction. Best boy!
2:39:27 Getting Garrus on board.
2:49:52 "You have 4 minutes to save the Quarian!" (Monarch decides now is the best time to figure out the loot and level up menus)
2:54:12 AND overwrites the only save file after the time has expired. Thank the Goddess for auto saves.
3:02:09 Best girl Tali joins the crew!
3:10:43 Spectre time!
3:20:30 Monarch has chosen the Renegade life.
3:43:34 Respectfully admiring Garrus.
4:02:30 MAKO time! (Didn't even take 30 seconds before driving into lava)
4:17:20 This fricking Colossus battle. Honestly can't fault Monarch here, this fight is insane unless you have the right abilities unlocked or stay in cover.
4:31:32 ...and we all lived!
4:32:09 Garrus cheered bits for Hydration.
4:36:04 Liara! (Honestly not surprised Monarch has seen 'images' of her)
4:37:09 "Once you go Blue, no one else will do."
4:40:30 Flattering camera angles.
4:42:19 Monarch and Garrus sharing a braincell?
Female Shepard didn't really get a lot of customization options in the first game, the devs definitely figured most people would go male. She got a few more choices and styles in the remaster of 1. It wasn't until all the positive feedback about Jennifer Hale's performance as Shepard did they start putting more effort into Female Shepard's design options and by 3, she's nearly the face of the franchise.
While your theory sounds very optimistic, internal analytics as well as paying customers contradict your version of history. Reality is rather disappointing: due to the unreasonable and overall detrimental rise of political feminism, the board of directors has pressured the devs to create and focus on female characters instead of male characters. That is why overall the female characters are more developed, benelovent and more used in marketing material compared to male characters.
@NowioFel a good thing can have bad origins/reasons. While it might have been done for the "wrong" reasons, the result is still a good thing
WAAHHH FEMINISM RUINS EVERYTHING
Good God, there's no getting away from you children, is there? Short of going outside in the real world, I mean.
Loved Jennifer hale and femshep, I thought it was so cool part 3 made trailers for both sheps and you could flip the game case cover art inside out and make it femshep showing on the case instead super neat
The Monarch lands on the planet, immediately kills a dozen local flying cows and asks: "Wait... wait... these weren't enemies?" XD
The Imperium of Man would be proud, DO NOT SUFFER THE FILTHY XENOS TO LIVE!
Amnjust happy to watch a streamer play this and be so happy and interested in it as some I seen weren't and just takes enjoyment out of it. Any time she mentions how coo designs of aliens are or excitement in her voice makes me smile I plan to binge watch the full series of mass effect ASAP
Note: this is your playthrough try not to get influenced to much from the community. Also have fun you are in for a wild ride with this series.
Anyone else suddenly get emotional when hearing the ME1 main title theme.
ME1's soundtrack is criminally underrated.
Vigil is such a powerful song that they even bring it back in the sequels to tug on your heartstrings occasionally.
This is going to be a great run. Love the Mass Effect series!
I'm... so excited for your playthrough... you're going to love it!!!
This is going to be such a journey, the story of Commander Scuff!
It’s rather fitting Monarch went with Vanguard. She’s be close combat Vanguard and Garrus will be long range Tech, they cover each other‘s weaknesses!
Good luck to the mods with controlling spoilers.
Now that I know Captain Anderson is voiced by Keith David, I can't get Husk's voice out of my head
I can't believe Amalee missed the HUGE ship flying off, one of the most iconic scenes in the whole series. Sad. I understand how more modern games nowadays pan your view so you don't miss events like that.
The PlayerUI meme is real, otherwise it would have not enraged 90% of western GenZ and game devs
I've seen lots of players miss that Sovereign takeoff scene
This is hilarious, I just started a new playthrough of Mass Effect the other day! Get ready for an awesome time!
Oh heck yeah! Very much looking forward to following this playthrough! Welcome to possibly the best game trilogy ever made!
... don't ever skip the first one. Doing them in order is SUPER IMPORTANT!
I too had a very visceral reaction to her saying that haha. Luckily she was joking.
To be fair, it's the worst one in terms of gameplay. I almost never replay it because of how unbearable the combat is.
@@idrisredacted1229 LE did make it slightly better. I'd never go play the original 2007 version.
@@idrisredacted1229 It's funny I'm the opposite, I get giddy replaying ME1 but kind of dread going to the more simple point/specs system in the sequels.There are way too many duplicate weapons in ME1 though.
When she picked ME1 Vanguard that just hurt my soul
Just watched the VOD and I'm sooooo disappointed I missed her playing it live. My joint favourite game of all time, along with Alan Wake.
Seeing AmaLee scream and gremlin and chuckle and "Whadda I do?!"her way through this is really making day. I love that she's enjoying it so much.
And so, on to part 2!
I'm so happy this playthrough is happening!
2:25:26 the exact second she fell in love with Wrex
A minute in and she says "i downloaded the game right"
27:40 WAY TO GO THERE AMALEE!
prefect timing too!
What do y-- PEWSH!
Oh boy..ok...this is gonna be an interesting journey. ;) I look forward to seeing everything you choose.
You're on the start of one heck of a journey.
Power already getting to her head at the first dialogue option 😂
AHHHHH EPIC SUNG
Looove this series omg
17:35 DAM 🤣She felt that one... It was true though
Omg Monarch saying the council are idiots is everything lmaoooooo
Scuff queen gets to go into space for the first time.
OMG!!!!
She's like hmm I don't wish to play as an infiltrator(class for using the sniper rifle), picks vanguard (because"I" love shotguns). Ends up using the sniper more than the shotgun 🤦🏽🤦🏻🤦🏼🤦
lol @ the Commander "test"
All I can think is the way everyone talks to you in the Command & Conquer Tiberium series
Ah, Commander
Welcome back Commander
Over here Commander
Listen to this Commander
and so on and so on
Good times
Should give Tiberium Wars another play; been a bit.
Also oof
Gonna be real interesting to see a full noob (affectionate) tackle this trilogy
Modern gaming sensibilities will lead to significant suboptimal conditions overall and those lessons can only be learned the hard way...
Wonder how many will live to see the finale?
Get ready for a wild ride
I was considering if I watch the full play through or not and then this happened 27:38. Yeah I'm in 🤣. I have never play Mass Effect and I wouldn't mind experiencing it with Monarch VODs.
Oh my lord, I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone react so strongly to an Elcor of all races in Mass Effect 😂
I'm so glad that I'm not the only one who got stuck pointing my gun at everyone on the ship.
Vanguard becomes incredibly aggressive and fun in the next two games (Imo it is *the* class to play in ME3). Right now it's fine, essentially a soldier with the ability to use some biotics.
I have the strangest feeling that shes not gonna be 100%ing this one.
Wish she didn’t skip all the dialogue options, half the fun in this game is the dialogue
Best game ever ❤ the mass effect legendary edition is the best get to play all 3 storys
I really love watching you I played mass effect 3
Wonder if she gonna go full paragon or renegade.
Fun fact: artificial banana flavor was made to taste like a variant of bananas that went extinct. That's why it doesn't taste like modern bananas.
Let the scuff take over
Should have gone Spacer, then you'd have a Mom through all 3 games...
I know I’m late to the VOD but it’s kinda crazy that we just annihilated being able to use Saren’s voice recording as evidence thanks to AI almost 100 years before this game was supposed to take place.
"She needs to be pretty"
ME character creator: Are you sure about that?
YESSSS
ME1 had the ability to fire in the ship, but did no damage
59:50
I've got the platinum in all three games on my ps4, played through the entire trilogy so many times that i've lost count at this point, and let me just say that I never knew there was a building with people inside around this area.
So you spend two college degrees of time investment and potential income (if not more) on a game. Impressive in its own way
@@NowioFel
Well, I'm still three trophies away from getting every trophy in the Legendary Edition.
@@frozenfoxgames5300 You can do it, the Kaiser believes in you!
@@NowioFelincome? I get time, but why income?
do the side quests too. Their results will all be mentioned / shown in ME2 and 3 and have some minor consequences too.
The first 3 games of ME series were peak Bioware RPG compare to now.
Starts game: Open the EA app
Everyone who bought MELE on Steam: FUUUUUUUUUUUKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
When I die, if I do not go to the home world of the Asari, then heaven isn’t real 😂
4:31:42 well that Geth ain’t walking that off
Commander Skuff!
Commander Shegone!
please go away scuff we need monarch back😭
3:58:00 not yet but soon
How would Fish Monarch move and interact with the Mass Effect world, I wonder?
Irma, Irma Shepard
Ama likes AOTAR???? I'm in the middle of the series now, that is exciting to know!
PLEASE sing Fighter by Kana Boon ! !
Playlist order fix plz? :D
Hour in and im wondering if no one told Monarch that you gotta be careful with dialogue options.
If your thinking of romancing Garras you cant do that in this game but you can in Mass effect 2.
Garrus and Shepard are soulmates, even if not romantically, There is no Shepard without Vakarian,
40:52 weapon overheat's and she's like what happened
Love saren
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I was going to ask if you tried dark chocolate hummus but my brain caught up to you don't like chocolate but to me it just tastes like bean paste moms other half said it tastes like chocolate pudding but to me its bean paste so not sure how you'd feel about it
Choosing mostly middle options is gonna hurt her in the long run. She needs to choose a side and max it soon, then choose the other.
While not exploring the entire Citadel and talking to everyone is a rookie mistake, it's a good thing she missed Harkin before recruiting Garrus amd Wrexster. Harkin is disgusting, especially if you play as FShepard.
The one game I can't play with MnK. I have to play with a controller, it's really really not designed for MnK.
Is there a reason the end screen music is so horrendously loud compared to the actual VOD? Like, it's egregiously louder than it should be, esp when the actual game's volume is already so much quieter than Ama's.
the amount of lore she is skipping without finishing all the dialogues and investigations ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH XD
can't wait to see when she plays ME2 with Paragon and Renegade QTE
Tali is permanent best girl
Scuff Shepard
Once she plays all three she should watch gamer poop mass Effect series
I wonder who shes gonna go for
Probably garrus aka best boy
@@benjboiplays5403
Not in this game she isn't. Liara or Kaiden?
Either she is going to go for the boring but super reliable husband material Kaidan... or the perfectly evolved genocidal space parasite Liara
Is this the legendary edition? Texture looks off...
Tbh every playthrough I have on mass effect one starts with me getting to ship after thinking I made the prefect guy, then realizing in cut scenes he looks like shit, then starting over and trying again
Oh, this should be a train wreck.
ME1 was rough gem in hindsight. Hope she makes it to 2 and sees the vast improvement.
Though to be fair it was the most noob friendly of the series.
2 is a downgrade that only benefits form the action movie layout. Gimme janky rpg shooter over worst cover shooter level design any day.
@@Trikzilla Personally not a big fan of the ME2 story progression either, it's so... formulaic, feels artificial. Main story mission > collect squadmember > collect squadmember > collect squadmember > main story mission > run errand for squadmember >run errand for squadmember > run errand for squadmember... Repeat. The other two are so much better off for having the bulk of squadmate related stuff be baked into the story instead of all being dedicated missions.
@Arbaaltheundefeated fair points. Though I saw it as more focused. I remember when me1 came out. Believe it or not, many complaints was that it was too big and too much could be missed. At the time it was a good time burn since it was pretty unique. Personally, it was the only new game I got that yr. Also you have to look at this series from a streamer POV.. To get the entire lore and feel how many hours they would have to pour into this? That's why I feel 2 is the best of the series for new players, 3 streamlined everything, but ME1 can feel boring and or obtuse.
@@Lunardivider24 Honestly of the three I have to say I hated the save file carry-over for ME3 cause you literally start off over-leveled and you're already Max level before your even a third of the way through the game. Honestly I feel like instead of the level bonus it would've been better if they gave a store discount passive or a discount passive for leveling weapons and attachments.
Oh god if we’re going down the anatomy lore of mass effect the Asari (the blue women) are pretty interesting.
There more or less based on succubi if you haven’t guessed already. They appear to be an all female race but “things” change depending on their partner.
One of the most interesting things about them thou is that no one knows what they really look like.
Gotta explain abit, in the game they appear as human females with blue skin and hair tentacles but that is because you play as a human.
Asari appear as the most beautiful versions of what ever race is looking at them the one thing that stays the same is the blue skin and hair.
The only reason we know any of this is because of one optional convo you can hear during someone’s Bachelor party at a bar.
You can overhear 3 guys, a human Salarian and turian, drunk as hell talking about the Asari stripper in the bar all of which describe her as looking like their own species. Also at one point you can visit a bar with a Asari bartender which changes appearance everytime you drink.
Long story short as far as we know their biotic powers change what they look like to whatever species views them
2:09:50 Yeah, I was told the same thing growing up. Truth is there's no case of apples with needles or razor blades ever being handed out, just a hoax. Candy poisoning is also extremely rare.
Hey scuff queen. If you need tips on me2 I can help😂
Monarch, I think your funny and charming and have a great voice...
But man I can't watch you play this game. The flailing, the not paying attention then being immediately lost when the game literally tells you what to do... not bothering to learn how mechanics work for the sake of lulz and content... it's just painful. Best of luck on this one but I'm out.
Why do ppl comment when they quit watching a streamer or series? Do you think anyone gives a fuck?
Already not a fan that she doesn't investigate and try to get to learn about the world more. Hopefully it's not a continuous habit.
Another excellent game series ruined by ea.
First 3 games are golden.
FemShep is the better va out of the 2 but gd maleshep runs are hilarious. The dudes deliveries are so fkin deadpan it’s hysterical, it gets even better in me2 and 3 because the va starts leaning into the bit more and more.
Isn't she supposed to be.....good at video games?
38:15 I can't keep watching because something about the way you play this game annoys the heck out of me...
48:00 why do I keep missing!?
MAYBE BECAUSE YOUR USING A SHOTGUN AT FAR RANGE