I know exactly how you feel mate. started the first game up again cause the remaster is coming and for the first time i went there in the game i just stood there listening to this...god the memories...and the desires to be there are strong.
Same. I tried playing KOTOR again with mods and even SWOTR (both made by Bioware), but it just wouldn't cut it. Mass Effect is truly one of a kind. EDIT: In addition, the video *"Domino Worldbuilding and the Brilliance of Mass Effect"* by Shamus Young helped me understand why. From the comments... _"Other games had ‘known lore’ (Star Wars, AD&D) to lean on, whereas Mass Effect had to manually build that world, and yet did it in a way that remained exciting and immersive. In Star Wars you don't get to know the other species in the Galaxy at any depth whatsoever. Now maybe there's shit you need to read that's not in any of the shows or movies, but Mass effect puts it's entire universe front and center, so you can get entirely immersed in it. In Star Wars the only thing you're concerned about is Jedis, sith, empire, republic, rebellion and resistance....that's literally it...and the vast majority are humans"_ _"[Mass Effect's] lore is all used for the purpose of the narrative, there isn't "detail for the sake of detail". Matt Colville has a video on this, "Lore vs Writing" explaining how there is a tendency for new dungeon masters (and by extension, fiction writers) to create all these details for the world but the players are not interested because they didn't create an interesting plot that made those details relevant. Details not tied to a story tend to become a bunch of "blah blah". I feel like these are lessons you wouldn't learn by scrolling through the wiki of your favorite fictional franchise, ie Star Wars. I think this is why I prefer Mass Effect (up to the last 10 minutes of ME3) to Star Wars. In Star Wars every bit of history and lore tends to be made up after the fact, in reaction to something the writers thought would look cool on screen. The ME writers did a lot of world building work up front, and created a story to fit inside of that world. This makes Star Wars writers look incredibly lazy in comparison."_
Hands down... I bought the trilogy and I'm starting playing again next week... It's like losing your favorite book for a long time or something but I can't wait to play it again after all of this time
@@pricture I mean I think it's because star wars was written by multiple people all over the place so there are different quality of work depending on authors, etc; I love the Star Wars universe, but there's too much focus on basically on one era or so of the star wars universe. They created thousands of years of history set before the movies yet they barely dig into it.
Agreed. None of the other games even stack up to this one. In the second game ypu are condined to the small Zakera Ward and in the 3rd game its even smaller without the citadel DLC. I love the more open world game style of Mass Effect 1.
@@Starman20290 in mass effects I saw it like they took the citadel and split it into two parts, one part was omega and the other illium ..both expand on themes from the first citadel
It was almost overwhelming to me the first time I played. I had no idea what to expect from the Citadel as a central hub, and I was worried it was about to be a Tarisian purgatory gatekeeping the “fun” worlds of the game. Now roaming the Citadel is one of my favorite parts of replaying ME1.
@@falseprofit9801 you know what? Right now I feel like ME2 was even better, the decay and dark atmosphere of the Afterlife where most of the mercenaries and criminals have a little rest from all the killing and the bad stuff is just unique and somehow matches my nihilistic and cynical mind. No rules, no oppression. Just living the moment.
@@falseprofit9801 The escapism hit me hard walking around all the different places in the Citadel. And I would stand out in the docks where my ship is, looking into space and feeling like I am really am in some other part of the galaxy very far from Earth.
I was so disappointed that 2 and 3 moved away from the synth sound - one of many things about those games I found disappointing compared to the original
What they did to the Citadel in the later games was a travesty. People complain about the elevators, but they made the Citadel feel like one big place, because a specific elevator took you one place. But the later games, you got in one elevator and selected a section you wanted to visit, each section could have been miles away from the other, it felt completely disjointed. And I'd also prefer to see my characters riding the elevator, listening to the radio news or hearing dialogue between my squad-mates, both of which the first game did, yet the later two just gave you a loading screen. It completely removed the immersion.
I actually loved riding in the elevators because my sqaudmates always had something interesting to say to each other and if not that there was a news story talking about things happening in other parts of the galaxy usually detailing the result of one of your side quests. I actually really liked it on missions because it felt like You were going to so many different places. I hardly ever used the fast travel on my last few play throughs.
The people who complain about the elevators aren't the people the game was made for I am glad everyone left during the production of ME so they didn't have to be forced to associate that garbage heap with themselves
I had just gotten arrested, lost my job, was on the verge of losing everything. Played this at night after an entire day of trying to get my life back together. Mass Effect really helped me escape all that for just a second, and also the idea that my problems were a mere atom compared to the entire universe. It suddenly made those troubles far less important
I was a newcomer to Mass Effect until I played Legendary Edition and when I stumbled upon the Citadel for the first time, it gave a feeling that is unmatched. I felt so nostalgic over a game I never even played.
Dito. I played KOTOR many years ago and saw all these ME videos and by the time the LE came out it was my chance to experience it. I´m glad I did and yeah due to playing KOTOR earlier I was happy to have such a scifi world again.
I love the Citadel in Mass Effect 1. When you think about it it is the last of the glory days of the Citadel as the galactic hub. After the Geth attack it has a much different feel. More anxiety over being a target. Security is tighter everywhere.
About 10 years ago (when i was about 13) I remember picking this game up for £1 at a car boot sale (yard sale of youre american). During this time i was going through a really tough time due to moving from foster home, to foster home... To foster home. Mass effect 1 really kept me grounded and sane. I remember putting countless hours into the game to escape reality and switch off for a bit. I appreciate this game more than any other.
I played through this game so many times in highschool. I've just started playing the legendary edition. Walking out onto the citadel after so many years feels like I've come home again.
Mass effect isn't just a game to me it holds a special place in my heart I really love this game all three of them. The original bioware team that made the original games deserve an award for even the concept of this masterpiece.
warren010h just finished me3 yesterday it is a very sad feeling finishing the game. I’ll always remember this track as one of my faves due to the heavy 80’s synth vibe it gave.
Mass Effect 2, 3 and even Andromeda were amazing and made me travel in this universe. But Mass Effect 1 is far beyond this when speaking about immersion and exploration
I agree, the citadel felt real with all the goings on. I'm still finding little things I never noticed before when I play through it all over again. The exoplanets were dull though, but damn it did feel pretty good going to some of those odd worlds to just drive around. But the thing that made the game so good was definitely the music.
I think ME2 and 3 did a better job of battlefield immersion, but when it comes to the peaceful areas, like the Citadel, the start of Eden Prime, some of Noveria and some of Feros? Fuck man, it's so... real.
@@dubstepXpower I'd maybe read about it or watch it depending on your preference. I 100%ed and can honestly say there's only a couple things that feel like classic Mass Effect, despite how they try to echo the imagery of the original trilogy. Same vibes as DA2, some good ideas but the execution is kinda bland/vapid and there wasn't a cohesive vision tying it all together. If you're a superfan tho, no harm in dipping your toes in. You won't be satisfied til you play it yourself imo lol
This theme has stuck with me since I first heard it. It gives off that otherworldly space vibe so well. I Wish i could experience Mass Effect for the first time all over again.
I still play Mass Effect 1-3 on a regular (daily) - I just cannot play ME3 single player, so I do the Multiplayer. Something about this universe (the MEU) just grabs you.
@@wellthismachinekills3809 Ah, I didn't even notice that you posted it 2 years ago but I am glad to hear that! I'm currently replaying the trilogy these days.
it is been almost 12 years since the game came out... and still I remember this song as if it was yesterday... thanks for the upload Gaming Ambience...
Jesus, I've watched every one of these 1 hour ME1 ambience music videos, and NONE of them hit me as hard as this one did in the nostalgia. God Bless You!
Sweet memories! Stopping by the Citadel to buy and sell weapons and armor. It was always a nice day when I got more Frictionless Material X for my Spectre Req gear.
Sincere statement: I do enjoy the soundtrack for Mass Effect. Excited yet anxious anticipation: I cannot wait for the remastered edition if the trilogy.
It's cause it had amazingly atmospheric electronic, synth based bgms like this which really created a futuristic spacey vibe. The latter games largely had orchestral based music, which wasn't awful but they just weren't as memorable as the music from ME1. Every AAA game now tries having epic sounding orchestral music, but they just sound like scores from a b-level hollywood movie. The music in ME2 and ME3 could have been in a Halo game. Where as the music in ME1 was unique
@@ZanzibarBreeze exactly, thats why I for example rate ME1 a lot higher than the sequels, the vibe/atmosphere is the most important thing in a sci fi production imo and bioware pulled it off perfectly
This theme always makes me think of the docking area where all of the refugees are shacking up in Mass Effect 3. I always liked how this area along with others on the Citadel evolve as you progress through the main story. You gradually see this area fill up with more desperate people and their families all looking for safe refuge and waiting (some seemingly in vain) to hear word from their loved ones. The wounded and dying all cramped together in close quarters. This track is kind of a calming, but somber accompaniment to everything that's happening around me. You finally begin to see that the Citadel can't just pretend that there isn't a war on anymore. Ahh man... the feels...
The Citadel to me will always me the ME1 Citadel. We are on the cusp of greatness, working along with Turians and the Council, Krogan and Quarians and even the Asari. In Bring Down the Sky we met the Batarians. What an age to live in!
Interesting to think that of those reading my message between the years 2013 to 2029, you all has to wait for the complete remaster of this triology to experience it in HTD “hyper threaded High Definition. While we never experienced the smell physical properties of the game as you know it, we still were extremely touched by it all these years ago.
first time i got to Citadel, i was so excited and talked to every NPC possible to learn about the lores. Soon something felt off, the music and atmosphere and the fact that some questions you ask the NPCs don't get clear answers especially regarding those little janitor robots. Later on you know it was created intentionally to feel this way, great design from the Game Designers.
best sci fi franchise, right there next to star wars/trek/gate, which makes sense since the same guys also made some of the best star wars material ever as well. My respect for the old bioware team is absolutely unmatched, they did for the gaming world what george lucas did for cinematography. I literally had a save on mass effect that i used (so i wouldnt mess up my actual play time) to literally just sit in c sec and listen to this music while i took naps in RL.
Having just got the platinum trophy for this game, I am so fond of this theme. Took me forever to find and scan all the keepers, I’m glad the music was so calming as I jogged around.
Wasn't a fan of how ME3 reused so many tracks from the first 2 games but I have to say the use of this track in the refugee camp was pretty inspired. What was once a theme that represented humanity's bright future is now contrasted by the dire state the galaxy is now in. Seeing all those people living out of shipping containers unsure of what will happen to them with this playing in the background was pretty impactful.
I've never played Mass Effect 3. I played Mass Effect 2 once and thought it was good, but not for me. But I absolutely love the original Mass Effect. I've played it over and over and over. I wish we had got a sequel to that game.
ME 2 Is arguably the best in the series. The writing, expansion of the first game's narrative into darker, more grey themes, the environmental storytelling, characters, lore, music and the main mission itself all combine to form a totally believable universe. The sub plots within ME2 are excellent. ME3 is an enjoyable game, you're strapped in for the ride - many of your decisions and choices from the first and second entries wrap up in the third game. Minus the ending, its also a classic. IMO ME2>ME1>ME3. But even so I think I'd rate the first game more just for nostalgia and a kind of "innocence" that it portrays. You should definitely give it another go, pick up MELE and have another try.
@@toko96 It's funny, many of the things you mention liking are things I really didn't like. The writing and the attempt at darker themes left me cold, and I especially disliked the pivot to more orchestral music, which I found monumentally disappointing after the amazing synth focused soundtrack of the original. The game just never felt to me like a sequel to what I liked about the original, more like a "dark" gritty reboot. It had none of the throwback 70s science fiction vibes that the original had, instead pivoting to more generic military science fiction. I know my view isn't the usual one though, and most people love it.
Huge thanks for posting this. The Atrium's soundscape might as well be a part of the story-line. Much like Tron legacy, it generates a sense of place without which the imagery would be hollow
I’m on my first PC run of the Legendary Edition and trying to do a 100% Perfect run in terms of collectibles, missions, choices etc. I’m currently on ME2 about to fight the Collectors and heard this in my Cabin Radio and it seemed SOOOO nostalgic…
This really Feels like you're in outer space. 😇 You can see nebula, clusters, but the thick glass on the citadel renders it all silent. 😇 Time to board the Normandy commander Shepard.
@@tonycmac Only now seeing this comment FFS... Yes, I love Noveria's soothing snowy ambience also. Upper wards are ok. Another piece of absolute magic is the Galaxy map theme 😃
@@Johny40Se7en The Citadel Upper Wards (near the market and the big window where you can see the Citadel Arms/Wards) are simply incredible to me. I loved the part where you can watch the Destiny Ascension glide past and hear the Volus talking about his tour onboard and meeting Matriarch Ladanya. I do love the Galaxy Map as well, and lets not forget Ilos. :)
When your soul aches for a world you'll never know, and a hand you'll never hold....you might be palying some quality bioware games. I hope the remaster is just as wonderfully immersive as the original trilogy.
You do realize that ME2 and 3 are almost completely unchanged, right? This means that you will be paying for the ME3 endings not once, but twice - AND there will be no ME3 Multiplayer (the only reason to purchase ME3). I might get the legendary edition when the price is right and only play ME and ME2 - maybe. I pre-ordered ME3 like an idiot and got the "Day 1" DLC, which was content that was cut, removed, and re-installed simply to drive up profits. I'm very jaded about ME3 and all post ME2 content from BioWare.
Mass effect 1 is the best out of all three games by far. I love them all but because the story shifted away from dark energy buildup and the reapers thinking human DNA was the best thing to make a reaper out of just for that it kind of makes mass effect 2 feel like a side quest. In the third game non of that matters anymore because the reapers are just trying to keep synthetics from wiping out all organic life. But I still love all three games the first one has a special place in my heart though. I love exploring the galaxy and driving around on different planets. I also love the fact that you have a dangerous villain like saren that you have to chase down and defeat in the first game.
Man ME may be my favorite sci-fi franchise honestly, it's close with Star Wars. It's just so magical yet one of the more feasible high sci-fi settings I've seen. That combined with the amount of lore Bioware dedicates to their games makes it so immersive that I want to live in that universe so bad. I'd even be willing to take my chances with reapers haha
@DrumToTheBassWoop ...perhaps. Liara may be my favorite and I may also be currently writing fan fic in a composition notebook at night before I go to sleep lol it takes place on Illuim. At least for now, thinking of taking the protagonist who used to have a asari gf (not Liara) to somewhere in the Ismar frontier based off plot events so far. My first time writing and it's just for fun so idk the quality of it but it's something fun and relaxing to do. Especially at night under the stars while listening to this.
I’m playing the trilogy for the first time. I beat the first game yesterday and i loved it although it was clunky. I’m up to the 2nd and in terms of combat it’s fun but i noticed when i went to the citadel there was no ambience music like in the 1st at all smh. This theme is iconic
Yeah I turned it off a lot back then because I didn't want to flood peoples sub-boxes. Foolish of me but I have since changed due to requests from people asking me to leave it on, at least ones I feel people would want to see over ones that aren't so popular or memorable. Having the Atrium not go on notify subs was a huge mistake :/
I truly hope if I get reincarnated it’s around this time…when technology is so advanced a cyber city like this is what I live in (preferably in Japan) I have a few coffees to wake myself up in the morning then look out to the horizon. Neon architecture and massive landscapes fill my view. I’m home and feel eager to learn more about a city with many secrets. Hope I don’t sound weird.
I hear you. I grew up imagining our world would keep getting better and be like this by 2020. Here we are, and I do wish we can live in that timeline instead of this shit.
Man I’ve been saying that for the longest ever since I got into the beauty of cosmos 🌌 our universe aka a thing majority of humanity just takes for granted for pretty much there whole life’s with out exploring and thinking out side of our little bobble planet And also started playing a lot of space games like mass effect trilogy NMS Megaton rain fall aka biggest space exploration game ever yet to be matched with the exploration Star link Elite dangerous Or and Star ocean Hell it’s a reason I love space anime so much Like Star blazer battle ship Yamato Like Gundam universal century Like gurren lagann will the last 6 episodes that have to do with space my favorite part Like knights of sidona Hell even the reason I never hated the 180 twist in darling in the franxx unlike so many fans But anyway because of all this learning about space what will happen In 4.5 billion years to our two galaxys What will happen in 5 Billion the sun What will happen to the galaxy years after going over the cosmic horizon by the end our galaxy will be the last galaxy in this local cluster Learning about the laniakea supercluster And learning about GOOGOLPLEX years and the end of all stars and heat I want to die and be reborn when humanity is more in space 🌌 and colonies orbital elevators 🛗 and on other colony planets so badly
Some times I'd just stand around look at humans and other species intracting with each other. It gives me a wyrd melancholy hope for a futre I likely will not see.
Always wished I could share this game with someone. Well, sucks leaving things behind but some things are doing well with or without the support of the useless.
Ahhhh the 🤡. So gracious and benevolent as his magical theme radiates through our lives fulfilling us with purpose. His antics can both entertain and send the fear of god and the devil through your soul. This theme fits the personification of what a clown should be.
I am really homesick for a place I have never been to.
God don't you love it when fiction has such a power?
feels
That makes two of us
I know exactly how you feel mate. started the first game up again cause the remaster is coming and for the first time i went there in the game i just stood there listening to this...god the memories...and the desires to be there are strong.
I grok.
Part of my soul will always live on the Citadel.
Deep
I love that someone else understands this feeling! Part of my soul will always live in Morrowind 😊
I can relate to this.
@@astaroth5024 I'm not really sure if you are Sovereign in disguise or not, so I will withhold judgement.
@@tonycmac foolish organic, no one reveals my secrets.
No Sci-Fi medium has ever made me as entranced and as involved as I was with Mass Effect.
same here
Same. I tried playing KOTOR again with mods and even SWOTR (both made by Bioware), but it just wouldn't cut it. Mass Effect is truly one of a kind.
EDIT: In addition, the video *"Domino Worldbuilding and the Brilliance of Mass Effect"* by Shamus Young helped me understand why. From the comments...
_"Other games had ‘known lore’ (Star Wars, AD&D) to lean on, whereas Mass Effect had to manually build that world, and yet did it in a way that remained exciting and immersive. In Star Wars you don't get to know the other species in the Galaxy at any depth whatsoever. Now maybe there's shit you need to read that's not in any of the shows or movies, but Mass effect puts it's entire universe front and center, so you can get entirely immersed in it. In Star Wars the only thing you're concerned about is Jedis, sith, empire, republic, rebellion and resistance....that's literally it...and the vast majority are humans"_
_"[Mass Effect's] lore is all used for the purpose of the narrative, there isn't "detail for the sake of detail". Matt Colville has a video on this, "Lore vs Writing" explaining how there is a tendency for new dungeon masters (and by extension, fiction writers) to create all these details for the world but the players are not interested because they didn't create an interesting plot that made those details relevant. Details not tied to a story tend to become a bunch of "blah blah". I feel like these are lessons you wouldn't learn by scrolling through the wiki of your favorite fictional franchise, ie Star Wars. I think this is why I prefer Mass Effect (up to the last 10 minutes of ME3) to Star Wars. In Star Wars every bit of history and lore tends to be made up after the fact, in reaction to something the writers thought would look cool on screen. The ME writers did a lot of world building work up front, and created a story to fit inside of that world. This makes Star Wars writers look incredibly lazy in comparison."_
hm.... EVE Online have good music/ environment.. But not all game))
Hands down... I bought the trilogy and I'm starting playing again next week... It's like losing your favorite book for a long time or something but I can't wait to play it again after all of this time
@@pricture I mean I think it's because star wars was written by multiple people all over the place so there are different quality of work depending on authors, etc; I love the Star Wars universe, but there's too much focus on basically on one era or so of the star wars universe. They created thousands of years of history set before the movies yet they barely dig into it.
The citadel in ME1 is the best version hands down
Agreed. None of the other games even stack up to this one. In the second game ypu are condined to the small Zakera Ward and in the 3rd game its even smaller without the citadel DLC. I love the more open world game style of Mass Effect 1.
Definitely. Was actually very disappointed when returning in Mass Effect 2.
Honestly yeah it was the most expansive ME3 has probably my least favorite Citadel
@@Starman20290 in mass effects I saw it like they took the citadel and split it into two parts, one part was omega and the other illium ..both expand on themes from the first citadel
Yeah ME1 citadel is easily my favourite, love ME2 but the citadel in that game isnt great compared to ME1
ME1 was so peaceful, felt so good to wander around on the citadel.
This is what is played when you go to heaven.
@@venom74799 for me it's rather ME2 Afterlife track :D
It was almost overwhelming to me the first time I played. I had no idea what to expect from the Citadel as a central hub, and I was worried it was about to be a Tarisian purgatory gatekeeping the “fun” worlds of the game. Now roaming the Citadel is one of my favorite parts of replaying ME1.
@@falseprofit9801 you know what? Right now I feel like ME2 was even better, the decay and dark atmosphere of the Afterlife where most of the mercenaries and criminals have a little rest from all the killing and the bad stuff is just unique and somehow matches my nihilistic and cynical mind. No rules, no oppression. Just living the moment.
@@falseprofit9801 The escapism hit me hard walking around all the different places in the Citadel. And I would stand out in the docks where my ship is, looking into space and feeling like I am really am in some other part of the galaxy very far from Earth.
"I open the rare stocks for you, Commander. *Enjoy*"
I have never felt such satisfaction for the usage of the word before.
I felt that as I read it. It's not describable, it just exists in my soul :v
i like how he tilts his head as well.
Fernando Galaz how about John Wick 2 when the sommelier tells him to enjoy the party? :P
Mordin saying it as he lights people on fire is also good.
It is very satisfying to hear
I loved Mass Effect's sound track because it had such a retro sci-fi feel to it! I couldn't possibly have wished for more idealistic space music
Tell me again about your immune system.
I should go.
I was so disappointed that 2 and 3 moved away from the synth sound - one of many things about those games I found disappointing compared to the original
This music especially reminds me of the music in Classic Doctor Who, if it had a higher budget. It's so nostalgic.
I love all the soundtracks but 1 has some of the best
What they did to the Citadel in the later games was a travesty. People complain about the elevators, but they made the Citadel feel like one big place, because a specific elevator took you one place. But the later games, you got in one elevator and selected a section you wanted to visit, each section could have been miles away from the other, it felt completely disjointed. And I'd also prefer to see my characters riding the elevator, listening to the radio news or hearing dialogue between my squad-mates, both of which the first game did, yet the later two just gave you a loading screen. It completely removed the immersion.
You explained it perfectly!
This is a really good analysis!
The way it’s suppose to be! I was bummed when they did that to the rest of the ME games
I actually loved riding in the elevators because my sqaudmates always had something interesting to say to each other and if not that there was a news story talking about things happening in other parts of the galaxy usually detailing the result of one of your side quests. I actually really liked it on missions because it felt like You were going to so many different places. I hardly ever used the fast travel on my last few play throughs.
The people who complain about the elevators aren't the people the game was made for
I am glad everyone left during the production of ME so they didn't have to be forced to associate that garbage heap with themselves
I had just gotten arrested, lost my job, was on the verge of losing everything. Played this at night after an entire day of trying to get my life back together. Mass Effect really helped me escape all that for just a second, and also the idea that my problems were a mere atom compared to the entire universe. It suddenly made those troubles far less important
Hope you've done well since sir.
Indeed
xd
Keep going man.
nothing better than to ignore your problems
I was a newcomer to Mass Effect until I played Legendary Edition and when I stumbled upon the Citadel for the first time, it gave a feeling that is unmatched. I felt so nostalgic over a game I never even played.
Welcome to ME! Yeah man, when I first walked onto the citadel for the first time back in 2007 I think it was, I just instantly felt “at home”
Dito. I played KOTOR many years ago and saw all these ME videos and by the time the LE came out it was my chance to experience it. I´m glad I did and yeah due to playing KOTOR earlier I was happy to have such a scifi world again.
I will always have this playing on the radio in the captain's quarters in Mass Effect 2, always.
This. ALWAYS
Till this day 😂
I love the Citadel in Mass Effect 1. When you think about it it is the last of the glory days of the Citadel as the galactic hub. After the Geth attack it has a much different feel. More anxiety over being a target. Security is tighter everywhere.
I'm commander Shepard.
And this is my favorite song on the Citadel.
About 10 years ago (when i was about 13) I remember picking this game up for £1 at a car boot sale (yard sale of youre american).
During this time i was going through a really tough time due to moving from foster home, to foster home... To foster home.
Mass effect 1 really kept me grounded and sane. I remember putting countless hours into the game to escape reality and switch off for a bit. I appreciate this game more than any other.
Keep on keeping on.
I played through this game so many times in highschool. I've just started playing the legendary edition. Walking out onto the citadel after so many years feels like I've come home again.
Mass effect isn't just a game to me it holds a special place in my heart I really love this game all three of them. The original bioware team that made the original games deserve an award for even the concept of this masterpiece.
Takes me right back in those days I'll zone out on this game feeling like I was right in that world 😢
So true! Hard to believe it was so long ago. When I first discovered the series, it was my life! One hell of a journey that I didn't want to end! :/
warren010h just finished me3 yesterday it is a very sad feeling finishing the game. I’ll always remember this track as one of my faves due to the heavy 80’s synth vibe it gave.
Mass Effect 2, 3 and even Andromeda were amazing and made me travel in this universe. But Mass Effect 1 is far beyond this when speaking about immersion and exploration
I agree, the citadel felt real with all the goings on. I'm still finding little things I never noticed before when I play through it all over again.
The exoplanets were dull though, but damn it did feel pretty good going to some of those odd worlds to just drive around. But the thing that made the game so good was definitely the music.
I think ME2 and 3 did a better job of battlefield immersion, but when it comes to the peaceful areas, like the Citadel, the start of Eden Prime, some of Noveria and some of Feros? Fuck man, it's so... real.
Is Andromeda worth a play?
@@dubstepXpower I'd maybe read about it or watch it depending on your preference. I 100%ed and can honestly say there's only a couple things that feel like classic Mass Effect, despite how they try to echo the imagery of the original trilogy. Same vibes as DA2, some good ideas but the execution is kinda bland/vapid and there wasn't a cohesive vision tying it all together. If you're a superfan tho, no harm in dipping your toes in. You won't be satisfied til you play it yourself imo lol
Exploration in me1 was horrible tho 😅
Ride on a badly generated ground
I'm just another Alliance citizen, and this is my favourite spot on the Citadel.
This theme has stuck with me since I first heard it. It gives off that otherworldly space vibe so well. I Wish i could experience Mass Effect for the first time all over again.
I still play Mass Effect 1-3 on a regular (daily) - I just cannot play ME3 single player, so I do the Multiplayer. Something about this universe (the MEU) just grabs you.
I wish i could live in a ME universe....
mass effect did a remarkable job at making these places feel like home, & the people feel like real friends
Sounds and feels like coming home
For some reason I always wanted a job as a C-sec Officer
I need a detective game where you play as a C-Sec Officer
Shoulda been DLC
I'd love to live in the world of Mass Effect as a C-Sec officer. Well, I'd love to live in the Mass Effect world as anything
@@MajorKirrahe Thanks to your reply, I rediscovered this video and was surprised to see so many people felt the same.
@@wellthismachinekills3809 Ah, I didn't even notice that you posted it 2 years ago but I am glad to hear that! I'm currently replaying the trilogy these days.
it is been almost 12 years since the game came out... and still I remember this song as if it was yesterday... thanks for the upload Gaming Ambience...
53 more days until the remaster comes out
Jesus, I've watched every one of these 1 hour ME1 ambience music videos, and NONE of them hit me as hard as this one did in the nostalgia. God Bless You!
My god I love the soundtrack for this game.
My god I love you..
I love everything in this, including the elevators and the mako.
@@erikerrikson9008 Best part about ME1
Sweet memories! Stopping by the Citadel to buy and sell weapons and armor. It was always a nice day when I got more Frictionless Material X for my Spectre Req gear.
Sincere statement: I do enjoy the soundtrack for Mass Effect.
Excited yet anxious anticipation: I cannot wait for the remastered edition if the trilogy.
Well, ME and ME2 anyhow. I refuse to buy ME3 until it is fixed.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition got officially announced this past weekend! I'm so excited!
It was an excellent experience remastered
This music was so fitting for the first game. A human soldier going to the heart of galactic /futuristic civilization for the very first time.
The music in ME1 had more immersion than the entirety of the remainder of the games.... Its exquisite.
It's cause it had amazingly atmospheric electronic, synth based bgms like this which really created a futuristic spacey vibe. The latter games largely had orchestral based music, which wasn't awful but they just weren't as memorable as the music from ME1. Every AAA game now tries having epic sounding orchestral music, but they just sound like scores from a b-level hollywood movie. The music in ME2 and ME3 could have been in a Halo game. Where as the music in ME1 was unique
@@ZanzibarBreeze exactly, thats why I for example rate ME1 a lot higher than the sequels, the vibe/atmosphere is the most important thing in a sci fi production imo and bioware pulled it off perfectly
@@kordianisko Mass Effect (the original game) is a future I would love to live in. The game grabs you in a way that is hard to explain.
This theme always makes me think of the docking area where all of the refugees are shacking up in Mass Effect 3. I always liked how this area along with others on the Citadel evolve as you progress through the main story. You gradually see this area fill up with more desperate people and their families all looking for safe refuge and waiting (some seemingly in vain) to hear word from their loved ones. The wounded and dying all cramped together in close quarters. This track is kind of a calming, but somber accompaniment to everything that's happening around me. You finally begin to see that the Citadel can't just pretend that there isn't a war on anymore. Ahh man... the feels...
The Citadel to me will always me the ME1 Citadel. We are on the cusp of greatness, working along with Turians and the Council, Krogan and Quarians and even the Asari. In Bring Down the Sky we met the Batarians. What an age to live in!
Royberg it’s the little details, man!
Very good perception 👍
Interesting to think that of those reading my message between the years 2013 to 2029, you all has to wait for the complete remaster of this triology to experience it in HTD “hyper threaded High Definition. While we never experienced the smell physical properties of the game as you know it, we still were extremely touched by it all these years ago.
It's weird that the developers didn't think of this as super important but this just feels so amazing
"I am commander sheppard and this is my favorite theme of the citadel"
first time i got to Citadel, i was so excited and talked to every NPC possible to learn about the lores. Soon something felt off, the music and atmosphere and the fact that some questions you ask the NPCs don't get clear answers especially regarding those little janitor robots. Later on you know it was created intentionally to feel this way, great design from the Game Designers.
Ahhhh nothing beats the Citadel of ME1! Everything about it was absolutely great, even the elevators!
best sci fi franchise, right there next to star wars/trek/gate, which makes sense since the same guys also made some of the best star wars material ever as well. My respect for the old bioware team is absolutely unmatched, they did for the gaming world what george lucas did for cinematography. I literally had a save on mass effect that i used (so i wouldnt mess up my actual play time) to literally just sit in c sec and listen to this music while i took naps in RL.
I loved KOTOR!
Lol, I have like almost 100 or more savegames in each of the 3 games with specific music/atmosphere spots of the games. 😁
Such atmospheric and beautiful composition. Damn, how I love the mass effect.
Having just got the platinum trophy for this game, I am so fond of this theme. Took me forever to find and scan all the keepers, I’m glad the music was so calming as I jogged around.
I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite video on RUclips.
I miss this era of gaming. Back when video games were made with heart, passion and talent.
This is the best music in the Mass Effect series.
Wasn't a fan of how ME3 reused so many tracks from the first 2 games but I have to say the use of this track in the refugee camp was pretty inspired. What was once a theme that represented humanity's bright future is now contrasted by the dire state the galaxy is now in. Seeing all those people living out of shipping containers unsure of what will happen to them with this playing in the background was pretty impactful.
I've never played Mass Effect 3. I played Mass Effect 2 once and thought it was good, but not for me. But I absolutely love the original Mass Effect. I've played it over and over and over. I wish we had got a sequel to that game.
ME 2 Is arguably the best in the series. The writing, expansion of the first game's narrative into darker, more grey themes, the environmental storytelling, characters, lore, music and the main mission itself all combine to form a totally believable universe. The sub plots within ME2 are excellent. ME3 is an enjoyable game, you're strapped in for the ride - many of your decisions and choices from the first and second entries wrap up in the third game. Minus the ending, its also a classic. IMO ME2>ME1>ME3. But even so I think I'd rate the first game more just for nostalgia and a kind of "innocence" that it portrays. You should definitely give it another go, pick up MELE and have another try.
@@toko96 It's funny, many of the things you mention liking are things I really didn't like. The writing and the attempt at darker themes left me cold, and I especially disliked the pivot to more orchestral music, which I found monumentally disappointing after the amazing synth focused soundtrack of the original. The game just never felt to me like a sequel to what I liked about the original, more like a "dark" gritty reboot. It had none of the throwback 70s science fiction vibes that the original had, instead pivoting to more generic military science fiction. I know my view isn't the usual one though, and most people love it.
Huge thanks for posting this. The Atrium's soundscape might as well be a part of the story-line. Much like Tron legacy, it generates a sense of place without which the imagery would be hollow
brighter warmer days
I’m on my first PC run of the Legendary Edition and trying to do a 100% Perfect run in terms of collectibles, missions, choices etc. I’m currently on ME2 about to fight the Collectors and heard this in my Cabin Radio and it seemed SOOOO nostalgic…
This tune gives me the most ME1 nostalgia
"Every time I come to the Citadel C-Sec brings me down here for a friendly chat."
This really Feels like you're in outer space. 😇 You can see nebula, clusters, but the thick glass on the citadel renders it all silent. 😇 Time to board the Normandy commander Shepard.
this music is a source of power for me.
Amazing thank you for posting this
One of my favourite places in Mass Effect, next to the Ilos Archives. Mostly because of the music. Such a magical chill to it 🥰😊
Don't forget Citadel: Upper Wards and Noveria: Port Hanshan
@@tonycmac Only now seeing this comment FFS... Yes, I love Noveria's soothing snowy ambience also. Upper wards are ok. Another piece of absolute magic is the Galaxy map theme 😃
@@Johny40Se7en The Citadel Upper Wards (near the market and the big window where you can see the Citadel Arms/Wards) are simply incredible to me. I loved the part where you can watch the Destiny Ascension glide past and hear the Volus talking about his tour onboard and meeting Matriarch Ladanya. I do love the Galaxy Map as well, and lets not forget Ilos. :)
@@tonycmac Indeed, Mass Effect is brimming with timeless wonders.
When your soul aches for a world you'll never know, and a hand you'll never hold....you might be palying some quality bioware games.
I hope the remaster is just as wonderfully immersive as the original trilogy.
You do realize that ME2 and 3 are almost completely unchanged, right? This means that you will be paying for the ME3 endings not once, but twice - AND there will be no ME3 Multiplayer (the only reason to purchase ME3). I might get the legendary edition when the price is right and only play ME and ME2 - maybe. I pre-ordered ME3 like an idiot and got the "Day 1" DLC, which was content that was cut, removed, and re-installed simply to drive up profits. I'm very jaded about ME3 and all post ME2 content from BioWare.
@@tonycmac jaded not even the right word. bitter is more like it 😂
I wish when I walked around everywhere, that theme music like this would just play ambiently in the background.
My favorite theme from the game always loved traveling to c-sec just to hear it.
Hit me right in the feels.
I don't know who u are but....lol I love u :) I would stand in the citadel for hours just to hear this
I am just a guy who loves making videos like this.. I've got hundreds on my channel and I upload frequently :) Thanks for the comment!
I think the nostalgia of the office environments in this game actually make me enjoy being a cubicle worker as an adult.
Mass effect 1 is the best out of all three games by far. I love them all but because the story shifted away from dark energy buildup and the reapers thinking human DNA was the best thing to make a reaper out of just for that it kind of makes mass effect 2 feel like a side quest. In the third game non of that matters anymore because the reapers are just trying to keep synthetics from wiping out all organic life. But I still love all three games the first one has a special place in my heart though. I love exploring the galaxy and driving around on different planets. I also love the fact that you have a dangerous villain like saren that you have to chase down and defeat in the first game.
Yes yes. Good day, earth-clan.
This hits me with so much nostalgia!
I only finished the trilogy a few months ago and the tracks already feel nostalgic
I feel like crying when listening to this theme
not with idiot liberals ruining everything
Playing the Mass Effect trilogy was more epic than watching Star Wars or Star Trek. The lore and all the planets were fantastic.
One of my favorite music from the trilogy
I'm commander Shepard and this is my favorite song on the citadel
This video of this song helped write about 66% of my recent book.
ME2 Captain cabin song always and forever to remember such a great song.
Reminds me of junior high, falling asleep at the Xbox while in the citadel, just listening to the music and ambiance
0:53 best part
Freaking amazing! Love it
Thank you!!
Far better than the soundtrack version
Yeah that soundtrack was shit in comparison
@@feartheoldblood They overproduced the soundtrack version.
Man ME may be my favorite sci-fi franchise honestly, it's close with Star Wars. It's just so magical yet one of the more feasible high sci-fi settings I've seen. That combined with the amount of lore Bioware dedicates to their games makes it so immersive that I want to live in that universe so bad. I'd even be willing to take my chances with reapers haha
Be honest dude, you would take the first flight to Thesia won't you?
@@DrumToTheBassWoop it is my hope that one day man will reach the stars and find blue boobs
@DrumToTheBassWoop ...perhaps. Liara may be my favorite and I may also be currently writing fan fic in a composition notebook at night before I go to sleep lol it takes place on Illuim. At least for now, thinking of taking the protagonist who used to have a asari gf (not Liara) to somewhere in the Ismar frontier based off plot events so far. My first time writing and it's just for fun so idk the quality of it but it's something fun and relaxing to do. Especially at night under the stars while listening to this.
this tune sounds like success, not sure how to describe it, it's like the calm feeling after passing the final exam
Thanks.
God I love this
I'll open the rare stocks for you, Commander. Enjoy.
“You always see a few civilians hanging around the academy waiting to speak to an officer about some problem, or other.” - Garrus.
Please upload the LE audio of this :)
Pure wonder!
One of my favorites!
Thank you for your cooperation... goodnight
the feels
I’m playing the trilogy for the first time. I beat the first game yesterday and i loved it although it was clunky. I’m up to the 2nd and in terms of combat it’s fun but i noticed when i went to the citadel there was no ambience music like in the 1st at all smh. This theme is iconic
Yeah, the sequels just didn't impress me to be honest. My favorite will always and forever be Mass Effect 1
I've just started the first one this weekend
@@davidnolan6162 You’re in for a ride
Plank ME1 again and the legacy edition It's now the best way to play ME1 and overall the best way to revisit this entire amazing trilogy
No idea why this didn't appear in my sub-box. Anyway, nevermind, thanks for this, as always.
Are you sure? There was an outcry over this sort of thing from the largest youtubers earlier this year.
Yeah I turned it off a lot back then because I didn't want to flood peoples sub-boxes. Foolish of me but I have since changed due to requests from people asking me to leave it on, at least ones I feel people would want to see over ones that aren't so popular or memorable. Having the Atrium not go on notify subs was a huge mistake :/
ME fans still love you, and what you do. Carry on :-)
McLaren.👌🏽
Have I seen you on the BSN? Do yo still ME3 MP?
This is sex. Thank you!
I truly hope if I get reincarnated it’s around this time…when technology is so advanced a cyber city like this is what I live in (preferably in Japan)
I have a few coffees to wake myself up in the morning then look out to the horizon. Neon architecture and massive landscapes fill my view. I’m home and feel eager to learn more about a city with many secrets. Hope I don’t sound weird.
Not at all Field, not at all. I understand this feeling completely.
I hear you. I grew up imagining our world would keep getting better and be like this by 2020. Here we are, and I do wish we can live in that timeline instead of this shit.
Man I’ve been saying that for the longest ever since I got into the beauty of cosmos 🌌 our universe aka a thing majority of humanity just takes for granted for pretty much there whole life’s with out exploring and thinking out side of our little bobble planet
And also started playing a lot of space games like
mass effect trilogy
NMS
Megaton rain fall aka biggest space exploration game ever yet to be matched with the exploration
Star link
Elite dangerous
Or and Star ocean
Hell it’s a reason I love space anime so much
Like Star blazer battle ship Yamato
Like Gundam universal century
Like gurren lagann will the last 6 episodes that have to do with space my favorite part
Like knights of sidona
Hell even the reason I never hated the 180 twist in darling in the franxx unlike so many fans
But anyway because of all this learning about space
what will happen In 4.5 billion years to our two galaxys
What will happen in 5 Billion the sun
What will happen to the galaxy years after going over the cosmic horizon by the end
our galaxy will be the last galaxy in this local cluster
Learning about the laniakea supercluster
And learning about GOOGOLPLEX years and the end of all stars and heat
I want to die and be reborn when humanity is more in space 🌌 and colonies orbital elevators 🛗 and on other colony planets so badly
Some times I'd just stand around look at humans and other species intracting with each other. It gives me a wyrd melancholy hope for a futre I likely will not see.
"Woah...big place"
This makes me nostalgic as fuck.
Who is listening to this in 2021?!
I am as playing ME legacy right now 😂
Always wished I could share this game with someone.
Well, sucks leaving things behind but some things are doing well with or without the support of the useless.
Whenever i can't sleep i either go to Mass Effect or Blade Runner, works every time.....
So sweet
“Witnesses saw you making threats in Fisk’s bar, stay away from him”
The Citadel in ME1 is the best. So much to explore and see. ME2 it is just to small and in 3 it is bigger then 2 but also less interesting.
So nice ahh the memories...
Ahhhh the 🤡. So gracious and benevolent as his magical theme radiates through our lives fulfilling us with purpose. His antics can both entertain and send the fear of god and the devil through your soul.
This theme fits the personification of what a clown should be.
Wrex:"Tell me where Fist is?"
God please have the music only like this in the late 30's and 40's god my future would be so fucking epic.