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Great video, brother. Thank you

I started the trilogy in winter of 2018, when id had a breakup. Last one if well be honest. The characters seemed welcoming and i felt better talking to each one. I felt welcomed to a team of friends when i needed it most.

This series if games makes me feel safe too, and happy 😊

I love 2 and 3. But cant enjoy 1 anymore. I played it so many times from 08 to 09 that it has now become a chore. I know every nook and cranny of that game.

I’ve said this before put playing mass effect feels like home. So does early halo and gears of war. For me anyway.

Me1 is my favorite game of all time the “empty” uncharted worlds have such a soothing and beautiful vibe I can’t explain

Thank you for posting this. I agree with you 100%. Have been wrestling with some personal and professional challenges for the last few months, once I started playing the trilogy again (Legendary Edition), it provided me with some much needed escape.

Mass Effect 3 always makes me angry (in a good way). Like I was a paragon in the first two. But renegade seeped out; I was as pissed as Shepherd should have been when everyone was suddenly like “help Shepherd! Reapers!”. And I was like “No Shit! If only someone had been trying to warn your dumbasses!”

Sometimes the dialogue is cliche and makes me cringe.

Not that I disagree with your arguments, but I think one reason that area is do relaxed, is because many of the visitors are the "N7" fighters of the multiplayer. I like to think that the Strip wasn't particularly hit during the Cebrerus Coup, the silversun strip lies buried on the Wards are huge after all, has little strategic importance, and hosts some firepower(armax arena/N7). C-SEC can't afford to be everywhere and are mostly on the Presidium and other important (economic) sites. So here, on the Silver Sun strips, mercenaries, warriors en soldiers on N7 mission gather (maybe in large part due to Armax Arena) and people otherwise wanting to be less-concerned with the war gather. As for the ambushing mercs strolling into in the restaurant, I always imagined them just exiting a cab or two at the the more spacious area above the stairs, but them marching down the Strip is funny af

Games I go back to to escape reality's chaos: Mass Effect Trilogy KOTOR 1&2 Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Skyrim Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis most of all

Thank you so much for this video! This was what I needed after the long day today. I am absolutely in love with space exploration and Mass Effect. I start a new trilogy run this weekend. :)

I don't normally thank creTor for videos but... thank you.

Fun fact concerning Jin's sword. While they used the much more widely recognizable Katana as his main weapon, in the japanese voice-over they consistently refer to his sword as a tachi. So even while they took these liberties, they honoured the more historically accurate version through their dialogue

As someone who regularly spends time reading astronomy research papers or watching grad students defend their PhDs, your childlike adoration and giddiness in regards to the universe makes you and I kin, brother. The infinite abyss, and all its wonders, is something I yearn to assist us in reaching, and it's why my career goal has been IT at NASA. Instant subscriber

That theme music hits hard

I'm going to comment now as I only have a minute but I'll come back to this later when I have 20. Even just seeing the title this instantly clicked, yes, Mass Effect (and Dragon Age!) are exactly this kind of game. You forge unlikely alliances with people who in time will become your best of friends, and with the right decisions you can save everyone for a happy ending. It's a wonderful, heartwarming tale with a classic hero's arc and a timeless moral - that you can overcome anything through a combination of determination, kindness, and the power of friendship. But what I actually wanted to say is that actually, the first thing that came to mind is how if ME and DA make me feel safe, then Dark Souls makes me feel _at peace._ What do I mean by this? Well, all the Souls entries take place at the end of time, at least from the perspective of their respective civilisations. But the actions of the protagonist are no less meaningful. What's chilling, and yet oddly soothing, is that each game ends with the player ushering in a new age - rekindling the flames and light or opening the way to darkness. And yet you never see that world. None of the sequels are *direct* continuations of the previous game: they all take place hundreds or thousands of years apart, though faintly interconnected with the events of their predecessors. How is this comforting? Well, because just like life and mortality, we only really see and play the bit where we're actually present. It's those little interactions with the few others we cross paths with that truly matter on our journey, and these will have a ripple effect through time that we cannot even begin to understand. We can never know the full consequences of what we do, but what we can do is be kind to each other and try to make the world that much better, in the good faith (theist or not!) that even with a future that is obscured to us, we acted in the hopes of being a positive force for that which is good. We may never know whether those small actions of our lifetime helped create a butterfly effect that changed everything, or if they just clumsily fell flat, but it is simply that we tried our best that really counts. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that Mass Effect is a universe we aspire to - it's idealogical, we hope to rise to its standards and be able to look back and tell tales like it. Whereas Dark Souls confronts us with our mortality, telling us that simply because we try, it has meaning, even if we don't quite know how things will pan out. Both, most importantly, have overt themes of battling darkness, welcoming outcasts and forming strong friendships, which are ultimately the qualities that we should all cling to to guide us through life. Maybe I'll try and make a little video on this too at some point! And oops, guess I had 5 minutes in the end. But I promise I'll be back to watch the whole video! :))

"Except for Jacob, he's going in the vents." I very much approve of this.

I wouldn’t say andromedas explorations pales compared to the original trilogy. The story, characters, overall writing, and release were not great; however, the exploration and combat was better in andromeda.

If you punch the lady reporter, you are an incel

Star Wars may have been my gateway into sci fi, but Mass Effect is one of the few franchises that (IMO) can stand shoulder to shoulder with it. For one, I think it’s the perfect midpoint between Star Wars and Star Trek. You have the action, adventure, and quips of Wars, and the cultural depth, world building, and character growth of Trek. To bounce off the LOTR reference you made, it’s exactly how I describe the trilogy when people ask me about it. I know that their plots aren’t necessarily 1-1, but the experience of them is very close. With LOTR, you’re watching an engaging, engrossing story. With the Mass Effect trilogy, you’re playing it. You’re not just watching the main character, you *ARE* the main character. When you see every big and small victory, every narrow escape and tragic loss, you really feel it because you were there. Mass Effect makes you forget that you’re playing a video game. And I don’t think I’m alone in loving it for that.

Shame that 3 and onwards went woke. I LOVED the ESCAPISM that Mass Effect 1 provided. The only problem I have with 2 is the LACK of diplomacy; lack of mercy; too much needless bloodshed of Asari.

First time I play mass effect 1 I sat on the main menu for 10 minutes in awe because of the music

New sub for 2 reasons. You appreciate the trilogy as much as I do and you didn’t bitch about the endings! Great job, keep it up!

Well, that is unless you have beaten the trilogy on insanity.

The Mass Effect trilogy is my solace. Liara is my cannon romance. W3 and CP2077 are the only other games I need.

I have never seen a better video that explains what Mass Effect is for me. It’s the game I play when I need to cast my worries aside for a moment before going back to the fight that is life.

I feel You! Its true. This game was true fear escape for me to.

Mass effect and subnautica are definitely my comfort games, both have great music and beautiful environments you get explore on your own pace.

I’m literally replaying it rn…just got the citadel in ME1

Thanks you

I'm a newer ME player but as soon as i actually tried it, instead of hiding behind "i typically dont like shooter gameplay" it kidnapped me and gave me Stockholm syndrome. The amount of choices you have that actually matter and everyone you meet along the journey are just on a whole different level and getting to the end and seeing that the only people i lost were the ones it's scripted so you can't save was one of the purest feelings of joy and accomplishment. Followed by me sobbing like a baby because i chose Synthesis (ik, ill go tie myself to the stake for the burning, i even had enough war assets for perfect destroy, and it was a FemShep Kaidan romance run so ill pour the gasoline over myself too 😂) but EDI's speech just KILLED ME. Especially when she hit us with "I am alive, and i am not alone." With so much COMPLEXITY animated onto her face 😭😭😭 It's enough i genuinely recommend anyone who hasn't should at minimum ATTEMPT to experience the series at least once. I for one will probably end up playing through it enough times to have romanced everyone EXCEPT THE CHEATER. I will never romance Jacob because of that lol

Curious why there aren't more Normandy Class Frigates in the galaxy 🤔 I know it was experimental, but there's no chance neither the Human Alliance nor the Turian... Hedgemony? Saw the value in small stealth ships, especially in a galaxy where torpedoes apparently work just fine. I guess point defense isn't much of a thing in the not too far future. Anyway, I got distracted, point is I hope we return to a Normandy Class Frigate for ME5, and find out there were dozens already in production when the Reapers invaded. Would make Cerberus feel less like the only sane people in the room and more like a small splinter cell of radicals

I was with you until the unnecessary Jacob hate

I still replay the trilogy multiple times a year. Which is wild considering when ME1 first came out, I didn't even know what it was. I had just built my first PC and was googling single player games to pirate. ME1 was on a list, so I grabbed it without looking into it. I think I made it just a few hours into the game before realizing I was completely immersed and enamored by the story and characters. I loved it so much, I stopped playing it just so I could go buy a legitimate copy. ME2 came out right as I was starting college, I pre-ordered it and remember racing to throw the disk into my Xbox when it arrived while wearing my N7 hoodie. The Mass Effect series just has so many "pure" memories associated with it for me, in ways no other game has matched for me.

What about Tower in Overlord - do you feel as safe place as home too?

i was suffering from choice fatigue last week, not knowing what game to play next. so i just installed MELE again. this is my 6th run for the series since 2009(?). i find myself playing the game every 2 or 3 years. even though i already know the story, i just feel the urge to go back into the world. we'll never have this type of game ever again. this is the LOTR of the gaming industry. So much love and care was put into crafting a story which connects all three games. In a time of profit driven publishers and microtransactions, no AAA will ever devote this much time and resources to a single player narrative.

Mass Effect for me has always been a soft spot for me to land when I'm stressed, struggling, and mourning the lost in my life. I found it on accident while my marriage was falling apart around me and I was mourning the loss of a family member, and it has ever since been my go to when I need a boost of confidence or a laugh with old friends.

Youve got to try fallout 3 and new vegas mod tale of two wastelands with begin again. its fantastic

Ya but the witcher 3 doesnt have infinite new game plus,at least on consoles😅

Both Mass Effect and the X Series for me. Edit: Not sure if you play on PC, but if you do, there's a Mass Effect total conversion mod for Stellaris called Beyond the Relays, and another one for Sins of a Solar Empire called Dawn of the Reapers.

best games ever 😍

This video truly resonates with me.

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mass effect 2 is one of my comfort games, it was the first mass effect game i ever played and i go back to it a lot when i'm bored or stressed or don't know what to play cause it always reminds me of how fun gaming can be.

Beautiful video, not Joseph Anderson. I’ll see you on the colony ship brother

For me it’s also mass effect, but mostly final fantasy, elder scrolls and no man’s sky that I can just get lost in But it was Persona 5 that helped me realize some things about why I was the way I was at the time. PTSD and depression can sneak up on you hard. Take care of yourselves friends

English audio just feels off.

I first played Mass Effect when I was first figuring out what the hell my gender was supposed to be, and the idea of the asari really fucking helped me. Feminine doesn’t mean woman, it doesn’t matter how you look, rather how you feel. The execution of that idea kinda sucked, but I latched onto it anyway. It made me feel better about not knowing. Playing as fem/bro Shepard helped me kinda explore the fluidity of it all, saying again that gender doesn’t matter, YOU matter. Loved this video dude, space is home in Mass Effect.

Mass Effect was one of my fav games on Xbox 360, took me on an epic journey for the entirety of the Xbox 360 generation. But I was a fan of Space Sci Fi RPGs before, back on the original Xbox when I first played Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. That was the game that introduced me to the genre, before Mass Effect and the Normandy, I had KOTOR and the Ebon Hawk. Just something about these space ship games, also feel similar about StarCraft 2 campaign mode, where in between missions you're on your race's capital ship either Hyperion, Leviathan, or Spear of Adun, pointing and clicking around talking to crew and customizing your army for the next mission.