Very true,very true. I was very surprised when i saw this for the first time. I tuought it will be just like ME2,but in fact looked and felt better. I dont get in my flame suit and plan nuclear strikes when something doesnt go my way (the ending),maybe because im an adult or maybe it's how I think or something ...but I thought ME3 was better in many ways than ME2 ever was. I liked ME2,it took me 91 hours to complete it (took my time with sidequests and loyalty missions,scanning planets and upgrading stuff),but ME3 just felt better...the story was more engaging,I don't know.
God you're inventing hot water. Of course you already invented hot water ...fuck it,you're god you can reinvent anything . Btw,I'm pretty positive that's not why some of us liked ME3 better than ME2. Say hello to Satan...we all know that was a fixed trial. Michael bribed you didn't he?
Exactly, what made it more emotional for me is that at the very beginning they did say they lost communications with orbital and moon stations. And then... those debris, and we finally know what happened. Damn, This intro is a masterpiece.
here we go again 1. find a mass effect video 2. remember how awesome the franchise was 3. get blown away by nostalgia 4. try not to cry 5. cry a lot 6. reinstall the game
+TheBazable As great of a scene it is, and how motivated it makes Shepard/you , it's meaningless by the end. If they did a much better job with the ending, I would've felt more satisfied, but.. This just feels pointless now.
+TheBazable Incredibly powerful, especially with the music. Watching it makes me want to play the whole series again. The amazing characters, the conversations, the firefights, the universe and all the attention to detail that went in to creating it. Those are what stand out for me about the trilogy. The ending is basically irrelevant. It's the journey and the characters that make this series what it is.
UndeadNeko302 and it was the perfect ending because shepard and the reapers are still alive so you still can play him in mass effect 4 (if you chose destroy you won t die)
Can you even imagine how utterly insane this scene would look on the big screen if done right, shot for shot, and possibly showing Reapers descending on all major cities, all the world's military just falling. And that score being blasted. Too much. Just too much.
+Vitárius László Its like that sound effect is designed to be unnerving. You hear that and you KNOW nothing that makes a sound like that can be good. It's similar to War of the Worlds reboot. If I was in that movie, I'd have been running as soon as I heard that lol
Sad the wreckage falling to Earth. The Alliance Council had no idea their ships died defending humanity right above theirs heads -- not until it was too late. Unsung heroes.
The wreckage in space was what was left of the Second Fleet. The reason nobody heard anything from Admiral Hackett right up to when the Reapers make planet fall is because as soon as the Reapers invaded Sol Space, they sliced through the Second, Third and Fifth Fleets like a hot knife through butter and overwhelmed Sols defenses. In order to save both the Third and Fifth Fleet, Admiral Hackett was forced to sacrifice the Second Fleet in order for the other two to escape and go into hiding and regroup with the other fleets.
Still can't believe how quickly Earth fell. In other sci fi games like Halo, Earth managed to hold out for months. But in this game, Earth fell in a matter of minutes it seems. Really powerful and emotional scene to see Earth, the center of the galaxy in most movies and games, to be one of the first worlds to fall.
Generalkidd In a way, that's Shepard's fault. By foiling the Reapers' plans twice, Shep essentially demonstrated that Earth is the largest obstacle in their way, which is why they more or less sent their main force there from the start (as well as to the turian and batarian homeworlds).
DoubleRu Well technically Earth was still fighting throughout the game thats why you fight with the Earth forces in the end. They said it during the game that the Reapers were only going after the major cities. (still devastated earth though
DoubleRu Thats right, by the third game Harbinger had developed an interest in Sheppard because he managed to destroy both Sovereign and the Collectors, which in turn attracted attention to humanity itself, it's because of this i think the ending of the game should have revolved around interacting with Harbinger instead of Starchild, after playing the 2nd game it really feels like Harbinger is going to be the main bad guy but he is barely in the third game.
+God I think you misinterpret the Harbinger's role. It's not like it was the leader of the Reapers - AFAIU, being completely self-sufficient, they don't have a leader as such. I think the only thing that made Harbinger special was that it was Sovereign's backup for monitoring the organics and awakening the other Reapers once the time came. Well, and it was one of the biggest and baddest Reapers in terms of combat capabilities. Still, why I cannot see it as the "Big Bad" of ME3, I do agree that it could have certainly had a bigger role or at least a speaking one. :)
Hell, I'll admit to it--this one actually made me cry. It usually manages to do so again on replays, too. Heck, I teared up a little bit watching this video.
Cayden1988 then it's your own fault for being so disappointed by 10 minutes of content. Don't let your disappointment over the ending erase all the hours upon hours of joy, heartbreak, and awesomeness that came before it, in this game and its predecessors. Also, "still not enough" is only 3 words.
C Mufasa Actually I'm more on the contrary. I love the series to bits. I play it once a year, the whole lot including all the DLC. It's the ending which is a real kick in the guts.
did anybody cry when this thing happened and also feel that emotion when Shepard shut that pissed off face like I'm coming back for you bastards you killed a little boy.
@Michaelle Green Well here's the thing No soldier saw the kid nor assisted, also the kid disappeared both times only where Shepard was and Admiral Anderson didn't see him either
That scene really set up exactly how the entire experience was going to be emotionally. The first two were whimsical adventures compared to this roller coaster. When the title "Mass Effect 3" come on at the end of that sequence, I was like, shit man, this is it.
Well Shepard’s death in ME2 was a pretty good opening sequence, 2 and 3 didnt mess around and dumped you straight into the action, 1 was a little slow but then we’re in a little planet we all know and hate called Eden Prime, I’ve played that opener so many times I’ve memorized everything that gets said up to waking up in the message bay
Personally I think 3 is just as good as 2, if not better. I found it strange that the game solely based on a suicide mission is the ONLY one of the trilogy where you can save everyone... Anyways, the endings could have been more fleshed out and varied. I'd have liked the star kid to fight you if you chose anything other than synthesis, since that is the only one they would have agreed with. But I think the endings were just fine with the extended cut. Maybe not up to the legendary standard of the rest of the series, but there were as good or better than most games. 3 was not playing around at all. You knew from that very scene that Shepard would have to give his/her life to even have the smallest chance. Amazing game. This was it! The only thing I find really wrong with three is that it is the end, you feel kind of empty when its all over and say goodbye to everyone. That shows just how good it was!
The Last Of Us, Halo, The Witcher 3, Dragon Age, but nothing is as awesome and beautiful as Mass Effect trilogy is. With a huge universe, cool and interesting lore, incredible storyline, they also made the best characters you can love, as friends, and for a special one, as a love interest. This trilogy make you love these characters, Garrus, Joker, Liara, Wrex, Thane, Legion, Mordin, even Miranda the Cerberus cheerleader bosh'tet, they aren't just pixels. Like I really fell in love with Tali when Ii played ME for the first time. One of the most beautiful points with romances in Mass Effect is that they aren't just fan service sex scenes or whatever, it really feels like Shepard (in other words, you) has someone to love, someone to tell everything, about his trauma, about the war, about what he regrets... That trilogy is the best I ever played.
THIS is why Mass Effect 3 will always be the best Mass Effect game in the whole series for me. Everything has been building up to this point, and these scenes no matter how many times I watch them, will always give me the chills. I love Mass Effect 3 with all my heart, even with its imperfections.
@@estelasayeed5608 Shepard living doesn't necessarily mean a good ending. For me, the best ending really is one where Shepard sacrifices their life for the Galaxy. Realistically, that's the best you can hope for.
Most games would start with “heres a huge threat, you’re the only chance of stopping it, go be a bad ass” This starts with “you know the threat. You’re fucked”
2:44 I still love both Male Shepard and Fem Shepard's pained but angry/determined expressions. Being forced to run away from home but swearing that they will keep fighting.
When I first saw this I was like, "what the hell happened to all those ships in orbit!?" then the debris falling from the sky in the background, and the carcasses of dozens of mankind strongest warships, just floating around in the void. Talk about perfecting the emotion of Despair.
That scene at the end with the "meteor shower" of debris from the fleet around earth is chilling. If the first game with Sovereign is anything to go by, the Reapers probably didn't even bother shooting the Alliance ships down, they literally just plowed through them. A huge fleet to defend Earth... and they weren't even a speed bump to the Reapers. What a powerful scene.
That furious look Shepard gives as he walks back into the Normandy after the reaper kills the shuttles got me so pumped. Like "I'm coming back one day and when I do, you're all fucked"
2:20 something about the Marine hitting the shuttle felt so emotional as the music progressed. It made me feel proud to be human, and it was a little foreshadow to all the Marines and navy men who stayed to hold back the reaper onslaught so human kind can have a chance at escaping. Such as the second fleet staying back to give enough time for the third and fifth fleet to evacuate. In war, Death is the biggest unification of all. Rest in peace to the victorious dead.
The moment Shepard got PTSD. >the death and destruction before the series >Eden Prime >all the ensuing chaos of the first game >has to choose to sacrifice one of two of his squadmates >the edge of death at the hands of the Collectors >forced to appease to Garrus conscience to prevent or allow an assassination >either witness or prevent Miranda from murdering someone who betrayed her >remain constantly infuriated over the infighting of the Quarians >fight with the choice to gamble on the Geth or damn them to extinction >witness a cult like massacre and decide whether the culprit is better off dead or in custody >sacrifice innocent lives or save them over a man's vengeance at an oil refinery >assist a man trying to prevent his own son from walking his path >help a Salarian decide if the Krogan are redeemable Mass Effect 3 This Then Shepard has night terrors the rest of the game
+zied nefzaoui Well, it's a wide shot of several reapers that forces you to compare them to the tallest buildings in futuristic London. I think they're trying to get at the fact that this shot demonstrates the scale of the Reaper's attack, therefore also showing that the stakes Shepherd is facing are unimaginably high despite your efforts to delay their return in the last two games.
+Nathan Donnelly i get it.....this game and life is strange are the only two games that ever made me cry.....i replayed this video over 40 times and i m still not over it....and probably never will be over it as well
zied nefzaoui Watch again and listen closely when the reaper destroys the evac shuttles with it's beam 2 minutes and 28 seconds in. You can hear a muffled scream. It's chilling, and you can never un-hear it!! You might have already found it though. :) And hey, I recommend The Last of Us if you're on playstation. It's an immersive emotional cinematic experience like Mass Effect and Life is Strange with a more grim and realistic, but also hopeful personality that you're bound to enjoy.
End of 2, Genophage, this one, "all fleets reporting in", first reveal of the Citadel and the Destiny Ascension, this game has too many good scenes. Those are the ones I remember the most.
GalagaMarine that’s the same with ALL of them, if you send them with Chawkwas, take them with you to the boss, or make them leader, they will die every time if the are unloyal, except during the final standoff where you leave your remaining companions behind, there’s a chance some of them may survive, but most of the time will die, now if they are all loyal the only one you have to watch out for is Mordin, you need to take him with you to the final boss or send him with Chawkwas, otherwise he will die every time since he is bugged
Seriously. I didnt care for the ending. No matter how good you do or what choices you make it all ends basically the same......but with that being said the Mass Effect series is the best series I have ever played. I've enjoyed stories and been pulled in before, but nothing like Mass Effect. I can't wait for 4.
People who trash the entire series or game because they don't like the way the directors took it need to grow up. I got over it easy. Game is 10/10 series is 10/10
Christopher Nastally If you have to "get over" the ending, it's not a good sign. As someone who followed Bioware since 1995, considers ME 1 their masterpiece, it was a complete kick in the balls to get such a phoned in, shitty ending that went against everything they promised. They said choices matter, they didn't. They said "no reaper off switch" and that's what we got. They managed to ruin some of the greatest antagonists in video game history in just a few minutes. Before the shock of having my favorite series shit all over itself wore off, we got that message at the end. "Buy our DLC". Fuck this game and fuck Bioware for making it.
One of the great diferencials of ME3 emotional scenes is the soundtrack. The soundtrack of 1 and 2 are great, but the soundtrack from 3 is a real piece of art. Just look at the combination of this scene and the track. It`s poetry
The only problem is you only get that great soundtrack in bits and pieces. The rest is rehash from ME2 and it's DLCs. It's so obvious EA totally rushed this game and despite it still being great, it could have been so much better if EA had stepped back as they did with the first two and said "You know what, you guys got this, we'll just let you work."
This is one of the few scenes on videogames that has shown hopelesness and despair at it's best. The Shepard, the most badass man of the Galaxy,who saved it twice already, is forced to run away from Earth without being able to do anything to help it. Even after everything that has happened, everything that he did, the Reapers have arrived.
I really wish there was a renegade option to play that over the intercoms throughout the citadel. Be a nice slap in the face for all those idiot counselors.
honestly, being a huge mass effect fan, going through all the cool amazing sic-fi moments in the first game and all the empire strikes back moments in the second i can honestly say this is a contender for the best mass effect scene of all time. And i think it owes 80% of it to one of the most amazing tracks in gaming. Being a piano player this is the biggest joy to play.
The thing that gets me most about this opening is that there was an entire armada of ships protecting earth. And when you leave the only thing that remains is burning shrapnel littering the sky....
Can we take a moment to recognize ME3 has maybe the most epic plot in gaming industry? Leaving Earth while humanity is fighting hopelessly, in order to unite alien species under a same banner, bringing up the biggest army of the known universe to defeat a common enemy. Simply epic.
@@Darksector88 Yeah TLOU opening with Sarah dying is just... wow. This one and the ME3 openings were the only ones where I cried. But there is a difference between them. TLOU was the first of his name, and we don't really know Joel and Sarah at this moment, the opening of the game presents the apocalyptic situation of the world in the game and the ordeal he faced. The ME3 opening is like, you already played two games that prepared you, but this, this is it. Like, they are here, *They* are here. You already know the Reapers, the characters, the storyline, and then, that's it, you understand that the war is here, and it only begins. While TLOU tells you that there are a lot of dead people because of a fucking mushroom, Mass Effect tell you that's it, and it only begins, in a war there are a lot of deaths, and prepare yourself to many emotional scenes of sacrifice, of feeling guilty if you make the wrong choices (choose the Geth over the Quarians and then cry, you will cry, and a lot), epic scenes, but unfortunately there is a price to save the galaxy. That's why they are two insane openings in video games history, but they are different, insane in their own way. On one hand, you've got a desperate father in an almost entirely destroyed world, on the other hand, you've got a desperate soldier, in a galaxy which is going to be devastated, and you start to see it with our own planet.
This is the most memorable scene in a videogame i've ever experienced. It gives me chills everytime i see it. By far the best cinematic of every game there is. Really touched me...
So sad, I almost cried when I have played this game, this scene is so deep and full of feeling. Anyway absolutely one of the best series (and intro) ever done.
2:53 the single greatest shot in the history of directing. The music elevating as the reaper descends and opens its legs out to land never fails to give me goosebumps. Amazing game.
This is it the living proof, how can make an impressive, dramatic introduction and after the game title. (ME2 too) Still crying on this scene, music, still the best game. Love you all ME fans.
The part that really hit me was when you see that the fireballs shooting from the sky aren't some reaper weapon, it's the obliterated human fleet falling from the sky.
Man every time I watch this I think that the boy might just make it. Heartbreak every time! What a way to let you know that this is it, this is the end. Sets the tone for the whole game.
J'ai bientôt 27 ans et la trilogie Shepard est la seule série de jeux qui me fout encore des frissons quand j'y repense, je l'ai finie trois fois et je crois que je recommencerai encore.
After this scene, watch ing how easily the reapers took earth and we're unstoppable, this scene inspired something that no other game has ever done for me. Hopelessness. After ME1 and 2 I was pumped to stop the reapers. Then this scene. Afterwards I put down my 360 controller, leaned forward a d turned it off. When my roommate asked why I looked him dead in the eye and said. "Did you see that? We can't win" Honestly, I was content with the end. Not happy, but content. For a game series like mass effect, there can be no happy ending. Not for the player. All we can do is see what our actions have lead to and be satisfied that the story - our story, came to an end.
I feel like they built an enemy they couldn't in good practice stop, not in the way of an action game, not john mcclane style. So it was bound to stumble at the finish line. But there were some parts of the narrative overall that just hacked me off. The idea of being branded a terrorist because you got cyber-jesus'd by sketchy people always pissed me the hell off. I'd never have accepted that, and neither would my Shepard, And that fight with the space ninja at the goddess temple? Talk about auto-win bullshit. but aside from all of that, Good game, incredibly solid mechanics, and the multiplayer is still addicting today and the game is 2 1/2 years old.
+Colin Tentis a big sacrifice for the good of all mankind, we will miss you shepard, and thane, and legion, and ashley, and javik, and wrex, and mordin
2:35 What a great escalation of scope and magnitude from a filmmaking pov. First we see Shepard witnessing just two ships getting blown to pieces. Then we see not just 2 ships but whole city getting harvested as more Reapers arrive and Joker takes off... and then we see Normandy flying off into space, with whole goddamn Fourth Fleet and half of First Fleet (plus majority of satellites) destroyed and falling planetside in debris. LEVELS of destruction man🤯
And think: This is just one instance of tragedy that happens in front of you. Now picture across the planet, children cowering under desks at school as reaper ships blast them apart, hospital patients unable to leave their beds as husks swarm the building, families being shot indiscriminately whilst out shopping or just shot down in their shuttles, soldiers fighting desperately as their friends and those they are supposed to protect die around them. You can do nothing. This is the reality of the reapers
The best scenes in any visual storytelling medium is when the director or writer can convey an emotion so powerfully without saying a single word. The swelling of the music as Shepard sees the Reapers absolutely annihilating the few survivors trying to escape the slaughter, the grief hardening to resolve on his face as he turns his back on those people who so desperately need his help, and the determined climax of the song as the Normandy leaves to find hope for a war-torn galaxy. Seeing this for the first time left me absolutely speechless. Whether or not you liked the ending, nobody can deny the huge emotional impact that this one moment had on the series as a whole.
I've played ME1 and 2 and i found it good but they werent my favorite games. So i got ME3 when it came out and after this scene i really knew they made something special with this game. What a powerful opening.
When I played this the first time I had a Douglas MacArthur moment as the Normandy flew away from Earth and past the remains of the defending fleet and simply said, "I shall return".
If there ever is a movie or a show, I want this scene to be extended, civilians getting turned into dust or reapers in the streets, soldiers retreating and dying, buildings getting demolished, militaries firing nukes but having zero effect to the reapers, places like London, New York and Hong Kong on fire. The numbers of reapers darkening the sky.
Still here in 2024 trying to relive the glory days. Best videogame soundtrack ever. Gonna reinstall and play all 3 one more time. Kil'a SeLay, Brothers
![An End, Once And For All - Mass Effect 3 (Piano Cover) [Best Ending]](/img/n.gif)
It's pretty easy for a game to have an emotional ending, but it is way more difficult to have an emotional opening, Mass Effect 3 did it.
Very true,very true. I was very surprised when i saw this for the first time. I tuought it will be just like ME2,but in fact looked and felt better. I dont get in my flame suit and plan nuclear strikes when something doesnt go my way (the ending),maybe because im an adult or maybe it's how I think or something ...but I thought ME3 was better in many ways than ME2 ever was. I liked ME2,it took me 91 hours to complete it (took my time with sidequests and loyalty missions,scanning planets and upgrading stuff),but ME3 just felt better...the story was more engaging,I don't know.
Lets not forget The Last of Us.
Devs should take note, if you want game of the year make sure that there is a sad cut scene involving either the death of a dog or a child.
God you're inventing hot water. Of course you already invented hot water ...fuck it,you're god you can reinvent anything .
Btw,I'm pretty positive that's not why some of us liked ME3 better than ME2. Say hello to Satan...we all know that was a fixed trial. Michael bribed you didn't he?
mass effect 3 leaving earth
I just realized the debris falling from space is what’s left of the Alliance fleet that tried to hold off the incoming Reapers...absolutely chilling.
Exactly, what made it more emotional for me is that at the very beginning they did say they lost communications with orbital and moon stations. And then... those debris, and we finally know what happened. Damn, This intro is a masterpiece.
yeah, sadly the Reapers probably tore through like the fleet wasn't even there
There's also those reaper ground forces in those debris
Hackett was forced to sacrifice the Second Fleet to allow the Third and Fifth to escape from the Sol system.
This game is a fucking masterpiece in every single way
here we go again
1. find a mass effect video
2. remember how awesome the franchise was
3. get blown away by nostalgia
4. try not to cry
5. cry a lot
6. reinstall the game
Ah yes, the Reaper Cycle I call it hahaha
Genius
Then download the remastered version and repeat again
Don't need to reinstall if you've never deleted it. I literally still have it after 5 years since completing it.
I never uninstalled it in the first place. haha
I must have sat in silence for a full 5 minutes after seeing the kid innocently climb onto the ship only for him to get killed. Such a powerful scene.
+TheBazable i thought i was the only one who did that ;-;
i know your comment is old, but i spent about an hour in silence after playing that part...so touching
Danny Madden I'm still on UA-cam everyday haha, the scene still gets to me now.
+TheBazable As great of a scene it is, and how motivated it makes Shepard/you , it's meaningless by the end. If they did a much better job with the ending, I would've felt more satisfied, but.. This just feels pointless now.
+TheBazable Incredibly powerful, especially with the music. Watching it makes me want to play the whole series again. The amazing characters, the conversations, the firefights, the universe and all the attention to detail that went in to creating it. Those are what stand out for me about the trilogy. The ending is basically irrelevant. It's the journey and the characters that make this series what it is.
11 years later and I still think about this scene every now and then. One of the most powerful moments in gaming for me.
The music in perfect lockstep to what you are seeing in the scene is so powerful. It still gives me chills and goosebumps to this day.
@@legendaryash yep it's mostly the music for me too. So good
My god,
Its scenes like this that truly make a game series stand out from the crowd.
Then the endings came...
UndeadNeko302 and then the riots broke out
UndeadNeko302 I dont care about the endind, this is just to good series, to many memories to hate this game.
AbdefFable1 Riot can su... dic... to Shepard.
UndeadNeko302 and it was the perfect ending because shepard and the reapers are still alive so you still can play him in mass effect 4 (if you chose destroy you won t die)
Can you even imagine how utterly insane this scene would look on the big screen if done right, shot for shot, and possibly showing Reapers descending on all major cities, all the world's military just falling.
And that score being blasted.
Too much. Just too much.
+mercilessv i can do that , in fact , I have been prepared for it sice 2012
+mercilessv and the reaper sound, god dam what an aggressive sound give me chills
+Vitárius László I know exactly what you're talking about, I always was more intimidated by that sound more than anything.
One of very few gaming enemies where you instantly think...yep...yep...were fucked
+Vitárius László Its like that sound effect is designed to be unnerving. You hear that and you KNOW nothing that makes a sound like that can be good. It's similar to War of the Worlds reboot. If I was in that movie, I'd have been running as soon as I heard that lol
This game isn't afraid to kill off every damn person you love.
"Had to be me. Somebody else might've gotten it wrong." D;
+Viktor Gavorn I am the very model of a scientist Salarian... 😢
In my ME2 game, THEY KILLED EVERYONE BUT LEGION AND JACOB! I screamed at my game as they died. It was terrible
tali is good riddance
Well, then you really screwed that. How could you make so much mistakes?
Sad the wreckage falling to Earth. The Alliance Council had no idea their ships died defending humanity right above theirs heads -- not until it was too late. Unsung heroes.
The wreckage in space was what was left of the Second Fleet. The reason nobody heard anything from Admiral Hackett right up to when the Reapers make planet fall is because as soon as the Reapers invaded Sol Space, they sliced through the Second, Third and Fifth Fleets like a hot knife through butter and overwhelmed Sols defenses. In order to save both the Third and Fifth Fleet, Admiral Hackett was forced to sacrifice the Second Fleet in order for the other two to escape and go into hiding and regroup with the other fleets.
Sigma0283 that was at the battle of Arcturus. The fleet you see in this scene is the alliance fourth fleet
Still can't believe how quickly Earth fell. In other sci fi games like Halo, Earth managed to hold out for months. But in this game, Earth fell in a matter of minutes it seems. Really powerful and emotional scene to see Earth, the center of the galaxy in most movies and games, to be one of the first worlds to fall.
Generalkidd Not to mention that at the end it may as well be an inhospitable wasteland.
Generalkidd In a way, that's Shepard's fault. By foiling the Reapers' plans twice, Shep essentially demonstrated that Earth is the largest obstacle in their way, which is why they more or less sent their main force there from the start (as well as to the turian and batarian homeworlds).
DoubleRu Well technically Earth was still fighting throughout the game thats why you fight with the Earth forces in the end. They said it during the game that the Reapers were only going after the major cities. (still devastated earth though
DoubleRu Thats right, by the third game Harbinger had developed an interest in Sheppard because he managed to destroy both Sovereign and the Collectors, which in turn attracted attention to humanity itself, it's because of this i think the ending of the game should have revolved around interacting with Harbinger instead of Starchild, after playing the 2nd game it really feels like Harbinger is going to be the main bad guy but he is barely in the third game.
+God I think you misinterpret the Harbinger's role. It's not like it was the leader of the Reapers - AFAIU, being completely self-sufficient, they don't have a leader as such. I think the only thing that made Harbinger special was that it was Sovereign's backup for monitoring the organics and awakening the other Reapers once the time came. Well, and it was one of the biggest and baddest Reapers in terms of combat capabilities. Still, why I cannot see it as the "Big Bad" of ME3, I do agree that it could have certainly had a bigger role or at least a speaking one. :)
The closest I've ever coming to crying while playing a video game.
TheUnknown285 so even the end didn’t make you cry?
Its MASS EFFECT
Dom in GoW
@@zoink9285 xd
Hell, I'll admit to it--this one actually made me cry. It usually manages to do so again on replays, too. Heck, I teared up a little bit watching this video.
Well shepherd you did try to warn them.
Awesome emotional scene. Song was perfect. This got me really pumped for the game.
Then the ending came along and kicked you in the guts.
Cayden1988 just two words for you: extended cut
4 words; still not enough.
Cayden1988 then it's your own fault for being so disappointed by 10 minutes of content. Don't let your disappointment over the ending erase all the hours upon hours of joy, heartbreak, and awesomeness that came before it, in this game and its predecessors.
Also, "still not enough" is only 3 words.
C Mufasa Actually I'm more on the contrary. I love the series to bits. I play it once a year, the whole lot including all the DLC. It's the ending which is a real kick in the guts.
did anybody cry when this thing happened and also feel that emotion when Shepard shut that pissed off face like I'm coming back for you bastards you killed a little boy.
I felt more feels with my brother Dom in GoW
Same but the boy wasnt there in reality it was through indoctrination that Sheppard experienced. Obviously through the lore
@Michaelle Green Well here's the thing No soldier saw the kid nor assisted, also the kid disappeared both times only where Shepard was and Admiral Anderson didn't see him either
That scene really set up exactly how the entire experience was going to be emotionally. The first two were whimsical adventures compared to this roller coaster. When the title "Mass Effect 3" come on at the end of that sequence, I was like, shit man, this is it.
It was one hell of a ride
The best.
Well Shepard’s death in ME2 was a pretty good opening sequence, 2 and 3 didnt mess around and dumped you straight into the action, 1 was a little slow but then we’re in a little planet we all know and hate called Eden Prime, I’ve played that opener so many times I’ve memorized everything that gets said up to waking up in the message bay
@@MrImastinker good comment ;)
Personally I think 3 is just as good as 2, if not better. I found it strange that the game solely based on a suicide mission is the ONLY one of the trilogy where you can save everyone... Anyways, the endings could have been more fleshed out and varied. I'd have liked the star kid to fight you if you chose anything other than synthesis, since that is the only one they would have agreed with. But I think the endings were just fine with the extended cut. Maybe not up to the legendary standard of the rest of the series, but there were as good or better than most games. 3 was not playing around at all. You knew from that very scene that Shepard would have to give his/her life to even have the smallest chance. Amazing game. This was it! The only thing I find really wrong with three is that it is the end, you feel kind of empty when its all over and say goodbye to everyone. That shows just how good it was!
in terms of story, NO game could ever touch the awesome set up, your role in the story, and universe that the ME Trilogy has
there are Incredibly great games in terms of story (eg: the witcher 3). but mass effect is defenitely one of them. it's a masterpiece
Don't forget about metal gear
The Last Of Us, Halo, The Witcher 3, Dragon Age, but nothing is as awesome and beautiful as Mass Effect trilogy is. With a huge universe, cool and interesting lore, incredible storyline, they also made the best characters you can love, as friends, and for a special one, as a love interest. This trilogy make you love these characters, Garrus, Joker, Liara, Wrex, Thane, Legion, Mordin, even Miranda the Cerberus cheerleader bosh'tet, they aren't just pixels. Like I really fell in love with Tali when Ii played ME for the first time. One of the most beautiful points with romances in Mass Effect is that they aren't just fan service sex scenes or whatever, it really feels like Shepard (in other words, you) has someone to love, someone to tell everything, about his trauma, about the war, about what he regrets... That trilogy is the best I ever played.
I've never felt so in control of a games plot before
@Owenboy360 Yeah I said that.
Best Game i ever played in my life! Period.
+1
Still gives me chills to this day.
Still in 2019 too ;-;
Me 3.
@@NeoNinjaX87 , pun intended?
2024
I was more angry than sad with this scene. I was just like "holy fuck I want to fucking kill every single reaper that ever existed now"
Gggmanlives dude ikr i was motivated as hell to KICK SOME REAPER ASS
Should do a video on the legendary edition
First time I played this.
Me: "Where the hell is the Alliance fleet? Why aren't they engaging the Reapers?!"
3:16: Me: "oh.... that's why" :'(
THIS is why Mass Effect 3 will always be the best Mass Effect game in the whole series for me. Everything has been building up to this point, and these scenes no matter how many times I watch them, will always give me the chills. I love Mass Effect 3 with all my heart, even with its imperfections.
Agreed, that citadel DLC too :D
Aj Q nothing wrong with the ending.. If done right Shepard lives..
@@estelasayeed5608 Shepard living doesn't necessarily mean a good ending. For me, the best ending really is one where Shepard sacrifices their life for the Galaxy.
Realistically, that's the best you can hope for.
@@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim hmmm... I was just unable to imagine a future without my Shepard building a house on the Rannoch for Tali....
@@heomji7216 me neither
Most games would start with “heres a huge threat, you’re the only chance of stopping it, go be a bad ass”
This starts with “you know the threat. You’re fucked”
Now go assemble the goon squad and come back to an almost extinct home planet commander.
2:44 I still love both Male Shepard and Fem Shepard's pained but angry/determined expressions. Being forced to run away from home but swearing that they will keep fighting.
Untill you realize, this game wasent set in the future but the past and these stories we hear about "A Shepard" leading the masses.......
When I first saw this I was like, "what the hell happened to all those ships in orbit!?"
then the debris falling from the sky in the background, and the carcasses of dozens of mankind strongest warships, just floating around in the void.
Talk about perfecting the emotion of Despair.
Those ships stood no chance. They fought delay them. As the Reaper fleet simply plowed through them.
Has to easily be one of the top 5 or 10 most emotionally impressionable scenes gaming has ever given us;
That one god of war commercial is up there too.
I agree with you but that was a trailer I was talking about more in game moments
That scene at the end with the "meteor shower" of debris from the fleet around earth is chilling. If the first game with Sovereign is anything to go by, the Reapers probably didn't even bother shooting the Alliance ships down, they literally just plowed through them. A huge fleet to defend Earth... and they weren't even a speed bump to the Reapers. What a powerful scene.
That furious look Shepard gives as he walks back into the Normandy after the reaper kills the shuttles got me so pumped. Like "I'm coming back one day and when I do, you're all fucked"
There's hopeless, and then there's this. This is "utterly doomed"
2:20 something about the Marine hitting the shuttle felt so emotional as the music progressed. It made me feel proud to be human, and it was a little foreshadow to all the Marines and navy men who stayed to hold back the reaper onslaught so human kind can have a chance at escaping. Such as the second fleet staying back to give enough time for the third and fifth fleet to evacuate. In war, Death is the biggest unification of all. Rest in peace to the victorious dead.
Not the game with the the best ending, but it sure has an amazing beginning.
The moment Shepard got PTSD.
>the death and destruction before the series
>Eden Prime
>all the ensuing chaos of the first game
>has to choose to sacrifice one of two of his squadmates
>the edge of death at the hands of the Collectors
>forced to appease to Garrus conscience to prevent or allow an assassination
>either witness or prevent Miranda from murdering someone who betrayed her
>remain constantly infuriated over the infighting of the Quarians
>fight with the choice to gamble on the Geth or damn them to extinction
>witness a cult like massacre and decide whether the culprit is better off dead or in custody
>sacrifice innocent lives or save them over a man's vengeance at an oil refinery
>assist a man trying to prevent his own son from walking his path
>help a Salarian decide if the Krogan are redeemable
Mass Effect 3
This
Then Shepard has night terrors the rest of the game
The shot at 2:52 sums up Harbinger's line from Mass Effect 2 perfectly, "Human... You've changed nothing!".
+NEON MULLET how so?
+NEON MULLET "Your species has the attention of those infinitely your greater!"
+zied nefzaoui Well, it's a wide shot of several reapers that forces you to compare them to the tallest buildings in futuristic London. I think they're trying to get at the fact that this shot demonstrates the scale of the Reaper's attack, therefore also showing that the stakes Shepherd is facing are unimaginably high despite your efforts to delay their return in the last two games.
+Nathan Donnelly i get it.....this game and life is strange are the only two games that ever made me cry.....i replayed this video over 40 times and i m still not over it....and probably never will be over it as well
zied nefzaoui Watch again and listen closely when the reaper destroys the evac shuttles with it's beam 2 minutes and 28 seconds in. You can hear a muffled scream. It's chilling, and you can never un-hear it!! You might have already found it though. :) And hey, I recommend The Last of Us if you're on playstation. It's an immersive emotional cinematic experience like Mass Effect and Life is Strange with a more grim and realistic, but also hopeful personality that you're bound to enjoy.
This scene had one of the most emotional impact in the gaming for me. This scene is so awesome...!
Seeing that kids face and seeing him panic is just sooo hard to forget. Seeing Shepards face after he sees the reaper thing is soooo hard to see.
One of the videos that don't need UA-cam recommendations. You just come here from time to time.
Amen brother. This and Mordin death, Legion death and the reaper last words. Many years have passed. These moments will live forever
This was the best scene in the entire trilogy.
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End of 2, Genophage, this one, "all fleets reporting in", first reveal of the Citadel and the Destiny Ascension, this game has too many good scenes. Those are the ones I remember the most.
I liked the scene in ME2 where if Tali is unloyal and you take her to fight the human Reaper, she ends up dead by the end.
GalagaMarine that’s the same with ALL of them, if you send them with Chawkwas, take them with you to the boss, or make them leader, they will die every time if the are unloyal, except during the final standoff where you leave your remaining companions behind, there’s a chance some of them may survive, but most of the time will die, now if they are all loyal the only one you have to watch out for is Mordin, you need to take him with you to the final boss or send him with Chawkwas, otherwise he will die every time since he is bugged
Note: this hasn’t been tested while having Kasumi or Zhaeed, without them he is confirmed to die everytime
That subtle scream at 2:30 is just fucking painful :( fuck this, I'll go cry in a corner again..
I can´t stand so much hate for this masterpiece...
Seriously. I didnt care for the ending. No matter how good you do or what choices you make it all ends basically the same......but with that being said the Mass Effect series is the best series I have ever played. I've enjoyed stories and been pulled in before, but nothing like Mass Effect. I can't wait for 4.
People who trash the entire series or game because they don't like the way the directors took it need to grow up. I got over it easy. Game is 10/10 series is 10/10
Christopher Nastally Amen.
Christopher Nastally If you have to "get over" the ending, it's not a good sign. As someone who followed Bioware since 1995, considers ME 1 their masterpiece, it was a complete kick in the balls to get such a phoned in, shitty ending that went against everything they promised. They said choices matter, they didn't. They said "no reaper off switch" and that's what we got. They managed to ruin some of the greatest antagonists in video game history in just a few minutes. Before the shock of having my favorite series shit all over itself wore off, we got that message at the end. "Buy our DLC". Fuck this game and fuck Bioware for making it.
Thats a little harsh
One of the great diferencials of ME3 emotional scenes is the soundtrack. The soundtrack of 1 and 2 are great, but the soundtrack from 3 is a real piece of art. Just look at the combination of this scene and the track. It`s poetry
The only problem is you only get that great soundtrack in bits and pieces. The rest is rehash from ME2 and it's DLCs. It's so obvious EA totally rushed this game and despite it still being great, it could have been so much better if EA had stepped back as they did with the first two and said "You know what, you guys got this, we'll just let you work."
A game never gave me goosebumps until this scene right here
This is one of the few scenes on videogames that has shown hopelesness and despair at it's best.
The Shepard, the most badass man of the Galaxy,who saved it twice already, is forced to run away from Earth without being able to do anything to help it. Even after everything that has happened, everything that he did, the Reapers have arrived.
Ah yes, Reapers. The immortal race of sentient starships allegedly waiting in dark space. We have dismissed that claim.
I really wish there was a renegade option to play that over the intercoms throughout the citadel. Be a nice slap in the face for all those idiot counselors.
6 months later; Hello there!
honestly, being a huge mass effect fan, going through all the cool amazing sic-fi moments in the first game and all the empire strikes back moments in the second i can honestly say this is a contender for the best mass effect scene of all time. And i think it owes 80% of it to one of the most amazing tracks in gaming. Being a piano player this is the biggest joy to play.
The thing that gets me most about this opening is that there was an entire armada of ships protecting earth. And when you leave the only thing that remains is burning shrapnel littering the sky....
Can we take a moment to recognize ME3 has maybe the most epic plot in gaming industry? Leaving Earth while humanity is fighting hopelessly, in order to unite alien species under a same banner, bringing up the biggest army of the known universe to defeat a common enemy. Simply epic.
Back when BioWare focussed on hiring skilled employees.
I’m guessing they’re still skilled because they are remastering the series
@@epicgamer8108 how do u know that
@@joseeavr
How come you don't know of the remaster?
@@atlas8827 lol i saw the video, yea new mass effect coming
There is still talent, they just wasted it on Anthem, da4 is their only chance at redemption
Greatest fucking intro in any game
Period.
The second best intro to a game is in mass effect 2.
@@thejohnhopkinscompany9599the last of us
Without a doubt the best moment of ME3.
Smashington Tali taking her mask off?
First videogame to make me cry... And propably the last.
+LoganHunter82
You should have seen me when Aeris died in Final Fantasy VII when it came out. I had to walk away from the game for a few days.
The last of us opening push me over the edge too :'(
@@Darksector88 Yeah TLOU opening with Sarah dying is just... wow. This one and the ME3 openings were the only ones where I cried. But there is a difference between them. TLOU was the first of his name, and we don't really know Joel and Sarah at this moment, the opening of the game presents the apocalyptic situation of the world in the game and the ordeal he faced.
The ME3 opening is like, you already played two games that prepared you, but this, this is it. Like, they are here, *They* are here. You already know the Reapers, the characters, the storyline, and then, that's it, you understand that the war is here, and it only begins.
While TLOU tells you that there are a lot of dead people because of a fucking mushroom, Mass Effect tell you that's it, and it only begins, in a war there are a lot of deaths, and prepare yourself to many emotional scenes of sacrifice, of feeling guilty if you make the wrong choices (choose the Geth over the Quarians and then cry, you will cry, and a lot), epic scenes, but unfortunately there is a price to save the galaxy. That's why they are two insane openings in video games history, but they are different, insane in their own way. On one hand, you've got a desperate father in an almost entirely destroyed world, on the other hand, you've got a desperate soldier, in a galaxy which is going to be devastated, and you start to see it with our own planet.
Rdr2
This is the most memorable scene in a videogame i've ever experienced. It gives me chills everytime i see it. By far the best cinematic of every game there is. Really touched me...
So sad, I almost cried when I have played this game, this scene is so deep and full of feeling. Anyway absolutely one of the best series (and intro) ever done.
2:53 the single greatest shot in the history of directing. The music elevating as the reaper descends and opens its legs out to land never fails to give me goosebumps. Amazing game.
Agree 100%, underrated comment
@@ThomasC-sd9mz
I’m glad someone else appreciates the amazing cinematography of this game!
the soundtrack man.. still gave me chills ._.
I love Shepard express
2:37 : sadness
2:42 : vengeance / destroy them all
This is it the living proof, how can make an impressive, dramatic introduction and after the game title. (ME2 too) Still crying on this scene, music, still the best game. Love you all ME fans.
One of the best scenes/ music in gaming history
I beat this game for the first time last night. I can't get over how beautiful this opening is.
It's a pretty amazing trilogy.
When Shep looks away in sadness.
Then looks back with Hatred.
Say what you want about the ending(s), but I think this game is just as great as the other Mass Effects
Emotional...... Even from the start.... Thank you mass effect for being you!!!!!
love this game, so many moments that give me the chills like this intro, so good
The part that really hit me was when you see that the fireballs shooting from the sky aren't some reaper weapon, it's the obliterated human fleet falling from the sky.
The sight of Shepard in the end... Scared, Sad and finally Determined to fight 'till the end
Clint Mansell did a great job.
Always has :)
Felipe Gamez
This was his only contribution to the ME3 score, but it was a damn good one.
Plikky Dee He made also An End, Once And For All...same kind of work but excellent (and more in extended cut)
Christian Lavagne Fair one.
rly? clint mansell? i literally cried at this scene.
and i know he did soundtrack from movie: moon, awesome.
really awesome
Man every time I watch this I think that the boy might just make it. Heartbreak every time! What a way to let you know that this is it, this is the end. Sets the tone for the whole game.
2:35 My dog steps on bee 🐝
best soundtrack and intro ever!
2024 and this scene still makes me tear up...this game is forever
This scene had me silent. It was just so... Words can't describe this scene and do it justice.
*Mass Effect 4 has HUGE shoes to fill*
+Sean White I have no doubt in my mind Andromeda will fit quite nicely in those shoes.
Nope. Andromeda is set on another galaxy :(
MovieandGameLover Andromeda cannot pass the original trilogy if Bioware tires to do it they'll just make the game a huge disappointment
The shoes are empty...
Sean Harrison :(
The reveal of the decimated human fleet...so artfully done. So stunning.
Man, I just love this game series. The emotions these games create are just unmatched.
J'ai bientôt 27 ans et la trilogie Shepard est la seule série de jeux qui me fout encore des frissons quand j'y repense, je l'ai finie trois fois et je crois que je recommencerai encore.
Mass Effect is the most well written media ever! This was such a powerful scene.
Am I the only one who hears a hint of the Mass Effect theme in this scene? Particularly at 2:46 pay attention to the strings
After this scene, watch ing how easily the reapers took earth and we're unstoppable, this scene inspired something that no other game has ever done for me.
Hopelessness.
After ME1 and 2 I was pumped to stop the reapers. Then this scene. Afterwards I put down my 360 controller, leaned forward a d turned it off. When my roommate asked why I looked him dead in the eye and said. "Did you see that? We can't win"
Honestly, I was content with the end. Not happy, but content. For a game series like mass effect, there can be no happy ending. Not for the player. All we can do is see what our actions have lead to and be satisfied that the story - our story, came to an end.
I feel like they built an enemy they couldn't in good practice stop, not in the way of an action game, not john mcclane style. So it was bound to stumble at the finish line. But there were some parts of the narrative overall that just hacked me off. The idea of being branded a terrorist because you got cyber-jesus'd by sketchy people always pissed me the hell off. I'd never have accepted that, and neither would my Shepard, And that fight with the space ninja at the goddess temple? Talk about auto-win bullshit.
but aside from all of that, Good game, incredibly solid mechanics, and the multiplayer is still addicting today and the game is 2 1/2 years old.
+Colin Tentis a big sacrifice for the good of all mankind, we will miss you shepard, and thane, and legion, and ashley, and javik, and wrex, and mordin
manno Deadpool NO! Wrex survived! YOU TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW!
***** ashley killed him, that stupid racist, i don't understand why he doesn't survive in my save, everything was ok
manno Deadpool you CAN talk him down. Pretty easily too.
right in the feels...
2:35 What a great escalation of scope and magnitude from a filmmaking pov. First we see Shepard witnessing just two ships getting blown to pieces. Then we see not just 2 ships but whole city getting harvested as more Reapers arrive and Joker takes off... and then we see Normandy flying off into space, with whole goddamn Fourth Fleet and half of First Fleet (plus majority of satellites) destroyed and falling planetside in debris. LEVELS of destruction man🤯
And think: This is just one instance of tragedy that happens in front of you. Now picture across the planet, children cowering under desks at school as reaper ships blast them apart, hospital patients unable to leave their beds as husks swarm the building, families being shot indiscriminately whilst out shopping or just shot down in their shuttles, soldiers fighting desperately as their friends and those they are supposed to protect die around them. You can do nothing. This is the reality of the reapers
SGT Mango Damn. Never really thought about it like that
The feels...
SGT Mango their sacrifice will be remembered in the coming Empire
SGT Mango people always forget the adults
And why Destroy should be the only option
I am just replaying the trilogy. This opening still gets me everytime, what an amazing journey it is
Looks like something out of a high budget movie...
One of the greatest intro scene in the videogame industry, up to me...
The best scenes in any visual storytelling medium is when the director or writer can convey an emotion so powerfully without saying a single word. The swelling of the music as Shepard sees the Reapers absolutely annihilating the few survivors trying to escape the slaughter, the grief hardening to resolve on his face as he turns his back on those people who so desperately need his help, and the determined climax of the song as the Normandy leaves to find hope for a war-torn galaxy. Seeing this for the first time left me absolutely speechless. Whether or not you liked the ending, nobody can deny the huge emotional impact that this one moment had on the series as a whole.
this story is way better than star wars trilogy. Star war have too much magic.
I've played ME1 and 2 and i found it good but they werent my favorite games. So i got ME3 when it came out and after this scene i really knew they made something special with this game. What a powerful opening.
Greatest video game opening of all time, do not @ me
I remember 10 year old me playing this introduction in the demo on xbox and getting heartbroken at this cutscene
Can’t wait to see this scene remastered!!
the best track in the whole game, and that’s saying something, since the whole soundtrack is incredible
When I played this the first time I had a Douglas MacArthur moment as the Normandy flew away from Earth and past the remains of the defending fleet and simply said, "I shall return".
Still amazing to this day. Man. 😭
This scene still hits me hard
Very rare to find a video game that crushes your emotions like this
If there ever is a movie or a show, I want this scene to be extended, civilians getting turned into dust or reapers in the streets, soldiers retreating and dying, buildings getting demolished, militaries firing nukes but having zero effect to the reapers, places like London, New York and Hong Kong on fire. The numbers of reapers darkening the sky.
this is better cinematography than most blockbuster movies
I cried at that scene. And yes I am full grown adult.
Still here in 2024 trying to relive the glory days. Best videogame soundtrack ever. Gonna reinstall and play all 3 one more time. Kil'a SeLay, Brothers
1:38 one of the most emotional scenes in gaming
Yeah. That feeling that people are dying, cities are being destroyed, and there's nothing you can do to help
Children are the future, are Hope..... When children die, future dies.... And Hope too.....