This is one of the most depressing openings to a video game I've ever played and all I'll say is it's one hell of a journey you're starting now.... Lots of emotions ahead
@@Taliesyn42 Your daughter dying while people are turning into zombies is horrible but I think a legion of genocidal machines conquering your best defended planet in a matter of hours while destroying any military with ease is much more troublesome, especially since the previous 2 games were building up this moment.
@@Tacticaviator7 As well as considering all the history, sacrifice and investment it took for humanity to get to this point and then it is easily crushed within hours as if to invalidate everything the species has achieved and fought for.
That intro was one of the most gutwrenching statements of intent ever at the time. It was Bioware telling you "We're going to tear out your heart and stamp on it, and you'll love every second." Also, if I remember rightly, Anderson was a Rear Admiral, while Hackett was a Fleet Admiral. So yeah, Hackett's orders would supercede Anderson's.
Oh! Hey! I am in this game! To explain... the programmers at Bioware slipped the names of people they new into the game. NPC names, names mentioned at the bottom of messages to other people, names in the background... anywhere they needed random names, they often used people they knew. I am an acquaintance of many of the people who started the company.
i would give a lot to play Mass Effect for the first time again. After about twenty complete play throughs, I am jealous of the experience you are about to have. Enjoy it.
When Mass Effect 3 was being released, Bioware did all sorts of in-universe promotion for the game, but also revealed some off-screen deaths in the process. Various side characters including Emily Wong were killed when Earth was invaded. Since Ashley died on Virmire, her entire family was killed too, as her family was still blacklisted so the Alliance didn't help them.
@@Cheepchipsable Her family was blacklisted because her grandfather surrendered in the war, it's literally the whole reason Ashley is the way she is in the first game. The Alliance refused to put her on assignments matching her skillset, resulting in her having no experience with aliens, and Shepard being the first superior to treat her seriously. If Ashley dies, the Alliance fully sweeps her family under the rug as she was the only one actively trying to repair her family name.
Bleakest start to a game ever. Really let's you know what you are up against. The odds are so massively against the Earth and we don't stand a chance, not even a slim one. And despite that, it's your job to overcome and win.
UA-cam randomly recommended this video to me and after watching on laundry day. It was great seeing someone's first time reaction to this game that I love so much, so, you've got a new subscriber.
Powerful opening right?! The composer with the story was truly incredible😨 Great episode thanks so much Liera. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year💞
He will explain later in the game, but huge props to commanding officers like Admiral Hackett and Dad-miral Anderson. They're doing everything possible to give them a fighting chance despite all the odds. Hackett was attempting to defend against the initial Reaper invasion. Against the Reapers? Unfortunately, it wasn't enough. They were gone in the first minutes of the Reapers entering the Sol system. RIP the Alliance Second and Fourth Fleet. The survivors of the First, Third and Fifth fleet were beaten back and forced to retreat to safety when the Reapers attacked Arcturus Station and then proceeded to Earth. Hackett had to sacrifice many to cover their retreat when he saw that they were being demolished. So when Anderson questioned why they hadn't heard from Admiral Hackett, it was because he was already trying to get as many of his surviving ships to safety ASAP. The warning from Arcturus reached the Fourth fleet barely but not in time to Earth. The entire Alliance Second Fleet fell but managed to warn, even if it was a few minutes, the Fourth fleet which was directly defending Luna base and Earth itself. But as seen in the intro, they were massacred within minutes. Now it's time to avenge them and bring back every fleet you can.
22:45 Funny thing about the extraction battle: it is actually tied to Shepard running out of ammo. If people use powers to kill the enemies and conserve ammo they accidentily make things harder because more enemies will spawn. I've seen someone playing as an Adept dragging out this battle to more than 15 minutes because he used only his powers to kill the cannibals - was pretty funny hearing him complain about how unfair this battle is and how someone like a Soldier who rely on weapons alone should ever be able to beat the encounter. I have to admit that this was the original game though, I don't know if it is still the case with the legendary edition. Regarding weight capacity - this directly affects the recharge speed of your powers. The range is from -200 % to +200 % (with -200 % being the slowest and +200 % the fastest). If you plan on relying on your powers it is extremely important that you have a fast recharge speed. The weight is determined by the weapons you carry. For that reason I highly recommend to carry no more than 2 weapons. Given that you're an infiltrator you will already suffer from a high weight considering that sniper rifles are among the heaviest weapons in the game. If you also take a shotgun (the second most heavy weapons) for example you'll have trouble to keep the recharge speed at an acceptable level. Assault rifles are a jack of all trades category - some are very heavy and deal a lot of damage per shot at a low rate of fire while others are much lighter and deal low damage per shot at a high rate of fire, heavy pistols have medium weight and are good for crushing armor and HP but are terrible against barriers and shields and last but not least submachine guns don't weigh much and are great at ripping through shields and barriers but are not effective against armor. It should be mentioned that squadmates are not affected by weight at all which means you can give them whatever weapon you want without affecting their power recharge speed. It also means that upgrading their weapons with ultralight material upgrades is pointless. 37:00 Only for you - if it affects the squad it is mentioned in the description. With options like this it really depends on your playstyle - do you want to primarily deal damage with your sniper rifle or are you planning to blow everything up with grenades or burn enemies to a crisp with incinerate? Power duration is also good for incinerate if you picked up the damage over time effect btw - it increases the damage of the dot. 56:30 - Well - you could have leveled her right in that moment. How is it that most people simply forget to level them up when getting new squadmates I wonder. 1:03:10 That's not how this works - picking up a newe weapons is in ME2, not in ME1. It is not a singular piece of equipment, it unlocks the weapon for every squad member that can use it. If you have a look at the weapon select screen at 1:03:19 you'll notice that there are cursers left and right of the weapon picture - this is how you cycle through the available weapons in that category. In this case you can only choose to either completely unequip the weapon category (as you did by accident when rotating Shepards heavy pistol to 0/1). The number below the picture shows how many different weapons you have in a certain weapon category and which one is equipped - in this case it is 1/1 because you only have 1 type of submachine guns and Liara has it equipped. If you pick up another submachine gun (a locust for example) this would change to 1/2 if Liara has the Shuriken equipped or 2/2 if she has the Locust equipped.
Also be on the lookout for weapon mods and experiment with them. The piercing mods in particular will definitely help against enemies in cover and armored targets. As you acquire more weapons to choose from, try experimenting with them at the Spectre shooting range, and try different weapon combinations to see how they effect your cooldown. Good rule of thumb is to take one rapid fire weapon and one slower firing but heavy hitting weapon to deal with different threats.
Tactical cloak and mail slot is my favorite way to deal with the cerberus shield guys. Remember that as an infiltrator, you get some truly fantastic head shot bonuses.
One word of warning...there are skills you can choose which actually lengthen the time it takes for Powers to recharge. Make sure you don't choose things that say "slows down Power usage" for you or your squad mates. Every second counts. When you need to use a power you don't want to wait extra long for it to become available.
@@LieraPlays It depends on play style, really. James' Foucault Current shields slow power use - much like weighing yourself down with a lot of weapons - but he counters that by having ridiculously powerful shields, turning him into a tank. Some people like to send him out to absorb all the damage, while they sit back and use powers. So he has that option available. I usually focus on his grenades and Carnage, going for maximum radius so he knock everybody down, preventing them from even attacking. And Shepard can carry five weapons and mow down everything in your way instead of using powers, if you're the type to forget that you even _have_ powers. ME3's combat system is fairly flexible. Andromeda's is even more so, doing away with traditional classes entirely.
As you probably noticed, the big metal shields that enemies carry in front of them are close to impenetrable. You have to develop tactics to remove them, shoot through the slot, or maneuver around. You can actually get an achievement for a certain number of slot kills.
If you get the m-99 black widow, even it's base model, and its like the shields aren't even there. Its a heavy mother, but the black widow is my go to SR as soon as I am able to afford it.
Just so you know, Liera, this is a relatively lighthearted episode. I also follow another girl playing ME: LE for the first time. She's at the middle of ME3, and had to pause last playthrough to compose herself. It has been brutal for her. I myself am not overly emotional about video game tragedies, and still choked up on occasion during this game. Keep the kleenexes at the ready. Weapons use in this game: as you noticed, you can use any weapon you have available, no longer limited by class. But the greater number of weapons, the greater the weight. And that affects the cooldown period for your powers. It's a balancing act between powers and weapons. You can switch weapons in the weapons bench, and add any mods you have discovered. Every weapon has space for two mods. My favorite combination is an assault rifle with telescopic sights. It works as a poor man's sniper rifle, and work very well for close quarters combat. My backup is usually a pistol (due to weight. Sometimes is a SMG), to be used when the rifle is, for some reason, unavailable. Cerberus centurions with shields might be a problem for infiltrators. Using Cloak is effective, but you might want to try to aim for the ankle or the visor slits. Failing that, try to have a squadmate with Singularity or Pull. Spoilery advice: for God's sake, treat Kaiden as a valued ally and friend. For starters, he's got a point. After two years presumed dead, you show up allied to a terrorist organization. Immagine a war hero going AWOL for so long only to show up working with Al Qaeda. How betrayed would you feel?
@@LieraPlays Now I'm in an interesting position. First off, after reviewing this post below, I find it terribly pompous, but I can't improve the language and still give the proper message. Which is fitting. The core of the Shepard/ Kaidan relationship right now is imperfect communication. Also, happy Hollidays, before anything else. Happy X-Mas (or Hanukah, kwazaa, whatever holiday you observe, at this date and in the future) and a great 2023. Now, to the business at hand. I approach my posts to first time players as if I were a fellow gamer discussing a game we're both playing, more or less at the same time. Fellow players exchanging tips, cooperating to get a better game for us both. But the fact remains that, having finished the game already, I do know a little more than I should to offer careless advice that might spoil your experience. I´ll say this instead: the relationship between Shepard and Kaidan is not one of equals. For good or bad, Shepard saw and did things that go beyond Kaidan's formidable experience (he was, after all, one of the original squadmates. That has to count). It's up to Shepard to be, for the lack of a better term, the adult in the relationship. Have the patience for him to come around... eventualy. Hell, it can't be worse than playing referee for the Jack/ Miranda feud, can it? Can it? 😕 Harsh words, ingame and in real life, have consequences. I suggest that you be judicious in your treatment of an old friend that might be falling short, but is still trying. And, BTW, great gaming, as always.
@@sergioaccioly5219 I like and appreciate your advice. :) I usually try to see the best in people, so it'll probably work out in the end. It was definitely good to see him, and I do hope he pulls through his current injuries...
OMG as soon as I saw this pop on my list I needed to see the reaction to the opening. BY FAR the best opening of a game I've ever played. Strap in for a beatiful ride, I'll try to follow your progress ❤
i love watching people react to Mass Effect no other game brings out emotion like the Mass Effect trilogy I hope you enjoy the rest of ME3 many more tears and laughs to come
Clint Mansell (the composer behind it) is an absolute genius. He also did the music for stuff like Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, San Junipero, Ghost in the Shell, and most recently Love Lies Bleeding.
That "leaving Earth" scene with the piano music is so well made. First you are getting hope for the little boy, and then there is suddenly no hope. Then we see the Normandy launch away from Earth as the remains of the defense fleet is raining down like shooting stars. Absolutely heartbreaking. In fact it's probably one of the best apocalypse scenes I have ever seen in any game, movie or TV show. Sure, there are other good ones, but ME3 has that music as well. As disappointed I was with the ending of the game the first time I played it, it's still an excellentgame in an incredible trilogy.
I can't remember if it was you or someone else that I told that the beginning of mass effect 3 was crazier than mass effect 2 but... yeah. It delivers everything. Also... I suspect there might be some tears in this. I'll be shocked if there aren't.
The biggest problem I've had with Kaiden's dialogue, is that it just doesn't fit him. It's very obvious the dialogue was written with Ashley in mind, and he became an afterthought. To be so continually suspicious of Shepard, even though he was basically ride or die in ME1, just doesn't fit him. I wish they had given him different lines. He can be mistrustful without it sounding like he's imitating Ashley.
yeah i do agree kaidan is a lot more easygoing than ash when it comes to that sort of stuff so it fits her better that being said, he's a much better addition to the team playing wise besides yet another soldier and her drastically weird makeover that doesn't fit her character like she looks good but it's not her and she even gets after male shep for being with miranda if you romanced ash in me1 criticizing her because she 'dresses sexy' it's like?????
I was recommended this video by UA-cam. As a fan (nerd) of Mass Effect since the first one came out in 2007, I am delighted watching you play the games as a new comer. I have subscribed to follow your journey through ME and future content. For what it is worth, that opening is still as strong 10 years later as it was the first time in 2012.
An annoying aspect of Mass Effect 3 is squadmate dialogue priority, specifically Liara. Since she's the main one guaranteed to be alive, her dialogue takes priority over others on missions. Two squadmates can have equal mission comments and conversation pieces, but switch one out for Liara and she takes up a majority of the lines.
To this day one of my absolute favorite game intros. Leaves you feeling rather hopeless and empty. They throw you right into the fire... no waiting, no prep, just BAM, hit hard by the Reapers. That haunting piano theme softly lilting above the chaos and destruction. They did a really good job with this one. You're in for a hell of a ride. I always forget how LONG the opening Mars Archives mission is. Feels like 3 or 4 missions all rolled into one. Great way to spend time with a couple of characters going over events of previous games relationship wise.
Helpful clue, do the Horizon mission first, it is absolutely essential. Side missions will disappear if you do the priority missions before them, some characters will not be available to talk to/interact with. Priority Tuchanka is an example, make sure to do any and all side missions before embarking on this. All of the survivors from ME2 will be available to talk to/interact with, unless you skip side missions in favour of priority missions.
@1:19:28 That looks like a fun way to play Infiltrator. You're basically Kasumi. You go invisible, sneak up behind the enemy, and then whack 'em with a heavy melee strike. Though unlike Kasumi, you don't have an easy exit until your Tactical Cloak comes back off cooldown!
And so it begins. One thing I will say about this game specifically, besides certain story beats, they absolutely nailed the soundtrack at certain points. As far as skill points are concerned, since you have all the DLC, you will get more than enough points to level up almost all of your skills by the time you reach the level cap. Not to spoil too much, but as far as the romances are concerned, be careful how you talk to party members. Since there are only top and bottom options and no neutral, you might end up in a romance you don't want, if you're not careful. As for upgrades and equipping weapons, once you pick up a weapon that you find or buy from shops you and your party members can equip them at a weapon bench. You don't need duplicates of a weapon for every party member who wants to use them. Same with the upgrades. One copy of one type of upgrade is enough for everyone to equip them.
"they absolutely nailed the soundtrack at certain points" Stand Strong, Stand Together is both heart-breaking and absolutely encouraging, both at the same time. It's better than that ending deserved.
@@Taliesyn42 I'm Proud Of You is still a punch to the gut for me. That and Farewell And Into The Inevitable (from the end of the Citadel DLC) is just *french kiss*.
No spoilers. The changes to story elements based on actions in previous games is a really cool part of this game. My first play through I just happened to do things in such a way to get a certain outcome of a certain mission that was amazing (if you know, you know); I played through a second time, assuming I would be able to get that same end result having made only moderately different changes up to that point. Little did I know that those moderately different changes COMPLETELY changed the ending of that mission, and my ending mortified me to the point of stopping the playthrough, going back to ME1 and re-doing the entire thing to get it right.
@@LieraPlays You'll be okay. Just play as you normally would. My mistake was thinking "I wouldn't normally pick this choice, but I remember there was a paragon score check dialogue option the first time I played through the mission, and that will bail me out, so I'll keep going" little did I know that this particular paragon check doesn't show up without certain things in place beforehand. Just don't make assumptions, answer things as you would naturally.
Here we go! You’re in for a hell of a playthrough. It’ll be equal parts epic and heartbreaking The Leaving Earth cutscene/soundtrack is one of my favorites and just the beginning of a long list of similar instances
I still remember the outrage at the ending of Mass Effect 3, but looking back at it now, man.. we were so spoiled with good games. I want to go back to those times
Man, watching this reminds me of the day I finally got ME3 in 2012. I knew I was in for an emotional roller coaster, but still, knowing what I was in for was not enough...
Hey there's Vega. long time no see XD >little technical advice When a character is starting to speak, slow down because the game won't wait and if a decisive point is not far away, it will happily cut a conversation as soon as you reach it to play another line deemed more "relevant". If you always rush you run the risk to interrupt a lot of conversations or banter through the game. You'll find that ME3, in general, pushes the player to go faster than the other games and most of the time it is not justified other than by the need to add a little more drama. You'll have companions shouting "we need to go faster", "over here!", "We're loosing time!"... ignore all that, that's just noise.... Do your own thing and if you need time, just take it... unless someone/thing is actively shooting at you, of course :D >No ammo You could also get rid of the husk by using one of your powers, like incinerate, but heavy melee is fine although a bit odd... for a sniper :D In this "last stand" fight scenario with Anderson before the Normandy arrives there's limited ammo because the game expects you to use your powers instead of your guns. >"Anderson is no longer" OMG! You're even more depressing than the game itself (and it is depressing enough as it is) :D No big spoiler to say that you'll hear from him again... so don't buy his coffin just yet... The guy may be on the old side but he's far to be done. That said it's a good thing to keep this outlook; you'll be hit less hard in the guts when the real bad things will start to happen. >"Do his orders supersedes Anderson's?" Hackett has always ranked higher than Anderson. Currently he's the highest ranking officer commanding the whole of the Alliance forces so yes, his orders supersede the orders of any other officer in the Alliance. The only entities that could countermand his orders were the Alliance Council and the Alliance Parliament, but they were both obliterated in the first Reapers push, so he's the leader of all that remains of the human military. And Udina is the leader of all that remains of human political power (gasp!). >"Considering Paragon lost..." There are some character/story problems between Paragon Lost and ME3 when it comes to Vega. He's not star struck like he appeared to be in Paragon Lost and that may be due to what he learned Shepard has been doing with the Collectors while he was busy in Paragon Lost. That knowledge gave him the feeling to have sacrificed a lot of people uselessly as Shepard took on the Collector all by herself anyway, not to say that he blames Shepard but he might be blaming himself even more. But still he regards Shepard highly enough to take cues from her when needed and although you could get the feeling from Paragon Lost that he could replace Shepard easily (I mean with all the crazy crap he's done there), you won't get the same feeling in ME3 where he's pretty much happy to follow orders; and maybe the fact that Shepard is not the absolutely flawless hero he thought gave him a slap down... Never meet your idols :D He clearly still suffers from Paragon Lost events though. But it's not something he will easily talk about and as Shepard you're not even supposed to know his story, anyway. When he will give it to you it will be a very condensed version that may have some synchronicity problems with Paragon Lost (for example, according to Paragon Lost and ME3 he didn't get his N7 commendation the same way, but those are things easily ignored if you're not looking too close). And he understands the need for the tough decision here. It's just that Earth invasion is a fresh wound and he needs to vent his frustration. >"Is Kaidan gonna be a problem?" Right now, not for long. In the long term, we'll see. It actually depends on you. So it will be interesting... If you don't like what the game automatically chose in your skills (or what you chose yourself) you'll have the occasion to reset everything and to redo it on the Normandy later (in the infirmary -- first reset is free, after that you'll have to pay). >Weight Important because this is a mechanics that didn't exist in the other games. In ME3, all Shepard classes can use any weapon but each weapon has a weight. The total weight of weapons you take with you determines how frequently you can use your powers (like tactical cloak). When you equip your character you'll see a bar that goes from -200% to 200% with 100% being the average. It's self explanatory, at 200% your powers regenerate twice faster. There are ways to decrease a weapon weight by upgrading it (cost money) but you can also increase your weight capacity via skills so you can take more weapons or more powerful ones (and heavier -- your favorite, the Widow, is among the heaviest weapons in the game). Weight only affects Shepard, not the companions. Their powers will refresh at the same speed whatever their loadout (although their refresh speed can be modified by the armor you make them wear and some of their skills) >"Is it just for me?" Unless indicated otherwise, your skills are just for you. Companions generally have a top most skill that can apply to the whole squad (as long as they are in it). >Kaidan has reave And you can to, if you get on his good side :D Every companion has one power that Shepard can gain access to as a bonus like in ME2. The path to it is not always straight forward though as unlike ME2, there are no loyalty missions here. You don't even know which power you can get from which companion or in which circumstances before it happens. I give you what power Kaidan can get you for free, but I won't tell you how to get it ;) Note that you only need to gain a bonus power once. After that bonus powers you already unlocked will be available to all the characters you play with in ME3, whether in game or during character creation. >"I don't appreciate your judgement" Thank God Ashley isn't there then. She's the one really holding a Cerberus grudge. Kaidan is actually the softer version. Meaning: after a while and a discussion he'll stop caring and bothering you with it. >"they need to be sniped, right now" Seriously? You haven't seen Liara in a long time, right? She graduated "executioner", rank A++ :D >Shepard: "Under the circumstances, I think I can forgive you" No kidding! Shepard is master at roles reversing apparently. Let's pretend that Liara is the one that should be blamed for something, why don't you? I have the feeling the whole Garrus/Liara situation is going to get awkward fast :D To be precise, I've never dated both Garrus and Liara so I don't know what will happen. but I'm curious to see lol >Shepard: "It's more than we had a minute ago" Not if the device plans are for a Prothean toaster oven XD That would have been hilarious. As hilarious as a toothbrush saving the Normandy XD (you'll understand someday). >"She only has singularity" Doing her skill tree would help but, like 80% of players, you forgot that she had one :D >"What happens with those guys?" It's a glitch that was introduced with the legendary edition (don't remember it happening in the original). It happens from time to time when you use some powers like singularity, pull... When the power ends the guys fall on the ground and one or more may get stuck there. Very rarely it happens without using any power too. This is in the player's favor so I'm inclined to let it slide :D >Modding Once you've found a mod, it can be applied to all relevant weapons. The scope you found for example can be applied to all SMGs in your squad at once, you don't need several of them. Mods come in five ranks from I to V. Each higher rank replace the previous one. Some can be found, some other must be bought. The weight mod though is only useful to Shepard as weight is not an issue for companions so they gain nothing from it. >Things that works well against Cerberus Guardians (those with a physical shield): Remove the shield with Pull (only one of your companions that you don't have yet has this power) Shoot them with a weapon equipped with an armor piercing mod that will bypass the shield (you need to find the mod first) Target the slit of the shield for maximum damage (should be easy for a sniper) >"You're feisty" Says the girl who usually shoots every camera she can :D >Shepard: "Hello, this is Delta team" Always gets me laughing that this is working. Cerberus happens to have a delta team that happens to be right where Shepard is? And they totally buy it? Sure, that's not weird at all :D If Kaidan was not worried enough that Shepard could be still working for Cerberus, that would be the moment to be. >"If they are husks" TIM used reaper technology to create perfect obedient cannon fodder but that's all. Disruptor ammo won't be more efficient against them than it is against any other organic, it can potentially stun. Not shielded, Cerberus grunts are vulnerable to fire and cryo ammo. >"He's behind glass" You can shoot people through solid objects but you need to install an armor piercing mod in your weapon first. There is also a mod you can install, on sniper rifles only, to see through smoke (enemies behind the smoke screen will be highlighted when you aim). Keep an eye out for that. Only useful against Cerberus though. Reapers don't use smoke screens. >At the guy appearing beside TIM: "Who are you?" An irritating clown, that's who he is -- at least to me. But we'll have the occasion to talk about him again. >Bailey: "Though it's Commander now" Kaidan promoted twice, to Major. Anderson promoted to admiral, Bailey promoted to Commander, other people you know but haven't met yet also promoted ... Guess who wasn't promoted just once? I guess Captain Shepard wasn't sounding right :D Well, this was a good start. But this is only the beginning. And first thing: getting some companions, because right now you're down to two, Liara and James. But that's a story for the next episode...
The last stand in Vancouver has low ammo because the amount of ammo you have is the trigger for the cutscene to commence. If you don't shoot your weapons at all, the mission keeps going. I've tried it out - I sat there over an hour using nothing but powers. The cutscenes triggers roughly when you're down to less than two full clips' worth of ammo between the two of you.
ME1 intro "wait! you just killed my squadmate??" RIP Jenkins. ME2 intro "are you gonna kill any other squadmate or loved one?" RIP Shepard. ME3 intro "so what are you gonna do now Bioware? Kill me again?" RIP child.
25:53 in and I'm already ready to go kick some repear ass... just horrifying watcching that kids shuttle get blown out the sky. Say what you want, but that was one gut punch of an opener.
I like how she went through the whole intro without using powers at all. Incinerate is also possibly one of THE most useful powers in the game. Its essential against the reaper brutes. Damage > Burning > Armor is usually what I go with for evolutions 4, 5, and 6. That'll MELT anything with armor and is fantastic with combo primed detonations against banshees. Power Damage & Duration in Operational Mastery also stacks with Incinerate, making it more powerful. What's most important is having fun though, ofc ^^
28:30 Both have same rank but mission on Mars was because you were still in the system. It was hardly audibly from the transmission "...before we lost control of the system" :)
In addition to using things like certain Biotics to get enemies to raise their shields so you can snipe them, there is a sniper skill that "slows time"...actually speeds you up so enemies seem to be moving in slow motion...and you can shoot through the slot in their shields for an automatic head shot (and usually insta-kills.
Watching you go through this game, there's a common thread through most of science fiction, fantasy, games, movies, etc... we humans may not be the smartest, the strongest, the most advanced... but what we lack in any other area we MORE than make up for in pure, boneheaded stubbornness. We just don't back down, we don't quit.
There's an old thread from Tumblr that keeps popping up every once in a while about how resilient humans tend to be. Adrenaline rush? We might lift a car. Shot in the arm/leg? We keep moving. The conclusion was that aliens must be terrified of us :D
Since you asked about the chain of orders with how to pick between Anderson and Hackett, probably would be Hackett, but even if it wasn't... once the Reapers find the outpost on Mars they'll level it since that's what they do. Getting to Mars is more time sensitive.
Vents... again. Also: Those cannibals are created from most of the Batarians you haven't destroyed in Arrival. if you wouldn't have destroyed the system, the Batarians there would have faced that fate, so destroying their system saved them from a "far worse fate".
It was so refreshing to see you play this for the first time. I'm not sure how many playthroughs I've had (a lot LOL), and I still feel the raw emotions you displayed in the beginning when the Reapers shot down the ship with the kid on it. I really hope you enjoy the rest of this great game! I look forward to watching more of your play. New subscriber.
25:30 And the soundtrack both here and at the very end of the game, where the memories keep flashing, made it hit even harder. I admit I didn't think much of the James Vega character, but after seeing Mass Effect: Paragon Lost, and what he went through, I definitely had a newfound appreciation and respect for his character. 54:33 You sure were. HOW COULD YOU!? :P 1:09:21 Yeah, you can instantly tell something's off about her. But, no one else could. Maybe there were mostly men at the Mars facility, and they don't pay attention things like a woman's hair! 1:43:19 Now, I don't think it's clear, even at this point if the Illusive Man's eyes have cybernetic enhancements that anyone with enough money could get, or if it's a dead giveaway if indoctrination, but when you read the lllusive Man's comic Mass Effect: Evolution, he's been 'aware' of stuff for DECADES and has been preparing. And despite his own personal motives, one could argue he was already indoctrinated long ago, definitely without he himself realizing it. Possibly one of the subtlest puppets the Reapers ever used. Sad, in a way.
Welcome to ME3! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Of course, I played it when it first released so none of the added content existed. Along with the majority of ME fans, I was very disappointed with the endings of this game, but I will say that issue is mitigated somewhat by the subsequent changes and DLC, so your experience will be quite different (and far better) from what we initially had.
@@dirkbsilver9260 When I replayed it I used the MEHEM mod (I think it is called something else now) and while it is a noticeable step down in production excellence from the actual game it provided a much better ending experience. I probably tried out a dozen or so mods over the years that improved the game.
The original endings and the DLC expanded endings are perfectly fine. They're just not the ridiculously happy or elaborate endings players wanted. They never were going to meet those expectations.
A problem with Mass Effect 3 is it was also written in an attempt for new players to jump in, with the result being some character writing is thrown out the window. If you romanced/rejected anyone in ME1, they are now reset back to "Friends, but can we be more?" since those characters are guaranteed to still be alive regardless of whether you played ME1. Since everyone in ME2 could get killed, the romances get the short hand of the stick in ME3, except for Garrus and Tali, since they're still a mainstay. Essentially, it's easy to continue where you left off with Garrus, while you essentially have to treat the relationship with Liara as a reboot and work for it all over again.
false if you did the shadow broker dlc and at the end tried to continue our relationship then in mass effect 3 very early on liara will ask you if you want to pick up where you left off. my response was no because tali is the best clearly.
First thing first... FINALLY got to ME3 :P Now, it is hard to say from a vet of the game, going teeth grinding a bit, BUT it is her 1st time playing... For Liera, for a while well until 2nd mission, DO NOT BE AFRAID OF YOUR POWERS!!! First major mission, iirc, did not use any powers. Actually I thought she would, especially with cloak/ ammunition powers, BUT she was overwhelmed, and I empathize with it. With all that, her Shep did not die once so far... thus I can breathe. Now for Liera, as you continue to understand the system, an important one, hinted for a class/powers with the abilities in ME2 (which you might miss due its mechanics), but there ia an achievement reward in this one. Once you get comfortable enough of the combat/movement mechanics in ME3, there is a very effective power mechanic involved called power combos, which is extremely helpful, especially in advanced level of playing. Probably spoiling writing that part, but not, thus learn what power combo means and once you get use to sniping in ME3 (and stealth melee) learn to use powers not just yourself, but squadmates as well. BTW, love your secondary reactions throughout this video. Hope you play this game more frequently than usual. ;)
My biggest advice at this point in your ME3 playthrough is to keep tissues handy, and forget wearing mascara. Bioware makes you care deeply about these characters. For Guardian shields, snipers can have a field day with that visibility slit near the top. Failing that, you can use the Pull biotic power to yank the shields out of their hands. They're also vulnerable from the rear, especially if something behind them happens to explode. And the defensive stance on the Vancouver docks is your only opportunity in the trilogy to assign points to Anderson. It doesn't matter too much, but it is cool if you think to check his abilities. Anybody that joins you mid-mission can also be updated immediately.
You have to remember with Kaidan, it's been 2 and a half years. The last time he saw Shepard she was working with Cerberus and they're known for doing horrible experiments on people and aliens.
Totally agree. The players who yell at Kaidan for his suspicion need to look at things from his perspective and realize that based on the very little he knows his skepticism is perfectly rational.
@@chateauarusi and seeing as they actually have brainwashed soldiers and wanted to control shepard kaidan would literally be right, it just so happens it didn't but there always a higher possibility of what kaidan was saying to be true to be true him not immediately believing them after seeing them once or twice is way smarter and realistic than anyone who jumped on shep's team immediately i love garrus (he's my favorite LI, obviously i love him) and tali but let's be real
Shepard saved the galaxy from the Collectors and stopped another Reaper Invasion, yet Kaidan still doesn't believe Shepard, even when others are literally vouching for her. And don't forget Kaidan and Shepard were friends for several years before the events of ME1, so him refusing to listen to Shepard at all is just bad.
@@willfanofmanyii3751 Kaiden did not work with Shepard prior to his posting to Normandy. That said, something that Shepard says to the council applies to everyone else as well. "At some time you are going to have to take something I say on faith." Kaiden (and Ashley for that matter) should be more than willing to do this. ffs femshep can literally say, in ME3, that Kaiden is her "brother". Were this accurate, during ME2 and the beginning of ME3, Kaiden should have been less hostile at the least.
im currently playing mass effect series for the first ever time iv completed mass effect 1 which was decent but now im on 2 with my ported character and man me2 is just amazing big BIG! improvement form the first i fucking love it
10:45 The rest of the game from here is all a dream...just kidding (but I suspected that when I first played it with my character getting knocked unconscious at the very beginning).
friendly reminder, in the options you can turn on that your helmet is always off/always on/off in dialogs etc (and subtitels :P) Dont rush the DLC missions, some of them are hard and long. Besides the one on horizion, this one is good to do early. Even you see enemys there you only encounter later, you get a....Big suprise. and dont rush the main missions, some side quests disappear if you rush the main missions to fast.
@@clindsell6111 I missed Grissom academy my first time through. Always talk to Traynor. Always. She's the first person I check up on after returning, because she catches so much stuff, and gives you TONS of war assets over the course of the game.
Back in 2012, Bioware allowed us to play a preview of ME3 about a week before the game was released and it was just this opening mission up until Shepard leaves Earth. Holy hell was it depressing and also exhilarating. That soundtrack, man.
While Anderson and Hackett are both admirals, Hackett has seniority. after the battle of the citadel in mass effect one, Hackett is made the head of the Alliance navy. Any orders he gives take priority over any other orders provided by other admirals. Effectively Hackett is a Grand admiral / Admiral of the fleet, the rest are just regular admirals
You know, as I was editing, I was wondering if I could have, because she only really had one power available to her, and it seemed similar to what I ran into in the lair of the shadowbroker. I should have checked!
You could have also leveled up Anderson, it is a detail almost everyone misses on their first playthrough. His class is Alliance Admiral, by the way :)
Kaidan/Ashley share most of the same script in ME3, though Ashley's version is handled better and like I said in ME2, her reasoning for being angry works better.
I enjoy the thoughtfulness you put into editing such as moving your webcam when you feel it might be blocking important info :) just a side note: I think it's better if subtitles are left off. This is because as humans we naturally read ahead and sometimes it can ever so slightly prematurely spoil things for us especially in cutscenes. Just my two cents, hope you have fun!
I'd say focus on getting Black Widow rifle and fully spec into Cloak with your remaining points. Cloak early game is pretty powerful. Also, James' Fortification is more powerful than a Biotic Barrier or Synthetic shield. It's the strongest shield in the game so I would fully upgrade Fortification for him, so he becomes a tanky meatshield. That's just me, whatever you choose should work as well. :) Edit: Also, sniper rifles can shoot through walls so you can shoot an enemy behind a wall or barrier.
A useful piece of advice. On the citadel the MAP highlights people or other things you can interact with. Use it on each citadel level every time you visit. It will save you time and effort!
Hey, cool to watch you're starting the final part of the journey...only tip I want to give, its that you should take care of the mails, cos that was a messed up devs feature of the game. Good luck and happy holidays, Commander👍
Absolutely. I make a 6-ish hour drive to another state fairly often, and I opt to take the route leading me through the woods instead of the shortest one taking major highways.
Mass Effect 3 does have timed missions, but unlike the second game, said missions and events get closed off after certain story missions. After "Priority Tuchanka", most available side missions and quests will be lost, so don't forget those. Some available side missions and quests can be started early, but aren't able to be completed until later on in the game.
This is one of the most depressing openings to a video game I've ever played and all I'll say is it's one hell of a journey you're starting now.... Lots of emotions ahead
never forget the moment when i realiced that the burning rubble that is falling down are the wrecks of the fleet😶
The Last of Us: Hold my beer!
@@Taliesyn42 Your daughter dying while people are turning into zombies is horrible but I think a legion of genocidal machines conquering your best defended planet in a matter of hours while destroying any military with ease is much more troublesome, especially since the previous 2 games were building up this moment.
@@Tacticaviator7 As well as considering all the history, sacrifice and investment it took for humanity to get to this point and then it is easily crushed within hours as if to invalidate everything the species has achieved and fought for.
@@Taliesyn42 You'll hear alot more people saying how difficult it is to emotionally/mentally replay Mass Effect over TLOU.
That intro was one of the most gutwrenching statements of intent ever at the time. It was Bioware telling you "We're going to tear out your heart and stamp on it, and you'll love every second."
Also, if I remember rightly, Anderson was a Rear Admiral, while Hackett was a Fleet Admiral. So yeah, Hackett's orders would supercede Anderson's.
Oh! Hey! I am in this game!
To explain... the programmers at Bioware slipped the names of people they new into the game. NPC names, names mentioned at the bottom of messages to other people, names in the background... anywhere they needed random names, they often used people they knew. I am an acquaintance of many of the people who started the company.
Oh wow! That's awesome!
When you first land on Mars, if you walk over to the cliffs on the left you can see the Mars rover Opportunity roaming around.
No way! That's awesome!
i would give a lot to play Mass Effect for the first time again. After about twenty complete play throughs, I am jealous of the experience you are about to have. Enjoy it.
same .. hough the emotions always stay there the first time is the best
I was just going to comment that I bought them about 3 years ago and I’ve still never played.
Hats off for not crying when leaving Earth, I can not do that, like, ever
To be honest, I did a little bit...
25:29 Always loved the look on Shepard, going from shock, to grief, and then to anger.
That look of “I’ll be back and you’ll be sorry”
Fax
When Mass Effect 3 was being released, Bioware did all sorts of in-universe promotion for the game, but also revealed some off-screen deaths in the process. Various side characters including Emily Wong were killed when Earth was invaded.
Since Ashley died on Virmire, her entire family was killed too, as her family was still blacklisted so the Alliance didn't help them.
Damn. That's very sad. :(
all the more reason to save Ashley :)
How does that even make sense?
Blacklisted for what? Ashley was serving and they were probably civilians, or serving elsewhere.
@@Cheepchipsable Her family was blacklisted because her grandfather surrendered in the war, it's literally the whole reason Ashley is the way she is in the first game. The Alliance refused to put her on assignments matching her skillset, resulting in her having no experience with aliens, and Shepard being the first superior to treat her seriously.
If Ashley dies, the Alliance fully sweeps her family under the rug as she was the only one actively trying to repair her family name.
Everyone always misses the fact that you can level up Dadmiral Anderson after you meet the helicopter pilots, lol.
I know! It didn't even occur to me until one other person pointed it out lol
Bleakest start to a game ever. Really let's you know what you are up against. The odds are so massively against the Earth and we don't stand a chance, not even a slim one.
And despite that, it's your job to overcome and win.
Hopefully win...
@@LieraPlays optimism! That's the spirit! Let's see how long you can hold onto that mindset lol 😆
UA-cam randomly recommended this video to me and after watching on laundry day. It was great seeing someone's first time reaction to this game that I love so much, so, you've got a new subscriber.
Glad you enjoyed! Thank you for watching :)
Captain Shepherd is pissed someone is in trouble and it's not humans 💞👍
Powerful opening right?! The composer with the story was truly incredible😨
Great episode thanks so much Liera. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year💞
Thank you! You too!
The long awaited ME3. I cannot be more happy and excited for this game (:
He will explain later in the game, but huge props to commanding officers like Admiral Hackett and Dad-miral Anderson. They're doing everything possible to give them a fighting chance despite all the odds.
Hackett was attempting to defend against the initial Reaper invasion.
Against the Reapers? Unfortunately, it wasn't enough. They were gone in the first minutes of the Reapers entering the Sol system.
RIP the Alliance Second and Fourth Fleet.
The survivors of the First, Third and Fifth fleet were beaten back and forced to retreat to safety when the Reapers attacked Arcturus Station and then proceeded to Earth. Hackett had to sacrifice many to cover their retreat when he saw that they were being demolished. So when Anderson questioned why they hadn't heard from Admiral Hackett, it was because he was already trying to get as many of his surviving ships to safety ASAP. The warning from Arcturus reached the Fourth fleet barely but not in time to Earth. The entire Alliance Second Fleet fell but managed to warn, even if it was a few minutes, the Fourth fleet which was directly defending Luna base and Earth itself. But as seen in the intro, they were massacred within minutes.
Now it's time to avenge them and bring back every fleet you can.
Brings tears to my eyes thinking about that intro again.
Just wanted to say, that i realy like ur Vids. Waited with patient.
Now im happy, have fun! I´m going to watch it now.
Thank you!
Hold on tight you are in for a wild ride.
22:45 Funny thing about the extraction battle: it is actually tied to Shepard running out of ammo. If people use powers to kill the enemies and conserve ammo they accidentily make things harder because more enemies will spawn. I've seen someone playing as an Adept dragging out this battle to more than 15 minutes because he used only his powers to kill the cannibals - was pretty funny hearing him complain about how unfair this battle is and how someone like a Soldier who rely on weapons alone should ever be able to beat the encounter.
I have to admit that this was the original game though, I don't know if it is still the case with the legendary edition.
Regarding weight capacity - this directly affects the recharge speed of your powers. The range is from -200 % to +200 % (with -200 % being the slowest and +200 % the fastest). If you plan on relying on your powers it is extremely important that you have a fast recharge speed.
The weight is determined by the weapons you carry. For that reason I highly recommend to carry no more than 2 weapons.
Given that you're an infiltrator you will already suffer from a high weight considering that sniper rifles are among the heaviest weapons in the game.
If you also take a shotgun (the second most heavy weapons) for example you'll have trouble to keep the recharge speed at an acceptable level. Assault rifles are a jack of all trades category - some are very heavy and deal a lot of damage per shot at a low rate of fire while others are much lighter and deal low damage per shot at a high rate of fire, heavy pistols have medium weight and are good for crushing armor and HP but are terrible against barriers and shields and last but not least submachine guns don't weigh much and are great at ripping through shields and barriers but are not effective against armor.
It should be mentioned that squadmates are not affected by weight at all which means you can give them whatever weapon you want without affecting their power recharge speed. It also means that upgrading their weapons with ultralight material upgrades is pointless.
37:00 Only for you - if it affects the squad it is mentioned in the description. With options like this it really depends on your playstyle - do you want to primarily deal damage with your sniper rifle or are you planning to blow everything up with grenades or burn enemies to a crisp with incinerate? Power duration is also good for incinerate if you picked up the damage over time effect btw - it increases the damage of the dot.
56:30 - Well - you could have leveled her right in that moment. How is it that most people simply forget to level them up when getting new squadmates I wonder.
1:03:10 That's not how this works - picking up a newe weapons is in ME2, not in ME1. It is not a singular piece of equipment, it unlocks the weapon for every squad member that can use it. If you have a look at the weapon select screen at 1:03:19 you'll notice that there are cursers left and right of the weapon picture - this is how you cycle through the available weapons in that category. In this case you can only choose to either completely unequip the weapon category (as you did by accident when rotating Shepards heavy pistol to 0/1). The number below the picture shows how many different weapons you have in a certain weapon category and which one is equipped - in this case it is 1/1 because you only have 1 type of submachine guns and Liara has it equipped. If you pick up another submachine gun (a locust for example) this would change to 1/2 if Liara has the Shuriken equipped or 2/2 if she has the Locust equipped.
Also be on the lookout for weapon mods and experiment with them. The piercing mods in particular will definitely help against enemies in cover and armored targets.
As you acquire more weapons to choose from, try experimenting with them at the Spectre shooting range, and try different weapon combinations to see how they effect your cooldown. Good rule of thumb is to take one rapid fire weapon and one slower firing but heavy hitting weapon to deal with different threats.
its always emotional seeing earth getting torn like that.
last ride enjoy it while it lasts lol.
In a trailer for m3 they ctualy showed a soldeir hidding inside the clocktower of big ben as a reaper destroyed london
Just watched it. That trailer is so heartbreaking.
1:52:39 Funny, I saluted Admiral Hackett IRL just to glance to the video and seeing you doing the same :D Subbed!
Thanks! :D
Congrats! The opening to this game I never get tired of. And the rest of the game is just getting better. Your off to an awsome jurney. 😎
this soundtrack is the reason I'm a dedicated captain to fight for yee who needeth my help
Tactical cloak and mail slot is my favorite way to deal with the cerberus shield guys. Remember that as an infiltrator, you get some truly fantastic head shot bonuses.
Mmmmm, headshots
One word of warning...there are skills you can choose which actually lengthen the time it takes for Powers to recharge. Make sure you don't choose things that say "slows down Power usage" for you or your squad mates. Every second counts. When you need to use a power you don't want to wait extra long for it to become available.
Good call. I was wondering if it did what I thought it did. Nice to see the confirmation :)
@@LieraPlays
It depends on play style, really.
James' Foucault Current shields slow power use - much like weighing yourself down with a lot of weapons - but he counters that by having ridiculously powerful shields, turning him into a tank. Some people like to send him out to absorb all the damage, while they sit back and use powers. So he has that option available. I usually focus on his grenades and Carnage, going for maximum radius so he knock everybody down, preventing them from even attacking.
And Shepard can carry five weapons and mow down everything in your way instead of using powers, if you're the type to forget that you even _have_ powers.
ME3's combat system is fairly flexible. Andromeda's is even more so, doing away with traditional classes entirely.
29:44 "Is Kaidan going to be a problem?"
Blue ribbon *and* a gold star for reading the room. 😁
6 months late but, She actually called it way earlier lol. at around 7:43
I played Mass effect (1,2,3) more than ten times and each time the emotions are always intense. This game is simply amazing!
As you probably noticed, the big metal shields that enemies carry in front of them are close to impenetrable. You have to develop tactics to remove them, shoot through the slot, or maneuver around. You can actually get an achievement for a certain number of slot kills.
"Mail shot" you unlock it by getting only ten of those! Easy peasy if you are an infiltrator! I got mine by the end of Mars Archives already!
You can also use armor piercing weapon mods to deal with them. A shotgun with the "shredder" mod can really make short work of them.
If you get the m-99 black widow, even it's base model, and its like the shields aren't even there. Its a heavy mother, but the black widow is my go to SR as soon as I am able to afford it.
Just so you know, Liera, this is a relatively lighthearted episode. I also follow another girl playing ME: LE for the first time. She's at the middle of ME3, and had to pause last playthrough to compose herself. It has been brutal for her. I myself am not overly emotional about video game tragedies, and still choked up on occasion during this game. Keep the kleenexes at the ready.
Weapons use in this game: as you noticed, you can use any weapon you have available, no longer limited by class. But the greater number of weapons, the greater the weight. And that affects the cooldown period for your powers. It's a balancing act between powers and weapons.
You can switch weapons in the weapons bench, and add any mods you have discovered. Every weapon has space for two mods.
My favorite combination is an assault rifle with telescopic sights. It works as a poor man's sniper rifle, and work very well for close quarters combat. My backup is usually a pistol (due to weight. Sometimes is a SMG), to be used when the rifle is, for some reason, unavailable.
Cerberus centurions with shields might be a problem for infiltrators. Using Cloak is effective, but you might want to try to aim for the ankle or the visor slits. Failing that, try to have a squadmate with Singularity or Pull.
Spoilery advice: for God's sake, treat Kaiden as a valued ally and friend. For starters, he's got a point. After two years presumed dead, you show up allied to a terrorist organization. Immagine a war hero going AWOL for so long only to show up working with Al Qaeda. How betrayed would you feel?
He absolutely has a point, but it still hurts my feelings that he would assume that so quickly. :/
@@LieraPlays Now I'm in an interesting position.
First off, after reviewing this post below, I find it terribly pompous, but I can't improve the language and still give the proper message. Which is fitting. The core of the Shepard/ Kaidan relationship right now is imperfect communication.
Also, happy Hollidays, before anything else. Happy X-Mas (or Hanukah, kwazaa, whatever holiday you observe, at this date and in the future) and a great 2023.
Now, to the business at hand.
I approach my posts to first time players as if I were a fellow gamer discussing a game we're both playing, more or less at the same time. Fellow players exchanging tips, cooperating to get a better game for us both.
But the fact remains that, having finished the game already, I do know a little more than I should to offer careless advice that might spoil your experience.
I´ll say this instead: the relationship between Shepard and Kaidan is not one of equals. For good or bad, Shepard saw and did things that go beyond Kaidan's formidable experience (he was, after all, one of the original squadmates. That has to count).
It's up to Shepard to be, for the lack of a better term, the adult in the relationship. Have the patience for him to come around... eventualy. Hell, it can't be worse than playing referee for the Jack/ Miranda feud, can it? Can it? 😕
Harsh words, ingame and in real life, have consequences. I suggest that you be judicious in your treatment of an old friend that might be falling short, but is still trying.
And, BTW, great gaming, as always.
@@sergioaccioly5219 I like and appreciate your advice. :) I usually try to see the best in people, so it'll probably work out in the end. It was definitely good to see him, and I do hope he pulls through his current injuries...
OMG as soon as I saw this pop on my list I needed to see the reaction to the opening. BY FAR the best opening of a game I've ever played. Strap in for a beatiful ride, I'll try to follow your progress ❤
i love watching people react to Mass Effect no other game brings out emotion like the Mass Effect trilogy I hope you enjoy the rest of ME3 many more tears and laughs to come
Oh, I'm quite certain it will leave a significant mark in my gaming experience! I've been loving the series!
track "leaving earth: playing at 24:34 always hits hard
Absolutely!
I can feel it... This is the 2nd time I watch this scene in my life... It hurts...
Clint Mansell (the composer behind it) is an absolute genius. He also did the music for stuff like Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, San Junipero, Ghost in the Shell, and most recently Love Lies Bleeding.
That "leaving Earth" scene with the piano music is so well made.
First you are getting hope for the little boy, and then there is suddenly no hope.
Then we see the Normandy launch away from Earth as the remains of the defense fleet is raining down like shooting stars.
Absolutely heartbreaking. In fact it's probably one of the best apocalypse scenes I have ever seen in any game, movie or TV show. Sure, there are other good ones, but ME3 has that music as well.
As disappointed I was with the ending of the game the first time I played it, it's still an excellentgame in an incredible trilogy.
I can't remember if it was you or someone else that I told that the beginning of mass effect 3 was crazier than mass effect 2 but... yeah. It delivers everything.
Also... I suspect there might be some tears in this. I'll be shocked if there aren't.
The biggest problem I've had with Kaiden's dialogue, is that it just doesn't fit him. It's very obvious the dialogue was written with Ashley in mind, and he became an afterthought. To be so continually suspicious of Shepard, even though he was basically ride or die in ME1, just doesn't fit him. I wish they had given him different lines. He can be mistrustful without it sounding like he's imitating Ashley.
yeah i do agree kaidan is a lot more easygoing than ash when it comes to that sort of stuff so it fits her better
that being said, he's a much better addition to the team playing wise besides yet another soldier and her drastically weird makeover that doesn't fit her character
like she looks good but it's not her and she even gets after male shep for being with miranda if you romanced ash in me1 criticizing her because she 'dresses sexy' it's like?????
I was recommended this video by UA-cam. As a fan (nerd) of Mass Effect since the first one came out in 2007, I am delighted watching you play the games as a new comer. I have subscribed to follow your journey through ME and future content.
For what it is worth, that opening is still as strong 10 years later as it was the first time in 2012.
Yes hacket is the highest admiral in the fleet no one outranks him
Take a shot for every character voiced by Laura Bailey
this playthrough won't last very long if i do :D or many other game playthroughs haha
I'm a fan of Laura (and all of the Critical Role cast) but never knew she voiced characters in ME3. Cool.
@@rpmfla I like her a lot!
An annoying aspect of Mass Effect 3 is squadmate dialogue priority, specifically Liara. Since she's the main one guaranteed to be alive, her dialogue takes priority over others on missions.
Two squadmates can have equal mission comments and conversation pieces, but switch one out for Liara and she takes up a majority of the lines.
Interesting!
To this day one of my absolute favorite game intros. Leaves you feeling rather hopeless and empty. They throw you right into the fire... no waiting, no prep, just BAM, hit hard by the Reapers. That haunting piano theme softly lilting above the chaos and destruction. They did a really good job with this one. You're in for a hell of a ride.
I always forget how LONG the opening Mars Archives mission is. Feels like 3 or 4 missions all rolled into one. Great way to spend time with a couple of characters going over events of previous games relationship wise.
Helpful clue, do the Horizon mission first, it is absolutely essential. Side missions will disappear if you do the priority missions before them, some characters will not be available to talk to/interact with. Priority Tuchanka is an example, make sure to do any and all side missions before embarking on this. All of the survivors from ME2 will be available to talk to/interact with, unless you skip side missions in favour of priority missions.
@1:19:28 That looks like a fun way to play Infiltrator.
You're basically Kasumi. You go invisible, sneak up behind the enemy, and then whack 'em with a heavy melee strike.
Though unlike Kasumi, you don't have an easy exit until your Tactical Cloak comes back off cooldown!
True! I'm ready for more experiments haha
And so it begins. One thing I will say about this game specifically, besides certain story beats, they absolutely nailed the soundtrack at certain points. As far as skill points are concerned, since you have all the DLC, you will get more than enough points to level up almost all of your skills by the time you reach the level cap. Not to spoil too much, but as far as the romances are concerned, be careful how you talk to party members. Since there are only top and bottom options and no neutral, you might end up in a romance you don't want, if you're not careful.
As for upgrades and equipping weapons, once you pick up a weapon that you find or buy from shops you and your party members can equip them at a weapon bench. You don't need duplicates of a weapon for every party member who wants to use them. Same with the upgrades. One copy of one type of upgrade is enough for everyone to equip them.
"they absolutely nailed the soundtrack at certain points"
Stand Strong, Stand Together is both heart-breaking and absolutely encouraging, both at the same time. It's better than that ending deserved.
@@Taliesyn42 I'm Proud Of You is still a punch to the gut for me. That and Farewell And Into The Inevitable (from the end of the Citadel DLC) is just *french kiss*.
No spoilers. The changes to story elements based on actions in previous games is a really cool part of this game. My first play through I just happened to do things in such a way to get a certain outcome of a certain mission that was amazing (if you know, you know); I played through a second time, assuming I would be able to get that same end result having made only moderately different changes up to that point. Little did I know that those moderately different changes COMPLETELY changed the ending of that mission, and my ending mortified me to the point of stopping the playthrough, going back to ME1 and re-doing the entire thing to get it right.
Oh no. Granted, at this point I have no idea what affects what, but that's a worrying thought.
@@LieraPlays You'll be okay. Just play as you normally would. My mistake was thinking "I wouldn't normally pick this choice, but I remember there was a paragon score check dialogue option the first time I played through the mission, and that will bail me out, so I'll keep going" little did I know that this particular paragon check doesn't show up without certain things in place beforehand. Just don't make assumptions, answer things as you would naturally.
Here we go! You’re in for a hell of a playthrough. It’ll be equal parts epic and heartbreaking
The Leaving Earth cutscene/soundtrack is one of my favorites and just the beginning of a long list of similar instances
Leaving Earth is a masterpiece of a soundtrack yes
Strap in. You're in for quite a ride.
I am so excited for your ME3 playthrough!
I don't often see people who play the infiltrator class, but that's always my go to. Glad to see I'm not the only one.
17:15 Lol that roll flip
Coming in with style
I still remember the outrage at the ending of Mass Effect 3, but looking back at it now, man.. we were so spoiled with good games. I want to go back to those times
Man, watching this reminds me of the day I finally got ME3 in 2012. I knew I was in for an emotional roller coaster, but still, knowing what I was in for was not enough...
There were some things I would never have predicted in this game. Gets heavy a few times.
@@mycroft16 I wish this had the multiplayer option on it
@@darrengibbons6324 I still play the multiplayer on Xbox from time to time, you can still find games believe it or not.
Leaving Earth...
Most shocking scene I've ever LIVED in a videogame... I f-cking cried when I played ME3 for the 1st time... Damn...
Yes, finally here! My favorite part of the trilogy 🥳❤
Hey there's Vega. long time no see XD
>little technical advice
When a character is starting to speak, slow down because the game won't wait and if a decisive point is not far away, it will happily cut a conversation as soon as you reach it to play another line deemed more "relevant". If you always rush you run the risk to interrupt a lot of conversations or banter through the game.
You'll find that ME3, in general, pushes the player to go faster than the other games and most of the time it is not justified other than by the need to add a little more drama. You'll have companions shouting "we need to go faster", "over here!", "We're loosing time!"... ignore all that, that's just noise....
Do your own thing and if you need time, just take it... unless someone/thing is actively shooting at you, of course :D
>No ammo
You could also get rid of the husk by using one of your powers, like incinerate, but heavy melee is fine although a bit odd... for a sniper :D
In this "last stand" fight scenario with Anderson before the Normandy arrives there's limited ammo because the game expects you to use your powers instead of your guns.
>"Anderson is no longer"
OMG! You're even more depressing than the game itself (and it is depressing enough as it is) :D No big spoiler to say that you'll hear from him again... so don't buy his coffin just yet... The guy may be on the old side but he's far to be done.
That said it's a good thing to keep this outlook; you'll be hit less hard in the guts when the real bad things will start to happen.
>"Do his orders supersedes Anderson's?"
Hackett has always ranked higher than Anderson. Currently he's the highest ranking officer commanding the whole of the Alliance forces so yes, his orders supersede the orders of any other officer in the Alliance. The only entities that could countermand his orders were the Alliance Council and the Alliance Parliament, but they were both obliterated in the first Reapers push, so he's the leader of all that remains of the human military. And Udina is the leader of all that remains of human political power (gasp!).
>"Considering Paragon lost..."
There are some character/story problems between Paragon Lost and ME3 when it comes to Vega. He's not star struck like he appeared to be in Paragon Lost and that may be due to what he learned Shepard has been doing with the Collectors while he was busy in Paragon Lost. That knowledge gave him the feeling to have sacrificed a lot of people uselessly as Shepard took on the Collector all by herself anyway, not to say that he blames Shepard but he might be blaming himself even more. But still he regards Shepard highly enough to take cues from her when needed and although you could get the feeling from Paragon Lost that he could replace Shepard easily (I mean with all the crazy crap he's done there), you won't get the same feeling in ME3 where he's pretty much happy to follow orders; and maybe the fact that Shepard is not the absolutely flawless hero he thought gave him a slap down... Never meet your idols :D
He clearly still suffers from Paragon Lost events though. But it's not something he will easily talk about and as Shepard you're not even supposed to know his story, anyway. When he will give it to you it will be a very condensed version that may have some synchronicity problems with Paragon Lost (for example, according to Paragon Lost and ME3 he didn't get his N7 commendation the same way, but those are things easily ignored if you're not looking too close).
And he understands the need for the tough decision here. It's just that Earth invasion is a fresh wound and he needs to vent his frustration.
>"Is Kaidan gonna be a problem?"
Right now, not for long. In the long term, we'll see. It actually depends on you. So it will be interesting...
If you don't like what the game automatically chose in your skills (or what you chose yourself) you'll have the occasion to reset everything and to redo it on the Normandy later (in the infirmary -- first reset is free, after that you'll have to pay).
>Weight
Important because this is a mechanics that didn't exist in the other games. In ME3, all Shepard classes can use any weapon but each weapon has a weight. The total weight of weapons you take with you determines how frequently you can use your powers (like tactical cloak). When you equip your character you'll see a bar that goes from -200% to 200% with 100% being the average. It's self explanatory, at 200% your powers regenerate twice faster.
There are ways to decrease a weapon weight by upgrading it (cost money) but you can also increase your weight capacity via skills so you can take more weapons or more powerful ones (and heavier -- your favorite, the Widow, is among the heaviest weapons in the game).
Weight only affects Shepard, not the companions. Their powers will refresh at the same speed whatever their loadout (although their refresh speed can be modified by the armor you make them wear and some of their skills)
>"Is it just for me?"
Unless indicated otherwise, your skills are just for you. Companions generally have a top most skill that can apply to the whole squad (as long as they are in it).
>Kaidan has reave
And you can to, if you get on his good side :D Every companion has one power that Shepard can gain access to as a bonus like in ME2. The path to it is not always straight forward though as unlike ME2, there are no loyalty missions here. You don't even know which power you can get from which companion or in which circumstances before it happens. I give you what power Kaidan can get you for free, but I won't tell you how to get it ;)
Note that you only need to gain a bonus power once. After that bonus powers you already unlocked will be available to all the characters you play with in ME3, whether in game or during character creation.
>"I don't appreciate your judgement"
Thank God Ashley isn't there then. She's the one really holding a Cerberus grudge. Kaidan is actually the softer version. Meaning: after a while and a discussion he'll stop caring and bothering you with it.
>"they need to be sniped, right now"
Seriously? You haven't seen Liara in a long time, right? She graduated "executioner", rank A++ :D
>Shepard: "Under the circumstances, I think I can forgive you"
No kidding! Shepard is master at roles reversing apparently. Let's pretend that Liara is the one that should be blamed for something, why don't you?
I have the feeling the whole Garrus/Liara situation is going to get awkward fast :D
To be precise, I've never dated both Garrus and Liara so I don't know what will happen. but I'm curious to see lol
>Shepard: "It's more than we had a minute ago"
Not if the device plans are for a Prothean toaster oven XD That would have been hilarious. As hilarious as a toothbrush saving the Normandy XD (you'll understand someday).
>"She only has singularity"
Doing her skill tree would help but, like 80% of players, you forgot that she had one :D
>"What happens with those guys?"
It's a glitch that was introduced with the legendary edition (don't remember it happening in the original). It happens from time to time when you use some powers like singularity, pull... When the power ends the guys fall on the ground and one or more may get stuck there. Very rarely it happens without using any power too. This is in the player's favor so I'm inclined to let it slide :D
>Modding
Once you've found a mod, it can be applied to all relevant weapons. The scope you found for example can be applied to all SMGs in your squad at once, you don't need several of them. Mods come in five ranks from I to V. Each higher rank replace the previous one. Some can be found, some other must be bought.
The weight mod though is only useful to Shepard as weight is not an issue for companions so they gain nothing from it.
>Things that works well against Cerberus Guardians (those with a physical shield):
Remove the shield with Pull (only one of your companions that you don't have yet has this power)
Shoot them with a weapon equipped with an armor piercing mod that will bypass the shield (you need to find the mod first)
Target the slit of the shield for maximum damage (should be easy for a sniper)
>"You're feisty"
Says the girl who usually shoots every camera she can :D
>Shepard: "Hello, this is Delta team"
Always gets me laughing that this is working. Cerberus happens to have a delta team that happens to be right where Shepard is? And they totally buy it? Sure, that's not weird at all :D If Kaidan was not worried enough that Shepard could be still working for Cerberus, that would be the moment to be.
>"If they are husks"
TIM used reaper technology to create perfect obedient cannon fodder but that's all. Disruptor ammo won't be more efficient against them than it is against any other organic, it can potentially stun. Not shielded, Cerberus grunts are vulnerable to fire and cryo ammo.
>"He's behind glass"
You can shoot people through solid objects but you need to install an armor piercing mod in your weapon first.
There is also a mod you can install, on sniper rifles only, to see through smoke (enemies behind the smoke screen will be highlighted when you aim). Keep an eye out for that. Only useful against Cerberus though. Reapers don't use smoke screens.
>At the guy appearing beside TIM: "Who are you?"
An irritating clown, that's who he is -- at least to me. But we'll have the occasion to talk about him again.
>Bailey: "Though it's Commander now"
Kaidan promoted twice, to Major. Anderson promoted to admiral, Bailey promoted to Commander, other people you know but haven't met yet also promoted ... Guess who wasn't promoted just once? I guess Captain Shepard wasn't sounding right :D
Well, this was a good start. But this is only the beginning. And first thing: getting some companions, because right now you're down to two, Liara and James.
But that's a story for the next episode...
The last stand in Vancouver has low ammo because the amount of ammo you have is the trigger for the cutscene to commence. If you don't shoot your weapons at all, the mission keeps going. I've tried it out - I sat there over an hour using nothing but powers. The cutscenes triggers roughly when you're down to less than two full clips' worth of ammo between the two of you.
Ashley's anti-Cerberus stance makes complete sense (unlike Kaiden's) given her family's history. Kaiden was shoehorned into Ashley's role on Mars.
I would give my left leg to be able to play this series for the first time again .. best game ever
ME1 intro "wait! you just killed my squadmate??" RIP Jenkins. ME2 intro "are you gonna kill any other squadmate or loved one?" RIP Shepard. ME3 intro "so what are you gonna do now Bioware? Kill me again?" RIP child.
25:53 in and I'm already ready to go kick some repear ass... just horrifying watcching that kids shuttle get blown out the sky. Say what you want, but that was one gut punch of an opener.
oh 100%, absolutely.
the leaving earth scene still makes me tear every time I watch it
I like how she went through the whole intro without using powers at all. Incinerate is also possibly one of THE most useful powers in the game. Its essential against the reaper brutes. Damage > Burning > Armor is usually what I go with for evolutions 4, 5, and 6. That'll MELT anything with armor and is fantastic with combo primed detonations against banshees. Power Damage & Duration in Operational Mastery also stacks with Incinerate, making it more powerful. What's most important is having fun though, ofc ^^
So excited to see this playthrough, what a great intro! Thanks Liera!
28:30 Both have same rank but mission on Mars was because you were still in the system. It was hardly audibly from the transmission "...before we lost control of the system" :)
Awesome. I love this game, start to finish. The intro is so desparate, so hopeless. love it
Great game play. Thanks a lot. Great final comments too
In addition to using things like certain Biotics to get enemies to raise their shields so you can snipe them, there is a sniper skill that "slows time"...actually speeds you up so enemies seem to be moving in slow motion...and you can shoot through the slot in their shields for an automatic head shot (and usually insta-kills.
Oooooh I love that!
I'm pretty sure that's just the concentration mod that you can add to a sniper
Watching you go through this game, there's a common thread through most of science fiction, fantasy, games, movies, etc... we humans may not be the smartest, the strongest, the most advanced... but what we lack in any other area we MORE than make up for in pure, boneheaded stubbornness. We just don't back down, we don't quit.
There's an old thread from Tumblr that keeps popping up every once in a while about how resilient humans tend to be. Adrenaline rush? We might lift a car. Shot in the arm/leg? We keep moving. The conclusion was that aliens must be terrified of us :D
Always happy to see someone play these games, ima sub so I can see the rest! Gonna watch your ME1 and 2 playthroughs now :D
Thank you! And I hope you enjoy!
Since you asked about the chain of orders with how to pick between Anderson and Hackett, probably would be Hackett, but even if it wasn't... once the Reapers find the outpost on Mars they'll level it since that's what they do. Getting to Mars is more time sensitive.
Loved the reaction at 1:48:10. just complete shock/ Go Vega!
1:32:45 Those damn smoke grenades are a pain in the ass!
Truly!
Prepare for the one of the greatest game experances ever
Vents... again.
Also: Those cannibals are created from most of the Batarians you haven't destroyed in Arrival. if you wouldn't have destroyed the system, the Batarians there would have faced that fate, so destroying their system saved them from a "far worse fate".
Yikes!
It was so refreshing to see you play this for the first time. I'm not sure how many playthroughs I've had (a lot LOL), and I still feel the raw emotions you displayed in the beginning when the Reapers shot down the ship with the kid on it. I really hope you enjoy the rest of this great game! I look forward to watching more of your play. New subscriber.
25:30 And the soundtrack both here and at the very end of the game, where the memories keep flashing, made it hit even harder.
I admit I didn't think much of the James Vega character, but after seeing Mass Effect: Paragon Lost, and what he went through, I definitely had a newfound appreciation and respect for his character.
54:33 You sure were. HOW COULD YOU!? :P
1:09:21 Yeah, you can instantly tell something's off about her. But, no one else could. Maybe there were mostly men at the Mars facility, and they don't pay attention things like a woman's hair!
1:43:19 Now, I don't think it's clear, even at this point if the Illusive Man's eyes have cybernetic enhancements that anyone with enough money could get, or if it's a dead giveaway if indoctrination, but when you read the lllusive Man's comic Mass Effect: Evolution, he's been 'aware' of stuff for DECADES and has been preparing. And despite his own personal motives, one could argue he was already indoctrinated long ago, definitely without he himself realizing it. Possibly one of the subtlest puppets the Reapers ever used. Sad, in a way.
Welcome to ME3! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Of course, I played it when it first released so none of the added content existed. Along with the majority of ME fans, I was very disappointed with the endings of this game, but I will say that issue is mitigated somewhat by the subsequent changes and DLC, so your experience will be quite different (and far better) from what we initially had.
That is the truth, though I still mod things myself. I play the original games and running through the game before the Add Ins of DLCs was shattering.
@@dirkbsilver9260 When I replayed it I used the MEHEM mod (I think it is called something else now) and while it is a noticeable step down in production excellence from the actual game it provided a much better ending experience. I probably tried out a dozen or so mods over the years that improved the game.
@@rpmfla MEHEM is my go to. Its AudemusHEM now for LE. But yeah, MEHEM is a must for me. As is Project Variety, FMRM, and FJRM.👾👍
The original endings and the DLC expanded endings are perfectly fine.
They're just not the ridiculously happy or elaborate endings players wanted. They never were going to meet those expectations.
@@garyballard179 I disagree with you, but please let's not get into that as we may accidentally give Liera more plot info than we should.
A problem with Mass Effect 3 is it was also written in an attempt for new players to jump in, with the result being some character writing is thrown out the window.
If you romanced/rejected anyone in ME1, they are now reset back to "Friends, but can we be more?" since those characters are guaranteed to still be alive regardless of whether you played ME1. Since everyone in ME2 could get killed, the romances get the short hand of the stick in ME3, except for Garrus and Tali, since they're still a mainstay.
Essentially, it's easy to continue where you left off with Garrus, while you essentially have to treat the relationship with Liara as a reboot and work for it all over again.
false if you did the shadow broker dlc and at the end tried to continue our relationship then in mass effect 3 very early on liara will ask you if you want to pick up where you left off. my response was no because tali is the best clearly.
@@clindsell6111 The DLC has no affect.
@@willfanofmanyii3751 maybe its part of legendary then or you have to pick specific dialogue but it did for me when i did it last week.
First thing first... FINALLY got to ME3 :P
Now, it is hard to say from a vet of the game, going teeth grinding a bit, BUT it is her 1st time playing... For Liera, for a while well until 2nd mission, DO NOT BE AFRAID OF YOUR POWERS!!! First major mission, iirc, did not use any powers. Actually I thought she would, especially with cloak/ ammunition powers, BUT she was overwhelmed, and I empathize with it. With all that, her Shep did not die once so far... thus I can breathe.
Now for Liera, as you continue to understand the system, an important one, hinted for a class/powers with the abilities in ME2 (which you might miss due its mechanics), but there ia an achievement reward in this one. Once you get comfortable enough of the combat/movement mechanics in ME3, there is a very effective power mechanic involved called power combos, which is extremely helpful, especially in advanced level of playing. Probably spoiling writing that part, but not, thus learn what power combo means and once you get use to sniping in ME3 (and stealth melee) learn to use powers not just yourself, but squadmates as well.
BTW, love your secondary reactions throughout this video.
Hope you play this game more frequently than usual. ;)
I like watching people play for the first time 🤣🤠😜
It’s so good to see you starting this amazing journey ❤ welcome back! Also: you didn’t turn on your subtitles (if you want them that is
I do want them, that was my bad!
Not gonna spoil it for Mt self but I just started playing the mass effect series this month I just beat 1 I am on 2 now I can't wait to finish
This series is awesome! Enjoy!
Girl I've been waiting for this :)
My biggest advice at this point in your ME3 playthrough is to keep tissues handy, and forget wearing mascara. Bioware makes you care deeply about these characters.
For Guardian shields, snipers can have a field day with that visibility slit near the top. Failing that, you can use the Pull biotic power to yank the shields out of their hands. They're also vulnerable from the rear, especially if something behind them happens to explode.
And the defensive stance on the Vancouver docks is your only opportunity in the trilogy to assign points to Anderson. It doesn't matter too much, but it is cool if you think to check his abilities. Anybody that joins you mid-mission can also be updated immediately.
You have to remember with Kaidan, it's been 2 and a half years. The last time he saw Shepard she was working with Cerberus and they're known for doing horrible experiments on people and aliens.
Totally agree. The players who yell at Kaidan for his suspicion need to look at things from his perspective and realize that based on the very little he knows his skepticism is perfectly rational.
@@chateauarusi and seeing as they actually have brainwashed soldiers and wanted to control shepard kaidan would literally be right, it just so happens it didn't but there always a higher possibility of what kaidan was saying to be true to be true
him not immediately believing them after seeing them once or twice is way smarter and realistic than anyone who jumped on shep's team immediately
i love garrus (he's my favorite LI, obviously i love him) and tali but let's be real
Shepard saved the galaxy from the Collectors and stopped another Reaper Invasion, yet Kaidan still doesn't believe Shepard, even when others are literally vouching for her.
And don't forget Kaidan and Shepard were friends for several years before the events of ME1, so him refusing to listen to Shepard at all is just bad.
@@willfanofmanyii3751 Kaiden did not work with Shepard prior to his posting to Normandy.
That said, something that Shepard says to the council applies to everyone else as well. "At some time you are going to have to take something I say on faith." Kaiden (and Ashley for that matter) should be more than willing to do this.
ffs femshep can literally say, in ME3, that Kaiden is her "brother". Were this accurate, during ME2 and the beginning of ME3, Kaiden should have been less hostile at the least.
i for one am sorry they didnt give an option to punch him/her right there and then.
im currently playing mass effect series for the first ever time iv completed mass effect 1 which was decent but now im on 2 with my ported character and man me2 is just amazing big BIG! improvement form the first i fucking love it
The series is absolutely fantastic. Glad you're enjoying your playthrough!
Alliance Committee: "How do we stop them?"
Shepard: "I might be able to answer that if you hadn't put me in jail."
10:45 The rest of the game from here is all a dream...just kidding (but I suspected that when I first played it with my character getting knocked unconscious at the very beginning).
Ha! Now that would be crazy
friendly reminder, in the options you can turn on that your helmet is always off/always on/off in dialogs etc (and subtitels :P)
Dont rush the DLC missions, some of them are hard and long. Besides the one on horizion, this one is good to do early. Even you see enemys there you only encounter later, you get a....Big suprise.
and dont rush the main missions, some side quests disappear if you rush the main missions to fast.
Yes, this is crucial, actually. Its really easy to miss Grissom Academy.
most importantly is grissom academy and tuchanka bomb. do grissom asap and do tuchanka bomb within 3 missions of unlocking it.
@@clindsell6111 I missed Grissom academy my first time through. Always talk to Traynor. Always. She's the first person I check up on after returning, because she catches so much stuff, and gives you TONS of war assets over the course of the game.
@@Knightmage_elf also she is nice I like her
@@clindsell6111 Does she livestream, or record only?
Back in 2012, Bioware allowed us to play a preview of ME3 about a week before the game was released and it was just this opening mission up until Shepard leaves Earth. Holy hell was it depressing and also exhilarating. That soundtrack, man.
The music score is amazingly done in this game so far. I'm hugely impressed.
small tip, since you started with paragon option with Illusive man stick with paragon thru the game.
While Anderson and Hackett are both admirals, Hackett has seniority. after the battle of the citadel in mass effect one, Hackett is made the head of the Alliance navy. Any orders he gives take priority over any other orders provided by other admirals.
Effectively Hackett is a Grand admiral / Admiral of the fleet, the rest are just regular admirals
56:23 Another place where you can level up a squad mate (Liara in this case) but the game doesn't let you know.
You know, as I was editing, I was wondering if I could have, because she only really had one power available to her, and it seemed similar to what I ran into in the lair of the shadowbroker. I should have checked!
You could have also leveled up Anderson, it is a detail almost everyone misses on their first playthrough. His class is Alliance Admiral, by the way :)
what the... that didn't even cross my mind as opposed to Liara!
Kaidan/Ashley share most of the same script in ME3, though Ashley's version is handled better and like I said in ME2, her reasoning for being angry works better.
I enjoy the thoughtfulness you put into editing such as moving your webcam when you feel it might be blocking important info :) just a side note: I think it's better if subtitles are left off. This is because as humans we naturally read ahead and sometimes it can ever so slightly prematurely spoil things for us especially in cutscenes. Just my two cents, hope you have fun!
I'd say focus on getting Black Widow rifle and fully spec into Cloak with your remaining points. Cloak early game is pretty powerful. Also, James' Fortification is more powerful than a Biotic Barrier or Synthetic shield. It's the strongest shield in the game so I would fully upgrade Fortification for him, so he becomes a tanky meatshield. That's just me, whatever you choose should work as well. :)
Edit: Also, sniper rifles can shoot through walls so you can shoot an enemy behind a wall or barrier.
A useful piece of advice. On the citadel the MAP highlights people or other things you can interact with. Use it on each citadel level every time you visit. It will save you time and effort!
Forgot to add, check the map when you pick up side missions as well. Really enjoyed your start ME3!
Hey, cool to watch you're starting the final part of the journey...only tip I want to give, its that you should take care of the mails, cos that was a messed up devs feature of the game. Good luck and happy holidays, Commander👍
1:23:55 In real life, when you are out driving to a destination, do you often take the longer, scenic route instead of the direct route?
Absolutely. I make a 6-ish hour drive to another state fairly often, and I opt to take the route leading me through the woods instead of the shortest one taking major highways.
Yes by rank and postion Hackett, is the CIC of all all Alliance military. I think Anderson was supposed be in charge of the N7s and special units
I will comeback to watch this after I finish all 3 games in the Legendary Edition. 😀
Nice! Have fun playing!
@@LieraPlays but for now, I will be watching your Stray playthrough as I enjoyed that game so much! 👍🏼
20:50 well, it could have been, should have been worse than you would ever know,
The dashboard melted but we still had the radio!
Mass Effect 3 does have timed missions, but unlike the second game, said missions and events get closed off after certain story missions.
After "Priority Tuchanka", most available side missions and quests will be lost, so don't forget those. Some available side missions and quests can be started early, but aren't able to be completed until later on in the game.