Hey there KaliWali. I think I speak for all of us here. When it comes to the screen tearing, we don't mind. We're here for your experience. We can't experience this game for the first time again, so we experience it through creators like you. I hope you enjoy the playthrough. I'm subscribing now.
Just a note about the fan that offers to buy you a drink. He's not flirting, he says the same thing to male Shepard and is just being friendly. I can see how it seems different but he's just a fan, not a flirt.
Licences mean that you can buy and have the goods shipped to the Normandy to the guy in the cargo area if i remember correctly. It means that you don't need to visit the citadel to buy stuff, just buy it in the cargo bay.
@@Berek71182Hell is REAL. Repent of your sins and turn to God. He loves you. Believe in his Son Jesus and you'll be saved. UA-cam: 30 Days Touring HELL
I love how into exploration you are! I'm glad you're also reading the codex off screen to get yourself acquainted with the lore. It definitely makes things less confusing going forward. Now, if you haven't been told these already, here are 3 big tips: TEAM BALANCE This is a good thing to consider, but it's not really necessary. At least it's not important enough that it should get in the way of you bringing a squad member you really like. For example, if you like the idea of putting Ashley and Garrus on a team, but are worried that there are no biotics, don't be. The extreme combat and tech abilities more than make up for lack of biotics. Likewise on a team that's heavy on the biotics but not tech. Etc. If you can anticipate the kind of enemies you'll be facing, that can help you decide. Like if you KNOW you're gonna' be fighting geth, well...certain team members would clearly be interested in/well suited for that. It's also good to think about what weapons work best in different scenarios, and what weapons each team member specializes in. Speaking of specializing... CHARM, ELECTRONICS, AND DECRYPTION These are the three most important things you want to make sure to have maxed out throughout the playthrough. I say "Charm" and not "Intimidate", because it seems like you want to be charming. Sometimes picking the intimidating option is fine, but if you're sticking with Charm, you should max out those points, and not put any more points into Intimidate, as that would be a waste. As for Electronics and Decryption, you've already seen what these allow you to do, and you will be locked out of some content until these skills are high enough. Squadmates with either of these skills maxed out can compensate for your personal lack, but one of the reasons why Engineer and Infiltrator are my favorite classes is that they can both do these skills as well. It depends on your play style of course, but if you like Electronics and Decryption, and max both of them out for yourself, you'll never have to worry. Make sure to remember what you're currently locked out of, so you can go back later. EAVESDROPPING You've already seen that listening to the news can get you side quests. Well, stopping and listening to people's conversations can do that too! Make sure to listen whenever you hear anyone talking. Also, it can be hard to notice, but when squadmates make little noises in certain places (like here - 7:58 - here - 47:05 - and here - 2:10:40), that means they have something specific to say about the area that you can hear by clicking on them. Specifically for the Citadel, you should see what Wrex has to say about the krogan statue, and what Kaidan has to say bout the relay statue. Talk to Avina too, in each of her locations. She has unique things to say about each area. - NOW 3 RANDOM FYI THINGS 1. I love that you found this little secret moment between the humans: 33:10. You can only get that if you have Ashley and Kaidan in your squad, before you meet anyone else on your first visit to the Citadel. After that, it's lost. Unfortunately, you did loose the OTHER secret moment. You're not alone. The reason almost no one gets this secret on their first playthrough, is because we all replace the humans with the aliens immediately, and that's when they decide to put Samesh Bhatia in your path. If you have Ashley with you when you talk to him, there's some exclusive dialogue with her, because Bhatia's wife was part of the 212; the unit Ashley lost on Eden Prime before you met. 2. Primary codex entries are the ones read to you. Secondary codex entries are the ones you read yourself, and go into EVEN MORE EXHAUSTIVE DETAIL about the lore of the world. In particular, look out for one that explains why everyone "speaks English". 3. The reason everything is really expensive is because you get SO. MUCH. MONEY. in ME1 that the price of things soon becomes trivial.
Thank you so much for all of these tips, tricks & FYI's! I hope you're enjoying the play through so far & I can't wait to dive deeper into the storyline and lore of this game!
Really enjoying watching you play! I like to think of the Charm and Intimidate skills as Shepard reading an "Interactions with People for Dummies" book. She's got the theory down, but she's not going to develop any diplomacy, empathy and altruism (top and blue options) or belligerance, assertiveness and sarcasm (bottom and red options) unless she puts it into practice. The dialogue mechanics are designed to reward those who commit to a majority path of one or the other (and this will sometimes be the only way to get a satisfactory conflict resolution) but if that's not your jam, play how you want to play and not how the game is leading you to play. The whole point is to have fun! You're in for a hell of a ride no matter what.
To add to this: The morality-dialogue interaction is quite harsh in ME1, so you are essentially forced to stick to either paragon or renegade if you want to actually use the charm/intimidate interactions consistently. In ME2 that's a bit less harsh and in ME3 it's basically complete freedom as their score is added together to calculate "Reputation"
You were shocked when Saren’s men attacked you in that corridor. One thing you will learn in this series is that you are never safe. If you are not playing on Insanity levels, I wouldn’t worry about the squad makeup (biotic/tech/combat). Pick who you like. My main character was a male Infiltrator who had a crush on Ashley, so I picked her always. Wrex is hysterical, you can’t go wrong with him. I would load up his defensive abilities, your sniper and Ashley’s AR and you can survive most anything. You probably don’t want to waste skill points on having two or three members having skills you only need one person to have (like decryption). Atleast at first. Plan out your most likely threesomes and who has which skills. And yes, always buy those licenses. They don’t cost much and save you having to remember which vendor has what gear.
Your instincts have been spot on so far for this game! You're getting plenty of advice in the comments and you should feel free to ignore any of it, incuding mine 😊. That being said, when the stores have Unique Items, buy them. Usually not expensive and often helpful in the long run.
If you want to learn more about the keepers, talk to the avina thats next to a keeper. Also the main codex is voiced and has tons of lore that adds a lot of context to the universe.
As a fan of the trilogy, I have to say this is my all time favorite game, it really was the game that takes RPG genre on a whole new level. I’m so happy to see newcomers play it and watch your choices and reactions! So thank you for making the videos. My tip for this is: Get through mass effect 1, if you enjoy it this much already, you’re in for a ride!! Definitely do side missions but don’t bother exploring planets or gathering materials just get through the story because the second game is even better. Increase charms and intimidate, it opens up a LOT of conversations and they are so WORTH it and that goes for all three games. Renegade and Paragon ❤️ You only need ONE squad mate (in your current party) to have decryption or electronics, I usually don’t invest in it myself since most of your squad can have either or. Don’t worry about “combat” skills. that’s you!! 😂 Actually utilizes your squadmates abilities like tell them to warp or throw or pull an enemy (or don’t and just go Rambo mode 😂) I personally likes biotics skills a lot, and it takes a second playthrough for me to start utilizing it more. There’s really no “right” way to play the game but you’ll soon find out there are some moments where bringing certain squadmates to certain missions can trigger an additional cutscene/conversation. e.g. bringing wrex along to confront Fist will always result in Wrex killing him, so if you leave wrex then you can have the option to let fist go, or having ashley along while the guy requests his wife’s body back will trigger a comment from ashley. It’s pretty amazing, really. I absolutely adore the amount of work they put into this game even though some scenes will never be experienced is just…. awestruck. it really creates a personalized experience for everyone SINGLE person that plays this game. And your choices bleeds into the later games!! (even the sidequests!!!! Yes, come back and check in with Conrad 😂😅) I look forward to more of your mass effect posts!! Take care and have fun!
The planetside driving around can be a bit boring and tedious, but the Mako has become a lot more manageable and it does contain stuff for side quests yeah. Besides, it's also done fairly quick on each planet so as long as you're doing them every once in a while you'll have little 5 Minute Mako Mayhem adventures in-between other stuff!
I'm loving the playthrough so far! Mass Effect is such a great series, and I can't wait for you to experience all it has to offer! Quick tip for Charm and Intimidation, rather than looking at them as what a commander would do, think of it as what your Shepard would want. Charm is for Merciful acts, while Intimidation usually leads to violent ones. Whenever the slots unlock, always dump your skill points into whatever path you want your Shepard to walk, whether it be Paragon or Renegade. Hope this helps!
1:17:27 Please feel free to select responses you want to say, not what you think the game wants you to say (or middle of the road responses). This series (all 3 games) rewards you in the long run for NOT choosing the middle of the road responses. It may be a simplistic system, but it is best to choose "aggressive" or "noble" responses, as those build up your Paragon or Renegade meters, which in turn give you access to more dialog options. Choosing middle of the road responses prevent access to these important dialog options.
Good to see you're already loving it. I always tell people: if you're able to regard characters as real people and try to really appreciate what makes them tick, you'll love this series.
Buying the lisences are a good thing letting your quarter master supply with you more things although it cost more if you buy it while in you ship rather than while at port. The licenses will also play a role in the later games but I won’t say how. Don’t worry about wrex he will follow your orders.
There are 21 Keepers. You only need 20 for the quest. Also, there are maps with all their positions online. I don't think you risk spoiling something else if you open one.
Yep - you have already seen the last keeper. Since you are likely to be visiting the areas of Citadel in the future you'll spot it eventually. Talk to all of the Aviana terminals for lore on the Keepers and the Krogan.
I just love how thorough you are with your gameplay, exploring everything and not rushing through dialogue options! By the way, you just missed one keeper near the quasar machines in Flux. Can't wait for the next episode!
Regarding the issue with finding the last Keeper, this is something that goes far beyond Mass Effect. It is interesting that we so often can't solve a problem because we THINK we have explored every avenue, considered every possibility, when it turns out that something we have seen and dismissed, actually contains the solution we were looking for. I hope you have continued to enjoy your playthrough. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out. :-)
2:53:38 He rocks! You will likely find him to be one of your favorite companions. Also, make certain that you speak with your crew often. You should speak with them at least after every major (Story) mission. You are also correct about passing by the last keeper. You've already been there once but you just entertained yourself a little and then got distracted by what was happening downstairs. 🙂Make sure to look, really look, in every room and in every corner.
Try and make it a priority to increase charm and/or intimidate. This is mostly a story driven game so youd want to have more options for storytelling. Just a tip.
I always prioritize investing in charm or intimidate, and also electronics and decryption for either Shepard or squadmates. You don't want to be without them.
Yeah. Priority #1: Charm or Intimidate. Both are not necessary for gameplay reasons. Do it only for roleplay reasons. Like... if you really, *REALLY* need to play a very insecure person who's not fit for leadership. Or someone who has a split personality disorder. Priority #2: Electronics & Decription. Not necessarily on Shepard. Tali, Garrus and Alenko can, too. If you only give those skills to one of them, you'll maximize your ability point usage, but you'll kinda be forced to bring that person along all the time. Don't give it to both Shepard and the companions, though. In my last run, engineer Shepard had it. Before that one, Tali had it and I brought her along everywhere. Priority #3: eventually, when you have the choice, Unity.
I’m just now finding out about your channel, and I’m sad I didn’t find it sooner! And I can’t believe I’ve never brought Wrex during the Septimus mission! I’ve NEVER Seen that amazing dialogue exchange.
Thank you enjoying your ME gameplay. Missing keepers in casino back of flux and in pressidum on right hand side by council may be another area by major kaukoo
Small tip: when you're choosing dialogue options from the right-hand side of the dialogue wheel, it's usually better to choose the top or the bottom option, and to avoid the middle option unless you really can't bring yourself to choose either of the others. (There are some!) Choosing the top or bottom options will earn you Paragon or Renegade points (respectively), and will allow you to increase your Charm and Intimidate skills. These can be very helpful in later missions. No hard and fast rule, just something to bear in mind.
@@bluemoon1716 No spoilers, obviously. Just clarifying the game mechanics. The game does actually tell you this itself, but it's early on when you're also being bombarded with new lore etc. In any event, as I said, it's just something to be aware of. Nothing is a "must do" in ME.
Because different aliens have different bodies, the armor you see in inventory may sometimes be gray'ed out not because this person can't wear this class (medium / heavy) but because its for another race. All of the amour has race indicated in the name.
Woot Woot! Been waiting for this! It's fun replaying this game. You can choose different squad mates for different missions/side quests. You get more lore that way. It's all interesting. Another good source of lore is the Codex. It's a lot of reading, but you get a lot of background information that makes the world come alive! (Ahhh.... you've discovered that. Cheer!)
Maybe you found this out in a later video but you are a commander no matter what, it's not a specific trait so don't feel the need to sport an intimidating presence if you don't want to
Paragon and Renegade points very useful later in the game, better to pick one don't try to split the points like being good in some decisions and bad in othes, better to pick one path for the first game, in ME 2 AND 3 it's much easier...
I always like the Hanar preacher, thought that add some extra background flavor to the game. Don't think Ms. Wong is going to ask Shepard for any more assistance anytime soon.
That was a good episode kali and i'm really looking forward to the next playthrough and congrats on becoming a spectre agent i salute you. anyway you have yourself a good day and i see you when i do have a gooden friend 💜
Re: threatening the reporter. God I LOVE Jennifer Hale's delivery of Renegade lines. She's so menacing! This is my least favourite Mass Effect game (Andromeda doesn't exist, I can't hear you, lalalalala!) because of the dated gameplay mechanics and the amount of exploration (when I was younger I would have loved the exploration, but I just don't have time or patience anymore), but hearing the soundtrack while you wandered around the Citadel brings back feels ... and I only played the series for the first time last year!
27:10 It honestly feels like charm/intimidate were bad ways of phrasing the options compassionate/aggressive or diplomatic/forceful would've been more appropriate.
You've missed few more sidequests on the Citadel. You talked with people before becoming the spectre, when quests were unavailable. I think there at least 4 more quests available right now.
Did you know that the long elevator trips are actually disguised loading screens? The LE editon doesn't need the loading times anymore (better hardware after all), so they added a 'skip' button if you're not interested in the ads/banter and it will just skip the sequence. Don't hold your breath for a patch from Bioware though. The game's from way back in 2007 and the Legendary Edition is merely an EA cash cow where they updated the graphics a bit. All the original bugs are still in the LE version, so Bioware won't release new patches for the game. Most people who watch these playthroughs are people who've already played this game to death ;) Several of us can recite the dialogue _for_ you if you want to XD so you don't have to worry about the screen tearing making the dialogue text hard to read for us. Besides, it's also all voiced, so you shouldn't have to miss out if you pay attention to the voices. It would've been much worse if you as the gamer would experience the screen tearing imho. You can return to Admiral Kohaku (Citadel Tower) later on to get a side-quest from him, so check in with him every now and then. Side-quests are often unlocked once you progress the story, so returning to them can be rewarding. And yes, that means you'll end up roaming the Citadel again. At 20:03 you can talk to Avina to get information regarding the statue, if you care about the lore behind it. It'll help in understanding the species and their circumstances they made that statue of. It also helps in understanding Wrex better. 35:09 "I am a commander and you can't talk to your commander like that." I suppose you're not open to the romance options that Mass Effect offers to its players, then? ;) 1:05:00 You're right you've asked about those topics before, but keep in mind that people in different jobs or different environments do have their own experiences and opinions about the same topics. You won't miss crucial information about them, but sometimes it does give you different perspectives on them. Since GaryBallard already spoiled the Fist reappearance (he has a tendency to spoil next to all his valuable advice), this is part of what gives ME a good replay value. There are so many decisions that have a different impact on the story in this trilogy, that you can play it ten times in a row and you still discover new things based on decisions. And yes, depending on your answers, you _can_ get a steamy outcome with Sha'ira. You just didn't choose that option. You don't have to worry too much about the balance between biotic/tech/combat, because biotic and tech are merely _different ways_ to fight. Where a combat person shoots a gun, a biotic will use biotics to throw an enemy around to do damage. A tech will apply sabotage to enemy weapons or do other things. It's perfectly okay to have only combat with a little bit of tech or a little bit of biotic without getting into trouble. Having _only_ tech or only biotic will prove a bit more challenging in ME1 though, as you still need a bit of firepower. Nirali Bhatia (the woman whose body wasn't released after her death) served on Eden Prime in the 212. Do you think Ashley knew her? Perhaps this is a bit of backseating, but it could also be a good advice if you want. Most of the time the game doesn't _quite_ require you to buy anything as the loot on the battlefield is enough to get by. The further you go into the game, the better the loot becomes, so it kinda scales with the difficulty. The only time I buy things is when I have enough money for some of the Spectre gear. It will take a while before you have to worry about that, but as you don't spend too much money in stores you can save up pretty well. 2:02:31 It's intentional that they placed that ad there; it's making you think of how military propaganda works in an in-your-face kind of way. If you want to see how they did that in a movie, try watching _Starship Troopers_ , that's one huge satire of military propaganda, while still being a good sci-fi action movie. 2:10:00 "I didn't think this game would have side-quests". Girl, you're in for a ride. You will definitely spend more time doing side-quests than actual plot-quests in the ME trilogy. And if you're a bit of a completionist, you can do that times ten. You just wait 'till you're out of the Citadel. 2:26:00 If you listen to people (for instance outside at Sha'ira's, the conversation you interrupted when you scanned the Keeper) and talk to people, you'll realize that people actually confirm what Chorban says that they don't know anything about the Keepers. The Salarian complained to his companion that the Keepers repurposed his room five times and nobody knows why, but nobody stops them from doing it either. Sha'ira's trinket is a bit of a key to a side quest. It'll come into play long after you've totally forgotten about it (and you can totally miss this quest since it's optional). You can't see it in your quests list or inventory because it would be a spoiler.
Hm... That bug looks a bit like tearing due to vertical synchronization off, but with significantly noticeable effects. Never had it. I don’t even remember noticing bugs in it at all. The game runs smoothly.
2:43:07 There are 21 Keepers in total in the original ME you needed all 21 but in this version you only need 20 and I'm pretty sure I know both of the Keepers you missed, one was sheer dumb luck that you missed the other is one that is semi-hidden and both are in named places.
Going to Barla Von first makes Harkin irrelevant. Barla-Wrex-Garrus vs Harkin-Garrus-Wrex. Most playthroughs, I just skip Harkin entirely. Once you switch characters in the squad screen, any placed points become permanent. The Undo button only removes points that you haven't confirmed yet. There's no way to reset your skill points in ME1, as players would happily cheese it to re-spec their characters for each situation. Many first time players miss the cutscene on the Lower Wards. Unless you come out of that specific elevator at that specific point in the story, it's easy to miss the prompt - or it's no longer even there. The aesthetic of Mass Effect is based on artist Sid Mead. He made a lot of science fiction architecture and environment conceptual artwork. His influence is most noticable on the design of the Citadel and the vehicles, and some fashion. They chose Sid Mead as their primary influence because it's bright and clean, and very few sci-fi properties go that route. Most aim for something like Blade Runner, and Mass Effect has some of that, but Mead's inspiration is still the most prominent. Ashley and Wrex both have health regeneration in their skill trees, but everyone else benefits from adding medical interface mods to their armors. Just having even Mk I is an improvement, so focus on buying the cheapest ones, and find stronger versions in loot. Outside of Spectre weapons, focus on _finding_ instead of _buying._ Most low-level inventory items are also more valuable as omnigel than selling at a store.
i really want to watch you driving that ship lol truly you don,t need to finish all those side quest on citadel you gonna come back often to citadel,just saying love your game play
Home from work, so I can finally watch the second half of this episode.... Your squadmates are always more effective if you use the squad commands. You can pause the action by holding the power wheel or weapon wheel buttons, and reposition your squadmates the same way you target powers. Put them behind cover, and they'll take advantage of it. Target a specific enemy, and they'll target it more efficiently than their random spray'n'pray. Pull them back to you if they get too far from you, so they don't get surrounded. The squad commands are really the heart of the combat in Mass Effect. Almost every first time player makes the mistake of taking Wrex to Chora's Den. Fist actually does appear in ME2 _if_ he lives. While all squadmates can chime in on conversations (also determined by who you add to your active squad first), many of the convos on the Citadel are designed with Ashley and Kaiden in mind, as it's the first time visiting for all three of you. You also don't need to "balance" biotics, tech, and combat abilities anong your squad. Focus more on what abilities are needed in the field, such as decryption, electronics, and first aid. An Infiltrator or Engineer class Shepard already has decryption and electronics covered herself. Your squadmates also match the six classes: Ashley is a Soldier, Kaiden is a Sentinel, Garrus is an Infiltrator, Wrex is a Vanguard, Tali is an Engineer, and the last, undiscovered, squadmate is an Adept. There are 21 keepers, and in the original release, you needed all 21. The problem was, one would disappear briefly between saving Tali and presenting her evidence to the Council, making people believe they couldn't finish the quest. The developers even added an inside joke about the elusive "keeper 20" in ME2, if you can find it. As for the last two... There's one more in the Lower Wards, next to another sidequest you haven't found... and there's a total of *four* in the Citadel Tower. My own roleplay for Shepard's personality and interactions with NPCs is that questgivers, allies, and friends (in other words, those that can benefit me) are treated with respect, while generic enemies, like mercenaries, are treated with disdain. The Council is much like the UN; they're not really in the position to get involved directly into _every_ incident in the galaxy, and they can't really do much _officially._ Such as sending a fleet into the Traverse to hunt for Saren; the independent governments in the region would view the arrival of a Citadel fleet as an invasion by the entire group of Council races. Instead, the Council created the SPECial Tactics and REcon (SPECTRE) agents, who individually have the power to investigate and pursue suspects without incidentally starting a war. In other words, the Council's action to stop Saren is to send another Spectre - *_you_* - to hunt him down. And as a Spectre, you have full authority to apprehend Saren and disrupt his plans however you deem necessary. The end area at the top of C-Sec Academy is ostensibly the Citadel Air Traffic Control, but it was originally going to be a combat simulation arena (it *is* C-Sec _Academy,_ after all), but they had to cut it for time constraints. They added a DLC called Pinnacle Station later, that was a combat simulator with it's own side story. However, when it came to bringing Pinnacle Station into Legendary Edition, they discovered the original code for the DLC was corrupted. They were unable to recover it. Fortunately, there's another combat simulator in ME3, so it wasn't a serious issue. Pinnacle Station is the only one of more than 40 DLCs over the three games that didn't make it into Legendary Edition. The trinket only comes up again if you find a use for it. There's no mission or assignment in the journal - you have to explore the galaxy to find it's home. I found a video of Syd Mead's artwork here on UA-cam, so you can see just how much influence his work had on the franchise. Beautiful stuff: ua-cam.com/video/edVznYyqpJU/v-deo.html
I don’t if I would call it a mistake to bring Wrex. I mean Wrex was doing what he was hired for and I agree lots of people died because Fist maybe he deserved to die I mean he lied to Tali and almost got her killed who knows how many more he has he’s a bad man
1:21:31 It must have something to do with your hardware configuration. Your playthrough is the only one I have ever seen with screen tearing. I have played both the OG and Legendary Editions without that phenomenon happening. As for a patch, I wouldn't hold my breath. EA has Bioware working on DA4 and ME4. The chances are quite slim that Bioware will do anything about whatever the issue is. If you haven't already, you should try lowering your refresh rate on your monitor and engaging VSync in the game so your card, monitor and game should work seemlessly.
Heyhey, just found this playthrough and I'm enjoying it! For the screen tearing, Mass Effect 1 is unfortunately notorious for it and its in-game graphics options don't help. The only solution I've found for it is to completely turn V-Sync off in-game, then force it on through the Nvidia Control Panel (or the AMD counterpart). After I did that, I had 0 screen tearing for the rest of my playthroughs.
I'm glad you're enjoying the play through so far! And yessss I did turn off vsync in the game & turn it on in the control panel. Believe it or not, the screen tearing now is very minimal compared to how it was when I tried to use the game vsync lol. It was huge chunks just gone. This is still slightly annoying but better in a way sigh lol Thank you for hanging out!
I love how I'm all but yelling at the screen as you walk past where I know there are Keepers. I don't know if anyone told you yet, but there's actually 21 Keepers on the Citadel. On the original version back in the day you had to get all 21, but they dropped it to 20 with the Legendary Edition.
Krogans regenerate some health after being shot, so you need to shoot them a few more times. Squad mates tend to favour weapons of their class, so soldier assault rifle, tech/biotics pistol or shotgun etc. You can force them to use another weapon from the weapons wheel. Also as you discovered you will need to babysit your squad sometimes, so direct them to cover and they are usually ok.
Hey! noticed youre a newbie to mass effect, still very green. Just wanted to give some words of advice without spoiling the journey First things first, Id advise doing sidequests before main missions. Even the ones that are boring/tedious as they have an effect in the story of mass effect. You can do them offscreen if need be for efficiency. Additionally...Some require high Paragon (Good & morally genuine)/Renegade(Evil, cruel, and Funny) Scores so like others said, raise paragon/renegade scores depending on which side you want to land on. Im almost always a paragon, but i mix Paragon and Renegade Speech Checks (The red and blue options) to be a Paragade. Second, id also advise doing squadmates Personal missions. Especially for Garrus, Tali, Wrex, and the Asari you will discover later on. They are really Important to do, and form a bigger more important system in the sequel games. Third, be sure to always check in with teammates and choose your squadmates carefully depending on the mission(s) its self. Some are more proficient in tech or battle or biotics and may play to your advantage or disadvantage. Fourth...Understand that yes, the counsel sometimes may seem like jerks but they are a huge huge H U G E part of the story. Dont give into impaitence and play the long game of tolerating the counsel. Most Alien races such as Turians, Asari, Hanar, Elcor, Salarian, Batarians, already view humanity in a bad way. If you do anything to the counsel, i.e impulsively put them in harm... youd put humanity in a spotlight of being xenophobic and that wouldnt help humanity in-game. Overall, youre doing good! Very good start to the game. Ask us Mass Effect fans questions about the game, lore, specific details, or things you arent clear on. We're quite a jovial community! Can wait to see the next episode!
Thank you for all the tips & tricks! I've been loving ME so far & seeing how deep the lore goes. I look forward to finishing out this series (I'm already sure I'm going to love it!) Thank you for hanging out here & welcome in :)
In my Mass Effect Version there is no flicker in the Text. Mybe you should Update your Graphic Card or turn off the VSync in the Option. On Steam you can aktivate the Autorepair.
Oh when i have not hear that than iam sorry. English is not my Mothertongue. Oh yes she said that im a Ideot. Sry i just want to help. I dont known that Microsoft have this Game. But sometimes it looks like an VSync Probleme. Ah she said it was for free. Thank you
Strange screen tearing really, I tried to find others with similar issues. Some claimed this help. Try turning on V-sync and tripple buffering in nvidia control panel for this game and disable v-sync in-game. See if that helps any. Love your playthrough, nice to see someone who just takes their time and invest in the universe. I tried to watch so many people play this game, but 95% them I find it too hard to watch, people mostly just rush through everything without really thinking or caring, kinda sad.
Two episodes in and your comments are full of hints and backseating. People can't seem to control themselves for whatever reason. I don't know that you've been super clear about whether you want spoilers, backseating, or hints, so if it gets to be too much, you might address it at the start of a future video. I'd be annoyed by it doing a blind playthrough, but you might find it helpful--in which case, nevermind! Your Shepard is pretty good looking! Custom Sheps can turn out pretty wonky sometimes, so nicely done, lol. I hope you continue to enjoy your playthrough!
It's possible! I did read a ton of reddit forums trying to pinpoint the issue and noticed most were people playing on PS or using a capture card (which I do for my 2 PC setup) that had this issue. I even contemplated downloading my OBS software onto my gaming computer & just using that.. I may have to do this for future ME videos bc I'm sure it's not pleasant and I work hard to give quality.. Hence why I run a 2 PC setup lol
If I could make a suggestion...the difference in audio level between your commentary and the game content is a bit much, with the game content being significantly lower. When I adjust my volume on UA-cam so that your voice is the correct volume, the game audio is barely audible (so if I bump up the volume to be able to clearly hear the game content, then your commentary is a bit loud). Maybe find a way to balance them so they are about the same level?
You missed alot by not talking to people just because you have somebody about something and somebody else has something to say it's another piece of the puzzle and every time you go back somewhere if they're able to talk to they might have something new
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Hey there KaliWali. I think I speak for all of us here. When it comes to the screen tearing, we don't mind. We're here for your experience. We can't experience this game for the first time again, so we experience it through creators like you. I hope you enjoy the playthrough. I'm subscribing now.
Just a note about the fan that offers to buy you a drink. He's not flirting, he says the same thing to male Shepard and is just being friendly. I can see how it seems different but he's just a fan, not a flirt.
LOL good to know, thank you!
Licences mean that you can buy and have the goods shipped to the Normandy to the guy in the cargo area if i remember correctly.
It means that you don't need to visit the citadel to buy stuff, just buy it in the cargo bay.
It still worthwhile to visit the citadel Shops sometimes. Cargo Boy never sell usefull Krogan or Quarian Armor.
But also cheaper to buy at citadel cargo bay increases it by about 10% I think
You find so much stuff I almost never found it useful to buy. Your gear gets superseded pretty quickly.
Later in the game I might buy top tier gear.
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@@Berek71182Hell is REAL. Repent of your sins and turn to God. He loves you. Believe in his Son Jesus and you'll be saved. UA-cam: 30 Days Touring HELL
I love how into exploration you are! I'm glad you're also reading the codex off screen to get yourself acquainted with the lore. It definitely makes things less confusing going forward. Now, if you haven't been told these already, here are 3 big tips:
TEAM BALANCE
This is a good thing to consider, but it's not really necessary. At least it's not important enough that it should get in the way of you bringing a squad member you really like. For example, if you like the idea of putting Ashley and Garrus on a team, but are worried that there are no biotics, don't be. The extreme combat and tech abilities more than make up for lack of biotics. Likewise on a team that's heavy on the biotics but not tech. Etc. If you can anticipate the kind of enemies you'll be facing, that can help you decide. Like if you KNOW you're gonna' be fighting geth, well...certain team members would clearly be interested in/well suited for that. It's also good to think about what weapons work best in different scenarios, and what weapons each team member specializes in. Speaking of specializing...
CHARM, ELECTRONICS, AND DECRYPTION
These are the three most important things you want to make sure to have maxed out throughout the playthrough. I say "Charm" and not "Intimidate", because it seems like you want to be charming. Sometimes picking the intimidating option is fine, but if you're sticking with Charm, you should max out those points, and not put any more points into Intimidate, as that would be a waste. As for Electronics and Decryption, you've already seen what these allow you to do, and you will be locked out of some content until these skills are high enough. Squadmates with either of these skills maxed out can compensate for your personal lack, but one of the reasons why Engineer and Infiltrator are my favorite classes is that they can both do these skills as well. It depends on your play style of course, but if you like Electronics and Decryption, and max both of them out for yourself, you'll never have to worry. Make sure to remember what you're currently locked out of, so you can go back later.
EAVESDROPPING
You've already seen that listening to the news can get you side quests. Well, stopping and listening to people's conversations can do that too! Make sure to listen whenever you hear anyone talking. Also, it can be hard to notice, but when squadmates make little noises in certain places (like here - 7:58 - here - 47:05 - and here - 2:10:40), that means they have something specific to say about the area that you can hear by clicking on them. Specifically for the Citadel, you should see what Wrex has to say about the krogan statue, and what Kaidan has to say bout the relay statue. Talk to Avina too, in each of her locations. She has unique things to say about each area.
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NOW 3 RANDOM FYI THINGS
1. I love that you found this little secret moment between the humans: 33:10. You can only get that if you have Ashley and Kaidan in your squad, before you meet anyone else on your first visit to the Citadel. After that, it's lost. Unfortunately, you did loose the OTHER secret moment. You're not alone. The reason almost no one gets this secret on their first playthrough, is because we all replace the humans with the aliens immediately, and that's when they decide to put Samesh Bhatia in your path. If you have Ashley with you when you talk to him, there's some exclusive dialogue with her, because Bhatia's wife was part of the 212; the unit Ashley lost on Eden Prime before you met.
2. Primary codex entries are the ones read to you. Secondary codex entries are the ones you read yourself, and go into EVEN MORE EXHAUSTIVE DETAIL about the lore of the world. In particular, look out for one that explains why everyone "speaks English".
3. The reason everything is really expensive is because you get SO. MUCH. MONEY. in ME1 that the price of things soon becomes trivial.
Thank you so much for all of these tips, tricks & FYI's! I hope you're enjoying the play through so far & I can't wait to dive deeper into the storyline and lore of this game!
Don't worry about the screen tear, just interested in your experience in this great series, looking forward to the rest
Screen tearing has nothing to do with the game. It comes from your graphics hardware+driver.
Really enjoying watching you play!
I like to think of the Charm and Intimidate skills as Shepard reading an "Interactions with People for Dummies" book. She's got the theory down, but she's not going to develop any diplomacy, empathy and altruism (top and blue options) or belligerance, assertiveness and sarcasm (bottom and red options) unless she puts it into practice.
The dialogue mechanics are designed to reward those who commit to a majority path of one or the other (and this will sometimes be the only way to get a satisfactory conflict resolution) but if that's not your jam, play how you want to play and not how the game is leading you to play. The whole point is to have fun! You're in for a hell of a ride no matter what.
To add to this: The morality-dialogue interaction is quite harsh in ME1, so you are essentially forced to stick to either paragon or renegade if you want to actually use the charm/intimidate interactions consistently. In ME2 that's a bit less harsh and in ME3 it's basically complete freedom as their score is added together to calculate "Reputation"
You were shocked when Saren’s men attacked you in that corridor. One thing you will learn in this series is that you are never safe.
If you are not playing on Insanity levels, I wouldn’t worry about the squad makeup (biotic/tech/combat). Pick who you like. My main character was a male Infiltrator who had a crush on Ashley, so I picked her always. Wrex is hysterical, you can’t go wrong with him. I would load up his defensive abilities, your sniper and Ashley’s AR and you can survive most anything.
You probably don’t want to waste skill points on having two or three members having skills you only need one person to have (like decryption). Atleast at first. Plan out your most likely threesomes and who has which skills.
And yes, always buy those licenses. They don’t cost much and save you having to remember which vendor has what gear.
Your instincts have been spot on so far for this game! You're getting plenty of advice in the comments and you should feel free to ignore any of it, incuding mine 😊. That being said, when the stores have Unique Items, buy them. Usually not expensive and often helpful in the long run.
"I really don't like that Wrex just murdered Fist, though."
[ten minutes later]
"You owe me double for these files. We murdered someone for these."
Well... Since he did kill Fist, might as well profit off of it, right?
You are very natural and good at expressing yourself during your playthroughs. Good job so far!
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If you want to learn more about the keepers, talk to the avina thats next to a keeper. Also the main codex is voiced and has tons of lore that adds a lot of context to the universe.
Yes, I've checked out the codex! I love how it is voiced. I won't record this simply because it's VERY extensive lol.
@@kaliwali understandable. Loving the playthrough so far!
As a fan of the trilogy, I have to say this is my all time favorite game, it really was the game that takes
RPG genre on a whole new level. I’m so happy to see newcomers play it and watch your choices and reactions! So thank you for making the videos.
My tip for this is: Get through mass effect 1, if you enjoy it this much already, you’re in for a ride!! Definitely do side missions but don’t bother exploring planets or gathering materials just get through the story because the second game is even better. Increase charms and intimidate, it opens up a LOT of conversations and they are so WORTH it and that goes for all three games. Renegade and Paragon ❤️
You only need ONE squad mate (in your current party) to have decryption or electronics, I usually don’t invest in it myself since most of your squad can have either or. Don’t worry about “combat” skills. that’s you!! 😂 Actually utilizes your squadmates abilities like tell them to warp or throw or pull an enemy (or don’t and just go Rambo mode 😂)
I personally likes biotics skills a lot, and it takes a second playthrough for me to start utilizing it more. There’s really no “right” way to play the game but you’ll soon find out there are some moments where bringing certain squadmates to certain missions can trigger an additional cutscene/conversation. e.g. bringing wrex along to confront Fist will always result in Wrex killing him, so if you leave wrex then you can have the option to let fist go, or having ashley along while the guy requests his wife’s body back will trigger a comment from ashley. It’s pretty amazing, really. I absolutely adore the amount of work they put into this game even though some scenes will never be experienced is just…. awestruck. it really creates a personalized experience for everyone SINGLE person that plays this game. And your choices bleeds into the later games!! (even the sidequests!!!! Yes, come back and check in with Conrad 😂😅)
I look forward to more of your mass effect posts!! Take care and have fun!
But a lot of the side quests have you exploring planets and gathering those things does play a role down the line
The planetside driving around can be a bit boring and tedious, but the Mako has become a lot more manageable and it does contain stuff for side quests yeah. Besides, it's also done fairly quick on each planet so as long as you're doing them every once in a while you'll have little 5 Minute Mako Mayhem adventures in-between other stuff!
Really enjoying - and wow, you even did timestamps! I don’t know anyone else who puts that level of detail into their play-through videos!
I'm loving the playthrough so far! Mass Effect is such a great series, and I can't wait for you to experience all it has to offer! Quick tip for Charm and Intimidation, rather than looking at them as what a commander would do, think of it as what your Shepard would want. Charm is for Merciful acts, while Intimidation usually leads to violent ones. Whenever the slots unlock, always dump your skill points into whatever path you want your Shepard to walk, whether it be Paragon or Renegade. Hope this helps!
You are doing a great job. You’ve passed by the side quest of talking to the second Elcor diplomat to unlock the Consort/General Septimus dialog.
1:17:27 Please feel free to select responses you want to say, not what you think the game wants you to say (or middle of the road responses). This series (all 3 games) rewards you in the long run for NOT choosing the middle of the road responses. It may be a simplistic system, but it is best to choose "aggressive" or "noble" responses, as those build up your Paragon or Renegade meters, which in turn give you access to more dialog options. Choosing middle of the road responses prevent access to these important dialog options.
Good to see you're already loving it. I always tell people: if you're able to regard characters as real people and try to really appreciate what makes them tick, you'll love this series.
Buying the lisences are a good thing letting your quarter master supply with you more things although it cost more if you buy it while in you ship rather than while at port. The licenses will also play a role in the later games but I won’t say how. Don’t worry about wrex he will follow your orders.
The music and scene of becoming a SPECTRE is still an awesome moment.
This game has some of the best voice acting and dialogue.
There are 21 Keepers.
You only need 20 for the quest.
Also, there are maps with all their positions online. I don't think you risk spoiling something else if you open one.
In the original version of Mass Effect, you needed all of them
Yep - you have already seen the last keeper. Since you are likely to be visiting the areas of Citadel in the future you'll spot it eventually. Talk to all of the Aviana terminals for lore on the Keepers and the Krogan.
3 months too late, the last keeper is in the second floor of Flux.
Do not worry about money. Main and side missions will give you a lot of money when completed. Also exploring planets for resources.
Ha, I love your chapter heading "Expose Saren (FINALLY)" 😂 I can feel your pain.
I just love how thorough you are with your gameplay, exploring everything and not rushing through dialogue options! By the way, you just missed one keeper near the quasar machines in Flux. Can't wait for the next episode!
I will watch all the episodes of Mass Effect ❤
Welcome in! I hope you enjoy my journey ✨ The screen tearing stops around episode 5! Sorry about this lol
Regarding the issue with finding the last Keeper, this is something that goes far beyond Mass Effect. It is interesting that we so often can't solve a problem because we THINK we have explored every avenue, considered every possibility, when it turns out that something we have seen and dismissed, actually contains the solution we were looking for.
I hope you have continued to enjoy your playthrough. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out. :-)
2:53:38 He rocks! You will likely find him to be one of your favorite companions. Also, make certain that you speak with your crew often. You should speak with them at least after every major (Story) mission. You are also correct about passing by the last keeper. You've already been there once but you just entertained yourself a little and then got distracted by what was happening downstairs. 🙂Make sure to look, really look, in every room and in every corner.
Try and make it a priority to increase charm and/or intimidate. This is mostly a story driven game so youd want to have more options for storytelling. Just a tip.
I always prioritize investing in charm or intimidate, and also electronics and decryption for either Shepard or squadmates. You don't want to be without them.
I agree. You don't want to miss these dialog options
Yeah.
Priority #1: Charm or Intimidate.
Both are not necessary for gameplay reasons.
Do it only for roleplay reasons.
Like... if you really, *REALLY* need to play a very insecure person who's not fit for leadership.
Or someone who has a split personality disorder.
Priority #2: Electronics & Decription.
Not necessarily on Shepard.
Tali, Garrus and Alenko can, too.
If you only give those skills to one of them, you'll maximize your ability point usage, but you'll kinda be forced to bring that person along all the time.
Don't give it to both Shepard and the companions, though.
In my last run, engineer Shepard had it.
Before that one, Tali had it and I brought her along everywhere.
Priority #3: eventually, when you have the choice, Unity.
I’m just now finding out about your channel, and I’m sad I didn’t find it sooner!
And I can’t believe I’ve never brought Wrex during the Septimus mission! I’ve NEVER Seen that amazing dialogue exchange.
I just finished up the trilogy last week so you're not TOO late 💚 I hope you enjoy these episodes!
Thank you enjoying your ME gameplay. Missing keepers in casino back of flux and in pressidum on right hand side by council may be another area by major kaukoo
Small tip: when you're choosing dialogue options from the right-hand side of the dialogue wheel, it's usually better to choose the top or the bottom option, and to avoid the middle option unless you really can't bring yourself to choose either of the others. (There are some!)
Choosing the top or bottom options will earn you Paragon or Renegade points (respectively), and will allow you to increase your Charm and Intimidate skills. These can be very helpful in later missions. No hard and fast rule, just something to bear in mind.
That shouldn't matter for a first playthrough. let them experience the game first then on replay try to maximize stats
@@bluemoon1716 No spoilers, obviously. Just clarifying the game mechanics. The game does actually tell you this itself, but it's early on when you're also being bombarded with new lore etc. In any event, as I said, it's just something to be aware of. Nothing is a "must do" in ME.
Because different aliens have different bodies, the armor you see in inventory may sometimes be gray'ed out not because this person can't wear this class (medium / heavy) but because its for another race. All of the amour has race indicated in the name.
Woot Woot! Been waiting for this!
It's fun replaying this game. You can choose different squad mates for different missions/side quests. You get more lore that way. It's all interesting. Another good source of lore is the Codex. It's a lot of reading, but you get a lot of background information that makes the world come alive! (Ahhh.... you've discovered that. Cheer!)
Woop Woop! That’s a sound of da police
Thanks for the next episode kali. hope your still loving the game and having fun with it, anyway you have yourself a gooden. 💜
Maybe you found this out in a later video but you are a commander no matter what, it's not a specific trait so don't feel the need to sport an intimidating presence if you don't want to
A hint for a 2nd playthrough, Samesh Bhatia mission has special dialogue if you take Ashley as she was in the same unit as his wife.
The keepers remind me of the spider from monsters inc 😂 Another great video! :) Thank you!
48:12 You're facial expression here had me lmao Kali😂
😭😭😆😆
Wow, it's so refreshing to see someone not playing pure good-puppy paragon!
Please keep going with your gut feelings as you go!
Paragon and Renegade points very useful later in the game, better to pick one don't try to split the points like being good in some decisions and bad in othes, better to pick one path for the first game, in ME 2 AND 3 it's much easier...
I always like the Hanar preacher, thought that add some extra background flavor to the game. Don't think Ms. Wong is going to ask Shepard for any more assistance anytime soon.
That was a good episode kali and i'm really looking forward to the next playthrough and congrats on becoming a spectre agent i salute you. anyway you have yourself a good day and i see you when i do have a gooden friend 💜
Great video! Really enjoying this play-through.
Ah yes. The "relax" scene xD Very good Kali
If im not mistaken you missed a keeper in the flux upper floor, at the back of the room past the quasar machines.
Re: threatening the reporter. God I LOVE Jennifer Hale's delivery of Renegade lines. She's so menacing! This is my least favourite Mass Effect game (Andromeda doesn't exist, I can't hear you, lalalalala!) because of the dated gameplay mechanics and the amount of exploration (when I was younger I would have loved the exploration, but I just don't have time or patience anymore), but hearing the soundtrack while you wandered around the Citadel brings back feels ... and I only played the series for the first time last year!
Wrex told you he was going to kill Fisk when he joined the team. The only way to stop him is not to take him with you.
27:10 It honestly feels like charm/intimidate were bad ways of phrasing the options compassionate/aggressive or diplomatic/forceful would've been more appropriate.
You've missed few more sidequests on the Citadel. You talked with people before becoming the spectre, when quests were unavailable. I think there at least 4 more quests available right now.
Did you know that the long elevator trips are actually disguised loading screens? The LE editon doesn't need the loading times anymore (better hardware after all), so they added a 'skip' button if you're not interested in the ads/banter and it will just skip the sequence.
Don't hold your breath for a patch from Bioware though. The game's from way back in 2007 and the Legendary Edition is merely an EA cash cow where they updated the graphics a bit. All the original bugs are still in the LE version, so Bioware won't release new patches for the game.
Most people who watch these playthroughs are people who've already played this game to death ;) Several of us can recite the dialogue _for_ you if you want to XD so you don't have to worry about the screen tearing making the dialogue text hard to read for us. Besides, it's also all voiced, so you shouldn't have to miss out if you pay attention to the voices. It would've been much worse if you as the gamer would experience the screen tearing imho.
You can return to Admiral Kohaku (Citadel Tower) later on to get a side-quest from him, so check in with him every now and then. Side-quests are often unlocked once you progress the story, so returning to them can be rewarding. And yes, that means you'll end up roaming the Citadel again.
At 20:03 you can talk to Avina to get information regarding the statue, if you care about the lore behind it. It'll help in understanding the species and their circumstances they made that statue of. It also helps in understanding Wrex better.
35:09 "I am a commander and you can't talk to your commander like that." I suppose you're not open to the romance options that Mass Effect offers to its players, then? ;)
1:05:00 You're right you've asked about those topics before, but keep in mind that people in different jobs or different environments do have their own experiences and opinions about the same topics. You won't miss crucial information about them, but sometimes it does give you different perspectives on them.
Since GaryBallard already spoiled the Fist reappearance (he has a tendency to spoil next to all his valuable advice), this is part of what gives ME a good replay value. There are so many decisions that have a different impact on the story in this trilogy, that you can play it ten times in a row and you still discover new things based on decisions. And yes, depending on your answers, you _can_ get a steamy outcome with Sha'ira. You just didn't choose that option.
You don't have to worry too much about the balance between biotic/tech/combat, because biotic and tech are merely _different ways_ to fight. Where a combat person shoots a gun, a biotic will use biotics to throw an enemy around to do damage. A tech will apply sabotage to enemy weapons or do other things. It's perfectly okay to have only combat with a little bit of tech or a little bit of biotic without getting into trouble. Having _only_ tech or only biotic will prove a bit more challenging in ME1 though, as you still need a bit of firepower.
Nirali Bhatia (the woman whose body wasn't released after her death) served on Eden Prime in the 212. Do you think Ashley knew her?
Perhaps this is a bit of backseating, but it could also be a good advice if you want. Most of the time the game doesn't _quite_ require you to buy anything as the loot on the battlefield is enough to get by. The further you go into the game, the better the loot becomes, so it kinda scales with the difficulty. The only time I buy things is when I have enough money for some of the Spectre gear. It will take a while before you have to worry about that, but as you don't spend too much money in stores you can save up pretty well.
2:02:31 It's intentional that they placed that ad there; it's making you think of how military propaganda works in an in-your-face kind of way. If you want to see how they did that in a movie, try watching _Starship Troopers_ , that's one huge satire of military propaganda, while still being a good sci-fi action movie.
2:10:00 "I didn't think this game would have side-quests". Girl, you're in for a ride. You will definitely spend more time doing side-quests than actual plot-quests in the ME trilogy. And if you're a bit of a completionist, you can do that times ten. You just wait 'till you're out of the Citadel.
2:26:00 If you listen to people (for instance outside at Sha'ira's, the conversation you interrupted when you scanned the Keeper) and talk to people, you'll realize that people actually confirm what Chorban says that they don't know anything about the Keepers. The Salarian complained to his companion that the Keepers repurposed his room five times and nobody knows why, but nobody stops them from doing it either.
Sha'ira's trinket is a bit of a key to a side quest. It'll come into play long after you've totally forgotten about it (and you can totally miss this quest since it's optional). You can't see it in your quests list or inventory because it would be a spoiler.
Hm... That bug looks a bit like tearing due to vertical synchronization off, but with significantly noticeable effects. Never had it. I don’t even remember noticing bugs in it at all. The game runs smoothly.
18:42
Basically, buying these licenses allows the Normandy Quartermaster to stock products offfed by the companies those licenses are from
2:43:07 There are 21 Keepers in total in the original ME you needed all 21 but in this version you only need 20 and I'm pretty sure I know both of the Keepers you missed, one was sheer dumb luck that you missed the other is one that is semi-hidden and both are in named places.
Commander Shepard, Aggressive Bargainer
Actually there are 21 keepers all around the citadel. 🙂
Going to Barla Von first makes Harkin irrelevant. Barla-Wrex-Garrus vs Harkin-Garrus-Wrex. Most playthroughs, I just skip Harkin entirely.
Once you switch characters in the squad screen, any placed points become permanent. The Undo button only removes points that you haven't confirmed yet. There's no way to reset your skill points in ME1, as players would happily cheese it to re-spec their characters for each situation.
Many first time players miss the cutscene on the Lower Wards. Unless you come out of that specific elevator at that specific point in the story, it's easy to miss the prompt - or it's no longer even there.
The aesthetic of Mass Effect is based on artist Sid Mead. He made a lot of science fiction architecture and environment conceptual artwork. His influence is most noticable on the design of the Citadel and the vehicles, and some fashion.
They chose Sid Mead as their primary influence because it's bright and clean, and very few sci-fi properties go that route. Most aim for something like Blade Runner, and Mass Effect has some of that, but Mead's inspiration is still the most prominent.
Ashley and Wrex both have health regeneration in their skill trees, but everyone else benefits from adding medical interface mods to their armors. Just having even Mk I is an improvement, so focus on buying the cheapest ones, and find stronger versions in loot. Outside of Spectre weapons, focus on _finding_ instead of _buying._ Most low-level inventory items are also more valuable as omnigel than selling at a store.
18:36 "I don't know what that means."
Well, you would know if you weren't rushing through the game so much. 🤣
Next time bring Ashley Williams, she knows the wife of that man
i really want to watch you driving that ship lol
truly you don,t need to finish all those side quest on citadel
you gonna come back often to citadel,just saying
love your game play
Ep2 hype!! 🎉
Home from work, so I can finally watch the second half of this episode....
Your squadmates are always more effective if you use the squad commands. You can pause the action by holding the power wheel or weapon wheel buttons, and reposition your squadmates the same way you target powers.
Put them behind cover, and they'll take advantage of it. Target a specific enemy, and they'll target it more efficiently than their random spray'n'pray. Pull them back to you if they get too far from you, so they don't get surrounded. The squad commands are really the heart of the combat in Mass Effect.
Almost every first time player makes the mistake of taking Wrex to Chora's Den. Fist actually does appear in ME2 _if_ he lives.
While all squadmates can chime in on conversations (also determined by who you add to your active squad first), many of the convos on the Citadel are designed with Ashley and Kaiden in mind, as it's the first time visiting for all three of you.
You also don't need to "balance" biotics, tech, and combat abilities anong your squad. Focus more on what abilities are needed in the field, such as decryption, electronics, and first aid. An Infiltrator or Engineer class Shepard already has decryption and electronics covered herself. Your squadmates also match the six classes: Ashley is a Soldier, Kaiden is a Sentinel, Garrus is an Infiltrator, Wrex is a Vanguard, Tali is an Engineer, and the last, undiscovered, squadmate is an Adept.
There are 21 keepers, and in the original release, you needed all 21. The problem was, one would disappear briefly between saving Tali and presenting her evidence to the Council, making people believe they couldn't finish the quest. The developers even added an inside joke about the elusive "keeper 20" in ME2, if you can find it. As for the last two... There's one more in the Lower Wards, next to another sidequest you haven't found... and there's a total of *four* in the Citadel Tower.
My own roleplay for Shepard's personality and interactions with NPCs is that questgivers, allies, and friends (in other words, those that can benefit me) are treated with respect, while generic enemies, like mercenaries, are treated with disdain.
The Council is much like the UN; they're not really in the position to get involved directly into _every_ incident in the galaxy, and they can't really do much _officially._ Such as sending a fleet into the Traverse to hunt for Saren; the independent governments in the region would view the arrival of a Citadel fleet as an invasion by the entire group of Council races.
Instead, the Council created the SPECial Tactics and REcon (SPECTRE) agents, who individually have the power to investigate and pursue suspects without incidentally starting a war. In other words, the Council's action to stop Saren is to send another Spectre - *_you_* - to hunt him down. And as a Spectre, you have full authority to apprehend Saren and disrupt his plans however you deem necessary.
The end area at the top of C-Sec Academy is ostensibly the Citadel Air Traffic Control, but it was originally going to be a combat simulation arena (it *is* C-Sec _Academy,_ after all), but they had to cut it for time constraints.
They added a DLC called Pinnacle Station later, that was a combat simulator with it's own side story. However, when it came to bringing Pinnacle Station into Legendary Edition, they discovered the original code for the DLC was corrupted. They were unable to recover it. Fortunately, there's another combat simulator in ME3, so it wasn't a serious issue. Pinnacle Station is the only one of more than 40 DLCs over the three games that didn't make it into Legendary Edition.
The trinket only comes up again if you find a use for it. There's no mission or assignment in the journal - you have to explore the galaxy to find it's home.
I found a video of Syd Mead's artwork here on UA-cam, so you can see just how much influence his work had on the franchise. Beautiful stuff:
ua-cam.com/video/edVznYyqpJU/v-deo.html
I don’t if I would call it a mistake to bring Wrex. I mean Wrex was doing what he was hired for and I agree lots of people died because Fist maybe he deserved to die I mean he lied to Tali and almost got her killed who knows how many more he has he’s a bad man
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He's a _stupid_ man, really. Taking Wrex takes away your options when dealing with Fist. His appearance in ME2 is pretty fun, too.
The Shadow Broker gets some further treatment in ME2. Be patient.
"ah yes, the Reapers" (c) The Council
1:21:31 It must have something to do with your hardware configuration. Your playthrough is the only one I have ever seen with screen tearing. I have played both the OG and Legendary Editions without that phenomenon happening. As for a patch, I wouldn't hold my breath. EA has Bioware working on DA4 and ME4. The chances are quite slim that Bioware will do anything about whatever the issue is. If you haven't already, you should try lowering your refresh rate on your monitor and engaging VSync in the game so your card, monitor and game should work seemlessly.
Heyhey, just found this playthrough and I'm enjoying it! For the screen tearing, Mass Effect 1 is unfortunately notorious for it and its in-game graphics options don't help. The only solution I've found for it is to completely turn V-Sync off in-game, then force it on through the Nvidia Control Panel (or the AMD counterpart). After I did that, I had 0 screen tearing for the rest of my playthroughs.
I'm glad you're enjoying the play through so far! And yessss I did turn off vsync in the game & turn it on in the control panel. Believe it or not, the screen tearing now is very minimal compared to how it was when I tried to use the game vsync lol. It was huge chunks just gone. This is still slightly annoying but better in a way sigh lol
Thank you for hanging out!
Good playthrough so far.
23:28 No Mandalorian ever.
2:20:01
That room is Citadel Traffic Control
I love how I'm all but yelling at the screen as you walk past where I know there are Keepers. I don't know if anyone told you yet, but there's actually 21 Keepers on the Citadel. On the original version back in the day you had to get all 21, but they dropped it to 20 with the Legendary Edition.
i love this game series
Krogans regenerate some health after being shot, so you need to shoot them a few more times.
Squad mates tend to favour weapons of their class, so soldier assault rifle, tech/biotics pistol or shotgun etc.
You can force them to use another weapon from the weapons wheel.
Also as you discovered you will need to babysit your squad sometimes, so direct them to cover and they are usually ok.
awwwww yeah! I love Rex xD Dude is so cool. And mah main man Garus!
I don't have any screen tearing, so im really surprised chces in extraa if you have vsync on
Hey! noticed youre a newbie to mass effect, still very green. Just wanted to give some words of advice without spoiling the journey
First things first, Id advise doing sidequests before main missions. Even the ones that are boring/tedious as they have an effect in the story of mass effect. You can do them offscreen if need be for efficiency.
Additionally...Some require high Paragon (Good & morally genuine)/Renegade(Evil, cruel, and Funny) Scores so like others said, raise paragon/renegade scores depending on which side you want to land on. Im almost always a paragon, but i mix Paragon and Renegade Speech Checks (The red and blue options) to be a Paragade.
Second, id also advise doing squadmates Personal missions. Especially for Garrus, Tali, Wrex, and the Asari you will discover later on. They are really Important to do, and form a bigger more important system in the sequel games.
Third, be sure to always check in with teammates and choose your squadmates carefully depending on the mission(s) its self. Some are more proficient in tech or battle or biotics and may play to your advantage or disadvantage.
Fourth...Understand that yes, the counsel sometimes may seem like jerks but they are a huge huge H U G E part of the story. Dont give into impaitence and play the long game of tolerating the counsel. Most Alien races such as Turians, Asari, Hanar, Elcor, Salarian, Batarians, already view humanity in a bad way. If you do anything to the counsel, i.e impulsively put them in harm... youd put humanity in a spotlight of being xenophobic and that wouldnt help humanity in-game.
Overall, youre doing good! Very good start to the game. Ask us Mass Effect fans questions about the game, lore, specific details, or things you arent clear on. We're quite a jovial community! Can wait to see the next episode!
Thank you for all the tips & tricks! I've been loving ME so far & seeing how deep the lore goes.
I look forward to finishing out this series (I'm already sure I'm going to love it!) Thank you for hanging out here & welcome in :)
In my Mass Effect Version there is no flicker in the Text. Mybe you should Update your Graphic Card or turn off the VSync in the Option. On Steam you can aktivate the Autorepair.
she said in the first episode it's from Gamepass - so it is the microsoft store version... i bet they botched it... not kali's fault.
Oh when i have not hear that than iam sorry. English is not my Mothertongue. Oh yes she said that im a Ideot. Sry i just want to help. I dont known that Microsoft have this Game. But sometimes it looks like an VSync Probleme. Ah she said it was for free. Thank you
Strange screen tearing really, I tried to find others with similar issues. Some claimed this help. Try turning on V-sync and tripple buffering in nvidia control panel for this game and disable v-sync in-game. See if that helps any.
Love your playthrough, nice to see someone who just takes their time and invest in the universe. I tried to watch so many people play this game, but 95% them I find it too hard to watch, people mostly just rush through everything without really thinking or caring, kinda sad.
Two episodes in and your comments are full of hints and backseating. People can't seem to control themselves for whatever reason. I don't know that you've been super clear about whether you want spoilers, backseating, or hints, so if it gets to be too much, you might address it at the start of a future video. I'd be annoyed by it doing a blind playthrough, but you might find it helpful--in which case, nevermind!
Your Shepard is pretty good looking! Custom Sheps can turn out pretty wonky sometimes, so nicely done, lol.
I hope you continue to enjoy your playthrough!
I've watched many playthroughs and there wasn't any "screen tearing". Perhaps it is only with certain equipment?
It's possible! I did read a ton of reddit forums trying to pinpoint the issue and noticed most were people playing on PS or using a capture card (which I do for my 2 PC setup) that had this issue. I even contemplated downloading my OBS software onto my gaming computer & just using that.. I may have to do this for future ME videos bc I'm sure it's not pleasant and I work hard to give quality.. Hence why I run a 2 PC setup lol
watching in 2024, seeing Kaidan get shut down...😭
Tali best girl🥰
27:54 click on the minus to remove points
The movement is improved compared to the original game, so Legendary edition was the patch..
eden grove…..you been playin too much gta san andreas 😂
handsome streamer 👍 I subscribed.
Tali is bae.
56:34 What about Irish accents☺️
i use both
If I could make a suggestion...the difference in audio level between your commentary and the game content is a bit much, with the game content being significantly lower. When I adjust my volume on UA-cam so that your voice is the correct volume, the game audio is barely audible (so if I bump up the volume to be able to clearly hear the game content, then your commentary is a bit loud). Maybe find a way to balance them so they are about the same level?
hun you can date and f whoever you want (almost) in this game.
:) too Old for Patch the game i don't think EA want to update the game KEKW there too busy selling Virtual Sport Cards
You missed alot by not talking to people just because you have somebody about something and somebody else has something to say it's another piece of the puzzle and every time you go back somewhere if they're able to talk to they might have something new
2:07:52
You missed a keeper in the corner by the Quasar games in Flux
This is straight up backseating...