"The number of days you lengthened my life." I never expected such a beautiful line ambushing me while I was playing. I was like: W-what... omg.. *Holds back the feels*
It's incredible how short yet genuinely touching this scene was and still is to this very day. I haven't played Mass effect trilogy sadly in over 2 years since I moved on to PlayStation 4 yet all it took was this scene to make me start getting teary eyed and remember the massive feels the Franchise made me feel. Here's hoping someday to see Mass Effect trilogy in PS4 again, unless they already have it somewhere in the PlayStation store.
@@toadlord8594 I actually just finished the final chapter of the trilogy I highly recommend that you go back and play it on your older console of you had it I most certainly don't regret it I had more fun in the past 4 weeks playing through those gems then I did playing any other game last year they don't make them like they used to anymore.
I thought I have played ME 2 enough times to know it inside out, but I don't recall David ever hacking the Normandy. AFAIK the Normandy was hacked only by a virus from the Reaper IFF device.
It's such a shame that people say this has the worst storyline, when it was really just the ending that disappointed everyone. It's full of amazing moments like this.
Take away the last 5-ish minutes and this was a fantastic, borderline-flawless storyline. Unfortunately, everyone sees the last 5 minutes only and judges the entire 150+ hour Mass Effect journey on that alone.
@@godoflemmings17 I liked the ending choices of Control and destroy because you could see the game setting you up for it from the start especially with Control or destroy the collector base. Synthesize is retarded tho
There are lots and lots of poorly written, poorly directed, nonsensical scenes and even whole plots (The whole prologue, Cerberus "reorganisation" in 6 months, Leviathan, deus ex devices and eons old secrets across the galaxy being unearthed at the last minute and characters decrypting everything in a matter of hours, several weeks at most, etc.) A few decent scenes here and there do nothing but show what this game should have been, but never was and never will be.
petargrad David's an Autistic savant. When people who experience autism of a certain severity are put in situations that take them out of their comfort zones they get very distressed, so they'll sometimes re-enact certain patterns or procedures that they are familiar with to calm down. For David, that was reciting a series of root conversions.
I can speak from experience when I say @Twilitparadox is right. I am a percussionist with mild autism, and when I’m thrown into a situation that makes me uncomfortable (which is more often than is probably healthy), I find myself tapping rhythms on my thighs or shoulders to give me something I know to focus on, increasing in complexity the more uncomfortable I am
" The number of days you lengthened my life, " I'm actually crying. To see David better, peeled away from the torture Cerberus forced on him is just so... overwhelming. As someone with autism myself, this means more than words can properly say,
9 years later and I'm back to this point in the legendary edition. The delivery of "the number of days you lengthened my life" is still a gut punch in the feels.
Shakespeare could have made a fantastic play from the story of David Archer. Possibly have Act V be all-new material, where Gavin performs some great act of heroism (getting mortally wounded in the process), and then (in verse far superior to what I could come up with here): *Gav:* At least I cannot harm my brother more. God bless him greatly in his life to come. *Shp:* He hath forgiven thee. *Gav:* Thank God for that. My time hath come; may God forgive me too. _[dies]_ *Shp:* May God upon thy soul show mercy great.
+GiRayne You have a strange idea of what a 'comedic beat' is. I didn't see it that way but if you do, all the more laughter for you. You need it in this game.
GiRayne Oh my bad. Yes in ME2 its definitely a little funny story. I thought you mean the poem of his death. When you bring it to Eraba to listen to her pained voice and such. My apologies.
Renegade Femshep: *Guns the smartass down including all the witnesses while smiling* Harbinger on the intercom: "Wow, bitch! This is cruel even by my standards."
"Sorry." "It was never your fault." "What have you been doing?" "Counting." "Anything specific?" "The number of days you've lengthened my life." I'm not crying! You're crying!
I'm not going to lie: I shed a tear of happiness when I saw this. The Overlord DLC touched me very personally. I'm diagnosed high-functioning autistic, and seeing David used and abused by his brother was shocking and infuriating beyond belief. My worst fear for anyone with autism is that they're manipulated by others through abusing their talents and preying on their social inadequacies. Seeing David free and recovering made me so incredibly happy. And that music...damn, gets me every time.
combinecommando001 Conrad verner, Jack, Samara, Grunt, Rachni Queen, Wrex, Quarians v geth, hell, even the matriarch's writings from me1. The list goes on. The problem was that the ending had almost none of these moments.
"I've been counting." "Anything in particular?" "The number of days you lengthened my life." Damn Bioware, you definitely know how to deliver the emotional gut checks, good and bad, for the results of my actions. Hearing those words from David definitely made the decisions in Overlord worth it. And yes, they did make me tear up.
I can still remember the first time I had this encounter, truth be told I'd completely forgotten about David by the time of ME3. I'd already run through the third game once without linking up my ME2 save, so I was ready to pull out the old Paragon check to convince them to stand down. Seeing David down there made me exclaim out loud. Then when he thanks you for saving him, and just how much better he looks and sounds compared to in Overlord... Good never felt so good.
What was done to David made me irrationally angry in Project Overlord, considering I'm also on the Autism spectrum. So my decision was a no brainer. It made me all kinds of happy, and hit me in the feels, to see him pop up again in ME3 during this mission.
I completely agree with you. I too lie on the autism spectrum, so when I found David, there was no doubt in my mind what the right choice was. Then, months later, when I found him in Grissom Academy, healthy and happy, tears of joy and pride were shed
Another autistic here. Overlord DLC fucked me up the moment I saw David's flashbacks and realized what was going on. It was so nice to see him again in ME3. The happiest moment of the series for me.
I knew someone as kid who's autistic. Seeing what happened to David made me think about him a bit and I made sure to save David from that fate he was in. Also, saving David is something all my Shepards do; it doesn't matter how they align in terms of morality.
when i first saw David again, and that he was okay and happy. i got emotional man. because seeing david in that state in the overlord dlc broke my heart.
i could rewatch this clip a thousand times (about 20 by now) and i'd still be deeply moved everytime. This is the reason The Mass Effect Series is my favorite franchise to date.
ME3 is a great game, you can't let you disappointment with the end scene detract from all the beautiful moments that come before. In this case, I love how Shepard was able to answer "30.1" without thinking. Despite only spending a little bit of time with David, she remembered his equation as of they were sold friends. And Garus' "It was never your fault," line just teams up for an emotional hit. Such a great series
Of course she remembered. What was done to David... That was the worst shiet that humans did on other humans. The pure cruelty... Considering what Archer did to his own brother... And seeing those memories... "It all seemed harmless". Damn still got goosebumps when i remember that scene.
Overlord really struck a cord in me. I have Aspergers and seeing David after that shield went down, I nearly brawled my eyes out then and there. And now I just about ready to do it again seeing David and how well he's doing.
I love this moment just brings a tear to my eye, and that song in the background... I love the Mass effect trilogy and overlord dlc is one of the best :3
Coming back to this years later, I’m not crying. I’m ready to single-handedly take on all the Reapers by myself so David can keep counting his days lived.
When i saw david and heard him doing hes calculation i was stunned of awesomeness....such moments make this game great, confrontation with youre choises from the past.
David was basically me after my wife died. I can still remember it clear as day. People would ask me questions and I would always answer them straight and to the point, with as few words as possible. Not intentionally. I just couldn't think of anything else to say. Person X: "What time is (the funeral) tomorrow?" Me: "10 o'clock. I'll be there.....9:15....goodbye." I was 28. And already burying my wife.
Hey uhh this gonna sound weird coming from a stranger on the internet two years later but I hope you're doing better I know the hole of loosing someone never fully heals.
Screw whoever say Mass Effect was not one of the best RPG's ever made. I've to this day have yet to find a universe of such interesting characters and tearjerking moments before except mass effect. These moments that carry over from one game to the next all around show what you was fighting for all along and i love it so much bravo bioware, bravo.
It's so awesome that they put him in. Actually when I learned it was Grissom Academy that Cerberus was attacking I went right to the mission. It was so touching to see David again, because as the brother of an autistic the ending of Overlord had a very strong impact on me. Course the gun and mod I got was a nice bonus as well :3
I just realized the song that plays in the background when you meet David again is the same when you first meet him when he's hooked up to the machine. Nice touch bioware
I have yet to play the games. I got all my info from the Internet. I knew this moment from the Heartwarming moments of Mass Effect 3's TVTropes... and I still nearly shed a tear at this scene.
"I've been counting." "Anything in particular?" "The number of days you lengthened my life." This section plus the music made for an extremely touching moment. Very glad to see David's doing okay.
I've been trying to avoid spoilers for this game like the plague, but I'm still so glad that I gave in and watched this. It's so great to know that he's okay, I was so hoping he'd be in the third game!
being one myself...yeah... not ashamed to say... even if i was playing as a renegade... i could never doom him to be a lab rat... and i've cried every time i saw him after busting that VI shell...
It was so satisfying to meet him.Felt so good to influence someone's life for the better. Can't do it in real world so might as well do it in the game.
Dang i wasso glad when i saw david doing better it was so sad what happened to him seeing him safe and with friends Dang i never expected this small scene to mean so much
