I did not expect this video to get this much traction. i tried to respond to every comment best i could but i’m having trouble keeping up now. i average like 30 views and 1 comment a video so this is very out of the ordinary for me! thank you for watching and also i’m sorry 😅 i teared up while editing it if that makes anyone feel better 😂 EDIT: - Not everyone loves the same characters, that does not take away from how much YOU love a character. - If you love the Destroy ending so much, go do it yourself 🥰
I caught the edit on the "daddy issues" - I am a father, and my emotional damage in ME:LE begins in 2... Project overlord. My son is autistic, he's been doing higher math after he figured out logic... he isn't past 10 yet and he does square roots.... they calm him.... Remember the end of the DLC? This Dad is emotionally wrecked and has to stop playing for the day after that. This story is held dear in our hearts. I cry when I do Grissom Academy in 3....
It's popular because it's always enjoyable to watch people get sucked into a good game. As for one possible wrecking moment you missed - there is the fate of Joker's family (probably easier to just hit up RU-vid for that one)
@@glrasshopper I got that one, for my first playthrough I went renegade Shep, and at this point he just lashed out at everyone. Jokers response made me instantly feel so bad and I apologized before the last mission...
@@AbstractJJJ i plan on doing a Renegade playthrough at some point so i’m going to wait to see it then! cant wait to have my heart broken in different ways 😢
Telling Tali (my LI) right before the final battle to go build a home for herself on Rannoch, then hearing her say, "I have a home!!" all broken... man, that tore my heart into ribbons.
"I don't even like this character that much" How dare you not love your test tube baby son Honestly, for its faulty ass ending, this game was really damn brilliantly emotional
When you say goodbye to Garris at the end of ME 3 it is the first, last, and only time Garris says I love you to your face. He does start to say I love you during the citadel DLC but finishes it with "your hair" and, "is partial to the rest of you as well." But never actually says the words I love you until, I think, he finally believes he may never see s Shepherd again at the end of ME 3.
Yeah . I stopped playing at that point for bout 5 weeks. Didn't want to go forward after that. And the bit just before going into closed citadel. My eyes were wet sore and very red going though them corridors to find Anderson.
Let me just say something real quick. For me the biggest line that broke me was tali’s last good bye. When you romance tali and you bring her with you on the last mission when you charge the beam. She gets hurt, you send her away. “Go back to rinok build yourself a home” She delivers pure pain “but I have a home”. And now I’m crying
This was before people bought pre-orders and sent the industry on a self destructive path. This was when game devs were told to make STORIES! The 00s had the best games because there wasn't money outside unit sales and console sales. When your shit had to be GOOD to be good. I have 100 pristine GameInformer mags sitting in my closet and sometimes when I'm cleaning I grab one or 2 and sit down to remember the good old days. Indie games are making a return. With games like Helldivers 2, im glad the new generation is getting decent games and good communities. Full circle imo. Keep supporting indie and small studios. Fuck these companies who've lost their way.
There's something special about how bioware during this period just fucking nailed squad mates and character writing. Even baldurs gate as much as I love it doesn't match how truly together your team feels. Mass effect was the last time I felt attached on a real level to every member of my squad. Just an absolute masterpiece despite all its flaws, Shepard and his squad are the family fast and furious folks wish they were 😂
I've cried a lot on ME3. I was soo deeply connected with every single character and when the game ended, I felt lonely, empty. I've missed them so much that I'm playing all the trilogy again now. The real Mass Effect is the friends we made along the journey.
Kolyat speaking at his father’s memorial in the Citadel DLC is a moment that absolutely crushes me every time. This game hits every emotional beat so well
saying goodbye to garrus in priority earth was the worst pain i felt since my mom passed, and he's a character from a video game; really goes to show how well bioware did on this game. I'll always love garrus :(
My body has yet to recover emotionally, physically, or spiritually from the sheer whiplash of thinking I had lost my beautiful baby boy Grunt without saying goodbye to him being okay
Just finished the hole trilogy a few days ago thanks to prime gifting the legendary edition, i got the three games finished on a total of 145 hours. Gotta say, while Halo is still my favourite franchise, Mass Effect is something special, it made me feel things i almost forgot i were able to feel, the characters, the universe and the story in general is just beautiful and is nothing like anything else nor videogames, nor movies, nor series, nor books, NOTHING compares to what the Mass Effect franchise is. And as it got in my life it leaved me with a giant hole in my heart that can be just fullfilled by building a little house on Ranoch with a window wich were i can look to the sea Still somehow a steel lizard obsesed with calibration and a immuno deficent purple girl became the two best characters on the history of gaming I should go
It's not the same thing, but since you enjoyed how the story and characters themselves were written, I think you'll love the Dragon Age trilogy. It's from BioWare as well.
@@th3braz1l1an not sure if you’re talking to me or the original commenter but i LOVE dragon age with my whole heart. 10/10 recommend those games to anyone who likes Mass Effect
@@LilijaTheLancer Can't it be both? 🤣 I'm glad you like them, I'm currently on my third playthrough of Inquisition. It's wild how many different "worlds" you can create by combining the ending of previous games. I'm tempted to do a save for each love interest, as I did in Origins, but I currently doing the more contradictory/funnier ones, like dating Fenris as a mage in Dragon age 2 (for someone who hates mages so much, he sure spends a lot of time on my bed) or dating Iron Bull as a dwarf (how would they... I mean... My poor inquisitor...)
One of the telltale signs you know you're playing a good game is when you feel emotionally invested. Those are the kinda games you find memorable for all the right reasons. From what I've watched for streams on this game, I can see how this is one of them.
You know you have a game that is quintessential and timeless when you can watch dozens, thousdsands of playthroughs and commentary and still the emotional betas hit you just as raw as they did when you first played them. The first time I played through, screwed up and Tali died. I had to put down the controller, turn off the game and walk away fro a day or two. I was not good. Then i booted up a save and went back through the game to do make sure the quarians and geth lived. They were too important to me. That's the mark of excellence.
Mass Effect trilogy had the biggest impact on me in video games history. This trilogy saved my life back then when I was facing a tough depression. This crew was ma family, my almost only friends then, I miss them so much that I have to do at least one or two full playthrough every year. It will always be special to me 🙏🏻🥹❤️
7:54 *"Had to be me."* Mordin Solus. The epitome of Stoicism and Neutral Good. Sometimes you make the universe a better place by helping people and sometimes you make the universe a better place by removing people. But in the end you face death with calm and dignity.
Super late, but... Idk if you've done this versi9n of the scene or not but if you almost go through eith the sabotage plot for the genophqge and try to to talk mordin our of curing it, he breaks down and admits it was all a mistake, the salaries, his work, everything. Confirming what we already knew about him, a man racked with guilt that he refuses to acknowledge to himself until the end of his life Even in paragon playthroughs I'm always tempted to set this scene up, but hiding information from wrex feels wrong as that's my guy right there
I did Grunt's mission and that left me emotionally vulnerable almost losing him. But then I cured the Genophage right after and losing Mordin made me stop playing the game for a day. And I am not one to get sad playing video games.
ME3 was just an emotional game all around. Seeing Earth get absolutely annihilated by the reapers, Mordin sacrificing himself to cure a genophage he caused, saying goodbye to your squadmates in the end. The writing of the overall trilogy might not be perfect, but I can't deny that it was emotional as hell
Say whatchu want about me3 But the opening really sets the tone for the game. You feel like a legendary bad ass going through the first 2 games and this game comes in and hits you like a train
i grew up watching my dad play these games (garrus was my childhood crush lmao), we still both play them now, and i recently played through the trilogy for the first time in a couple years and ommg.. i didn't expect to react as much as i did and it's good to see someone else in my shoes haha :) i hope you have a good day!
played the trilogy for the first time a couple months ago. Immediately shot up to my S+ tier. One of the few games that I wish I could erase my memories of so I could experience it all over again.
In addition to above, the commando squad that hold the bridge on Thessia for us to get to the artifact, only to have Kai Leng take it, then the squad dies ... gets me every damn time!
Rannoch, Mordin's death and curing the genopage, the ending.... these moments broke me. I was reluctant to play the Mass Effect trilogy and it became my favorite series, my favorite games of all time.
What a sweet video. Watching you cry made me cry, even at parts of the game that usually don't make me cry! For me, the ending that really gets me every time is the synthesis ending. I know lots of people hate that ending, but it's my favorite. When EDI says "I'm alive!" in the epilogue I start sobbing, every time, and I've played the game at least half a dozen times.
mordin's death, garrus's goodbye, and the game's ending always hurt even as someone who plays these games annually. and when "a future for the krogan" plays during eve's speech before taking down the reaper on tuchanka
I played these games for the first time this year. I remember my older brother playing them when I was younger though I didn’t really pay any attention. I have never had a more emotional response to finishing a game, I cried for an entire evening after beating the last game, i was so torn up and sad to leave the stories behind and leave my team and my romance and my shepherd behind. I truly have never connected to a story more then this series. I love it so much and I think about it all the time.
This game is so emotional, but the only moments that make me cry like a baby are 1) saying goodbye to Garrus on Earth as fem!Shep both times, and 2) listening to Thane's fourth video message to fem!Shep. 😭😭😭💔💔💔 MY SPACE HUSBANDS Also, Anderson's death gets me now too because my dad died a year and a half ago, so it hits for even deeper reasons. This game is *b r u t a l* 🥺
as someone who has played a lot of this game i absolutely love watching people experience this for the first time. i don't cry at these scenes anymore until i see someone else really feeling it and then i just lose it lmao. it just makes my heart happy to see how touched people are by this game because it was really life changing for me
VIdeos like this show you how much of a Masterpiece the OG Trilogy of Mass Effect is. The mere fact that you can pull this kind of emotion out of millions is a testament to the writing, music, etc. Long live Mass Effect!
Man I have played this game *way* too many times to have such a strong emotional response anymore, but the moments that will always stick with me are Mordin’s death, Legion’s death, and Shepard’s final goodbye (specifically with Tali romanced, her farewell always breaks my heart)
Leaving Earth, looking around during the Palaven mission, watching Grunt literally run into death to buy us time, Mordin dying, Thane dying, Legion dying, me dying of laughing and crying during the Citadel DLC, meeting the Leviathan (that scene is monumental by itself), the final with Hacket’s speach and when you bring every fleet to Earth, then saying goodbye to everyone, Anderson dying… chosing was hard too every time (when chosing the destroy ending I always told myself that EDI and the Geth better making backups in every hour so we can just push the restart button on them TT-TT) I love this game but I my heart just can’t take it
This trilogy is something else for me, It's a masterpiece in story telling that few games have been able to achieve, I'm forever grateful with bioware for creating this masterpiece. I always choose destroy, and sometimes synthesis, but for me, the only good reaper is a dead reaper, ever since the first scene, watching them destroy unharmed vehicles with women and children, I wasn't sad, I was fucking furious, well I think it's time to play it one more time. Keelah Se'lai
The first time I played EM was when Legendary Edition came out. I was not prepared for how much the ending would get me. Literally emotional for days after, and immediately started a second playthrough. I still tear up when I hear the music. These games are so special, no other series has ever had such an emotional effect on me!
I just completed a me1-3 playthrough to get the absolute best destroy ending (The one considered canon). Boy, I was an emotional wreck by the end of it. Bioware really know how to write a damn good story. Now I want my emotions to be utterly destroyed once again with the Mass Effect 4 game due to release in a couple of years. Great video!
i’ve never seen Destroy! i do want to do a playthrough sometime where i do everything the opposite of what i usually do, so i’ll perceive it hopefully soon 👀
@@LilijaTheLancer You could react to the Perfect Destroy Ending: drive.google.com/file/d/1qYK6BazBx70nXvcakFAcnQ_0429sWr0e/view?usp=sharing Perfect Destroy is only available to a true Heroic Shepard, who has done almost everything possible, and gathered the largest of fleets.
I love you so much. Thank you for this. I've had so many playthroughs and I bawl every time. I recently lost someone very close to me in my life. I have been in shock, but watching your video and your reactions allowed me to fully cry and feel the pain and loss, but, at the same time it was cathartic. My friend will always be a part of me. In my mind and in my heart. You helped me release these emotions, as the Mass Effect series (which my friend and I love) helped in the past. Thank you for being a beautiful human being. Thank you for this reaction.
Thank you for this video! I cried so much that I feel like my head is going to explode. So much emotion in this game. Brief, new subscriber unlocked! And thank you from Belgium.
The first time I played 3 i didnt understand why people hated the ending. It was incredibly moving and I started to cry when showing flashbacks as i sacrificed myself. It was friggin rough. I felt like I actually saved the galaxy. It wasnt until i tried different endings that i noticed they cut corners. Still, AMAZING writing even though the options are limited. It was awesome convincing reaper Martin Sheen with full charisma.
When a video-game brings you in this state, loveing the characters, carrying about them, and most of all, crying, you know its a game done right. It hits you right in the soul. Probably the best trilogy ever.
This game captures "grim" like no other, really puts you in the thick of it not pulling any punches. I know people whine about the ending but I still think this game is a work of art.
Yeah, Mass Effect hits hard. They captured the feeling of loss and the destructive nature and tragedy of war very well. I had to take a break after deaths of Legion and Mordin and when Thane died, damn it broke me for two days while games ending did the same thing but for whole week.
i can relate to all the parts you broke down for. I'm gonna let what you said about grunt slide since you chose control. I chose destroy and that music does hit those heart strings
I'm glad I'm not the only one who started crying during the photo being taken in the Citadel DLC. I'm just sitting there crying, going "I don't want this to end, I want them to remain in this happy moment forever."
Every time Mordin's sacrifice, Legion's sacrifice and the death of Thane comes it always shatters my heart every damn time. No matter how many times I see its like I can never get used to seeing those scenes. I'm balling my eyes out just watching this video
I always choose destory for the simple fact that Shepard survives if you have 7800 war asset points and because I believe the indoctrination theory well because Shep's eyes are like ilussive man's if you choose control or merge I just think destroy is more canon and less emotional because shep survives if you have enough war asset points
I just rushed through it so is there any way to just get the required assets before the last mission? Also doesn't 5000 assets suffice to make Shepard survive in the end? I really wanted to see Shepard alive in the end but it was just bad luck for me that I rushed it through
I literally found your content from this video. I'm a fucking retired US Army Infantryman.....you don't get used to seeing dead civilians like that. Goes against. Few games really have the balls to cross that line. ME3 is one of the ones that slams it's balls on the table and makes you stare as civilians are killed in the millions. So your reaction is completely valid
People can say whatever they want about the endings, but boy did they make all the farewells hit like a dreadnought. Peak character development, even in the smallest conversations.
How did people hate on this when it came out? Mass effect 3 has its problems but it’s a work of modern art. Also idk if you know, but if you romance tali when she gets hurt in the final charge, Shepard tells her to go to rannoch and build herself a home. To which she tears the players heart out by saying “I have a home…come back to me.”
I know how you feel. I've been crying each time I play it, especially ME3. You can't get away from not crying. You're going to do it and swear each time! Like I said, you can't get away from it.
Anderson's death... Oh my. "You did good son, you did good... I'm proud of you" words all any young man wants to hear from those he respects and or loves.
Saying goodbye to Tali and Garrus will always wreck me emotionally. I hope with the next Mass Effect, we can all at least get some closure as to what happened to Shepard and the Normandy crew after the ending of 3.
Honestly, when Shep saw the reaper targeting the shuttle with the kid on it, how much more impactful would it have been if he/she screamed at it to get out of here faster in hopes to save at least someone.
The most powerful line in all of Mass Effect is in the Renegade Mordin ending in ME3 where Mordin screams "I made a mistake!" That is so powerful and impactful. Quite a bit of character growth wrapped in a single sentence.
with the "Virmire Savior Mod" you could save both Ash and Kaiden in ME1 and they both would stick with you in ME3, complete with dialogue, banter and such. Also with the "Thane can live" Mod, Thane suvives his illness due to a new untested cure. You only get that via mail tho. But he won't die and there would be no prayer with his Son. Only Mordin's (Paragon Route), Legion's and Anderson's sacrifice are the ones that can't be undone. Btw: With "Anderson's Final Speech restored" Mod makes the scene even more heartbreaking. oh and saying goodbye to Garrus in the end fight is hard, but if you romanced Tali, oh by the Emperor, you gonna cry for days. And saying goodbye to Grunt is always wholesome.
I cried the whole video with you, omg 😭😭😭 I'm on my second playthrough, and the more you play the trilogy the more you love it! I hadn't seen the control ending before watching your video and I must say, that was a shockingly interesting outcome! Shepard, watching and taking care of everyone, fulfilling the promise she made to Garrus. It came full circle, I guess. Now, let me get back to ME2 where I'm romancing Tali for the first time hehe ❤🥰 Thank you for sharing such heartfelt moments with us! 💕
I remember playing the entire trilogy the first time. I had a romance with Garrus and it is so well conducted that at the very end when I took up the connection with the Reapers though, I cried like a baby thinking about the rest of the crew and him. It hit too hard.
I must admit, I’ve watched this video at least 5 times over the past few months. Lilija’s sensitivity and my strong empathy means this video is cathartic therapy for me, lol.
Wrex and Bakara naming their kid Mordin is so overlooked because not everyone gets it, depending on how they played the trilogy. When I tell you I balled like a baby the first time I heard it. There was so much behind that simple sentence.
