The Day Mass Effect Died 

What I also love about the ME trilogy is there is one random guy who keeps badgering salarians for a refund. He appears in all 3 games and he keeps getting send from one place to the other. At the very end his persistence is rewarded and he gets a 15 credit rebate. Seldom laughed so hard

When you randomly stumble on this video two years later and realise your clip of getting stuck inside the NPC’s made an appearance 😂

"Each of the originals was the kind of game where you would hate the fact that it was time to go to bed or work" It's like he's saying my entire high school life out loud

That goddammed Reaper sound though. Gave me CHILLS.

I utterly hated my own Player Character. I made him have scars, gray hair, a bit of beard etc. He was supposed to act like a badass. I was not allowed to play that way. He behaved like a teenager. Everyone on the Tempest behaved like a teenager.

Mass Effect: Andromeda, in fact, is the definitive proof that BIOWARE is the one that has died. BIOWARE is now basically just another of the Electronic Arts: Husks.

"This is Commander Shepard.....Remaster the original trilogy, and we'll bang ok.."

Mass Effect 1 still looks a heck of a lot better than some of the other games released around 2007. It's no Crysis, but I think even to this day it still holds up very nicely.

*"Look how they massacred my boy"*

I miss Garrus and Shephard

I just hope one day there will be a video called "the day that EA died"

In the Mass Effect 1 mission on Noveria that you were talking about, there is actually a 4th option also. When you enter the complex, there is a hanar merchant nearby who will ask you to smuggle goods for him (if you happen to talk to him). You can choose to rat the hanar out to the CEO in exchange for money, and if you press him further, a pass out of the complex. So that’s at least 4 different ways that you can get through that part of the mission, and only one is widely known. This truly exemplifies why Mass Effect 1, and the trilogy as a whole, was so great.

"I'm sorry, my face is tired" will always be the most memorable quote from this franchise. Good job.

There was a scene in ME1 towards the end of the game where there was a Prothean VI, the team discovered. The conversation my party had with that faceless VI was more touching, had more depth and gravity than the entirety of ME Andromeda.

If they used these graphics and gameplay and just used those assets to remake mass effect 1. Would have been amazing

I really missed the quality voice acting from the og ME trilogy. Jennifer Hale fucking rocked. Keith David, Lance Henrikson, Brandon Keener, Ash Sroka, etc. All of them, the whole cast was so good.

"I'm not a good writer" > Writes a really engaging sequel

Mass Effect didn't die, it was *murdered*

And then Legendary Edition came. I just hope Mass Effect 4 can live up to all the expectations and maybe, just maybe, surpass them.

Cora being the Illusive Man's daughter would've been incredible. She had a great story and a nice possibility for rivalry, but all her plots shamefully fell apart.

Mass Effect was murdered when Anthem became a idea

I still remember that moment in Mass Effect 1, when you were talking to Sovereign via Hologram, and it was finally delivered to you *what* exactly Sovereign was, and where this plot was going ... my jaw still hasn't been picked up off the floor from that moment.

35:55 and imagine how this could play when you first meet the Angarans. They get reports of your scientists murdered by the Kett: you gain their trust easier They get reports on your first outpost being full of soldiers: it's harder to get their trust

1:00 I played ME 1 for the first time in 2019 and I had to say it aged incredibly well. Graphics arent great but what can you expect from a decade old game. The gameplay can be described as clunky but it is solid.

I got Mass Effect trilogy many Christmases ago and it sat on my shelf for years, I regret this because when I finally played it all the way through.....I WAS BLOWN AWAY.

"It didn't die, it was Murdered" *COUGH* *COUGH* *COUGH*

Man, the sound that played at 42:54 instilled the most gut-dropping fear response I’ve ever felt. Screw you for doing that, but also ... well done for creating possibly the most compelling possible follow-up to Mass Effect 3 that didn’t crap on the canon.

What was great about Saren was that we didn’t even know why he was working with the Reapers until late in the game. For most of the game, we knew he was working with the Reapers, but not why. And Saren, of course, thought he was right, that HE was the hero, and you were the villain by ruining his plan. He’s a good villain.

Thx, now I have to live with the knowledge of what a superb Mass Effect sequel could be like and also that we will never get it. Where are my antidepressants?

They NEED to re-hire Drew Karpyshyn as a writer if they want to make a successful sequel to Mass Effect. For me, his writing style built the heart and soul of what Mass Effect always was. He was what made the first two (and in some parts the third) games so good.

Almost cried when you mentioned the Cora and Ilusive Man thing, that alternate storyline would be fantastic to experience, a nice way to pay homage to the trilogy and expand on it, so much possibilities with that Reaper, awesome video!

Being a MASSIVE Mass Effect fan this is heartbreaking to watch. I haven't even played Andromeda because just look looking at the husk of a character the main character is makes this impossible. RIP Commander Shepard.

"You can fight like a Krogan, run like a leopard But you'll never be better than Commander Shepard" ♪♫

I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite video on how Mass Effect died.

The reapers are such well written villains that even their reveal in a fan written story gives me so much chills. I really want to see your version of the story gets made.

Man we need the OG trilogy remastered, badly. P.S. after hearing YOUR version of how it should've went, I demand a retconn for ME: Andromeda NOW. They need to replace the narrative right now

What the Mass Effect games do so well is convince you the games are a lot bigger than they actually are.

DUDE. Your idea of what the story could've been gave me the chills. If only .... IF ONLY they had done this instead of rebooting the universe.

As someone super defensive of Andromeda, this was an eye opener - the first real critic of MAE that actually makes sense to me (as opposed to 'arr arr glitches and facial expressions booh'). I do wonder if there was more to the Kett story that was supposed to be revealed at some point in the later games, and there is the whole plot about the remnants that is very compelling to me and kept me interested in playing. But I completely see the points about the characters and the story being very poorly written, this analysis makes a lot of sense. Also do love the alternative story given here, I would definitely pay to play that!

_”The game so bad it killed the studio”_ Feckin savage

Mass Effect Andromeda didn't feel like a Mass Effect game. The whole atmosphere was off.

You've got me excited for a sequel that isn't even on the way 😂

I remember, back in the day while playing ME1, how afraid I was of any encounter with Saren just because of the possibility of him killing any teammate. Maybe now it sounds weird, but to my he managed to become a threat.

Dude... I would have LOVED to see a version of your rewrite of the plot. Like, jeezus I would have been FASCINATED by the confusion and paranoia that scenario would have evoked in me, prompting a nigh greedy need to know what is going on and how things were going to go. If played right, introducing previous antagonists as allies or neutral parties is a great way to continue a plot thread while making things utterly unique.

i swear seeing Sheppard punching that reporter make me laugh all the time

Man, that alternate illusive man idea is beautiful. Great video.

42:55 literally got chills, and your take on an alternative story is brilliant.

Omg you and me both gave up at the same point haha. I was so tired of the repeating the same cycle over and over again with each planet: Minor conflict on planet, work to find the artifact, resolve minor conflict, gain access to the hidden chamber for artifact/clue....repeat

Mass Effect died with Commander Shepard.

The alternative story was so interesting I would love to play it despite knowing how it will unravel.

What made Mass Effect 1, 2 and 3 is that the universe felt alive. It wasn't just another story, it was a living and breathing universe that became my favorite sci-fi.

It’s incredible how they messed up this story. You would think since the setting is in andromeda the writers would run rampant with tons of insane ideas. Just the audio log you find that has the reapers in it could have been an entire dlc or side quest to figure out what happened on earth.

Mass Effect 1-3: Human. Turian, Asari, Salarian, Krogan, Quarian, Volus, Hanar, Elcor, Vorcha, Geth, Protheans even Reapers/Leviathans Mass Effect Andromeda: Kett, Angara, Remnant. With remnant barely being a factor and Kett Angara well spoilers but u know what I mean. It was supposed to be an entirely new galaxy with more and not less aliens. World building was also bare minimum and the focus was on character quirks and their obnoxious interactions, it felt like another "Citadel" DLC.

How did ME1 age so incredibly poorly? Graphics and absolute precision aiming isn't everything. The story is the most conclusive and the overall universe of ME is firmly established and solid. ME1 is a reaction-driven game. ME2 is a character-driven game. ME3 is an event-driven game.

If you are watching in 2020 then you might know BioWare is making another Mass Effect.

_I'm Commander Shepard,and this is my favorite store in the citadel_

The Illusive Man is actually Elon Musk

I almost cried during your alternate story idea. God dammit.

damn dude, I want to play your version of Andromeda. It sounds even better than the trilogy

2 years later and we have a remaster and a new game

Sad, sad story. Mass Effect was a franchise that could have muscled its way onto the sci-fi podium, above even the titans: Star Trek and Star Wars. It was truly an awesome universe, utterly mishandled by money grubbing corporacrats lacking in any kind of vision or ambition. Rest in peace Mass Effect. Rest in peace.

"Sorry my face is tired from dealing with... everything." - Most lazy excuse not to add facial animations. It truly amazes me how bad this group of writers and producers and animators were. Don't release a game if it isn't finished. This might of ruined their careers forever, though.

You mean the day when a load of players did the last stretch of Mass Effect 3 and found out that "All your choices have an effect on the ending." meant you got a red, blue or green ending, right?

Watching this after putting about 20 hours into Andromeda after completing the Legendary Edition. The thing I noticed first, was the writing. Characters in the trilogy felt complex and unique, and just overall fun and I found myself attached to each of them. Thane and Tali are a couple of my absolute favorites. Andromeda on the other hand was boring, bland, and honestly just cringy. I still can’t remember what any of the characters names are.

Even though Andromeda killed the series, I will never forget the memories of playing 1-3. I will never experience anything like that again.

Dude, brilliant alternative take on what Andromeda could have been. That would have actually been interesting. I played all of Andromeda and it was ok. Ok is sad for a mass effect game

"It is unlikely that we will ever see a Mass Effect game ever again" Bioware in 2020: So here is a remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy and have a tease of a possible next game to add to the series ... ( sorry for bad spelling if there is any, english is not my main language)

16:00 I’m a firm believer that when a villain starts monologuing about their superiority and the inevitability of your failure, is the perfect time to just shoot them. Unless their expositing their plan, then just let them finish; they’ll probably try monologuing at you again later.

The OST on the background... not gonna lie, you made me cry(almost, little bit). And I don't cry too often.

I disagree that the original Mass Effect has aged poorly. I believe it holds up damn perfectly.

Excellent video. Was captivated and engaged all the way through. Looking forward to playing through the Mass Effect series for the first time, and this only further sparked my interest and excitement to experience what sounds like a masterclass trilogy. You were well articulated, entertaining, informative, and persuasive. Well done!

I played through Mass Effect 1 the first time to experience the game and beat the game before my friends, and I played through the second time to be a bad guy and make different choices.

If I only had 50 million to buy the rights to the games and story, I would gladly have this story implemented into Andromeda. But Alas... I only have 49 million...

Can I play the story you described at the end? Please, please, please!

To be fair on Andromeda’s mcgufin the Crucible project and the Catalyst was basically the same thing.

Been sitting here for a good 10 minutes after the video and have decided that your idea for how the story should've been is dope as f*ckkkk

BRB, I'm stealing your idea for a multi-chapter, 12,000,000 word fanfic.

I gotta admit; the fanfic crafting near the end was unexpected, but I actually like the idea for the story you laid out. I didn't expect to, but the way you described it slowly building to the elements actually got me quite interested. Much more interested than Andromeda's concept alone ever did.

Man Im crying… I’ve played that game since I was 12 and you sir, are a fan. I can see the love…and the hurt

I never felt that ME1 was that dated or clunky especially when the game was released, still my favorite of the trilogy.

What pissed me off most about ME:A was that EA refused to finish the game with storyline DLC. There were about a million untold stories in that thing. And once you settled in and accepted that Shep prolly isn't coming back, the game was over.

Mass effect 2 is the best cuz it adds a tali romance option

Your concept is amazing! I can't believe how good your idea is!

The Reapers remind me heavily one of those... "All units, we are picking up an unusual jump signature in your immediate vicinity." Btw, if ever have time and funds, this story will come to life, in one way or another. That was, the best "what if" I heard in a decade.

I was the biggest fan of the trillogy, its 2018 and im still pissed at what a turd andromeda was.

I really hated the Kett as villains because we've already seen them before. Not just in general, but we've literally seen them in Mass Effect. When the game threw the obvious truth about the Kett "plottwist" at me, I actually just quit playing. Mass Effect Andromeda is Mass Effect 2, but detached from what made ME2 interesting. In Mass Effect 2 you're still struggling to get society at large to recognise a great threat. A mysterious new race appears and attacks colonies, seemingly at random. You figure out that this race is linked to this greater threat, and eventually find out that this race, and the greater threat, both are corruptions of other previous sentient races that befell the same fate that now awaits the races of the current galaxy, should action not be taken. You gain a sympathy for this race, because they were once in the same boat as you. So what's their driving motivation? To preserve the knowledge and diversity of the species in the current cycle, before their extinction. In Andromeda, you have the Kett. They attack colonies, and eventually you find out that they were once regular people, before they were abducted and converted. So why? Just because.

This video. I saw it when it first came out. I was enamored. It got to the point that your theory is what I remember as the actual story of Andromeda. But when I went back to watch it again, I lost it. It had been a year and my RU-vid history no longer reflected it. I could not find this video, and I tried. Lord knows, I've seen every other Andromeda breakdown and criticism. I've seen countless other theories and speculations. I had given up, over the last 3 years I would occasionally think about some new keyword, or search parameter, and watch another 5-10 hours of contact trying to find it. Today, after getting halfway through ME (just got Grunt) I decided to watch some lore videos. I had been for the last few days since the release of Legendary Edition. I saw a few Andromeda lore breakdowns and general speculation, and thought I would try and dive in again. After all, I plan to finally finish Andromeda for the first time after completing the original trilogy for the nth time. Why not refresh my memory right? A few videos later and something caught my eye, something familiar. "The Day Mass Effect Died". I thought to myself that it was probably one of the hundred other videos I watched. Just some random explanation of EAs failings and why Andromeda wasn't worth my time or pre-order. I was going to skip it over, leave it as a forgotten memory and move on with my watching. But what if? What if this was it? Okay maybe I'll just watch the first few minutes and check, after all I've got about 5 hours left on this solo graveyard shift. Fuck. Yes. This was it, the video my 3 year journey had been searching for. The video whose theory became the canon in my head because it was so good. Right in front of me. The Reapers, the experiments, the Illusive Man. My fading memories of it catapulted into conciousness and came flooding back. Thank you, to the algorithm, to lore, to whatever god(s) is out there, and to the author, whose video has haunted my mind like a phantom, or maybe an angel, for 3 years. Going in the favorites, liked, subbed, satisfied.

It really broke my heart when i first played Andromeda. After that, i never bought EA new games anymore.

The art department for mass effect andromeda deserves an award for creating the most stunning and inspiring visuals I’ve ever seen , that (almost) made me forget about the script, poor acting talent from the Asari and human actors , and poor animations. Combat devs also deserve a medal for making a great combat mechanic despite using a trash Frankenstein engine which (almost) made me forget that there’s no powerwheel or companion direction.

This video has a better story than the actual game...

I really loved your analysis especially the new storyline you came up with was really fantastic. it's sad that to see you haven't made new videos and I hope to see some more soon. I genuinely believe you should have been the part of the mass effect writers. keep up the good work.

At least they seem to work on Mass Effect again by now. I just hope they completely dump Andromeda and go back to Milky Way, to the races, lore and mythology that are already present. Rebuilding the galaxy after the ending of ME3 for example. Main quest: Find a way to repair the mass effect relays to connect the galaxy again or something like this, idk. This franchise is too big to fail (at least I hope so). A game like this lives from its characters. That's where Andromeda disappointed me so damn hard. There never will be a cast like in the ME trilogy again (besides the cast of KotoR 1, which is the only game that can compete with ME in terms of characters and story telling). I can't believe what happened to Bioware :(

Sadly we already know why the reapers exist... i know a lot ot people hate it, but i actually liked the Leviathan dlc, it felt like a good episode of the X files.

I got CHILLLLSSS when I heard that music during your alternative take on Andromeda when the Reaper rose out of the ground.

I just want to say even now in 2021 I often come back and watch this video because of the masterpiece you made. Perfect analysis ,perfect music choices , and amazing work

Wow! I loved your "fan fiction" alternative story! I wish they would make DLC to add those details in or something!

Actually a Goomba actually has a more in-depth character than this villain, it’s one of bowser’s minions and attacks you because of it, it’s not much, but it explains why I’d does what it does, unlike discount flood here

Mass Effect didn't just die, it was MURDERED.

You are getting me hyped for a Mass Effect that is never gona exist

Fantastic video my man. Real great stuff. Especially the stories of illusive man