The Reapers are here already?!😭 | My FIRST TIME playing Mass Effect 3 | Blind Playthrough [1] 

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I love how Mass Effect has taught everyone to read the intro fast ME1: No one reads it the first time ME2: Most people assume they've made it longer and also fail to read it ME3: *TURBO MODE ACTIVATED*

It is a bit of a breath of fresh air to watch see the conversation with Kaiden with a streamer who doesn't hate him by default. 🤣

Welcome to Mass Effect 3 be ready to cry.

*chuckles in “stay hydrated because of the amount of tears you’re going to shed”*

I swear the opening to Mass Effect 3 is soooo good

The Normandy arriving makes me feel emotional too. Suppose its because theres all this horrible stuff happening around you and it appears lke a beacon of hope!

Me, remembering what happened with Jenkins and Nihlus: “Uh oh, Lucy, don’t get too attached to this kid…”

This is it, Commanders! Welcome in. I'm interested to know - are you new to the channel, or have you been here before? Let me know! And be sure to follow on Twitch if you wanna watch along live some time - www.twitch.tv/lucyjrobyn 💜

Stoked! Best advice I can give is to always talk to your crewmates after each mission, no matter what. Much more dialogue/banter in this game than in ME2

Excited for this adventure! Good job YT comment section- Keep up the no spoilers for Lucy's playthrough please!!

I love how the identity of the shadow broker used to be a huge mystery and now everyone has her on speed dial, even Hackett

Big thing for this game, you will NOT have enough money for everything and that's ignoring the weapon upgrade part. Some guns are worth two or three missions worth of funds/loot. Also gun mods are back and Armor parts change the bonuses you get (base armor is Health up, you don't have a helmet equipped from start for some reason).

I know this has nothing to do with ME3 but girl whatever you're doing makeup wise? 🔥🔥🙏 We're gonna be taking the Reapers down in style in this run for sure

Yay! I was waiting for this since I loved your ME1 and ME2 playthroughs. Plus, it feels so good to find people who love and understand Kaidan ❤ I hope you enjoy this third game. It's such an emotional rollercoaster! Will be waiting for the next video ❤

I've played this game dozens of times. It gives me goosebumps every time I get to see the introduction. Enjoy your playthrough ;-)

i love the shepard and kaidan angst tbh

Thanks Lucy! Looking forward for the next episode 😉

My first time here! Saw you were playing my favourite game in the series so I just had to jump in and say hi ! The gameplay felt so smooth, it looked great, the story was..... well it was emotional. As were the last 2 games. Loved how we met up with our love interest or Virmire Survivor straight away :) Fun fact: James is voiced by Freddie Prince Jr

Love your content Lucy! Superb as always!

Liara is back!🤩🥰Great beginning thanks so much Lucy! You're in for a treat!!

Woww your attention to detail with the editing here is flawless. The flow and pacing throughout is on point, enhancing the immersion perfectly. GG 🤜

I love this trilogy, and it’s a treat to see others witness it firsthand. The universe, the characters, so masterfully done.

So happy to see you back. Was getting worried by like the 9th or 10th straight ME2 Short that you were away on a long holiday 😊

This game is so depressive yet so epic. A Masterpiece. Nothing comes close.

Been waiting for this! Can’t wait for more! Just some info about Nova: it’s a close quarters power that uses your barriers as its power source. It staggers most enemies and knocks them out of cover. It’s best to pair it with Charge since it refills your barriers, and then Nova uses it up. If you have a light enough weapon loadout, the ideal combo is Charge>Nova>Shotgun>Charge>repeat

"That better not be his new girl" *Flirts with Thane, Liara, Garrus, James, others*

How James is connected to Shepard is only explained in the comics. He is also the protagonist of the animated movie Paragon Lost. It's not an amazing movie, but it's worth watching if you wanna know more about the random guy who just shows up and is all chummy with Shepard out of nowhere, especially if your only source of lore is the games...

Ooh no the Reapers are back again! Been looking forward to watching this! 😃

Music does a great job to highlight the moment and pulls the heart strings even harder😂😢

Lucy what a journey, ME3 will be the culmination of all your hard work. have tissues ready you are in for a rollercoaster of emotions. Lol

Seriously. To this day. No other game I've played has captured the feeling of hopeless despair like this one.

I forgot to mention. If you want all the warm fuzzies make ALL paragon choices. Just saying.😁

I was in college when ME3 came out and I love how you guys are discovering the series. That said, I wish they had brought back multiplayer with the legendary edition. Also, keep hella tissues handy.

I’ve played this game at least 10 times but the leaving Earth scene never fails to make me cry 😭

If you want to find out about who James is I urge you to watch "Mass Effect - Paragon Lost", it's an anime movie with James as the protagonist, it plays during the 2 years that Shepard was dead for in ME:2 and it's awesome.

Can't wait to see what the upcoming sequel brings...The story just grabs you.

I've never heard the expression "He looks really pearly" for someone who's gotten so beat up. Thumbnail looks adorable 🥹

Lol! Oh man, I've missed you Lucy. Immediately compliment a new feature and then miss the chance to use it. "Chefs kiss"

ME3 is like one heartbreak after another... and some fun in between... Good luck Lucy!!!

Yay, I really missed seeing you playing Mass Effect, what did you think of this first meeting with Kaidan? It's a very good continuation of the story, I'm looking forward to the new episodes, Lucy. 🎉🎉🎉

Fun fact, the Cannibals are Batarians who have been turned into Husks. You can tell because they have the same face as the Batarians. Seems like the Batarians got hit first and really hard.

I find the reaction to the opening of the third game interesting. Every playthrough I see everyone is so surprised that Earth falls at the beginning. When the game was released, we all knew Earth would fall. The entire marketing campaign was centered around the words "Take Earth Back." it's cool to see to see the difference trailers can have.

There's just an *insane* amount of detail for Liara's face this time around - minute details when she smiles, how her eyes crinkle, etc. They clearly spent a lot of resources on her and it paid off . . .

I'm positively shocked that this intro was never spoiled for you.

Someone else may have already mentioned it, but James was voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr. If you're not familiar with him, he was a young heartthrob actor in the late '90s/early '00s. He's probably best known for the movie She's All That and for playing Fred in the live action Scooby Doo movies.

We're in 2024, cant believe this game is still alive and theres still an active player base.

You're pretty great at combat, have you thought about upping the difficulty level to the next one? Great intro, hat down for managing to read the intro!!! By the goddess that was fast 😅 laughed my ass of on the 'channeling mordin' 😂 Looking forward to the next ep!

I only played as a Vanguard once, but I'm pretty sure Nova works by burning off your current barriers and turning it into an AOE Damage explosion. You might notice that that has good synergy with Biotic Charge, which you can upgrade to increase your barriers after a successful charge. so you charge in, get the boosted barrier, then use Nova and do a heap of damage. There are lots of cool combos like that that you can do. More than the previous two games, this one especially feels like it's designed for you to combo various abilities/powers.

I'm pretty manly irl , but I always shed a tear when I play ME3 or when I watch LotR

Let the tears flow...

The Mars rover easter egg 😮

21.36. Uum. Technically kaidens rank of major outranks shepards lieutenant commander rank when she left the alliance. So in the alliance he'd actually be in charge. 😬 But kaiden knows the history. The Normandy being shepards ship is just symbolic and kinda expected at this point though. Lol.

Just to warn you you need to finish all the dlc before the second final mission priority Cerberus headquarters. Otherwise it locks all the areas afterwards and you are forced to go to earth and you can’t do them after the final mission because it goes back to just before the final mission when you go back to the save game

Short form is that Cannibals are Batarian Husks. We know from Arrival that Batarian space was closest to where the Reapers were arriving from outside the galaxy, so it makes sense that they would have stopped at a few of their planets on the way in.

15:20 that ship that the reaper cut through like warm butter? That was the largest ship in the Alliance Navy. Roughly 5000 in crew

I hope that Mass Effect 3 is going to be as good as the first two and I'm already liking it so far thanks Lucy J.🇬🇧🐶🐕🇬🇧

The ultimate Cerberus betrayal: they beat up Shep's boyfriend!

im glad you started the 3rd game

And for the record, im playing me3 right now and am at the same point!!! ❤🎉

Biotic charge then nova is devastating, especially into a group.

well as we been saying over and over, take your time and do all the sidequests before moving onto Priority missions, that includes scanning the planets, its not much when they dont stack up, but best of luck, im sure you got this, most sidequests are pretty fast (usually because most are from scanning planets)

i also wondered what the vibes were between james, kaidan and shep when i first played me3 👀

200% power cooldown, charge -> nova, shotgun to face! Rinse and repeat!

New drinking game. Shot whenever I hear holy moly 😂🎉

Lucy...Charge and Nova. Never forget.

Good luck! This game wrecked me

I must say that after commenting on your ME2 play through I am very proud of you. Although I always chose "Ashley" (my youngest daughters name) and played Paragon female as well that your emotional reactions mirrored mine and like I said I'm 68 years old and a grandfather. In the entire series from 1-3 full play through's from scratch I have 30,000-ish hours at least. It is always fresh and alive every time! They just don't make them like this anymore that ANYONE can play. "Andromeda" is a lot more complicated and set in a far future. Not as engaging in my opinion. I hope to see you trying the last installment to see how you like it. Great video and God Bless. Great success to you and your channel!😁 :Addendum: I highly recommend that if you play it again to claim "Carnage" as a uber skill. You'll save a LOT of ammo!

2:39 "Where are we?" >The first mission takes place in Vancouver. The only way you'd know that is if you saved the game while there and the save file says it. Also; I used to live there and it definitely does not look like Vancouver. I'd expect the cityscape to change over ~200 years but I would expect to recognize some of the mountain peaks in the background.

Lucy: "We should kiss" Liara: "During combat Shepard???"

Please let the Kaden romance commence!!!

Lucy Vas Promiscuity in the house!!

Upvote for 2:15. Spectacular.

Get ready for a wild ride

1/2 years later the Arrivel!

Not even a tear on the opening, you really are renegade.

Hi Lucy, I saw this episode on Twitch. I suggest to not rushing through priority missions but doing seconday tasks before them.

Nice to see vids like this. Im currently playing ME3 legendary edition for thw first time and am halfway through I guess. Wanting to play more but also sad the story will end 🥲

Charge and Nova are a great combo

So weird seeing Kaiden still alive in ME3 lol

you meet Chakwas on the Citadel since she might not have survived the finale mission in ME:2; then Michelle takes care of Kaidan and joins your crew afterwards.

Pro tip for when you have Liara in your squad: If enemies are approaching in an airborne vehicle, slap them with a Singularity; at least a few of them will be suspended where they are and take fall damage when they hit the ground after the vehicle flies off. Also, the only powers that have any effect on Guardians (the ones with the shields) are biotic powers that take enemies off their feet.

Awesome start Chaos Queen ....... the music in ME so underated and is taken to a new level in 3 .... enjoy all the new adventures , I know you will save us all lol ...... looking amazing too I must say 😍🤩 Stay strong Commander xo

27:43 since your a Vangaurd all you ever need is Charge and Nova, because nova does high damage Area of effect for the cost of your Barrier and Charge recharges the lost Barrier, trust me, you want to get in close to the enemy and make them Regret they woke up today with the deadly Nova Charge combo. but here is a tip, since you got abilities, carrying too much gun will make your abilities charge slower, so best to use light weight guns (for now, depending how heavy the guns you carrying will depend on how they effect your Abilities cooldown Bonus), but most important to have fun fun fun!, but yeah you can go in close range of enemies and vaporize them, just practice and you will soon see.

Too bad you can't bring Anderson with you on the Normandy. He's my Dad in ME 😭

Yay!

I'm glad you're enjoying the ME universe! I'm horrible with accents, what part of the world are you from? I'm from New York (long island specifically, not the city) I'm getting Northern English vibes. I have some Manc friends but I'm not getting that, but I could be totally wrong haha Anyway, cheers and I look forward to seeing you play ME3 :) edit : I played like 10 more seconds of your video and now I think you're Irish hahaha (told you I'm bad with accents)

Lucy I like to leave one recommendation! Referring to your intro speech. It's not game changing stuff so I'm not breaking your blind playthrough. There will be a mission, called Citadel: Shore leave. Leave this mission at the very end, AND BEFORE if you see a mission called Priority: Cerberus Headquarters. You will not regret it and as a viewer I think We will not regret it either. Gave me tears even if I'm a man. Yeah I had a lot of tears in this game anyway... but those were onion ninjas.

LFG yall !!!!

I'm glad I'm closer to the east coast of Canada Vancouver got screwed 😂 although if they also landed in Toronto I'd be screwed as well

(Non DLC) "priority missions" move the story time forward and change the state of the universe. As a major consequence, some minor/side missions will autocomplete/fail if not done prior. Such outcomes are often... unfortunate. Very.

start of me3 is good :-) exciting ;-)

Liara: I am the Shadow Broker James and Ashley/Kaiden: ZZZzzz

Lucy: "She's a baddy. We love her!" The prophecies never end with Lucy. Yes, I'm commenting far too much...

James is not a love interest, but he is loyal to you and anything you do. He's a hardened grunt who will follow you to the gates of hell and then some. Feel free to have fun with James. He's a great guy!

Will you be doing the dlcs for this one?

Mass effect 2 beginning was ruff. Mass effect 3. Hold my beer.

Jeepers Creepers, how'd we stop the Reapers?

Well this a good start for the final one.. Do you got any future plans maybe to start an Andromeda or a Baldurs Gate 3 playthrough? I am sure you will get some more people to enjoy watching you discover those games. P.S. I just saw that you already started a BG3 playthrough. Sorry, my bad just today I subscribed and I did not have yet watched everything you posted so far.

59:00 For a better shotgun you may try the scimitar. It can fire a little faster, got more shots and weight less than the underpowered starter shotgun. In the late game there is even an Elektro-Shotgun that works like a flamethrower, but effective against shields. Its called Reager Carabine. VEry helpful for Vangaurds. Mass Effect 3 got many weapons. Trying them out at the shooting range to find your favorite is part of the game. If you dont like Shotgun anymore you can also use heavy pistoles like the Talon, or SMGs like the Hurricane instead mixed with lightweighted assaultrifles. THere is even a heavy pistole designed against Shields and Barriers: Acolyte.