Made My Girlfriend Play Mass Effect

[@Lucas-sm8eu]

I am comander shepard and this is my favourite series on youtube

[@Tk-wz3dw]

Wrex: "Shepard."

[@CJOmega93]

​Shepherd: "Wrex."

[@jeremy6444]

Grunt: ''Shepard!''

[@KayDaPhantom76]

Shepherd: "Grunt"

[@ShirokumaSama]

Shepard Shepard Shepard

[@treiz01]

I CANNOT wait for the reaction to the opening of Mass Effect 2

[@meowz1894]

Literally one of my first thoughts, it’s gonna be a WILD ride

[@ChristopherBrininstool]

Or Archangel

[@Crocogator]

@@ChristopherBrininstool chicks dig scars

[@plants.plants]

Wrex is dead. Timeline is too cursed to continue 😅

[@zluurkeaksz]

And who will die in the final mission.

[@Tamnier-z2f]

I love how she got so attached to the story she's literally jumping out of her seat at the end. I love mass effect so much

[@JohnDoe-vm5rb]

(looks at mass effect 3) Oh dear. Remember people, game of thrones season 8 mass effect 3'd it's ending.

[@jm329]

@@JohnDoe-vm5rbNot really. People complained too much about that.

[@JohnDoe-vm5rb]

@@jm329 nah, both killed interest and goodwill, with the endings undermining the enjoyment of what came before for many people. Remember all those side-stories for GoT that were planned? Andromeda is functionally a soft reboot, the original setting was felt to be so tainted. House of the dragon managed to resuscitate the game of thrones setting a bit but Andromeda was a laughing stock and pretty much murdered it for normies.

[@jm329]

@@JohnDoe-vm5rb No, people overhyped it in their minds and that is what killed their enjoyment. People want more mass effect, especially after andromeda.

[@JohnDoe-vm5rb]

@@jm329 We'll have to agree to disagree. Regardless, I doubt there's going to be a mass effect 5 if this next one fails.

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

She’s the perfect person to play this game. Got fully invested so fast. Her listening to all the codex entries while painting her nails is so cute!!!

[@weazz]

not only "cute" but is maybe something Fem Sheppard would have done as well. On a long Normandy Flight. Doing her homework painting her nails.

[@jsmallzee1590]

Dang, am I even a real ME fan? I still haven't listed to the codex entries :D I am too ADD to sit down and listen to them

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

@@jsmallzee1590 I haven’t played the games myself, partly because I’m much more attracted to the Visual Novel aspects than the combat, but I absolutely love seeing my the story through others

[@weazz]

@@jsmallzee1590 I read them, listening is far too slow.

[@Galiant2010]

@@jsmallzee1590 I read like 75% of them, only fully listened to the first couple. But as a fast reader I hate listening to someone read when I can just read what's being said lol. And the ones I skipped were ones I felt I already had a good grasp on the lore for.

[@ChozotheBozo]

The Codex in ME1 is SERIOUSLY so good. They voiced the entire thing, which made getting into the lore so much easier.

[@laileleneirose7966]

Yesss, I loved reading the codec and listening to the voiced entries.

[@Grendel2403]

Yup, they're voiced through all three games. One of the few games where I really enjoyed reading the lore entries

[@KMS2K]

The primary entries are voiced, the secondary ones aren't.

[@Conner3030]

Woof Wrex and The OG Council are dead. I am sure this will turn out fine. I mean Wreve is such a sane and rational guy. Yup, everything will turn out just fine.

[@Crocogator]

The new council is 100x better, but Wreave will be... interesting. That does have a slight side effect of being able to save someone else in 3, buuuut. Is it really worth it?

[@autismreal4]

@@Crocogator That all depends on who makes the suicide mission out alive. Which probably won't be a lot.

[@Crocogator]

@@autismreal4 JACOB IN THE VENT! JACOB IN THE VENT! I mean. He volunteered!

[@grimmashe6556]

@@Crocogator Yeah, you save Wrex.

[@Conner3030]

@@Crocogator I have only ever let the council die in one of my many playthroughs and I am not saving them I am saving the Destiny Ascension and her crew they could space the council for all I care.

[@Vouru]

*Sees Rex get shot* Not on my watch dammit! *Downloads game to play through it again*

[@YoungMrBlue]

Lol

[@DendoSupreme]

fr me right now XD

[@BatalionHunter]

I remember that conversation was playing paragon and that was a difficult discussion but i managed to talk rex down

[@pezdispencer113]

@@BatalionHunter It's really easy to save him, you either need to go at least 75% in either morality, or do his sidequest. She did none of those options apparently.

[@BatalionHunter]

@@pezdispencer113 really? man, it felt way more tense at the time. (think i had both 75%+ of paragon and probably did his sidequest since well every side quest i could get I would do no matter how annoying)

[@claytalian9091]

Her losing Wrex makes me think the ME2 suicide mission is gonna be a hilarious mess. 🤣

[@maxsalmon4980]

Hmm, you don't have Wrex on your squad in ME2 though. However, it's going to have big repercussions in ME3, hoo hoo hoo boy.

[@claytalian9091]

@@maxsalmon4980 i was just thinking if she screwed that up, the suicide mission is gonna be crazy 🤣

[@Jurgium]

​@@claytalian9091realizing you fucked up and counted DLC missions towards your 4 before the invasion triggers and you're suddenly scrambling to figure out how to keep everyone alive without full loyalty across the board... Yeah. 😅

[@jenniferhanses]

It does mean she didn't do Wrex's companion quest. And since companion quests are the backbone of the suicide mission, you're right to wonder how it will turn out. Will she do them all? Or will they be left undone? Will she upgrade the ship considering she didn't realize she could spend points and use unity? I have many questions.

[@kingayvaz]

With so many deaths in ME2, her party in ME3 Citadel will be very empty.

[@KingOldendorf]

Wrex death is the reason why i keep replaying back to the start of the game to make sure he alive....

[@thejonathan130]

I found the Krogan to be unbearable in ME3. Wrex was the only reason I'd put up with them later on. Having him die off on Virmire makes it so much easier to side with the Salarians later on. Also, fuck Mordin. Adderall addicting asshole lol

[@baylaust]

Ah, Girlfriend learning the harsh truth of choice-based RPGs: always pour everything into Charisma.

[@pablotomasllodra4423]

She should have realized the power of saving and loading multiple files!

[@nyghtrunner]

From what I could tell, she also chose the "middle" option a lot, so I doubt her Paragon/Renegade scores were very high.

[@KurosakiYukigo]

I'm so happy she listened to the Codex, it adds so much to the world.

[@clarencewalters338]

i loved that the main entries of the codex are voiced!

[@CaptainEffort]

This... might be my favorite video from you guys yet. Her going through the codex is like the best thing I've ever seen. I can't even tell you how excited I am to see her check out ME2, I hate that I have to wait lol

[@theonegoldengryphon]

Ooh, no Wrex? This is going to be an interesting playthrough

[@cadepeterson5243]

Rip to the man

[@Crocogator]

Interesting indeed. I kinda like doing spicy ME2/3 plays.

[@MrMovieMaker116]

And so GF doomed the Krogan species. Good night everybody!!

[@jenniferhanses]

Indeed. I was surprised that not only hadn't she built up either speaking skill, but that she also hadn't done Wrex's companion quest. Could mean interesting things for ME2 and getting all those companion loyalties.

[@BK-ob3lo]

Perfect playthroughs are boring. As nice as it feels to not have any downsides, a hero's journey should have them make mistakes and sacrifices imo. Living with the consequences of your past decisions is the best part of this series and the writers did a great job of moving the story forwards organically with all possible variations accounted for.

[@CJOmega93]

I think my favorite part of these videos is the pure child-like glee you hear in her voice as the emotional and exciting parts of these games play out, the ending part of the video put a big smile on my face as I relived my excitement the first time I play this game so long ago with her screams of joy. Looking forward to the next game, this is Commander Shepherd, and this is my favorite KZbin power couple. Safe travels

[@inquisitive6786]

It’s just acting lol but still kinda funny depending on what happens on screen

[@benfubbs2432]

@@inquisitive6786 Yeah, I am obsessed with this game so I watch a lot of ME trilogy playthroughs and so many put on an act to be entertaining. Then the game hits them with real emotion and the act instantly falls away.

[@Inzaynmembrain97]

I assume the Wrex death for her was probably a lesson in not always going through the middle in dialogue options in the series, that’s probably one of my favorite parts about these games is that making a decisive decision is most often the best way to go

[@jenniferhanses]

She couldn't pick renegade or paragon. They weren't lit up. Also she apparently missed the Wrex companion quest (guess she rushed things for the mainline story). I'm curious how her playstyle is going to impact ME2 with the squad loyalty issues.

[@Inzaynmembrain97]

@@jenniferhanses yea I assume she didn’t raise her renegade or paragon abilities at all or she might’ve tried to do a split of both abilities which can inhibit your chances for renegade or paragon dialogue options, I actually can’t blame her for missing the Wrex Side Quest because I never realized he had a mission until like my 3rd playthrough same with Garrus

[@jenniferhanses]

@@Inzaynmembrain97 LOL. Have you realized Kaidan has one? You may not have registered it because he doesn't give it to you, but it's dealing with all those human biotics who are rebelling.

[@Inzaynmembrain97]

@@jenniferhanses yeah that one I have found I don’t usually keep Kaiden alive in my playthroughs but yeah when I finally decided to do a run with him alive I found that one

[@Arkayjiya]

This is one of the worst part of the game imo. Andromeda was mediocre but what it did best is let you actually express your character how you wanted to without locking you out the solutions to any major decisions. You succeeded or failed based on your decisions that were relevant to the situation, not based whether you got a high enough "scoret" by bullying or helping an orphan two planets over.

[@WhenzJuly]

The n7 design on the nails during the ad read is awesome

[@Elias110194]

Her experience with the Codex is so wholesome! I’ve always just skimmed through them and learned about the lore on wikis or through videos. I never thought someone would use them as audiobooks 🤣 I bet the writters that put HOURS into those logs would be so happy about this.

[@Fyrestorm24]

honestly, I know everyone has the games they like but I'm really glad to see that we're possibly shifting away to things that aren't pokemon / soulsborn games. I know that these two enjoy them and they are both very much beloved franchises but I'm also glad that tarny's gaming horizons are being expanded once again. Gaming is a lot of things across a lot of genres and seeing her being able to experience this stuff for the first time and enjoy it like we all did / still do is awesome.

[@jenniferhanses]

Based on her attachment to her bug companions in that other game they played, I'm really glad she's getting to play games with more of a social group. It seems like having a socialize component and people to get attached to works well for her.

[@JDelwynn]

Seriously, I can't even feign interest in Pokemon so I've skipped a lot of episodes.

[@BJGvideos]

To be fair this is also a RPG series. But yeah it's a different kind.

[@TwoLeftThumbs]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how great the first Mass Effect Soundtrack is?

[@Jurgium]

Imma get downvoted to help for this... But ME's soundtrack blows. There's only 3 good tracks (which are fucking phenomenal,) but outside of those, it's mostly just... Meh

[@user-ly2ll5od1r]

@@Jurgium I think it's consistently way above average. Sure there's the vigil, suicide mission, and leaving earth which are the big ones for each respective entry, but there's a handful of pretty good ones also in each, especially the 3rd game. Even the combat music in each isn't that bad either.

[@jackattacktron1000]

Seeing Wrex die just hurts my soul. 😢

[@misterkite]

When I first played this back in 2007, I killed Wrex simply because I couldn't believe the game was actually giving me that option.. at the time, too many games had an illusion of choice, but if you actually pushed them, they'd wuss out and funnel you to the "correct" answer.

[@KopperNeoman]

Most choices in Mass Effect are puzzles, but it's nice that the game lets you screw up.

[@NEVAR177]

To be fair it doesn't really matter because eventually mass effect funnels you into the end anyways

[@clarencewalters338]

to be fair to the ending, we never should have gotten a choice on how we dealt with the reapers. ME2 established the galaxy hardly prepared for them in a meaningful capacity so the crucible was always a plot element they needed. The choices shouldve been everything leading up to the final battle with more in depth ending slides that do a better job at depicting how the galaxy's races are faring in the period recovering from the war.​@@NEVAR177

[@shuaguin5446]

​@@NEVAR177 True but the Krogan dillema is one that works the best. Depending on many decisions the future of the Krogans can be drasticaly different.

[@MadMadNomad]

Me too, but I re-loaded an earlier save and replayed a whole bunch of game to undo it. I know I'm supposed to live with the consequences of my actions, but.... I have absolutely no regrets. A future without Wrex was not one I wanted to live in. (I also thought companion deaths in battle were permanent, and reloaded every time any of them went down. I had heard people talk about characters dying for good in the series, presumably in reference to the choices in one and the Suicide mission in two, and assumed it was way more hardcore than it actually was. I was on the last few missions when I complained about constantly having to reload when somebody charged into fire, and my brother went "You know they revive automatically after combat, right?")

[@evilglowstik1376]

Wrex is my favorite character, but i need to know about the most important decision in the game. Did she punch the reporter?

[@SnowmanTF2]

It took me at least a dozen play throughs before finally seeing the path without punching them in any of the trilogy

[@Bardic_Knowledge]

My first playthrough, I sent Kaiden to the bomb because he said he had experience with the tech, and then went to save him because I wanted to make absolutely sure that bomb went off.

[@BearWith_You]

What kinda annoys me is how Kirrahe lives even if they're with who you sacrifice (if you do everything for his sidequest of course)

[@ThomasC-sd9mz]

Same! I also chose the "concentrate on Sovereign" option at the end, as it seems like the most sensible one when you don't know the results.

[@PearOfTwos]

I did this to my fiance back in the day, too. The only bit of guidance i gave her was to max out either of the conversation skills before the end of the game. Her jaw literally dropped when Saren actually did it.

[@Yora21]

As rough as this game is in many places, that moment was a really inspired writing idea.

[@HisMagnificence]

Wrex dead? Oh baby noooooo... This is a disaster.

[@junpeixix]

Crazy timing - I just started playing the Mass Effect trilogy, as well! Excited to watch along as I do my own playthroughs! P.S., I appreciate you blurring out the two options in the intro for spoiler's sake. Common Nick and Tarn W.

[@NinjaGroundhog]

0:18 When I saw the blurred out names for the spoiler I looked to see how old Mass Effect is, now I really wish I hadn’t

[@ecviets]

I am playing through this game with my wife. I beat the series myself on Insanity (I've platinumed the trilogy [and Andromeda]), and now we're going through together on Casual/Narrative. She gets motion sick very easy by controlling the player, so I am doing all movement and combat, but she is making all the dialogue choices and assignment of points and upgrades (basically, I'm facilitating her playthrough/story). She's also not a gamer, so its been an interesting experience so far. :)

[@TherenDusk]

12:55 "it just doesn't look as cool!" Me too girl me too, I am the same way ngl whenever I play an RPG I choose what looks better over better stats unless the stats are an extreme upgrade.

[@ChocolatierRob]

Dang, her difficulty with making decisions is exemplified by her always choosing the middle option. Rex’s life on the line - middle options. Council’s lives on the line - middle option. Difficult decision? Play it down the middle baby.

[@shuaguin5446]

Which may had been a problem if she had played on the original version. Not having enough Renegate or Parangon point had some dire consequences later on. ME is all about making though decision in a decisive maner. Here her indecision got Wrex killed. Hope she learns from it.

[@jenniferhanses]

She didn't have renegade/paragon options for Wrex. Middle option was her best option. She just also apparently didn't do his quest.

[@Atlessa]

@@jenniferhanses She didn't have renegade/Paragon options BECAUSE SHE ALWAYS PICKS THE MIDDLE - that's the entire point.

[@jenniferhanses]

@@Atlessa That's not how ME 1 works. You invest points to get the ability to do renegade paragon stuff.

[@sapphireblaze473]

@@jenniferhanses Not putting points into those stat's still amounts to a choice to not pick those options though so it could still be argued Tarny's habit of middlepicking is to blame in this case.

[@karmotrineYT]

Oh it's so cute to watch someone go through this series for the first time!! I can really put myself in Tarny's shoes as I was exactly the same on my first playthrough - listening to every little bit of investigation dialogue, and constantly combing through the Codex to get all that extra info and lore. I personally think that the first game is actually the best in the series, and I must say that even with multiple playthroughs I've only just now for the first time seen the first half of the final Saren boss 😅 Really looking forward to a continuation of this series, and her reactions to some of the big moments going forward! The final mission of ME2 is sure to be interesting if this is how she approached ME1!!

[@DanKaschel]

Man, I barely hung through ME1 but fell in love with ME2 so hard I ended up going back and starting over. ... still didn't love ME1 though 😂

[@zeeinfinite]

ME Trilogy is one of the best RPG media in history. And seeing her being so genuinely excited about it makes me so happy.

[@The_Real_Mr_Al]

That smooth transition into the ad gave me a lot of "I'm Commander Tarny, and this is my favorite product on the Citadel" vibes. 😆

[@Vynirian]

Oh my god let's gooooo Tali best girl. Garrus best boi.

[@00Clank]

I knew there was a reason for this bad feeling I got when I first saw both Paragon and Renegade dialogue options greyed out in a set of dialogue options...

[@jaderabbit898]

Report to the ship as soon as possible. We'll bang, okay?

[@Pir-o]

I hope he shows her those videos. As well as the Commander Shepard song.

[@jaderabbit898]

@@Pir-o Dunno about that, but if she somehow stumbles it onto them by herself, we have a lot of explaining to do.

[@exxy9931]

I think you stumbled into the wrong franchise, sir. You're not the Mida Multi-Tool or Forerunner. Get back to Destiny.

[@jaderabbit898]

@@exxy9931 I left Destiny a long time ago.

[@SirFooplesTheThird]

Follow all the news on next week's episode of Battle Tits

[@navybuddy1047]

RIP Wrex...but I'm glad the enthusiasm for Joker is alive and well :)

[@davidwong6575]

Super great point she made about Tali’s body language. She has so much personality in movement and voice you forget youve never seen her face

[@JustBenUnofficial]

Can’t wait to see what she thinks of Dragon Age Origins!

[@jenniferhanses]

Agreed. I really hope they do a DA run after this.

[@JustBenUnofficial]

@@jenniferhanses it’s be a good time to capitalize on the hype for the new game

[@jenniferhanses]

@@JustBenUnofficial Hype? It looks like a dumpster fire.

[@TwoLeftThumbs]

Some of those decisions had me paralysed for 10 minutes

[@HankookTires-fe1xk]

Ffs dont write it off before it's even out... But also dont preorder it​@@jenniferhanses

[@RookSha]

damn, losing wrex is so sad, i'd have alt+f4'd as soon as i saw the greyed out dialogue

[@Steve_Hickman]

To be able to experience this game for the first time again would be amazing. Seeing someone else get to experience Mass Effect for the first time and all the wonder that comes with it, that has to be just as good.

[@p.n.2284]

Joker does not "pilot," he MANEUVERS!

[@averyaustin1]

Wrex-less run? Interesting….. I’m curious to see where this goes.

[@YoungMrBlue]

Maybe a rare outcome in one of the sequels can be achieved

[@Lelouchxzero1]

true, if we're thinking of the same outcome one obstacle is gone and the other has a low survive rate.

[@KopperNeoman]

@@Lelouchxzero1 Only because of death priorities assuming a certain objective isn't met...

[@pokegod99]

​@YoungMrBlue I honestly don't see how people can save the prof without trying to get that ending.

[@shuaguin5446]

@@YoungMrBlue It was my first playthrought outcome. Why ? Because starting from ME2 use to gives you the worst outcome of the first one. I had briefly played ME1 at a friend and was smiten with the game but my PC was garbage at the time, and by the time I had a new ones ME2 was out, so without knowing the consequences of it, i just played the heck out of it. No regret thought, it gave the most impactfull scene of the series to me. I loved the Prof. But You do what you got to do. Plus Thane was my ME2 Romance, so ME3 went really hard on my little heart. 🥲 Best playthrought I did, even without Me1 data.

[@MigoKazan]

Well, that's the first time I ever see someone get Wrex killed, and also the first time I see someone fight Saren the old way. I thought she'd be more into dialogue, that's a surprise

[@RelaxinSam]

“Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong.”

[@jacobdorris2503]

No. Stop that. I've just woken up, you can't make me cry this early in the morning

[@josephjoestar8063]

Noooo 😢

[@willcross29]

I am the very model of a scientist Salarian I've studied species Turian Asari and Batarian I'm quite good at genetics as a subset of biology Because I am an expert which I know is a tautology In four directions cardinal I know the blot routinery I problem solve with tools and guns and even farm machinery I perfectly recall your genome purine by pyrimidine I'll diagnose the cause of every symptom you're exhibiting My knowledge is prodigious though I'm stuffy and professory I'm fluent in the Vorcha tongue and Hanar luminescery My xenoscience studies range from urban to agrarian I am the very model of a scientist Salarian By breakfast time I'm curing seeker swarm induced paralysis My ideal date would finish with statistical analysis I've mastered optic instruments reflective and refractory I don't begrudge the Quarians their hypochondriactery I've memorized eidetic all my patients' anamnemesies I've written papers scores and scores and thats not counting thesises I'll toxify my enemies with nary an apology Then spend my weekends brushing up on Elcor enzymology When I complete a surgery I sign my name in suturing I've cut up more Batarians than Torfan's famous butchering If knowledge is a library than I'm it's king librarian I am the very model of a scientist Salarian When I know all the acids be they levodextrorotamers When I tell your Asari child her genes are only sort of yours When I expound the theories that my colleagues find heretical When I know all the finer points of therapies genetical When I could cure your cancer with my brain just half way functioning When i can fix mutating cells the point the nondisjunctioning In short when I've a smattering of transgenetic strategy It had to be done rightly and so I'm the one it had to be My skeptics call me mad and though they always try to censure me and actuary tables say I'll live just half a century I've surveyed every habitat from Xeric to Riparian I am the very model of a scientist Salarian At treating Varren STDs I've singular ability I don't prescribe black market testicles to fix fertility I've shifted every paradigm from Surkesh to Novaria I've studied piscifauna in the field and in aquaria of Volus pharmaceuticals my memories a catalog I know of all the Krogan clans from Ravanor to Gatatog My mastery of Drell anatomy is incomparable My soil science would suffice to make Tuchanka arable I know the use of minerals from platinum to iridium My works more highly cited than a Krogran on Presidium I lecture for the thrill of it I need no honorariam I am the very model of a scientist Salarian I am the very model of a scienti- ................................................................

[@theveteransergeant]

On the up side, with Wrex dead, she's halfway to being able to save him.

[@Jurgium]

You ever get the ending where he lives?

[@Crocogator]

"So anyway I have a lot of assault rifles..." ME1's loot system in a nutshell. I love the game but dang. ETA: HELL YEAH. This playthrough is gonna be GREAT. No Wrex, New Council? Easily my favorite (spicy) way to go through 2 and 3.

[@videnschaos]

lol the codex! I remember being young and when I was taking food breaks instead of watching tv I would just listen to the codex and it really helped me get immersed

[@xLachesis580x]

My favorite game trilogy. That's a case where i wished we could have her raw gameplay and reactions because of so many things that happened and or happening. In this ME1 case one example the full long talk with sovereign.

[@zyedelric]

I like how she notices and points out how cool the Normandy with all its maneuvers and stuff with the help of Joker of course

[@ANameIDontKnow]

Oh man, I really hope the next videos are gonna be even longer and show her reacting to some things fully! There's just so much good stuff in there... Also love the description haha

[@bradwilcox08]

It’s always so cathartic to see newcomers to Mass Effect fall in love with the world

[@GyroCannon]

I'll never get tired of your girlfriend's genuine and boundless enthusiasm to the stories of video games She's every video game writer's dream player 😊 Also she pretty much made optimal decisions for later games all the way through, except Wrex, of course lol

[@aquariusipod]

Tarny getting so pumped at the end was awesome, now I need to replay the series

[@mpg272727]

No Wrex? Ohhh boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@KeriKittyGaming]

losing wrex made me a) really upset b) worried about tali since if GF didn't get the armor from all her exploration...i hope she got Tali's pilgrimage tech

[@MarcLucksch]

1:03 the music.. I always remember that music

[@DiamondLotus210]

Oh my god I never expected you guys to do a mass effect video but now that you’ve done it, I’m so happy

[@Ashtarte3D]

I hope you're going to have Taryn do the more important DLCs as well. Those being Bring Down The Sky (ME1), Stolen Memory & Shadow Broker (ME2), and From Ashes & Leviathan (ME3). Those are all important to the overall story and help fill in the missing pieces of the lore.

[@KopperNeoman]

It's a pity that she's doing LE, to be honest, even though multiplayer likely isn't in the scope here.

[@gazelle_diamond9768]

@@KopperNeoman Why? LE is way better than the originals would be.

[@lookitskatiex]

I would add Arrival bc me3 made way less sense in the beginning bc I skipped it the first time.

[@jenniferhanses]

@@lookitskatiex Yeah. That one is absolutely necessary. But I think she's already done or not done bring down the sky, since we're through ME1.

[@poe_more_please]

Doing your nails while listening to the codex is boss af

[@jocax188723]

I did not see Renegade!Tarny coming. Killing Wrex and the Council is interesting - I look forward to seeing what happens next! I always saved the Council because the other ten thousand innocent Asari on the Ascension with a combined lifespan of over a million years didn’t really deserve to die for three idiots.

[@KopperNeoman]

You also have to counterweigh the human lives and all that... asari lives don't inherently matter more or less.

[@jocax188723]

@@KopperNeoman True! Future games reveal the Alliance loses 8 cruisers w/300 crew each. The choice comes down to 2400 humans vs 10000 asari (and 3 idiots).

[@jenniferhanses]

She was playing with the info she had. If you don't know what will happen next, saving the Ascension is a foolish move that might cost you the entire galaxy. It's not about renegade/paragon. It's about the fact that you're outclassed, and the thing that has you outclassed is trying to call for back up, which if it succeeds, you will be screwed. So you can mess up your formations and pull fighters to go save one errant ship and maybe get the entire galaxy killed because they're not in position when they're needed, or you can stay focused on your actual mission.

[@thecircleoft.e.d2121]

As a Mass Effect fan, I approve of this! It was very entertaining to see her get so invested into the characters, the story, worldbuilding, and that epic finale. Look forward to the Mass Effect 2 playthrough.

[@pppppp1120]

I'd love to see the unedited video of her going through the Suicide Mission

[@211Shinobu]

Your girlfriend has a an intuitive understanding of right hand advantage. Good job! I'm happy to hear the excitement in her voice. I hope she loves ME2 as well. I'm looking forward to hearing about it.

[@freaknr1]

Man, this takes me back. I didn't pick up Mass Effect until 2 came out and played 1 and 2 back to back. Mass Effect 3 is probably the most hyped I've ever been for a game. I wonder how Tarny will feel about it. XD

[@Leonnie13]

I resisted Mass Effect for a while but finally broke down and bought it a few months before ME2 came out. It has become my top three games of all time. I play it over again every few years.

[@Ntmoffi]

That's how it was for me too. I played ME1 after ME2 had been out for a few months. I went through the 1st game and completed most of the achievements on my first run. But then I went to the second game and didn't look back.

[@nck226]

This was the first video I ever watched of this channel and I will admit I was completely unprepared for the infinite level of adorableness and cuteness your girlfriend hit me with while playing this game. Well played and touche to both of you. Love your channel. I'd humbly suggest star wars knights of the old Republic.

[@monishsriram2158]

i love tarnyyy's nail paintings we need more of thisss

[@KodiakDad]

You and your lady do a great job putting these together. I can only hope to one day be as good as you are at this, but I look forward to seeing even more of what you come out with. Thank you for what you do!

[@henrykartoffelsalat8578]

1:25 Was that the Helldivers theme?

[@Ercarret]

Well, this was a treat. You two are so adorable together and it was a ton of fun to watch. I couldn't stop smiling when you said she wore the same armor throughout the entire game. I had a similar experience when I first played the game, only it was related to armor mods instead of the armor itself. I didn't know you could add them on my first playthrough so shit was needlessly hard. I remember the Rachni level (the name escapes me for some reason) being basically survival horror because of it. It probably didn't help that Mass Effect was the first console game I'd played in probably ten years, so I was completely lost when it came to use the controller. I loved that game and played through it probably five times (and then was gifted the Legendary Edition, which I played through even more times), so playing through the Rachni level again while fully modded up is always fun. Kudos to her for pushing through, though. Especially since she knew there were better armors but actively chose to keep using the first one. Can't wait for the next two games (or three, if you do Andromeda too).

[@joemalo5335]

Wrex got wrecked?!?

[@Lonewolf_121]

GET WREXED

[@Adelbercht]

This was incredibly wholesome to listen to. Your girlfriend's excitement was very infectious!

[@exemplar7205]

hoo boy! she's now been introduced to a series that is one of the reasons i have such a love of stories, im looking forward to this (also it might be worth showing her the Dragon Age games with Veilguard releasing in a few weeks as well) :)

[@maximus5317]

All time favorite games, can't wait to see how she plays the others in the series. It'd be cool to show her the trailers for the games before playing them, help build the hype. I know waiting for 2 and 3 and replaying those trailers over and over cemented them in my memory.

[@Endarire]

Her energetic expressiveness was so encouraging! It made me excited to revisit this game! What a wonderful gal you have! Alleluia!

[@jenniferhanses]

Well, that was a joy to watch because of her excitement and pride in her work. She did an excellent job. I hope you won't make her or us wait before you give her ME2

[@Zachafinackus]

Oh hell yeah, finally playing my favorite game series of all time. It will be so much fun to see what choices she makes over the course of the three games, and to see which will be her favorite by the end. Edit: Aw man, my boy Wrex. Definitely will affect the later games and miss out on some great character building. Whether good or bad in her opinion, we'll have to see.

[@WeakestAvenger]

The audio codex was one of the things that most helped to immerse me in the universe when I first played. It was such a full, fleshed-out world, and hearing that voice read narrate the entries rather than merely read them myself gave them a greater sense of authenticity.

[@BatalionHunter]

frantic guy runs into the closed door full speed knocking him out. tarny: good lord. tarny shepard: *raises eyebrow*

[@orellaminx3530]

Fem Shep is best Shep. 19:42 So, exactly what everyone does their first playthrough, unless they are that weird type of gamer who thinks going as fast as possible somehow means you're better than.. anyone.

[@linleyregalado9774]

This was such a great watch. Her excitement at the story reminded me of my own then and willingness to give this game a run through again when time arises! Thank you!

[@Tombs117]

What most people seem to forget is, when you let the council die, you are also condemning ten thousand others to die as well.

[@mihanoslife6015]

I myself am a paragon player but in renegades' defense ten thousand people die either way. The only difference is who dies: aliens or humans

[@jmass4207]

Sovereign is a threat to the entire galaxy. Focus soldier.

[@jenniferhanses]

You are also possibly condemning the entire galaxy to die because you fell for a distraction when up against an enemy that has you outclassed and your only advantage at the moment is your numbers. But if Sovereign finishes what he's doing you're going to be outnumbered as well, and you and the entire galaxy will be boned. Do I like letting the council die? No. I skew paragon on pretty much everything. But it would be a dumb choice to go to the defense of the Ascension, and then lose your shot at Sovereign and have the Reapers come pouring through and massacre you. That's not GOING to happen because the game's not designed that way. But if you're playing it like a real choice, you're gambling with the safety of the galaxy. It's not 10,000 people die, it's 10,000 people or the billions of people across the galaxy die. You pick.

[@09blackcobaltss]

Man she felt the way i felt when i was playing Mass Effect for the first time cheering and so in deep with the lore at the end. This earned yall a sub from me looking forward to her playing the other games

[@l8knightsnack]

The moment I saw this video, I verbally shouted, "YES!" I'm so glad you're sending her through Mass Effect

[@nicksmi56]

Fantastic video 😁loved every minute of her reactions! May be the first person I've seen sacrifice the council because of pragmatic reasons too. Super jazzed for the Mass Effect 2 video! Just don't let her know she could've saved Wrex 😂maybe I should get on my own full trilogy playthrough, only made it through the first two back in the day

[@footsoljier6468]

I just started M1 last night. It's a nice change of pace because I don't ever play choice based games quite like this.

[@ecviets]

I played this series for the first time in the past half year and has become one of my most favorite games/series ever. Welcome aboard.

[@SomeGirlNextDoor1993]

As someone who has the platinum on 1 and 2...this was such a blast to watch. I've played the games so many times, so watching someone's first time was amazing. I got to relive my first time again through you guys!

[@Bluedevil24]

As a legitimate Kaiden fan, I'm glad she enjoys the flirty moments with him. He's so underappreciated

[@AnoNymous-gn6tl]

I suppose the popular opinion is the 'best' writing/dialogue is with the alien romances (Tali, Liara, Garrus, and Thane) but Kaiden, Ashley, Jack, and Miranda, are all quite likeable. I don't think I ever pursued the EDI romance option, but I imagine it's interesting. Jacob and James are too boring to waste a romance option on for femshep, but I suppose there may be fans of theirs who disagree.

[@pezdispencer113]

He's just Carth 2.0, and just as whiney.

[@fillosof66689]

​@@AnoNymous-gn6tlJames is a complete bro, so at least some people might like having him as an option. His interactions with Jack would have been glorious if the latter had been made a part of the man crew in ME3, I can just feel it. Jacob is simply the worst, tho.

[@MikMoen]

Kaidan really comes into his own in ME3, he's a good Friend when he's there for you.

[@DanKaschel]

The elusive unicorn...

[@TheSacredSavior]

I got my wife Legendary recently, and she'll be playing it soon. She knows my love of the franchise (my first tattoo was an N7, and I have a lot of merch) and she's heard my stories. The only aspect I brought up and explained about the gameplay was the Morality System (with the 100% Paragon/Renegade stuff) and what it could do with dialogue.

[@ForenzaAudio]

MASS EFFECT LETS GOOOO!!!!!! Also not the Fashionborn peeking out mid way XD lol

[@terogates1]

I’m so subbed to see this comtinued!!! This has me hooked right from the beginning hearing how invested she got

[@Torque2100]

I love that she made pretty much every single decision I did on my first playthrough.

[@XainRussell]

I’ve actually been going through a new ME playthrough myself! Glad to see a fellow Sniper lover! Infiltrator and Vanguard are my preferred classes.

[@exploringcreativeideas7666]

I recently got into this game as well! I feel like it took me awhile to get into it but once it hits it really does

[@Eyeless_Camper]

I am so excited to see the other 2 games played!

[@rasengdori13]

LET’S GO BEST SPACE OPERA TRILOGY IN VIDEO GAMES

[@KS-do7qi]

I just discover your channel because of Mass Effect and this concept is so cool, i can't wait to see her playing ME2 omg !!!!!!!!!!!

[@UncleSilverGaming]

"Wrex! I put so many points in you!" Spoken like a true gamer!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Zzonkedp]

I have been doing a fresh playthrough with my wife watching (she doesn't play shooters) and she has been getting invested in the storyline. I have not been telling her why I have been making certain decisions to not spoil the story but it has been fun! Looking at you Krogan Heritage armor!

[@nodus1735]

My favorite game series being played by a cool gamer. Looking forward to the rest

[@_grigoryta]

I disagree that in Mass Effect Shepard isn't given the "same" respect as Geralt of the Witcher saga. Depending on the character creation choices he/she can be a freaking war hero from the beginning. The difference is it doesn't mean a lot to the overall galactic community (aside from the batarians if you choose War Hero or Ruthless psychological path) - in that sense he/she is a blank slate but you can still bounce off the early pre-game lore.