Mass Effect 3 Soundtrack - An End Once and For All

[@ariesfriesen1646]

I am Commander Shepard, and this is the saddest song on the Citadel

[@Sean6301312]

Aries Friesen Aaaaand I lost it

[@Iroh10800]

Aries Friesen LOL

[@MFenix206]

"never fade away" the female vocals from Cyberpunk 2077 hits me harder now, but maybe just because that game is fresh.

[@Shihai-sha]

@@MFenix206 Cause we lost everything

[@MFenix206]

@@Shihai-sha we had to pay the price...

[@Archangel251]

"Goodbye Garrus. And if I'm up in that bar and you're not, I'll be looking down. I'll always have your back."

[@austhiralif3468]

This Broke my heart :'(

[@iamrichgamingstreamerbtw6339]

Respect

[@AzrealTheDemon]

Who put this bowl of onions here

[@chlymidiaforfree]

Cullen Dittmar yeah that line made me cry

[@rblxrussianshadow6475]

;

[@MDMcountries]

Step 1: Think about the awesome Mass Effect gaming experience, amazing characters, beautiful love stories, heartbreaking moments Step 2: Have an enormous amount of nostalgia and sadness come back to you Step 3: Try not to cry Step 4: Cry a lot

[@AgentHawke]

Melodeath by Countries Step 5: Replay entire ME trilogy

[@MDMcountries]

Oksana Boevchuk Indeed!

[@TheNameCannotBeFound]

+Oksana Boevchuk I went throught Step 5 about 2 times now. Haha.

[@LordCybot]

+Melodeath by Countries Step 5: ??? Step 6: PROFIT!!

[@MDMcountries]

LordCybot No profit here

[@alessandrodebonis4888]

Shepard: "Go back to Rannok. Build yourself at home" Tali: "I already have a home" Me: *heartbroken screeching*

[@robertdowneyjr8494]

Oh, Tali...

[@roythehunter9271]

Wy cant i stop crying......sob.

[@Kylinger_]

@@roythehunter9271 me too.

[@eskeladder7751]

It always choked me up when I hear the voice crack

[@lukehaddad5185]

Get these bowl of onions away from me *starts weeping*

[@panjimaulanabuckriawan5266]

we had a good ride the best...

[@thotslayer1379]

Yep commander rip

[@random3857]

+Ryuk Shinigami - Actually he survives if you have good Battle Ratings and pick Destroy ending.

[@thatSTEVEguyXD]

Damn you

[@DukeofLithuania]

it all depends on the ending you take

[@maurommazza]

Didn't cry til I read this. Fuck you.

[@TheShiftingChef]

"Joker it's time to go.." ..Dammit" All the feels

[@Dark_Voice]

Especially during the destroy ending when he loses EDI 😞

[@saabaton169]

Exactly how I felt man... Joker losing Edi and Ash losing Shepard, not getting the happily ever after they so deserved

[@supremeburger7939]

@@saabaton169 ash ? nah Tali lost Shepard

[@peterzemkooo1736]

@@supremeburger7939 nope. Liara did in my case.

[@supremeburger7939]

@@peterzemkooo1736 im doing a new Femshep play through with only Liara as a romance atm

[@ClarenceSampang]

Who else would like the whole Mass Effect trilogy be erased from their memory just so you could play it the first time again?

[@gownerjones2]

+Clarence Sampang I want nothing more than that. Riches? Nah. A lifelong partner? Nah, fuck that. The freaking most engaging and epic experience of all time all over again? Hell yes.

[@TheMarkOfAWarrior]

+Clarence Sampang Ive wished more than once for this. If only it were possible.

[@maladygaming6506]

Not a single game ever left same kind of emptiness that ME trilogy did. Its actually pretty annoying, as it makes other games feel less enjoyable. Even if the game is great, its fun, mechanics are nice and all, after the game is finished, it never feels same kind of empty as when ME trilogy was done.

[@chris_hawk]

I wouldn’t want my knowledge of Mass Effect to be erased because then I might not have experienced it at all. Quite a few games out there.

[@bennice6811]

Not me. First time I played it I killed Wrex on virmire

[@roadhouse6999]

"Once and for all..." he finally found peace after seeing more death than most Asari see in their lifetime.

[@musacan00747]

roadhouse699 the feels man T.T

[@masterchiefpettyofficerspa3646]

roadhouse699 Agreed, he knew what he was giving his life for.

[@1006mop]

roadhouse699 and barely killed 1/3 of them ?😂

[@jalarasstudios414]

It is ironic how many of the heroes in tales like this end up having such a high body count despite often professing that they don't want to kill anyone. Let it never be said that being a hero was easy.

[@roadhouse6999]

Some scenes suggest that Shepard kind of liked the action - which isn't unusual at all. Plenty of soldiers and marines actually look forward to combat deployments.

[@ottokylanlahti8930]

I bought the entire trilogy collection. I got so immersed in the game that I barely dragged myself away from it to eat and sleep. After many great hours of gameplay, it ended. And I had no idea what to do with my life any longer. It felt horrible knowing that I'd never play it again for the first time.

[@lesleyfisher4812]

+Otto Kylänlahti you will again one day always good to see old friends and hope also adromeda me4 has the same storytelling

[@Tiberius11111111]

+Otto Kylänlahti Same here friend same the game just broke me

[@greatorder]

+Otto Kylänlahti Oh yes, that feeling when you finish a good TV series, film set, book trilogy or what have you and you feel emotionally shattered because that awesome imaginary world had to end.

[@ottokylanlahti8930]

greatorder Precisely. Especially since I have a small problem of getting way too attached to fictional worlds and characters.

[@vikinglord11]

+Otto Kylänlahti Try introducing a friend who hasnst played to it. watching them experience it worked for me in getting over it.

[@CptOriginal]

It quite simple, Mass effect had a massive effect on its fans.

[@tycho6592]

quite the pun, bro. Good one.

[@CptOriginal]

Roe Tac not even trying

[@thedeergod435]

I bet it's done a mass effect on its fans 3 times

[@CptOriginal]

2 times

[@acutosan7335]

*Mass effect had a massive mass of effect on its fans

[@WaltherEvans95]

...and Shepard is still waiting for Garrus in that bar... :'(

[@TheMarkOfAWarrior]

+Valter 95 No, unless you play the DLC ending (correct me if im wrong, i havent) Everyone dies except those you see in the normandy in the end. Its been awhile though, so i may be wrong.

[@RainbowDashsBBFF]

+TheMarkOfAWarrior Everyone in your crew survives if you choose the "green" ending. (name is escaping me right now)

[@TheMarkOfAWarrior]

+Adagio's Spellbound BF! (Patriarchal Shitlord) Green? Synthesis right? dammit I haven't played in a few months. I'm letting both myself an mass effect down... #WaitingForBackwardsCompatibility

[@RainbowDashsBBFF]

TheMarkOfAWarrior Synthesis, thank you.

[@eriol33]

+Valter 95 the most logical choice is probably the death of the synthetics but damn, I love EDI too damn much. so sad that she has to die in the "best" ending T.T

[@thephenomenalalphaspider1451]

Just finished the legendary edition. Hearing this song play as Shepard made the biggest decision that will effect the entire galaxy was just perfect.

[@theepicspy570]

Speaking of finishing, which ending did you go for and why?

[@andymei3321]

Synthesis: personally, this felt more like the “happily ever after” ending than the other two. Well, there’s actually a 4th ending, but it sucks the most.

[@saabaton169]

I'm so sad I didn't get to see Ashley and Shepard together happily ever after, the memorial scene brought a tear to my eye, few stories are so well written you get invested into the characters so deep

[@ptasker1526]

@@theepicspy570 I was going to destroy the reapers but after the spirit mentioned that I would have full control of the reapers and my consciousness uploaded to it I figured it would be the best ending for me. Sucks to learn I could have had the perfect ending but I liked the idea of the fact the reapers could advance civilization and aid them.

[@borsuk96]

​@@ptasker1526No you wouldn't cause Shepard died. His entire memory was erased and as the leader of reapers you he become neutral

[@brandongreen8004]

still listening to it in 2186

[@TheGodEmperorOfMankind_]

Still listening to it in 954.M40

[@Dargen1]

Same

[@TheGodEmperorOfMankind_]

Commander Shepard Will bang, ok?

[@Phantom12000]

Sometimes it triggers that first ending in my head :)

[@mycinematics8948]

Aside from Star Wars is set in the past. *Pkkhhwwwwww* Mind blown.

[@BensDumbHandle]

Goodbye Mordin. Goodbye Thane. Goodbye Legion. Goodbye Anderson. Goodbye Shepard. You are all gone...but never forgotten. You all will remain in gamer's hearts for generations to come...including mine.

[@fleshtearer4399]

In my walkthrough, goodbye Miranda too.

[@DarkLilty501]

Shepard survives in one of the ending

[@ROOKllE]

@@fleshtearer4399I don’t think her death is canon tbh. If she survives she helps massively in finding Kai Lang. Her death isn’t canon imo, but it’s just super hard to avoid 😭

[@mmtigan]

Goodbye BioWare...

[@firelock9080]

When I first played Mass Effect I had no idea what was about to happen to me. Many people say they wish they could forget Mass Effect so they could experience it for the first time again, and I know what they feel like. There simply isn't another experience like this. For a *decade* people have been sharing the incomparable impact that Mass Effect had on them here in the comments. So I have to ask myself: What more is there for a video game to aspire to? Thank goodness I got to experience a game so profound that it literally changed my life. I wasn't even really aware that such a thing was possible from a video game. Thank you Mass Effect.

[@yourlightfades2492]

The best comment in here thank you i feel the same!

[@FabledThunder]

Shepard: I’m sorry. Mordin: I’m not. Someone else could of gotten it wrong.

[@P9u9r6p2l4e]

He was the very model of a scientist salarian

[@loganchmial5492]

@@P9u9r6p2l4e he studied species turian, asari and batarian

[@aidanjones8288]

He was quite good at genetics( as a subset of biology) because he is an expert ( which he knows is a tautology)

[@AzureToroto]

Mordin: Would have liked to run tests on the seashells... Hopefully, he can get those seashells in the next life. :'(

[@Inthemembrian]

I hat it every time but I have killed him at least 4 times😢

[@tacv]

From the first note this song invokes such good, deep and tragic emotions in me ... what a song and what a game.

[@TSFCaesar]

only thing that tops this is I'm Proud Of You, now that is a tear jerker!

[@bobbafett6235]

Mass Effect was more than a game. It was hope, it was anger, it was honor, it was those satisfying moments where you butted heads with Krogan, and punched reporters, but it was also watching Ashely/Kaiden on the ground shooting with no chance of survival. It was hearing Mordin sing his song one last time. I've grown to like some characters more than people at my school. I've spent hours talking with them, fighting with them, and occasionally romance them. Though I'll never talk with them or touch them, they'll always be beside me giving me support when nobody else will. I don't think any of us have ever NOT cried during mass effect. Whether it's watching someone get killed on the suicide mission, reading the Drell scripture beside Thane, or the heartbreaking moment when Shepard realizes, Anderson isn't responding. Or the most heart breaking of all: making the final, ending decision in M3. The last shots you'll ever fire as sherpard, the last time she'll save the Galaxy.

[@gravemind883]

well said brother well mother fucking said... I haven't beaten it yet cause I'm trying to beat the suicide mission without anyone dying.... so fucking hard..

[@georgeswagg413]

if i could cry i would have

[@UncannySwan]

+Bobba Fett It was fucking shit.

[@fernandonieto5001]

+Bobba Fett Every time I read this note, It remembers me that every life in this world is important. Shepard Gave "his life" to save the entire galaxy, or to let them die. I will also remember in the first mass effect one the choices from which you can choose where shepard came from, and that tells me tat the salvation can come from any part. You cannot be sure when you would need help, or where it would come from, thats why everyone is important. This is the message that this awesome trilogy left me in mind.

[@gravemind883]

+The Uncanny One yo momma was shit :D HA ROAst-- okay.

[@peadardonnelly1685]

Till this day the best 3 games I ever played

[@AwesomeTingle]

Expand your gaming horizons bro

[@josephnatale2934]

+incrediblejonas He hasnt played Fallout I guess

[@peadardonnelly1685]

I have played fallout and it's good, but not as quality

[@Zlotoreki]

+Peadar Donnelly Witcher 3

[@retconned9348]

+ben reed Mass Effect 1-3 and The Witcher 1-3 are in my opinion the best games yet. wonderful masterpiece

[@PabloAriznabarreta]

This song breaks me, every time.

[@kennymccormick9628]

That piano just pulls on your heart strings

[@saabaton169]

Sane bro, it makes the scene so much powerful. I shed a tear when leaving earth, the ending broke my heart

[@ZNI492]

I've come to realise that ME isnt just a game. I've come to realise that it's an experience. When I started ME1 I never imagined how I would feel when it all ended. I never imagined how much room the series would take in my heart. I never imagined that I would fall in love. With Shepard, with the crew, with Liara. I played as paragon female Shepard, I fell in love with Liara so I made her my one and only and I don't regret a thing. Paragon was the only choice for me, because its not just about saving a life, the life has to be worth saving. And Liara, ohh Liara, I guess you never plan to fall in love but it happens. The way she developed during the games. I romanced her in ME1 and I bought "Lair of the Shadow Broker" just so that I could continue that romance. However, it was in ME3 that I realised how much I loved her. Every moment with her made me happier, every time she smiled made me feel better and when Shepard told Liara she loved her and Liara replied "I am yours", I said with tears "I love you" together with Shepard. The moment that broke my heart was when Liara put up my name on the wall with tears in her eyes. My heart bled and tears ran down my chin as the credits roled by. It was then I came to realise that Mass Effect was just a dream, a dream I hoped would never end but eventually we all wake up.

[@sandervdb2991]

that speech tho morgan freeman

[@VoidBL]

Is it weird that I'm reading this in Morgan Freeman narrator voice?

[@runeboyz7]

Liara T'Soni In ME1, i never realized that letting the rachni queen live would help me later. I didnt realize that saving Feros would save earth. I didnt know i would fall in love with a quarian in ME2 and i worked hard to make sure EVERYONE made it out alive in that mission. Then, in ME3. After watching Anderson die, i had to destroy the reapers

[@Fedele00]

Liara T'Soni Mass effect is the best game ,the best trilogy and I'm the best Turian

[@lokkenjp]

Liara T'Soni I couldn't have described it any better. But you are not alone. Not at all. Nevertheless, after finishing the game as it was written, my heart didn't allow me to stay as this. It urged me to rebel. And I did. Even as I am usually unable to play one same game twice due to sheer laziness (a rule that I've already broke with ME1 and ME2, just another proof that they are masterpieces), I just played ME3 again only for seeing this working: www.nexusmods.com/masseffect3/mods/66/? (big changes, some low quality issues) or even better: www.nexusmods.com/masseffect3/mods/265/? (subtle changes, less disrupting with the original ending, far better than the originals IMHO). Ending labeled B in the mod IS how ME3 should have canonically ended if you ask me. As we always have to wake up from dreams, it's far better to wake with a smile. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

[@generalmaul4615]

Just finished the entire trilogy... I came here after the end. Post game depression is getting so bad. I spent so much time getting to know these characters, spending so much time caring for everyone I ever ran into and in return they accompanied me throughout my entire journey followed me loyally into any battle ahead. I feel pathetic right now but it was such an amazing journey, few games have really caught me like this. It just felt so real to me damn it, now every time I hear this I just think of my Shepard being engulfed in flames to save the galaxy. I bought the Citadel DLC to see the guys one last time. Thought it would help with all the cheesiness of it all but it just made everything worse. Seeing how this is the official end of Shepard, the guy i've been following and guiding since the very beginning just broke me. That final picture was just... Man, the feels. I need to get a life lol. rip. Shepard Props to Bioware. I'm hoping Andromeda delivers.

[@Asguard82]

I am desperately excited about andromeda (to the point I have already preordered in the hope of a collectors edition which includes a Normandy statue) but at the same time worried to the point of dreading it. Not because I don't think Bioware can do a good job, but because how could ANYONE make mass effect without Shepard and Liara (especially, the others to but Liara especially). I care about this series so much I replay it basically exactly the same every time because that's the way the story should be for me. I did a renegade run and the whole thing felt wrong, I hooked up with another character to get an achievement in 2 and again it felt so wrong. Shep loves liara and has the whole series and any change to that feels wrong How can there be a mass effect game without Jenifer Hale and Liara :(

[@Darkness1984]

Yeah man, wish there was a way to get that picture as a poster, I would totally hang it over my TV.

[@gelul12]

my advice play the witcher 3. and all dlc... it will even give you a more empty feeling my when you finish... its brilliant but still hurts like hell when it ends..

[@alexmaguire6096]

maybe I'm a little bit late here, but you said exactly how I feel when I finished the trilogy, the feels overwhelmed me :(

[@reapvkz1]

I cried like a little bitch when finished ME3. Following ME since 2008, it was hard.

[@Mike_TGL]

A video game has never made me feel this way before. What a great game, thank you BioWare, thank you.

[@alexadrian6717]

Try life is strange and tell me about it after

[@punishedvenomsnake7307]

Hate or love mass effect 3,you can't deny it has one of the best soundtracks ever

[@Arsenic71]

And probably the best storyline of any game or trilogy.

[@Zen-t2j]

@@Arsenic71 some of the best characters but the underperformed on the story. The choices didn't matter and came down to options you pick.

[@itzJuztThomas]

@@Zen-t2j people keep saying this but the choices you made did matter, they were resolved during missions and story threads leading up to the ending. The ending is about us, our choice, our ending.

[@Zen-t2j]

@@itzJuztThomas no it isn't lol, they were minor. Ultimately the game came down to three choices. The other threads were inconsequential

[@itzJuztThomas]

@@Zen-t2j you're simply wrong. But hey enjoy still hating on something 10 years later. I'm sure that's healthy and all.

[@TerryMMA]

my only problem with mass effect games are, They end

[@Saibot_the_Noob]

+TerryMMA But, they were a damn good ride

[@teddyholcomb4768]

fuck man

[@AutoSia]

Now EA ended it forever. But I still want another one cuz everyone make mistakes so please BIOWARE bring back my favorite ME.

[@ravigill5341]

And thats why i am never again going to buy a game where ea has its hands in.

[@nhaizepsovnicholai7944]

There is Andromeda. But i kinda wish it ended with 3 now

[@WJstudios04]

I understand everyone was pissed off at the original ending. But the truth of every hero's story is sacrifice. And here, Shepard isn't just sacrificing himself, he is sacrificing the future he could have had with anyone. But that is what life is. Everything has an ending and every hero has to die, including you - the player. This game kind of ends with a question, how are you going to live your life now that you know even the hero of the story has to die?

[@SpeszylPL]

I agreed!

[@frost1262]

easy shepard's sacrifice was not in vain, in the end he did inspire alot of people to be like him, no to be better than him, to take chances, and make mistakes. And that is where our protaganist for andromeda comes in. the torch has been passed from legend to legend. Im sure ryder will make shepard proud

[@Diercheats1]

I wasn't mad that he/she died, it was the way it was conducted, as if it was a last moment thought, leaving far more questions unanswered than answered

[@johnv1575]

To kind of echo the previous comment, Shepard didn't have to die, but I get and support the idea that he did. I think the biggest beef people had wasn't in the game's message but in its direct 3 (4? F-it, I'm tired) choice ending. Maybe, just maybe, we were spoiled in the past 2 games, because each choice had consequences that were felt throughout the series. This actually includes ME3, because we can choose to say F-off Geth or Krogan, etc. I think this game needed that ending in which the Reaper's won, or there was a stalemate or w/e. Simply, the official ending was left unadulterated by every single choice you made previous. At this point, I kinda want to say the game should have pulled a Metal Gear Solid with a 30 minute cut scene, but instead, force the player to watch Shepard make every decision for himself based on the player's previous decisions.

[@Geekezf]

There the Endoctrinement theory wich in fact, let you think that Shepard just succumbs or realease himself from the endoctrinement. Wich give the ending a total new view.

[@emputtajaFIN]

i remember when we were shooting cans with garrus on a rooftop at the citadel and i let him win so that he could feel good about himself...

[@BuzzLightyearr12]

It still give me goose bumps, even after all these years.

[@41Brother2]

"The war is over. The Reapers have been defeated. Against all odds, and in the face of the greatest threat this galaxy has ever known, we survived. We suffered many losses. The relays are severely damaged, but we won. This victory belongs to each of us... every man, woman, and child. Every civilization, on every world. Now, as we take our first steps toward restoring what we lost, we must remember what it took to win. This wasn't a victory by a single fleet, a single army, or even a single species. If this war has taught us anything, it is that we are at our strongest when we work together. And if we can put down our grievances long enough to stop something as powerful as the Reapers, imagine what we can achieve now that they are defeated. It will take time, but we can rebuild everything that was destroyed. Our homes, our worlds, our fleets and defenses. All of this - and more. Together, we can build a future greater than any one of us could imagine. A future paid for by the sacrifices of those who fought and died alongside us. A future that many will never see. And while we still have many challenges ahead of us... We can face them together. And we will honor those who died to give us that future."

[@lethalchocobo1886]

Cool story bro.

[@thatbloomer5642]

@@lethalchocobo1886 uhm, that's literally what Hackett said after the Destroy ending, if I remember correctly.

[@lethalchocobo1886]

@@thatbloomer5642 Cool story, bro.

[@thatbloomer5642]

@@lethalchocobo1886 alright, thanks i guess.

[@christinalischka8539]

Amen

[@blackknight50277621]

Mass Effect have ruined games for me, It raised the bar so high I don't see any games will ever make me so happy/sad/anxious/angry anymore

[@sofienedasilva5147]

Artemis The Witcher

[@strenghtbracer1826]

Pierre even though witcher 3 is one of the best pieces of rpg gaming, it will never have that unique emotional impact mass effect made. ME was really about emotions (especially 3rd), wonder if there even were some people cared about shooting and combats, i think most of us just fought straightly for cutscenes, to see how this is all ended up for characters, how they feel about it, because you just do care for them and see how they care of you

[@urmaslentso1188]

Strenght Braser exactly. I played it for the cutscenes as well. And I have played Witcher 3 many times over but Mass Effect trilogy is still the best I've gotten from gaming.

[@ebonslayer3321]

Same here except it's hard for me to just feel sadness for other games. I can get pissed off, full of dread, happy, excited, etc. but tearing up continues to elude me years later even on games that would've given me that reaction, say, a few months before I started playing this game three years ago.

[@AdumbroDeus]

Dragon age 3, specifically Tresspasser.

[@Raut-warrior]

mass effect wasnt just a stupid game which we played to win. It was more,...it had emotions, feelings, attachments. It was a unique experience. No gamer will ever forget this experience and the story.

[@BoydTheMilkmanX]

"Unique" I wouldn't say that. The gameplay itself isn't that unique. It had RPG elements and borrowed heavily from Gears Of War (the end of the second game in particular feels identical to Gears Of War; the aesthetics are comparable, the upgraded version of the assault rifle is essentially just the Lancer, and the entire cover system from the entire ME trilogy was obviously based off GoW's cover system...Even the range of weapons shows it is very much a GoW-clone with RPG elements...) The story itself also isn't terribly unique as it mimes more than a centuries worth of fictional writing. It's also not the first game to have emotions (you use feelings and emotions. As Harbinger would say, REDUNDANT.) That being said it was definitely one of the most memorable experiences of the 7th console generation. The writing was well-done even if it was a very by-the-numbers kind of Sci-fi. To call it unique is to have your eyes shut and be completely retarded, though. Mass Effect is great. Mass Effect is a lot of things. But never in a billion fucking years could it be described as "unique" because unique it is not.

[@franckmalers2299]

aight, I'm going to make a new playthrough of ME1, 2 and 3. I just finished ME:A, again. Great visual, playability but the story isn't just good.

[@chrissierra-5633]

Its that game you still go back to No matter the time

[@AutoSia]

I'm sorry ME for what EA did to you.

[@Memeposting]

Agreed If Only Bioware was not bought by EA

[@eq55]

Andromeda is complete thrash when compared to ME3, they should've just remade the game.

[@ethancotter4632]

NBA Know It All Either way if EA didnt buy Bioware they were going to go under. They werent doing so well after some bad releases. But hopefully Anthem is succesful and new. If not then EA is going to kill Bioware. I shed a tear just now knowing the odds of that are high.

[@ethancotter4632]

xMtF54x Lol, please explain. I need more information. Besides the ending with the god kid.

[@mermpydermpy2047]

Moon Knight if they don't get to Dragon Age 4 I'll sue lol

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

I still feel like, for all it's flaws, Mass Effect 3 was still a great conclusion to a legendary series.

[@MetalusPiperus]

let's see how Andromeda will make of it

[@Ruhaez]

@@MetalusPiperus spoiler alert: it's shit

[@komasdfg]

Heroic sacrifice is a good conclusion but the execution is just god awful

[@GodOfMaddness6]

anyone wanting to keep their memories of Mass Effect good. do not venture into the comments. (surprise surprise) its full of people hating on the game when 9/10 of us are probably close to crying right now.

[@TedruUges1]

This music :'``(

[@1Rabih]

one of the most amazing games got so attached to all the characters from ME1 to ME3...

[@toddhoward2625]

The thing is, if its popular, no matter if its good or not, the majority of people out there hate it just because of its popularity. Its not being a rebel, its called bad criticism. And to all the really don't like it, i don't blame you. the series had its problem and shit slips.

[@1Rabih]

Tyler Cantrell sure but overall it was one of the really rare games which caused emotional connection to plot and characters,,, despite its flaws or shit slips as u call them :)

[@fuhrerhosty]

Close? Tell me rather who didn't.

[@spellcasterluke7387]

R.I.P. Marauder Shields

[@orlandovianen5027]

actualy its just marauder but the 1st moment it had shields....if u shoot him u.ll see "health"

[@doma8495]

Shepard won't dieeeeeeeeee

[@funkemonke8084]

koobismo.deviantart.com/art/Marauder-Shields-6-The-True-Catalyst-ME3-291069441 Hope is Alive

[@powercouch1845]

he was the shield that was supposed to save us from the god awful finale. r.i.p

[@cognitivescience9924]

The gatekeeper we never got to appreciate

[@Fathom_CC]

"Hey what you listening too?" Clears throat and blinks several times. "uh nothin, ahem" Anyone else's have that happen?

[@UkuleleAversion]

I'd just say "Music".

[@balintcsikos-nagy9100]

If Star Wars is the king of sci-fi in the movie universe, then Mass Effect is the king in gaming universe.

[@lykhnobios]

+Bálint Csikós-Nagy And Asimov's Foundation in the books universe!

[@swordofsanghelios9776]

+Cl 0wn Mass Effect for RPG and Halo for FPS

[@greatorder]

+Sword of Sanghelios I'd say Halo's FPSing abilities aren't outstanding. Good, but not outstanding. What IS awesome though is the amount of thought that went into the expanded universe.

[@matthysfourie1962]

+Dash Boy try Knights of the Old Republic

[@Primimimimimimimi]

+Dash Boy no

[@myszka11o]

I love this trylogy and game. This soundtrack makes me cry every time ;_;

[@Xtremcookie]

this soundtrack dosen't make me cry, but it really moves me. It's weird how something like a game, can move me like this, makes me feel sad in a way ive never felt before.

[@myszka11o]

Yeah, i have a respect for this game. It's really really good. :)

[@kmanalpha453]

Besides games, have you ever had a show make you cry? The anime Clannad made me cry more than anything else iv'e ever experienced.

[@myszka11o]

I never heard of it. Maybe I'll watch in free time :)

[@valentineward6761]

me too

[@Mel-tf5rl]

Shit guys, y'all got me tearing up over a game I never played.

[@TheGodEmperorOfMankind_]

Well what are you doing? Get the entire trilogy and play through them all.

[@Dourkan]

What the hell are you waiting, go and play iy NOW. Trust me, you won't regret it at all.

[@AskingOcelot]

he won't be happy with the ending tho

[@Dourkan]

Tom Shepard Yes, i know, but the rest of the game is too damn good

[@AskingOcelot]

The God Emperor of Mankind i know man that is why so painful for us to end this epic journey this way

[@Zeeerrra]

Damn, after playing this series for the last weeks and being done now, it feels like saying good bye to good friends. What a wild ride it has been.

[@Whoami691]

This was not a game. It was art. Garrus, il be chillin with you in heaven brother, and Tali, I will love you forever... Legion, I am so sorry about the Geth, but it must be done. :'( *Destroy*

[@mitridi8422]

Whoami691 Mouahahah , you can save the quarians AND the Geth and either Tali and Legion xD

[@Whoami691]

Dyms roro , I know, i did, but when you pick destroy you shit on everything legion died for. And you also leave tali on her own...

[@swiftroph]

+Whoami691 The answer was "Not choose". We are destroying a cycle, but who are we to decide? Why would you decide who live and who die? Let the cycle continu and you will be a reaper.

[@gownerjones2]

+Whoami691 Mate, Shepard survives in the red ending!

[@gownerjones2]

+Alex B. Why should the Reapers get to decide which species to wipe out and which not to? "It's always been this way" is not a valid argument for doing nothing.

[@Rhisk]

This brings tears to my eyes. Not only because of the experience the mass effect series has given me , not just because its such a moving track , but because it reminds me i (and everyone else) will never have the chance to experience outter space in such an epic way , or any way really. Thanks ME , for somehow managing to fill me with both joy and sadness at the same time. Here's to ME4 and all that awaits us.

[@HealAllTrauma]

Katana Shotos Never lose your imagination. Anything is possible ;)

[@ch3burashka]

So, how about that ME4, eh?

[@Rhisk]

feels bad man

[@LeanneVlogzFilmz]

This song reminds me of people who passed away, but their memory lives on for as long as I live.

[@Simon9784PL]

I've just finished Mass Effect Trilogy for XXX time in my life. All i want now is to forget about it and play it again for the first time. Best. Game. Ever.

[@alexsim3540]

The ending is just perfect (along with the song) and it's the perfect metaphore for life: Many people expected a lot of ending based on their decisions, but, although the game varied a lot based on the decisions you've made, the ending is only one DEATH: you have to appreciate the changes you've made and experienced during your play time, not try to change the end. Mass Effect 3 didn't need a lot of endings cause every mass effect chapter playing experience unique by itself and the end is not what matters cause it gives you satistaction in every moment you play, not just the end. If you played the game to finish it and not to appreciate it while you were playing, and now are complaining for the end (Cmon it's even in most of Flop Ten endings videos), you just played it wrong.

[@Rainbowhawk1993]

When I played the game with the EC, I felt it gave me enough out of it's story while giving me a gray choice at the end (The entire series had very little gray moments.) Having seen the original ending after finishing the EC, I would say that the ending concept might have been okay but the execution was flawed (Relays exploding, no mention of closure for characters). But with the EC I felt that it gave me what I wanted: a sense of accomplishment in destroying the Reapers while at the same time being shown, even if it's not in long detail, a glimpse of what the future holds for the galaxy that can now rebuild. It would have been nice to have some suicide mission elements in Priority Earth, but ultimately I can't stay angry forever and I'm happy with everything else and the overall outcome of the end game. FUCK THE HATERS!!! Looking forward to ME4.

[@alexsim3540]

And Also cant wait for me4

[@heidiemiliaholappa]

***** I love the original ending for those exact reasons. It was bleak and left so much unanswered, as I would imagine death does. It is your end. The rest will go on, but in your final moments you can only wonder whether you did the right choices, or whether you did enough. Or who will now take care of the ones you love.

[@ref3rence889]

I think the ending was perfect. If you made the right choices lots of people live and you die. One galaxy for one damned good soldier. EQUIVALENT EXCHANGE!!!!

[@hippiebrother3]

Oddly enough, the thing I have a problem with is with the dlc. The Normandy flies down and saves your squad. It would not have made it. How about a smaller flying transport, like I don't know A SHUTTLE?! That would make so much more sense. But yeah, I agree with your very good point.

[@jeffadams8957]

Rarely do i feel such suppressed emotions come out to a song but this is truly beautiful. Within seconds i think of my lost parents, and the tears begin to flow, but they are not of pain but of remembrance and love. A magnificent soundtrack for a magnificent series. Touches my soul every time.

[@AbduMad]

Goodbye Garrus Goodbye Thane Goodbye Miranda I will see you, on this side or the other... (Destroys Reapers).

[@svierivezidoroga5952]

I played this game , a lot

[@AbduMad]

sohib saleh :'(

[@chefremy1062]

Abdu Mad Lol what about tali? *fanboy war engage*

[@AbduMad]

Calibrations xDDD forgot

[@chefremy1062]

Ok, Y u Say miranda *Yes i edited this so i don't sound like the typical bitchy teenage american girl* Half the time i played ME2 was her bitching about shit. i try my hardest to get her killed in the suicide mission. thank god that there are 3-4 sane people ;-;

[@guilhermebahiense3228]

The best trilogy i played in my life !

[@thes0mething]

I thought I was the 1% in that I liked the ending in ME3, but seems a lot of people did. I found it kinda beautiful, not to mention in combination with this music (I did play after they released the extended cut though).

[@fusion1801]

FINALLY someone who likes the ending i did too but without the extended cut

[@aleclabrador3164]

dragon master I also enjoyed the original endings. the extended cuts somewhat fell short for me just for the fact that the mass relays blowing up didn't look as beautiful in the originals. They did not blow up remotely similar to them.

[@fusion1801]

im glad there are people that like these endings. less feelings of being alone on this

[@KoolStinkyHobo]

There is nothing wrong with the ending. It was actually very well done and had an amazing score and visuals. The reason people don't like it (including me) is because it is THE ending and not just ONE possible ending. The whole mass effect series is known for how your choices matter since they permanently effect the game and carry over into the next. In THE ending, it basically showed that none of the player's choices actually mattered after all. No matter how different everyone's choices were, they would all have a very similar ending. If mass effect was a movie rather than a video game partly based on decisions and consequences then it would have been perfect, but it wasn't.

[@leonthesleepy]

You're lucky, the extended cut, imo, can be lived with. Its not good, its still a lousy end imo, (no final battle, EMS points for nothing, no point of war assets, starchild is still a ridiculous deux ex machina), but at least they brought some closure. The Original cut tho, is an insulting Fuck you to the audience.

[@Hydra1377_]

I still remember when I first bought the legendary edition around a year ago. I was looking- aching for a good sci fi rpg title to play, I needed it. A good custom character with a great story, and quite frankly I didn't know what to do. But then, like an angel falling from the sky, this game simply dropped right into my lap. I still remember thinking "Hey, I've heard of Mass Effect, isn't it supposed to be this pretty cool sci fi game? It's kind of a big deal right? I think I'll give it a whirl, from what I've heard it's gotta be pretty good" That now feels like a lifetime ago. I will forever treasure these games in the deepest parts of my heart, along with my Shepard who was alongside me for every step of the way. See ya at the bar, Shepard. Drinks are on me.

[@clcl168]

When I bought this game, I didn't really expect much. But after finishing M1 and starting M2, I realized that this is one of the greatest Sci-fi video game trilogies I've ever played before.

[@camaradelockovski4354]

there's nothing more to say: this game is a real masterpiece :')

[@jacklambert1521]

Mass Effect 3 is my favorite game in the trilogy, despite a flawed ending. There are so many incredible moments in it. Curing the Genophage, ending the war between the Geth and the Quarians, Liara asking Shepard how he/she wants to be remembered by a future civilization just in case they fail to defeat The Reapers... and then there's this soundtrack on top of it all.

[@sarchasm001]

Just finished triology. My life doesn't make sense anymore.

[@ShannonIonaFaith]

So many feels.

[@jrr2117]

I enjoyed the fact that it didn't have a generic happy ending. I was satisfied with it

[@Nem1606]

I agree completely

[@Monstervolging]

Agree. I think the ending was the best choice

[@Nem1606]

+Stormcloak Shreds im more of an empire man myself

[@Monstervolging]

+Nicolas Maniuex ME3 must be the heaviest of the trilogy. The way the characters act, the fact that Shepherd is tired of this war. He went and returned from the omega 4 relay, won the battle of the citadel. And now for the first time we see fear in his eyes. Definitely the second strongest of the series.

[@Schoney32]

Me too. A series as great as this can't end without a choice with consequences. other wise it's way too generic.

[@supersaiyan4songoku980]

"I wouldn't have missed any of it for the world. It's been a damn good ride." "The best." The feels are OVER 9000!!!!!

[@LrdYarkan4U]

Damn, when I saw Shepard jump into a void of energy and saw him fading away second after second I couldn't stop myself from dropping a tear. Mass Effect has become a help for me, for someone who has such a low self esteem. In this game, I can be someone who matters and get the person I love. I can be their idol, I can be feared or I can be respected. I can make the choices I would make if I was him in real life. I can be.. Someone.

[@Tenchua917]

feels many feels

[@eDrIClImOAnCo]

Barren field of smoke and ash, That fill the core of battle stash. Death and life be twist and turn, Of world to down in rapid burn. Warren souls to shield of home, Or none to let the vaders roam. And now such nigh be close to date, To judge, to glimpse, of heroes fate.

[@glastonburyman]

Did you write that?

[@eDrIClImOAnCo]

Munkeyshots Yes

[@eDrIClImOAnCo]

***** I hear to that

[@MelquisG]

that was beautiful bro, shiet

[@eDrIClImOAnCo]

***** Yeah, I get that alot.

[@DemMedHornene]

I come back to listen to this every few months. What a fantastic trilogy

[@Razgriz218]

2024 Just finished the legendary edition. What a ride... This trilogy has to be one of the best ever made. What a game.

[@Zbik04]

My Shepard still breathes life. I'm sorry legion, I'm sorry EDI, destroy was the only option. It's not right for me to play God and control a species, it's not right for me to play God and rewrite ALL genetic DNA. I did what I set to do from the start. I destroyed the reapers

[@samponcho3412]

Sacrifices have to be made in a war like this. The Geth would have understood that. I always liked the destroy ending because IMO it's definitely laced with the most loss. And I just hated it when people would complain that Mass effect 3 was incomplete without some perfect everybody is happy ending (which some people have even modded in, ugh).

[@gamereaper9246]

we all have set out to do that one thing

[@NightFury11818]

TRAITOR

[@soku890]

You don't like cyber-trees? ooohh....

[@plmokm33]

I didn't come all this way to leave the job half finished.

[@thekeeperofsecrets9680]

I swear... the ending where Shepherd destroys the Reapers... it was probably the most emotional part in a video game for me... this music brings back the memories of that...

[@SynkaY]

With the Legendary Edition coming, we'll get to hear this song again. For some it'll be the first time they hear it, for others, it'll bring back memories, but in the end, we'll all appreciate it

[@mirzoanisyakubov6794]

Let's be more like Shepard-paragon, guys. All the time I'm thinking about my actions in real life, I'm asking myself: "What would Commander Shepard-paragon do?" Speaking the truth, it helps me a lot in solving the conflicts, stay strong whatever happens, always carry about the ones who helped me and whom I love... That's the Commander Shepard for me. The ending of ME3 doesn't matter at all, 'cause now Shepard lives in my heart. He helps me every time. He whispers me paragon-actions. Hope for same for you, lads.

[@saabaton169]

Same man, played Shepard as if I was him. Doing the right thing as much as possible

[@eduardluca4048]

Never have I believed that a game series would be capable of offering such an amazing, unique and emotional experience, changing one's view of life and existence. Such virtual escapades are rarely seen. Thank you Bioware for creating the Mass Effect universe and thank you...Commander Shepard...you will be missed.

[@populatethemoon]

If there's one thing you can say about Mass Effect 3, it had a fucking amazing soundtrack.

[@zarakikenpachi007]

My thoughts exactly...

[@IGMSItoX]

Never thought game would move my emotions at this level. Bioware is genius! Perfect example of cinematic storytelling and video game coming together.

[@Asguard82]

I HOPE andromeda can live up to one tenth of what this series and this MUSIC made me feel

[@Averagesakakienjoyer]

@@Asguard82 sorry for your loss

[@inserisciunnome]

@@Averagesakakienjoyer still haven't played Andromeda, Is It seriusly so bad? Not compared to the main Trilogy, on its own right i mean

[@Averagesakakienjoyer]

@@inserisciunnome it was horrible at launch because of how buggy it was but even after all the patches it ends on a cliffhanger that will never be addressed. It’s not a good mass effect game but it is an ok scifi shooter .

[@leonidas9808]

@@Averagesakakienjoyer That's disappointing

[@aeoncalcos7605]

Can´t wait to get reunited with my crew again. I will cry for a while when that will happen. Finished legendary edition yesterday. It was once again the proof that these are the best RPGs ever made. Thank you Bioware for that, looking forward to Mass Effect 4, and finally relax on a bar with Garrus, because there is no Shepard without Vakarian

[@themightycm]

I just finished Mass Effect 3 today and from what I hear I'm so happy I didn't play the game when it first released, because when a couple of my squad-mates died earlier in the story I was just overwhelmed with sadness but to have to go through the an ending like that (I know it's just a game) but I would just be so upset and frustrated. ME has become one of my favorite game series of all time, very few stories can really take hold over a person like ME.

[@Rainbowhawk1993]

Why is everyone still bitching about the ending? You have the Extended Cut. Why aren't you appreciating that?

[@metromatician]

Still sucks.

[@Rainbowhawk1993]

metromatician It addresses 9 out of the top 10 reasons why it sucked. BioWare could have left it the way it was, but they didn't. They went back and they fixed the mistakes they made so that the endings make more sense and to have the players discuss the endings in depth.

[@ultracj123]

metromatician Fuck off! You aren't worthy of the mass effect trilogy!

[@metromatician]

Adam Blake I've played the series since the beginning, have 7 or 8 playthroughs in ME1 and ME2 each, and have thoroughly enjoyed all the games, while you're probably some 10 year old that jumped into the series last year.

[@ultracj123]

metromatician Okay look. I was a bit inconsiderate yesterday and I apologize. I am just so sick of hearing people constantly bash the ending because I love all of the games, me3 included. And as you know when someone attacks something you like you tend to get defensive. At the very least I ask you to appreciate the gesture from Bioware by releasing the extended cut. It is very doubtful that any other company would have done the same.

[@brainred7863]

Концовка игры и так давит, а музыка просто как нож в сердце.

[@markjames7021]

I hear this song and instantly smile then start welling up. the trilogy has the most powerful way of pulling emotions out of people better than anything I'v ever seen watched or played

[@codeykronemeyer5994]

Mark James so true.

[@derektrammell911]

"Been a damn good ride". "A great ride, one I'll never forget".

[@Monkey-wn3iz]

Here's to hope, hope that we can return, hope that we can fight once more, hope that Andromeda can bring us back to the world we love, the world we never forgot.

[@handle_m1]

Just give me an mass effect MMORPG so I can spend the next 10 years in it.

[@nowhere6732]

+Green Froggo I don't think grinding is a reason why people love Mass Effect

[@handle_m1]

+EpicYak indeed, would be fun though. Might be hard with such a feels series such as ME.

[@TheCloudhopper]

Here is to hope, to hope that we once more stand with those worth fighting for, hope to honor the memories of those who sacrificed themselves, hope that our actions matter one more time for the universe we love.

[@Nem1606]

Heres to Thane, Admiral Anderson, and anyone else who gave their to stop the Reapers, and heres to Andromeda to unite us once again under the Mass Effect Flag "We've had A good ride" "The Best"

[@ItsACamellia]

I just finished the series for the first time.... The feels train has left the station...

[@billmacia-0808]

I still remember the first Time I Heard this song, I come regularly listen to it. To remember what I have lost, but with lost come hope.

[@MrPerson61]

There needs to be another series like this. This is the only game series I have played that actually emotionally gripped me. The sad part is that I cannot really talk about it on a deeper meaning with any of my friends, as they did not think too far into it or let themselves get immersed at all. Every time I bring something up about how good this series was, or how it impacted me, they just brush it off. None of them took it as seriously as I did.

[@KIRA-EL]

Play The Last of Us its only one game but by god you will get the feels

[@MrPerson61]

I think the first one had best overall story and music, the second had best ending and battle music, 3 had the best sad music. I actually thought the ending was decent with the extended cut, but they could have done so much more.

[@DRG1244]

My friends are the exact same way. Plenty of them are gamers but not the kind that get immersed in story driven games like I do. Mass Effect series, Bioshock series, The Last of Us...dem' feels.

[@MrFireyphoenix1]

I agree. This game touched on a few aspects of society which deserve attention. I for one felt that Bioware could have done Shepard justice by giving her/him a happy ending. Yes. Not a lot of people have survived what Shepard has. Yes it may be cliche but maybe she/he deserved the white picked fence/little blue children. But this trilogy is memorable. Wish they didn't release the game prematurely.

[@UnashamedlyHentai]

***** It doesn't need more games - it was great the way it was, I think. Luckily, the new games don't focus on Shepard.

[@davidslesar9615]

This is better than 99% movies soundtracks. Big respect.

[@Paal2005]

Even though I don't like the ending, I think it's brilliant. It was neven meant to be like. You're not suppose to feel good when taking hard decisions, no mattar how bad the alternative is. Think of Game of Thrones. Hollywood have made us so used to that the hero saves the day and live happily ever after, that when something bad happens, it make us feel uncomfotable. In my opinion, the whole campain against the Reapers is a story filled with hard decisions forcing us to either stand by our ideals and face the consequences, or see how bad the alternative could be. It's much more realistic that when facing a threat that is trying to exterminate all organic advanced life in the galaxy, there is no happy ending. The plot also forces us to think about the role of synthetic life in the future, and taking it to the extreme with the synthetic ending. The story of the Geth and Legions character development was what made most impact on me personally. We may well one day be so good at programming robots that the only difference between organic and synthetic life is the material we are created from. I study control system engineering, and encounter low-level robot programming on a daily basis. After taking a course where we studied the structure of a computer, while at the same time taking a off-topic subject called neuro-biology (I'm interested in brain-computer interfacing), I discovered that there is literaly no differance between the functionality of a processor, and the biological brain. We, humans, are literaly machines with millions of years of self-improving our programming, called DNA. That we outmatch robots with our own 50-years (or so) old technology isn't that suprising. What's rather scary though, is that we may one day create our equals. All these thoughts came to me because of this one game. From Legions sacrifice, and that EDI commented on him refering to himself as I, meening he no longer considered himself as the Geth, but as a individual platform for an individual mind.

[@legendgamer7619]

Amen

[@fredhagen-gates8091]

I'm pretty sure to make a game centered around choices and have a good ending you can't let them choose the ending the ending is based on previous choices the last mission has no impact. Think kotor if you were light side you got light side ending you didn't get to choose your ending

[@MrTexas712]

***** Not Really, but i guess as long as we treat such intelligence as equal everything will be fine. Which is why i didn't like the quarians that much. i choose the geth since i couldn't save them both.

[@somzer]

Pål Mathisen I didn't like it because of many reasons: The lack of variety in the end: All three games considered, the difference between "I don't give a flying F" ending, and the "I do everything I can!!!44!4!4" ending is basically nonexistent. It would've been great if you could reduce/increase the impact of "hard choices" in the end, based on what you've done up until that point. The mindF.: That ghost kid really wasn't necessary. In my opinion it destroyed the picture of the Reapers altogether. It was supposed to be a part of the game where I feel all emotional and stuff... I was holding my head, refusing to believe it... The forced drama: I really couldn't give a damn about that kid who died, but I had no choice, as Shepard was tormented because of it. Honestly, it was war, billions died, and Shepard is tormented by a kid's death. My Shepard, a sole survivor. It just didn't cut it for me, the game forcing it on me. TIM: Honestly, they were trying too hard to make TIM as important as they can. Even in the end I had to deal with his idiocy, I didn't enjoy it at all, it was just annoying. Lack of choice: On the planet of the Asari, in the end, I could've easily destroyed that gunship and kill off that wanna-be Bruce Lee. I wasn't allowed. I "lost" there. Annoying. Cerberus base, I had Miranda with the necessary information. No choice, I could do nothing against Cerberus until I was allowed to. It would've been my No.1 priority after ME2's suicide mission, but no choice, the writers already decided Shepard will surrender to the alliance and fap in his room until the reaper arrive and start killing off everyone... I don't even. Etcetera, etcetera, I ranted enough already. To be honest, I really think the quality of the third game is nowhere near the previous two. Better graphics, sure, but that's about it.

[@BoydTheMilkmanX]

"The fight with TIL" It wasn't meant to be a fight. TIL was a character who PLANNED things. He was essentially just a politician. He had an army. You're fighting him the entire third game. His whole shtick is that he's always one step ahead -- even at the end of the game, but he's so arrogant and so convinced he's right because he's smarter he doesn't even consider the fact he is indoctrinated because he's so arrogant. The way his story-arc ends is consistent with his characters presentation the rest of the series. Having a gunfight with TIL who was nothing more than a genius with a shit ton of resources at his disposal with some kind of boss fight would've been insurmountably retarded and you're insurmountably retarded if that's something you wanted. Having a "fight" with the Illusive man at the end of the game would've been the worst, most nonsensical choice they could've made. It'd be having a boss for the sake of having a boss despite the fact that it'd make no fucking sense within the narrative. And the whole point was to pit Shepard against a character he knew without transforming them into some kind of super-bullshit at the last second with some convoluted, nonsensical reason. (CoughSarenCough.)

[@ibrahimamoquette4166]

This gave me tears. I will never forget my love for this trilogy. Farewell, Shepard.

[@josuhatyers6496]

When people think about the ending of a game, they think "Epic boss battle." However, the creators of Mass Effect didn't think that was the right way to end the series because: 1) It is far too generic 2) It wouldn't fit with the end of Shepard's life, it had to be depressing and full of thought rather than be an epic boss scene. Too many people hate on the ending but i agree with BioWare, making the ending as it was was fantastic. Making you feel sad for the main character as he died. Not every story will have a happy ending. Mass Effect 3 was the perfect ending for a perfect character.

[@Rainbowhawk1993]

Josh Tyers If the finale of Return of the King had Frodo chopping up Orcs left and right all the way up MT. Doom, it would undermine the great desperation and excellent emotion it had. Same with ME3; Shepard's stripped of his weapons, his powers and his companions. All that's left is his will to finish the fight, no matter what.

[@dagothodros]

Josh Tyers I didn't hate the ending because it wasn't a happy ending or wasn't full of thought. It sucked because it tackled themes (and a character) that were completely foreign to the series as a whole. Bioware tried to appeal to the general audience who had not played the series from the start (hence the child who was killed at the beginning of ME3). The star child appealed to some random emotion that nobody sympathized with, especially those who had been attached to the series for 5 years. The end was solid until the phantasmic ghost child whom, narratively, was meant to tap into the emotion of loss, but was completely insignificant to everybody who had played the game from the start (and even most who started the game at ME3). It was a COMPLETE collapse of storytelling, and the fact that millions were upset by it is enough evidence to suggest that the end of Mass Effect was a complete failure. I truly wish that the end of ME3 was satisfying, but there is no reasonable evidence to suggest that it was anything other than a completely terrible ending to a fantastic trilogy of games.

[@JoeTyler85]

+Josh Tyers the funny thing is that ME3 had an interesting plot with several bosses (reaper on Ranoch, the asian hitman) but not a final boss, despite the fact that the final assault on the streets of London and the conversation with the Illusive Man could pass as a "Boss" of sorts; traditional gamers are sooooo conservative, no final boss-no party...idiots

[@BoydTheMilkmanX]

Both of those reasons are wrong. And you clearly don't know why people hated the ending. It had nothing to do with Shepard dying.... It had everything to do with the fact that it was "choice", choices that meant nothing, actions that meant nothing. Getting all the fleets doesn't really impact the ending. It changed a few colours. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! The choice at the end? The same thing. It was just a palette swap. You don't get to see the Geth if you choose to save them by sacrificing Shepard. You don't see them explicitly being wiped out to put weight behind the decision. It's just a colour swap which renders the ending pointless because the cutscenes are almost identical shot-for-shot. Sure, there's the extended edition ending which game later. But I suggest you actually watch the original ending and you'll actually understand why people were pissed off. Acting like it was because they decided to kill Shepard in ONE OF THREE POSSIBLE ENDINGS has literally fucking nothing to do with the overwhelming majority of criticism that was aimed at the game. And the reason they didn't put a boss fight at the end of Mass Effect 3 was because the antagonist with a face they presented was The Illusive Man. It'd have made absolutely no sense for Shepard to fight The Illusive Man. They wanted the game to end with Shepard killing a character, not some monster that they transformed him into. The Illusive Mans' power came from his intellect, and without that at his disposal or in a situation he couldn't use it in - he was powerless. That's straight from a dev interview, so.

[@Top-Lip]

You can feel the mood of the music throughout the entire game, it permeates the atmosphere with sorrowful and emotionally touching, bitter-sweet delight and yet, tragedy; such beautiful compositions, tinged with sadness like the piano is played with your own heartstrings. The soundtrack of the game is the atmospheric force, foreshadowing the devastating, but inevitable ending and it is so emotionally intertwined with the plot, it is equally as significant throughout the entire journey, in harmony. Rarely does a soundtrack have such a bond with the plot it supports, Sam did a beyond-incredible job with the soundrack.

[@boundlessblade5205]

Especially if your paragon Shepard :') . I made all the right calls , brought peace between races, had my friends survived in Me2, so much more in the end... I had to make one final call the ultimate sacrifice. I guess it's true what church said Red vs Blue ending. But the hero... never gets to see that ending. They'll never know if their sacrifice actually made a difference.They'll never know if the day was really saved. In the end, they just have to have faith....Ain't that a bitch" let's Hope ME4 comes through for us.

[@TheRedDevil7494]

It's at 1:29 the melody hits me the most. It feels powerful those 4 keys are held in my mind whenever I see that end cutscene, the game cuts to previous scenes in which that character was alive, Anderson, Thane, Mordin, Miranda, Garrus, Wrex, Tali, all those we ride and died for gone and remembered in a symphonic masterpiece that is this soundtrack.

[@jcoates32]

They truly captured the moment with this melody.

[@itaughturgirl]

Shepard remembering Mordins words at the end. "Had to be me......someone else would have gotten wrong"

[@zeea6561]

I'm going to cry all over again

[@M4SC3R4DE]

I remember the time i've played the end...it was one of the few times in Mass Effect i cried so hard...no other series could ever reach that level. One of the most awesome game series ever! I love it so much

[@MrSasukecool1]

GamingLan I know what you mean... 3 a.m, having finished the game I was in a kind of denial and all i could do was cry like a baby on my chair. I'm really surprised my family didn't wake up xD

[@XEdemX]

***** same here :)

[@MrDusty515]

I can't wait til May 14th, to be able to replay Mass Effect, it has been an amazing moment to play one of, if not, the greatest RPGs franchises of all time.

[@xnauroranx7297]

Hell yeah gonna be fun

[@Tibemu]

still try Not to cry to this music in 2016 and later...

[@nayejeul9235]

rest in peace comander Shepard 😭

[@mirceagrigorean]

We will never forget him

[@liltreeandsmokie_z8541]

best hero ever!☺

[@mirceagrigorean]

Agreed

[@Mr_vd_risin]

I'm sorry if im wrong, but is he really dead? Thought he is still alive if you beat the game on 100%. (Never played the games, but will :))

[@predattak]

My Shepard survived, and all the crew :P

[@1234kalmar]

Now that I probably failed my math exam, it probably fits...

[@1234kalmar]

***** :3 All the best to you too :)

[@Nikarampo]

1234kalmar Exams in 5 hours or so and here I am, listening to mass effect OST.

[@zoltanszaszi2264]

Cheer up, people! Lift your heads and step forward. You got experience points to level up and ace it next time :-) Don't let those results get you down people. Prepare for the next one and you'll be fine. Go out there and give them hell, you were born to do this!

[@Nikarampo]

Zoltán Szászi Give this man a cookie! (Exams went pretty good!)

[@zoltanszaszi2264]

Thanks mate! I'm glad you succeeded. The Galaxy needs you! :-D

[@Леся-з3я]

Ох помню играл в масс и так понравилась а концовуи и песня в конце...... даже слёзу пустил

[@dutchtahiti3149]

I'm just starting the legendary edition again im not emotionally ready for this again

[@moisemensah8233]

I wasn't. I cried when I completed the games.

[@EliFarb]

I finished legendary edition a month ago, it was the first time I ever played mass effect. It was probably the most memorable experience I've had playing games. I thought I played the best story that there was when I finished tlou, but I was apparently wrong.

[@ana_d_73]

I'm playing 3 for the second time in a row to get all the side quests. I don't think I'm ready to do the ending again, I'll probably have a cry after.

[@DJohn0991]

I beat those games (quickly) in my teens and didn’t really appreciate them as much . I literally just replayed them in the remastered collectors trilogy and got every single achievement . I experienced every single side quest and dialogue option in all 3 games . This is my favorite game of all time and my god did I want to shed tears when this song pushed and I sacrificed Shepard to control the reapers . The music is so elegant but so heavy . It’s beautiful

[@NeonZaku]

The ending is sad

[@DM_Dad]

Also bad.

[@RobertHarr1son]

DownwithMarx yup

[@RobertHarr1son]

Rado Heineken wait, no its not!!

[@DM_Dad]

Rado Heineken Ha, yes, yes it is.

[@NovemberBSierra]

DownwithMarx No,it isn't.

[@oobietime8]

Real talk, the synthesis ending was totally fine

[@oobietime8]

***** What the reapers were doing before the synthesis was capturing people and eliminating their free will to stop synthetics permanently ruling. The synthesis ending allowed the prevention of permanent synthetic rule while also allowing people to keep their free will. You can see in the extended cut people acting like people, not machines. In the case of synthetics, it even gave free will not just maintained it. I interpreted the blast of green not brain washing people and machines, but just imparting them the higher knowledge to cooperate peacefully.

[@phantomninja01]

***** Not really, the Catalyst says that up until that point, none of the previous races they had destroyed had come together to fight the Reapers. Not to mention the alliance with the Geth (if you're able to save them). That's why the Catalyst mentions that organics weren't ready for Synthesis until now.

[@VorchaVideos]

Destroy is the best ending. My Shepard lives AND the Reapers lose. I've been a fan of Mass Effect for too long to let the Reapers live.

[@BeyBattleBoy]

***** Destroy ending is the only way to truly end the game. Look up the indoctrination theory.

[@oobietime8]

***** The Evil Taco But it's also implied that organics will again create synthetics who will destroy all life, just delaying the cycle. And the indoctrination theory is just that, a theory.

[@miranolastname2366]

Mass Effect trilogy is one of the best things happened in my life

[@KonadorAuchindoun]

this shit fucked me up good as a kid when it released, walked the halls of skool all depressed n shit for a straight week lmao

[@cleon464]

I listened to this in class and walked out to cry in the bathroom. Great game, but sad song. Play this at my funeral.

[@ethanbrooks1148]

Gogeta68 if you on the way to class, regardless of the song tune, you may have depression.

[@Gabrilos505]

Sad game too , the song fit the theme perfectly . The end of the Trilogy , the end of Shepard , the end of all things

[@AdeptN7]

Its amazing how wide this song has become. I was just watching Game of Thrones behind the scenes of Season 8 episode 3 and this song came on...just first hit on the piano and i knew

[@someoneyouknow8924]

I can grasp and accept the galactic loss, and struggle. The millions who die fighting the Reapers. But the HARDEST part for me to accept, to get past is the idea Shepard's love interest is never SEEN reuniting with him. I know its not a massive thing to some...but you grow so attached to the crew, the characters...and for the pain of the struggle. To see it end any other way than a brief, assured reunion...well, it hurts.

[@SailorMars768]

Alex Homar Exactly, this is my major gripe with the endings. I cared too much about my Shepards' relationships with everyone, especially their love interests, to see them die.

[@someoneyouknow8924]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves all aspects of the story. So naturally...that kinda closure is so important to me. Some of the characters...I get it. They are tough, and could understand Shepards death. However, softer characters (Tali) are more prone to suicide or loss of all hope. So not knowing throws me for a loop.

[@BoydTheMilkmanX]

Welcome to this place called the "real world". In the "real world" shit isn't resolved plenty of times. Loose ends exist. And happy endings are for generic Hollywood flicks where everything "works out okay" and the characters emerge from all the chaos to a bright new future. That shit's lame.

[@Kramswodahs]

@@BoydTheMilkmanX who hurt you

[@ybragim07]

Август 2022 год, кто ещё слушает эту музыку?)) Моя любимая игра))

[@IvanReutovich]

Эта мелодия вечна