Mr. Odd - Let's Play Mass Effect 1 - Part 1 - Odd Shepard, Mass Effect's Only Hope

Let's Play Mass Effect 1. When Mass Effect released in 2007, I went through it as a first person shooter. I was a casual gamer, and story wasn't important. That's pretty much all changed and I am excited to look at Mass Effect through new and more inspired eyes. I'm looking forward to being quite thorough, making tough decisions and hopefully, saving the galaxy.
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[@GamingTilDawnStudios]

Okay Odd For fucks sake I've watched your witcher 2 palythrough, and just finished watching your xcom playthrough. But now you relase a mass effect playthrough?Bro you're making this really hard to do my homework, hangout with friends, and focus on my own youtube channel. Well mass effect is one of my favorite games, so I better shut up sit down and make some popcorn. -- Sandarian

[@Mythrell]

This pretty much sums up my feelings about this too. Khaaan!

[@ChristopherOdd]

Get your homework done. These videos aren't going anywhere. You really only get one chance at school. I know you're probably being sarcastic, but my point stands nonetheless.

[@GamingTilDawnStudios]

ChristopherOdd I shall do my homework good sir. But let's be honest you are pretty addicting to watch

[@the80sdom98]

ChristopherOdd what was the texture mod you are using ?

[@PzPewwi]

I've never played mass effect but I've played all dragon ages and loved them shall I buy mass effect and do it blind

[@shakefan1484]

This game is freaking awesome. I spent 10 minutes alone listening to the main menu music, because I thought it was just beautiful.

[@justinkubow9397]

I really hated mass effect 1. I'm not sure why. The story was amazing, but everything else was terrible in my opinion. I've only logged two hours into mass effect 2, so I can't formulate an opinion on that yet. Weirdly enough, I really like sci-fi shooters and dragon age, but I found no enjoyment in mass effect 1. Hopefully mass effect 2 is better. The only reason I keep playing is for the story.

[@mitchellboeck]

I'm not sure if you've gotten to play more, but Mass Effect 2 has much better combat. The only part I don't like about 2 is the equipment is very limited.

[@Shepard4Life]

ME1 was firstly produced as some console exclusive so its not really well designed :D but at the end only story matters since console can help with all annoyances (my gravity gun in me1, omg XD)

[@CaptainBipto]

Mordan: Mister? Sheppard: It's Commander Mordan: Mr Commander? Sheppard: It's Odd. Mordan: Odd maybe. But who am I to judge.

[@TeaSquiffy2]

CaptainBipto Who's Mordan?

[@menageriedemonstres2288]

Mordin Solis from 2.

[@Psiredem]

Mordan: Maybe. Who am I to judge?

[@brettstalling2269]

😭😭

[@littledorgan]

"OHHH I can't be Christopher? I can be Christophe. I'll be French. I'll be the French Commander." I DIED LAUGHING.

[@KunoichiPeri]

littledorgan *gets shot at Odd: I surrender! Omg he really is French...ROFL!

[@zebyurd9530]

Hope he remembers to fly his white flag during battles to remain French

[@n7rustad813]

Best trilogy ever made. Best Games ever made.

[@vivec6732]

The Star Wars prequels are pretty great. Hard to top

[@jupiterconsolate2874]

Bioware makes some of my favorite games ever. Those guys are masters of the western rpg.

[@jaskajokunen3716]

N7 Rustad Until ME:A released.

[@Deltobbi]

Witcher Trilogy is far better IMO

[@zegreatpumpkinani9161]

@@jaskajokunen3716 they cancel out, the series no longer exists :(

[@edpistemic]

Looking back on this from half way through ME3 you really have played the 'War Hero' role a lot more than you have 'Ruthless'.

[@gacktdirge17]

edpistemic you definitely have to try it, one of the best experience in videogames

[@LW123LW]

So when he was choosing his class, did anyone else notice how the glowing outline emphasized his crotch area?

[@Quiet-Guy]

Just noticed that XD

[@995cool]

we'll bang ok

[@ChristopherOdd]

I haven't been this excited about a game for a long time. Playing through the whole trilogy is quite the undertaking, but hopefully, with your help, we can make it awesome.

[@Linus117]

Awesome, I love this game!

[@ChristopherOdd]

Have you played it all? On pc?

[@Linus117]

ChristopherOdd Nope, played the first 2 on eksbawks.

[@IwanTimmermans]

Awesome game!!

[@thatguycaz]

I'm from the future. Preparing for the Remaster version.

[@TheDymed]

One of the most epic story's I ever took part in. Trying to explain the beauty of Mass Effect is like trying to explain the beauty of the sun or the moon to someone born blind. Thanks now I have to go through Mass Effect AGAIN......whats this my fourth time through all the games........not counting replaying them on their own, my god.

[@MrMartin1538]

Mass Effect,in my opinion the best game series ever !!! (and I don´t think anythin will beat it) The story,the characters,the galaxy,the races,the lore,the music,the desicions,the protagonist and the epic mission´s are all factors that make this series the best for ME.And I hope ME:Andromeda will continue this epicness :-) I´m really excited about your reactions to the world,the lore,the persons and of course the story.I know you´ve already played trough all three games but I´m still really excited about your desicions.You got my sub :)

[@MrMartin1538]

+Jack Nife Hey,dich kenn ich doch,oder ? Schaust du nicht öfters den Kanal DrProof oder irre ich mich da ?^^

[@MrMartin1538]

***** Haha,Zufälle gibts ^^

[@thod8820]

I loved Kotor then after playing my favorite games of all time. The Half-Life series (To be specific Half-Life 1) I found Mass Effect and it really itched my spot and is now a strong second.

[@novanettle7497]

I also picked the spacer background, because I am just a bit sick of heroes having no parents. Seriously, Harry Potter - orphan. Batman - orphan. Almost every Disney hero ever - orphans! I think you can be a hero and still have parents xD

[@when7573]

Emma Eriksdotter I honestly think I'd be a bit sadder without parents. With parents, you probably don't have a lot to look back on. With parents, it shows your dedication to give everything up and join the military.

[@StarlightDragon]

Also, definitely read as much of the codex as you can. If not on the series, then on your own. Because that shit is interesting. I know you are really thorough anyway, but damn I caught myself reading the codex for like an hour and a half one day, and I enjoyed every minute of it. They set so much stuff up in such a subtle way. I can't say too much about what comes into play and what doesn't though. I will have alot to discuss once you beat ME3 though,hehehehe.

[@lifehole1]

Ahhh, I'm planning to watch all of this. Even though I've played the trilogy twice, watched many other let's plays, from what I've seen you're an incredible let's player after marathoning your The Last of Us and Beyond Two Souls playthroughs. And the epicness of a mass effect trilogy run + you will be amazing, I'm sure. Mass Effect is an AMAZING series, and I hope you will learn to appreciate it, even if the ending is utter shite. It's unfortunate the ending had to be jury rigged like that in a terrible way, but it's still a series worth playing. Five times. Unfortunately as you surely already know there is significant gameplay effects to not attempting to get as much "good points" and "bad points" so sometimes you don't even get to make the choice you want to. Mass Effect is about choices but doesn't have the same morally grey amount of choices as some other RPG games and encourages you to mostly lean towards Paragon/Renegade, while there is no reward for neutrality, only penalties.

[@jayr5277]

To be fair, I'd say Mass Effect is better about not forcing you to lean Paragon or Renegade than Mass Effect 2 is (I would also say it's better than ME3, but in ME3 neutrality isn't even a thing...), but yeah... As someone who did an all neutral playthrough, it gets pretty annoying in both games.

[@lifehole1]

FYI, it's some guy from the olympics (wrestling? something.) facemorphed with the face of this guys's hulk costume media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9mo9fBTlg1qctkcl.jpg

[@mrmiffmiff]

Jay R It is possible to do a neutral playthrough of the entire trilogy if you either game the system or cheat. Just saying.

[@jayr5277]

mrmiffmiff​​ I really just mean that middle right option was removed in ME3, apart from a slim handful of conversations. I even specified that I did do an all neutral play through (without cheating no less). As in no interrupts in ME2 (Except for the Vitor one) or 3 (Except for shoting the Illusive Man) and only middle options except when they aren't there. I'll admit ME3 allows you to do neutrality in a way though, just not as directly as 1 and less so than 2.

[@mrmiffmiff]

Jay R Ah, my apologies. I accidentally interpreted "neutral" to mean "making decisions based on your feeling at the time" whereas you actually meant outright "neutral."

[@river6634]

Just finished watching your Portal LP. I cannot tell you how thrilled i was when I was searching for mass effect 1 lp's that you had one.

[@PeterBigPapa]

Just seeing you react to the dreadful face customization options was cracking me up. 'that one's like...woah'

[@TeaSquiffy2]

PeterBigPapa Hopefully Andromeda gives us better options. I'd love to have the option to move things about like Dragon Age Inquisition (and Sims 4, if you want to go there). It would be great to have a preset of scars and then being able to move, rotate and resize them.

[@when7573]

MrFlibberGibbet Personally, I'd make a scar-filled abomination that feasts on the blood of children.

[@ThePyroPuppet]

I have never played nor seen this game. I seriously have not even heard much about it. Hopefully I can get immersed in the story too.

[@nerotyagi]

Update? Did you like it?

[@ConfessorCromwell101]

I've heard of it but never played it. Just finished downloading it on Game Pass. I'm anxious to try it out.

[@TheVildee]

Odd is actually a common men's name in Norway. My old chemistry teacher is named Odd :)

[@SelloutSnake]

I was thinking about getting the whole trilogy for the PS3, I have played lots of games, but I don't have a lot of experience with the whole Sci-Fi genre, as well as most TPS games. Do you think it would be worth it?

[@danieln6613]

Glad you decided to play it, it's a really good game in terms of storytelling, better than the other two in my opinion

[@TheJayson8899]

Odd should so play Fallout: New Vegas!

[@ace7669]

Omg I would love to see that

[@Thedeepseanomad]

The female voice acting is not much better IMHO. Jennifer Hale is a great Voice-actress and Mark Meer was actually directed to be a bit bland/"neutral" in ME1, but from a trilogy perspective I prefer Mark's more "low key" performance (which I think improves over the trilogy) over Jennifer's more "cartoonish" and sometimes over-the-top/exaggerated delivery.

[@ChristopherOdd]

K that is good to hear!

[@FeuerFremder]

Well Hale has way more fun with her work in terms of Sheppard. And her portrayal fits the changes in the franchise far more. ME2 and ME3 are far better games if one's Sheppard is Self-Aware Jennifer Hale as there's quite a few bits that are a bit hard to take seriously in those games without her sass.

[@emmax9852]

When I hear Jennifer Hale deliver the lines, she has the strength of someone who is in charge and that people would listen too. Mark Meer's voice sounds like he could be Soldier 2, at least of what I've heard of him so far. I hear he does a good job in the 3rd game, so I'm interested to play it with him. I wonder if it depends on who you play as first? Maybe, if you play as maleshep first then the femshep voice sounds weird and vice versa?

[@queenshepard.522]

I respectfully Disagree. Jennifer Hale did a great job at voicing Sheppard. Yeah the first game wasn't that great but it was good for it's time. 2 and 3 is where it is at and she does a better job sounding commanding then Mark.

[@breadpilled2587]

Thedeepseanomad how dare you

[@CalvinDWalker]

To be fair with the voice acting, both are great. Mark Meer, the male-shep voice, has that authoritative, military-esque voice that makes him sounds like he REALLY fits in the military, while Jennifer Hale, the fem-shep voice, is a lot more emotive. Personally, I just enjoy the male-shep voice more than fem-shep. It just... feels better for me to hear.

[@porthosduval]

Your Shepard looks fantastic! I'm kinda used to seeing people keeping him "the default way", but yours looks freaking cool!

[@shankybiscuit8109]

I have hesitated about watching this playthrough as it's going to be a huge commitment/time sink. But fuck it, Let's Play. *chuckle*

[@shankybiscuit8109]

God that was lame. Sometimes I really want to punch myself.

[@thegreatjuks3834]

Cookie the Cutter Do what i do, delete the comment and pretend that nothing happened.

[@shankybiscuit8109]

I would really like to, but then how would I learn?

[@thegreatjuks3834]

Cookie the Cutter What you really need to understand is why YOU think your comment is bad. When you realize the motive you hated your comment, you will probably never write a bad comment again and then can erase the comment.

[@shankybiscuit8109]

It was lame because I made a stupid Let's Play pun but I'm still not deleting it. It will stand forever as a reminder to work on my Posting Discipline, something KZbin could do with more of.

[@1234kalmar]

Well, all bets are welcome, how long will it take for me to go watch Odd's Witcher 3 playthrough out of sheer longing for nostalgia?

[@aaronb8787]

They make you keep the last name "Shepard" so that all the characters in the game can call you that for voice-acting purposes so they don't have to constantly find reasons to call you something other than your name.

[@brandonbrown6922]

Oh, this is going to be fun. Honestly? I'd say avoid romance in the first game, too few of options, and frankly they're really boring at this stage. Wait till next game to really get into that.

[@FeuerFremder]

Yes. Femshep overall has both the better default character model, facial expressions and the better voice acting. The male sheppard from the voice acting mostly feels like a generic "space marine", while femshep a far more varied range of personality, to the point that quite a few people view the femshep as "sort of" THE definite version of Sheppard. Male Sheppard is decent enough but he mostly does feel like a "traditional generic bioware lead" for most of the time. As for ME3 DLC - I would not expect a "fixing" of the ending. The DLC was advertised as that, but in reality it only added a slideshow that does not really deal with the main problems people had with it. And then they released another "fixing" DLC, "The Citadel DLC" that was pure dumb fanservice of nonsense. But then again that should be left till ME3 as ME3, frankly has...quite a few problems with itself even without an ending.

[@existenceisrelative]

Shepard just _is_ Jennifer Hale. I don't care how many people choose the muscly weirdo, Shepard is a redheaded Jennifer Hale.

[@fgg4136]

Tried to get into Mass Effect with andromeda.. didn’t work out to well so I’m just going to buy the trilogy hope it’s as good as people say

[@Howesenberg]

I played this for the first time yesterday and I have to say that I found the actual game play (so far) kinda sluggish and repetitive, having said that I have only played about an hour or so but I don't have the urge to keep playing despite the story being quite interesting, did anyone else have this same experience?

[@jaskajokunen3716]

Howesenberg I have played me1 alot and I Linda agree. I like the combat\movement better in me2

[@MK-qg9ej]

I watched about 3 of his Witcher 1 gameplay videos and then just bought the game, this guy is great advertisement

[@Fieldhouz]

Ahh the good old 'Vigil' menu music, haven't heard that in a while. Nostalgiaaaa

[@parkerdixon-word6295]

Been on the channel to watch Enemy Within. I'm totally going to be on board for this one, particularly if the story is mostly new to you. The story of the Mass Effect trilogy is probably my favorite in gaming, even with the ending taken into account. You've chosen well.

[@Kate-ui2js]

Your voice reminds me of Count Olaf pretending to be Stefano!

[@GaleGeha]

FUCK YEAH MASS EFFECT. You're going to love the game.

[@bccr13]

Vanguard is the most fun class I've played :D

[@MrMartin1538]

BeforeReform I like Infiltrator and Engineer most.I never really played ME asa biotic class.I really like it in Multiplayer but not in Singleplayer.In Multiplayer I often play as the Krogan Warlord who can use biotics.

[@bccr13]

Martin1538 Infiltrator/adept are my joint #2. Haven't played as engineer though.

[@MrMartin1538]

BeforeReform It´s pretty hard particularly cus you only have a pistol but it gets easier in ME2 and 3.But it´s really cool.My 2nd favorite class.I remember now that I played a biotich femshep once in ME2 and 3 but only then.As I said ; I´m not a really big fan of it in singleplayer but it´s ok.

[@LAMC5027]

@@MrMartin1538 If you get the trophy/achievement for assault rifles, then you get to start with assault rifles on a new class.

[@madcourier6217]

Spoilers: If not for Tali's death at the end of the second game this would be my 1# favorite lets play out there... :(

[@Akul5b]

UU yeah it's been a long time coming. One of my favourite games, played it more than The Witcher! There is one piece of DLC worth for this game, which is Bring Down the Sky. Pinnacle Station was not well received. Spacer start is my favourite one, because of your parents' military career. Vanguard will be extremely fun in Mass Effect 2.

[@twinblade63]

the first minute of the intro, where you explained exactly why you were undertaking this task of the mass effect games, is 100% exactly why after all this time i was looking for a lets play of the mass effect games. got me hooked!

[@kharnthebetrayer8251]

no! dont mess with the eye shape....once you move it once it will never look right (or at least thats how it works for me)

[@JustinVGames]

Seeing that it took you until part 18 to find Liara makes me wonder if my playthrough is being rushed... But your putting in a lot of detail in to this playthrough as well. Subscribed Sir!

[@rpupura12]

I cannot tell you how happy I am that you are playing this game, the trilogy are some of my favorite games. Of course I LOVE all your play throughs, but I am super excited about this one. -Rochelle

[@agpjustin]

Don't put too much thought about the end of the trilogy. The last 20~ minutes of the game could not ruin the entire experience for me. Honestly, I'm pretty stoked to see you start a new series, the XCOM thing was getting a bit stale for me.

[@fnord3125]

It might be too far in the future for you to decide, but do you plan to keep your class the same when you get to 2 and 3? Vanguard are an interesting class, moreso in the later games than this one. In 2 and 3, when they have the biotic charge power, they have a very "high risk, high reward" play-style.

[@aaronb8787]

Lol, when you sere adjusting the lips I was waiting for you to say something about, "Hmm, my lips are ____", and I thought "yup, that was just as uncomfortable as I thought it would be" :p

[@Amenoxiel]

Guys, did he finish this project? (all 3 games) If not, up to where did he play? I don't want to start a whole new series if it doesn't get finished.

[@jennygamble3181]

Yup, he did finish it all (all 3). I'm not sure about all the DLC, but he probably did them too because he's really thorough.

[@Amenoxiel]

Thank you very much for answering! Gonna start watching the series now. :)

[@ndbd9drn]

Love watching others play RPGs!

[@ThatOldWarthog]

Hey Chris, I'm really looking forward to your playing through the trilogy because, despite its faults, Mass Effect is still easily my favorite western RPG series. And there's absolutely no shame in playing through it like a generic Third Person Shooter, I basically did the same when I first played (although soldier is still my favorite class) but soon just got overwhelmed by the story and restarted with a fresh mindset.

[@pandarin6206]

It's great to see another person who won't just stick to Paragon or Renegade exclusively. I've always loved seeing people roleplay in these games. Mine was Pandaria Shepard, a Spacer/War hero/Soldier (primarily a sniper). She was usually a nice person but could easily lose her temper in stressful environments. However, she would never go as far as to kill in cold blood.

[@when7573]

Pandaria... 10/10 ACTUALLY BEST EXPANSION

[@Sunderfury]

Chris, i have always wanted to watch a full Mass Effect playthrough by someone who knows to appreciate storytelling in gaming. As a fan, I'm very much looking forward to this series, and to see what you think of the games and the trilogy as a whole.

[@SamWh1t3]

Rewatching again omg the memories. I binged this while you were still on ME3 back in high school. I miss these days so much. Love this series man.

[@eben2822]

This game looks incredible for 2007.

[@ivanalbisetti4835]

+Colton Hall he has a texture mod

[@masonstonman]

+Ivan Games what is the texture mod?

[@beepst]

@@ivanalbisetti4835 still amazing for 2007

[@carmander9843]

@@ivanalbisetti4835 I'm replaying it currently as well and it still looks good without the texture mod :) It has aged very well.

[@SirAroace]

So are you going to be using one save through all three games? (you can do that)

[@EnzoBonelli56]

I prefer this let’s play of Mass Effect to the Legendary Edition one

[@voxdraconia4035]

*sigh* my favorite lets player finally does a game again I once really really liked...but no, I cannot bring myself to watch this now. Yeah I am pathetic about that, but right after the fantastic setup of ME1 the whole story, universe and gameplay is going down the drain, with THE ENDING being the biggest pile of bullshit ever seen the light of day...but I'll leave it at that and keep the LP for the ones happy enough to still enjoy the series... :-( . Oh and Odd, saving the galaxy, yeah, I was looking foward to that once as well...little did I know...

[@SwingDancer61]

I play as Fem Shep one out of every three playthroughs for this game. I do find role playing as a male easier, but I also like to see how the game changes playing as a female. I'm planning on probably playing as a male Dwarf for my first Dragon Age Inquisition playthrough.

[@dragonivon5564]

I played the entire trilogy a few months ago (got it on sale for my PS3) and it was awesome, especially with everything linked together. It's one of the best overreaching stories of all time but I would suggest when you get to ME3, there's the Citadel DLC that I think was the best ME3 DLC hands down.

[@Ploopfany]

Vacations + Christopher Odd? Imma have a good time B:

[@EclecticFruit]

I'm curious: You mentioned how you've changed your outlook on games and come to focus more on story. I share that sentiment; story makes or breaks games as much as gameplay. Here's what I want to know: what changed your focus? Was it a game? A story? Age? What caused it?

[@StarlightDragon]

I love that song. Vigil is one of my favorite songs in a video game. I remember long nights where I would just perch outside and take long drags of my cigarette, while listening to the song in my headphones. It was so very peaceful.

[@duobuster57]

Not sure if this was mentioned before but your pre-military background also gives you unique side quests that show you a little more about the background you picked. :)

[@iustan5993]

Aha, I'm new to mass effect but I'm getting these 3 before andromeda

[@fionafoxXscourge4eva]

The Saintss Don't play andromeda dude. It sucks :

[@FlameRyuuji]

AAAAAAA Mr.Odd and Mass Effect. Christmas came early this year!

[@ChristopherOdd]

Ho ho ho.

[@Fieldhouz]

Also, Odd, did you read the first book? Because it sets up the story of ME really nicely. All books are great by the way, except the 4th.

[@purplefire1173]

YES. FINALLY. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY. I can't wait to see this!

[@ellya3775]

Yes friend we are both happy as HELLLLLLLLLLLL

[@salvador_242]

Well this is my KZbin viewing sorted for the next few weeks (or months!) But seriously, Mass Effect is one of my all time favourite series, and I'm really looking forward to seeing how you find it Chris. And good job on the character creation, I think it makes these kind of games soooo much better when you make your own character to role play. Good luck!

[@Not-an-Alien]

Ive never played any shooters preferring fantasy games. I played the shit out of Dragon age. From this perspective is this game any good?

[@MRALABAMA076]

Jeremy Morris Amazing my friend. My favorite RPG series with great characters and a really good story through all games.

[@Not-an-Alien]

I bought the trilogy bundle and have 26 hours logged into the first game so far. It is very fun. It took me several hours of dying however to get used to the mechanics. Really could have used a tutorial.

[@Skandalos]

After Ive watched your whole trilogy playthrough I bought the game and devloped a love-hate relationship. Ive never raged so hard in a game about terrible and idiotic game mechanics but at the same time I always feel dragged to start another playthrough. The combat is so bad sometimes but can also be strangely satisfying. Plus, the DLC mess EA did there is unforgivable.

[@SamSamspster6996Pam]

Any tips?I played Mass Effect 1 one but it's slow.🤔

[@Myworld1916]

If you are talking about the lagging, don't worry, I get this feeling too as I bought it from Steam and that it's published by EA.

[@jacobhiatt2022]

thank you Mr Odd iv never played any of the mass effect games and have been looking for a good lets play for sometime but now i am excited to experience this amazing story with you

[@LivvyBooks]

I've heard of this game but never played. Looking forward to watching this!

[@gabiivalinoti9192]

Mass Effect is one of the most amazing and fantastic story telling game ever made. I've finished the trilogy multiple times and the attachments you have to the characters are a huge hit on your emotions.

[@apocalypticstudios]

Aww man, was hoping for Dragon Age. Not quite the same when this isn't blind. But i shall support your decision and watch this.

[@carnavalentertainment1650]

Did Christopher ever elaborate on his chin scar? I've been a fan of his for a while, but this is the first I'm hearing of the scar, and now I'm curious.

[@ferchrissakes]

Wow, you're actually doing this, huh Chris? Well, there goes another chunk of my free time, damn you. Also, damn you for not choosing Femshep (seriously, the male voice is plain grating after a while). Besides, you did an _awesome_ job as Jodie in Beyond! It was absolutely brilliant to watch. Also, I believe I once commented on Femshep's other virtues, to wit: 1) It's 3rd person, so you're going to be staring at a polygonal butt for hours - might as well make it female. 2) Lesbian space sex. Like I said: Damn you, Chris. Damn you.

[@Wizzardgirl]

Oh my gosh - I have been watching your ME2 play through at nights recently. I originally started watching to see how to play the game after getting it free from EA a few weeks back and stayed for the excellent commentary/role playing. I have become so addicted to ME2 (*andGarrus*), I just bought ME and ME3 so I could play from stem to stern. As such, looked to find a play through of ME and voila! - I see I actually started in the middle of your "Mass Effect Trilogy" play through. Wonderful! Thank you for these .. you are just really amazing at doing these play through videos and make them so much fun to watch! *HUGS!* from a southern - or perhaps northern, dependent on your locale - neighbor in Minnesota!

[@DominoPivot]

I'm going to try watching this as I'm playing through the game myself, though I'll be a few hours in advance as we might choose to do quests in a different order. It'll be interesting to see how things diverge between our playthroughs. > Male/Spacer/Ruthless/Vanguard This is already a great start, haha! I picked Female/Earthborn/Sole Survivor/Infiltrator and while you seem to be going for a career man, I'm a very empathetic character. Polar opposites ^^

[@kipwhitler6804]

Christopher, THANK YOU! I'm so glad you're doing this game. I've been wanting to play it for YEARS but sadly I don't have a console or gameworthy computer. At least now I'll get to vicariously play it through you :) thanks again!

[@lmh1544]

I JUST started the Mass Effect experience myself. In the middle of the first game (I think). I've always adored all your Let's Plays like the Witcher 3! and crazy excited to see you doing this for Mass Effect. You may have done this yearsss ago..but I'm just finding out! Totally Subed.

[@TheOGAC]

I always felt that if you are a Spacer, you could easily choose "Ruthless" and still roleplay it completely believable. Think Admiral Kaine (sp) from Battlestar Galactica - or any military commander in a hard place. If you were raised on military warships it is very likely you would have a "ruthless" (albeit fair and logically-minded) mindset, so to say. The other one I always like to play off-the-cuff is War Hero - because I feel like although that would imply being a goody-two-shoes, the fact of the matter is that in a real combat situation, if you are a War Hero, it means you've probably done some, uh, questionable things. You've made those really hard choices. Yeah, you might be a hero, in some sense, but you might have demons. I love flipping the logic on its head, like that.

[@jtphr33ky]

Been binge watching your PTs for about 2 months now. Glad I'm taking the plunge for all 3 MEs (starting now). I recently went through and played through all 3 with the same character interested in the story, and it kind of changed me. Excited to see my favorite PTer's PT. (Having said that, really wish you would have chosen a female character. Can't stand the male actor) =p

[@HungryGuyStories]

You're just now getting to Mass Effect?!?! It's an awesome trilogy! It's one of my favorite games. And yes, you heard right that the final ending sucks, but don't let that sway you from an awesome RPG/shooter. Have fun!

[@derpherbert3199]

I'm sure I won't get much feedback but is there any other "good" class option in the trilogy than vanguard? I know the deciding factor in me watching this playthrough is your class choice of vanguard, which can be upgraded throughout the series with additional weapons training and a deadly biotic combo skill tree. Infiltrator can be fun and Soldier is most "guns-a-blazin" but Adept and Sentinel seem quite nerfed to make Vanguard OP.

[@SuagrHighGamer]

Mr Odd, I find it odd (no pun intended) that you say you're uncomfortable with roleplaying a female character in this game, because you seem to be able to get pretty into your female character in VTM: Bloodlines that flirts with just about everyone she sees and also where you have to say your lines yourself because there's no voice acting for your character. Did you really change your whole stance on that in just a few short months? Also, I have no idea how you could possibly play this as an "alien killer simulator" seeing as there's a lot of dialogue and exploring to be had, and the story is pretty much the focal point of the game. Nevertheless, loving your lps, just binged-watched what you have of vtm: bloodlines so far, and I have a feeling I'll be doing the same thing with your ME series throughout the next week or so :D.

[@IDyce88]

the problem with ruthless efficiency though is that it sounds EXACTLY like the kind of bullshiz people use to justify killing and doing bad stuff in "the walking dead". I would call Shane from the The Walking Dead completely Ruthless and look what happened to him.

[@DeMarchese1]

nice. i discover your channel with the Tomb Raider "Let's Play" and one of my first thoughts while enjoining it was "this guy has to do a mass effect LP" unfortunatelly it wont be a completely blind play but thats ok. Too bad you picked up the overpowered class (Vanguard). it will make the game way too easy once you start getting the right equip now going for video n.2 :)

[@pjemrey6676]

wow I have a scar on my chin too. it looks really dumb though,

[@SnowyAshtree]

I do love seeing how different people make their Shepards. The one I rolled with (heh, geddit? Rolling, RPG... ah, never mind) had this sorta Japanese, Jewish, American vibe going on with his combination of facial features, skin colour and how he talked.

[@aSteveinaBox]

Mass Effect is one of my all time favorite video game series, so I'm pumped that you're doing a let's play of all three! I first found your channel by watching your playthroughs of Bioshock and Bioshock 2 before Infinite was released and I thought you did a great job getting into the story and characters so I kept watching ;)

[@Antony_Oscar]

Just started playing Mass Effect and I created my character. I've had it for ages but haven't had time to play it. But because I don't have a way to use headphones with PS3, I can't play during the night (in case it disturbs my neighbours). So I came to watch you play it instead. :D

[@janerikmarquez2959]

I love watching your channel but while I enjoyed playing Mass Effect series 1-3, the ending (Mass Effect 3) was a total disappointment! Poor execution to wrap up the whole series...

[@adrianamler1798]

Super stoked. The nostalgia is already hitting me at the menu music. About the Femshep thing, I played 1,2 as Maleshep and then played the demo for 3 with both to try it out, and went with Femshep for all of 3. One other thing is that I would turn the film grain off... It looks strange to me. Can't wait to experience the story again!

[@gadman85]

So glad that I decided to look at other LPs you did. I love Mass Effect! I played the hell out it. Fem Shep's voicing is better, but that doesn't mean male's is bad. To me it is a difference between good and great. Male Shep is good. Fem Shep is great. Plus this ought to be great to just watch because of how great the story is and you are entertaining to watch play.

[@E-Man5805]

I love creating a Shepard that behaves in the opposite of the typical. Like the Spacer/War Hero that takes mostly renegade options. I play it like he did something heroic, but did it because he wanted to survive and didn't want the raiders to win. And conversely I love the War Hero/Ruthless Shep but he's mostly a soft ol' Paragon mostly but he'll make the hard brutal choice when necessary. Like he does what he feels is necessary but doesn't enjoy it and he's more prone to opening up to his squad, while being cold and brutal to enemies.

[@kharnthebetrayer8251]

First time i played mass effect, i went infiltrator (im always a sniper if possible), but i found that not really viable, when you get swarmed by like 20 melee guys....then i tried adept, but found the same problem.....then i just went screw it, and went soldier.........now i love my shotgun (i called it rilley)

[@Mechassault_Man]

Do you happen to know what the name of the texture mod is? I want to download it to make ME look great

[@AlleluiaElizabeth]

I am very much looking forward to seeing this playthrough. ^_^ I'm also slightly confused about how someone could complete ME1 and not get a lot of the story. lol But glad he's revisiting it now!

[@shadowgirl1768]

I just recently discovered your channel while looking for a little help with Witcher 3. Then I found your mass effect playthrough and I intend to watch the whole series. Mass effect is my favorite trilogy and it will be really fun to see your take on it. Keep up the good work:)