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[dantares83]

with all the negativity discussing ME and especially the lacklustre ending, let's talk about what got you hooked to the trilogy in the first place.

 

For me, it is defintely the interesting squadmates that will die for u in the trilogy. U feel so much love for everyone and everyone is unique in their own ways.

 

1) sweet innocent Tali eating cheese to stop EDI asking about Traynor's fantasies and not knowing '69'

2) Primitives - Javik

3) Shepard's amazing dance moves....

4) Mordin's songs

 

+ many many more.

 

that is what make me love ME

[themikefest]

Being able to do a playthrough like this and still get the best ending. Excellent.

[rapscallioness]

okay, okay. lessee:

 

I really loved the sense of discovery in the first one. The skyboxes were awesome. The diff weather patterns. The mako, and even those darn thresher maws. oh, man those things--had me paranoid after the first time. I'd be driving around and see sum large open area and immediately be like, "....wait.... *squintyeyes*. Then skirt around the edges. lol!

 

I also liked how in ME2 we got a closer look at different places, by actually going inside these places. Omega; Ilium was okay. I thought Omega had more flavor, so to say. The few parts of the citadel we could see. I wish these hubs had been a bit bigger, and more diversified.

 

I also wished they would kinda combine the planet exploration-skyboxes, and all that w/the closer look that ME2 had. Like we land, we explore topside, or wherever, but then there is some place on the planet with its own unique culture and style and characters that we can delve into further.

 

The characters, of course. And I'm really glad they were in more than just one game--although it's a shame abt the ME2 characters--because I feel they needed that time to "grow".  We got to really see them as the series progressed. Which was awesome. ME1 was great, but it also had a certain distance to it. Hard to explain, but it was like they kinda kept you at arm's length in regards to the planets and discovery, and even the squaddies. In ME2 it felt like they were more comfortable and more willing to let you in, to take chances really. And then in ME3 and Citadel you really got to be "closer". (though, exploration......).

 

One of the reasons I love the Citadel DLC is cuz the Citadel itself feels SO much more alive. There's fruit and food stands (w/funny post-its on them. lol!), and car dealerships, and lots of npc's w/random, ambient dialogue. Even the camera angles, or maybe the way the scenes were designed, felt more immersed and wrapped around you. I hope they continue that.

[RatThing]

Most of all I liked the setting. The ME Universe is one of the best Sci Fi settings ever with potential for so many interesting stories. Especially I liked how humanity is new to the galactic community and struggles to find a place among the aliens (and how your character is an important part in this). 

 

I liked the possibility to explore. Even though the control of the Mako was almost unbearable, I still liked to take a ride on distant planets.

 

I liked the Reapers. One of the most iconic antagonists in video game history. I enjoyed every encounter with Sovereign or Harbinger.

 

I liked the concept of carrying your decisions into the next game and see the outcomes. I liked that you could shape the character and mentality of your hero over 3 games (though many times the possibility to do so was unnecessarily restricted). 

 

I liked the cutscenes, the music, the work of the voice actors. Overall the games were made very professionally.

 

I loved the Leviathan DLC and the first part of the Omega DLC. The underwater scene and the attack on Omega were two of the most memorable scenes to me.

 

In ME3 most of all I liked the gameplay and the multiplayer which I still play.

 

and the most shocking thing at the end, after EC I liked the ending.

 

Now I have criticized the game a lot on these forums and I don't take anything back, but in the end I played the trilogy several times and it was worth playing. 

[Nogroson]

I like many of the things you listed, the gameplay, the universe, the characters (some more than others) the Sovereign and the dialogue with it in ME1 ....

but I think what really I love most is the fact I want to play it again after having completed a playtrough , which rarely happened for other SP games for me ..... and I'm enjoying the MP too, even if I'm a noob

[Barquiel]

I was sceptical since I wasn't into shooters...but what appealed to me primarily aside from total trust in BioWare to deliver a solid RPG (based on my experience with Baldurs Gate, KOTOR and Jade Empire) was a sci-fi universe that had a solid background. That's why I bought ME1 when it came out. After that first visit to the citadel, I was hooked

I loved many characters (mainly Liara, Mordin, Samara, Wrex, Grunt, Legion, Jack, Kasumi, EDI, Zaeed, Aria and a couple of NPCs)
I loved (most of) the story
I loved the music
I loved the sense of exploration from ME1

[CaIIisto]

The rich characters, the dialogue tree, epic scope of the explorable universe, the numerous hubs....

 

It most certainly wasn't the Mako or the clunky combat mechanics!

[KaiserShep]

That I cared so much about the characters. The story was full of whacky nonsense, but none of it mattered because the great moments and the dialogue got me hooked on the whole thing.

[Vazgen]

Characters - I loved how deep they were compared to any other game I've played. And it went even further with subsequent games. Only in ME2 I understood that I grew attached to these characters. Little hints on previous events, cheesy lines, sense of trust and loyalty - I never experienced anything like that in a video game. Then came ME3 and it was my most emotional journey of all my gaming life. Sadness from Mordin's sacrifice, mix of sadness and laughter at Grunt's cameo, seeing Jack at Grissom Academy along with Kahlee Sanders who I knew from the books, Garrus's "Are you kidding, I'm right behind you" line on Menae, becoming furious on Kai Leng after Thane's death, Thessia and that blasted e-mail from asari high command (an awesome little touch, thanks Bioware!) and putting all that fury into that very satisfying renegade interrupt in the end... 

Universe - I loved how the universe was believable, probably because it was based on real world science, the history described in the codex providing you background on races, technology and galactic society.

Story - Unexpected decisions, like Rachni queen dilemma, Normandy being grounded, revelation of Citadel trap, seeing Normandy destroyed and rebuilt, finding out the truth about Collectors, seeing and talking to a Prothean, brokering a peace between quarians and geth...

Sense of exploration in ME1 and ME2 - even more in ME2, because there were no more reused environments and each world had something different, like that one with a derelict ship, one with a quarian from Idenna (a ship from Mass Effect: Ascension). There were also great hub worlds - Illium and Omega!

Music - the series have the best soundtracks I've ever heard in video games. Even after all these years I get goosebumps during the Suicide Mission

Voice acting deserves a separate spot for how great it is. I can't even mention a character with sub-par voice acting!

Overall professionalism - very small amount of bugs, timely patches, nothing game-breaking (unusual experience after Skyrim), improvement over series, DLCs that actually serve not as money-grabs but as testing grounds for new games.

[SporkFu]

okay, okay. lessee:

 

I really loved the sense of discovery in the first one. The skyboxes were awesome. The diff weather patterns. The mako, and even those darn thresher maws. oh, man those things--had me paranoid after the first time. I'd be driving around and see sum large open area and immediately be like, "....wait.... *squintyeyes*. Then skirt around the edges. lol!

Same. I thought Bio did a fantastic job of introducing me to a new universe. First time a Maw popped out of the ground I never put the Mako into reverse so quick, heh. Took me a few reloads to realize I could jump over the acid projectiles. 

[Excella Gionne]

Alien romances... that was the first impression.

[SilJeff]

the gameplay, the story, the atmosphere, the characters, choice making, I like Sci-Fi, etc.

 

And I got exactly what I wanted and more. My favorite series [aside from classic sonic] ever

[sH0tgUn jUliA]

The characters. Without the characters it would be very meh.

[dantares83]

Being able to do a playthrough like this and still get the best ending. Excellent.

 

this is tragic. and everyone still thinks Shep is the best leader that is. LOL!

[SporkFu]

Nah it's very cool. A playthrough like that takes dedication! and Mike is playing it the way he likes. 

[themikefest]

this is tragic. and everyone still thinks Shep is the best leader that is. LOL!

I did it one time just to see what I coud do. It was more of a pain then its worth since I had to reload a number of times to get the right outcome.

[Coyotebay]

I could list a lot of things, but the thing that makes this game stand out over any that I have ever played is the characters.  The number of great and memorable characters in ME is amazing.  I've never been so invested in the characters of a game as I was in this one.

[Cknarf]

Really? Nobody's gonna take this one?

*sigh*

You have a wonderful smile, OP.

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Seriously though, I'm going to have to agree and say it's all about the characters.  Also, Mako .

[ZipZap2000]

I miss ME1's atmosphere and sense of journey it's almost impossible to get anywhere else, I love going back and knowing i'll get that feeling every time no questions asked. That and having the crew be as important to the story as Shepard is.

[Gingin]

Our mighty Shepard and the companions.

I always think the tone of ME3 is too emotionally difficult to bear because we have to watch some of them die and the separation of Shepard and his/her LI.

[Dabrikishaw]

The setting.

[ImaginaryMatter]

Space opera setting (there are very few of those in video games) and the characters.

[Iakus]

ME1 Story, Mako, Ashley

ME2: Characters, ending that makes me feel my Shepard is a bad@$$

ME3 Citadel DLC.

[Basher of Glory]

Citadel DLC, after the party, endscence at docking bay.

 

Shep is alone, then squadmates approach.

 

Joker starts a dialogue. And now...

 

Shep's face, her voice and her answers... as if she knew exactly what lies ahead and that there is no hope for her to survive this.

 

One might argue about "artistic integrity" and "art in video games".

 

For me this scene showed, how well it can be done.

[Reorte]

Loved the setting, loved the characters, loved the atmosphere (in 1 and 2 and bits of 3). Managed to make me feel I was there in a way not much else has.