+LucchiniSW I was introduced to this universe with the Mass Effect 2 Intro. I think it's a tie. What they have in common is that it respects the classical principles of narration : A routine mission, then shit happens and the adventure starts.
Korounet Sorry but not even close. In ME2 you have no idea who you are, what you're role is, who anyone else on the ship is. ME1 Intro is by far the best. Short and sweet. And not to mention memorable.
LucchiniSW In my case, I played ME on PS3 so I started with the ME2 demo which covered the intro. I had a video that summed up ME1 so I knew who Shepard was and what was at stake. Plus the conversation between Miranda and the Illusive Man also aludes to your role in all of this. And if you already played ME1, the ME2 intro is really not hard to understand. The only thing you don't know is who's attacking you. Apart from that you see your love interest who calls you "Shepard", you see Joker and Pressly Shepard walking through the deck is epic, you see the first relay and all but in M2 you see the Normandy being teared to pieces and Shepard dying. It's really powerful. My favorite part is when Shepard go to rescue Joker. No music, you can see a planet through the damaged hull of the Normandy while everything in the ship is floating. I got a little carried away there :P but all I wanna say is the ME1 and ME2 intro both did great but aren't necessarily comparable as they served two different purposes.
They called it the geatest discovery in human history. The civilizations of the galaxy call it... Mass Effect What a way to introduce the game universe... We are not alone, and the other races take things for granted we don't even know about... And all that in three lines.... Goosebumps everytime....
As many times as I've played Mass Effect, that opening sequence always gives me chills. And as you see your Shepard walking towards the front deck when the music starts playing, gets me every time.
It hurts because it was a "sad" ending. It was a great and shocking ending. I don't understand how so many people completely missed the point of ME ending . It's one of the most outstanding and well written endings that could have ever finished the series. People where asking for it to end like a Disney fantasy picture. That's just not satisfying. Bioware made an outstanding bet that led to an ending with deep emotional impact. It was very intricate and complex. An ending that utilised with great pertinence the mechanics of the game and the foundations of the various mysteries and myths that make the ME universe. Everything from the very first ME amounts to this precise ending. And it's an incredibly bold move than to let the player know through the consequences of his choices, if the one he made was the right one. I'm guessing people where just mad and frustrated to find out they where indoctrinated and that in fact they made the "wrong" choice, the one farthest from the protagonists nature. But that's how incredible it is.
This is the first game I bought with my with my XBOX 360... I remember the first time I seen this scene... As soon as I started reading "in the year 2148....." I was hooked... One of the best openings in any video game, ever..
It was my first game too, and I completely get ya^ It was a beautiful thing to see on Christmas, my first Xbox and game Took my breath away from the second the title screen showed up...
This is absolute perfection. Not only the music evokes the feeling that you're in for a wild ride but supports the visual storytelling. Seeing the Normandy approaching the Mass relay and realizing the scale and scope of that thing.
God damn, 2019 and this intro still makes my hair stand on end, no words can describe how great this trilogy was, and still is. The words Mass Effect will forever be etched as one of histories greatest videogame stories.
In the year 2021, explorers on TH-cam discovered the remains of an ancient bestseller game. In the decades that followed, these mysterious artifacts revealed starting new remakes, enabling travel to the past times. The basis for this incredible remake was a force that controlled the very fabric of space and time. They called it the greatest discovery in gaming history. The Nations of the Earth call it... NOSTALGIA EFFECT
This intro is awesome! Yes, the music is good, the presentation of your character is quite well given, the visuals are cool, but the thing that i found the best here is those camera movements, they're so cool, following Shepard, handheld-like, taking a look at all the crew before showing him from front, really original. It shows that the people who made this had a lot of good ideas and wanted to make the game looks as good as possible
Saints row and mass effect 4 life ME2 is overrated I feel. Dumbed down the RPG mechanics and had one of the worst end boss fights ever that had no baring on the story subsequently. The first one is still the best imo.
Absolutely correct. Me2 and me3 feel like some kind of remake instead of sequels. The optimism and utopian future along with the interesting and original ideas of me1 are completely gone
much of me1 was going around in mako. if we exclude it me1 was actually the shortest game of the three. i liked 3 the best, although i enjoyed citadel in me1 the most
*sees intro* *tear rolls from eye* *sigh* Alright. Fine. *goes to Steam, downloads Mass Effect 1 and DLC to it to start replaying the whole trilogy once again*
A lot of older movies, especially military and Sci-Fi dramas, started out like that. Mass Effect's intent since the beginning was to capture that classic Sci-Fi mood of discovery and wonder movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars, etc. had.
I was a late bloomer into the Mass Effect franchise and BioWare games in general really. IDK how really but they went right over my radar as a kid. Still though better late than never BC I ended up going down a rabbit hole during my teenage and young adult years that has allowed me to experience some true classics.
best game intro ever the music, the sound effects the timing everything went smooth and epic and the massrelay is fantastic you know you get money worth and an legendary adventure
Producer 1: "What name might set our new game apart in the SciFi genre?" Producer 2: "Let's name it after the physical phenomena unique to our setting so that that story won't be dependent on what we call it." Producer 3: "AND BY THE FOURTH GAME WE'LL OVERWORK OURSELVES INTO A PIT!" Producer 1: "Stop, Steve, if this kicks off there's no way a company would ruin a good money maker."
I remember, during my adolescence, while I was talking with my family about my love for the game, my dad once said how the dialogue choices can help me with my autism at that time. Still useful even if I want to create a Sheppard based on someone else that I knew, like a female boss of othertime for example who was a jerk with me, while I added renegade points to her dialogue. Just to learn more about how you would deal with the situation. For someone on the spectrum like me, this is one the games that was revolutionnary with these elements.
Many, the feeling of watching this after knowing what happens in the series. I wonder how I felt when I saw this for the first time, knowing nothing about Mass Effect
Listen carefully how the music becomes ''menacing'' when the Normandy approaches the relay... that feel like ''something is wrong here''... that's why ME1 seems even better to me after playing the trilogy... all these little things that make this series so incredible!
One of the best games ever, best sound track, best atmosphere. Also pretty hilarious that ME1 models and facial animations were superior than ME: Andromeda which came out 10 years later... Lol
The best story doesn't start with "Once upon a time" but with "Well what about Shepard"
Its a close tie with, "Your appointment to FEMA should be finalized by the end of the week, I've already discussed the matter with the senator."
@@Byrnzi360 Don't forget Metal Gear Solid's Opening line
Or "The Chantry teaches us that it is the hubris of men which brought darkspawn into our world" lol
Byron MacGreggor
"I take it he was agreeable?"
@@Stitchiols06 He didn't really have a choice.
I think the Mass Effect 1 Intro is the best. You hear that music and you know it's the start of a massive adventure you won't soon forget.
+LucchiniSW I was introduced to this universe with the Mass Effect 2 Intro. I think it's a tie. What they have in common is that it respects the classical principles of narration : A routine mission, then shit happens and the adventure starts.
what, you played mass effect 2 before 1?
Korounet Sorry but not even close. In ME2 you have no idea who you are, what you're role is, who anyone else on the ship is. ME1 Intro is by far the best. Short and sweet. And not to mention memorable.
LucchiniSW
In my case, I played ME on PS3 so I started with the ME2 demo which covered the intro. I had a video that summed up ME1 so I knew who Shepard was and what was at stake. Plus the conversation between Miranda and the Illusive Man also aludes to your role in all of this.
And if you already played ME1, the ME2 intro is really not hard to understand. The only thing you don't know is who's attacking you. Apart from that you see your love interest who calls you "Shepard", you see Joker and Pressly
Shepard walking through the deck is epic, you see the first relay and all but in M2 you see the Normandy being teared to pieces and Shepard dying. It's really powerful. My favorite part is when Shepard go to rescue Joker. No music, you can see a planet through the damaged hull of the Normandy while everything in the ship is floating.
I got a little carried away there :P but all I wanna say is the ME1 and ME2 intro both did great but aren't necessarily comparable as they served two different purposes.
LucchiniSW will forever be my favourite series of anything ever, I miss playing it so I can't wait to replay the whole series
And thus were we introduced to one of the greatest video game trilogies ever made.
One of?
THE greatest
@@srve8908 the greatest? Dude no need to bash other franchises... this aint the only good one out there... the witcher is a brilliant franchise also
THE GREATEST
Facts
They called it the geatest discovery in human history.
The civilizations of the galaxy call it... Mass Effect
What a way to introduce the game universe... We are not alone, and the other races take things for granted we don't even know about... And all that in three lines.... Goosebumps everytime....
Yeah, it's like watching a great sci-fi film.
Always make me think of "Top Gun"'s intro.
"The civilizations of the galaxy call it...MASS EFFECT!"
Best intro to introduce the best Sci-Fi gaming series ever!
i still get goosebumps from this even after seeing it 10 times
Its so unbelieveabely epic! :D
Only 10 times? =)
Square that...
10 time??? I've gotta be in the 70s or 80s lol
Maybe 1000 times for me.
Honestly, I love so much this game. And I don't mean the trilogy (I love it), but this game is very special.
"Is that the kind of person we want protecting the galaxy?"
"That is the only kind of person who can protect the galaxy"
Love the foreshadowing here
and it doesnt even get said in all the intros
As many times as I've played Mass Effect, that opening sequence always gives me chills. And as you see your Shepard walking towards the front deck when the music starts playing, gets me every time.
64 seconds and I was hooked. 64 seconds. Then came the end of Mass Effect 3 and I died a little inside. It still really hurts.
Right there with you.
At least they fixed it with the expanded ending thing.
Shadowkey392
No. No they did not.
Shadowkey392 That was like putting a band-aid on a 3rd degree burn.
It hurts because it was a "sad" ending. It was a great and shocking ending. I don't understand how so many people completely missed the point of ME ending . It's one of the most outstanding and well written endings that could have ever finished the series. People where asking for it to end like a Disney fantasy picture. That's just not satisfying. Bioware made an outstanding bet that led to an ending with deep emotional impact. It was very intricate and complex. An ending that utilised with great pertinence the mechanics of the game and the foundations of the various mysteries and myths that make the ME universe. Everything from the very first ME amounts to this precise ending. And it's an incredibly bold move than to let the player know through the consequences of his choices, if the one he made was the right one. I'm guessing people where just mad and frustrated to find out they where indoctrinated and that in fact they made the "wrong" choice, the one farthest from the protagonists nature. But that's how incredible it is.
after knowing the truth about the relays, every time I see them I get shivers down my spine. fucking epic!
Your civilization uses the technology of the mass relays, our technology. By using it, your society develops along the paths we desire.
This is the first game I bought with my with my XBOX 360... I remember the first time I seen this scene... As soon as I started reading "in the year 2148....." I was hooked... One of the best openings in any video game, ever..
My fucking jaw dropped when it said MASS EFFECT, played 20 hours straight.
How epic was normandy just jipping past the jupiter?
It was my first game too, and I completely get ya^
It was a beautiful thing to see on Christmas, my first Xbox and game
Took my breath away from the second the title screen showed up...
Who else came here after ME: Legendary trilogy announcement?
Can't friggin wait
No me after a science article : How the discovery of a fascinating network of "celestial highways" could revolutionise space travel .
This is absolute perfection. Not only the music evokes the feeling that you're in for a wild ride but supports the visual storytelling. Seeing the Normandy approaching the Mass relay and realizing the scale and scope of that thing.
God damn, 2019 and this intro still makes my hair stand on end, no words can describe how great this trilogy was, and still is. The words Mass Effect will forever be etched as one of histories greatest videogame stories.
supercj12 I still get chills every time I play
Admit it. You're here hyping yourself up after the announcement.
In the year 2021, explorers on TH-cam discovered the remains of an ancient bestseller game. In the decades that followed, these mysterious artifacts revealed starting new remakes, enabling travel to the past times. The basis for this incredible remake was a force that controlled the very fabric of space and time.
They called it the greatest discovery in gaming history.
The Nations of the Earth call it...
NOSTALGIA
EFFECT
This game redefined Science Fiction for me. Will never forget it.
This intro is awesome! Yes, the music is good, the presentation of your character is quite well given, the visuals are cool, but the thing that i found the best here is those camera movements, they're so cool, following Shepard, handheld-like, taking a look at all the crew before showing him from front, really original. It shows that the people who made this had a lot of good ideas and wanted to make the game looks as good as possible
I cannot get enough of the scene where the Relay grabs the ship and sends it off.
It is so startling to realize how different Bioware is now to what it was back then.
Still the best in the series IMO
Michael Burke nah I mean it was fantastic but 2 is just a tiny bit better for me
Saints row and mass effect 4 life ME2 is overrated I feel. Dumbed down the RPG mechanics and had one of the worst end boss fights ever that had no baring on the story subsequently. The first one is still the best imo.
the best one is 3, removing the last 10 minutes of horrible ending
Absolutely correct. Me2 and me3 feel like some kind of remake instead of sequels. The optimism and utopian future along with the interesting and original ideas of me1 are completely gone
much of me1 was going around in mako. if we exclude it me1 was actually the shortest game of the three. i liked 3 the best, although i enjoyed citadel in me1 the most
Legendary game. It's a shame what happened to this company.
It truly is, but we are lucky to have even gotten the trilogy they have aged and will continue to age so well.
Unfortunately they were indoctrinated
@@dl30wpb By money.
@@TheSocratesofAthensIndeed. Aka EA
Oh, no... I feel like playin Mass Effect. AGAIN. :)
Yep lol 😎🍻👍
Oh, yes!
One of the best stories ever told...
That music sting followed with the planet fading in through the words makes for one of the greatest title screens in anything ever.
i still remember seeing this for the first time on my first playthrough as a kid.
seeing that relay work, i knew i was in love
I still want the trilogy remastered for this generation of consoles.
TheTrueHasenfeffer Be careful what you wish for. They just might find a way to screw it up.
TheTrueHasenfeffer that would be wonderful
ME1 remade with a better combat engine and better customization and exploration would be the shit.
too early to warrant a remaster
@@alexanderleonardi3625 8 years have passed since the launch of ME3. How much time needs to pass?
*sees intro*
*tear rolls from eye*
*sigh*
Alright. Fine.
*goes to Steam, downloads Mass Effect 1 and DLC to it to start replaying the whole trilogy once again*
Start to the best trilogy ever
best intro EVER
I love the build up of the music towards the beginning
Goosebumps whenever I watch this opening
This still gives me chills every goddamn time.
- Joker: Thrusters, check. Navigation, check. Internal emissions sink engaged. All systems online. Drift...just under 1500 K
Nihlus: 1500 is good. Your captain will be pleased.
Pata Pon Enchantment? Enchantment!! Oh wrong game
@@patapon5960 ...I hate that guy
Reminds me of the intro to Top Gun.
A lot of older movies, especially military and Sci-Fi dramas, started out like that. Mass Effect's intent since the beginning was to capture that classic Sci-Fi mood of discovery and wonder movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars, etc. had.
Imagine this opening sequence in Mass Effect trilogy remaster. I would cry so much from happiness. :)
Yes!! 😭
:)
That bass music is just so cool
best Intro ever??
I will never forget this game ♥️
10 years baby
Fuck, 10 years later and I still get chills.
I am playing mass effect trilogy for the first time. And when this intro come, I knew I going to experience a epic journey.
Just completed the whole trilogy. Loved every moment of this game. Though I didn't liked the ending.
And that's,how you begin a legend =)
Wes Chatham basically auditioning for live action remake in shot for shot remake of first scene of ME1 in most recent Expanse episode.
BEST INTRO EVER... 10 seconds to catch your full attention
Epic. I have goose bumps each time I see/hear it.
I just learned this little fact a second ago. The way the title opens with the text before the logo is a subtle nod to the opening of the OG Top Gun.
I was about 7 minutes late to mention this then lol
@@guts-141 Lol! All good, I've never played the Mass Effect games but I hear they're really good.
@@guitarplayer4863 1 and 2 was good
Haven't played 3 and I heard Andromeda was garbage
@@guts-141 Is that right? Very interesting
“Is that the kind of person we want protecting the galaxy?”
“That’s the only kind of person who *can* protect the galaxy”
“I’ll make the call”
ICONIC
Shiver run up my spine waching this, what a great intro for one of the greatest,... hahaha, and that Udina... SOAB...
I was a late bloomer into the Mass Effect franchise and BioWare games in general really. IDK how really but they went right over my radar as a kid. Still though better late than never BC I ended up going down a rabbit hole during my teenage and young adult years that has allowed me to experience some true classics.
I cannot WAIT to see this in the new remastered mass effect. The Normandy hitting the relay in 2021 quality graphics.
i still remember seeing this for the first time on my first playthrough as a kid
seeing that relay work, i knew i was in love
Reminds me of the first Terminator movie. The music and energy got you going
Amazing intro, thx for uploadin dude
colossus armor, attaboy
best game intro ever the music, the sound effects the timing everything went smooth and epic and the massrelay is fantastic you know you get money worth and an legendary adventure
Producer 1: "What name might set our new game apart in the SciFi genre?"
Producer 2: "Let's name it after the physical phenomena unique to our setting so that that story won't be dependent on what we call it."
Producer 3: "AND BY THE FOURTH GAME WE'LL OVERWORK OURSELVES INTO A PIT!"
Producer 1: "Stop, Steve, if this kicks off there's no way a company would ruin a good money maker."
"That's the only kind of person who CAN protect the galaxy."
C'mon Anderson, you say that about everyone.
Best game ever made
This intro gives me chill even today!
This intro still gives me chill. I miss you Shepard! ;(
The feels are going to be so real tonight.
This is one of the Best scenes in the games. Great begining)
When that space synth hits I get chills
Do you know when a game gets you right at the beginning? This one.
I remember, during my adolescence, while I was talking with my family about my love for the game, my dad once said how the dialogue choices can help me with my autism at that time. Still useful even if I want to create a Sheppard based on someone else that I knew, like a female boss of othertime for example who was a jerk with me, while I added renegade points to her dialogue. Just to learn more about how you would deal with the situation. For someone on the spectrum like me, this is one the games that was revolutionnary with these elements.
Game started...
And after watching this, i knew this was something i had never experienced before...
Oh man...
Is there a more "We are not fucking around" moment in gaming than an opening cutscene with Lance Henriksen and fucking KEITH DAVID
@unionofonion you got it man. The music and sense of scale in 1 were amazing.
They called it the greatest discovery in human history.
One of the greatest video game intros ever…
Aún se me pone la piel de gallina con esta intro en 2021
Mass Effect 1 is a masterpiece of a game. It really succeeds in immersing the player into another universe. And the story is really great too.
Thanks Dru
Many, the feeling of watching this after knowing what happens in the series. I wonder how I felt when I saw this for the first time, knowing nothing about Mass Effect
Colonist+Ruthless is the best background
Unforgettable
yeah it hit the spot
things you never see in starfield 🤷
Loved the game just after seeing this intro.
Oh crap. I get tears almost instantly.
Ah the nostalgia ;)
They call it the greatest video game trilogy in human history.
The gamers of the world call it... MASS EFFECT.
Amen.
It may be a little rough around the edges but ME1 is probably my favourite.
Agreed.
The civilizations of the Galaxy call it... MASS EFFECT
TM
Best opening sequence to a game... ever
Great art style
Listen carefully how the music becomes ''menacing'' when the Normandy approaches the relay... that feel like ''something is wrong here''... that's why ME1 seems even better to me after playing the trilogy... all these little things that make this series so incredible!
The First time I played this and I saw this intro I was like ....Top Gun ??? xD
EXACTLY my thoughts! :D
Me toooo
I played the music lol it fits
Who imagined how epic would that journey be? But to be fair, that intro was the most amazing ever
Two words spring to mind: FUCK YEAH!
In the year 2148..... needs a remastering
Magic gold!!! Just pure magic gold!!!
One of the best games ever made.
One of the best games ever, best sound track, best atmosphere. Also pretty hilarious that ME1 models and facial animations were superior than ME: Andromeda which came out 10 years later... Lol
This is my phone ringtone. Yes, I get weird look when it plays, lmao.
Late to the party, but about to start mass effect 1.
Kind of excited 😎
Holy shit, Top Gun reference
Amazing T_T
You pay them 40$ and they broke your heart.
0:42 .....goosebumps, goosebumps everywhere!