Also "Major Coats" was basically just a cut character, there's speculation that if you didn't survive the suicide mission in Me2, you would've played as him instead for Me3
You know I have played this trilogy since 2007 and overall 30+ times and it still gets me watching these playthroughs... A little bit envious, that you are about to finish your first run of many. :)
I'm so tempted to just quote Kaidan's lines, because they're so good. Instead, I'll use the lines that perfectly summarize how I feel about the series. "It's been a good ride." "The best."
Major Coats was in the Mass Effect 3 Take Earth Back trailer. He was the guy who sniped the reaper forces from the Big Ben and saving a girl and her mother.
It seems strange that he was given a name despite never showing up until the final mission of the trilogy where he plays no significant role whatsoever
@@axelnilsson5124 they would give him different and bigger roles it got cut. In early stage he would replace Shepard if Shepard died in Mass Effect 2 but they left the idea. Later he would have major role in battle of Earth. Games have a release date and often developers have to cut contents because they cannot be finished till release date or so buggy they can't fix it in time. If you gaming for a long time you recognise that something should be there or should be longer than what you get in the final product. Mafia 2 was a great example. Feeled a lot of cut out content since the beginning of the game which later were confirmed and fixed by modders. In Mass Effect 3 if you get back to Earth you instantly see its a butchered content. The game mechanic is not so great and not so epic. Priority Tuchanka and Ranoch had more epic Reaper fight than Earth. When you talk to everyone they are literally in one place so you can say goodbye to them fast. Also Earth landscape is more linear than missions before. You just run forward and back to kill Reapers "in a corridor". I think Earth was supposed to be a very long mission with Major Coats assisting you or even bring as a teammate but there wasn't enough time to finish it
No, we don't. You do. We love Ash, Jack, Miranda, Traynor, Tali, Thane. And Wrex. We love Wrex. And Garrus, as a friend. If there was an option to keep relationship in 3 I'd even love Jacob. If there was an option - Karen Chockwas, or Khalissa bint Sinan Al-Jilani, and definitely Aria T'Loak. I rank Kaidan between Barla Von and Innamorda, but definitely above most of hanars and the yahg Shadow Broker; and he is also a better dating material than most gang members and the mother of Morinth's last victim. I'm still not sure where Samara's daughters rank. All I'm saying is - speak for yourself, please. 😁
@@artursandwich1974very strange that you think my comment is about you, when I didn’t even know you existed until you replied. I was referring to me and Basic, because we DO love Kaidan.
@YelahEneres Sorry then. I thought you meant "the viewers of the channel" in general, and that would include me. Besides, I just like to tease Kaiden-romancers, but mean no harm. I hope I gave no offence.
@@artursandwich1974 Most viewers of the channel are generally Kaidan romancers or mostly have a positive attitude about him, yet here you are to insult their choices. Not every channel or comment is meant to cater to YOUR specific tastes. There are tons of streams with a negative outlook on the character; go watch one of those. Being rude is not "teasing", is not funny and is not even original. Let people enjoy what they enjoy, it literally costs nothing. They are not hurting your tastes by liking something else. Don't be rude and insult what they like.
The strategy for the final assault is a lot like a Hail Mary pass in football - big bulky ships ush and shove enemies aside to open up lanes, troops are like wide receivers and Hackett is the quarterback, lobbing the football aka the Crucible in the hope that someone makes it to the Citadel aka the End Zone and catches the pass by docking the Crucible!!
"Just came up for a quick drink" - the biggest lie Kaidan will ever tell. But noooo, it's almost over! I'm so sad. It's been so fun to watch, though, and this episode had so many big moments! I loved how often you would catch Tali and Garrus flirting, and your comments during Garrus' outing on the Citadel DLC. It had me so hyped for you to catch them, and it was fun to finally see that. But the goodbyes are so hard, and I'm bawling with you over Kaidan's goodbye on Earth. I want to say I'm excited for the next episode, which I am, but it's going to be sad that it's ending. I love that you're doing the second Citadel Party for N7 day, though. That's so perfect, and I'll definitely be watching. Happy beach time episode part 2, I'm looking forward to it!
Thank you for Kai Lame, that will forever be my name for him from now on I was glued to my seat for the whole premier! Just an awesome video. Thank you Basic and Taylor!
A lengthy episode and there's still more??? YES PLEASE! That cliffhanger hit like a truck though haha. The kaidan stuff at the F.O.B made me tear up. The shakiness in their voices. Phenomenal voice acting as usual. You got a night before ilos type deal again. Hell yeah. Get you some basique! Let's hope there's another time. The point of no return stuff is so tense. I love it. Finally killing luitenent bastard kai LAME is a peak moment. I'm glad you nailed the renegade interrupt. That space battle approaching Earth though. Phenomenal scenes. The desperation of it all, but still pushing. Nothing like it. Saying "goodbyes" and "there's no Shepard without Vakarian" is heart wrenching. You're kicking ass. Kick the reapers back to the hell they came from... that's an order. From under the normandy LED 🫡
they did our boy dirty in the hair department, you just KNOW that chest is COVERED😏 but they did make up for it with Kaidan's facial animations when they wake up and have a heart to heart, it's jus amazing. I'm so sad to see this series end, it was great to go on this ride with you, Basic! 😿❤
Major coats is the guy that did a lot of the talking in the ME3 commercials and i think he was also in several comics. I more or less mentally said Thanks for the lift, who are you?" and a few times "how dare you talk to Anderson like you know him!" whenever coats was talking
I love NOT doing the renegade interrupt against him. It's somehow more insulting. Shepard just moves to the side like it's nothing and looks at Kai Leng like he's an idiot (he is) before stabbing him.
I missed like two episodes and getting myself updated right now :) That last cut-scene from the Citadel DLC with the music and Shepard's and Kaidan's interaction always makes me so emotional 😢 Shepard working for Cerberus gave them different kind of resources, starting with some popularity and I can't believe that after what we see in this game (what they do to their people, the whole clone debacle and what you discover in Cerberus' base) people still are foaming at the mouth against the Virmire Survivor for Horizon. It never gets properly aknowledged, but they were right about ALMOST everything. They were only (kind of) wrong about Cerberus working with the Collectors, but with the intel the Alliance had (they DID attract them to Horizon and Fehl Prime, where they sold the colony to get the info they needed) they had enough motives to do so... Still, they never go the petty route with "I told you so". But, yeah, they are SOOOO bad and deserve the worst 🙄🙄🙄 So many episodes in a row full of Kaidan being cute (and hot 🥵🥵), we love to see it! That Renegade interrupt and the "That is for Thane, you son of a bitch" is one of the best interrups in the whole trilogy. So satisfying 😂😂😂 Garrus and Tali were ment to be, sorry. I love them. I might remember wrongly because it's been a while and I've only done Garrus' romance once, but I think their kind of flirty banter is still there when romanced (not the moment where you catch them rend handed, ofc hahahahaha) And I love imagining Tali telling Shepard about her crush when showing her the Fleet&Flotilla vid since, as you remarked, the protagonist are a turian male and quarian female 😂❤ Anyway, can't believe there's only one episode left 😭😭😭😭 Will try to be here for the premiere ❤ Don't worry about crying. I have played them a few times and I'm crying right now 😭 Great episode basic! (And Taylor 😊)
Even if you do it off stream, it's definitely worth replaying this game over and over again. Try out the other romances and the classes. Each class is unique, require different strategies. This is why Mass Effect has always been and always will be a gem. Not only does it offer a gripping story, but it has massive replay value as well.
Joker salutes @ 01:22:22 .. ok see you next Monday, I'm really excited to see which decision you'll choose... I've played through the Trilogie 6 times... and I think "this one ending " is imo the best so far, even if others say otherwise... *cheers
It's not just a last kiss before they die. It's not just about how broken he sounds when he says he can't lose her again. He is kissing her in front of the entire Alliance. They may be Spectres, but they are also Alliance officers and it's still forbidden for them. And they just don't care anymore. Let that sink in. He kisses her in front of the entire Alliance, because it might be his last chance.
Yay, down with Kai Lame. He will not be missed. What a waste of Troy Baker. I also love Talibrations! They were talking nonstop with each other in me3 ever since tali rejoins. I'm happy to see other characters pair off, it makes them seem more real and that they have a life past Shepard. Basique really said "James who?" and went right past him at the FOB 😂 All of the Kaidan scenes you saw in this video are a big reason why he's my favorite Bioware romance altogether. If you choose the "Thank you" dialogue on the Normandy, he talks about wanting to be Shep's "soft place to land" and I think that sums up a lot of his romance. Everyone else wants Shepard to help or fix them in some way, and he just wants to look put for their wellbeing 🥰 He is also the only LI to stay with Shepard if you turn down sexytimes. Everyone else leaves, but he says he understands and still in bed with Shepard after their nightmare. I never take this option, but I love that it's there. Only one more to go until the end! So sad to see Mass Effect end, but so excited for the start of Dragon Age!
Someone else had told me that he is the only LI to stay even if you don't wanna boogie woogie woogie AND UGH THAT'S MY MAAAAAAAN 😭💕just when I thought I couldn't love him any more
While I do like the idea of it I feel Garrus and Tali were too underdeveloped since they didn’t even talk to each other in the first 2 games outside of the elevators and even when they do it’s not all buddy-buddy like when Tali said “I have a shotgun” in 2
The feels! I guess one positive that comes from giving TIM the collector base is it gives you more final war assets than if you destroyed the base. The irony of TIM being right about some things. Sometimes it is good to use Sauron's ring against him. The same applies to letting the council die in ME1, the Alliance ships and personnel you save and carry through to ME3 are worth more than the Destiny Ascension (and the council is all but useless in both cases) not by much but it is more. Back in the day when you had to play multiplayer to get war assets to a high level min-maxing the permanent war assets made a difference. Not so much now that legendary edition hands out war assets like candy.
Kai lame renegade interrupt one of my faves. I missed it first time and reloaded the save, lol. And the long goodbyes at the end of this episode were a nice touch by Bioware, albeit a sad one. Kaidan was right, it has been a good ride. Now, one last time into the breach! Can't wait to see your end game choices and Taylor's 2 hours later spongebob edit while you decide
"We were just ON the Citadel ..." My thoughts exactly!! I think this was where the writing truly broke down for this game. If TIM's presence was all it took to seize control of the Citadel, why did the whole Cerberus coup attempt happen? Why did it not occur AFTER Thessia? And why move i to Earth?
"This is for Thane you son of a bish"...one of my favorite moments in any game. When I do comment about something missed there is no judgement or thinking it is a bad play through...I just want you to be aware about it to experience it for yourself if you ever do play the game again, especially in this series. It is your first play through and I am glad you enjoyed it so much. I have seen when I edit my videos and I think to myself, "How could I miss that, ran right past it three times and it is highlighted with scan or special vision". Also by the time you see these comments it is sometimes three or fours videos later. The human reaper part is the same, the only difference is what part Cerberus is using. If destroyed base then it is the heart and if not destroyed the base then it is the brain. I think they differ a little in war assets and I am not sure if it looks very different if it is the heart or the brain, stage wise. 38:36 You probably already figured it out, you did with the other entries but the first entry about EDI there is "that was you?" conversation prompt, just some interesting conversation with EDI. The conversation wheel can be funny sometimes...after multiple play throughs I am still not sure when it is a prompt that advances conversation or not😅 47:59 I do see there was a little cut so not sure if it was in the part that was cut or not but in that area there is another terminal with entries. Not end of the world stuff, just some conversation if you ever want it. James is right outside the building you climb down the ladder at the base, before talking to Kaiden...no great lose if not a fan of James. The primark is in the same room as Garrus and can be talked to. Thank you for sharing your play through with us. I liked it and have watched from ME1.
Bioware is so good at making these gutwrenching scenes, jfc. Bwg held it together more than I thought, all things considering. I can't say the same for myself tho...
@basicwitgirl Also after Horizon and meeting Miranda, You've spoken to Javik, and then saw Tali toasting for our cheerleader. If you come to Javik after that... Drunk Tali is wild!
1:56 after you are done, you should look into the MEHEM mod and the Citadel Epilogue Mod. they are PERFECT for your head canon, and maybe a theoretical 2nd playthrough.
Miranda was never physically at the main Cerberus base. The Cerberus base where she contacted TIM from is *the very same one she brought Shepard to at the beginning of ME2.* And she talked to TIM through a holographic call. *Exactly like she had Shepard do at the beginning of ME2.* 😅
She’s literally standing right next to him at his computer at the VERY beginning of ME2, what do you mean?? I just rewatched my ME2 ep 1 vid to confirm!
@@basicwitgirlwe can only assume she was black bagged everytime she went in and out of the base, I guess the location of Cerberus was on a need to know basis and she wasn’t one of them
Everyone be like "RIP Shepard!" and basic is "Nooo I'm not dying!" lol Collectors base actually has no impact, one of meaningless decisions. If you did not keep it Cerebrus would find that reaper larva corpse anyway. EDI was actually on the moon that rogue AI in ME1 side mission. If you missed it from those videos in Cerebrus main base.
Joa, for the collector base to play a role, you would have to roll the dice for all your decisions. And even then it would probably still be enough. It is actually almost impossible to have so few war assets.
@@Honkeydoodle Why would it have to be tied to all other decisions? There are only 2 options-you keep it or destroy it so there are only 2 outcomes that could lead to something important. Instead of nothing either way.
I wonder if that means that he was in the same position throughout ME2 until the end and depending on your choice he either moves the base close to a red sun or a blue sun instead of the sun literally reflecting Shepards morality
I will now start to call Kai Leng Kai Lame. Also I loved watching your reactions to the game and your romance with Kaiden. I think a video of your Kaiden romance as a video featuring all the scenes together would be fun for people to watch.
If you nuke the base they recover the heart and use it as a power plant - it ends up giving less War Assets but overall Cerberus should be weaker that way.
@basicwitgirl, would you ever consider doing a 2nd playthrough of the ME series on TH-cam with different decisions and experiences in the future? Like MaleShep or would you do another FemShep? Different backstory? Etc? Just curious because your playthrough of the ME series has been the most entertaining one I've seen and I'm a little sad to see it end like a good show i binge watch. Also props to your editor Taylor (sorry if i got the name wrong) for the amazing work
SO..... to be continued? Just like that?! I don't know if anyone said, I am just glad you spent the time talking to Steve bc things could have ended differently if you didn't. Also, I don't know if you realized, but for Priority Earth, Kaiden was already selected, like he had to.... you only selected Garrus... what is Bioware planning? 🤔🤔🤔 I'll be spending time getting g my Kaiden counts put back up. Can't wait for the finale!
Yes! Which Dragon Age are you doing? Are you doing the first one or Inquisition? I’m glad you’re going to eventually do Andromeda but I’m so excited about Dragon Age! 😁
Im looking forward to your next BioWare play throughs and I’m probably in the minority here but have you ever considered taking a step even further back and playing Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic? The game that built BioWare for me. Plus I wanna know if you like Kaiden or Carth better.
Glad to see at least one other player went with the Kaiden romance at least once for ME trilogy. Kaiden isn't so bad. Garrus is best bro but I don't romance him he's more the best bud type.
You know what? Over the finale videos I'm not going to be giving you hard time over ... you know... that guy. I will make an honest attempt not to utter a single "ugh". It has been a great ride (mostly) and thank you for letting me watch you enjoy/suffer/experience it. Sad to leave the galaxy's open spaces, can't wait to see you pick your story in Dragon Age (just, please, don't romance the "that guy" of DA, you'll know which one it is immediately 😉; nah, just kidding -you do you, that's what you do best). See you there!
What a long strange trip it’s been(and a hell of a fun, exciting, and at times heartbreaking ride). Hats off for Kaiden doing Canada proud representing us Canucks in the 22nd century future(the country must have been doing pretty good for Alliance HQ to be located in Vancouver at the start of Mass Effect 3 when the Reapers invade. 🇨🇦🫡). Mass Effect is one of the few video game playthroughs I can watch others play, but considering I never get tired of reliving the series through another persons fresh eyes, it’s been more than enough. As for Miranda being right next to The Illusive Man at the start of Mass Effect 2, I don’t see that as a plot hole. Considering the number of Cerberus troops there defending the base, there’s no way in hell TIM would trust that many people with knowledge of where to find him. Which leads me to believe he has some way to transport people there blind, whether by encrypted location coordinates for navigation or simply blindfolding anyone needing/wishing to travel there, he’s WAY too careful to not do so(hell, he doesn’t even share his own real name with top Cerberus members, who also refer to him as TIM when not calling him “Boss” or “Sir”). It wouldn’t shock me if Kai Lang didn’t even know the coordinates to get there himself when he was being tracked back there. That’s my head canon anyway. 🤷♂️
The Kai Leng Renegade action was one of the most satisfying things I had ever seen in a video game! Glad you finally got to experience it lol
Also "Major Coats" was basically just a cut character, there's speculation that if you didn't survive the suicide mission in Me2, you would've played as him instead for Me3
if you let it run shepard just moves slightly then looks at kai leng like "did you really think that would work?" and stab him anyway.
You know I have played this trilogy since 2007 and overall 30+ times and it still gets me watching these playthroughs... A little bit envious, that you are about to finish your first run of many. :)
I'm so tempted to just quote Kaidan's lines, because they're so good. Instead, I'll use the lines that perfectly summarize how I feel about the series.
"It's been a good ride." "The best."
TOO SAD😭
Major Coats was in the Mass Effect 3 Take Earth Back trailer. He was the guy who sniped the reaper forces from the Big Ben and saving a girl and her mother.
It seems strange that he was given a name despite never showing up until the final mission of the trilogy where he plays no significant role whatsoever
@@axelnilsson5124 they would give him different and bigger roles it got cut.
In early stage he would replace Shepard if Shepard died in Mass Effect 2 but they left the idea.
Later he would have major role in battle of Earth. Games have a release date and often developers have to cut contents because they cannot be finished till release date or so buggy they can't fix it in time. If you gaming for a long time you recognise that something should be there or should be longer than what you get in the final product. Mafia 2 was a great example. Feeled a lot of cut out content since the beginning of the game which later were confirmed and fixed by modders. In Mass Effect 3 if you get back to Earth you instantly see its a butchered content. The game mechanic is not so great and not so epic. Priority Tuchanka and Ranoch had more epic Reaper fight than Earth. When you talk to everyone they are literally in one place so you can say goodbye to them fast. Also Earth landscape is more linear than missions before. You just run forward and back to kill Reapers "in a corridor". I think Earth was supposed to be a very long mission with Major Coats assisting you or even bring as a teammate but there wasn't enough time to finish it
@ I see we’ll can at least hope he’ll have an actual role in the upcoming game than just be there
So many emotional moments with the space husband this episode. We love Kaidan ❤
No, we don't. You do. We love Ash, Jack, Miranda, Traynor, Tali, Thane. And Wrex. We love Wrex. And Garrus, as a friend. If there was an option to keep relationship in 3 I'd even love Jacob. If there was an option - Karen Chockwas, or Khalissa bint Sinan Al-Jilani, and definitely Aria T'Loak. I rank Kaidan between Barla Von and Innamorda, but definitely above most of hanars and the yahg Shadow Broker; and he is also a better dating material than most gang members and the mother of Morinth's last victim. I'm still not sure where Samara's daughters rank.
All I'm saying is - speak for yourself, please. 😁
@@artursandwich1974very strange that you think my comment is about you, when I didn’t even know you existed until you replied. I was referring to me and Basic, because we DO love Kaidan.
@YelahEneres Sorry then. I thought you meant "the viewers of the channel" in general, and that would include me.
Besides, I just like to tease Kaiden-romancers, but mean no harm. I hope I gave no offence.
@@artursandwich1974no one's reading that long ass comment, stop being a freak and let people enjoy things
@@artursandwich1974 Most viewers of the channel are generally Kaidan romancers or mostly have a positive attitude about him, yet here you are to insult their choices. Not every channel or comment is meant to cater to YOUR specific tastes. There are tons of streams with a negative outlook on the character; go watch one of those. Being rude is not "teasing", is not funny and is not even original. Let people enjoy what they enjoy, it literally costs nothing. They are not hurting your tastes by liking something else. Don't be rude and insult what they like.
The common name for the Tali/Garrus relationship is 'Talibrations'.
I love that 👏
The strategy for the final assault is a lot like a Hail Mary pass in football - big bulky ships ush and shove enemies aside to open up lanes, troops are like wide receivers and Hackett is the quarterback, lobbing the football aka the Crucible in the hope that someone makes it to the Citadel aka the End Zone and catches the pass by docking the Crucible!!
Mass effect is good at 1 thing... Ripping out hearts
If you kill Samara and pick Morinth, you'll fight her transformed into Banshee on Earth, somewhere after Cortez has been shot from the sky.
"Just came up for a quick drink" - the biggest lie Kaidan will ever tell. But noooo, it's almost over! I'm so sad. It's been so fun to watch, though, and this episode had so many big moments! I loved how often you would catch Tali and Garrus flirting, and your comments during Garrus' outing on the Citadel DLC. It had me so hyped for you to catch them, and it was fun to finally see that. But the goodbyes are so hard, and I'm bawling with you over Kaidan's goodbye on Earth. I want to say I'm excited for the next episode, which I am, but it's going to be sad that it's ending. I love that you're doing the second Citadel Party for N7 day, though. That's so perfect, and I'll definitely be watching. Happy beach time episode part 2, I'm looking forward to it!
Thank you for Kai Lame, that will forever be my name for him from now on I was glued to my seat for the whole premier! Just an awesome video. Thank you Basic and Taylor!
A lengthy episode and there's still more??? YES PLEASE! That cliffhanger hit like a truck though haha. The kaidan stuff at the F.O.B made me tear up. The shakiness in their voices. Phenomenal voice acting as usual. You got a night before ilos type deal again. Hell yeah. Get you some basique! Let's hope there's another time.
The point of no return stuff is so tense. I love it. Finally killing luitenent bastard kai LAME is a peak moment. I'm glad you nailed the renegade interrupt. That space battle approaching Earth though. Phenomenal scenes. The desperation of it all, but still pushing. Nothing like it. Saying "goodbyes" and "there's no Shepard without Vakarian" is heart wrenching.
You're kicking ass. Kick the reapers back to the hell they came from... that's an order.
From under the normandy LED 🫡
From under the normandy LED for almost the last time 🫡
I love that you called Kringe Leng out on Naruto running around during the big showdown. 🤌
The sad song for the outro! 😢
Its the Leaving Earth soundtrack from the game
100% recommend reacting to all the romances you can do when you are done beating and game first.
not me crying over your goodbyes! I cant believe its almost over! Sooooo sad!
If you don't save the Grissoms Academy, then you'll fight a Jack enslaved as Phantom by Cerberus right at Human-Reaper remains.
I've played this game so many times but I still cry every time like the first time
they did our boy dirty in the hair department, you just KNOW that chest is COVERED😏 but they did make up for it with Kaidan's facial animations when they wake up and have a heart to heart, it's jus amazing. I'm so sad to see this series end, it was great to go on this ride with you, Basic! 😿❤
I'm just sayin that man should have AT LEAST SOME body hair!!! 😂😍
1:38:05 Seems you missed talking to James.
not only james.
There's no Shepard without Vakarian.
I'll see you in Heaven, brother.
Major coats is the guy that did a lot of the talking in the ME3 commercials and i think he was also in several comics. I more or less mentally said Thanks for the lift, who are you?" and a few times "how dare you talk to Anderson like you know him!" whenever coats was talking
Kai Leng is too 1337 for your omni-blades, only real swords here
I love NOT doing the renegade interrupt against him. It's somehow more insulting. Shepard just moves to the side like it's nothing and looks at Kai Leng like he's an idiot (he is) before stabbing him.
You've done it! "Get'im, EDI! Destroy the idea!" goes on my T-shirt. You should put it on your merch. Probably my favourite YT ME player line. I 🧡 it!
I missed like two episodes and getting myself updated right now :)
That last cut-scene from the Citadel DLC with the music and Shepard's and Kaidan's interaction always makes me so emotional 😢
Shepard working for Cerberus gave them different kind of resources, starting with some popularity and I can't believe that after what we see in this game (what they do to their people, the whole clone debacle and what you discover in Cerberus' base) people still are foaming at the mouth against the Virmire Survivor for Horizon. It never gets properly aknowledged, but they were right about ALMOST everything. They were only (kind of) wrong about Cerberus working with the Collectors, but with the intel the Alliance had (they DID attract them to Horizon and Fehl Prime, where they sold the colony to get the info they needed) they had enough motives to do so... Still, they never go the petty route with "I told you so". But, yeah, they are SOOOO bad and deserve the worst 🙄🙄🙄
So many episodes in a row full of Kaidan being cute (and hot 🥵🥵), we love to see it!
That Renegade interrupt and the "That is for Thane, you son of a bitch" is one of the best interrups in the whole trilogy. So satisfying 😂😂😂
Garrus and Tali were ment to be, sorry. I love them. I might remember wrongly because it's been a while and I've only done Garrus' romance once, but I think their kind of flirty banter is still there when romanced (not the moment where you catch them rend handed, ofc hahahahaha) And I love imagining Tali telling Shepard about her crush when showing her the Fleet&Flotilla vid since, as you remarked, the protagonist are a turian male and quarian female 😂❤
Anyway, can't believe there's only one episode left 😭😭😭😭 Will try to be here for the premiere ❤ Don't worry about crying. I have played them a few times and I'm crying right now 😭
Great episode basic! (And Taylor 😊)
Even if you do it off stream, it's definitely worth replaying this game over and over again. Try out the other romances and the classes. Each class is unique, require different strategies. This is why Mass Effect has always been and always will be a gem. Not only does it offer a gripping story, but it has massive replay value as well.
6:47 It is like the thing when before I had my license, I had no idea how to get anywhere because I have never driven there
You walked right by a couple of friends you could talk to. If possible, you may want to head back.
Joker salutes @ 01:22:22 .. ok see you next Monday, I'm really excited to see which decision you'll choose... I've played through the Trilogie 6 times... and I think "this one ending " is imo the best so far, even if others say otherwise... *cheers
Can't wait for Dragon Age: Origins, imo peak Bioware. Mass Effect is probably my favorite Bioware series but DA:O is my favorite Bioware game.
It's not just a last kiss before they die. It's not just about how broken he sounds when he says he can't lose her again. He is kissing her in front of the entire Alliance. They may be Spectres, but they are also Alliance officers and it's still forbidden for them. And they just don't care anymore. Let that sink in. He kisses her in front of the entire Alliance, because it might be his last chance.
LIV THAT IS TOO SAD TO THINK ABOUT OW OW OW😭
everyone's reaction: "oh, that looks really bad down there."
British reaction "Yeah, that's london innit?"
1:13:54 This was all of us at least once.
Yay, down with Kai Lame. He will not be missed. What a waste of Troy Baker.
I also love Talibrations! They were talking nonstop with each other in me3 ever since tali rejoins. I'm happy to see other characters pair off, it makes them seem more real and that they have a life past Shepard.
Basique really said "James who?" and went right past him at the FOB 😂
All of the Kaidan scenes you saw in this video are a big reason why he's my favorite Bioware romance altogether. If you choose the "Thank you" dialogue on the Normandy, he talks about wanting to be Shep's "soft place to land" and I think that sums up a lot of his romance. Everyone else wants Shepard to help or fix them in some way, and he just wants to look put for their wellbeing 🥰 He is also the only LI to stay with Shepard if you turn down sexytimes. Everyone else leaves, but he says he understands and still in bed with Shepard after their nightmare. I never take this option, but I love that it's there.
Only one more to go until the end! So sad to see Mass Effect end, but so excited for the start of Dragon Age!
All my exact thoughts.
Someone else had told me that he is the only LI to stay even if you don't wanna boogie woogie woogie AND UGH THAT'S MY MAAAAAAAN 😭💕just when I thought I couldn't love him any more
While I do like the idea of it I feel Garrus and Tali were too underdeveloped since they didn’t even talk to each other in the first 2 games outside of the elevators and even when they do it’s not all buddy-buddy like when Tali said “I have a shotgun” in 2
The feels!
I guess one positive that comes from giving TIM the collector base is it gives you more final war assets than if you destroyed the base. The irony of TIM being right about some things. Sometimes it is good to use Sauron's ring against him. The same applies to letting the council die in ME1, the Alliance ships and personnel you save and carry through to ME3 are worth more than the Destiny Ascension (and the council is all but useless in both cases) not by much but it is more. Back in the day when you had to play multiplayer to get war assets to a high level min-maxing the permanent war assets made a difference. Not so much now that legendary edition hands out war assets like candy.
Kai lame renegade interrupt one of my faves. I missed it first time and reloaded the save, lol. And the long goodbyes at the end of this episode were a nice touch by Bioware, albeit a sad one. Kaidan was right, it has been a good ride. Now, one last time into the breach! Can't wait to see your end game choices and Taylor's 2 hours later spongebob edit while you decide
"We were just ON the Citadel ..."
My thoughts exactly!! I think this was where the writing truly broke down for this game. If TIM's presence was all it took to seize control of the Citadel, why did the whole Cerberus coup attempt happen? Why did it not occur AFTER Thessia? And why move i to Earth?
To be continued I ❤ that 🎉😢
"This is for Thane you son of a bish"...one of my favorite moments in any game. When I do comment about something missed there is no judgement or thinking it is a bad play through...I just want you to be aware about it to experience it for yourself if you ever do play the game again, especially in this series. It is your first play through and I am glad you enjoyed it so much. I have seen when I edit my videos and I think to myself, "How could I miss that, ran right past it three times and it is highlighted with scan or special vision". Also by the time you see these comments it is sometimes three or fours videos later.
The human reaper part is the same, the only difference is what part Cerberus is using. If destroyed base then it is the heart and if not destroyed the base then it is the brain. I think they differ a little in war assets and I am not sure if it looks very different if it is the heart or the brain, stage wise.
38:36 You probably already figured it out, you did with the other entries but the first entry about EDI there is "that was you?" conversation prompt, just some interesting conversation with EDI. The conversation wheel can be funny sometimes...after multiple play throughs I am still not sure when it is a prompt that advances conversation or not😅
47:59 I do see there was a little cut so not sure if it was in the part that was cut or not but in that area there is another terminal with entries. Not end of the world stuff, just some conversation if you ever want it.
James is right outside the building you climb down the ladder at the base, before talking to Kaiden...no great lose if not a fan of James. The primark is in the same room as Garrus and can be talked to.
Thank you for sharing your play through with us. I liked it and have watched from ME1.
If things had gone really bad, a possible utterance is "That was for Thane and Miranda, you SOB"!!
BATTERY BATTERY DUMBBELL DUMBBELL
Open your eyes, you run past everyone and everything. A room full of people, but she runs straight to the door.
@@Honkeydoodle calm down, I ran past James and that was it…..
Bioware is so good at making these gutwrenching scenes, jfc. Bwg held it together more than I thought, all things considering. I can't say the same for myself tho...
We’re gonna be fine! We’re gonna be FINE! Right? 😢
If you romancing Garrus, then during the party you would catch drunk Tali in a bathroom who is fantasizing about Garrus.
HAHA TALI GIRL
@basicwitgirl Also after Horizon and meeting Miranda, You've spoken to Javik, and then saw Tali toasting for our cheerleader. If you come to Javik after that... Drunk Tali is wild!
Say it ain't so!!! This can't be ending 😭
1:56 after you are done, you should look into the MEHEM mod and the Citadel Epilogue Mod.
they are PERFECT for your head canon, and maybe a theoretical 2nd playthrough.
This, only way to enjoy ME3 after completing it first time.
6:47 maybe the base moves from solar system to solar system?
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Miranda was never physically at the main Cerberus base.
The Cerberus base where she contacted TIM from is *the very same one she brought Shepard to at the beginning of ME2.*
And she talked to TIM through a holographic call. *Exactly like she had Shepard do at the beginning of ME2.* 😅
She’s literally standing right next to him at his computer at the VERY beginning of ME2, what do you mean?? I just rewatched my ME2 ep 1 vid to confirm!
@@basicwitgirl Yeah she is physically there. It would clearly be a hologram like Shep was everytime you spoke to TIM in ME2 but she isn't a hologram.
@@basicwitgirlwe can only assume she was black bagged everytime she went in and out of the base, I guess the location of Cerberus was on a need to know basis and she wasn’t one of them
The base can propably change locations.
Everyone be like "RIP Shepard!" and basic is "Nooo I'm not dying!" lol
Collectors base actually has no impact, one of meaningless decisions. If you did not keep it Cerebrus would find that reaper larva corpse anyway.
EDI was actually on the moon that rogue AI in ME1 side mission. If you missed it from those videos in Cerebrus main base.
None of the decisions matter in the end because the game is made so you can succeed regardless.
Joa, for the collector base to play a role, you would have to roll the dice for all your decisions. And even then it would probably still be enough. It is actually almost impossible to have so few war assets.
@@Honkeydoodle Why would it have to be tied to all other decisions? There are only 2 options-you keep it or destroy it so there are only 2 outcomes that could lead to something important. Instead of nothing either way.
As for why Miranda needs a locator device, TIM keeps moving around. He's definitely not in the same location he was in me2 when they were together
I wonder if that means that he was in the same position throughout ME2 until the end and depending on your choice he either moves the base close to a red sun or a blue sun instead of the sun literally reflecting Shepards morality
@axelnilsson5124 I don't think the sun reflects Shepard's morality, unless I'm wrong it reflects Illusive man's level of indoctrination
@axelnilsson5124 Actually you're right, it does seem to represent Shepard's morality. Interesting
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The most satisfying renegade prompt in the whole game!!
Excuse me, but there is NO such thing as a "quick drink" with Kaidan. The man knows what he is doing!
LOL, kiddo remember (emergency induction port ) ;)
I will now start to call Kai Leng Kai Lame. Also I loved watching your reactions to the game and your romance with Kaiden. I think a video of your Kaiden romance as a video featuring all the scenes together would be fun for people to watch.
Hahaha I'll have to mention it to my editor😂
If you nuke the base they recover the heart and use it as a power plant - it ends up giving less War Assets but overall Cerberus should be weaker that way.
@basicwitgirl, would you ever consider doing a 2nd playthrough of the ME series on TH-cam with different decisions and experiences in the future? Like MaleShep or would you do another FemShep? Different backstory? Etc?
Just curious because your playthrough of the ME series has been the most entertaining one I've seen and I'm a little sad to see it end like a good show i binge watch. Also props to your editor Taylor (sorry if i got the name wrong) for the amazing work
It might be something I'd consider live streaming in the future!
@basicwitgirl if you do, can't wait to see you get back out there to do it. Gonna be checking out some of your other playthroughs soon
If you had blown the collector base up, TIM would be using a part of the human reaper as a power source, not its computational capabilities.
And it changes nothing
SO..... to be continued? Just like that?!
I don't know if anyone said, I am just glad you spent the time talking to Steve bc things could have ended differently if you didn't.
Also, I don't know if you realized, but for Priority Earth, Kaiden was already selected, like he had to.... you only selected Garrus... what is Bioware planning? 🤔🤔🤔 I'll be spending time getting g my Kaiden counts put back up. Can't wait for the finale!
Yes! Which Dragon Age are you doing? Are you doing the first one or Inquisition? I’m glad you’re going to eventually do Andromeda but I’m so excited about Dragon Age! 😁
I think she said she's doing Origins!
Origins ep1 goes up Thursday!!
Sorry Hackett but you can't beat Kirrahe's speech. We hold the line. Forever.
Personally prefer to get job done and go home.
"Going to miss Sniper Girl and her Biotic Boyfriend..." Not if you start the series again. 🙂
@1:41:00 Kiss of death
Im looking forward to your next BioWare play throughs and I’m probably in the minority here but have you ever considered taking a step even further back and playing Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic? The game that built BioWare for me. Plus I wanna know if you like Kaiden or Carth better.
I have considered KOTOR!! Need to find time for it!!
Glad to see at least one other player went with the Kaiden romance at least once for ME trilogy. Kaiden isn't so bad.
Garrus is best bro but I don't romance him he's more the best bud type.
If you romance Garrus and talk to him on that last chat it hits hard.
You know what? Over the finale videos I'm not going to be giving you hard time over ... you know... that guy. I will make an honest attempt not to utter a single "ugh".
It has been a great ride (mostly) and thank you for letting me watch you enjoy/suffer/experience it. Sad to leave the galaxy's open spaces, can't wait to see you pick your story in Dragon Age (just, please, don't romance the "that guy" of DA, you'll know which one it is immediately 😉; nah, just kidding -you do you, that's what you do best). See you there!
Keep in mind you may need to get Dragon Age Origins modded for it to work well on a modern PC (4gb patch)
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Well prolong this game as much as you can cause it might be the last game we will ever get. Ea has killed for less. RIP dead space again
What a long strange trip it’s been(and a hell of a fun, exciting, and at times heartbreaking ride). Hats off for Kaiden doing Canada proud representing us Canucks in the 22nd century future(the country must have been doing pretty good for Alliance HQ to be located in Vancouver at the start of Mass Effect 3 when the Reapers invade. 🇨🇦🫡).
Mass Effect is one of the few video game playthroughs I can watch others play, but considering I never get tired of reliving the series through another persons fresh eyes, it’s been more than enough.
As for Miranda being right next to The Illusive Man at the start of Mass Effect 2, I don’t see that as a plot hole. Considering the number of Cerberus troops there defending the base, there’s no way in hell TIM would trust that many people with knowledge of where to find him. Which leads me to believe he has some way to transport people there blind, whether by encrypted location coordinates for navigation or simply blindfolding anyone needing/wishing to travel there, he’s WAY too careful to not do so(hell, he doesn’t even share his own real name with top Cerberus members, who also refer to him as TIM when not calling him “Boss” or “Sir”). It wouldn’t shock me if Kai Lang didn’t even know the coordinates to get there himself when he was being tracked back there.
That’s my head canon anyway. 🤷♂️