I think it could be easily argued that on the end of somebody's very first playthrough of Mass Effect, the credits music effectively made the playthrough what it was.

Can't really describe it. But beating mass effect for the first time, watching those final minutes play out, and then having the game end, and open up with that soundtrack was just....fucking surreal.

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I think it could be easily argued that on the end of somebody's very first playthrough of Mass Effect, the credits music effectively made the playthrough what it was.

Can't really describe it. But beating mass effect for the first time, watching those final minutes play out, and then having the game end, and open up with that soundtrack was just....fucking surreal.

I've never listened to that entire song before, but it was actually really nice. Thanks. If you never posted it, I would have never listened to it.

Easily one of my top favorite.  I would just stand around in the C-Sec Academy listening to this.  I was so upset when they ruined it in ME2.  I was upset when they changed a lot of Mass Effect's iconic music sound...

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Easily one of my top favorite.  I would just stand around in the C-Sec Academy listening to this.  I was so upset when they ruined it in ME2.  I was upset when they changed a lot of Mass Effect's iconic music sound...

The first ME seemed like a different shade of sci-fi didn't it?

It had a special magic touch to it. Sort of like this clean sort of feeling to it. Like the game was showing you all this amazing stuff and inviting you into the world.

I do like how well the general mood of Mass Effect 1 transitions into Mass Effect 2. Especially the tension after Virmire now that you know that the Reapers are coming for real and that Saren was just a puppet of an actual Reaper.

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Easily one of my top favorite.  I would just stand around in the C-Sec Academy listening to this.  I was so upset when they ruined it in ME2.  I was upset when they changed a lot of Mass Effect's iconic music sound...

The first ME seemed like a different shade of sci-fi didn't it?

It had a special magic touch to it. Sort of like this clean sort of feeling to it. Like the game was showing you all this amazing stuff and inviting you into the world.

I do like how well the general mood of Mass Effect 1 transitions into Mass Effect 2. Especially the tension after Virmire now that you know that the Reapers are coming for real and that Saren was just a puppet of an actual Reaper.

That is true. Atmosphere wise the first and second games nailed it.

The first was clean, new, and inviting. The songs were all founded on wonder and awe to the eyes laying sight on the story and world for the first time.

The second game nailed the darker, grungy aspects of that shiny new world people had become accustomed to.

Needless to say, this song feels almost like a completely different song before and after you meet Sovereign.



But this song was also really great at capturing the tension and desperation at the end of Mass Effect 1.

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Easily one of my top favorite.  I would just stand around in the C-Sec Academy listening to this.  I was so upset when they ruined it in ME2.  I was upset when they changed a lot of Mass Effect's iconic music sound...

The first ME seemed like a different shade of sci-fi didn't it?

It had a special magic touch to it. Sort of like this clean sort of feeling to it. Like the game was showing you all this amazing stuff and inviting you into the world.

I do like how well the general mood of Mass Effect 1 transitions into Mass Effect 2. Especially the tension after Virmire now that you know that the Reapers are coming for real and that Saren was just a puppet of an actual Reaper.

That is true. Atmosphere wise the first and second games nailed it.

The first was clean, new, and inviting. The songs were all founded on wonder and awe to the eyes laying sight on the story and world for the first time.

The second game nailed the darker, grungy aspects of that shiny new world people had become accustomed to.

Needless to say, this song feels almost like a completely different song before and after you meet Sovereign.

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But this song was also really great at capturing the tension and desperation at the end of Mass Effect 1.

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From an in-game atmosphere standpoint the first mass effect can do no wrong. My first playthrough is something I won't ever forget. Talk about god damn immersion dude.

Oh dear god yes. The game immersed me so much, that I even enjoyed the goddamn Mako missions. Like every single one of them.

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Quote from: GethKhilafah on March 27, 2015, 01:23:07 AM

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Easily one of my top favorite.  I would just stand around in the C-Sec Academy listening to this.  I was so upset when they ruined it in ME2.  I was upset when they changed a lot of Mass Effect's iconic music sound...

The first ME seemed like a different shade of sci-fi didn't it?

It had a special magic touch to it. Sort of like this clean sort of feeling to it. Like the game was showing you all this amazing stuff and inviting you into the world.

I do like how well the general mood of Mass Effect 1 transitions into Mass Effect 2. Especially the tension after Virmire now that you know that the Reapers are coming for real and that Saren was just a puppet of an actual Reaper.

That is true. Atmosphere wise the first and second games nailed it.

The first was clean, new, and inviting. The songs were all founded on wonder and awe to the eyes laying sight on the story and world for the first time.

The second game nailed the darker, grungy aspects of that shiny new world people had become accustomed to.

Needless to say, this song feels almost like a completely different song before and after you meet Sovereign.

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But this song was also really great at capturing the tension and desperation at the end of Mass Effect 1.

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From an in-game atmosphere standpoint the first mass effect can do no wrong. My first playthrough is something I won't ever forget. Talk about god damn immersion dude.

Oh dear god yes. The game immersed me so much, that I even enjoyed the goddamn Mako missions. Like every single one of them.

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Long live the first playthrough. Long live the mako.

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From the info gathered in the last picture, there are 33 stars and planets to explore in Mass Effect 1.

The Normandy unveiling theme in 2 was amazing.
Captured the moment perfectly.
Suicide mission always deserves a shoutout.

I did like that theme's placement a lot. It was really good.