https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uUduuV9aSE
Mass Effect 1 is the start of a fascinating series. It has incredible worldbuilding, and wonderful pacing in its main content all the way up until its conclu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyjLs28qwko
Join me for a story recap explanation of Bioware's Mass Effect 1! This is part of a video series recapping the Mass Effect Trilogy. Footage is captured from

https://masseffect.fandom.com/wiki/Storyline
In the year 2148, explorers on Mars discovered the remains of an ancient spacefaring civilization. In the decades that followed, these mysterious artifacts revealed startling new technologies, enabling travel to the furthest stars. The basis for this incredible technology was a force that controlled the very fabric of space and time. They called it the greatest discovery in human history. The

https://collider.com/mass-effect-timeline-explained/
2154 CE - April 11: Shepard is born. 2155 CE- Jeff "Joker" Moreau is born. 2157 CE - Humans activate a dormant mass relay and get attacked by a group of Turians because the opening of new relays

https://screenrant.com/mass-effect-legendary-edition-me1-biggest-plot-twists/
The beginning of Mass Effect 1 leaves players with little more than a mostly incomplete vision and the task of tracking down a rogue Spectre. From there, they are launched into a twisting story that pushes them to uncover the big picture behind Saren's motivations. As the first game in the trilogy, the plot points discovered in Mass Effect 1 establish the world of the entire series.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Effect_(video_game)
Mass Effect is an action role-playing game game developed by BioWare and published by Microsoft Game Studios, originally released for the Xbox 360 in November 2007. It is the first game in the Mass Effect series, and takes place within the Milky Way galaxy in the year 2183, where civilization is threatened by a highly advanced machine race known as the Reapers.

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/28/1000580256/reading-the-game-in-mass-effect-the-story-starts-with-the-spaceship
Reading The Game: In 'Mass Effect,' The Story Starts With The Spaceship. May 28, 20217:00 AM ET. By. Jason Sheehan. Enlarge this image. The Normandy, coolest ship in this part of space. Screenshot

https://screenrant.com/mass-effect-timeline-all-games-major-events-story/
The Mass Effect series tells a story which concerns the fate of the entire Milky Way Galaxy. The narrative that culminates within the original trilogy begins with events that are put in motion billions of years prior to Mass Effect 1.The Reapers, an ancient species of machines, bring about a galactic apocalypse every 50,000 years or so in a misguided attempt at preserving life through the

https://www.techradar.com/features/mass-effect-the-oral-history-of-a-game-changing-rpg
Here's the story of how the first Mass Effect was made, as told by the people who made it. In 2003, the team at Bioware working on Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) was nearing the

http://www.masseffectlore.com/mass-effect-guide/
Welcome to our Mass Effect guide! Here we introduce the Mass Effect trilogy and Mass Effect Andromeda: the plot, characters and events. You can also find a complete list of Mass Effect canon and a summary of the major events from the Mass Effect universe. Table of contents: - Introduction and Basics - The Mass Effect Games - Trilogy: […]

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As I mentioned in my comment, the ME Wikia has a really detailed storyline article that captures all the games, DLC, and books, but it's a long read, so here's the short rundown:. The Mass Effect series is the story of Commander Shepard, who is essentially a special forces soldier who gets tapped to be the first human to join an inter-species galactic investigative/special projects team called

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/MassEffect1
Mass Effect. In the year 2148, explorers on Mars discovered the remains of an ancient spacefaring civilization. In the decades that followed, these mysterious artifacts revealed startling new technologies, enabling travel to the furthest stars. The basis for this incredible technology was a force that controlled the very fabric of space and time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p9nwMITY6E
Heavy spoiler warning for Mass Effect 1, 2 & 3.This video is VERY long, to help break it down into several sittings here are a short list of timestamps:Intro

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/qeyda/whats_the_best_most_detailed_recap_of_me1/
The story of ME1 is better than the story of ME2, even if the gameplay is improved in ME2 :) ... The mass effect wiki is a great place to browse and get lost in endless pages about species, lore, technology, and characters. I would highly recommend breezing through the codex for some interesting nuggets. But the wiki also has the generic

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When work on Mass Effect 1 began, ... The failure of the Mass Effect story can't be blamed on any single individual or decision. ... When you're trying to do an analysis writing he, she, they not only becomes pointless busywork but also looks stupid. They should be right out since the vast majority of people don't consider they a singular

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/06/04/mass-effect-characters-ranked/
Mass Effect 1. 6. Kaidan. Kaidan suffers from the Bioware trope of the "first teammate normal man" who makes all other teammates shine by comparison. In Bioware polls and fan polls alike

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/u1ex4/whats_your_best_summary_of_the_mass_effect_series/
Vicktaru. •. Mass Effect is about one Native American who found out about the coming European forces. He tries to unite the tribes of the America's people to combat the inevitable arrival of the invading force from the dark waters. Our Native American hero knows that only by uniting all the tribes can they fight against the technologically

https://medium.com/from-the-library/drew-karpyshyns-mass-effect-trilogy-309abac944e8
A review of Drew Karpyshyn's three novels set in the Mass Effect video game universe: Revelation (2007), Ascension (2008), and Retribution (2010).

https://www.writeups.org/mass-effect-trilogy-plot-summary/
Mass Effect was a landmark video game trilogy released from 2007 to 2012. It included multiple ties-in such as novels, comics and an animated movie. Further games will follow in 2016 and beyond, although they will form a separate storyline. It is a science fiction story, of the starships and space aliens kind.

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/w8vbfx/my_ranking_of_the_9_possible_backstories_for/
The Background Story Options (the basics): Pre-Service History (PSH): ... You can have a conversation with Jenkins at the very beginning of Mass Effect 1 - when he mentions you being Ruthless you can choose "I'm not a monster!" ... but if I had to rank my top three (based off personal experience and your analysis), I'd probably go: 1- Earthborn

https://www.gamingbible.com/news/mass-effect-trilogy-heartbreaking-secret-561317-20240619
During the events of Mass Effect 3 when an assault occurs on the Rachni cave, Charr's body can be discovered. The player is able to retrieve a note from his body which is a poetry recording for none other than Ereba. The heartbreaking story ends when the player delivers the recording to Ereba back in the Presidium Commons.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/mass-effect-4s-primary-antagonist-feels-a-little-obvious/ar-BB1kfAt5
Though there are many unknowns about Mass Effect 4's story, setting, and characters, it does seem that if Andromeda is somehow connected to the next game, so will the likes of the Jardaan,

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffectlore/comments/xo5mdg/describe_the_story_of_mass_effect_in_one_or_two/
A story of action, the main character's family in danger, and the climax of a battle that's tide is turning in the wrong direction. Just when everyone in your squad dies a hero enters and saves you the sole survivor. The hero's masked the entire time in their armor but turns the tide of the battle. In the final explosion the enemy is

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Jury deliberation ends for day. The jury began deliberating after Tuesday's closing arguments ended. They deliberated until just before 4:30 p.m. when they were dismissed for the day.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/06/18/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-new-actions-to-keep-families-together/
Since his first day in office, President Biden has called on Congress to secure our border and address our broken immigration system. As Congressional Republicans have continued to put partisan

https://news.sky.com/story/money-blog-consumer-personal-finance-rate-sky-news-13040934
"And that means mortgages, or the new normal for mortgages, will be in that 3.5-4.5% range, not 1.5-2.5%. "So there is going to be a higher cost of borrowing in the economy, probably based on what

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/kolytm/a_detailed_analysis_of_the_game_awards_teaser_and/
The argument about the N7 armor piece in the snow holds more ground, but the game is still in early production stages, so the scene in the ice planet, in itself, is hardly representative of the game's story, and more symbolic of the fact that it is a new Mass Effect game - even Andromeda featured a flash of the N7 logo in the reveal to confirm

https://www.who.int/news/item/19-06-2024-medical-product-alert-n-2-2024--falsified-ozempic-(semaglutide)
This falsified product has been detected in Brazil (October 2023), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (October 2023), and the United States of America (December 2023), and was supplied in the regulated supply chain.OZEMPIC (semaglutide) is from a group of medicines called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) inhibitors that are

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/mylon/how_long_would_a_story_based_play_through_of_mass/
I never got around to playing the first game, but competed the second. Before playing Mass Effect 2 I read up on the original story, watched summary videos and saw the important cutscenes. I've also seen the interactive comic. However it would be nice to experience the story first hand, and have a Shepherd to import into the second game onward.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/business/biden-student-debt.html
A part of the SAVE plan that would have cut monthly bills for millions of borrowers starting on July 1 was put on hold. By Tara Siegel Bernard and Zach Montague Two federal judges in Kansas and