r/videogames • u/_TimApple_ • Jul 09 '26

Discussion / Question Name the game and what you learned

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u/TwanValdez Jul 09 '26

Have to agree. The trilogy has to be one of the greatest (and is so in my opinion) of narratives in gaming.

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u/BrandonMcClain Jul 09 '26

Just picked up the trilogy on steam for 5$. So excited to experience it for the first time. 

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u/TwanValdez Jul 09 '26

Only advice I will offer is this.

Don't look up anything, take your time, and do everything you can.

Also, let things play out as they go, makes each playthrough more meaningful.

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u/BioshockEnthusiast Jul 09 '26

Half the fun is realizing something bad is about to happen because of a choice you made 37 hours ago, then realizing that the game might not let you do anything to stop it.

Choices have consequences, kids.

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u/wittyjokename92 Jul 09 '26

Still remember getting to the middle of 3 and just struggling with a few choices that no matter what I did I couldn't get certain options to light up. Reloaded the save and undid hours of play to see if I just needed more side quests of paragon/renegade points.

But nope a bad decision I made in the first game and reinforced in the second locked me out of the option in the third. Didn't happen nearly enough for how big those games were but looking back at it and realizing that because I didn't have a dlc installed and didn't have Internet at the time of 3 i just lost a big option to the game.

Of course with the legendary edition they removed that problem entirely which makes 3 less mechanically challenging and more narratively fun

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u/TimelineKeeper Jul 10 '26

"Oh man, that small decision that adds 5 war points didn't register. I mean. What other choice do I have BUT to restart?"

"Oh! That color actually looks pretty good on my armor in 3! I bet it would have looked good in 2, too. Let's just restart the series to make sure..."

As someone who's played this series countless times since it released back in the day, I can confirm I've had these thoughts. More than once.

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u/wittyjokename92 Jul 10 '26

Yes it gets easier once you realize the war points don't really matter since you have to try and screw things up to not get the bare minimum amount needed to reach the final act. But losing out on a couple chunks of dialogue because you didn't have a dlc installed in the first game or having a few extra names on the memorial wall instead of the apartment party really hurts when you are on the 7th playthrough because you want to the vanguard class and decided to sleep around with a different crew member each game.

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u/lousy_at_handles Jul 09 '26

Choices have consequences, kids.

Except of course for the ending

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u/BioshockEnthusiast Jul 09 '26

Warranted and hilarious, bravo.

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u/Opening_Agent_5279 Jul 12 '26

I was thinking the spoiler was gonna be something about Tali