What even is mass effect

startrekrenegades:

Here I’ll break it down for you. 

Mass Effect:

  • Humans learn how to spacecraft and space war. 
  • Human council goes, “Commander Shepard, we need you to check out some archaeology shit, maybe it’ll make all the aliens like us.”
  • Shit falls apart. 
  • Commander Shepard goes, “Listen, Super Alien Robots are  coming to kill us all?” 
  • Everyone laughs and pats them on the head and says “Yyyeah okay lil human go play”
  • Super Alien Robots come.
  • “SAVE US COMMANDER SHEPARD”
  • “Fine you pieces of shit but I fuckin told you so”
  • Make friends with aliens. 
  • Save the day.

Mass Effect 2:

  • “Alien bugs killed me, but I’m alive.”
  • “Also, alien bugs are going to try to kill all humans?”
  • Aliens laugh at Shepard. ‘Remember that time you said Super Alien Robots were going to kill us all? Well, we are still alive. Stop bothering the grownups and go play.”
  • “YOU ARE ALIVE BECAUSE I FUCKING SAVED YOUR ASSES”
  • Go find all your alien friends.
  • Smooch your alien friends (very important).
  • Save the day.

Mass Effect 3:

  • “HEY SO REMEMBER THOSE SUPER ALIEN ROBOTS? STILL A THING.”
  • “Shit, boy, you are in trouble, Commander Shepard. We TOLD you not to save our asses, and here we are, alive and ready to puni–”
  • Super Alien Robots happen.
  • “HELP COMMANDER SHEPARD SAVE US FROM THE SUPER ALIEN ROBOTS”
  • Commander Shepard looks into the camera like The Office
  • Go find all your alien friends again.
  • Smooch your alien lover.
  • Also did I mention your ship is a robot and also she’s alive and dating the pilot?
  • Kill the Super Alien Robots, probably, or do something else, w/e.
  • Your life is ruined.
  • Cry for two days. 
  • Start a new playthrough.

I’m Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite alien dating sim on the Citadel.