Mass Effect: 10 Most Fan-Pleasing Moments In The Trilogy

Getting the Normandy back? Thane vs. Kai Leng? Mordin's final sacrifice?

By Scott Tailford /

Mass Effect is the nearest thing gaming has to a franchise on the level of Star Wars or Star Trek, and if it wasn't for a shaky third instalment that just couldn't stick an immensely hyped-up landing, chances are we'd be talking about it with just as much reverence as Lucas' or Roddenberry's now-legendary mythos. Still, fans of what Bioware created have stuck by it over the years, getting over that last hurdle with a mix of wonderment for what future sequels could hold, theories on what's already gone down and best of all - reminiscing over just how incredibly well put together the series is as a whole. It's easy to forget - when you're introducing endless swathes of alien goons to the business-end of your specced up assault rifle - that a huge chunk of Mass Effect's appeal is in its characters. Portrayals of race, religion, personal beliefs and the drive to see them intersect at key points provide just as much worthwhile chatter as things like Normandy sticking it to Sovereign in the close of the first game. As such, we've all got our favourite moments that no amount of mainstream moaning will dissuade or make any less special. Here's 10 of the best, and please leave your own scenes, one-liners or moments that made you scream "F**k yeah!" in the comments below.

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