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Mass Effect 3

  • Video Game
  • 2012
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9.1/10
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Mass Effect 3 (2012)
Mass Effect 3 plunges you into an all-out galactic war to take Earth back from a nearly unstoppable foe – and how you fight that war is entirely up to you.
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Earth is under attack by a monstrous race of gigantic living ships known as the Reapers. Even if Commander Shepard could unite all surviving species in the galaxy, only a miracle could save ... Read allEarth is under attack by a monstrous race of gigantic living ships known as the Reapers. Even if Commander Shepard could unite all surviving species in the galaxy, only a miracle could save them. Then again, Shepard did come back from the dead.Earth is under attack by a monstrous race of gigantic living ships known as the Reapers. Even if Commander Shepard could unite all surviving species in the galaxy, only a miracle could save them. Then again, Shepard did come back from the dead.

  • Director
    • Casey Hudson
  • Writers
    • John Dombrow
    • Sylvia Feketekuty
    • Chris Hepler
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Hale
    • Mark Meer
    • Kimberly Brooks
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.1/10
    18K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Casey Hudson
    • Writers
      • John Dombrow
      • Sylvia Feketekuty
      • Chris Hepler
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Hale
      • Mark Meer
      • Kimberly Brooks
    • 39User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
      • 8 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Jennifer Hale
    Jennifer Hale
    • Commander Shepard - Female
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    Mark Meer
    Mark Meer
    • Commander Shepard - Male
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    Kimberly Brooks
    Kimberly Brooks
    • Lt. Cdr. Ashley Williams
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    Raphael Sbarge
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    • Kaidan Alenko
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    Jessica Chobot
    Jessica Chobot
    • Diana Allers
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    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Admiral David Anderson
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    Michael Hogan
    Michael Hogan
    • Commander Armando Bailey
    • (voice)
    Matthew Del Negro
    Matthew Del Negro
    • Lieutenant Steve Cortez
    • (voice)
    Tricia Helfer
    Tricia Helfer
    • EDI
    • (voice)
    Steve Blum
    Steve Blum
    • Urdnot Grunt
    • (voice)
    Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    • Admiral Steven Hackett
    • (voice)
    Martin Sheen
    Martin Sheen
    • Illusive Man
    • (voice)
    Courtenay Taylor
    Courtenay Taylor
    • Jack
    • (voice)
    Kym Hoy
    • Kasumi Goto
    • (voice)
    Keythe Farley
    • Thane Krios
    • (voice)
    Yvonne Strahovski
    Yvonne Strahovski
    • Miranda Lawson
    • (voice)
    D.C. Douglas
    D.C. Douglas
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    Robin Sachs
    Robin Sachs
    • Zaeed Massani
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Casey Hudson
    • Writers
      • John Dombrow
      • Sylvia Feketekuty
      • Chris Hepler
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    9bondukkevin

    Mass Effect 3 review from a fan of Mass Effect 2

    After playing Mass Effect 2 and aching to import my character into Mass Effect 3, I played the demo and was blown away. I then read some reviews from fans before getting the game and some were disappointed and others thought it was great. So was time to make up my own mind and on first play through it was awesome and 17 hours in it is still to me awesome! This has got to be one of the best games every made IMO.

    The level of detail and the great way you can import the game save from ME2 was astonishing, I cannot praise Bioware enough, sure it has a few flaws i.e. I don't like how you cannot "Drill down" into the missions and see more details like you could in ME2 and also how sometimes when going to cover you roll forward but aside from these little niggles it is an astonishing feat that surely must win game of the year!

    Anyone who loves 3rd person shooters and RPGS will love this game! Buy it now!
    10spadurar-271-261202

    Unforgettable game, the kind it will be remembered like a true ground breaker

    I've started playing ME2 and it appealed to me so much that I went back and played the first one, so that I will create - to quote Dr. Okeer - "the perfect specimen". In other words, I love this world and I would recommend to anyone to give it a try. When I've started ME3 I was at first unnerved by what I considered sloppy writing, but the game proved me wrong -it grows steadily and ends up a giant. Don't believe the whiners that complain about the ending. It's not only the best ending that I saw in a long time, it the only possible ending (within the logical frames of the story). This game depth and capability to draw you in the story are unparalleled.
    10terrylarosa

    Still the greatest game ever made

    Sure the original ending was a bit of a letdown but the rest is so flawless that it doesn't matter. So many great dramatic and action moments and Sheppard ( male, never played as the female ) is the greatest character of all. Incredible graphics and gameplay make this a winner all the way. Legendary edition is even better.
    10argento100

    Master piece of space history ever told

    This is the most epic game i ever played, truly, is blows your brain away. Since the start to the end,is so EPIC.

    The game is full of movie scenes, a lot of pieces of history, missions that just gives you more question and finally answer that make it all more epic.

    Play it with From the Ashes and Leviathan DLC's, you will get some surprises and some holes of the ME universe will be erased giving you part of the history that you will appreciate much.

    The fear, the tension, the despair, the most dark behavior of a person, the cost of war, the drama, the fight for the survival, the threat of annihillation of entire civilizations, all of this in Mass Effect 3. This will get you in the front of the monitor immersing you in the game so hard that you actually will believe that is happening.

    A master piece of ART itself, is not just a game, is a HEROIC EPIC HISTORY about survival, believes, friendship, loyalty, union. Moral choices about sentient beings, organic or inorganic, the pain of refugees. You will feel your blood boiling for what happen, you will want to fight and protect your kind, you will feel the necessity and impotence of stop the Reapers while you see what they are doing. You will understand the price of the ultimate survival fight.

    This game really is good as is reputation, is epic itself.

    It deserves a film about it but i prefer a high budget series rather than a movie, but well, movie is already in shooting stage.
    Moviememmer

    Mass Effect 3 Review

    Pros:
    • Amazing story & characters
    • Mostly better gameplay
    • More enemy types
    • Amazing voice acting
    • Amazing music
    • Good customisation
    • Tons of weapons mods and upgrades
    • Some impressive cinematic scenes
    • A lot to do


    Cons:
    • Mapping roll with cover is clunky
    • Messy objective list
    • Some may be problematic with endings


    Verdict: The third and final instalment was a fitting conclusion to the Mass Effect trilogy packed with emotion, high-stakes, action, and drama. Many have found the endings disappointing, however, I was mostly satisfied with it (I played the DLC EC btw). In some instances, ME3 did feel like ME2.5, as something that would have elevated this game could have been proper open-world areas to explore to feel more lively. But I was satisfied either way.

    IMO ME2 is the best as it had the largest improvements overall. But ME3 is still great and a fitting end.

    8.5 /10.

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    • Trivia
      The voice of the Catalyst at the end of the game is actually a combination of three voices: The boy that Shepard encounters in the first mission of the game, and the voices of the male and female Shepard, Mark Meer and Jennifer Hale.
    • Goofs
      At the last part of the Leviatan DLC, where Sheppard and his team are crash-landing on a derelict ship in the sea-world it's stated that many of them look very old. Yet there are lots of thermal clips scattered everywhere, despite the fact that thermal clips were introduced only 2 years prior the events of Mass Effect 3 game.
    • Quotes

      Mordin Solus: Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong.

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      Edited into Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (2021)

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mass Effect 3: Citadel
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      • Bioware
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