Mass Effect 3

Mass Effect 3 is the third Mass Effect game, which is a sequel to Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2. The last game of the Shepard(a) Trilogy. In 2021, an updated version of Mass Effect 3 is released along with the first and second parts in the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition compilation for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

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"Earth is on fire. Strikes from beyond known space have been struck by terrifying machines that have begun the destruction of the human race. Commander Shepard is the only hope of saving humanity. He (she) must rally the civilizations of the galaxy and begin the final mission: a return to Earth."

"Not everyone is destined to survive. An ancient alien race known as the Reapers has launched a global invasion, leaving behind the ruins of civilizations. Earth is overrun, the galaxy is on the brink of total destruction, and only you can fix the situation. The price for a mistake is nothingness.

Characters

Squad

Cayden Alenko is a human guard, a member of Shepard(a) team who served on the Normandy SR-1. Depending on Mass Effect's decision, may die on Vermeir instead of Ashley or appear as a Major in the Alliance Air Force.

Ashley Williams is a human soldier, a member of Shepard(a) team who served on Normandy SR-1. Depending on her decision in Mass Effect, may die on Vermeir instead of Cayden or appear as a Lieutenant-Captain of the Alliance Air Force.

Tali'Zora vas Normandia - Quarian, Migratory Fleet Admiral/Getty specialist, member of Shepard(a) crew, who served on Normandy SR-1 and Normandy SR-2.

Garrus Vakarian - Turian, former SBC agent, member of Shepard(a) team who served on Normandy SR-1 and Normandy SR-2.

James Vega is a human soldier, a lieutenant in the Alliance Air Force. He is the protagonist of the cartoon Mass Effect: Paragon Lost.

Liara T'Soni - Azari, protean specialist, Grey Mediator, and member of Shepard(a) team who served on Normandy SR-1.

Yavik - The last protean from DLC: From Ashes.

SUZI - The Normandy's AI.

Characters from previous games

Admiral David Anderson is Shepard(a)'s mentor and former captain of Normandy SR-1.

Admiral Stephen Hackett - Commander in Chief of the Alliance Air Force.

Donnel Udina - Humanity's representative to the Citadel Council.

Captain Bailey - SBC officer.

Dr. Michelle is the chief medical officer of the Guerta Hospital.

Jeff "Joker" Moreau is the pilot of the Normandy.

Dr. Chakwas is the Normandy's ship's medic.

Engineer Adams is the chief engineer aboard the Normandy.

Kenneth Donnelly - former employee of Cerberus, one of the Normandy's engineers.

Gabriella Daniels - former Cerberus employee, one of the Normandy's engineers.

Kelly Chambers - former assistant to Shepard(a) on Normandy SR-2.

Urdnot Rex - Chief of the Urdnot clan, a member of Shepard(a)'s team in Mass Effect.

Urdnot Reeve - Rex's brother.

Grunt - artificially bred krogan, a member of Shepard(a)'s team in Mass Effect 2.

Jack - Extremely strong biotic human, former criminal, teacher at Grissom Academy, member of Shepard(a)'s team in Mass Effect 2.

Miranda Lawson - former Cerberus agent, member of Shepard(a) team in Mass Effect 2.

Jacob Taylor - former Cerberus agent, member of Team Shepard(a) in Mass Effect 2.

Kasumi Goto - professional thief, member of Team Shepard(a) in Mass Effect 2.

Mordin Solus - GOR scientist, member of Shepard(a) team in Mass Effect 2.

Tein Krios - Drill Assassin, member of Shepard(a) team in Mass Effect 2.

Kolat Krios - Tein's son.

Samara - Justicar, member of Shepard(a) team in Mass Effect 2.

Legion - Get, a member of Shepard(a) team in Mass Effect 2.

Zaid Massani - bounty hunter, member of Shepard(a) team in Mass Effect 2.

Aria T'Loak - tacit ruler of Omega space station.

Major Kirrahe - commander in the Salarian GOR.

Han'Herrel - Admiral of the Migrating Fleet, commander of the heavy Quarian fleet.

Zaal'Koris - Admiral of the Migrating Fleet, commander of the civilian Quarian fleet.

Shala'Raan - Admiral of the Migrating Fleet, commander of the Quarian patrol fleet.

Daro'Zen - Admiral of the Migrating Fleet, scientist, commander of the Quarian Special Fleet.

Conrad Werner - Shepard(a)'s "main fan.

Ghost - leader of the Cerberus organization. The main antagonist after the Reapers.

Harbinger is the leader of the Reapers.

New Characters

Diana Allers is a war journalist on the Normandy SR-2.

Kai Len - Cerberus assassin from Mass Effect: Retaliation and Mass Effect: Deception.

Steven Cortez is the pilot of the shuttle Kodiak.

Samantha Trainor - Shepard(a)'s assistant and communications specialist.

Urdnot Bakara - fertile female krogan.

Eva Module - AI created by Cerberus, her physical platform has become a SUSI body.

Adrien Victus - Turian general who commanded troops on Menai during the Reaper attack, primarch.

Tarquin Victus - Turian lieutenant, son of General Adrien Victus.

Rila is an Azari, an Ardat-Yakshi, and the daughter of the Justicer of Samara, Falere's sister.

Falere - Azari, ardat yakshi, youngest of the three daughters of Samara, sister of Rila.

Henry Lawson is the father of Miranda and Oriana.

Places

New Places:

Earth, the home planet of humans.

Mars-the location of the Protean ruins

Menae, a satellite of Palaven, the home planet of the Turians

Sur'Kesh - home planet of the Salarians

Rannoch, home planet of the Quarian and Geth

Thessia - home planet of the Azari

Kronos Station - Cerberus' main base

Other locations:

Citadel - the seat of the Citadel Council

Omega (in the addition of the same name)

Tuchanka - home planet of the Krogan

"Normandy".

"Normandy SR-2 will return in Mass Effect 3. The Alliance has improved this ship by adding new developments to the design.

Changes in gameplay

Battles

Difficulty will increase. "Normal" level will be like an upgraded "Veteran" level.

Overall battle speed will increase by 10-15%.

In combat you can now sharply roll to the side, jump over obstacles, optimized overall maneuverability and firing from cover.

Improved artificial intelligence of the enemies. Now they perform different functions on the battlefield and coordinate with each other.

Weapons

Any class can own any weapon. However, restrictions will be placed on the number of weapons a character carries with him at one time.

Returns the ability to modify weapons and their individual parts, which will affect the characteristics of weapons and their appearance.

Grenades will return to the arsenal as a character skill.

Skills

Main article: Skills (Mass Effect 3)

In Mass Effect 3 there will be more freedom in the choice of skills. You can take absolutely any skill, it will be given for the positive dialogues with your companions.

Development level

The maximum level of your character in Mass Effect 3 is 60. When importing a character from Mass Effect 2, his level, character and skills will be preserved.

Research

Exploration has been lightened compared to part 2. Now you need to scan planets from space, and if there is any artifact on the planet, you just need to launch a probe from orbit. Resources, as in the second part, are no longer available.

Kinect

Mass Effect 3 supports Kinect controller for Xbox 360. With it the player will be able to give voice commands (in the English version of the game) to his partners and say the phrases of the dialogue.

Game styles

In Mass Effect 3 you'll be able to choose three gameplay styles: Role Playing - traditional Mass Effect style, Action - style with emphasis on battles and answers in dialogues will be chosen automatically (Hero and Apostate will alternate), Story - simplified battles for those who want to focus on the role component of Mass Effect.

Add-ons

For the single-player game

"From the Ashes" is the first DLC released on the day of the game's release. It adds a new partner to Shepard's squad - the last Protean named Yavik. It also adds a mission to Eden Prime, new lines in conversations involving this character, a new weapon, the Protean emitter, and new appearance options for each of the co-partners.

Extended Cut - free DLC that adds additional cutscenes during the final mission and expands the game's endings, and adds an additional fourth ending (Denial).

"Shootout" - Adds the following weapons:

Cerberus Razor Assault Rifles and the Adas Anti-Synthetic Rifle

Geth Plasma Machine Guns and the Blood Pack's Punisher

M-90 "Indra" and "Krize" sniper rifles

"Rigar" carbine shotgun

"Leviathan" - presents several quests during which Captain Shepard will lead the search for the mysterious Leviathan, an ancient creature that single-handedly managed to destroy the Reaper. The add-on also includes other minor content: weapons that previously could only be obtained for the game's pre-order, as well as several new weapon modifications.

"Ground Resistance" - adds the following weapons:

Executioner and Acolyte large-caliber pistols

N7 "Typhoon" and "Hammerhead" assault rifles

Shotguns N7 "Piranha" and "Venom".

Sniper rifle harpoon gun "Ki-Shok"

"Appearance Options Set" - adds new costumes for Garrus, Liara, and SUZI, as well as Ajax armor for Shepard(a).

"Omega" - This DLC offers Captain Shepard(s) to help the pirate queen Aria T'Loak recover the Omega space station, which has been captured by Cerberus forces led by General Oleg Petrovsky. In this add-on it will not be possible to take any of the Normandy crew, so Shepard(a) will be accompanied by Aria herself and a brand new character - the Turian Nyrin Candros. Here you will also be able to meet new enemies, as well as purchase weapons previously available only on promo: "Chakramomet" and N7 "Valkyrie", as well as many new weapon modifications.

"The Citadel" is the latest story addition. Shepard, along with his loyal crew, must uncover a sinister plot to eliminate the captain of the Normandy. Characters from Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 can be found in this addition. It adds a new location on the Citadel - the Silverside Strip area, where after the completion of the storyline of the add-on will have the opportunity to try their luck at the Silver Coast Casino, play the arcade at the Arcade Castle, blow off steam in the combat simulator in the Armax Arena and even have a party for friends from the Normandy in Shepard(a)'s new apartment!

Genesis 2 is an interactive comic that allows you to make key decisions in Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 to then bring them into the game.

For Collective Play.

All DLC for cooperative play is free.

"Rebirth" - added two maps: the Condor faction and the Hydra faction, new character classes, weapons and equipment.

"Rebellion" - added two maps: base "Goddess" and base "Jade", new character classes, weapons and equipment, as well as a new mission to deliver the secret cargo. Added a slot for permanent equipment, which will not expire after the match.

"Earth" - added three maps: the support base "Vancouver", the support base "London" and the support base "Rio", a new level of complexity - Platinum, a new task - escorting a holographic drone, as well as new classes and weapons.

"Strike Back" - added a new type of enemies - Collectors, the punisher "Cerberus" and a new drone blaster for the goths, as well as new classes and weapons. Changes to old maps have been added, as well as their more complex counterparts with different dangers (sandstorm, snowstorm, radiation contamination, etc.). In addition, the game has added challenges, by completing which the player receives points that can be spent on various titles.

"Payback is the latest addition to the cooperative game. 7 types of new weapons, 6 characters, 2 pieces of equipment and 5 weapon modifications have been added.

Other content

This content could be obtained through various promotions or for pre-order:

"Knight Avenger" armor.

"Chakramomet."

AT-12 "Invader"

M-55 "Argus"

M-90 "Indra"

Collectors Assault Rifle

Combat Equipment N7

Collector's Edition Materials

Interesting facts

The licensed plastic DVD-box edition of the game, produced in Russia, contains two installation discs. The first disc depicts Earth from space before the Reapers attack, and the second disc shows the planet has already been captured by the Reapers.

Mass Effect 3 is the only trilogy game whose official cover depicts Shepard without members of his squad.