Mass Effect 3 | Launch Trailer

The war to Take Earth Back begins on March 6, 2012 for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC.

Not everyone will survive. An ancient alien race, known only as "Reapers", has launched an all-out invasion leaving nothing but a trail of destruction in their wake. Earth has been taken, the galaxy is on the verge of total annihilation, and you are the only one who can stop them. The price of failure is extinction.

You are Commander Shepard, a character that you can forge in your own image. You determine how events will play out, which planets to explore, and whom to form alliances with as you rally a force to eliminate the Reaper threat once and for all.

How you wage this war is completely up to you: go into combat with guns blazing or use cover to plan a more tactical assault. Utilize your squad to full effect or take a lone wolf approach. Rain death from a distance or go toe--to-toe with enemies using devastating melee attacks.

Mass Effect 3 will react to each decision you make as you play through a truly unique experience of your own creation. The war for Earth has begun, decide how it ends.

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[Harbinger Reaper]

I'm not bothered by anything you just listed. I love the game. After fourteen months of being told that I'm wrong about this, and of being absolutely BASHED for liking something so universally hated, you think anything ANYONE says is going to change my adoration for this game? It certainly hasn't before, and it sure as hell won't start with you.

I. Love. Mass Effect 3. I'll play it until my arthritis prevents me from handling a damn controller. Fact.

[1Erc3]

I get chills every time Liara says "This is it... isn't it"

[emlee0203]

I liked most of the game but the ending was a fucking abomination, which is why I have rejected Bioware's ending and embraced the Mass Effect Happy Ending Mod (MEHEM) as the official ending.

[JokrProject]

Strong argument that you present there! Apparently, opinions cross lines without opening up the possibility for constructive debate?

That's a shame, because I love Mass Effect... but I HATE what they've done to it.

[Vegard Vistad]

Liara? The whole damn trailer gives me the chills!

[Irgendwer117]

Now a fact. The Ending is bad. It is bad because this epos ends. I do not want it to end. Please release more Mass Effect. Do not let this world die.

[Harbinger Reaper]

For most of 2012, the game was absolutely hated on the Bioware Social Network, and generally disliked on r/Masseffect (reddit). Also, go see the IGN review of the game and read the comments, it might still be as bad as it was before. People who come rewatch the launch trailer (like you and I) generally like the game, otherwise we wouldn't keep coming back. Don't get me wrong, it's definitely more loved now than it was, but most of last year was hell.

[MultiNET001]

Mass effect 3 isn't hated, it's commonly regarded as the best game in the trilogy, but the ending wasn't thought out very well.

[MademanGamer]

Good on you. *applause*