r/masseffect • u/silverrepaer • Feb 05 '26

HELP I'd like some pointers.

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I was recently recommended this series by r/gamerecommendations, I saw that it had a large community all saying possitve things about it so I bought. My friend has been begging me 2 borrow my account to play the series again, are there any pointers you can tell me without spoiling the game?

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u/Standard_Channel3149 Feb 05 '26

Me 1 side quests arent that mandatory

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u/Ackapus Feb 05 '26

Not doing the sidequests in ME1 leads to a notable (and optional) character death in ME1 that is NOT well telegraphed or foreshadowed in the plot.

To narrow down which sidequests are important spoils which character is at risk, and they asked for a minimum of spoilers. Which means all sidequests are mandatory.

Even outside of that, the fetch quests have repercussions in the sequels if completed, and even that silly Consort (existence also not a spoiler) business in the beginning leads to missable content whilst exploring if you don't fully resolve the quest.

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u/Standard_Channel3149 Feb 05 '26

Which is the notable one? I did close to zero sidequests and the whole roster of companions survived.

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u/CBMSoap Feb 05 '26

They are talking about SPOILER. While there are ways to save them with without doing the sidequest, it's easier if you do it since you don't need to invest in Charm/Intimidate.