Mass Effect 3 Walkthrough
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Kurtis Seid, Game Guides Editor
This is my favorite guide on the Citadel. Our Mass Effect 3 Walkthrough covers the entire spectrum of the single player story, multiplayer tips, and how to build a powerful army.
Turian Survivors
This is a two part mission where you will first help rescues a squad of Tuians followed by assisting them with their mission on Tuchanka. You must complete either this quest for Victus or the Rachni mission for Wrex/Wreav to advance with the plot. You can do both if you want more War Assets as well.
Upon entering the battlegrounds the Reaper forces will be too busy with the Turians to notice you. This will give you a chance to surprise kill the few Husks and Cannibals right at the entrance. However, things will start to get hectic when the Harvester arrive and you can protect the Turian drop pod from being destroyed. Climb up the ladder on the left and quickly grab the Sniper Rifle Spare Ammo among the rubble. Take out the remaining enemies with long range weapons to keep the pod safe. While the pod isn't mission critical, saving it will grant a nice bit of XP.
Head down the ledge and grab the Credits, Phaeston, and SMG Ultralight Materials inside the ally nooks. Ahead will be another optional pod you can protect for good XP. It's being attacked by a Marauder and two Cannibals which shouldn't prove too much of a problem. However, after destroying those Reapers a Harvester and three Husks will arrive. Stick to armor penetrating and high damage single shot weapons to deal with them quickly. One you're done here, drop down the broken halls to the right, listen to the flight recording, and grab the Shotgun Smart Choke.
Kill the few Husks ahead and go for the Harvester before it retreats. If it manages to escape it will deploy more Cannibals as you advance and may use its powerful cannon from long range. For the most part rapid fire weapons are best for the Cannibals and Marauders while you should switch to armor penetration to defeat the Harvester. Keep moving forward and right to gain some extra medi gel, Sniper Rifle Extended Barrel. The next area will be a big battle. The most notable enemy will be a Brute in the distance. If can kill it quick with sniper rifles it won't have a chance to inflict any damage. The biggest danger is the sheer amount of Cannibals that will toss around grenades, forcing you to seek new cover and heal up. Several waves of enemies will arrive and toward the end a Harvester will enter on the far right of the battlefield. The best option is to grab the Reaper Blackstar sitting near it and kill the Harvester with a single destructive shot.
Speak with Lieutenant Victus to learn of Cerberus' goals and gain Reputation. It's now time to head back to the Normandy and plan to stop Cerberus.
Locate Bomb
You'll drop down in the shuttle right in a heated fight with Cerberus Assault Troops and Centurions. They are further protected by shield barriers. However, you can target the shield generators to deal a good amount of area damage. Since most of the enemies are unprotected you can easily clear them out. Jut be sure to get away from grenades they frequently toss behind your cover.
Head up the ramp towards the building and snag the Shotgun Blade Attachment. The next area now has Engineer that deploy turrets, but the same strategy of targeting the generators to deal area damage works wonders. Before advancing grab the Rosenkov Materials Gauntlets in the right side corner and snag the credits up the ramp to the next area. Kill the few Troops on the second floor and grab the medi gel and Pistol Scope among the supply crates.
In the next area Cerberus will drop enemies via shuttle, however their descent is so slow that you can ill most of them before they land. Once again blowing up the generators will help clear them out. This time reactivate the generators to guard yourself from the next wave of forces to the left. Destroy the enemies with Techs and Biotic powers, grab the spare credits and advance up the next ramp.
Pickup the Sniper Rifle concentrate Module up the next ladder and Pistol Melee Stunner behind the large box around the right turn. Destroy the turret below and grab the medi gel and Cerberus Automated Turret Schematics. Down the next hall you'll meet with Lieutenant Victus. You'll need to protect him from several Cerberus Shuttles.
The enemies don't pose much threat to you, but they will rush Victus, making it hard to prevent mission failure. Get close to the drop shuttles and kill as many enemies before they land on the ground. Any sort of distraction and area effect ability such as singularity, Drones, and Decoy will help wonder in this battle. You can even glitch the enemies by freezing/disabling the first Troop leaving the shuttle, forcing the other Cerberus soldiers to wait until their teammate dies. First always search for enemies attacking Victus, and then focus on cleaning up the rest.
After three shuttles Cerberus will deploy an Atlas shortly followed by a fourth shuttle. While the Atlas has huge fire power it's defense is too high to take on right now. Kill the soldiers coming out of the shuttle before gunning the mech or they will surely kill Victus if unattended. It's even more helpful if you send a squad member to keep the Atlas busy and the other to help you kill the smaller grunts. Once its just down to just the Atlas unload everything you've got to finish the mission. You'll gain the Turian Blackwatch worth 75 War Assets for your trouble.
By
Kurtis Seid, Game Guides Editor
Kurtis Seid is a sadomasochist for games. He’s clocked over 200 days in a Final Fantasy entry but isn’t sure if he’s actually a fan of the series. His ideal game would somehow involve the harshest elements of King’s Quest, Team Fortress, River City Ransom, Ogre Battle, and Dark Souls.
101 comments
@ Verne: Well the Rannoch end level boss of course. The giant laser beaming one. It was really hard to defeat it and this certain walkthrough was not a big help, so I checked wiki and found some useful tips. There was no chance that I could beat the boss without tips from wiki.
@khatibi22 Hmph ... I replied to this but don't know where my reply went.
Go to the left of the chasm and target the the boss with the designator.
As I recall, he shoots low and raises his aim point until he hits you. Before the laser gets high enough to hit you, cartwheel to the right and continue targeting him. He should get slammed from space before his laser gets you.
For the next round, go to the right side of the chasm and target him. Target him with the designator and cartwheel to the left when his laser gets close to you and continue targeting him. Again he should get stomped before his laser toasts you.
Go back to the left and repeat.
As I recall, once you get a hang of the pattern to use it's not terribly difficult.
I have tried several times but somehow I can't figure out the right way to defeat this boss:| any tips?
The main, of many, problems with this guide is the label on the titles. Yes, it`s Canada. But, where in Canada? Vancouver! What a surprise!! Seriously, more attention to detail and a lot less sloppyness, Mr. Seid. For Example, Cerberus base mission...ok, well ,um which of hundreds of planets was that?
I just watched two of the new ending cinematics, there are now four major endings. Apparently it is now possible to choose badly enough to lose the entire war against the Reapers. Try it, choose all Renegade responses at the end and watch what happens.
Great guide, fail to see everyone's problem with the ending, you defeat the Reapers and get a life, the end
@wavelength121 DUH, there are no clear details, just generalized findings. Completely unprofessional.
its there anyway to hide these commens, they are longer than the guide pages. It makes the pages load alot slower with extra stuff i dont even want
When dealing with the 2 brutes and the marauders just before finding General Victus on Menae (Palaven's moon), there is a reaper blackstar heavy weapon located on the right hand side of the map for you to use. So use it!! On insanity, it becomes a necessity!
@Dead_Locked795 this was, by far, the most helpful suggestion. Thanks! Too bad this guide was not even close to that. What a waste of space, and this fool gets paid to give mediocre advice.
1 Like How come the Table of Contents only goes up to Geth Dreadnaught? That's the exact point I'm at in the game, and the only reason I looked at this guide was to see how many missions I have left to get to this terrible terrible ending I keep hearing about!
@ali0918: Are you mad? The ME series is one of the few true eletronic roleplaying games we have. Yes, RPG stands for roleplaying game. In Mass Effect series: - Roleplaying? Check. I don't know much games that gives me so many choices about what kind of character I want to be with so many ways to demonstrate it. - Does your choices make difference? While most eletronic "RPG" we see out there gives you choices but they simply doesn't matter at the end, in ME your choices actually shapes and changes the world around you, and also what you'll have to do to accomplish some objectives. So this game is not rpg? You either have got to be kidding me or you simply doesn't know the meaning of the acronym.
1 Like please, rearrange the table of contents so we can navigate easily through the guide.
1 Like NEW ITEM PICKUP: after entering the broken airlock and taking out the Cerb punks, turn around to the left and look around the sink to find a SMG Scope upgrade.
Your After Geth Dreadnought scans are the same as your After Sur'Kesh. You should really take a look at that!
1 Like Looks like Gamespot gave up on this guide just like they gave up on the Skyrim guide
Mass Effect actually is part of a sentence, Mass effect on the unconscious youth of today.
@tex242 Yeah, some having to be completed before you embark on your next big mission ot they'll be gone. A shame the strategy guide didn't tell me that in the first few pages....
also for the record people who are saying they didnt get the special ending yet who did multi you need to have between 4-5k war assets forget which it is
in case GS forgot to mention it in their walk through... make sure you do multiplayer and get 100% war readiness... that will allow you to CHOSE the GREEN light which is BY FAR the Prettiest of the 3
[spoiler] Renegade Interrupt: kill Kai Leng, Don't press Renegade Interrupt: Kill Kai Leng. CHOICE! [/spoiler]
OKK ME MY SELF DONT CARE IF IT WAS GOOD OR BAD ENDING BUT I WISH FOR BIOWARE TO GET US NEXT TIME A ONE DECIDED ENDING, AT LEAST THE ENDING, SO WE COULD REST IN PEACE
Everyone complains about the ending saying that is wreaks the game completely. I think that yes, the ending was quite disappointing, but it didn't erase the fun I had getting up to that point. It is still a good, fun and powerful game I had a really good time with. In my opinion it's the journey not the destination.
@djforlife84 You are so right, god forbid we ask for quality for the price they demand. It is also so unreasonable and selfish to ask them to live upto the promises they made pre-launch. You have made me realize the error of my ways and from now on I will accept the pile of crap they give me, and will even smile and thank them, because we all know we got where we are today by accepting everything as-is.
1 Like Just for laughs...what will ending a beloved series the way Bioware did in future be called? Pulling a Bioware? Pulling a Hudson? Embracing Enternity? ?
Let me see... -Blue explosion or -Green explosion or -Red explosion decisions...decisions...decisions
@djforlife84 100% agree with you. I hope bioware doesn't alter the ending in the slightest. Sometimes gamers look like 3 year old kids who enrage for a bag of crisps or candy.
@ag_04 @djforlife84 you sound like retirees being told what to accept and having no choice but to accept it. `Off to the retirement home for you sailor, and no, you have no say in the matter because we know what`s right! for you`... LMFAO, I rather be a child that fights for his rights than a fool that gets herded to nowhere. Really, think about. They`re abusing your rights as a consumer and you just take it. WEAK.
1 Like P.S. I played all 3 games with same character. With all DLC installed. I actually played them in a roe... in the month before ME3... so do not dare telling me i don't understand what ME is. Thank you.
@djforlife84 i totally agree with you. Some opinions are so puerile. I actually loved the ending. Seeing Joker and EDI made Shepard's sacrifice (if he really did die) worthy. I hate the ending because it doesn't give me more details. What happened next. What happened to Shepard and the others... But there are ways to explain all these later... just keep the hope burning. These Stop Koni, Stop Acta kids now want to change a game ending!? What next... petition Tolkien to bring Boromir back to life?
@CornelMosneag Really, your comparing a literary work of art to a commercial sell out. Do you even know the difference? Obviously not.
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Table of Contents
Mass Effect 3
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X360, PC, PS3, WIIU
- Publisher:
- Electronic Arts
- Category:
- Role-Playing
- Release:
- Mar 6, 2012
- ESRB:
- M
