Alexandru Ionica Liara: Oh no! No! Palavan...! Shepard: We have an old friend down there... James: Holy hell...they’re getting decimated! Shepard: Strongest military in the galaxy...and the Reapers are obliterating it. Liara: Was it this bad on Earth? Shepard:...yes. Liara: Shepard...I’m so sorry. Shepard: Yeah...
@@SithDarthGendo it was mostly propaganda they paid heavy prices for their "victories" battles alot of officers and political figures died to even achiev those victories
Garrus was my favourite character, and i think nearly everyone elses... he is never losing his hope even in the darkest hour. He is always ready to fight for everyones, for the right, sake. And hey, he was goddamn cool as well... I will never forgive myself for letting him die a single time during the suicide mission, even if that wasnt planned.
Unfortunately for me Garrus didn't make it to Mass Effect 3. He died in the Suicide Mission due to the Seeker Swarms, but I will admit in his honor I did make one minor change to Shepard's usual color scheme, I made the stripe blue instead of red. Man was it sad to see him die though.
Priority: Palaven was in my opinion the most well designed level in the entire game. It's one of the few missions where you're fighting in the midst of a major battle and not just conducting a small operation. The atmosphere was fantastic-- Disorganized fighting right on top of you, and the Reapers in the distance. The Reapers attacked a heavily fortified area head on and are fighting tooth and nail to destroy it. All you can do is kill everything in your way and get out with what you need.
It was great to be reunited with Garrus again. But heartbreaking to see the Turian homeworld be scorched in flames. See that big blaze of orange? Thats where I was born.
Thing I gotta hand to the Turians, they held their own against the reapers for quite a while. The one military you don’t want to mess with. Even if you win, you are getting some scars.
When I first saw that skybox, i just stared, speechless. A friend walked by, glancing at my screen, then stopping dead in his tracks. "Is that a fucking *planet*" "...Yeah... I think it is..."
1:30 This moment when the shuttle door opens and the battle theme kicks in. OMFG. Until this very instant you've only run, seen the Earth ravaged and overwhelmed, only clashed with a Cerberus strike team and almost lost half of your team. BUT THIS , THIS is the first moment in the game you really start to fight back, the very first second you go on the offensive TO KICK SOME REAPER ASS. And it starts with THIS FUCKIN BADASS THEME. MFG.
This mission left me speechless. I mean, earth was good but seeing the TURIANS get screwed sideways, espicially right after a fucking Cerberus mech smashed my romance's (Ashley's) face in was jaw-dropping and heart wrenching.
Might sound weird, but the part where you're walking to Victus with Garrus and James was one of my favourite parts of the game. Just talking about how everything is fucked up, and then you see the giant cruiser go down with everyone dying. It was pretty heavy stuff.
Deadlines are for a reason and time and money aren't infinite. This is true for every single developer and publisher out there, not just EA. And like every publisher EA is using it's own money to fund the development. Don't you think they have the right to decide how their money is spent? Wouldn't you do the same thing in their position? From what I heard from actual developers, EA actually gives them lot of freedom as long as they meet the deadlines and deliver what was promised. Usually succesful developers do this, because they know micromanaging things isn't going to end well. Remember that publisher and developer relations are not antagonistic. This is a myth spread by angry gamers who believe everything is simple. Publisher and developer are in a cooperative relationship.
@@Ghal-ht2um Valve would like a word with you. They don't release a game until they know it's perfect. They push deadlines back until the product is ready. Hail Gaben.
Seeing arguably the most advanced military in the galaxy and their homeworld so utterly decimated really makes you realize that you're in for a tough fight, one that might not be winnable. Really sets the tone for the rest of the game.
To this day I still wish they had let us visit Palaven after watching from the moon. I was so curious to see their homeworld. The turians after my favorite aliens.
Gotta give the Turians credit, though. They managed to hold against the Reapers a lot better than those on Earth, initially. Primitive or not in the Reapers' eyes, they stood their ground.
Thank you so very, very much for uploading this and the rest of the soundtrack. I love all of these songs so much and the quality is great. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!
On my first play through when Garrus emerged and Liara said "good to see you" and I saw the reapers I was in shock. Wow the reaper war was actually happening. These games get to you. The feel so real.
I wish there was a DLC where you fight on Palaven but this time its not Shepard, its one of the Turian Heirarchy's special forces on a mission to disable enemy reaper destroyers and giving time for both Palaven's straggler army and citizens to escape and regroup. That would be an amazing DLC in my opinion.
I love how this track is like a throwback to the Mass Effect 1 action. I keep thinking Saren whenever I hear this, sounds appropriate when the Reapers get resisted on a planet full of badass Turians.
I just realized that this sounds exactly like something you’d hear on the main menu of a Call of Duty game. Which makes a lot of sense, seeing as how turians are a militaristic race.
You can hear and feel the battle rage on as the Turians, Garrus and Shepard fight for Palaven. Excellent work by the music department. Feel the wrath of Garrus' calibrations!!!
One of my favorite missions....not only because I freakin' love Garrus Vakarian, the Chuck Norris of Mass Effect....but because you can feel how hard the Turians are fighting. And that Garrus is so bada** , they'll never take his home!!! Plus, this is when I realized the graphics and gameplay were a-freakin'-mazing.
I say this level was more emotional than escaping Earth. Being on Earth, you could see the destruction of the Reapers within the city. But being on Palaven's moon seeing basically half the planet in flames... "See that orange glow, the big one, that's where I used to live"
I watched Mad Max Fury Road and its sequences gave me nostalgia because some of the music sounded exactly like this song "A View of Palaven". Damn good feels.
for some reason this theme and the overall feel of the Palaven moon felt like something out of Terminator, nevermind the undead terminator like reaper infantry swarming you
This level should have been like shepard running towards the objective continuously impeded by reapers. One by one they all get headshots, as shepard keeps running thinking someone at the turian base has a great sniper trigger. Reveal, Garrus.
@sarah0234muse The original and basic meaning of decimate comes from latin decimare and indeed means to kill off 1/10 of the men in a legion as punishment, which is not as substantial as you would think. Only in recent years has this word changed its meaning somewhat to mean devastate, massacre, destroy, kill a large portion (more than 1/10).
Garrus: You see that bright orange spot on the planet's surface? The big one? That's where I was born. James: Ouch. Me: Shut the fuck up James, you aren't worthy.
Strongest military in the galaxy. And the Reapers are obliterating it.
not if we can help it
Haven't Turians held the best compared to others?
Alexandru Ionica
Liara: Oh no! No! Palavan...!
Shepard: We have an old friend down there...
James: Holy hell...they’re getting decimated!
Shepard: Strongest military in the galaxy...and the Reapers are obliterating it.
Liara: Was it this bad on Earth?
Shepard:...yes.
Liara: Shepard...I’m so sorry.
Shepard: Yeah...
@@SithDarthGendo it was mostly propaganda they paid heavy prices for their "victories" battles alot of officers and political figures died to even achiev those victories
Notice how the music from this level got cooler the instant Garrus showed up?
It's like he...
*puts on sunglasses*
...calibrated the soundtrack.
I know this was 5 years ago but FUCK! Right on point! XD
you made this orribe day a happy one thank you :D
@@AzzyPT butt fuck! right on Uranus!!!
@@DaedricNZ No that's probing Uranus
Miss how you could get memes like this intentionally
Shepard in ME 1: "The Reapers are coming!"
Shepard in ME 2: "The Reapers are coming!"
Shepard in ME 3: "I told you, assholes!"
Dammit, look at Palaven. See that blaze of orange? The big one? That's where I was born.
Garrus was my favourite character, and i think nearly everyone elses... he is never losing his hope even in the darkest hour. He is always ready to fight for everyones, for the right, sake. And hey, he was goddamn cool as well... I will never forgive myself for letting him die a single time during the suicide mission, even if that wasnt planned.
Unfortunately for me Garrus didn't make it to Mass Effect 3. He died in the Suicide Mission due to the Seeker Swarms, but I will admit in his honor I did make one minor change to Shepard's usual color scheme, I made the stripe blue instead of red. Man was it sad to see him die though.
I restarted and seved Garrus because of that =D
Mordador it was shocking to say the least, I'm currently doing a second playthrough and hopefully this time he'll survive.
that was my favorite mission in all of mass effect
"Coming Garrus?"
"Are you kidding? I'm right behind you."
Priority: Palaven was in my opinion the most well designed level in the entire game. It's one of the few missions where you're fighting in the midst of a major battle and not just conducting a small operation. The atmosphere was fantastic-- Disorganized fighting right on top of you, and the Reapers in the distance. The Reapers attacked a heavily fortified area head on and are fighting tooth and nail to destroy it. All you can do is kill everything in your way and get out with what you need.
definitely gives you the sense of "how the F$%^ are we going to survive this? ......... are WE?"
I loved the skyboxes in this mission. Especially with the reapers in the distance.
I love this comment, seven years later .
The view of Palaven, the music and the chaos on the battlefield really resulted in an amazing atmosphere.
"Atmosphere" Pun intended?
+Chris andTrenton (HellfireGamers) There was an atmosphere on the moon though. That's why everyone was running around without helmets...
+The Avenger at Ilipa yep I know, I just thought it was a pretty funny pun (intentional or not)
"Ah yes, Reapers. The immortal race of sentient starships allegedly wating in dark space. We have dismissed that claim"
Shep: "Do you dismiss it now, asshole?!"
It was great to be reunited with Garrus again. But heartbreaking to see the Turian homeworld be scorched in flames.
See that big blaze of orange? Thats where I was born.
Had hoped to see the planet in mass effect 3..not like this however
Thing I gotta hand to the Turians, they held their own against the reapers for quite a while.
The one military you don’t want to mess with. Even if you win, you are getting some scars.
you coming garrus?
***** I am right behind you!
+Mulle Manden Can it wait for a bit? I'm in the middle of some calibrations.
Can it wait? I'm in the middle of some calibrations.
When I first saw that skybox, i just stared, speechless.
A friend walked by, glancing at my screen, then stopping dead in his tracks.
"Is that a fucking *planet*"
"...Yeah... I think it is..."
1:30 This moment when the shuttle door opens and the battle theme kicks in. OMFG. Until this very instant you've only run, seen the Earth ravaged and overwhelmed, only clashed with a Cerberus strike team and almost lost half of your team. BUT THIS , THIS is the first moment in the game you really start to fight back, the very first second you go on the offensive TO KICK SOME REAPER ASS. And it starts with THIS FUCKIN BADASS THEME. MFG.
"Vakarian,where did you go?"
To sue BioWare. I believe your exact words were "The ending sucks big time."
This mission left me speechless. I mean, earth was good but seeing the TURIANS get screwed sideways, espicially right after a fucking Cerberus mech smashed my romance's (Ashley's) face in was jaw-dropping and heart wrenching.
Watching the background was epic indeed. This music just makes it better.
Being reunited with Garrus: my favorite turian, love interest, and friend who will travel into hell with me no matterwhat, can never lose its charm.
One of my favorite missions...because of this music, the Primarch, the background and Reapers, and best of all, reuniting with mah Garrus
2:04
Shepard : "You coming garrus"
Garrus: "You kidding me i am right behind you"
"See that blaze of orange, the big one? That's where I was born."
Bioware: "I'm not indoctrinated!! I can fight this!!"...... EA: "Assuming direct control...."
Turians are pretty cool!
Might sound weird, but the part where you're walking to Victus with Garrus and James was one of my favourite parts of the game. Just talking about how everything is fucked up, and then you see the giant cruiser go down with everyone dying. It was pretty heavy stuff.
People, all the flaws in this game are from time constraints because of EA's harsh regime and rock solid deadlines.
Deadlines are for a reason and time and money aren't infinite. This is true for every single developer and publisher out there, not just EA. And like every publisher EA is using it's own money to fund the development. Don't you think they have the right to decide how their money is spent? Wouldn't you do the same thing in their position?
From what I heard from actual developers, EA actually gives them lot of freedom as long as they meet the deadlines and deliver what was promised. Usually succesful developers do this, because they know micromanaging things isn't going to end well.
Remember that publisher and developer relations are not antagonistic. This is a myth spread by angry gamers who believe everything is simple. Publisher and developer are in a cooperative relationship.
@@Ghal-ht2um Valve would like a word with you. They don't release a game until they know it's perfect. They push deadlines back until the product is ready. Hail Gaben.
Neal X hail me my child
@@NealX yeah thats why their last game is what? 10 years ago? Lol
@@Ghal-ht2um I see that you are indoctrinated by the r(EA)pers.
Seeing arguably the most advanced military in the galaxy and their homeworld so utterly decimated really makes you realize that you're in for a tough fight, one that might not be winnable. Really sets the tone for the rest of the game.
No one expectected Reapers to hit that hard... Best military in the galaxy and they still being crushed by the overwhelming Reaper forces.
To this day I still wish they had let us visit Palaven after watching from the moon. I was so curious to see their homeworld. The turians after my favorite aliens.
I know exactly what ME3's final battle needs... off to the modding! (flies off to continue working on a mystery mod)
Nah, ME3's final battle is good. Mostly because NO ONE EXPECTS THE MARAUDER INQUISITION!
He tried to save you from the conclusion. He was a true hero.
RIP Marauder Shields
*2186 - +2186
***** Good ol' Marauder Shields.
@timedego PEOM is fantastic. Absolutely worth using.
The destruction of Palaven.. though it is horrific.. I can’t help but admire the beauty.
"All the Emperor requires of us Guardsmen is that we hold the line and die fighting! We die standing!"
Joker: What does a Turian do when he's out of ammo?
Garrus: He switches to the stick up his ass as a back up weapon. :)
Seeing Palaven burn makes you think 'shit, the reapers really mean business don't they?'
always looked up at palaven and wondered how those poor turians down there were surviving..
Gotta give the Turians credit, though. They managed to hold against the Reapers a lot better than those on Earth, initially.
Primitive or not in the Reapers' eyes, they stood their ground.
I'd have to say Palaven's moon is my favorite mission.
This song really sets the mood for a desperate fight on a desolate battlefield.
This only enhances one of the most epic moments of the series.
1:30 I love this part. Very exciting!
Thank you so very, very much for uploading this and the rest of the soundtrack. I love all of these songs so much and the quality is great.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!
Bioware: I...must...not...fa-
EA: I SAID ASSUMING FUCKING DIRECT CONTROL.
thank you so much for posting this!
Oh i so love the beat in this music, simply gets you pumped for the fight.
Pity Shepard didn't have enough time to say to the galaxy at large, "Well, look who's all come crawling back."
Shepard would know about "fish in a barrel" after all the pet fish he's been through.
"No survivors. Damn it!"
On my first play through when Garrus emerged and Liara said "good to see you" and I saw the reapers I was in shock. Wow the reaper war was actually happening. These games get to you. The feel so real.
Complete fighter stages&music in Ultimate Smash Bros For Castle&Mechanical Fortress.
Damn Garrus, you sure did come up with a blast *Shepard troll face*
Each time I press "V" at some point to view the landscape, it takes my breath away.
Watching palaven burning from the moon was heartbreaking. I wanted nothing more than to have an intense ground war down there.
Plus I noticed she recides in a bar called Purgatory which is a term for where people are held before moving onto the 'afterlife' :)
I wish there was a DLC where you fight on Palaven but this time its not Shepard, its one of the Turian Heirarchy's special forces on a mission to disable enemy reaper destroyers and giving time for both Palaven's straggler army and citizens to escape and regroup. That would be an amazing DLC in my opinion.
I love how this track is like a throwback to the Mass Effect 1 action. I keep thinking Saren whenever I hear this, sounds appropriate when the Reapers get resisted on a planet full of badass Turians.
legit my favourite song on the soundtrack
"The Turians refuse to be intimidated."
My favourite music in this game with Leaving Earth, it is just so epic and I love the Turians, they're so bad ass !
Victus: Vakarian, where did you go?
Garrus: Calibrations,where else would i go?
I just realized that this sounds exactly like something you’d hear on the main menu of a Call of Duty game.
Which makes a lot of sense, seeing as how turians are a militaristic race.
On the first stage right when u get outside until u have to shoot husks u never seem to run out of ammo
You can hear and feel the battle rage on as the Turians, Garrus and Shepard fight for Palaven. Excellent work by the music department. Feel the wrath of Garrus' calibrations!!!
Maybe word on the grape vine is the First Contact War is at the forefront of their minds.
One of my favorite missions....not only because I freakin' love Garrus Vakarian, the Chuck Norris of Mass Effect....but because you can feel how hard the Turians are fighting. And that Garrus is so bada** , they'll never take his home!!! Plus, this is when I realized the graphics and gameplay were a-freakin'-mazing.
Tali: Did we not already dismiss the possibility of these ancient war machines existing, it must be the Geth.
It's like futuristic James Bond music :D
2:38 I don't know why but that gave me a siege-esq. feeling.
2:37 start of the best part
Ah, Palaven. Good times, good times.
*prepares another invasion, just for fun*
We have an old friend down there.
Ah yes,Garrus Vakarian,the turian who is supposedly done with his calibrations on the Normandy... Oh, we have dismissed that claim.
I say this level was more emotional than escaping Earth.
Being on Earth, you could see the destruction of the Reapers within the city.
But being on Palaven's moon seeing basically half the planet in flames...
"See that orange glow, the big one, that's where I used to live"
Hands down. This should be the top comment on every friggin video on youtube that exists. Props to you good sire! :D
I watched Mad Max Fury Road and its sequences gave me nostalgia because some of the music sounded exactly like this song "A View of Palaven". Damn good feels.
“Ah yes, reapers!”
Well…
"old human saying, Like FISH, IN A BARREL"
1:30 shit gets real
for some reason this theme and the overall feel of the Palaven moon felt like something out of Terminator, nevermind the undead terminator like reaper infantry swarming you
Best seats in the house.
This level should have been like shepard running towards the objective continuously impeded by reapers. One by one they all get headshots, as shepard keeps running thinking someone at the turian base has a great sniper trigger. Reveal, Garrus.
Turian cruiser shoots reaper dreadnought in the back 2 min reaper turns and shoots cruiser once. Ship goes down.
Just damn
Best seats in the house...
this song is a cool and badass as Garrus 🥰
Best seats in the house
Vaya buena canción 😃
**Marauder Shields intensifies**
Few games did the right translation of things and events into music. It is like a language you only understand together with it.
You may do so as a posthumous dedication if you wish.
It's...quite a view...
Of...uh...Palaven.
Mine too. I wish there were more parts like that.
YEAAAAAAAAAH
Their reluctance is a lot more understandable than the Salarians or Asari.
this music is the best i want more on mas effect andromeda make me cry
Damn i wish we could've had a mission on Palaven in me3 .
@sarah0234muse The original and basic meaning of decimate comes from latin decimare and indeed means to kill off 1/10 of the men in a legion as punishment, which is not as substantial as you would think. Only in recent years has this word changed its meaning somewhat to mean devastate, massacre, destroy, kill a large portion (more than 1/10).
Haha yeah I spent a long time on that mission cause I was just looking around at the scenery
That is literally the perfect way to describe that lol.
@EyesLee93 Epic, bro. Epic.
Garrus: You see that bright orange spot on the planet's surface? The big one? That's where I was born.
James: Ouch.
Me: Shut the fuck up James, you aren't worthy.
I'm Garrus Vakarian, and this is my favorite comment on the internet.
"Are you kidding? I'm right behind you"
Earth will always stand with Palaven!