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    In the Mass Effect franchise, the Reapers are a hyper-advanced machine race that appear periodically every 50,000 years to bring a close to a "cycle" in which the Reapers harvest all the advanced forms of life.

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    The Reapers

    Hi! I'm here to DESTROY ALL OF YOU. 
    Hi! I'm here to DESTROY ALL OF YOU. 
    There are very few antagonists in gaming that pose as much of a threat as the Reapers do. Can you honestly name another group of villains that methodically extinct entire species when they become the dominant race in the galaxy? Shit no, you can't!  
     
    And they're not just my favorite baddies because of the insanely ridiculous threat they pose, either. They're my favorite because of just how awesome the story behind the Protheans and the Reapers are. I picked them because how great the end of Mass Effect 1 is. I picked them because Sovereign was the shit. The simple idea of them is genius and mysterious, a combination of some incredibly inventive thinking and some amazing sci-fi artwork and design. The end of 1 and the final cutscene in 2 gets me ancy-in-the-pantsy at what to expect out of Mass Effect 3, almost entirely because I want to know how you stop a force as destructive as the Reapers. 
      

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    #1  Edited By aurahack

    I got my Dead Space 2 hoodie in the mail today! Woo! 
     

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    The Reapers

    Hi! I'm here to DESTROY ALL OF YOU. 
    Hi! I'm here to DESTROY ALL OF YOU. 
    There are very few antagonists in gaming that pose as much of a threat as the Reapers do. Can you honestly name another group of villains that methodically extinct entire species when they become the dominant race in the galaxy? Shit no, you can't!  
     
    And they're not just my favorite baddies because of the insanely ridiculous threat they pose, either. They're my favorite because of just how awesome the story behind the Protheans and the Reapers are. I picked them because how great the end of Mass Effect 1 is. I picked them because Sovereign was the shit. The simple idea of them is genius and mysterious, a combination of some incredibly inventive thinking and some amazing sci-fi artwork and design. The end of 1 and the final cutscene in 2 gets me ancy-in-the-pantsy at what to expect out of Mass Effect 3, almost entirely because I want to know how you stop a force as destructive as the Reapers. 
      

    Days of Gaming Recap!

    Feb 13th, 2011 - Day 1: Your Very First Videogame
    Feb 14th, 2011 - Day 2: Your Favorite Character 
    Feb 15th, 2011 - Day 3: A Game That Is Underrated   
    Feb 16th, 2011 - Day 4: Your Guilty-Pleasure Game     
    Feb 17th, 2011 - Day 5: Game Character You Wish You Were  
    Feb 18th, 2011 - Day 6: Most Annoying Character
    Feb 19th, 2011 - Day 7: Favorite Game Couple    
    Feb 20th, 2011 - Day 8: Best Soundtrack  
    Feb 23rd, 2011 - Day 9: Saddest Game Scene  
    Feb 26th, 2011 - Day 10: Best Gameplay (Part 1)  
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    #2  Edited By Video_Game_King

    Kefka's a pretty cool antagonist, taking suffering to its ultimate extreme, creating a great irony in the process.

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    #3  Edited By aurahack
    @Video_Game_King: Any opportunity to bring up FFVI, hm? :P Kefka is pretty great but man, the entire galaxy.
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    #4  Edited By Video_Game_King
    @aurahack: 
     
    Is that Mass Effect? Keep in mind that I haven't really played either game.
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    #5  Edited By aurahack
    @Video_Game_King: It is. Click on the pretty hyperlink in the header of the blog and read up on just how big of a threat they pose. :o
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    #6  Edited By Video_Game_King
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    Even though there's the small chance that someday, I might play this? I don't like spoiling games like that, especially major titles.
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    #7  Edited By sarge1445

    hmm mine I would have went Adachi, bitches

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