Does the dog die?
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Mass Effect
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Anonymous
Varren, Mass Effect's version of (attack) dogs, are frequent enemies throughout the series and must be killed to proceed during missions.
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Is there a large age gap?
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Anonymous
Shepard is, at best, 25-30. Liara, a long-lived alien, is about 50-60 but looks 20. She is a romance option.
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Abuse
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ConsueloHigdon
Matriarch Benezia can fight and harm her adult daughter Liara in her boss fight.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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MemoryToad
The council is ignorant but Saren obviously gaslights the protagonist about the plain plot points, including his involvement with the death of Nihlus
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Jade37
If your Shepard has a colonist background, you will receive a side quest at the citadel where you talk to Talitha, a girl named who was captured and traumatized at the hands of Batarian slavers from a young age.
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Addiction
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Anonymous
A political attache is addicted to a drug that, while not outright banned, is tightly controlled. He begs Shepard to use their Spectre status to get him an advance on his next ration. He can be talked into getting himself straight, however.
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Is there addiction?
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Anonymous
One sidequest involves a consul who asks Sheperd to abuse their authority to get him an additional dose of a mind-enhancing drug he's taken his allotment of. Sheperd must either do so or talk him into getting off the Sapho.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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KokichiOma
There are frequent sequences involving alcoholics, including a plot-integral one at Chola's Den.
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Jade37
A side quest makes it possible for you to kill monkey-like creatures on a planet while looking for a missing device hidden on one of them. Killing them generates reactions of approval/disapproval depending on which squadmates you bring. (To clarify, you can complete the quest without hurting any of them)
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Is there a dead animal?
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KadePanics
Animal like species of alien are frequent enemies and must be killed by the player
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Are there spiders?
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Pelinal
Rachni, a species of arachnoid creatures, can be seen during the game, but they are so alien that it'd probably be difficult that they trigger any arachnophobe.
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Are there snakes?
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inametaphor
There is a snake-like enemy that burrows in the ground and will explode up toward the player.
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Are there bugs?
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ConsueloHigdon
The Rachni are a species of enormous extraterrestrial bugs, and they are the main enemy in one of the story critical missions.
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Assault
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Bodily Harm
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Is someone burned alive?
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Jade37
If you use incendiary ammo, this burns your opponents when you shoot them and causes their body to disintegrate upon their death. It’s generally not considered to be very graphic though.
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Does someone break a bone?
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berrylightmode
The Normandy's pilot, Joker/Jeff, lives with brittle bone disease and frequently mentions related injuries.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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ConsueloHigdon
At the very end, a primary enemy has a seizure as they transform into their final form.
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Children
Does a kid die?
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KokichiOma
No deaths of children are shown on screen, though it's possible that they may have died in the background.
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Family
Does a parent die?
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KokichiOma
Matriarch Benezia, a mother of one of your crew members, is required to be killed. There are other references to parents dying through the game and series.
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Does someone cheat?
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ConsueloHigdon
You can choose to cheat on your love interest as the main character.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Anonymous
AI holograms aren't ghosts.
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Are there jump scares?
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MemoryToad
Occasional morality choices using the left and right triggers can cause unexpected responses, but this is animation and congruence, not intentional jump scares.
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Is someone possessed?
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KokichiOma
Saren, the main antagonist, is possessed by the Reapers.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Reniachii
In the Mission "Feros: Geth Attack"; after dealing with the colonists and going on your way back to the Normandy (near the end of the mission), you'll find a new type of enemy. One of the attacks available for this enemy is puking a green-ish "pus" that will poison the main character. The enemies will also explode with this "liquid" on each hit and on death. After some time you'll get a cutscene where you'll go downstairs and meet a giant mouth thing hanging for the ceiling; A humanoid entity will come out of their mouth. The sound is calm but slimy because it's a slimy creature, so if you feel like you'll be ok, just close your eyes until you hear this new character speak.
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Does someone spit?
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Reniachii
Feros: Geth Attack - It is unclear wether it's puke or spitting. See the "vomit" tag for more info.
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Is there audio gore?
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MemoryToad
You may find the voice of the plot twist to be unsettling.
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Law Enforcement
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Jade37
The ship that much of the plot takes place on has a medbay, there are some unskippable and/or crucial scenes in that location.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Jade37
Talitha, a traumatized girl you'll encounter if you choose the Colonist background, can be considered a violent threat (though objectively she does not hurt anyone). If anything, there's violence toward mentally ill people like in this case. One of the characters says there is a sniper watching her in case she acts out. If you choose the extreme renegade option you can request to have her killed ("you should take her out before she hurts anyone else") followed by an offscreen gunshot.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Jade37
On Eden Prime, you have the option to encounter hidden NPCs. Manuel, one of the NPCs, experiences a mental breakdown and expresses an anxious outlook about the future. Additionally, the protagonist has the option to not be very kind about it.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Jade37
Not literally spoken, but there is a potential suicide in the "I Remember Me" side quest.
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It is a possibility, if your Paragon/Renegade score is high enough, for you to be able to talk Saren into suicide instead of fighting him in the final mission. He uses a gun and is rather fast, but it's still there. In addition, someone goes on a mission on Virmire not expecting to survive.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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berrylightmode
If the "sole survivor" background is chosen for Shepard, there will be occasional implications that Shepard experiences PTSD symptoms as a result of the event in their past.
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Jade37
In some cutscenes
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Jade37
The game has an epilepsy warning
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Pregnancy
Does someone miscarry?
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In the game, a type of alien called Krogan are affected by a disease that causes only a few babies to be able to hatch. While it isn't exactly miscarrying, I would consider it similar enough to warrant a caution to anyone sensitive to miscarriage.
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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hokeyreligions
A major character has Vrolik's Syndrome, but it is handled tactfully and they are treated as a normal member of the crew.
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jdpamv
Volus are based on antisemitic stereotypes (bankers/merchants, nasally voice, greedy, etc.).
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Corellon
Kaidan (confirmed to be bi in the third game) is one of two characters that could die on Virmire.
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Is there hate speech?
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Yes, but not about different specific groups of humans. The hate speech in Mass Effect is done by or about aliens, making bigoted comments about other aliens, including humans as a whole.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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SiRenfield
During one mission the character Harkin will sexually harass you with lewd comments if you’re playing as a woman. Even ignoring that said moment takes place in a strip club where even the player can ogle the dancers
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Anonymous
Aside from a strip club, the only sexual content you're going to see is if you choose to pursue a romance. An all cases, the only body parts shown are butts. You will never see a nipple or genital in Mass Effect 1.
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Anonymous
Yes, the Mako frequently crashes, and is completely destroyed in the end via crashing
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Does a plane crash?
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rmplzr
Yes if spaceships count as planes. Otherwise, no.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Jade37
You can hit enemy NPCs with The Mako if you wish, but this is optional.
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Violence
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Corellon
One of the main plot missions is to destroy a facility with a nuke. One of your crewmembers might die from it.
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Is there gun violence?
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Anonymous
The game is a third-person shooter/action RPG
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