User blog comment:Traditionalfire/Good things in Mass effect 3/@comment-1257357-20120520070903

There were a number of brilliant moments in this game.

Leaving Earth was not only one of the best moments of the game, but in the entire franchise, in my opinion. Watching all the devastation, and the loss of innocence... It's a good, emotionally charged scene.

Mordin's death was obviously a big one to me (He was such a little hero) even if I thought it was odd that he just one-eightied from the Salarian he was in Mass Effect 2.

Thane's death, while not as well-done as Mordin's, was still a fantastic scene, and genuinely worthy of praise.

Even the "close calls" were done really well in my books. Almost losing the Virmire survivor left me feeling defeated for quite a while - which is a good sign for the game. And my heart shattered when I saw Grunt charge head-on in to Reaper forces to buy me time... Only to have him emerge on the other side, smirk intact.

And while I thought Legion's death aspect seemed somewhat forced and contrived, the rest of the Morning War finale was extremely well-done too.

Lastly, ignoring of course the moment that everyone hates, the final battle for Earth was extremely intense up to that point, in my opinion; The desperation felt palpible and natural, I really liked it.