Mass Effect Prologue Guide: Locations, Loot, Encounters, and Choices
IGN’s Mass Effect wiki guide page breaks down the game’s opening stretch: the Prologue. It focuses on what you do right away, including loot spots, enemy encounters, and the decisions you can make as the story begins to escalate from routine to something much bigger.
What the Prologue covers
The Prologue happens at the very beginning of Mass Effect and is mainly designed to introduce you to the SSV Normandy SR-1 and its crew, clarify your role in the narrative, and set the stage for the larger world of the Mass Effect universe.
Mass Effect 1 Prologue overview
At the start of the game, you begin aboard the SSV Normandy SR-1 prototype under the command of Captain Anderson. What starts as a routine shakedown run at the human colony of Eden Prime quickly turns into a far more serious situation, as a terrifying force moves in and makes a bid for a discovery of galactic importance.
More guide pages you can use alongside this one
If you’re looking for additional help beyond the Prologue breakdown, the page points you toward other sections and topics to explore.
- Legendary Edition Changes
- How-To Guides
- Key Choices and Consequences
- Romance Options
- Side Quests
Navigation sections on the guide hub
The page also includes quick-navigation headings for what to check next and which sections tend to be most useful.
- Up Next: Prologue: On the Normandy
- Top Guide Sections: Legendary Edition Changes
- Top Guide Sections: Basics
- Top Guide Sections: Tips and Tricks
- Top Guide Sections: How-To Guides
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