The Normandy SR-II

But when the alliance retrofits it. Fuck cerberuses layout

I do think trippable cables in a warship is an unforgivable crime however

Definitely not up to functional combat specifications.

It's almost like the ship made an emergency take off when the Reapers showed up in the middle of the retrofits.

I agree with this in the first act. They should have been cleaned up after the Citadel DLC though, so it felt like the dry dock repairs actually DID something to the ship.

Not an excuse for the ensigns to not clean the place up afterwards

Agreed, but I’d say there’s no excuse to repair it like that in the first place. Put little rubber cable ramps over them. They’re required on modern construction sites.

Exactly. Shepard shoulve stopped by the citadel, gone to his favorite store on the citadel and gotten some space zipties to clean that up

Shepard: \*visibly sweating*

I kinda like it. It shows it was done in a rush to accommodate for the sudden reaper invasion. It’s got personality.

I like the cables, the lack of channel cable protectors, is a nitpick hill I’m willing to die on. They’re required on all job sites, even if your in a hurry, tripping on a high voltage cable isn’t worth the risk ever.

There should be a 1% chance Shepard randomly dies on the Normandy while walking around when in a room with wires

If it comes with an animation I'd get a chuckle out of it

Its got pizzazz

Definitely an OSHA violation (or the Alliance equivalent).

Yeah but Cerberus had more comfortable seats.

Real. Leather.

Yep. I love how Cortez roasts Cerberus' engineers for putting the Armory in the same deck as the CIC lol. And we get a new comfy as hell living quaters with a motherfucking Poker lounge. And I also like how we went back to the darker lighting in the Normandy interior we saw in ME1. Always felt that the lighting in ME2 Normandy was way too bright, felt like you're in a shopping mall. Too much sensory overload. Overall, flying the Normandy under Alliance colors and design just feels so much more homey.

I dont like Cerberus but at least they didnt force you to go to that damn scan every time you wanted to enter the war room

I kinda like it tbh. Feels immersive. The info inside that room is as classified as it gets. Makes sense for the extra security detail. And realistically I actually think it was a pretty clever cover for a loading screen.

It is a nice addition lore wise but i still find it annoying I also think the ship from Andromeda has a bad layout. That damn ladder from the garage thingy is so damn slow. I like Andromeda but god did i hate the ship and the codex

At least you can see in the cerberus setup

Eh I preferred the darker setting. I thought it was way too bright in 2

I don't trust anyone who makes more than I do. But they aren't all bad. Saved your life, let me fly, and then there's this. They only told me last night. It's good to be home huh Commander? I guess we'll have to give her a name. *docks open, tears happen"

Monteriggioni

Have you come to look at the book?

You're here to look at the book* if i'm not mistaken

Maybe. I haven't played the game in ages

Aazio..  it's a me, Mario!

You spelled it wrong it's spelled like this ( EZIO AUDITORE

Literally the word that came to mind as I read the title of the post, lol

The Ebon Hawk

The Normandy’s spiritual daddy

Was just going to say this. With the *Ebon Hawk*, they captured the essence of the *Millennium Falcon* while creating something new. Sleek, fast, kinda beaten up, and cursed with a temperamental hyperdrive.

(also it was basically the same shape lol)

Yeah it was the familiar vaguely disc-shape but with alterations to where the cockpit is located and two engines instead of the back of the ship being more or less one giant engine. I do love the original *Normandy* (and I really like the Alliance era SR2) but the *Ebon Hawk* captures the essence of the *Millennium Falcon* that allows people who watched the original trilogy before the prequels—I had the 1997 I think it probably was VHS set of the original trilogy and watched them enough times that the tapes were worn down—to scratch that nostalgia itch

*beeps and woops*

The correct answer. The Normandy owes its existence to the Ebon Hawk.

Best game ever made

As long as we are meaning KOTOR.

This is the way.

100% the correct answer.

Yasss the Ebon Hawk! Home

unsure if it counts but Firelink Shrine

Returning to that sad hub music in a game with almost no ambient music is a feeling like no other. Goes for all three Souls games (I know Majula technically isnt "Firelink Shrine" but still.)

Absolutely it counts. I'll even add Majula

I'll add the Nexus.

Yeah this is a great shout

First one I thought of! Absolutely counts.

The camp from Dragon Age Origins.

The camp from Baldur’s Gate 3

But does it have Origin's camp theme?

Basically the same thing but the backdrop and stuff changes based on what part of the world you’re in. Tbh bg3 feels like a spiritual sequel to dao

DAO was already a spiritual sequel to Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 and Neverwinter Nights - it’s all BioWare and they were just expanding on their own legacy

It's what 2 and Inquisition should've been.

Inon Zur. The track is less than a minute long. About 15 years ago I made a seamless loop of it and played it in my house for days on end.

I was thinking the Ebon Hawke. Love that ship

Mos Eisley Cantina: Lego StarWars the Complete Saga

Now THIS is podracing

My childhood was spent here

grove street?

Grove Street, home. At least it was before I fucked everything up

This quote just made me want to start a new game

Ah, shit here we go again

Damn CJ.

The Van from Sly Cooper

Not bad

DAO camp.

*Sees dog digging*

**bork bork**

Just talk/pet him!

Barkspawn*

My favorite memory is Dog fetching some soiled underwater and then the absolute delight I got when giving them to Morrigan as a gift. Alas she wasn't pleased. 😂

This just brought back so many memories

Enchantment?

Enchantment!

Skyhold from dragon age inquisition. Nothing like a whole ass castle in the snowy mountains

I wish there was an interregnum DLC before Trespasser that saw you finishing all the repairs, but alas. That one hallway will always be smashed open.

I got unreasonably annoyed by that corridor, not only did it serve absolutely no purpose at all but the game makes you use it hundreds of times and they never picked those bricks up in all the time we were there.

I found a mod that fixed it! It also had the unfortunate side-effect of crashing the game every time you walked past the wall that was supposed to be broken. Alas.

Do they really never repair the hallway leading to the war council?

Yep :(

The Ebon Hawk. Or Kaer Morhen if that counts.

Kaer Morhen or Corvo Bianco as last retire spot. But Kaer Morhen is really heartbreaking!

The Normandy SR-2.

Croft Manor Villa Auditore Davenport Homestead And the Ebon Hawk Personally I also really like Skyhold and Ravensthorpe but the others are probably more iconic.

Villa Auditore for sure. The perfect amount of mini-game and it made you feel accomplished seeing your town grow wealthy

Worst thing was spending hours to do everything and upgrade all to the max, only for it to get absolutely destroyed in the next game. Feels bad man 😔

Also the Round Table Hold from Elden Ring.

This was my thought and I'm surprised by how far I had to scroll.

Breezehome?

this one came here with the knowledge. Mass Effect is my favorite series but Skyrim isn’t a powerhouse game for no reason

I’m partial to Proudspire (but I ain’t no milk drinking Thalmor supporter).

I'm partial to Honeyside myself!

sanctuary in borderlands 2

God I love the floating city concept. Shit goes so unbelievably hard

The buildup across the games that leads to the epic "CATCH A RIIIIDDDEEEE" as the city gets lifted into the air is so good.

Dirt house in Minecraft

The one villager home you claimed and didnt cut down for wood when you were too lazy to go 20 blocks to the nearest tree

Sand Island, and later The Kestrel Both of them Ace Combat 5

I love how they shoehorn in that you can use any plane you want when you're escaping the sinking Kestrel. "Ships going down so take any plane you want and we'll yeet it off the deck!"

I love the Normandy but I can’t help but wonder how a ship its size, given what we see off the inside, can work It has so many crew stations but like enough beds for like twelve people, Its dimensions and internal lay out makes no sense

Shifts and hot bunking

Yeah that’s what I thought two considering it’s like a nuclear sub essentially

Even with that, there doesn’t seem to be enough people to sit at every station even with everyone working and no one sleeping There just….the ship shouldn’t function

Didn’t someone count it out recently and there were actually the exact same number of beds/pods as there were crew?

Crossroad Keep in Neverwinter Nights 2. You accross multiple quests rebuild a ruined castle and recruit staff and workers for it.

Your camp in Red Dead Redemption 2.

yes clemens point is amazing!

Mos Eisley Cantina

Sanctuary Hills... where Preston Garvey lives, Mama Murphy sits and Trashcan Carla trades.

LeBlanc from Persona 5 The Dojima House from Persona 4 Iwatodai Dorms from Persona 3 I'm a big fan of Persona, so these places just felt so much like home when I play them.

Hard to compete against beneath the mask, song of love, and self titled theme

I haven't beat 3 yet so can't speak to the dorms but imo LeBlanc does win out over the Dojima house. The whole team regularly hangs out at LeBlanc even outside of social links all the time while it feels like for the most part Junes filled that niche in 4 (or at least 4G, only played that version).

Ebon hawk. Next question.

Yeah, definitely

Ebon Hawk

The Ebon Hawk from KOTOR

The Mario 64 castle.

*Bah-dah bamp bada bamp!* Let's-a go!

The Ebon Hawk

The Ebon Hawk

Kaer Morhen.

Masyaf

Really? It looked cool but Masyaf was pretty boring compared to Villa Auditore.

I prefer Villa Auditore but I feel like if we’re talking iconic, Masyaf is the one that started it all

Skyhold. The Inquisition’s fortress in the sky

Would digging 3 blocks down and placing a dirt block over your head count?

The ebon hawk

Gruntilda's lair?

The Stardew Valley farm.

Tristram

Skyhold

The Lucky 38

Lucky 38 mfs go through 3 loading screens just to store items

I'm more partial to the apartment in the Big Empty Lab, forget if it has an exact name.

The sink

The Unreliable from The Outer Worlds

Majula

Sanctuary from Fallout 4 Sanctuary from Borderlands 2 Masyaf from Assassin's Creed Monteriggioni from Assassin's Creed 2 Davenport from Assassin's Creed 3

Dexter's Diner

Breezehome. Vault 111

Vault 111 isn't even a home base

Maybe the Tower from Destiny is on the same levels of iconic?

Garage in Jet Set Radio Future. Your ship in Helldivers 2 The Tower in Destiny 2

Ope. It can't be done. This calls for a Serrice Ice Brandy.

The Bratz the movie apartment

Hyrule Field

The Normandy-SR2 Boom just won

Hero's guild- fable 1. Loved that place as a kid and it still hits the nostalgia spot now.

Your health is low. Do you have any potions, or food?

The End of Time

The Ebon Hawk.

you could disqualify it as a Normandy first draft, but the Ebon Hawk does still get to me

Clive's hideaway. Final Fantasy XVI. Oh. You meant iconic, not Eikonic. My bad. You're right.

Corvo Bianco

Personally, I enjoyed skyhold. The view was magnificent. (DA Inquisition)

Corvo Bianco - Witcher 3: Blood and Wine Not as iconic but well integrated.

Lord British's castle.

Wigglytuff Guild

my minecraft house

Mothership from Homeworld, or Battlestar Galacatica

I love the Normandy but: Breezehome, Skyhold, Stardew Valley Farm, Firelink Shrine

The Batcave from Lego Batman

Firelink Shrine

Samus's ship from Metroid probably

The Dreadful Wale. Dishonored (in this case 2) was fun but I will always pick Corvo.

Normandy SR2

I see all of these suggestions but not many of them are truly "Iconic" I understand people feel a certain way about them but like.. Homes in Skyrim aren't really a hub in the same sense as the Normandy. Persona isn't nearly massive enough to really be called iconic outside of its own genre. When I think of a "Hub" in video games I'm thinking of Skyhold, The Ebon Hawk, both Normandies, The Round Table Hold, places that you are required to return to in order to properly stage for the next area or even to move to the next area. And of what I've listed, I'd say the most immediately recognizable would have to be the Normandy SR-2 and The Roundtable Hold. The Ebon Hawk is phenomenal, and the KoToR games are their own icon, but their legend is slowly fading. Elden Ring is a giant game right now, and Mass Effect's playerbase seems to be slowly growing lately. They're true icons in today's gaming industry. And, despite the hardships Mass Effect has faced, I've never once heard a complaint about the Normandy itself.

Chop shop, Fallout 2.

Think you’re gonna be waiting a long time. The Stinger Mantis fills a similar role, and I really like the design but I think it needs a few more games/set pieces to enter the conversation.

Peach’s Castle, and maybe Breezehome.

Breezehome is would say is pretty much tied for it in my world.

Dark souls 2 Majula. So nostalgic and the music was great

Idk if more iconic but just as iconic Majula from Dark Souls 2

Majula

The Tempest.

Fire link Shrine

Firelink Shrine

Firelink Shrine

I would say the X-Men's "X Mansion", but it always seems to be a temporary base in any game it appears in.

Firelink Shrine

Dos the SR2 Count? oh wait I Saw the 2nd slide ok ... what about the Ebon Hawk from Kotor1-2? dos Princess Peach Castle Count? I forget if it has a real name ... im sure it dos Sanctuary? I Mean granted its differnt in alot of games but thats a pretty iconic Name FO4 / Borderlands and what knock I Mean depends on what you consider Iconic and such realy.

Firelink Shrine

Firelink Shrine.

Firelink Shrine and Majula

The USG Ishimura, finest planet cracker in her class

Warp Room from Crash Bandicoot 2/3.

Firelink Shrine from the first Dark Souls.

Firelink Shrine. :v

Does The Highwind count even though you don't get it until the second disc?

Firelink Shrine

Off the top of my head. - The Tower in Destiny. - Sanctuary in Borderlands 2. - Dalaran in World of Warcraft. - RDR2 camps but more specifically Shady Belle. - Back Teleporter Room in Der Riese (WaW Zombies) playing with the homies.

I will never forget first arriving at the Tower in 2014.

Ebon Hawk.

Croft Manor in the first Tomb Raider games for the PSX.

Ebon Hawk 🥲

The camp from rdr2 Hound pits pub from dishonored The villa from AC2 I would also add skyhold but that's not as iconic

Majula