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“Prequel to Mass Effect 3 follows James Vega's early battles against Collectors protecting a remote colony.”
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost
マスエフェクト～失われたパラゴン
6.25
9,252 rank · 9,764 viewers · 14 favorites
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Adventure
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Prequel to Mass Effect 3 follows James Vega's early battles against Collectors protecting a remote colony.
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost is the prequel to the highly-anticipated Mass Effect 3 and follows the early career of Alliance Marine, James Vega. Vega leads an elite Special Forces squad into battle against a mysterious alien threat known as The Collectors. Stationed at a colony in a remote star system, Vega and his soldiers must protect the civilians from a ruthless invasion determined to capture the population for unknown purposes. Learn more about the Mass Effect universe with an unprecedented glimpse into the haunted past of Mass Effect's newest hero! (Source: masseffectparagonlost.com)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
6.6
/10
What 10 viewers settled on.
78%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 8
σ 1.69
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.69 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.6 pts
Recommenders 7.6 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 0.40
Running avg · Jan 2013 → Apr 2025
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I didn't know what to expect going into this movie, but I was pleasantly surprised. While most of the movie seems to drag on at a slow pace, the climax more than makes up for it and makes playing...”
- 8 “Mass effect is one of the most in depth gaming universes out there, and paragon lost certainly honors that heritage. To understand this anime you must play the games first or you will be lost. The...”
- 8 “The Mass effect series was in its hey day one of the most beloved series on the Console market, having amazing gun play interlaced in a complex world and story that grew more interesting as the...”
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Long · 30%
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A Movie Production
Production I.G.- Format 1 × 94′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 34m all episodes
- Aired Nov 2012 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-6908 catalog
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- Funimation Licensor