Essential side quests

[ositodefelpa]

Ok, I know there is some guidance on this subject elsewhere, so if that bothers you stop reading now. But for those ME1 experts who want to go over this issue again, please help me out here.

I've played ME2 and ME3 to death, but I never did ME1. I'm finally doing an ME1 run-though to ME2 and ME3. The point is to get a better feel for what happened in ME1 and also get the decisions carried though into ME2 and ME3.

However, to be honest, I'm not having a great time with ME1. I think it's pretty tough for people who started with ME2 or ME3. So I'd like to finish the game as soon as possible without missing too much of importance.

So which side missions would you recommend in order to get a good 'carry through' to the later games?

Thanks,

Osito

[SwobyJ]

Companion quests. (Geth, Wrex Family Armor, Doctor Heart)
Cerberus stuff.
That Asari in the embassy.
Rogue AI.
Conrad Awesome Verner.

Talking about the 'UNC' (Uncharted Worlds) ones where you travel. IMO you should do everything in the primary planets (Feros, Novaria, Virmire, Therum) anyway.

There's a lot of sidemissions that don't change anything but even just a slight bit in the War Asset section in ME3.

[FEZ. TF7]

One you get off Helena Blake- if you complete this the good way she'll appear in ME2

When you're on Noveria, get the Turian to testify for the female secretary- again she'll appear in ME2

Other than those the only one's that i can remember that get a mention or a appearance in ME2/3 are, Garrus and Wrex give you a mission on the Normandy,- Wrex needs to survive ME1 for it to get a mention, and complete Bring down the Sky dlc but let the Bartarian go during the mission

[Munuxi]

Consider doing UNC: Matriarch's writings, Citadel: Rita's Sister and the interview with Kalisah. I wouldn't say there are really any "essential sidequests". Doing more will allow you to get more cameos and references in the next two games.