Mass Effect 2 and 3 are often regarded as the better games overall, but the star of the show here is the original, as it’s the one that has had the most work done to bring it into the modern age. RELATED: Garrus Vakarian's Renegade Streak Is The Only Reason Paragon Shepard Makes Sense There’s a reason a remaster of this trilogy has been requested for so long - Mass Effect is a stone-cold classic, and the Legendary Edition brings the three games together in a package that’s perfect for newcomers and veterans alike. Despite the improvements, though, people don’t play Mass Effect for the gunplay - story is king. The series becomes more action-focused as the series goes on, with Mass Effect 2 introducing improved enemy hit feedback - bits of robots breaking off with every pull of the trigger - as well as smoother cover transitions. Slowly seeing grizzled former cop Garrus turn into Shepard’s best bro, helping singing salarian scientist Mordin atone for his sins, and watching krogan warrior Wrex try to unite his own race are all standout scenes in a saga full of smaller moments that occur in between the big, galaxy-shaping ones.Īll of that is wrapped up in some great cover shooter combat that’s responsive, crunchy, and tactical enough, depending on what class you pick. Each game ups the odds, but the actual plot of each instalment is pretty simple - it’s the characters, worldbuilding, and decisions that make it special. Think of it as the UN having its own interplanetary FBI.
You take control of Commander Shepard, a customisable protagonist who becomes humanity’s first Spectre, a space cop with near limitless authority, who answers only to the Galactic Council. For those who haven’t played the trilogy before, they’re epic space operas wrapped up in an RPG blanket. It might seem like hubris, calling a re-release of a gaming series the “Legendary Edition”, but when it comes to video games, there’s little that’s as fabled as Mass Effect.
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