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Kairi

Great Deal

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2023

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Great games.

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Michael Gouda

That’s how to do a remake!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2023

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Mass Effect 2 + 3 are amount the greatest games ever made. This remake does a fantastic job of reviving them.
Combat is improved and less clunky than the original.
The graphics look excellent. The story is the same masterpiece that I fell in love with.
The first game is ok, but did find this a bit more of a slog compared to 2 and 3.
Really great to experience these games again with a modern game engine and graphics.
If you loved the originals I highly recommend experiencing them again!

Lee Medcalf

A great remaster of a fantastic trilogy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2021

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Sci fi space opera in gaming doesn't get more epic than this fantastic set of games. Its been great to play the trilogy again with all the dlc content and upgraded graphics and tweaks on my PS4 since playing back in the heady days of the Xbox360.

To modern eyes of people who have heard of the series but never played it, the original Mass Effect game, even with the remaster may still seem clunky in places, retaining some of the issues that dogged the game on its release over 14 years ago (the Mako, though much improved is still a pain to drive, the maps feel empty and some of the terrain makes exploration feel like a chore at times, plus the auto save on some missions will throw you back to the start of a level rather than a mid mission milestone)

However, the true heart of the game and its sequels is the writing. The world building and the epic storyline that carries your decisions across a massive narrative is second to none. The diverse range of characters, you will grow to love (and hate), scenes will be embedded in your mind long after the series has finished and if you can take your time and talk with everyone, explore everywhere and not just "run and gun" for the finish line. You will be rewarded with one of the most satisfying stories in gaming.

Mass Effect as a trilogy is a classic and this remaster (although not perfect) is a great time to experience one of the best RPGs in modern gaming.

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David Benjamin

Return of a Classic Adventure

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2021

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Given the turbulent troubles BioWare have had in recent years with what I felt were mediocre games and management it’s fair to say I was sceptical about a remaster of the Mass Effect Trilogy. It has been a much needed release to try and claw back the fans who might have fallen out with EA era BioWare and I’m happy to say that it’s delivered.

Mass Effect - Legendary Edition culminates with the return of the original free games, the beloved characters and expanse that came years ago. The game comes bundled with most of the dlc (no dlc codes) though some pieces have not returned due to technical reasons involving the original dlc coding. The game is fat with content with an undeniable sheen which for the most part is very well done.

Mass Effect 1 has perhaps seen the most of the overhaul with ME 2 and 3 even by today’s standards looking rather nice and playing as solid games. As I mentioned before the upgrades on the game visually look mostly great but at the same time the change in lighting whilst realistic can take away from the original releases art style.

The game suffers from the same potato faced human npcs which can look strange alongside very well modelled character faces but that’s a pretty small gripe which doesn’t really remove too much immersion. The atmosphere and sound are still very much where they should be and I’ve not noticed too many bugs whilst playing.

On the whole though it’s a return of the BioWare we knew and loved pre-Inquistion with the hope they’ll channel some of this love into future games and recognise that these are the kinds characters we want who are brilliantly written and voiced. If you’ve never played ME before this is a treat and as a returning player to the trilogy I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the nostalgia and living it all over again.

olivia yexley-alick

What a masterpiece of a remaster!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2021

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This is a masterpiece of a remaster! The first Mass Effect feels like a whole new game! The graphics are fantastic, the sound quality has improved so much and each time you land on a planet, you don’t realise how beautiful the first game actually is. All 3 games are beautifully remastered and the gameplay has improved a lot, especially when it comes to the sniper rifle in the first game. Everything is a lot more smooth, there’s no lag, there are some fine details in all three games that will get you to take notice that you didn’t notice before. Also in the first game, whenever you get a different assault rifle, each weapon has a different sound and a different burst. One rifle has you pressing the R2 button and other rifles will get you to hold down the R2 button and you can feel the difference. What a remaster and I am so happy with how all of the games has turned out!

Phoebe J

Classic games with a facelift

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 6, 2021

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Lets face it, some classic games are in need of a facelift. While this isn't a remake, or even a full remaster, it makes the game better to look at and fixes a few key areas that let the trilogy down. Don't expect much improvement in the role-playing aspects or the plot, but at least driving around on planets takes a boost and is improved along the lines of Mass Effect: Andromeda's implementation.

Storyline and quests are unchanged, and although the character looks are improved and the resolution is boosted, the underlying character movement and gameplay feel the same as the originals. I kept expecting better model articulation, but it was a trick played on my mind by the new lighting and textures.

Be prepared for a long installation process. Having gotten used to what can be achieved with next generation compression on the PS5, I found the wait as nearly 90Gb from two disks and 15Gb of update patches installed to be a bit tedious. It may be a trilogy of games, but all three need to be installed first before you can even get to the character creation screen. My solution was to watch a movie while this took place.

Multiplayer is missing from the Legendary Edition, but as the trilogy are RPGs at heart you are getting the full story from beginning to ending.

Luke Cheshire

Epic space adventure awaits

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2021

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This has to be one of the best rpgs ever.

The story is out of this world (pun intended) and spanning three games each around the 40 hour mark is worth the price alone.

This version has all the dlcs and much improved graphics.

Downside is that the boring planet scanning in number 2 is still there. And number 1 the landing on planets was meh. These are my only real gripes and i needed to do as I went for all three platinums.

There are a few bugs most noninvasive but I did get pushed out of boundaries by a keeper and once randomly when loading my character returned to the default shephard.

JTA Blandford

Sizzling - Great Fun - Music, Graphics are sharp and potent -great fun to play

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2021

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I have played the old Mass effect Trilogy, and just got started on Masseffect 1 the first of the 3 Legendary Triolgy, and a real joy to play. The music and images feel stronger, there is nice extra deatil in the background and brings back a lot of good memorys of when I came accross Mass effect manay years ago. I am looking forwad to exploring Masseffect world again.

My son is at Uni and cant access the PS4 version of Masseffect and its quite nice to make him Jealous.

My own (unsubstantiated theory) is that they have revamped the Mass Effecr Triology to help the game designers tune them selves to make the next Mass Effect (5) after Andromeda so I am looking forward to that.
Legendary series rocks so far, so i am pleased I bought the game. :)

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Paul Girling

A staggering beautiful saga

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2023

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Worth every penny. Every true lover of gaming & story should sample this series at least once in their lifetime. It was transformative when I was a child & still is today. The music, the characters, the romance, the action, the tragedy. It is truly unbeatable.

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D. Birkhead

Finally, all 3 Shepherd titles in one easy to find collection

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2021

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As someone who has been a fan of the original trilogy since it released but only owning an XBOX 360 for a while, I had been hoping to find the set together on another system for a while. It eventually got a release on PS3 but became notoriously difficult to find very quickly. It released on Steam but only the first 2, which I bought, then EA pulled their usual tricks and kept the 3rd for their own platform so it couldn’t be bought on Steam, only Origin. At this point I gave up telling myself I’ll just have to get an old 360 to play through them every now and then, but never did get around to it as I don’t have a lot of space to set up a lot of systems just for one game.

Playing and completing Andromeda on PS4, which, while good, didn’t quite live up to this trilogy, I missed the original story and Shephard and found myself once again wishing they were both on one system.

When I saw this releasing it was an instant buy. Not only are all 3 titles now available on the same platform as Andromeda, but they have been polished and brought somewhat up to date (at least to Andromeda’s level) visually. All the original DLC is here too which means for many who may not have bought DLC back in the day there will be plenty of new stuff to explore along the way. I initially thought it a shame the DLC was digital only and that it would be a lost part of the game once it’s no longer available to buy and all that exists would be disc versions missing the DLC but with this release it is all here preserved in physical format.

If you’re a fan of Andromeda and never got to play the original saga or enjoyed the originals and want to have it up to date with DLC playable on a current system, don’t hesitate to pick this up.

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