That said, the same storytelling and characters are part of what makes Mass Effect: Legendary Edition complicated in a modern context. It’s those moments more than the gunplay that tend to stick in the head. You can also talk to the crew on your ship, the Normandy, learning more about their histories and cement bonds. It’s the interactions with the fully voice-acted cast that make the real memories going through what equates to years with these party members as you tackle challenges both large and small together. Enemies don’t recoil much from taking fire, assigning targets and combat actions to party members is a dice roll of effectiveness, and weapon/armor management can feel a bit fiddly. Despite this, it feels in many ways like a rudimentary third-person shooter, especially in 2021. The combat does improve over time, especially after the first game in the series. It’s the storytelling and characters that make Mass Effect: Legendary Edition such a great opportunity. Along the way, you’ll also have the chance to find love by romancing party members, providing an extra personal touch (sometimes pun intended) on your journey. The game lets you choose how you’ll save the galaxy though: are you a model citizen Paragon, or a ruthless, tough Renegade? Your dialog choices and gameplay sets the alignment of your character, changing everything from minor to major plot points. As Shepard, a military hero turned galactic special agent (called a Spectre), you’ll deal with a host of plots and sub-plots, meeting party members from a range of species who contribute to your cause. It takes you and your squad all over the galaxy chasing down threats to not just humanity, but life itself.
Mass Effect is an epic space opera action-RPG. And, even though I still have love for the franchise, it’s hard to look past some of the game’s more dated design decisions. Mass Effect: Legendary Edition gives plenty to love in its 100+ hours of content, but that love comes with caveats. Or for people like myself, who, even though the games hold a special place in my heart, come to them now with nearly 10 years of new experiences (and new games) to compare them to. That said, I feel like this might be a different story for newcomers to the series. For those who are franchise devotees, scouring the internet for fanfiction, or who proudly showcase their Paragon/Renegade tattoos, there’s no doubt this release will be a welcome treat. The studio releasing the game, Bioware, even made subtle improvements, like changing the handling of the first game’s armored tank: the Mako. Sadly, Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer didn’t make the cut. This comes with the expected updates: all three games in one package, including DLC, with 4K and HDR support.
After the less-than-stellar launch of Mass Effect: Andromeda, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition gives players a chance to play Shepard’s story on current-gen consoles. It’s been nearly ten years since the release of Mass Effect 3, the conclusion of Shepard’s trilogy. There’s no denying the effect (ugh, pun, I guess) these games have had on my life. I wore my real-life N7 hoodie with pride, thrilled whenever I saw other people wearing clothes with the insignia. I still remember experiencing the more tragic parts of Mass Effect 3 for the first time, feeling the magnitude of the threat our little band faced together. I did the right thing to save the universe…and eventually, sometimes I didn’t. Over the course of three games, I got to know a crew of characters I regarded as a sort of family. Joshua Shepard was the first fully voiced Black character I ever played (designing my own personal Shepard). Chronicling the adventures of Shepard and their crew, it broke many of my concepts of what a video game could be. Mass Effect was a landmark franchise for me when it originally released.
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