![]() Getting to see different parts of this world (even in a very basic way) and meeting weird and wonderful characters is exciting. Mass Effect drew me in very early on, setting up a world that I was curious about and that I wanted to explore both on foot (and yes, even in the Mako) across a variety of planets and through the game’s vast dialogue system which remains incredibly impressive. ![]() Why am I, after 18 or so hours with the game, willing to look beyond systems that seem primitive by modern standards? The characters, the world and the story. So the animations are arthritic, the combat is hit and miss and there are whole sections of the game that I wished I was doing literally anything else yet I still very much loved Mass Effect. This Mako is probably what's annoyed them all, to be honest Even the fabled elevators - I’ve heard about them, even if I’ve never experienced them first hand - are also a non issue, even if there are far too many of them. The boost in loading times is also welcome: with the potential tedium of planet-hopping and loading into new areas avoided across the board. That’s not to discount the overall resolution bump to environments and the huge upgrade to the game’s lighting. These technical upgrades stand out from the very beginning, particularly when it comes to the enhanced character models. Playing the game on PlayStation 5 on the ‘Favour Quality’ setting sees the game running at 4K and targeting 60fps, making it look and play incredibly well for the most part. As such, I was giddy to shape my own Commander Shepard from the very beginning - I opted for a Paragon-leaning FemShep for those intrigued - and I don’t think I could have asked for a better experience. Yes, whilst I devoured both Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, my experience with the opening chapter of this epic space opera was practically zero. Plus, I’d never actually played it before. ![]() As the first, and therefore oldest, game in the package it seemingly stood the most to gain over its sequels. The original Mass Effect was the game I was most curious about as part of EA and BioWare’s shiny new 4K remastered package - Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. ![]() In the meantime, here's our review of Mass Effect. We'll let you know what our overall thoughts are at the end though. As such we've decided to review each game separately, and score it accordingly, too. Editor's Note: Mass Effect Legendary Edition includes each of the original Mass Effect trilogy's three games. ![]()
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