Mass Effect: Legendary Edition - Review

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition Review

Mass Effect Legendary Edition is undoubtedly the best way to play the Mass Effect trilogy in 2021. For many people, that sentence alone will be enough. A franchise in desperate need of direction, allowing players to revisit this world with a new coat of paint and an upgraded lighting engine is a shrewd move from EA. However, for everything the Legendary Edition does right, it also shines a light on the things that nostalgia glosses over.

Mass Effect is the game that has seen the most change from its original release. Serious efforts have been made to overhaul the oldest game in the trilogy to first bring it into line with subsequent games in the series as well as up to something close to a modern standard. Improved aiming and controls to match those of the sequels, updates to sound design, a whole raft of changes to character models, plus upgrades to environments and lighting make this version of Mass Effect the best the game has ever been. They even allowed users to choose to skip elevator rides or listen as dialogue played out. The MAKO sections also see an upgrade to make them better, but they remain a huge blight on the game as a whole. 

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition isn’t a spotless remaster, but there’s no denying that it's the best way to play this incredible trilogy of games in 2021. The updates to the original Mass Effect steal the show, and they alone will be enough for many to step into Shepard’s space suit once again, but the other two games in the trilogy are given just the right amount of polish to make the whole thing worth it.

Score: 8/10