I'm happy to see this get finally announced. I'm not going to relive it but I'm glad that EA is still invested in the IP
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Will you be able to have same sex romantic options for both male and female Shephard across all three games?
I'm over the moon, definitely a lot of great updates. I can still actively play the multiplayer on PC finding matches easily, so I'm not too bummed on that front (but would've killed for crossplay).
I have such a love for this series. I remember buying ME1 used at Gamestop as something to get on a whim for my "new" 360 at the time, and honestly it was all of the science, lore, exploration, powers, and humor that I really loved. To have a more cohesive experience across the trilogy will be truly fantastic.
I have such a love for this series. I remember buying ME1 used at Gamestop as something to get on a whim for my "new" 360 at the time, and honestly it was all of the science, lore, exploration, powers, and humor that I really loved. To have a more cohesive experience across the trilogy will be truly fantastic.
looks like they didn't fix some of the poor animation sets they used in some of the cutscenes (if you look at the way they're holding the weapons)
but it's no biggie at all, it's only for a splitsecond we see them holding their weapons awkwardly at times
Makes sense that it would be Maya Brooks holding her gun like a dingus.
Nice to see they added a dedicated melee button to ME1. I wonder if they also remapped grenades.
I love how everyone in this screenshot is aiming down, but James is like "fuck that I'm shooting at the walls" with that blank stare.looks like they didn't fix some of the poor animation sets they used in some of the cutscenes (if you look at the way they're holding the weapons)
but it's no biggie at all, it's only for a splitsecond we see them holding their weapons awkwardly at times
lol ikr? I promised myself I wouldn't buy any more games for a while, but I'm going to justify it on a technicality.
As I just mentioned in a separate thread, I think it's going to be, uh, interesting to see how players who started the franchise with ME2, or never played it at all, deal with ME1's mechanics.
I love ME1, but I anticipate a lot of "what is this shit"-type reactions from new players. Action RPGs have come a long way since it was released, and players are a lot less forgiving of bad gameplay loops.
I would implore anyone who tries the first mission and thinks "oh god, what am I in for" to try to persevere a bit, just to experience the game's absolutely incredible world building, which I think is probably literally the best mainstream sci-fi setting created in any medium in the last few decades. ME1 also has a physical sense of scale that the later games just lack entirely, and which I badly missed (the Citadel was never more interesting than in ME1). And it's pretty short - you can bomb through the main quests, with a sprinkling of side content, in a couple dozen hours at most.
I love ME1, but I anticipate a lot of "what is this shit"-type reactions from new players. Action RPGs have come a long way since it was released, and players are a lot less forgiving of bad gameplay loops.
I would implore anyone who tries the first mission and thinks "oh god, what am I in for" to try to persevere a bit, just to experience the game's absolutely incredible world building, which I think is probably literally the best mainstream sci-fi setting created in any medium in the last few decades. ME1 also has a physical sense of scale that the later games just lack entirely, and which I badly missed (the Citadel was never more interesting than in ME1). And it's pretty short - you can bomb through the main quests, with a sprinkling of side content, in a couple dozen hours at most.
The way the lighting and shadows are working is definitely making me happy.
Huh.....
Yikes ?
From what they've said today, I assume not. They could be saving it for a later press reveal, but they said they didn't add anything or change existing things beyond textures, models, UI, and controls.
More of a budget thing than time I feel. No reason for third parties to go all the way for consoles that barely released a few months ago (and aren't even available).
And you should prepare yourself as cross gen could be even bigger this gen! :P
Gotta imagine that Eden Prime got changed to bring it in line with the ME3 Reaper landings where the sky doesn't turn bright red and shit.
I did not, and I do not plan to. I gave the first one a chance, and it killed any interest going forward.
Don't mean to convince you but as someone who hated every single moment of 1, and only finished because I spent money on it, I had an amazing time with 2 and 3.
Atmosphere should take priority over canonicity, especially for something like the first mission.
You have people thinking the illusive man being half in shadows was a technical limitation and that the new warm shadow is an improvement lol.
That would be extremely disappointing, particularly for queer men. It needs to be addressed.
The brutalism was part of the charm thought. While i would have loved to see Eden Prime with the original art style, i really hope they didn't mess with Virmire's beautiful stormy purple sky.
oh god I was hoping the bottom was the original
like did the new art team consult the original team at all?
Doesn't seem like it, as they said there's no new content. It's unfortunate, but hopefully it'll be better in the next game.
It'll be extra bad considering the Kaidan situation if nothing is changed.
Buttom one is the Legendary edition. The heavy, black shadows are far less egregious on the remaster. There's clearly some subsurface scattering and ambient occlusion going on.
I'm doubting it, but they really should. Kaidan and mShep had S/S recorded lines for ME1 & 2 before he became a 'canon' s/s romance for 3. They should just enable the route at least to make that romance consistent.
Hdr ultrawide 1440p hopefully unlocked fps so I can go beyond 60fps. I can't do 60fps gaming anymore.
All sounds cool to me.
I only wish that some of these previews were super clear on what they saw vs what they were told. I find that most sites need to do a better job at this.
I only wish that some of these previews were super clear on what they saw vs what they were told. I find that most sites need to do a better job at this.
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Of fuck, I forgot. This better be fucking back, god I hate that it had to be removed because of memory limitations. On PC, there are mods for it but it only lets Shepard holster his weapons and not the whole crew so it looks off.
That "Video 1" on the official site gives a short look at Virmire. Seems like the clouds are more grey than purple.
Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition - EA Official Site
Relive the legend of Commander Shepard in the highly acclaimed Mass Effect trilogy with the Mass Effect Legendary Edition.
www.ea.com
I mean, they say in the description for this collection that weapon balance, aiming, cover, and the camera have all been improved in ME1, so hopefully that'll make the first few hours a lot better.
In vanilla ME1 it's pretty much not until after you get Liara that you get leveled up enough for the combat to stop being straight-up bad.
Haha, maybe if Square would announce literally anything regarding the next FFVII game people would talk about their game again.
The way the lighting and shadows are working is definitely making me happy.
This one actually looks worse.
Illusive Man looks way worse in the remaster screenshot there. The oppressive, harsh mood lighting of original ME2 is the entire point.
100%
Kaidan should be an option for MaleShep in all three games. To leave that unchanged from the original would be pretty insulting.
Really? What's up with the fuzzy background overall details? Seems odd.
Yeah, they're a big part of the original game's aesthetic. I think there weren't that many in 2 and 3 or maybe I'm just forgetting.Laughing at the reaction to lens flares.
Like, I remember the original promo screenshots.
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