Absolutely excited to play ME2 again. Not sure if I'm buying the game or wait for EA Access but I'm super happy that this collection is coming out. Mass Effect really deserves that.
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Never tried it but luckily there's more than one texture mod, MEUITM specifically.
another image:
supposedly to display some of the new black hair styles they've thankfully introduced for the remaster
Improving the CC was one of the small things I wanted but thought they would not actually do. This is great.
There are a list of gameplay changes to ME1, changes to the meshes themselves, new textures for eye reflections, and then there are some engine upgrades that you simply can't get via mods:
For those who want to know the technical upgrades beyond just texture resolution, this was in the gamespot video:
just so some people don't say this is just a "upscale" remaster.
There's only so much you can do with textures, which is why texture mods (for ME1 especially) never look that great. This new version goes way beyond that.
I was looking at the Mass Effect Legendary Cache on the Bioware Gear site and saw that its apparently Wave 2? Does Wave 1 look different? I can't seem to find anything on it.
On my very first play through I tried running with Meer and found his performance so flat I couldn't continue. If Hale hadn't been better, I probably would have given up on Mass Effect before meeting Garrus.
Oh okay! Well its too bad that I won't get it until July but I'm getting it digitally anyways so I can wait! Thank you so much!
ME3 modding is different, what creators have been able to do is nothing short of awesome.
Yeah I saw this photo earlier and dont doubt the improvements wholesale, its gonna be more of a wait-and-see for me. I imagine that most of the attention is going to ME1, curious to see what QOL tweaks the other two games gets.
The eyelashes are actually my #1 favorite change so far. I really hated the doll eyelashes everyone had in the original trilogy.
She looks so different with non-clumpy eyelashes!better quality
Yeah it's more limited and harder to do this is worth it just for the loss of pain from installing mods. Still looks like it's an improvement beyond what we can achieve with mods anyway. I am hoping they make modding easier with this, it provides a new base to work off of.
I guess Deluxe was perhaps the wrong word. I don't mean a digital deluxe version that has more DLC, I meant a deluxe physical version more akin to the original collector's editions, with an official steelcase, artbook, and whatnot.
It's kinda weird that they aren't pushing one, given that all previous Mass Effect games have had some kind of Collector's Edition.
From what I've read on Twitter apparently this is how Eden Prime should look like according to the codec and etc. Someone else was saying assets from ME3 were brought over to make sure things looked similar and that it was more accurate to the canon and overall trilogy.
I'm too lazy to double-check and check the accuracy of everything but if so that makes sense.
Mass Effect Legendary Cache - Wave 2
MASS EFFECT LEGENDARY CACHE - BIOWARE GEAR STORE EXCLUSIVE VERSION “Relive the Legend with the Mass Effect Legendary Cache - BioWare Gear Store Exclusive Version. This collector’s bundle of premium gear is a celebration of the original Mass Effect Trilogy. It includes an exclusive art print that...
gear.bioware.com
Wow, I can't believe they're selling a "collector's edition" that doesn't include the game. That just makes it a box of goodies, not an anything "edition". I hate this scummy trend. They even had the gall to include an empty steelbook.
I probably would've bought it if it had included the game, the helmet looks cool and it would have been awesome to have a 1:1 item from the ME universe.
I probably would've bought it if it had included the game, the helmet looks cool and it would have been awesome to have a 1:1 item from the ME universe.
You know, I don't really get this.
Rather than make multiple skews for different collector's editions, you just get the version of the game you want and then the goodies. According to the team, they priced the cost of the game OUT of the box, so the price would've just been $200+... the same as buying the game and box separately. It's literally just an extra purchase for the contents of a collector's edition, and it means those who go digital (of which there are SEVERAL) aren't forced to buy a 2nd copy of the game.
So it's a platform agnostic box of goodies that is priced to exclude the game and can be purchased separately even if you don't buy the Legendary Edition but want the stuff.
It's a win-win for everyone and I honestly don't see any downsides. I don't get how it's scummy, and they're very forthcoming the game isn't included.
If you just want the steelbook, just wait and buy it off someone. I've done that multiple times.
I'm always skeptical when another team goes back to retouch older games, but I'm hopeful they do a good job with the first Mass Effect.
It's not like it removes the original from existence anyway, regardless of what they do in the legendary edition. I assume they aren't going to be handing out upgrades to existing owners.
I hope the default Mass Effect 1 femshep model is still available as a preset, rather than being replaced entirely.
What they really needed to do was add better hair options. ME3's model was still created in the editor rather than a face scan.
Have they said whether they'll be addressing the run/sprint animations in ME3?
A quick touch-up:
It's not like it removes the original from existence anyway, regardless of what they do in the legendary edition. I assume they aren't going to be handing out upgrades to existing owners.
I hope the default Mass Effect 1 femshep model is still available as a preset, rather than being replaced entirely.
What they really needed to do was add better hair options. ME3's model was still created in the editor rather than a face scan.
Have they said whether they'll be addressing the run/sprint animations in ME3?
At the very least, I expect the EAX audio effects to be completely missing from the original Mass Effect.
It's weird that the lighting is so overcast in the remaster. There's zero values above ~80% brightness in that image.
A quick touch-up:
Sometimes I wonder if everyone that hates the Mako controls never played Halo before.
Oh interesting. They took all the Collector's Edition crap and basically put it as an add-on if you want it.Mass Effect Legendary Cache - Wave 2
MASS EFFECT LEGENDARY CACHE - BIOWARE GEAR STORE EXCLUSIVE VERSION “Relive the Legend with the Mass Effect Legendary Cache - BioWare Gear Store Exclusive Version. This collector’s bundle of premium gear is a celebration of the original Mass Effect Trilogy. It includes an exclusive art print that...gear.bioware.com
I guess all the retail boxes are going to be the same, then?
Damn, May is getting pretty stacked with new releases. While I enjoy the trilogy and would usually pick this up in a without a second thought, think I am going to have to go with Deathloop and pick this up at a later date.
Okay that's a pretty crisp High Top Fade. I look forward to seeing more of these black hair choices.another image:
supposedly to display some of the new black hair styles they've thankfully introduced for the remaster
When I saw the trailer this was literally my first thought. It still blows my mind that they thought that looked good enough to ship.Have they said whether they'll be addressing the run/sprint animations in ME3?
So far there hasn't been evidence of any animations being changed. Look at the Virmire footage higher up on this page, the animation is the same.
They crunched like crazy just to get it out on time.
I don't expect them to address it, but like all things pertaining to this remaster... I mean, I won't be upset if they do.
Yeah. I'm not expecting it, but it would be nice.
Especially for FemShep. Remember the time she went full Basic Instinct on us?
They endured heavy crunch to ship on time. Animation department likely noted it but things get moved around the priority ladder a lot leading up to launch.
Curious about that whack running animation too.
Is this available in super k? I love wallpapers like this with no logos.
Is this available in super k? I love wallpapers like this with no logos.
I'm so glad the CC is more improved. One change I was hoping for but wasn't completely expecting so I'm glad we got it.another image:
supposedly to display some of the new black hair styles they've thankfully introduced for the remaster
Skip the banter? No thank you, party banter is the break and butter of BioWare games.Saw this on Reddit, apologies if they've already been posted:
"On our spaceship we don't interrupt people mid-conversation!"
The problem with all this is the amount of empty space to put in open-world environments seems to be a really subjective and divisive issue. This whole argument reminds me of the sailing in Wind Waker or the horseback riding in Shadow of the Colossus. Some people found that stuff boring but at the same time it succeeded in eliciting a sense of scale and isolation.
Mass Effect 1 in general is very confounding because its development was extremely chaotic, and all its individual pieces are extremely flawed, but somehow it all still came together to create an attractive storyline and setting.
Tbf sometimes you get the news reports instead, which do tend to repeat if you haven't done a ton of side quests
It's just so they don't have to sell different Xbox and PlayStation versions. If it included the game it would cost $210.
Ugh, that dress. I think my most desired change for ME3 would probably giving EFemshep her own version of the leather jacket instead. Although, I suppose if all the DLC is included then she has the N7 hoodie at least.They crunched like crazy just to get it out on time.
I don't expect them to address it, but like all things pertaining to this remaster... I mean, I won't be upset if they do.
Yeah. I'm not expecting it, but it would be nice.
Especially for FemShep. Remember the time she went full Basic Instinct on us?
I think it speaks to a divide with the Mass Effect fandom and I suspect Bioware itself.
Some people desperately want Mass Effect to return to the deep space exploration promise of that first game. While the rest want it to run as far away from that as possible.
For what it's worth, the uncharted worlds of ME1 did nothing for me, yet I really enjoyed the traversal of Andromeda. Tastes are weird.
An EA or BioWare rep provided a response on the Mass Effect subreddit about why the game wasn't included in the Legendary cache, and it was pretty much for the same reasons you listed.
If they included the game in the cache I don't see how they could come in at $150. The Star Wars black label helmets by themselves are like $120 and this N7 helmet looks to be of much higher quality and complexity based on the videos on YouTube. Then you have all the extras that come with it. I can appreciate the game not coming with it. I typically buy digital only so I don't want to buy a physical game as part of a collectors edition.
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