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Poll: For those interested in the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, what's your history with the franchise?
- Thread starter Garlador
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Mass Effect I played initially on X360 with all the DLC. Then I played it years later on PS3. Same exact order with Mass Effect 2 (first on X360 with DLC, and then later on PS3 with DLC). I've played those games many times (Renegade/Paragon and with both genders). Mass Effect 3 I played on PS3 once and never touched it again.
ME1 is my favorite of the trilogy (although ME2 is much more replayable), but I do think a lot of people who are new to the franchise are likely to have a rough time with even the remastered version. There are a lot of things I'm willing to put up with in that game (the combat, loot system, some of the animations, some of the dialogue, most of the exploration), likely due to nostalgia smoothing over the rough edges, that I think will not land that well on players who are accustomed to more modern games. Even the character work, which is strong but not as good on average as ME2's or even ME3's, will probably seem a little thin.
I think it's just hard to recapture what a revelation ME1 felt like when it came out, with its careful, thoughtful take on a hard(ish) sci-fi space opera setting (married to then-impressive visuals), and its emphasis on character and dialogue.
I've never touched the series and have been waiting for exactly this to come out for years. I'm excited to give it a try.
I played the games in order, but on different systems. Didn't see that option so I just picked the second.
I played ME 1 on the 360, and then ME 2 and 3 on the PS3, but I never got a chance to play the Citadel DLC for it, so I'm looking forward to giving that a spin.
Also, really, REALLY hoping that they let you make your Shep in ME1 and not have to do it again two more times with each new game. Let your shep's character model carry over.
Also, really, REALLY hoping that they let you make your Shep in ME1 and not have to do it again two more times with each new game. Let your shep's character model carry over.
Picked up the complete trilogy when it came out about a year after Mass Effect 3 released, a little while before Citadel just in time to soak in all three games and appreciate all the in-jokes it had.
My first playthrough was as a Soldier and you should never play Soldier.
My second was as a Vanguard and I tried to make an effort to roleplay my Shepard as a man who was desperate to prove himself in the military because he thought he was only getting ahead thanks to his parents, biotic abilities, and pity for surviving on Akuze. This was easier but not perfect in ME1 and by the time of ME3 where Shepard acts directly without player input all but impossible.
Afterwards I sold off my 360 and all my games because I realized that ME3 really just kills my enthusiasm for the series as a whole and at the time I was still really into ME2. Much later I repurchased the trilogy on PS3 and did another Vanguard playthrough, but if I'm remembering correctly I never replayed ME3 at this time and eventually, got rid of this copy too.
I don't even really like ME2 anymore so I don't know if I will be getting the remastered trilogy, but if nothing else the ambition of Mass Effect was there and I eagerly look forward to other games taking what worked and going from there.
My first playthrough was as a Soldier and you should never play Soldier.
My second was as a Vanguard and I tried to make an effort to roleplay my Shepard as a man who was desperate to prove himself in the military because he thought he was only getting ahead thanks to his parents, biotic abilities, and pity for surviving on Akuze. This was easier but not perfect in ME1 and by the time of ME3 where Shepard acts directly without player input all but impossible.
Afterwards I sold off my 360 and all my games because I realized that ME3 really just kills my enthusiasm for the series as a whole and at the time I was still really into ME2. Much later I repurchased the trilogy on PS3 and did another Vanguard playthrough, but if I'm remembering correctly I never replayed ME3 at this time and eventually, got rid of this copy too.
I don't even really like ME2 anymore so I don't know if I will be getting the remastered trilogy, but if nothing else the ambition of Mass Effect was there and I eagerly look forward to other games taking what worked and going from there.
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I've done sporadic playthroughs of 1 & 2 around when they released. Replayed them with the DLCs purchased (nightmare) 2013-2016, but never got to ME3. I actually started Andromeda, and proceeded to drop it, before I touched ME3. Then last year I wanted to actually playthrough them all in one go. I got through the first 2 and started 3 before other games took my interest, especially in light of the games releasing as a package.
Played through ME1 on xbox 360 twice
Played through ME2 on PC four times
Played through 3 on PC...maybe twice?
Played though Andromeda on Xbox One
Absolutely loved these stories! really dug deep into the lore and read a few books. This will be a pre-order, but I haven't decided if I'm going to spend $150 to get a helmet yet.
Wouldn't be mad about Andromeda 2!
Played through ME2 on PC four times
Played through 3 on PC...maybe twice?
Played though Andromeda on Xbox One
Absolutely loved these stories! really dug deep into the lore and read a few books. This will be a pre-order, but I haven't decided if I'm going to spend $150 to get a helmet yet.
Wouldn't be mad about Andromeda 2!
I played the original Mass Effect trilogy on PC in 2016 (MEUITM texture mods for ME1 and ME2) and controller mods for all three plus Mass Effect Andromeda on PS4 Pro and I enjoyed all four games. Each was the perfect length for me without DLC and generally speaking, I'm not revisiting a completed game - I am more likely to just replay it from the start.
I am hugely looking forward to replaying Legendary Edition on PS5.
I am hugely looking forward to replaying Legendary Edition on PS5.
Played all 3 games as they came out, all on PC.
Also played most of the DLCs, but not all (I'm missing one or two of the bigger ones)
Also played most of the DLCs, but not all (I'm missing one or two of the bigger ones)
ME1 was my first purchased Xbox 360 games and exposure to HD gaming. Amazing experience (Bioware was a fave coming off Baldurs Gate, KOTOR, and Jade Empire). Adored the worst, loved the story and choices, just found it a little short and clunky to play
Preordered the special edition Mass Effect 2 for 360 (I think I rarely do)- this wound up being one of my favorite games of all time. Just a masterpiece, even as a standalone game (even if it is the "middle chapter" of a trilogy.)
Wound up rebuying ME2 when it came later to PS3, just because THAT became my console of choice, later on in the generation and then "finished the fight" with ME3. I, like many, despised the ending. But the "journey" is still worth it.
Played Andromeda a month or so after launch after some patches came, but got ghosted by EA in short order. Mostly liked it, but yeah, not as strong as the trilogy, not that it ever got chance to develop into anything, get DLC/sequels, etc.
Super excited to play the trilogy again, and to just have it all together on one platform.
Preordered the special edition Mass Effect 2 for 360 (I think I rarely do)- this wound up being one of my favorite games of all time. Just a masterpiece, even as a standalone game (even if it is the "middle chapter" of a trilogy.)
Wound up rebuying ME2 when it came later to PS3, just because THAT became my console of choice, later on in the generation and then "finished the fight" with ME3. I, like many, despised the ending. But the "journey" is still worth it.
Played Andromeda a month or so after launch after some patches came, but got ghosted by EA in short order. Mostly liked it, but yeah, not as strong as the trilogy, not that it ever got chance to develop into anything, get DLC/sequels, etc.
Super excited to play the trilogy again, and to just have it all together on one platform.
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That was "I played all 3 games, but out of order or on different systems".
The main idea is that players that did that had player progression from game-to-game restricted.
I didnt like ME1, played maybe 6 hours of it. I played all of ME2, really enjoyed it. I was really hyped for ME3, but I never did end up beating the game, I did put around 20 hours in to it. Overall 2 was my favorite, 3 felt a little flat, since nothing I did in part 2 made much difference.
Bioware Magic ™ also known as crunching its developers to death.
ME3 was incredibly rushed, as its ending, lack of holstering, and random turret sections also affirm
I only played a lot of the second one and I liked it a lot. It was borrowed so I couldn't beat it. I tried to get into the first one years later but I felt like it was pretty jank when I tried it?
Played 1 and 2 on 360 at least 6 times each I think. All achievements, highest difficulties, male/female Shep, paragon/renegade. Basically everything you could do in the game I did.
Then replayed 1+2 on PC probably at least another 3 times each.
Played ME3 I think 2.5 times on PC, My last play through with the ugliest male Shep I could make I didn't get to far in.
Still haven't done a "Renegade" play through of 3 because it just felt too shitty to doom multiple races with your asshole choices.
Andromeda I played 1.5 times. My second playthrough was with mods which did make the game a lot better, but it was still so goddamn boring to go through the open world stuff all over again and I quit halfway though. The story choices you make barely feel like they make any difference between play throughs too.
Then replayed 1+2 on PC probably at least another 3 times each.
Played ME3 I think 2.5 times on PC, My last play through with the ugliest male Shep I could make I didn't get to far in.
Still haven't done a "Renegade" play through of 3 because it just felt too shitty to doom multiple races with your asshole choices.
Andromeda I played 1.5 times. My second playthrough was with mods which did make the game a lot better, but it was still so goddamn boring to go through the open world stuff all over again and I quit halfway though. The story choices you make barely feel like they make any difference between play throughs too.
I've played all the DLC except for Citadel because I was justifiably burned out on the idea of dropping $20 CAD to go back to ME3 nearly a year after completing the game.
I played all three in order on PC. I played Mass Effect about a year after it came out, then 2 and 3 at launch. DLC-wise, I played everything, but I feel like I skipped Overlord initially and only tackled it on a revisit just before ME3's release.
Played ME1 ages ago and I can only remember the bigger plot beats, and missed out on some DLCs (I did play the 'big ones' like Lair o/t Shadow Broker, Leviathan and Citadel but missed out on Omega and Arrival for example). So yeah, looking forward to dive back in what is probably my favorite 'Gaming-Trilogy', warts n all.
PC all the way so far, though I'm looking at PS5 for the Legendary Edition.
Played 1 + 2 + 3 all the way through back in 2011/2.
Played through 1 + 2 and a little bit of 3, plus some of the DLC, in...2015? 2016?
Last month I installed some mods and went through the intro of 1, but I couldn't get over the stuttering.
Still have never played some of the DLC from 2 + 3. I haven't even seen the Extended Cut endings.
Played 1 + 2 + 3 all the way through back in 2011/2.
Played through 1 + 2 and a little bit of 3, plus some of the DLC, in...2015? 2016?
Last month I installed some mods and went through the intro of 1, but I couldn't get over the stuttering.
Still have never played some of the DLC from 2 + 3. I haven't even seen the Extended Cut endings.
Even ME1 was visibly rushed - so many recycled assets. I think you'd have to go a loong way back - to KOTOR, or maybe even BG2 -- to find a Bioware game where you can't see the bloody fingerprints of crunch/rush.
played it on 360 with dlc and all. im not playing this again unless i get to play it on a portable. its a great game but its BC anyways..
Yeah but ME1 had longer dev time than its sequels, but it was also suffering from early versions of the UE3 tools. Bioware had a lot of trouble with those tools and it wasn't until ME2 that they had matured enough for Bioware to get a bit better with their production pipeline.
The other game that was also using early versions of UE3 was Too Human, as far as I recall.
Played the first game when it came out on Xbox 360. I have Mass Effect 2 unopened in it's box still and have not played it. Now I have a Series X with GamePass Ultimate until end of 2023 and will hopefully play the Legendary edition when it comes to EA Play (on GPU)
Ah, I took it as an "either or" but after re-reading I see that I read it wrong. Yeah I originally played 1 and 2 on pc and then 3 on ps3. I remember filling out a questionnaire or something like that to carry over progression. Can't remember. I later replayed it all on pc.
the hype leadup to ME1 was really cool. I remember watching the character spotlights a lot with the amazing synth music blasting over it. So much mystery and wonder going on in what all these characters were talking about back then:
Wrex' and Tali's section in that trailer was soooo good it gave me chills. I was really curious and interested in what the hell these cool new races were.
I also remember a game journalist taking a picture of ME1s Uncharted World before the game had been released to stores and everyone getting super hyped just from that image alone when it was shared across the web:
it really piqued your imagination and made you think of the possibilities that the game offered in terms of space and exploration. Too bad Bioware took a strong departure from all of that cool Star Trek stuff from ME1 and went all shootbang grimdark in ME2.
Wrex' and Tali's section in that trailer was soooo good it gave me chills. I was really curious and interested in what the hell these cool new races were.
I also remember a game journalist taking a picture of ME1s Uncharted World before the game had been released to stores and everyone getting super hyped just from that image alone when it was shared across the web:
it really piqued your imagination and made you think of the possibilities that the game offered in terms of space and exploration. Too bad Bioware took a strong departure from all of that cool Star Trek stuff from ME1 and went all shootbang grimdark in ME2.
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I played ME 1-3 on the Xbox 360, finished all the DLC for 1 and 2. I bought the DLC for 3 but haven't finished Omega and Leviathan yet. Might finally play them before the Legendary edition is released.
I also have all 3 in the PS3, but haven't gotten past the 10 hour mark on the first one, trying to debate if I should even play them now, just get them on the PS5 in the future.
I also have all 3 in the PS3, but haven't gotten past the 10 hour mark on the first one, trying to debate if I should even play them now, just get them on the PS5 in the future.
I played all three games with all dlc on PC
Mass Effect 1 - Steam
Mass effect 2 - origin
Mass effect 3 - origin
I paid $5 for 1
I paid $10 for 2 and about $40 for the dlc
I paid $15 for 3 and about $55 for the dlc
I am gonna do it all again except wait for a sale 😂
Mass Effect 1 - Steam
Mass effect 2 - origin
Mass effect 3 - origin
I paid $5 for 1
I paid $10 for 2 and about $40 for the dlc
I paid $15 for 3 and about $55 for the dlc
I am gonna do it all again except wait for a sale 😂
Played 4 hours of ME1(on my PS3 after PS4 released) liked it but was a bit outdated and a pain to setup.
Played Andromeda and it was probably my game of the year loved it.
Want to see the supposed greatness of them beyond the excellent surface level stuff(great alien and aesthetic designs)
Played Andromeda and it was probably my game of the year loved it.
Want to see the supposed greatness of them beyond the excellent surface level stuff(great alien and aesthetic designs)
