Mass Effect 1 (PS5) - 8 - Abit dated combat wise but still excellent to play.

Mass Effect 2 - 9 - Best space game ever made, shooting is dated abit now but everything else is faultless.

Mass Effect 3 - 9 - Best combat in the series, arguably better squad building stuff than ME2. Still some of the best characters in gaming

Probably the best collection in gaming history

It grips me in a way no other sci-fi setting has done in quite a while. Mass Effect somehow evokes a feeling of nostalgia for a period of my childhood that doesn't even exist.

Good worldbuilding? Check. Good story? Check. Compelling characters? Goddamn check.

Seeing the consequences of your choices unfold over the course of an entire trilogy is awesome, I really wish some new series out there would try emulating this.

Sigue siendo una maravilla llena de imperfecciones, y ME2 sigue siendo muy superior a los otros dos, por razones distintas. Por un lado, mejora y expande casi todos los aspectos de ME1. Por el otro, la estructura de caper movie funciona perfecto, porque mantiene la amenaza galáctica pero la historia se desarrolla a una escala reducida, casi personal. Es una genialidad que Shepard trabaje para Cerberus, y vuelve interesante el sistema de moralidad que resulta bastante aburrido en los otros dos. ME3 banaliza las mejores decisiones de ME2 y ME1: los reapers se vuelven terrenales, los malos vuelven a ser de cartón pintado, el tono de doom and gloom está omnipresente desde la primera escena y se vuelve tedioso.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition é uma obra-prima absoluta e uma das melhores remasterizações que já joguei. A BioWare fez um trabalho excepcional ao melhorar os gráficos e a performance, mantendo a essência e a profundidade da trilogia original. Os personagens são incrivelmente cativantes, e a narrativa é envolvente, cheia de momentos emocionantes e decisões impactantes. A personalização e progressão do Commander Shepard são satisfatórias, permitindo uma experiência única para cada jogador.

O combate modernizado é dinâmico e intenso, especialmente no primeiro jogo, e as mecânicas de jogo são bem implementadas. A trilha sonora épica e o design de som imersivo elevam ainda mais a atmosfera do jogo. O universo de Mass Effect é vasto e rico em detalhes, proporcionando uma imersão profunda. Para fãs antigos e novos jogadores, Mass Effect Legendary Edition é uma experiência inesquecível.

Individual reviews for each game are available on my profile. This is a review of the compilation as a whole.

One of the best overall deals on the market right now. If you haven't for whatever reason played the Mass Effect trilogy then this is definitively the way to play it nowadays - from it's quality of life improvements across the trilogy (particularly in the first game which is a near remake) to it's inclusion of every piece of DLC and pre-order bonus, this is as close to a full package you can get. And it runs beautifully too, it's presentation still strong despite the games being a decade old at this point.

But the best thing this does is finally make it cohesive whole that Mass Effect always was supposed to be. The trilogy as one grand narrative, shaped by the player and their own personal values and wants. As individual games, they were already some of the best of their kind. As a singular entity, it might be the single greatest story told in gaming.

These games are so good they frustrate me. The amount of incredibly well written worldbuilding, characters and lore on display here is astounding. Ignoring the obvious praise that tends to go to the decision making mechanics carrying over for each game, and the general relationships with characters and all that-- This universe is so dense it's impressive. There's so much going on in the background i never stopped thinking about it while playing them. There's just so much, the games feel small by comparison.

I really love this universe, regardless of what i think of the games themselves i just can't not recommend them. These remasters are the best way to play them, too. Some have aged better than others, but oh my lord; the writing.