Mass Effect Legendary Edition - PlayStation 4

First off, let me just say I am a veteran of the XBOX 360 version of the game. I played 1, 2, 3, and had all the DLC for 2 and only "From Ashes" from ME3. For anyone new to the series, this game does stand out as a legend. Think along the lines of Star Wars, Babylon 5, and Battlestar Galactica, and you got something similar in story (and in some ways better). This is a third person shooter with a lot of role playing elements that get carried over from one game to the next. Can't get the full feel of ME3 without playing the first two (not to mention you would miss things that carry over). Another thing is that its 3 games for one price (and all the DLC). And this is not just 10 hours for each game. Try 40 hours for each game. Good price for newcomers. For veterans, this is what I think. In general, the biggest improvement is this - NO DISC SWAPPING. XBOX 360, you had to switch out the discs at a certain point in the game - And don't even get me started on how often it was with ME3 (I think my XBOX tray broke because of it). Legendary is on two discs. One to install some software, Another for the game. Continuous 120 hours of play! I Love it! Now to the game First ME1. A noticeable improvement concerning graphics. But more importantly an improvement on gameplay. I don't know how to describe it, but there was something "off" about the targeting in combat in the XBOX 360 version as well as the combat. In this one, combat is more streamlined and accurate. I regret to say there are still those Mako (the tank) missions, but I guess you can't have Mass Effect without Mako missions. Oh well. Only one DLC: Not bad and a definite improvement on standard Mako missions. The equipment menu is still the same unfortunately, but still okay. Overall: a definite improvement. ME2: A lot people say its the best. I can't say I saw any improvements - but what could you improve. The DLC quests Overlord and Shadow Broker are excellent. Arival DLC-Story not very good, but still okay. All other DLC are add-ons, but nice. Overall: No change to the game, all DLC, and still fun to play. ME3: I found out the hard way that DLC weapons need to be bought now. NO! Not with real cash! With the credits your character earns. Unfortunately, my favorite sniper rifle, the Valliant, costs an arm, leg, and first born. It is possible to get it on the first play thru, but it is expensive. I had to use the Black Widow (which is now cheaper than the XBOX version). I was still playing at time of this review, but I have to say its nice to play WITHOUT SWAPPING DISCS (Rejoice!). I played Leviathan and Omega DLC for the first time and loved it. Working on Citadel DLC but looking forward to it. Load times are also a lot faster. They are still there, but you don't get much time to admire the scenery like the XBOX version (major plus). Another plus: NO MULTIPLAYER. I hated that part of the game and how it affected the single player experience. Good move to take it off (It was terrible to begin with). Overall: No multiplayer, No Disc swapping. All DLC. Only negative is having to buy DLC weapons (with credits), but there are a lot of guns to choose from (each different in their own way). Overall end review: Good game to get for veterans wanting to experience Shepherd's legacy all over. For new comers, DON'T MISS THIS ONE. A little warning, Mass Effect 1 is a little slow in gameplay, but the story draws you in. It kind of feels like Star Trek. Mass Effect 2 and 3 are more action oriented and worth playing. I would have to say they were more Star Wars (especially ME3). The game said legendary edition on it. Well, in my books: The Mass Effect Trilogy is Legendary.

I remember my first time playing this was on the ps3, and only played Masseffect 2 complete edition. I platinumed it and was hooked. What a mesmerizing experience. I played some of Mass effect 1 but life happened and was not able to finish it.After many many years later, with this franchise in my head, finally came back to it. Gotta say this trilogy LOOKED beautiful, because I remember I playing part one (some of it) on ps3, and the difference was HUGE. Either way, you gotta be a bit forgiving since these are old games anyhow. I finished this trilogy through and through and this was amazing. What an amazing experience. What awesomeness Mass Effect really is. The depth, the fun, the story, the characters, the silly love scenes, the action, the suspense, the plot, I mean, this game has it all. Truly a Masterpiece of a game. Like I said, it is old, but in the future, if and when I have more time, Id love to platinum this all if possible even as an old man with gray hairs hahaha. Will be revisiting this game down in the future to see different endings and stuff.

I've probably written 5 amazon reviews in the last decade. This will be the 6th. I knew that Mass Effect had a massive fanbase and was hailed as one of the best gaming trilogies of all time, but I had never played them myself. I was a huge Dragon Age fan though, so while all my friends were saving the galaxy, I was fighting dragons and casting spells. However with the Legendary Edition I decided to finally take the leap and play through Mass Effect. The result? I cannot believe I waited this long. I found myself sitting at the end of ME2 just thinking "how have I not played a game this good all these years? Then, around the halfway point in ME3 the game takes a turn and goes from "great" to "actually legendary." When it ended....I just sat there stunned, shocked that a game actually lived up to the hype. Please play these games. I don't know that I've ever cared about video game characters more, or been as emotionally impacted by fictional characters in a long time. Do it! Performance wise: I was playing on a Base PS4 (not the pro) I bought in like 2016. All 3 games ran mostly fine, with only maybe 2 glitches and 1 crash the entire play-through. ME1 is definitely dated, this is where you'll feel that the most. Graphics are older, particle effects, etc. However Bioware has updated the gunplay and tweaked some things so its not terrible. I actually had a ton of fun even though it is as dated as it is. ME2 feels pretty much like a PS3 Port playing on PS4. A tiny bit choppy in some places, but for the most part graphically holds up and is amazing. ME3 felt literally like it was released last year. Graphics are great (not amazing), gameplay smooth and performance essentially perfect.

Im so glad they made the Legendary edition with all 3 Mass Effects!! I loves this game whenever it came out my love & I would get pulled into the dramma & action just like a movie. Ive only played about 5 hour's so far but I can say they have taken an older game that was loved by many & made it up to date. The graphics are amazing, I have a 4k T.V. and it's just Remarkable how much better this game looks & even fells. There's been no lagging so far which is great in the other's it would lag often. And I like that they did change a few things up added some wrinkles to it. I really dont know what else to say at this point. It's been great! I will write another review after I've invested some time into it. It will also give me a chance to re-learn all the different ways to fight in the game as well as choosing different paths to go when speaking to all the characters. Until then....... UPDATE..... so Ive been playing this game probably more than I should...lol, but it's great they really nailed it! Of course there's always thing we wish were added.....I'd like to see a better assortment of weapons. I know there's decent amount & there are components that you can add to your weapons & gear as well. Just like to have seen a few newer guns. But hey if that's the only thing I can think of to change it to make it better I'd say they did an AMAZING JOB! Oh I have not had any issues really with lagging! I've been extremely surprised, if you like the older version you will like this I promise it's such a GREAT game. With that being said there are going to be people who say it's lagging & in my experience it's normally persons who's got bad internet. A MUST HAVE IF YOU LIKE THE SERIES!!

If you haven't played the original trilogy, I highly recommend buying this version. While the came, for the most part, is intact (missing one DLC for ME1, which has literally no bearing on the story at all), the upgraded textures and visuals for all 3 games, and quality of life changes to the first game (better shooting, freedom of build, and the slightly but still better inventory management make it more than worth it. The Mako changes were subtle but necessary, and the legendary scaling of experience points makes it much easier to get close (1 level short) to max level, and max gear (including Spectre gear). Those complaining about the censorship of the game, are complaining that they removed some unnecessary shots of Miranda's butt during some of the dialogue scenes in ME2 (if you truly care about it that much, then you were playing the game for the wrong reason), that's literally it. I have played the original trilogy many times over, and even with that minor change, it gives the same thrill it did playing it a decade ago. Got it for PS4 and experienced one crash, and one bug that forced me to go back to an earlier save, however, I save often so I lost 10 minutes of play maybe total. The only other issue, was every once in a while I would experience some strange frame rate issues, but out of 100-hour playtime, it barely impacted the game. Other than that the game played great.

Mass Effect trilogy has to be one of my favorite game franchises, but I’m not a fanboy. So you can expect an honest review. I will update as I progress through the game.(SPOILER WARNING) Arrived super fast, so hats off to Amazon for fast delivery. Just completed ME1, and I love the graphic upgrade, still a little disappointed you can’t customize default Shepherd. They supposedly updated the driving mechanics for the Mako, but I honestly can’t tell, it’s still pretty awkward to drive. They also didn’t fix Saran’s look before, so he still has the Geth arm and all of Sovereigns implants upon first meeting. I love how you can now use any weapon no matter your class, makes playing as and Adept or engineer more fun now. The game is updated enough to give a fresh feel to the game while still holding true to what make it great. I plan to do at least 2 more runs through Mass Effect 1. After I do a run through ME2 I will update my review. If you love Star Trek (like me) and wish there was a good game set in that universe, then Mass Effect is your answer.

I’ll get this out of the way… This was my first time playing any of these games. In the past, I never really considered them because I felt they were story-heavy games, and I tend to shy away from those. I ended up being right about it being a story-heavy series, BUUUUUT; there’s plenty of gameplay to offset that. I think the first game was the best, and they lost steam as I went down the line, but that’s ok because it was an overall memorable experience. Now, I’ll talk about a few things that stood out during my 100+ hour playthrough. [Immersion] After only a couple hours with the first game, I quickly realized I was playing something special. I’ve not been that immersed in a game since the Witcher 3, and that’s saying something. A lot of games have “hub areas”, right? I usually hate spending time in those hubs because they’re boring. That was NOT the case with the first game! I absolutely LOVED spending time at the Citadel! I felt like there was always something to get into and I never knew when I would be approached by someone that needed something from me, or needed me to do something. I truly cared about the conversations I had with NPCs and some of my squadmates. A really, really neat thing about this series is a conversation I had in the first game would spill over into the later games when I came across that character again. Pretty cool. Unfortunately, I never cared as much about that stuff in Mass Effect 2 and 3. Here’s how I rank them from an immersion perspective: Mass Effect 1 Mass Effect 2 Mass Effect 3 [Squadmates] Another draw for me was the ability to have allies join me in the various missions. I thought BioWare did a great job here. I was initially concerned that my squadmates would be useless in combat, and that wasn’t the case at all. They held their own in all three games. Heck, on occasion, they even saved my hide! In the first game, I don’t think it mattered who I took along with me. Even on the harder difficulties, we were going to make it happen. In the second game, I needed to put more thought into who I was bringing alone. I always played as a soldier, and if I decided to bring other “fighting” classes along, there was a very good chance we would lose because the team wasn’t balanced (that didn’t matter in the first game). To be honest, I don’t think it really mattered in the last game either. Outside of combat, they all have different personalities. Some of them I enjoy talking to, while others, I simply do not. Here’s how I ranked squadmates: Mass Effect 2 Mass Effect 3 Mass Effect 1 [Gunplay] Combat will always be the most important thing to me in a video game, and this trilogy mostly delivers. I say “mostly” because I didn’t always enjoy it in the last game. Although a touch dated in some areas, I enjoyed the combat in the first two games. With a 3rd person shooter, I care about how the guns feel when I fire them, and well my player moves around the battlefield in comparison to the enemies I’m going up against. For example, the enemies in the first game were not all that mobile (except for the Krogan, lol) so I didn’t need a dodge mechanic, and I often crouched around the area and blasted away. Both enemies and combat improved in the 2nd entry, and that put a smile on my face. I was amped up about playing the 3rd game because I couldn’t wait to see what was in store for me. The enemies were improved, but I felt like the combat took a step backwards. Here’s an example. Enemies would constantly hurl grenades at me. Ok, cool. The best defense against that would be to roll out of the way. I was excited about having a dodge/roll mechanic until I actually tried it. Several times, my character would not dodge when I wanted him to, or he would dodge right into a fixture in the level, and get stuck, thus getting blown away by the grenade. That would NEVER happen in the Division 2, and they throw grenades too. Just saying… My rankings: Mass Effect 2 Mass Effect 1 Mass Effect 3 [Difficulty] Another fear of mine was that the game would be too easy, thus becoming boring. Not gonna lie; I played the first several hours of Mass Effect 1 on the veteran difficulty, and it was on the easy side. I decided to crank it up to hardcore, and the rest was history. In my opinion, you’ll be pushed, but not in a cheap way. When entering an encounter, there was a chance I would die, and that’s all I ask for in a game. If I’m 100% sure I’m going to be successful before engaging in a combat scenario, then that’s a serious problem with that game. With melee games, my concern is that enemies would turn into damage sponges on the higher difficulties which in turn would make me button mash (god I hate button mashing). I’m ok with a spongy enemy in a shooter because I can just hold down the fire button until they’re dead, lol. All three games did a great job at managing the difficulty. [Map] This is more of an annoyance than anything. The first game had a very functional mini-map that was always present on screen. This was very helpful when navigating in places like the Citadel because I could place a waypoint on the larger map, and it would show up on the mini-map. That’s helpful for a directionally challenged person like me. It also displayed enemies as red dots on the map, which helped me during combat scenarios. For some odd reason, the later games decided to make a change. Not only could I no longer place waypoints, but I could only see enemies on the mini-map if I help down a button. Not being able to put down waypoints was a pain because I had to keep opening up the larger map when in places like the Citadel, as well as the different indoor areas in Mass Effect 2 and 3. For me, that broke my immersion and made it a pain in the rear to navigate those indoor areas. It got to the point where I avoided all of those areas by the time I got to the end of Mass Effect 3. [Modernization] These are old games, so this was a MASSIVE concern of mine, going in. I’m happy to say that all three games really hold up in 2021!! They did a great job modernizing these and they never really felt “old” while playing them. That’s not always the case, guys. A recent example would be the Kingdoms of Amalur game. I was a first-time player, and I could tell it was a good game wrapped up in there somewhere. However, there were several things that should have been modernized in that game, but they were too lazy and/or cheap to do so. I’m glad the Mass Effect guys put their best foot forward. Although the games got a little worse for me as I went down the line, I still have to admit I enjoyed myself for three months. I’ve not played Andromeda, so I have nothing to say about that game. With that being said, I’ll 100% buy Mass Effect 4, and I HIGHLY recommend this game to anyone who has not tried them. If you like story driven games; this is for you. If you enjoy 3rd person shooters; this is for you. If having AI teammates is your jam; this is for you. Assassin’s Creed Origins; you’re up next!!

Naturally, I'm a huge ME fan, and had all three games for the PS3; them releasing the PS4 (PS5 compatible) Legendary version meant they had a built-in fan base, myself being one, who immediately bought this game...and ZERO regrets. All the original DLCs I recall were included as well. A+++ Beyond the game itself being epic, the discs themselves were clearly brand-new, well-packaged, and I have it to this day. Zero complaints 👍😊

El juego es de lo mejor. Era obligatorio comprarlo para la esta generación.

It arrived on time, packed perfectly and works perfectly well done.

I have always loved the Mass Effect series and I have spent countless hours playing the legendary set. Having all 3 games with all the DLC content, the visuals have been enhanced as well as common game mechanic problems and glitches. I was incredibly disappointed with the original ending of Mass Effect 3 but, they have fixed that as well in my opinion. Thoroughly enjoyed it and enjoying still. Can not wait for the new game to be released.

The famous Mass Effect trilogy in one collection is a must have and must play game series! One of the best of all times ! ❤️ 😍

Jugué la trilogía original cuando salió, por lo que cuando me enteré que iba a salir esta versión no dude en comprarla. Realmente se agradece mucho poder disfrutar de este juego en consolas mas recientes. Si te gusto el juego original no dudes en adquirirlo. Si nunca lo has jugado, deberías de animarte en probar el juego, la historia y la narrativa es de lo mejor que encontrarás.