Gameplay
Not taking the gameplay improvements that Mass Effect Legendary Edition brings to the trilogy, the core mechanics and systems here are fairly enjoyable.
In our opinion, especially in the first game things can feel a little shallower than you may expect from a deep RPG, but give it a couple of hours and you’ll eventually forget about them and find yourself soaking up all the sci-fi story, gorgeous environments and engaging conversations all over again.
That being said, even with some improvements, there are some rough patches. Despite making a specific mention of Mako handling improvements in the first game over the original, it still handles… pretty poorly.
Add to that some cumbersome menus (why can’t we open the map with a single button press?!) and some rather lacking tutorials at the beginning of the opening game and it can take a bit of time to get into things.
Despite all of these, there’s a ton of depth with various quests, dialog options, and choices that mean replaying the entire trilogy can be well worth your time. Especially considering your Commander Shepard can be transferred into Mass Effect 2 and 3, meaning there’s a nice sense of continuity to your adventure throughout all three games.
