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Mass Effect: Legendary Edition

by BioWare·published by Electronic Arts

13 May 2021M26
PCWindowsPlayStationPS4XboxXbox One

Reader score

8.6/ 10

34 votes

How long to beat

5 players

51h

Rushed

main story only

114h

Normally

story and some extras

152h

Completionist

everything in it

Where to get it

Trailer

Gallery

5

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Key art

About

This remastered release of the first three Mass Effect games includes the following content:

  • Mass Effect
    • Mass Effect: Bring Down the Sky
  • Mass Effect 2
    • Mass Effect 2: Kasumi - Stolen Memory
    • Mass Effect 2: Overlord
    • Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker
    • Mass Effect 2: Arrival
    • Mass Effect 2: Normandy Crash Site
    • Mass Effect 2: Zaeed - The Price of Revenge
    • Mass Effect 2: Firewalker Pack
    • Mass Effect 2: Cerberus Pack
    • Mass Effect 2: Arc Projector
    • Mass Effect 2: Aegis Pack
    • Mass Effect 2: Equalizer Pack
    • Mass Effect 2: Firepower Pack
    • Mass Effect 2: Alternate Appearance Pack 1
    • Mass Effect 2: Alternate Appearance Pack 2
    • Collectors’ Weapon and Armor pack
    • Terminus Weapon and Armor pack
    • Dr. Pepper promotional items (Recon Hood, Sentry Interface, Umbra Visor)
    • Blood Dragon Armor (formerly cross-purchase bonus with Dragon Age: Origins)
  • Mass Effect 3
    • Mass Effect 3: From Ashes
    • Mass Effect 3: Leviathan
    • Mass Effect 3: Omega
    • Mass Effect 3: Citadel
    • Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut
    • N7 Collector's Edition Pack
    • N7 Warfare Gear
    • Pre-order bonus items (AT-12 Raider, M-55 Argus)
    • Mass Effect 3: Firefight Pack
    • Mass Effect 3: Groundside Resistance Pack
    • Mass Effect 3: Alternate Appearance Pack
    • Reckoner Knight Armor and Chakram Launcher (formerly cross-purchase bonus with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning)
  • interactive comics Genesis and Genesis 2

The release is singleplayer-only, and the multiplayer features of Mass Effect 3 are not included; to compensate for this, the requirements for the different endings in the game have been reworked so players can still receive any of them. Also, due to the loss of its source code, Mass Effect: Pinnacle Station is also absent.

The visuals have received a significant update despite the games using Unreal Engine 3 like their original versions, with the addition of a photo mode, native 21:9 resolution options, and DirectX 11 support. The character creation menu in all games is now based on the one from ME3, and many of the designs of characters, objects and locations were backported from that game to the other two as well. All three games received a balancing pass, most notably the Mako from ME1, as well as interface tweaks, the availability of all difficulty levels from the start, and an optional new leveling system in ME1. Finally, many bug fixes are implemented, some of which fix issues with importing decisions from one game to another via savegame files.

The games are accessed from a unified launcher by default, but can be started individually. The three games are otherwise separate, and can be installed separately from each other on consoles, but only the whole compilation can be installed on Windows.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Together

Online co-op

Perspective

Third person

Engine

Unreal Engine 3

Bundle contents

Languages

8 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese—
Polish—
Russian—
Spanish (Spain)—

Also known as

Mass Effect: Edycja Legendarna — Polish title

Mass Effect: Édition Légendaire — French title

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Facts

Developer

BioWare

Released

13 May 2021

Platforms

PCWindowsPlayStationPS4XboxXbox One

Age ratings

PEGI18CERODUSK16ACBMA 15+GRAC19+CLASS_IND14ESRBM

Standing

Top 1% by 24hr peak players

Tags

Behind viewCinematic cameraAction RPGDirect controlSci-fi / futuristic