Beat ME1. Should I buy Legendary Edition?

[👽Shini]

I beat ME1 when I was younger, and had a lot of fun but dont remember any of the story.
I just heard ME2 and ME3 was bad endings as they were being released, so I never bothered trying them.
Well, now that I'm dissapointed with most space games these days, should I try Legendary Edition?

[Sultryhag]

I love the second game best. I think you will have a lot of fun with the legendary edition.

[Hapless]

Nah the gameplay is horrible and the ea launcher isn't much better.

[Ileth]

It's amazing. Me1 feels quite old now but you can start with ME2 with an interactive comic that allows you to make the important choices, go for it. It's ABSOLUTELY worth 6bucks

[Teufelführer]

Do it if you have the time. i am too right now so i can relive all 3 of them from my younger years. its fun and Im only 1/3 through ME1 so far.

[Scary Barry]

I consider ME2 one of the best games of all time, it's even better than ME1. ME3 has bad writing in general, but it isn't worse than the current space games around, and it is nice to see the 80+ hours of the previous games wrapped up.

For 6 bucks, this collection is an absolute steal.

[jeffy]

yes great games all

[mr.raider2]

ME1 underwent the most significant changes in LE, with no backwards compatibility for saves. Me2 and 3 are virtually identical.

Whether you like the changes or not is personal opinion, I personally like the changes to the way the weapons work, which makes many builds viable. The graphics are somewhat improved, the controls and interface is changed.

Considering I paid less than 20 bux, it was worth it.

[mr.raider2]

Man it's 7.99$ today. What have you got to loose?

[Nelly]

Originally posted by 👽Shini:

I beat ME1 when I was younger, and had a lot of fun but dont remember any of the story.
I just heard ME2 and ME3 was bad endings as they were being released, so I never bothered trying them.
Well, now that I'm dissapointed with most space games these days, should I try Legendary Edition?

Yes. 100% yes. Legendary Edition are three AAA games plus most dlc.
the bad endings are from a veeeeery old ME3 game.

and yes it still need the EA launcher.

[guthixbian]

ABSOLUTELY!

[Mu'Ammar of Carthus]

You should very definetly restart from ME1, though. It got a significant overhaul compared to the original.

You should especially start over your choices carry over to ME2 and then ME3

[Balzack]

ME1 is a beautifully written space opera packaged into a somewhat janky shooter with a lot of recycled level designs. But there's a LOT of exploration and the universe feels very large.

ME2 is a superior video game in most respects. And it also has a great story, though the premise from the get go is kind of stupid because it begins with one of the most ham fisted deus ex machina scenarios I've ever seen. It also significantly pares down space exploration into a planet scanning mini game that's...not super fun.

These two games are both great. And the story for both were written by a guy named Drew Karpyshyn. Same guy who also wrote KOTOR, the Darth Bane trilogy, and the Revan book.

By the time Mass Effect 3 went into development, Drew had left Bioware because it had gotten too corporate. This is likely the reason there's very little new lore introduced in this game...most of the story elements are nostalgia bait and callbacks from the previous two games. It's probably also why Bioware leaned even further into the multiplayer shooter aspect at the expense of the story. ME3 ends up being...ok by the end. Not terrible but not great either. Worth playing though just to see things through if nothing else.