I played the legendary edition for the first time last year without knowing anything about Mass Effect. Since then I’ve played through the trilogy 4 times and I love it so much
@@yodanerdeven with 3 not quite sticking the landing, the lead up is so good that it’s still overpowers the weak ending, which is not an easy feat, since a bad ending is usually a nail in the coffin. P.s I will say, Mass Effect 3 also had the weakest squad of the trilogy as well, but the gameplay and story beats were still top tier for the most part.
@@alexz.8302 For some reasons (after many different characters and playthroughs), personally, the female renegade infiltrator (about 0.65 renegade and 0.35 paragon) definitely ended up being my "canon" Shepard (not "mandatory", just "canon")... who can't choose anything but destruction in the end, because her reality is not a rosy and sugary fiction 🙃... I guess... 😉
The Mass Effect trilogy is absolute cinema. It has everything I want when playing a video game. As the years go by, I realize nothing will ever quite reach the same heights in my mind ever again.
There are so many I would want to experience again. Kotor 1 and 2, Halo trilogy are just a few. But 100% Mass Effect takes first place for a series I want to experience for the first time all over again. Specifically ME2 because its my all time favourite. I remember being a teen and playing through Overlord DLC for the first time. That ending not to spoil anything was not what I was expecting. Just so many things that 2 did made me love the world of ME.
@MikeThaDevil I'm sure everyone has heard of PC mods but I'm pretty sure consoles don't have the mods from Nexus. Also some of the mods add more story and cut content such as Miranda able to join the crew in Mass Effect 3
The legendary edition is one of the best values in gaming right now, 3 Anazing games for like 15 dollars. It is still one of my favorite trilogy’s of all time, with a ton of nostalgia and bias attached to it of course.
@@peaceonearth351 if it’s your first time I’m super jealous. Would recommend talking to everyone after every mission, listen to all the dialogue you can, even people talking out in the worlds(that’s more in the 2nd and 3rd game)
@@williammoore1030 the first and second game was released when I had a break from gaming meaning I was playing some old games on old laptop but nothing new. I have the ME:LE (pc, I believe Amazon gave it as part of Prime Gaming). I started it and I was a bit overwhelmed with codex and the things I need to learn about this world. But I prefer SciFi to fantasy setting so I will for sure give it a try. Especially that I’m less and less interested in new game releases (with very few exceptions) and I do not buy new games, always on sale always late to the party.
yeah. i remember before the final charge in mass effect 3, i had to pause the game. go outside, and light up a cigarette. and while i was smoking, i just reflected, staring at the sky, thinking about everything that had happened in these games i had been playing since high school, that had all led up to these final moments i was about to experience. no game has quite hit the same for me, since i finished mass effect 3.
The only thing that came close for me was the final third of The Witcher 3. That and Mass Effect are two of my top 3 experiences in gaming. (The other one is Ocarina)
Till this day the Mass Effect trilogy has a huge part in gaming history for me, it's the ONLY game that made me regret certain decisions and actions. Actually putting down the controller and think which choice i would make, or what's right or wrong . The NPC were so real and the world reacted to everything you did. You don't find that in games anymore. I think it's worth a play and I'll probably start one .
Played Mass Effect for the first time this year, and it has easily become one of my favorite gaming experience. Especially Mass Effect 1, which became one of my favorite games ever. It just has such a unique ambiance and tone, even amongst the trilogy. Just incredible all around.
My birthday is November 7th. I'll be 30 and I'm going to spend it starting my 5th or 6th playthrough (I've lost count at this point) of this amazing trilogy!!
One of my best friends randomly suggested I played mass effect back in the day on 360, I was hooked on the series as soon as I played it. One of my favorite trilogy of games.
Mass Effect 3 is fantastic despite the lackluster ending. It's culmination of all your choices during the trilogies. I especially love the Maw vs Reaper battle on Tuchanka.
It's my favourite of the trilogy.... yep, I enjoy it even more than Mass Effect 2 😱 Brilliant DLC's, some of the best set pieces of the trilogy and easily the best gameplay
Mass Effect and The Expanse are my favorite universes in all of entertainment. Currently I am finally finishing even Andromeda, took me over 7 years to find some enjoyment in this game. While I am worried about ME5, there is that Exodus game coming which is being done by James Ohlen, Drew Karpyshyn and other BioWare veterans while Peter F Hamilton is helping with the universe. Could be huge.
@@Crashed131963 Those scenes really are not that long and during those, we see Marco progressing his campaign against inners, we see a bit more how stuff are from Belter perspective and the finale of that little saga is pretty epic. At the same time you obsere Avasarala trying to establish some temporary new government, Fred dying on Tycho, Amos and Peaches saga.. I really dont think that was the weaker part of Expanse man :D
"I'm Commander Matty and this is my favorite TH-cam channel on the Citadel." The Mass Effect series is definitely worth playing. It's one of the best Sci-Fi RPGs ever made. I still have my PS3 copy of the Mass Effect Trilogy. It was the only version that came with a physical copy of Mass Effect 1.
Mass Effect is the DEFINITIVE Sci-Fi video game experience. No other game has the level of compelling alien civilizations. You truly get the feeling that humanity has joined a galactic council and are the new comers. The aliens range from having lifespans of thousands of years to like 40, big brawler civilizations to more scientific based. Throw in the AI race The Geth, and then the Reapers and it’s just chef’s kiss
I played OG trilogy, Legendary Edition and currently im playing X360 version via Series X. I dont know how many times i beat it. 10? 15? I lost my count. It is game of my life. Reason why i even play games to this day.
My first one was part 2. I loved it so much I just had to play part 1 and was blown away by how it all came together. And of course part 3 was a day 1 buy for me. Easily best trilogy for me
I first played mass effect back in 2013 when all 3 games were bundled together for $40. I started in may 2013, and didn't switch to any other game until September 2014. That's how hard i fell in love with that series. It's my favorite game series ever, and i still play the mass effect 3 multi-player from time to time.
I remember not enjoying mass effect 3 as much when it first came out. Not bad but not great. Never played it again in tell the legendary edition came out. It’s such a great game it really captures that feeling of being in a war and that you’re really at the last stand. Such a great game!! And an amazing series.
The extended cut and DLC like Citadel and Leviathan make the end of the game much more tolerable. On launch it was one of the worst and most disappointing endings in any medium I've ever had the displeasure of experiencing like S8 of Dexter and S8 of GoT terrible.
@@CrazyxEnigmaI never understood why the ending got hate but that was because I played with the DLC installed 😭 I'm kinda glad I played the games later
@@D4C_LoveTrain1 It was literally pick your color(red blue or green) and the ending sequence was 98% the same between the three Shepard sometimes breathed on red with high enough war readiness and the Reapers flew away during blue or green instead of being killed. Also you got no closure, all that was shown was the Normandy crash landing on some planet and the mass relays appeared to be destroyed. Also the companions you took on the mission disappeared during the run to the beam you didn't see them again. It was *bad* and the massive backlash was warranted unlike what some people who came in later experiencing the better ending and completely ignorant of what happened insist. I know the extended cut(plus it was free in the age of EA and all the big companies making every DLC cost money)and perhaps even the Citadel DLC would never have happened if people didn't loudly complain.
i played mass effect 1 on my old ps3 a long time ago, last year i started to play again with my gf and now i finished the whole trilogy like 8 times in total with different characters, i LOVE everything about this series and the goddamn citadel dlc drom ME3 its my favorite dlc ever
Love that trailer that you used in the opening. One of my all time favourite trailers, still hypes me up even though I’ve played it like 15 or so times..
Bought Mass Effect LE last month when it was on sale. Finished ME2 just four days ago and I am fucking ready for 3. But, I'm gonna take a little break before I finish this fucking beauty of a trilogy.
Started playing the legendary edition 3 days ago and I’m hooked. The freedom of choice, the story, the world building and many planets you can explore, it is all top notch and I’m only talking about Mass Effect 1. I can’t wait to move on to 2 and eventually to 3. It is legitimately one of the best RPGs I’ve ever played and it is only gonna get better. What an experience.
I just want to say Mass Effect sticks with me because in 2007 through 2012 I got to see the story continue from the first to the third game. It was such a cool experience. Even better at the same time Assassins Creed was doing the same thing, telling a story from AC1 to 3. I admit I liked Andromeda too, but for a different reason than the trilogy. I found Andromeda really funny. Like my character should not be saving the galaxy. Almost felt like B Movie Mass Effect and I came away enjoying it.
I finally finished the Mass Effect trilogy: legendary edition this week. Yes! It’s still worth it in 2024! An unpopular opinion I would like to share is I actually liked the ending ofMass Effect 3. I thought it gave closure to Shepherd’s story.
Love this series. My experience on Virmire is one of my most memorable experiences in gaming. I hated Ash but liked Kaiden. I tried negotiating with Wrex but Ash killed him before I could talk him down. When I had to make “the choice”, I chose Ash because she was a woman - women and children first, and all that - and that choice impacted me throughout the rest of the series. And it wasn’t until ME3 that I realised Wrex could be saved - I played the entirety of ME2 and didn’t realise! This made my own playthrough special and unique, and a testament to its incredible design
There is another RPG series that I would put up there with the Mass Effect trilogy in my opinion and it's one I don't think a lot of people have played or know about. Because it's and older RPG series that was exclusively on the PC and is available on Steam. That series is the Quest for Glory series! Because much like Mass Effect you stick with the character you create in the first game and the character imports over thorough out the all 5 GAMES in the Series along with the choices that you made throughout the games and you REALLY get invested in him and in seeing him grow as a character and wanting his story to end great and it can if you play the final game right. The Quest for Glory Collection is one of the most unique RPG series of all time in my opinion and each entry in the QFG series has its own unique tone to it and the overall story grows along with your character. If you are a fan of the Mass Effect trilogy or RPGs in general then I highly recommend The Quest for Glory Collection which you can find on steam! Thank you so much for doing a retrospective on Mass Effect! I really love this channel!
Played the series for the first time when the LE released. It’s become one of my favorite video game franchises. I describe it to my friends like the video game version of the MCU. Absolutely amazing!
I didn't play Mass Effect for the first time until my mom died during covid. Mass Effect was one of her favorite games so i gave it a shot and i fell in love with the triligy. It is now one of my favorite bioware games on top of the dragon age games.
I really liked Andromeda, I feel it didn't deserve the hate. Yes I was disappointed with the speech mechanics and it was a kittler generic but it was still damn fun and good other wise
To answer the title, HELL YES! I met my Xbox 360 ME game the same way. I AM STILL to this day a Pinnacle Station DLC lover, still mad they didn't save it or remake it for the re-release. Also, that original ME trailer is beautiful.
It's the best gaming trilogy of all-time. I've played it through when it came out, the LE Edition on consoles and I'm now going through it for the first time on PC with mods. This will be one of those serise that will stand the test of time.
I would say that taking into consideration the ME:LE is often on sale (on pc as well as consoles) it is a low risk to spent 8 to 10$ for the trilogy. I would even argue it is a way much safer bet than buying a new release for 60/70$.
@@jeffbrewer1580 I understand that. In my case I played the campaign 1 through 3 seven times and never had a problem getting enough war assets without the multiplayer. I never felt forced to play it and the progression was fast enough to not make me wanna buy boxes with real money,
Mass Effect 1 feels like a game of its time but also just is super important for establishing a beginning in the series. It really doesn't take too long to do a playthrough and you can get a good understanding of most everything Bioware at the time was trying to establish as the beginning of a series and it doesn't overstay its welcome. Obviously Mass Effect 2 is the stand out of the entire series but I really do believe everyone should experience it as the trilogy it is.
As someone who was properly introduced to the series w/ the legendary edition, absolutely yes. I seriously regret passing on these games when I was a kid cause they are something special
My first playthrough of the series I was in like my sophomore year of high school finished the first game and immediately started the second and the opening blew my mind. Walking through the destroyed ship that I had just spent 100 hours in broke me
As someone with 3 saves in MELE1 and saving to upgrade my pc to continuing playing the Legendary Edition I say is 100% worth it. Aslo first coment asking matty to review the gothic games from pyranha bytes in every new video
I adored these games and the legendary edition has made me adore them even more, I’ve played and replayed it so many times now. You just can’t beat the old school BioWare games like these!
The Mass Effect trilogy is my favorite game series of all time. It delivers on everything you could want in a space opera or sci-fi epic: action, drama, comedy, romance, tragedy. The characters are brilliantly written in such a way that you actually grow attached to them as if they were actual people. The lore of that universe is so deep and rich, so much so that I actually wanted to read every unlocked codex entry or datapad I found. The amount of freedom given to the players to shape their own narrative throughout the trilogy is astounding. What kind of person do you want Shepard to be? Are they kind and empathetic? Cold and calculating? Or maybe a mix of both? Never before have I played an RPG series where my choices actually mattered to this degree. A seemingly insignificant choice you made in Mass Effect 1 could have unseen consequences that you might not encounter until all the way in Mass Effect 3. As far as I’m concerned, this series is still the gold standard for RPGs. I love everything about it. And with the release of the Legendary Edition, it allows new players to experience the entire trilogy and its DLCs in one convenient package. So to anyone who hasn’t played it, I strongly encourage you to do so. Can’t recommend it enough for people who are fans of the genre. I think it has actually overtaken the likes of Star Wars and Dune for my favorite sci-fi universe. 🙌
Love mass effect! Experienced it for the first time this year, already played 1 and 2, still need to play 3. But it quickly became one of my favorite series of all time! 🔥
ME3 got criticism for the ending and the devs (to their credit) made it great with the DLC. It’s a very different experience with vanilla 3 vs all DLC. That’s what makes the Legendary edition so amazing!
Just started replaying the trilogy when Veilguard launched. It is absolutely worth it!!! They all have a little bit of older game jank, but they 100% hold up and exceed many modern games with what they deliver.
Absolutely. Played through the trilogy for the first time on LE 2 months ago. Finished it, then a week later replayed the entire thing. So good. Andromeda though.....
Mass Effect is my favourite gaming franchise of all time. The world building in Mass Effect 1 is literally the pinnacle of excellent world building - it seriously rivals other mediums like Star Wars. I still adore all 3 games, even the ending I never exactly hated but I still am disappointed about what could have been if EA simply didn't rush Bioware to release the game so quickly.
I loved my Ps4 disc of Mass Effect LE. When I played it a year later on my Ps5 I did not know it had a free 4k/60fps upgrade for PS5 and no long elevator rides . Felt like a remake .
Funny I'm seeing this now. Just started the series a few days ago and am already loving the first entry. This was a series I managed to miss out on during the 360 days and have had on my list for awhile. But I can't wait to see what the rest of the series has in store.
HELL YES IT IS Just finished up the Legendary Edition of the trilogy for the first time because I missed playing these back in the day. If Bioware remade the entire trilogy as one complete cohesive game it would be GOAT’d over night
I know it’s on game pass but I just got the legendary edition on sale for $9 Canadian. 3 games and all of the DLC…insane deal. 90% off for the next 18 days. Pick it up and add it to your collection. You can’t go wrong.
Just played through the games yet again.. I don’t know how many hours I’ve put into these games over the years.. but love them! But nothing ever changes in the end 😅
i played and finished me1 for the first time recently and enjoyed it a lot, sovereign has some of the coldest lines i've ever heard. Gonna be jumping into me2 soon.
One thing that has stuck with me from Mass Effect BEYOND the incredible story is the never ending cycle of biological life creating artificial life, artificial life rebels, then the Reapers come and do a hard reset on the galaxy to watch it all happen over again.
I had a goal of 100% the trilogy and getting the platinum trophies and a month ago I did just that! This is my all time favorite series. I am so worried for the next Mass Effect but at least we got perfection in the trilogy and it’s safe and sound in the legendary edition!
I tell this story frequently, but I built my first PC many moons ago and blew my entire budget on the build. So I was looking for single player games to pirate and some article said Mass Effect was good. Knew nothing about it. Pirated it, got to Noveria and was so ridiculously hooked that I scrounged up the money to buy it. Didnt have to buy it, just wanted to support the devs because I loved it so much. Well over a decade later and I still play the series multiple times a year. Also, the multiplayer is still alive and well. I play it almost every day and rarely can't find a game (on xbox). You have to download the original ME3 and fight through some technical setup issues, but it's worth it.
This is why I love TH-cam a couple months ago I went threw and replayed the legendary edition (I’m on 3 now ) mind you I never had the dlc in my og runs and today I get a retro review 🤯
I played the legendary edition for the first time last year without knowing anything about Mass Effect. Since then I’ve played through the trilogy 4 times and I love it so much
It truly is the best trilogy in gaming.
That's quite an endorsement :)
@@yodanerdeven with 3 not quite sticking the landing, the lead up is so good that it’s still overpowers the weak ending, which is not an easy feat, since a bad ending is usually a nail in the coffin.
P.s I will say, Mass Effect 3 also had the weakest squad of the trilogy as well, but the gameplay and story beats were still top tier for the most part.
God I wish I could erase it from memory and start over.
It's definitely in the top 3 of all games I've ever played in my life.
I don't need a 20-minute video. The answer is yes and always will be.
Playing the game right now . I am in the Earth final assault .
@@xaxaxaxaxa6417 I'm on ME2 as my paragon male Vanguard. Next run will be a female renegade Inflitrator
@@alexz.8302 For some reasons (after many different characters and playthroughs), personally, the female renegade infiltrator (about 0.65 renegade and 0.35 paragon) definitely ended up being my "canon" Shepard (not "mandatory", just "canon")... who can't choose anything but destruction in the end, because her reality is not a rosy and sugary fiction 🙃... I guess... 😉
“Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong.” - Mordin Solus
Mordin was a real one. 🫡
Would have run tests on the seashells. Mordin Solus , what a goat
@@LJAndrews1986 Dude was a straight f*ckin’ G. Mordin “The Goat” Solus
The Mass Effect trilogy is absolute cinema. It has everything I want when playing a video game. As the years go by, I realize nothing will ever quite reach the same heights in my mind ever again.
Agreed 100%
I say this time and again, if I could experience any game series completely blind for the first time again, it would be Mass Effect.
There are so many I would want to experience again. Kotor 1 and 2, Halo trilogy are just a few. But 100% Mass Effect takes first place for a series I want to experience for the first time all over again. Specifically ME2 because its my all time favourite. I remember being a teen and playing through Overlord DLC for the first time. That ending not to spoil anything was not what I was expecting. Just so many things that 2 did made me love the world of ME.
Mass Effect Legendary edition is 100% worth it, especially on PC with integrated PC mods.
What mods would you recommend using?
Im looking too
EVERYONE LOOK IT'S A PC GUY WITH MODS. OMG I'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF A PC BEFORE!
I just downloaded the most popular ones from Nexus mods@@Protege88
@MikeThaDevil I'm sure everyone has heard of PC mods but I'm pretty sure consoles don't have the mods from Nexus. Also some of the mods add more story and cut content such as Miranda able to join the crew in Mass Effect 3
The legendary edition is one of the best values in gaming right now, 3 Anazing games for like 15 dollars. It is still one of my favorite trilogy’s of all time, with a ton of nostalgia and bias attached to it of course.
Amazing*
sorry
I bought the trilogy for 8 dollars on a Halloween sale. I can't wait for it to download this 97 GB payload.
@@peaceonearth351 if it’s your first time I’m super jealous. Would recommend talking to everyone after every mission, listen to all the dialogue you can, even people talking out in the worlds(that’s more in the 2nd and 3rd game)
I bought it for 3 $ for Xbox one and 5 $ on the PS4 new I don't have a Xbox to play the game 😂 this is the best value in gaming history😅
@@williammoore1030 the first and second game was released when I had a break from gaming meaning I was playing some old games on old laptop but nothing new.
I have the ME:LE (pc, I believe Amazon gave it as part of Prime Gaming). I started it and I was a bit overwhelmed with codex and the things I need to learn about this world. But I prefer SciFi to fantasy setting so I will for sure give it a try. Especially that I’m less and less interested in new game releases (with very few exceptions) and I do not buy new games, always on sale always late to the party.
Easy „yes“ without even watching the video (yet). ME is awesome
exactly what I came here to comment :)
I got the Legendary Edition Trilogy for 5.99 on the steam sale this year. After playing the trilogy, that absolutely blows my mind.
yeah. i remember before the final charge in mass effect 3, i had to pause the game. go outside, and light up a cigarette. and while i was smoking, i just reflected, staring at the sky, thinking about everything that had happened in these games i had been playing since high school, that had all led up to these final moments i was about to experience. no game has quite hit the same for me, since i finished mass effect 3.
The only thing that came close for me was the final third of The Witcher 3. That and Mass Effect are two of my top 3 experiences in gaming. (The other one is Ocarina)
Till this day the Mass Effect trilogy has a huge part in gaming history for me, it's the ONLY game that made me regret certain decisions and actions. Actually putting down the controller and think which choice i would make, or what's right or wrong . The NPC were so real and the world reacted to everything you did. You don't find that in games anymore. I think it's worth a play and I'll probably start one .
Bro, should have been like a 3 second video. “Yes, always yes”
Played Mass Effect for the first time this year, and it has easily become one of my favorite gaming experience.
Especially Mass Effect 1, which became one of my favorite games ever. It just has such a unique ambiance and tone, even amongst the trilogy.
Just incredible all around.
My birthday is November 7th. I'll be 30 and I'm going to spend it starting my 5th or 6th playthrough (I've lost count at this point) of this amazing trilogy!!
believe im 30 and im just waiting for the reveal of release date of the next one to get back for the 10 time again this game is just gold
The legendary edition is $5 on steam for all 3 games when its on sale. of course its worth it!
I got the disc version from a used bargain bin for $10, Well worth it .
Yes. It absolutely is. If even one of you reading this haven't played it, do yourselves a favor and experience this utter masterpiece.
Haven’t played any, this comment is convincing me to though
One of my best friends randomly suggested I played mass effect back in the day on 360, I was hooked on the series as soon as I played it. One of my favorite trilogy of games.
Mass Effect 3 is fantastic despite the lackluster ending. It's culmination of all your choices during the trilogies. I especially love the Maw vs Reaper battle on Tuchanka.
Top 3 moments in series
It's my favourite of the trilogy.... yep, I enjoy it even more than Mass Effect 2 😱 Brilliant DLC's, some of the best set pieces of the trilogy and easily the best gameplay
It was great right up till priority earth, then it felt very rushed and I need not mention the ending
Nowadays you can just fix all the clunky stuff with mods. ME3 is the best in the series.
The ending was fine
Preordered every single one when they came out - and the legendary edition is just a masterpiece
I have played the trilogy at least 30 times since 2009. My top 3 favorite games of all time! It used be Toejam and Earl lol
Mass Effect and The Expanse are my favorite universes in all of entertainment. Currently I am finally finishing even Andromeda, took me over 7 years to find some enjoyment in this game. While I am worried about ME5, there is that Exodus game coming which is being done by James Ohlen, Drew Karpyshyn and other BioWare veterans while Peter F Hamilton is helping with the universe. Could be huge.
The Expanse cashed with the dull mother, father and son drama that went on for 4 episodes in a row . Weeks weeks of total down time .
@@Crashed131963 Those scenes really are not that long and during those, we see Marco progressing his campaign against inners, we see a bit more how stuff are from Belter perspective and the finale of that little saga is pretty epic. At the same time you obsere Avasarala trying to establish some temporary new government, Fred dying on Tycho, Amos and Peaches saga.. I really dont think that was the weaker part of Expanse man :D
"I'm Commander Matty and this is my favorite TH-cam channel on the Citadel."
The Mass Effect series is definitely worth playing. It's one of the best Sci-Fi RPGs ever made. I still have my PS3 copy of the Mass Effect Trilogy. It was the only version that came with a physical copy of Mass Effect 1.
Ive never been a fan of western rpgs but mass effect got me super invested. Such an amazing trilogy. Loved the multiplayer for 3.
Mass Effect is the DEFINITIVE Sci-Fi video game experience. No other game has the level of compelling alien civilizations.
You truly get the feeling that humanity has joined a galactic council and are the new comers. The aliens range from having lifespans of thousands of years to like 40, big brawler civilizations to more scientific based. Throw in the AI race The Geth, and then the Reapers and it’s just chef’s kiss
Best Trilogy of all time. There will never be another game like this. A thousand times YES absolutely worth it.
I played OG trilogy, Legendary Edition and currently im playing X360 version via Series X. I dont know how many times i beat it. 10? 15? I lost my count. It is game of my life. Reason why i even play games to this day.
My first one was part 2. I loved it so much I just had to play part 1 and was blown away by how it all came together. And of course part 3 was a day 1 buy for me. Easily best trilogy for me
I first played mass effect back in 2013 when all 3 games were bundled together for $40. I started in may 2013, and didn't switch to any other game until September 2014. That's how hard i fell in love with that series. It's my favorite game series ever, and i still play the mass effect 3 multi-player from time to time.
I remember not enjoying mass effect 3 as much when it first came out. Not bad but not great. Never played it again in tell the legendary edition came out. It’s such a great game it really captures that feeling of being in a war and that you’re really at the last stand. Such a great game!! And an amazing series.
As a new fan, it’s actually my personal favourite. It’s such a thrilling climax to such a fantastic trilogy
The extended cut and DLC like Citadel and Leviathan make the end of the game much more tolerable. On launch it was one of the worst and most disappointing endings in any medium I've ever had the displeasure of experiencing like S8 of Dexter and S8 of GoT terrible.
@@CrazyxEnigmaI never understood why the ending got hate but that was because I played with the DLC installed 😭
I'm kinda glad I played the games later
@@D4C_LoveTrain1 It was literally pick your color(red blue or green) and the ending sequence was 98% the same between the three Shepard sometimes breathed on red with high enough war readiness and the Reapers flew away during blue or green instead of being killed. Also you got no closure, all that was shown was the Normandy crash landing on some planet and the mass relays appeared to be destroyed. Also the companions you took on the mission disappeared during the run to the beam you didn't see them again.
It was *bad* and the massive backlash was warranted unlike what some people who came in later experiencing the better ending and completely ignorant of what happened insist. I know the extended cut(plus it was free in the age of EA and all the big companies making every DLC cost money)and perhaps even the Citadel DLC would never have happened if people didn't loudly complain.
When bioware was still good
Playing the Veilguard now and its overhated. There is a ton to still enjoy.
@statesminds there is no way that veilguard is as good as the ME trilogy. I'm basing that purely off the graphics and the keep
@@statesminds15 hours in there are somethings I don’t like and something’s I do like.
@@statesmindsna I’m good
@@alexescorza8120nobody asked you to play it he just shared an opinion what 😭
i played mass effect 1 on my old ps3 a long time ago, last year i started to play again with my gf and now i finished the whole trilogy like 8 times in total with different characters, i LOVE everything about this series and the goddamn citadel dlc drom ME3 its my favorite dlc ever
Love that trailer that you used in the opening. One of my all time favourite trailers, still hypes me up even though I’ve played it like 15 or so times..
The only video game series that I can play over and over again, without getting bored of it!
The equivalent of asking if perfectly prepared french fries are worth it in 2024 lol
The Mass Effect trilogy is peak storytelling in video games.
Bought Mass Effect LE last month when it was on sale. Finished ME2 just four days ago and I am fucking ready for 3. But, I'm gonna take a little break before I finish this fucking beauty of a trilogy.
Best scifi trilogy ever!
star wars?
@@keroseno-po1pw Video game speaking :)
Just for the dialog alone its worth it
Going to start playing this for the first time soon I think
Started playing the legendary edition 3 days ago and I’m hooked. The freedom of choice, the story, the world building and many planets you can explore, it is all top notch and I’m only talking about Mass Effect 1. I can’t wait to move on to 2 and eventually to 3. It is legitimately one of the best RPGs I’ve ever played and it is only gonna get better. What an experience.
I just want to say Mass Effect sticks with me because in 2007 through 2012 I got to see the story continue from the first to the third game. It was such a cool experience. Even better at the same time Assassins Creed was doing the same thing, telling a story from AC1 to 3.
I admit I liked Andromeda too, but for a different reason than the trilogy. I found Andromeda really funny. Like my character should not be saving the galaxy. Almost felt like B Movie Mass Effect and I came away enjoying it.
I finally finished the Mass Effect trilogy: legendary edition this week. Yes! It’s still worth it in 2024! An unpopular opinion I would like to share is I actually liked the ending ofMass Effect 3. I thought it gave closure to Shepherd’s story.
I played through ME this year for the first time and these games changed me.
Mass effect 1 is my favorite in the trilogy
yh there's just something about ME1 that the other games haven't matched but some of those planets make me wanna kms 😭
Sometimes I listen to the ME2 Galaxy Map loop on You're when I cook.
Yes the Mass Effect Trilogy is definitely one of the best trilogies of video games of all time!
Love this series. My experience on Virmire is one of my most memorable experiences in gaming. I hated Ash but liked Kaiden. I tried negotiating with Wrex but Ash killed him before I could talk him down. When I had to make “the choice”, I chose Ash because she was a woman - women and children first, and all that - and that choice impacted me throughout the rest of the series. And it wasn’t until ME3 that I realised Wrex could be saved - I played the entirety of ME2 and didn’t realise! This made my own playthrough special and unique, and a testament to its incredible design
OMG that intro trailer... wow brings back so much nostalgia. Truly was a special time in gaming 😭
There is another RPG series that I would put up there with the Mass Effect trilogy in my opinion and it's one I don't think a lot of people have played or know about. Because it's and older RPG series that was exclusively on the PC and is available on Steam. That series is the Quest for Glory series! Because much like Mass Effect you stick with the character you create in the first game and the character imports over thorough out the all 5 GAMES in the Series along with the choices that you made throughout the games and you REALLY get invested in him and in seeing him grow as a character and wanting his story to end great and it can if you play the final game right. The Quest for Glory Collection is one of the most unique RPG series of all time in my opinion and each entry in the QFG series has its own unique tone to it and the overall story grows along with your character. If you are a fan of the Mass Effect trilogy or RPGs in general then I highly recommend The Quest for Glory Collection which you can find on steam! Thank you so much for doing a retrospective on Mass Effect! I really love this channel!
Just about to finish the trilogy for the first time. Phenomenal experience.
Man mass effect 2 was the first true rpg and still the illusion man first meeting with space behind will always bring that chill and wave of nostalgia
Perfect timing for this! Been considering giving the collection a go on my ROG ALLY! 🎮🔥❤️
Just beat it a few days ago loved my experience Mass Effect 2 is one of my favorite games of all time
I’ve played mass effect 123 every Monday. M.E. Mondays. Done so since me3 launched
This year's N7 Day is certain to be a big one for the modding community!
Played the series for the first time when the LE released. It’s become one of my favorite video game franchises. I describe it to my friends like the video game version of the MCU. Absolutely amazing!
I didn't play Mass Effect for the first time until my mom died during covid. Mass Effect was one of her favorite games so i gave it a shot and i fell in love with the triligy. It is now one of my favorite bioware games on top of the dragon age games.
I bought the trilogy for 2 dollars on some discount. Best 100 hours I've ever spent on gaming.
I really liked Andromeda, I feel it didn't deserve the hate. Yes I was disappointed with the speech mechanics and it was a kittler generic but it was still damn fun and good other wise
Just replayed ME1 on the PS5 Pro and I swear it pops just a bit more and was even better than I remembered. Excited to jump into ME2 again now.
To answer the title, HELL YES!
I met my Xbox 360 ME game the same way. I AM STILL to this day a Pinnacle Station DLC lover, still mad they didn't save it or remake it for the re-release.
Also, that original ME trailer is beautiful.
Simple answer is ‘yes’. There is no better way to spend your gaming dollars vs Legendary edition.
It's the best gaming trilogy of all-time. I've played it through when it came out, the LE Edition on consoles and I'm now going through it for the first time on PC with mods.
This will be one of those serise that will stand the test of time.
I replay the trilogy almost every year. Still one of my favorite RPG trilogies of all time. The glory days of Bioware.
ME: Legendary Edition is always worth it. Top tier trilogy. Play it every few years.
Yes, and here's to hoping the next Mass Effect gets the same treatment as the OG trilogy
Mass Effect Legendary Edition is 85% on Steam right now.
I would say that taking into consideration the ME:LE is often on sale (on pc as well as consoles) it is a low risk to spent 8 to 10$ for the trilogy. I would even argue it is a way much safer bet than buying a new release for 60/70$.
Servers for ME3 are still up on console, love playing as a geth and teaming up with a quarian
Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer was great. I played about 1300 hours of it and still go back to it occasionally.
I didn't like how they tied in your war asset score into the multiplayer forcing you to play it
@@jeffbrewer1580 I understand that. In my case I played the campaign 1 through 3 seven times and never had a problem getting enough war assets without the multiplayer. I never felt forced to play it and the progression was fast enough to not make me wanna buy boxes with real money,
I was there for the midnight launch of ME 3 and god what a time. The hype was beyond for me. What a time to be alive
Mass Effect 1 feels like a game of its time but also just is super important for establishing a beginning in the series. It really doesn't take too long to do a playthrough and you can get a good understanding of most everything Bioware at the time was trying to establish as the beginning of a series and it doesn't overstay its welcome. Obviously Mass Effect 2 is the stand out of the entire series but I really do believe everyone should experience it as the trilogy it is.
As someone who was properly introduced to the series w/ the legendary edition, absolutely yes. I seriously regret passing on these games when I was a kid cause they are something special
My first playthrough of the series I was in like my sophomore year of high school finished the first game and immediately started the second and the opening blew my mind. Walking through the destroyed ship that I had just spent 100 hours in broke me
As someone with 3 saves in MELE1 and saving to upgrade my pc to continuing playing the Legendary Edition I say is 100% worth it.
Aslo first coment asking matty to review the gothic games from pyranha bytes in every new video
I adored these games and the legendary edition has made me adore them even more, I’ve played and replayed it so many times now. You just can’t beat the old school BioWare games like these!
The Mass Effect trilogy is my favorite game series of all time. It delivers on everything you could want in a space opera or sci-fi epic: action, drama, comedy, romance, tragedy. The characters are brilliantly written in such a way that you actually grow attached to them as if they were actual people. The lore of that universe is so deep and rich, so much so that I actually wanted to read every unlocked codex entry or datapad I found. The amount of freedom given to the players to shape their own narrative throughout the trilogy is astounding. What kind of person do you want Shepard to be? Are they kind and empathetic? Cold and calculating? Or maybe a mix of both? Never before have I played an RPG series where my choices actually mattered to this degree. A seemingly insignificant choice you made in Mass Effect 1 could have unseen consequences that you might not encounter until all the way in Mass Effect 3. As far as I’m concerned, this series is still the gold standard for RPGs. I love everything about it. And with the release of the Legendary Edition, it allows new players to experience the entire trilogy and its DLCs in one convenient package. So to anyone who hasn’t played it, I strongly encourage you to do so. Can’t recommend it enough for people who are fans of the genre. I think it has actually overtaken the likes of Star Wars and Dune for my favorite sci-fi universe. 🙌
Love mass effect! Experienced it for the first time this year, already played 1 and 2, still need to play 3. But it quickly became one of my favorite series of all time! 🔥
I love that this channel cover retrospective of older games without being like 6 hours long. 😂
Bought it yesterday- this time on my new 4090 PC..... this will always be THAT GAME SERIES for me - so.special
ME3 got criticism for the ending and the devs (to their credit) made it great with the DLC. It’s a very different experience with vanilla 3 vs all DLC. That’s what makes the Legendary edition so amazing!
Just started replaying the trilogy when Veilguard launched. It is absolutely worth it!!! They all have a little bit of older game jank, but they 100% hold up and exceed many modern games with what they deliver.
Absolutely. Played through the trilogy for the first time on LE 2 months ago. Finished it, then a week later replayed the entire thing. So good. Andromeda though.....
Mass Effect is my favourite gaming franchise of all time. The world building in Mass Effect 1 is literally the pinnacle of excellent world building - it seriously rivals other mediums like Star Wars. I still adore all 3 games, even the ending I never exactly hated but I still am disappointed about what could have been if EA simply didn't rush Bioware to release the game so quickly.
Currently on my 10th full trilogy playthrough since ME3 released. It gets better every time I play it.
I loved my Ps4 disc of Mass Effect LE.
When I played it a year later on my Ps5 I did not know it had a free 4k/60fps upgrade for PS5 and no long elevator rides . Felt like a remake .
Funny I'm seeing this now. Just started the series a few days ago and am already loving the first entry. This was a series I managed to miss out on during the 360 days and have had on my list for awhile. But I can't wait to see what the rest of the series has in store.
HELL YES IT IS
Just finished up the Legendary Edition of the trilogy for the first time because I missed playing these back in the day.
If Bioware remade the entire trilogy as one complete cohesive game it would be GOAT’d over night
Once a year, I'll sit down and do playthrough with this trilogy. Love it so much!
still love this trilogy. just did the suicide mission and lair of the shadow broker yesterday and it never gets old how amazing those missions are
What a trilogy. We need more games to have choices carry over from game 1 to 2 to 3. What an experience
I know it’s on game pass but I just got the legendary edition on sale for $9 Canadian. 3 games and all of the DLC…insane deal. 90% off for the next 18 days. Pick it up and add it to your collection. You can’t go wrong.
Just played through the games yet again.. I don’t know how many hours I’ve put into these games over the years.. but love them!
But nothing ever changes in the end 😅
i played and finished me1 for the first time recently and enjoyed it a lot, sovereign has some of the coldest lines i've ever heard. Gonna be jumping into me2 soon.
One thing that has stuck with me from Mass Effect BEYOND the incredible story is the never ending cycle of biological life creating artificial life, artificial life rebels, then the Reapers come and do a hard reset on the galaxy to watch it all happen over again.
I had a goal of 100% the trilogy and getting the platinum trophies and a month ago I did just that! This is my all time favorite series. I am so worried for the next Mass Effect but at least we got perfection in the trilogy and it’s safe and sound in the legendary edition!
The Citadel DLC is the greatest DLC ever created!!!!!!
Garrus is the best bro in rpg gaming. Just wanted to say that.
I tell this story frequently, but I built my first PC many moons ago and blew my entire budget on the build. So I was looking for single player games to pirate and some article said Mass Effect was good. Knew nothing about it. Pirated it, got to Noveria and was so ridiculously hooked that I scrounged up the money to buy it. Didnt have to buy it, just wanted to support the devs because I loved it so much.
Well over a decade later and I still play the series multiple times a year.
Also, the multiplayer is still alive and well. I play it almost every day and rarely can't find a game (on xbox). You have to download the original ME3 and fight through some technical setup issues, but it's worth it.
This is why I love TH-cam a couple months ago I went threw and replayed the legendary edition (I’m on 3 now ) mind you I never had the dlc in my og runs and today I get a retro review 🤯
To say we are "displeased" with veilguard is a sever understatement.