man this game 10 years old, and look at those graphics, freaking amazing for its time, but if you go back 10 years before that, u have like n64 graphics
I know the comment is already a year old but this game wasn't anything special back in the day, Crysis and Gears of War were already out by this point and made it look pretty dated.
It may not be as demanding, and a little simpler, but honestly portal/tf2's graphics were great too. Since they weren't as detailed, they still look great today IMO
The first time playing the mass effect series especially one was magical. The next thing to come in human evolution should be to allow legal mind wipes because I want that feeling back.
+Shane Stewart I played ME2 first. Ive never been so invested in a game, movie, song or other form of art. The suicide mission was the pinnacle. I simply cant force myself to replay the game again. It was so good, that I know I cant relieve those feelings anymore.
For Me: +Great Story +Fantastic Characters +Shit ton of quests +Exploring the galaxy +Places to go +Squad System +Voice Acting -Cluttered Equipment Menu -Awkward Pauses during talking -Annoying map markers Score: 8/10 Love Mass Effect.
Smasher there was a deal for ea access for $1 so I went for it. Beat the first one, loved it. Took a bit to get the hang of mechanics, leveling up and traversing. Even then a little clunky (hated the driving!) beyond that was excellent. Just started 2 yesterday
its hard to say this, most of the bioware we all love isnt bioware anymore. theyve all retired or moved on. the current bioware is a poor group of overworked fresh game devs, slaves to EA.
I tried mass effect for the first time yesterday in 2019!! And I gotta say man this game is still amazing. It feels like something that could come out today. Truly amazing!
Even though, all professional critics are thrilled by this vihicle and also the Let´s players as recently MR.(CHRISTPHER)ODD. I agree. The physics are totaly unreal. In a game like JUST CAUSE it doesn´t matter but here where a pseudo realistc environment is the aim, WHY?. The car is like a toy made from styrpor, it moves like a rubber ball and the way it drops down mountains (!!) it speaks for it self, regretabily. The developers should have taken notes from the Reality TV Show HELL ROADS and why has to be an ALPIN ambiente on practicaly every side quest? LP PLAYERS like TEFKAL (German) simply drop those scenes often out of their shows because it is always the same simply
Jaziel Rivera I first tried to drive it as if it's controls were going to be anything like you would expect controls on a vehicle to be. I still dislike the controls (you have next to no control reversing), but I've gotten to the point where I can carefully and methodically clear the exploration levels without too much trouble.
I disagree. Currently playing ME2 and even though it is technically bigger than ME, the major change in the galaxy exploration has not been a positive experience for me (even though some aspects of the game are better than the first).
+TypicalKHKfanboy You won´t regret it.Maybe the Gameplay on the first one is at first a bit clunky and strange but once you get into it it´s really good as said in the review.And the gameplay in ME2 and ME3 is much better.And the story is really worth it in my opinion :)
I just bought the whole trilogy for the PS3 with almost no knowledge of the series (the only being the IGN reviews). Do you think I made a good decision?
I think the reviewer didn't completely understand everything about the game. Sometimes weapons don't fire either because they overheat or because of tech attacks.
Still, the system is somewhat unballenced and it realy needs lots of practice to handle all hero types. KotOR or JADE EMPIRE are much easier in this respect.
And quite making halfassed assumptions. I wasn't fanboying or whining about criticisms. Quit trying to stir crap up by throwing out labels and jumping to conclusions. I was making a valid point about the built in mechanics that cause weapons not to fire. In fact ME 1 is my least favorite of the ME trilogy.
Roger Lynch Never said the system was great. Just pointed out that the weapons not firing aren't necessarily due to bugs. Either way they came up with a better shooting system in ME 2 anyways.
As a console peasant, I am jealous of you, been playing mass effect 1 a lot and I keep noticing stuttering and frame-rate issues everywhere on 360. They fixed this on the sequel, but even then, the performance is horrid on consoles.
Almost finished with Mass Effect 1 (Yeah, I am late in the Mass Effect hype compared to everyone else)...I didn't like the side quests so far though. :/
+Matoro Zeliph what makes Mass Effect 1 so great because it hit hard on RPG . HARDCORE Renegade or Light choices. I mean, when you go dark.. its DARK. You do stuff that makes you go... damnnn.. savage. Mass Effect 2 was legendary for it's action combat . 1 and 2 are so different yet epic in their own right
I found the combat in general in mass effect 1 to be more fun and satisfying, but i found the story and character development in the 2nd mass effect to be far better then the first. I liked the first but it was missing a little something. Mas effect 2 had that something but took away some things that made the first so great. So they made it better and not at the same time. I will not elaborate further as i don't wish to spoil the games for others but i consider both mass effect 1 and 2 to both be great in there own ways. I definitely recommend starting with the first as you will be greatly in the dark and not notice references to the first game. :D Also, its a pity this review was done on the xbox version. I had a far better time with the PC version mostly because all the technical problems listed in this review are non-existent for the PC.
agreed, the actual customization and upgrades in both the guns and armor was way better then anything that came after. I get they wanted to shave off some of the unnecessary stuff but they went to far when they completely removed it from ME2. The series would be alot better if they'd have kept that deeper system
I JUST GOT THE ENTIRE TRILOGY AND ITS THE BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMB!!!!!!! I SUGGEST THAT U ALL GET IT TOO AT GAMESTOP OR EBAY!!!!! EXCELLENT RPG!!!
I used to wrongfully believe it was a generic sci-fi 3rd person shooter, and ignored it for years. Decided to give it a chance a month ago, and i cannot find the right words to express how amazing the game is,i can't manage to explain it to people, it is simply mindblowing. Finished it in under a week and almost instantly started the second one and played pretty much nonstop for 10 days. Mass Effect as a whole is a true gem of our time, not just as a game,, everything from the music, to the lore, the characters, the story. It's the type of game you wish you had no memory of it, in order to experience the magic of it for the first time once again. Back when the videogames industry was pure enough that games were made with passion and not greed for money.
Yeah i played 2 before 1 and I almost stopped playing this. It just seems dated. Once i got a little further i got the hang of it though and the story is still amazing.
inoscopedMLK i can't tell you how many times you randomly get thrown into unexpected firefight just to die in 1 or 2 hits. Or that you forgot to save because there practically no real good auto saving. weapons constantly overheat and if they get too close your character melees them like an idiot. OH god your partners are idiots, they always die every 10 seconds and the only way to bring them alive is with medigels.....which is on a timer by the way.
ionic0 I thought the gameplay sucked for the first few hours, but as you got better guns the reticles became precise and it was a much smoother experience. I prefer the customisations in this one because there was a lot of depth to it. Plus I don't mind the hardship as long as there is a worthwhile payoff at the end, and ME1 delivered that consistently through and through. That ending was priceless and incomparable.
Not even close. The 7th generation releases compared to now I'd wild. All 3 mass effect in one gen, 3 gears of war, 3 halo, 3 bioshock, 3 uncharted, 2 elder scrolls, 2 fallout etc
Still the best Mass Effect of them! Playing through it again and loving it! The only major part that is lack from the other 2 is the reworked combat. But the combat in this one is still very fun.
I've got a decent rig. I like running things on medium to high with at least 1920x1080 and 60 FPS. Overwatch and Batman Arkham Knight are the only games I have some problems running that way. I do tend to play a lot of releases that are a few years old at least.
My god, it's £4.99 on Amazon in the UK right now for PC. Anyone who hasn't already got it should really buy it. I've never been good at sticking to long games like this, I bought this game a little while after it came out and I just keep coming back to it. Love the setting and story, it really makes this game just so incredible.
So I decided to get EA Access cause why not? And ended up getting a couple free games. The Mass Effect series being some of the games. I heard the 2nd one was the absolute best. So I REALLY want to play that. But at the same time, I don't want to just skip the first one due to the story. I don't wanna be overwhelmed Because I Skipped the first game. And from my own personal experience, ME1 is amazing! Story wise. As a FPS player, I struggle with the combat. And I know I'm not bad with 3rd person games. I've played Gears of War, Dead space, and Metal Gear without much Hassel. So I can say while the game is interesting, the gameplay kills it entirely. I don't blame the game. I just blame the age of it. It's old and I'm sure more recent titles are much better.
Just wondering where did you buy it from? I have been told to buy the first two on steam and the third one from Origin. I can't find anything online but my friends were telling me it's worse to buy all three from Origin.
Leaderofbatz I played the Steam version, I think there's no difference between the two. The game doesn't have gamepad support BTW, you should download the gamepad mod, it works like the 360 version.
Real pity what they did with the planet exploration as the trilogy progressed. Sure, it was far from perfect and fairly clunky and annoying at times but they should have improved the system instead of just dropping it in favor of probing Uranus in ME2 and then dropping even that to just have the completely stripped down system they had in ME3.
Hey, I just finished Mass effect 1, it was awsome but i didnt understand the ending, if you defeat saren and sovereign and stop them from activating the citadel (mass relay), why does shepard say that there are hundreds of reaper ships coming and that he will stop them and the council must aid him in it, i dont get it, you saved the galaxy by stopping the reapers from coming into the galaxy so why does he insist they need to be stopped? I would really appreciate it if someone could explain this to me, thanks
The citadel is used to make the Reaper's travel from dark space into our galaxy faster. But they still can enter the Galaxy the long way by just flying from dark space to the nearest mass relay and go on from there.
Stopping the activation of the relay would (as mentioned in ME1), only delay the arrival of the reapers from dark space. So, they'd come, but later. So there'd be mass effect 2 and 3. It's built to be a trilogy, so ME2 was announced quickly after ME1. In which all 3 titles have been released. Go on and play the other 2.
yeah the other 2 posters are right Mass Effect wsa designed to play out as a trilogy that's the reason for ME2 and ME3 because Shepard through his/her visions knew they'd be coming anyway the destruction of Sovereign he/she knew that they'd bought themselves time but they were still going to have to fight them it was just a matter of when. import your shepard into and play 2 and 3 and it all becomes clear especially if you have all the dlc's anyway
With the REAPERS it is like with the BORG in the STAR TREK UNIVERSE. They are a permanent threat. Because their only goal is whiping out the galaxies civilisation.
@XJackLawd7 You're not making any sense... The player chooses their characters background/history as well as the class. The story adjusts itself to your characters history and reputation after you decide who you're going to be and will continue to adjust throughout your game play experience depending on what decisions you make.
@XJackLawd7 It doesn't matter. The game is a personal narrative slash action role playing game. The player can choose to stick with the default stock look, or personalize their character the way they want him to look. That character then passes through all Mass Effect games with the very same look. I fail to see how personalizing the characters countenance impacts the relationship of players connection to the game. How the player wants to experience the game is through their choices alone.
Hi guys. I just wanted to know something about 360 games in general, since I'm a newcomer to this console. Do games that have bugs and technical issues, such as Mass Effect 1, receive patches via Xbox LIVE? That would be really awesome, because I know Mass Effect is an outstanding game and it would be nice to play it bug-free.
@AwesomeNnja54 just curious why was the first one so bad compared to 2 havent played either and trying to decide if i should start from the beginning and is one needed as much as ppl say?
Do you need to have played the 1st to play the second? Idk mass effect 1 looks boring but 2 looks awesome and after seeing the Mass Effect 3 trailer i want to start playing.
@Chronolyse Well,if we had the Mako back in ME2,we will have vehicle gameplay? i suppose Bioware didn't consider the though of salvaging back the Mako into the SSV2 Normandy,it be a perfect assualt- stragety during the Suicide mission! Instead of sending someone through the vents,u rammed through the Collector's front door with the Mako =D!
@heroranger With Mass Effect 3 on the way, I suppose now would be a really good time to get into the series. At least, that's what I want to do as soon as I'm done with StarCraft and both Baldur's Gate games (well, that's where I got the whole ME idea from).
The mass effect series were one of the few games that actually awed me while I was playing them. Definitely getting the 3rd one when it comes out, no matter the price.
This game is amazing, easily the best in the series, and quite possible has my favorite sci fi setting of all time. It just feels so right. It’s a bummer BioWare took a nose dive after this and dragon age origins.
I know! And the first normandy was way more detailed,with lights an little details everywhere on the ship. It was awesome and much bigger than the newer ones too!
@MetalShin0bi high five dude ! i felt the same way and bought mass effect 1 and 2 yesterday .. the only fail i had is that i bought one on xbox360 and the other is on ps3 and now am wondering if i can take save files from 360 to ps3 cause i heard story decisions from 1 are carried through 2
I could have never imagined how big this franchise became in the past few years. It really gave me a wonderful childhood. This was not a shooter. It never will be and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Who is here after they announced the remaster
man this game 10 years old, and look at those graphics, freaking amazing for its time, but if you go back 10 years before that, u have like n64 graphics
I know the comment is already a year old but this game wasn't anything special back in the day, Crysis and Gears of War were already out by this point and made it look pretty dated.
Crysis only looks good in Ultra, most PCs back then couldn't play it at Ultra. And GoW? Seriously? It looks dull and grey. Try harder.
It may not be as demanding, and a little simpler, but honestly portal/tf2's graphics were great too. Since they weren't as detailed, they still look great today IMO
If you mod it, in a lot of ways the graphics still hold up.
Crysis was superior at any settings.
I will never forget the feels I got when I first beat the original Mass Effect
The first time playing the mass effect series especially one was magical. The next thing to come in human evolution should be to allow legal mind wipes because I want that feeling back.
+Shane Stewart I played ME2 first. Ive never been so invested in a game, movie, song or other form of art. The suicide mission was the pinnacle. I simply cant force myself to replay the game again. It was so good, that I know I cant relieve those feelings anymore.
+radgoncan relive*
I'll never forget the feels I got from realising what Andromeda is.
Just felt that today for the first time! Amazing game!
Love how he talks about emotion and there is an elcor on screen priceless
Genuine enthusiam - I agree.
Anger and criticism - Damn IGN! Inquisitive - Why the bad jokes on the Elcor?
Mass effect is my favorite trilogy ever.
is it good without the dlcs?
TheMrRiveer Extremely the DLC packs are usually either cosmetic or side missions that just add more value.
said no one ever
You said it brother!
Just to clarify I like Stars Wars more overall I just meant favorite Video game franchise lol.
For Me:
+Great Story
+Fantastic Characters
+Shit ton of quests
+Exploring the galaxy
+Places to go
+Squad System
+Voice Acting
-Cluttered Equipment Menu
-Awkward Pauses during talking
-Annoying map markers
Score: 8/10 Love Mass Effect.
awkward pause during talking? I haven't come across that.
You kidding me? The characters in Mass effect show no emotion when talking. They look like mannequins a lot of the time lol.
What an amazing game this was. Who is watching and playing it in 2019
Playing for the first time now in 2020
Miguel me too
Smasher there was a deal for ea access for $1 so I went for it. Beat the first one, loved it. Took a bit to get the hang of mechanics, leveling up and traversing. Even then a little clunky (hated the driving!) beyond that was excellent. Just started 2 yesterday
Miguel I just Started 3 Minutes Ago 😁
Just got promoted to spectre!
Still playing this trilogy to this day. I've been playing since I was 10. Love this series so much, easily my favorite. Bioware, I love you all
its hard to say this, most of the bioware we all love isnt bioware anymore. theyve all retired or moved on. the current bioware is a poor group of overworked fresh game devs, slaves to EA.
I tried mass effect for the first time yesterday in 2019!! And I gotta say man this game is still amazing. It feels like something that could come out today. Truly amazing!
The gameplay id very datdd, specially compared to mass effect 2
I grew to hate the Mako with a passion by the end of the planetary exploration side missions.
Even though, all professional critics are thrilled by this vihicle and also the Let´s players as recently MR.(CHRISTPHER)ODD. I agree. The physics are totaly unreal. In a game like JUST CAUSE it doesn´t matter but here where a pseudo realistc environment is the aim, WHY?. The car is like a toy made from styrpor, it moves like a rubber ball and the way it drops down mountains (!!) it speaks for it self, regretabily. The developers should have taken notes from the Reality TV Show HELL ROADS and why has to be an ALPIN ambiente on practicaly every side quest? LP PLAYERS like TEFKAL (German) simply drop those scenes often out of their shows because it is always the same simply
After 3 playthroughs of the series, I still don't know how they even fit in the Mako in the first place.
Jaziel Rivera I first tried to drive it as if it's controls were going to be anything like you would expect controls on a vehicle to be. I still dislike the controls (you have next to no control reversing), but I've gotten to the point where I can carefully and methodically clear the exploration levels without too much trouble.
I disagree. Currently playing ME2 and even though it is technically bigger than ME, the major change in the galaxy exploration has not been a positive experience for me (even though some aspects of the game are better than the first).
LicoriceLain The Mako wasn't in ME2 though?
Just got this game. So far the thing that pisses me off the most are the checkpoints.
there evil lol
+MrTibster there are quicksaves on the ps3, too.
+TypicalKHKfanboy You won´t regret it.Maybe the Gameplay on the first one is at first a bit clunky and strange but once you get into it it´s really good as said in the review.And the gameplay in ME2 and ME3 is much better.And the story is really worth it in my opinion :)
+Martin1538|Nr.1 Mass Effect Fan so it's a good game and worth playing ?? I'm downloading it now I hope I like it
Just checking in. Reflecting back 5 years, how were the checkpoints in the end?
No game has ever made me feel the same way since this game.
The music and exploring was just great at the time
I just bought the whole trilogy for the PS3 with almost no knowledge of the series (the only being the IGN reviews). Do you think I made a good decision?
The first one is the only one worth playing. Replay the hell out of the first one because you keep getting new weapons and attachments.
I'm well into the second installment and I gotta say, It's pretty fucking worth it! I really like it so far. Thanks to all for your imput.
After finishing them I realized I did!
Edsan Lugo make sure to buy the citadel dlc for ME3. you won't regret it
I bought every DLC available and played the whole damned thing and I loved it!
Might get the triology, never tried out mass effect
+benimo6 - ChristheLancer1997 - I am Jealous, I would love to experience the trilogy for the first time again.
playing the following first game atm. amazing
+Fredo Baggins no, I haven't, I'm getting around on finishing my other games first before I get these
+TMALATERALUS im playing through the trilogy for my first as we speak lol
+benimo6 - ChristheLancer1997 - I just bought it :D
I started playing the trilogy again today, still amazing.
I think the reviewer didn't completely understand everything about the game. Sometimes weapons don't fire either because they overheat or because of tech attacks.
Still, the system is somewhat unballenced and it realy needs lots of practice to handle all hero types. KotOR or JADE EMPIRE are much easier in this respect.
No, he means the game bugs sometimes and doesn't register what your pressing. Quit fanboying, learn to accept some criticism on a game
No, he means the game bugs sometimes and doesn't register what your pressing. Quit fanboying, learn to accept some criticism on a game
And quite making halfassed assumptions. I wasn't fanboying or whining about criticisms. Quit trying to stir crap up by throwing out labels and jumping to conclusions. I was making a valid point about the built in mechanics that cause weapons not to fire. In fact ME 1 is my least favorite of the ME trilogy.
Roger Lynch Never said the system was great. Just pointed out that the weapons not firing aren't necessarily due to bugs. Either way they came up with a better shooting system in ME 2 anyways.
I'm playing for the first time in 2020, Wrex's character model is super impressive looking.
Cannot believe it's been 12 years. Had to rewatch this after the official announcement that we're getting a new ME title that just started production.
Meh, who cares. BioWare is a shell of its former self. It will be garbage
@@GeorgeZimmermen imagine crying to a 5 month old comment
@@Hasbulla761 imagine crying about the cryer of a 5 day old comment
I laugh at his issues; as i play on a pc
ikr?
As a console peasant, I am jealous of you, been playing mass effect 1 a lot and I keep noticing stuttering and frame-rate issues everywhere on 360.
They fixed this on the sequel, but even then, the performance is horrid on consoles.
I played Mass Effect 1 on the 360 and a PC, and i had issues on both of them, so idk what you're talking about
I also play on the PC. I only suffer from sudden 1-2 sec freeze during fire fight. but nah im good
if you have issues running this game on a pc then obviously youre using a rock to play it on, I have my settings all the way up and run it flawlessly
I've played this game through so many times, it's crazy. It never gets old.
Almost finished with Mass Effect 1 (Yeah, I am late in the Mass Effect hype compared to everyone else)...I didn't like the side quests so far though. :/
Just beat it. AMAZING STORY. Boring side quests.
+Matoro Zeliph what makes Mass Effect 1 so great because it hit hard on RPG . HARDCORE Renegade or Light choices. I mean, when you go dark.. its DARK. You do stuff that makes you go... damnnn.. savage. Mass Effect 2 was legendary for it's action combat . 1 and 2 are so different yet epic in their own right
Matoro Zeliph gaming has come a long way
I found the combat in general in mass effect 1 to be more fun and satisfying, but i found the story and character development in the 2nd mass effect to be far better then the first. I liked the first but it was missing a little something. Mas effect 2 had that something but took away some things that made the first so great. So they made it better and not at the same time.
I will not elaborate further as i don't wish to spoil the games for others but i consider both mass effect 1 and 2 to both be great in there own ways. I definitely recommend starting with the first as you will be greatly in the dark and not notice references to the first game. :D
Also, its a pity this review was done on the xbox version. I had a far better time with the PC version mostly because all the technical problems listed in this review are non-existent for the PC.
agreed, the actual customization and upgrades in both the guns and armor was way better then anything that came after. I get they wanted to shave off some of the unnecessary stuff but they went to far when they completely removed it from ME2. The series would be alot better if they'd have kept that deeper system
Playing the legendary edition rn can’t wait to immerse myself in this new sci fi adventure
You said that already
@@NeverSaySandwich1 where
I JUST GOT THE ENTIRE TRILOGY AND ITS THE BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMB!!!!!!!
I SUGGEST THAT U ALL GET IT TOO AT GAMESTOP OR EBAY!!!!!
EXCELLENT RPG!!!
Why are you screaming
@@midgetdanceify it’s been 5 years bruv this man’s dead
I used to wrongfully believe it was a generic sci-fi 3rd person shooter, and ignored it for years. Decided to give it a chance a month ago, and i cannot find the right words to express how amazing the game is,i can't manage to explain it to people, it is simply mindblowing. Finished it in under a week and almost instantly started the second one and played pretty much nonstop for 10 days. Mass Effect as a whole is a true gem of our time, not just as a game,, everything from the music, to the lore, the characters, the story. It's the type of game you wish you had no memory of it, in order to experience the magic of it for the first time once again. Back when the videogames industry was pure enough that games were made with passion and not greed for money.
2020 here, and got into this trilogy for the first time ever!!
How was it ?
The controls suck ASS, if you've played mass effect 2 or 3 before this you're going to be throwing your controller.
Yeah i played 2 before 1 and I almost stopped playing this. It just seems dated. Once i got a little further i got the hang of it though and the story is still amazing.
inoscopedMLK
i can't tell you how many times you randomly get thrown into unexpected firefight just to die in 1 or 2 hits. Or that you forgot to save because there practically no real good auto saving. weapons constantly overheat and if they get too close your character melees them like an idiot. OH god your partners are idiots, they always die every 10 seconds and the only way to bring them alive is with medigels.....which is on a timer by the way.
Yes. But ME1 is easily the best RPG experience out of all three.
manu wa
yes but what does it matter if going through the gameplay is such a chore...
ionic0 I thought the gameplay sucked for the first few hours, but as you got better guns the reticles became precise and it was a much smoother experience.
I prefer the customisations in this one because there was a lot of depth to it.
Plus I don't mind the hardship as long as there is a worthwhile payoff at the end, and ME1 delivered that consistently through and through.
That ending was priceless and incomparable.
This game is amazing and that's an understatement, 11 years old and it's still one of the best
Surprisingly accurate review, especially considering the fact that it's done by IGN.
IGN used to be reliable.
This game set the bar to high for Mass Effect Andromeda. #2017Gaming
Mass Effect 2 is the greatest game of all time
I agree.
Little did we know that nearly two decades later, the majority of games still wouldn’t be this good.
Not even close. The 7th generation releases compared to now I'd wild. All 3 mass effect in one gen, 3 gears of war, 3 halo, 3 bioshock, 3 uncharted, 2 elder scrolls, 2 fallout etc
I'm glad you can breeze through this game in like 5 hours makes it so easy when replaying the series
Damn, the face at 5:31 looks like Dana Perino!!!! Awesome!!!
Just got the trilogy gonna play it this summer
You probably finished the games already but ME is great and ME2 is near perfect... ME3 was meh but all in all it is an excellent trilogy.
+Oscar Morales maybe it's because I had all the dlc including the extended cut by 3 was actually my favorite followed by 2 and 1
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Still the best Mass Effect of them! Playing through it again and loving it! The only major part that is lack from the other 2 is the reworked combat. But the combat in this one is still very fun.
Nah 2 is the best
This game looks so timeless, imma defo play this even tho it's old
i still LOVE the eerie music in mass effect 1. i get goosebumps every time it makes a reappearance in mass effect 2.
The video quality is insane for 2007!
Not really
2007? That was when Blu Ray and HDDVD battled it out. 2007 was WELL into the high def era.
@@werdle92 Sure, but this was above average for TH-cam videos at the time.
Cant wait for the Legendary Edition!
Who here after the Mass Effect Legendary Edition Trailer?
Same
@@Ben-km4qy So pumped for it
Yeah
On a decent rig in 2016 with everything cranked up to the max it actually looks pretty good.
Clyde Marshall but can it run on a shitty rig
Yes, but how well? Most older games can run on what we would consider sub-par rigs today.
But running and running very well and nice looking are two different things.
Clyde Marshall I just want the game to run at playable frame rate
I've got a decent rig. I like running things on medium to high with at least 1920x1080 and 60 FPS.
Overwatch and Batman Arkham Knight are the only games I have some problems running that way. I do tend to play a lot of releases that are a few years old at least.
Mass effect best Trilogy in gaming history!!!
My god, it's £4.99 on Amazon in the UK right now for PC. Anyone who hasn't already got it should really buy it.
I've never been good at sticking to long games like this, I bought this game a little while after it came out and I just keep coming back to it. Love the setting and story, it really makes this game just so incredible.
So I decided to get EA Access cause why not? And ended up getting a couple free games. The Mass Effect series being some of the games. I heard the 2nd one was the absolute best. So I REALLY want to play that. But at the same time, I don't want to just skip the first one due to the story. I don't wanna be overwhelmed Because I Skipped the first game. And from my own personal experience, ME1 is amazing! Story wise. As a FPS player, I struggle with the combat. And I know I'm not bad with 3rd person games. I've played Gears of War, Dead space, and Metal Gear without much Hassel. So I can say while the game is interesting, the gameplay kills it entirely. I don't blame the game. I just blame the age of it. It's old and I'm sure more recent titles are much better.
@hawksandsparrows no,bioware its a known fact kotors,mass effect,dragon age,baldurs gate etc...
I never played Mass Effect. Should I?
GamingUniverse i'm a new player and has just bought the whole series (1-3) i'm not even halfway through the first but oh my god it is fun
Yes.
No play Dragon Age it's way better
Yes just get it
You can save at any point of the game, sooooo how is the save option bad?
@GUNGA 2 ahh ok
I'm so glad the PC version exists! This was awful on the 360.
Koko the Arabian I enjoyed the trilogy, on the 360. The experience was intact, but it ran terribly.
Just wondering where did you buy it from? I have been told to buy the first two on steam and the third one from Origin. I can't find anything online but my friends were telling me it's worse to buy all three from Origin.
Leaderofbatz
I played the Steam version, I think there's no difference between the two.
The game doesn't have gamepad support BTW, you should download the gamepad mod, it works like the 360 version.
Koko the Arabian no it wasnt though.
Koko the Arabian 1080p 60 fps :p
I feel physical pain looking at your shepard
Real pity what they did with the planet exploration as the trilogy progressed.
Sure, it was far from perfect and fairly clunky and annoying at times but they should have improved the system instead of just dropping it in favor of probing Uranus in ME2 and then dropping even that to just have the completely stripped down system they had in ME3.
Hey, I just finished Mass effect 1, it was awsome but i didnt understand the ending, if you defeat saren and sovereign and stop them from activating the citadel (mass relay), why does shepard say that there are hundreds of reaper ships coming and that he will stop them and the council must aid him in it, i dont get it, you saved the galaxy by stopping the reapers from coming into the galaxy so why does he insist they need to be stopped? I would really appreciate it if someone could explain this to me, thanks
The citadel is used to make the Reaper's travel from dark space into our galaxy faster. But they still can enter the Galaxy the long way by just flying from dark space to the nearest mass relay and go on from there.
Stopping the activation of the relay would (as mentioned in ME1), only delay the arrival of the reapers from dark space. So, they'd come, but later. So there'd be mass effect 2 and 3. It's built to be a trilogy, so ME2 was announced quickly after ME1. In which all 3 titles have been released. Go on and play the other 2.
yeah the other 2 posters are right Mass Effect wsa designed to play out as a trilogy that's the reason for ME2 and ME3 because Shepard through his/her visions knew they'd be coming anyway the destruction of Sovereign he/she knew that they'd bought themselves time but they were still going to have to fight them it was just a matter of when. import your shepard into and play 2 and 3 and it all becomes clear especially if you have all the dlc's anyway
With the REAPERS it is like with the BORG in the STAR TREK UNIVERSE. They are a permanent threat. Because their only goal is whiping out the galaxies civilisation.
Roger Lynch Exactly
Ready for tomorrow
@Airbornerock i find lots of glitches i don't find in the reviews and trust me the glitches IGN reveals are revealed somewhere
Order of favourite
MS1
MS3
MS2
+Youji Yamamoto No.
@MrQi19 just wondering why do you keep putting the pound sighn after the number. thats wrong.
Anyone else excited to play the Legendary Edition?
Yes!
@gibsonz0 first one,though I rushed through it a bit hehe,any tips to be a renegade in the second one? my scars arent showing anymore :(
Drinking game: take a shot every time he says "Mass Effect". :P
not old enough
ben reed isn't everything a joke
ben reed LOL! Look at the one that's talking.
ben reed -_-
I played the X Box 360 Version and there were few framerate drops or other issues such as bugs or oddities
IGN, you *don't* use custom character models for reviews, much less the horrible freakshep you guys made.
FuzedBox LOL
@XJackLawd7
You're not making any sense...
The player chooses their characters background/history as well as the class. The story adjusts itself to your characters history and reputation after you decide who you're going to be and will continue to adjust throughout your game play experience depending on what decisions you make.
pc masterrace
The ending, and the vigil dialogue was never topped in 2 and 3.
LMFAO!
80% of these “technical issues” are console related Looool
@Persason i have to play the first DLC before mass effect 2?
What happened to this guy he was a really good reviewer?
He left about 5 years ago
i haven't played any mass effect game, but is this worth getting and playing before i buy a different one?
You can start with me2 (like i did) and go back to me1 if you really like it. Me1 is pretty clunky in comparison.
@XJackLawd7
It doesn't matter. The game is a personal narrative slash action role playing game. The player can choose to stick with the default stock look, or personalize their character the way they want him to look. That character then passes through all Mass Effect games with the very same look.
I fail to see how personalizing the characters countenance impacts the relationship of players connection to the game. How the player wants to experience the game is through their choices alone.
Is mass effect 1 worth getting with mass effect 2 out now? And is there a game of the year edition for mass effect 1? Please respond thanks
I have never played Mass Effect and am wondering if I should get the Mass Effect trilogy bundle at gamestop?
4:45 i love him talking about emotion in the voice-over right as they cut to an Elcor.
what's with the death music ???
@ratchet1235 im thinking about playing ME 2 but should i play the first part before the second?
@KnightOfFlight what do u like close range or long range and do u like biotics or tech abilities?
@gibsonz0 will i be able to keep my items in the second game though?
One week until the legendary edition. Never played a mass effect, but after watching this I'm excited.
Would you start with A New Hope or The Empire Strikes Back?
Will there be a game that contains all 3 mass effects in one game? And on wich console will it come out?
Bout to play this for the first time ... Looks great 👍🏻
I love the contemporary futuristic setting,in depth characters,interaction and score.
Who’s here after legendary edition announced?
Does this game play as well on the xbox as it does on the pc or are there many differences?
I played through the second mass effect and absolutely loved it. Would it be worth getting the first mass effect as well?
Currently having my first playthrough with a texture mod. This game really holds up.
Hi guys. I just wanted to know something about 360 games in general, since I'm a newcomer to this console. Do games that have bugs and technical issues, such as Mass Effect 1, receive patches via Xbox LIVE? That would be really awesome, because I know Mass Effect is an outstanding game and it would be nice to play it bug-free.
@Daimen555
if you get mass effect 1 you can download it onto mass effect 2 which decisions you make
I like how he's talking about emotion and inflection right when the Elcor's talking.
They better be working on those patches now.
@AwesomeNnja54 just curious why was the first one so bad compared to 2 havent played either and trying to decide if i should start from the beginning and is one needed as much as ppl say?
Do you need to have played the 1st to play the second? Idk mass effect 1 looks boring but 2 looks awesome and after seeing the Mass Effect 3 trailer i want to start playing.
@Chronolyse Well,if we had the Mako back in ME2,we will have vehicle gameplay? i suppose Bioware didn't consider the though of salvaging back the Mako into the SSV2 Normandy,it be a perfect assualt- stragety during the Suicide mission! Instead of sending someone through the vents,u rammed through the Collector's front door with the Mako =D!
@heroranger With Mass Effect 3 on the way, I suppose now would be a really good time to get into the series. At least, that's what I want to do as soon as I'm done with StarCraft and both Baldur's Gate games (well, that's where I got the whole ME idea from).
you think there will be a PS4 Trilogy remaster?
Tommy Cruz Not a word.
The mass effect series were one of the few games that actually awed me while I was playing them. Definitely getting the 3rd one when it comes out, no matter the price.
This game is amazing, easily the best in the series, and quite possible has my favorite sci fi setting of all time. It just feels so right. It’s a bummer BioWare took a nose dive after this and dragon age origins.
I know! And the first normandy was way more detailed,with lights an little details everywhere on the ship. It was awesome and much bigger than the newer ones too!
@MetalShin0bi high five dude ! i felt the same way and bought mass effect 1 and 2 yesterday .. the only fail i had is that i bought one on xbox360 and the other is on ps3 and now am wondering if i can take save files from 360 to ps3 cause i heard story decisions from 1 are carried through 2
I could have never imagined how big this franchise became in the past few years. It really gave me a wonderful childhood. This was not a shooter. It never will be and I wouldn't have it any other way.
i wanna get into playing the mass effect trilogy but cant find ME 1. will it all still make sense if i skip it and just play ME 2