Mass Effect Trilogy remastered

EoinMcLovin · 23-05-2021 5:41pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzXOoQAUAHc

Zero-Cool · 23-05-2021 5:43pm

fixXxer wrote: »

Does quest tracking improve after ME1? I can't remember. Can be hard work tracking things in and out of menus all the time.

I'm still early in 2 but it's definitely easier to see missions in the galaxy map but i can't remember if assignments show up on the map or not. Was a pain in ME1 sometimes just telling you the cluster where as in this, is more specific where you need to go.

J. Marston · 23-05-2021 5:51pm

Chakwas definitely had a facelift between ME1 and ME2.

McFly85 · 23-05-2021 6:58pm

Finished ME1 and about an hour into ME2, the difference is night and day. I’m glad I played through the first one but I can see why you might want to skip ahead!

ItsHoggie · 23-05-2021 7:44pm

McFly85 wrote: »

Finished ME1 and about an hour into ME2, the difference is night and day. I’m glad I played through the first one but I can see why you might want to skip ahead!

I actually enjoyed 1 a lot more than I thought I would. I remember the game wrecking my head on the 360 due to its janky controls and biotic enemies making certain parts near impossible to play. I played through on normal and think I might of only died like 4-5 times and 3 of those were in the last mission with those Geth armatures 1 shot killing me.

Delighted to get the platinum as well, according to my save it took me 20 hours to complete the game and say 2-3 hours of that was the game left idle in the pause menu. Took me about 2 hours to get the final 3 trophies I was missing. So about 20 hours overall for a platinum ain’t too bad.

_CreeD_ · 23-05-2021 9:13pm

Another handy ME2 PC mod - https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffectlegendaryedition/mods/41?tab=description
Integrates the FOV fix with inifinite running (outside of combat) and the ability to have Shepard use any gun with any class.

J. Marston · 23-05-2021 11:34pm

Insanity on ME2 is no joke but a good challenge. Have to be smart with powers.

Markitron · 24-05-2021 7:09am

J. Marston wrote: »

Insanity on ME2 is no joke but a good challenge. Have to be smart with powers.

Miranda is a godsend on Insanity, has warp and overload.

Zero-Cool · 24-05-2021 7:25am

What classes ye using on Insanity? I remember Infiltrator being the easiest one, cloak and super powerful sniper was a great combo.

Tij da feen · 24-05-2021 9:32am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

What classes ye using on Insanity? I remember Infiltrator being the easiest one, cloak and super powerful sniper was a great combo.

I'm playing through as Sentinel - you get Warp, Overload and Tech Armour. Insanity is filled with shields and barriers (which Warp and Overload help with). It's a bit rough only having Heavy Pistols and submachine guns for the first chunk of the game - but this gets better later.

I always take Miranda, having Overload and Warp on her as well is critical. Then I usually toss-up between taking Grunt or Garrus. Getting squad incendiary ammo on Grunt is super helpful for dealing with armour - I typically take Garrus for any shield heavy missions (like eclipse mercs etc...) as he also has Overload.

Markitron · 24-05-2021 9:35am

Tij da feen wrote: »

I'm playing through as Sentinel - you get Warp, Overload and Tech Armour. Insanity is filled with shields and barriers (which Warp and Overload help with). It's a bit rough only having Heavy Pistols and submachine guns for the first chunk of the game - but this gets better later.

I always take Miranda, having Overload and Warp on her as well is critical. Then I usually toss-up between taking Grunt or Garrus. Getting squad incendiary ammo on Grunt is super helpful for dealing with armour - I typically take Garrus for any shield heavy missions (like eclipse mercs etc...) as he also has Overload.

Yea this is the way to go on Insanity, also, do Kasumi's mission as soon as it is available. It gives you the Locust SMG which IMO is the best gun in the game. With a couple of SMG upgrades and it is unstoppable.

J. Marston · 24-05-2021 12:58pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

What classes ye using on Insanity? I remember Infiltrator being the easiest one, cloak and super powerful sniper was a great combo.

Vanguard. It's probably the hardest early on because you have to get in close with biotic charge and put yourself at risk.

Zero-Cool · 24-05-2021 11:28pm

Managed to get one of those 'peeping Shep' pics

Markitron · 25-05-2021 10:09am

A word of warning to anyone that is approaching the halfway point in ME2. I'll be vague because spoilers, but at a certain point you will take over a base and be able to purchase star charts that will show you resource-rich planets. DO NOT BUY THESE. Once you buy them they stay highlighted on your galaxy map, even after you have mined the planet dry. This was a problem 10 years ago and I' surprised they didn't fix it.

Gbear · 25-05-2021 10:41am

Markitron wrote: »

A word of warning to anyone that is approaching the halfway point in ME2. I'll be vague because spoilers, but at a certain point you will take over a base and be able to purchase star charts that will show you resource-rich planets. DO NOT BUY THESE. Once you buy them they stay highlighted on your galaxy map, even after you have mined the planet dry. This was a problem 10 years ago and I' surprised they didn't fix it.

You also don't need them.

IIRC you can easily cover all upgrades by mining only resource rich planets available to you once you reach Omega for the first time. You need about 200k or so of each + 100kish Element 0.

You can skim over planets quickly, and get the whole thing done in 15-20 minutes.

Stick on a podcast or whatever. It's really quite zen.

Tij da feen · 25-05-2021 11:17am

FYI, Insanity achievements and Paramour achievements are bugged on Xbox. Insanity popped for ME1 but I completed 2 last night and no joy. EA said they're aware of the issue and they'll address in a future patch. I'd recommend keeping onto a save file before final mission if you want to unlock everything.

Jayd0g · 25-05-2021 2:28pm

Gbear wrote: »

You also don't need them.

IIRC you can easily cover all upgrades by mining only resource rich planets available to you once you reach Omega for the first time. You need about 200k or so of each + 100kish Element 0.

You can skim over planets quickly, and get the whole thing done in 15-20 minutes.

Stick on a podcast or whatever. It's really quite zen.

Very happy memories of scanning planets while listening to music. It's relaxing to just think about it.

Adyx · 25-05-2021 3:49pm

Markitron wrote: »

A word of warning to anyone that is approaching the halfway point in ME2. I'll be vague because spoilers, but at a certain point you will take over a base and be able to purchase star charts that will show you resource-rich planets. DO NOT BUY THESE. Once you buy them they stay highlighted on your galaxy map, even after you have mined the planet dry. This was a problem 10 years ago and I' surprised they didn't fix it.

Have they fixed any bugs? I'm still seeing the same ones. Although I haven't got stuck to the cockpit floor yet.

Zero-Cool · 25-05-2021 10:29pm

The Revenant Machine Gun is an absolute beast. Never used it before as I never went with Soldier, tears through enemies. Loving every second of ME 2. Just starting the missions before moving onto the IFF, need to mine the **** out of some planets first for upgrades but I'm finding the mining really relaxing so that helps.

Penn · 26-05-2021 8:11am

Finished ME1 last night. Had done a good few side mission stuff in the first half, but mostly just ploughed through the second half. It was okay. I did enjoy the story and characters. The shooting was mostly fine, but I never really bothered using anyones abilities, so mostly ended up sticking with Garrus and Tali as my squad. Was never in any real danger or running out of medpacks and stuff. The Mako and inventory was awful though.

wes · 28-05-2021 2:18pm

Finished the ME 2 suicide mission and managed to save everyone. Did the Shadow Broker afterwards and just have the arrival dlc left before moving onto ME 3.

The game is as good as I remember, and I really do hope the capture the magic again with the new one.

J. Marston · 28-05-2021 2:54pm

wes wrote: »

Finished the ME 2 suicide mission and managed to save everyone. Did the Shadow Broker afterwards and just have the arrival dlc left before moving onto ME 3.

The game is as good as I remember, and I really do hope the capture the magic again with the new one.

You do Shadow Broker after the campaign? Interesting, I always used to do it 3/4 way through the story. May change it this time to see if there is any new dialogue.

Markitron · 28-05-2021 3:21pm

J. Marston wrote: »

You do Shadow Broker after the campaign? Interesting, I always used to do it 3/4 way through the story. May change it this time to see if there is any new dialogue.

It’s usually the last thing I do in Ilium so yea I finish it at about the same point as yourself, I think it fits more naturally there.

wes · 28-05-2021 3:30pm

J. Marston wrote: »

You do Shadow Broker after the campaign? Interesting, I always used to do it 3/4 way through the story. May change it this time to see if there is any new dialogue.

Only reason I do it that way, as that was the way I did it originally (as the DLC was released a while after). I don't think the dialogue is different, but then I never did it before the suicide mission.

Riddle101 · 28-05-2021 4:13pm

I know the Romance options are down to the player's personal choice, but I feel like Shepard and Liara are the ideal match, so in my head cannon, Shepard and Liara is the love story of the Mass Effect series.

The reason I believe this is, in Mass Effect Liara takes a great interest in Commander Shepard. Some one would say it has to do with the prothean cipher in Shepard's head and because of her interest in the protheans, but looking at her interactions with Shepard during the course of Mass Effect, she seems have a crush on him but due to her awkwardness is unable to express her true feelings for him, unless Shepard takes the initiative and engages a romance with her. Of course, there's also the chance to romance Ashley/Kaiden, so you could say they also has feelings for Shepard too, but Ashley's views could possibly conflict with Shepards. I still think Liara is better suited to Shepard though.

In Mass Effect 2, it is revealed that Liara went to great lengths to recover Shepard's body and was partly responsible for his resurrection. While most of the original crew of the Normandy probably would have done the same for Shepard, Liara was the one who actively pursued him and succeded in her mission. By this point now, Liara is much more confident and her relationship with Shepard seems to be deeper. While you only have small interactiosns with Wrex and Ashley/Kaiden, with Liara you share a personal moment with her if you do the Shadow Broker mission.

In Mass Effect 3, much like the other two games, Liara and Shepard are still very close with one another. There's not much else to say but if you aren't in a romance with Garrus or Tali, they they will start a relationship with each other which also tells me that Garrus and Tali are meant to be together, so in my head cannon, Garrus and Tali are also a love story. Ashley and Vega also hook up too. That would only leave Liara as the sole romance option on the Normandy (Not counting the older crew members). I've often thought that maybe Liara would hook up with Javik but there's no real indication if the two would ever romance. Javik is too consumed by his vengeance, and Liara only seems interested in him because he's the last living prothean.

Finally, the fact that Liara can romance both Male and Female Shepard gives the perfect excuse for the two hooking up, because Liara has no qualms about dating either Shapard. Most of the other crew members are straight so dating them is really down to personal preference, but Liara can go either way so the player does not feel restricted by choice regardless of gender.

So yeah, I'm totally digging Shepard/Liara love story, although I'm still going to go with Miranda in ME2.

Drexel_3 · 28-05-2021 4:17pm

Why oh why did I get impatient about two months ago and blast through the original first game while waiting for this.

Struggling to replay it now so soon!!

J. Marston · 28-05-2021 4:51pm

Riddle101 wrote: »

I know the Romance options are down to the player's personal choice, but I feel like Shepard and Liara are the ideal match, so in my head cannon, Shepard and Liara is the love story of the Mass Effect series.

The reason I believe this is, in Mass Effect Liara takes a great interest in Commander Shepard. Some one would say it has to do with the prothean cipher in Shepard's head and because of her interest in the protheans, but looking at her interactions with Shepard during the course of Mass Effect, she seems have a crush on him but due to her awkwardness is unable to express her true feelings for him, unless Shepard takes the initiative and engages a romance with her. Of course, there's also the chance to romance Ashley/Kaiden, so you could say they also has feelings for Shepard too, but Ashley's views could possibly conflict with Shepards. I still think Liara is better suited to Shepard though.

In Mass Effect 2, it is revealed that Liara went to great lengths to recover Shepard's body and was partly responsible for his resurrection. While most of the original crew of the Normandy probably would have done the same for Shepard, Liara was the one who actively pursued him and succeded in her mission. By this point now, Liara is much more confident and her relationship with Shepard seems to be deeper. While you only have small interactiosns with Wrex and Ashley/Kaiden, with Liara you share a personal moment with her if you do the Shadow Broker mission.

In Mass Effect 3, much like the other two games, Liara and Shepard are still very close with one another. There's not much else to say but if you aren't in a romance with Garrus or Tali, they they will start a relationship with each other which also tells me that Garrus and Tali are meant to be together, so in my head cannon, Garrus and Tali are also a love story. Ashley and Vega also hook up too. That would only leave Liara as the sole romance option on the Normandy (Not counting the older crew members). I've often thought that maybe Liara would hook up with Javik but there's no real indication if the two would ever romance. Javik is too consumed by his vengeance, and Liara only seems interested in him because he's the last living prothean.

Finally, the fact that Liara can romance both Male and Female Shepard gives the perfect excuse for the two hooking up, because Liara has no qualms about dating either Shapard. Most of the other crew members are straight so dating them is really down to personal preference, but Liara can go either way so the player does not feel restricted by choice regardless of gender.

So yeah, I'm totally digging Shepard/Liara love story, although I'm still going to go with Miranda in ME2.

I went with FemShep/Liara in ME1. I was thinking about cheating on her with Jack in ME2 even though that goes against my mostly pure paragon run. But then I read Jack isn't romanceable with FemShep, which seemed odd to me. I read that there was "controversy" with Fox News' coverage of the game at the initial release which made them scrap Jack as a FemShep romance.

Vicxas · 29-05-2021 11:31am

You just cant not romance Miranda in ME:2, i've tried 3 times

fixXxer · 29-05-2021 3:43pm

The Dragon Age armour is here!!! My go to kit due to its awesome aesthetic.

Markitron · 29-05-2021 10:10pm

fixXxer wrote: »

The Dragon Age armour is here!!! My go to kit due to its awesome aesthetic.

I’d like to use something like that but it takes me out of the game too much.

Zero-Cool · 29-05-2021 10:20pm

Markitron wrote: »

I’d like to use something like that but it takes me out of the game too much.

I used to use terminus or dragon age armour in my previous playthroughs but this one has been strictly N7 with just some individual pieces upgraded. I think start ME 1, i just wanted to keep the N7 but i didn't find any Onyx (i think that was the n7 stuff anyway) that offered anywhere close to the protection of the others so i wanted to keep n7 as much as possible in ME2. Playing on normal meant i didn't have to worry about armour anyway which helped.

J. Marston · 29-05-2021 10:39pm

I can't wear any armour with a helmet, it annoys me too much. The most I'll wear is the Kuwashii visor.

Gbear · 29-05-2021 11:01pm

J. Marston wrote: »

I can't wear any armour with a helmet, it annoys me too much. The most I'll wear is the Kuwashii visor.

There's a checkbox that turns off helmets in cutscenes.

J. Marston · 30-05-2021 1:36am

Gbear wrote: »

There's a checkbox that turns off helmets in cutscenes.

Where? All I see in gameplay options is; difficulty, auto level up, squad power usage, subtitles and autosave.

Adyx · 30-05-2021 8:57am

I think only 3 lets you do that?

Zero-Cool · 30-05-2021 10:17am

I'm fairly sure I've seen that setting as well but I'm not into 3 yet. Maybe it's at the launcher menu settings? When you have to choose which game to start, the options there are different to the ingame ones

EoinMcLovin · 30-05-2021 11:48am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

I'm fairly sure I've seen that setting as well but I'm not into 3 yet. Maybe it's at the launcher menu settings? When you have to choose which game to start, the options there are different to the ingame ones

Players can hide their helmets in Mass Effect 2 by visiting the Captain’s Cabin, located aboard the Normandy SR-2. Navigate to the top level of Commander Shepard’s spaceship, then interact with the Armor Locker to access the hide helmet option in Mass Effect Legendary Edition.

EoinHef · 30-05-2021 8:28pm

Finished 1 last night,it's so bogged down with the mako and just the general jank. Narrative is decent if a little long winded sometimes.

The completionist trophy dropped so I reckon that's the one and only time I'll ever play through ME1. Especially since i see you can change class in the sequel.

What classes did people pick in the 2nd game? I want to depart from pure soldier and do some biotics but don't want to be super limited with guns.

I picked vanguard to try the first few missions but I'm not sure

fixXxer · 31-05-2021 8:04am

I want with combat engineer. Drones are a little underwhelming. Going to work in my hacking and see what that brings.

Gbear · 31-05-2021 11:10am

fixXxer wrote: »

I want with combat engineer. Drones are a little underwhelming. Going to work in my hacking and see what that brings.

Probably the more underdeveloped of the classes to be honest.

It wasn't until they started iterating on them for ME3 that they started coming up with more interesting skillsets for the tech oriented classes, and added ability combos.

Zero-Cool · 01-06-2021 9:37pm

Just did the suicide mission and

Mordin died on me, forgot about the blasted team score as i sent Grunt to escort the crew and kept Garrus on my team. **** this, not missing one of the greatest scenes in ME 3, reload this bastard.

Sephiroth_dude · 01-06-2021 10:33pm

The Completionist
ME1: Complete the majority of the game is a balls a trophy, I missed a load quests, don't think I could be bothered going back and playing again.

Zero-Cool · 01-06-2021 10:58pm

ME 2 platinum in the bag, just finished Arrival DLC and ready to move onto ME 3. 22 hours playtime in 2 and enjoyed every minute.

Roll on 3 and really looking forward to the dlc i never played, Omega, Leviathan and the one thing I've be looking forward to most, Citadel dlc.

J. Marston · 01-06-2021 11:13pm

Mordin is such a fantastic character. For me, the genophage stuff is one of the best side plots in gaming.

Edit: Citadel is an absolute joy. A real love letter to send the series off.

Kiith · 02-06-2021 6:13am

Finished 2 last night as well, with all the DLC. Overlord, Lair of the Shadow Broker and Arrival are pretty damn good, and really set up ME3. Love the game, but i think i preffered ME1 overall, even though ME2 is the better game. I do love the actual suicide mission, and picking the right people for the various tasks.

Looking forward to getting stuck into 3 now.

Vicxas · 02-06-2021 9:18am

Thank god they give you another weapon choice in ME:2 about midway through the game. I chose Sentinel and i am not a fan of the Heavy Pistol so getting an Assault Rifle completely changed the game for me.

fixXxer · 02-06-2021 10:37am

Scanning it quite chill. Not a fan of the fuel system. Surely I have someone who can swipe the company credit card for me. The duo in engineering are fun. They remind me of Fitz/Simmons in agents of shield.

Kiith · 02-06-2021 11:49am

I modded in the ability to use any weapon in ME2. Also hated the pistol, and didn't fancy being stuck with it for the whole game. I know the SMG is great (specifically the Kasumi one), but i like more options.

Zero-Cool · 02-06-2021 12:02pm

I forgot how great ME 3 was to play. The combat, biotics, weapons, movement and the gorgeous backgrounds. That mixed with imminent danger is just perfect.

I picked the Vanguard and it's hands down the best class of all 3 games. Biotic charge, stable AR and quick biotics on command from teammates make combat a pure joy. The weight mechanic helps as i only use AR and Pistol so my biotics charge really quick.

It also helped i started with like 40 skill points to use from importing my previous Shep

How Soon Is Now · 02-06-2021 2:32pm

Im sure someone has already asked this many times but..... Is it worth picking this up and playing if you have already played the games previously?

Now I didn't play the first game so that aside but two and three i played years ago and actually really enjoyed!

So I haven't really looked into many reviews or what's changed but I am tempted to start over and play them all again. Is it worth it though ? Do the three games hold up have they aged well? Has much been changed in the remasters themselves?

Mass Effect Trilogy remastered

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