![]() Your game time in Mass Effect will be mostly split between fast-paced combat and exploring the dialogue of the story. This excellent design ethos is present throughout all of the game’s visuals which is one of the main reasons why Mass Effect is such an intoxicating experience. Everything about their appearance tells you this before they growl in your direction. For example, the Krogan are war-hungry warriors who will more likely break you in half than shake your hand. There are many aliens races in Mass Effect and these are also fleshed out with a deft hand and very quickly the player will have a bead on what to expect from each race. There is enough spoken dialogue to get you through the game but reading the many nuggets of information really helps enhance the already excellent background. ![]() This first game does an incredible job of mapping out this new world, including the history of the Mass Effect relays and how they catapulted humanity into the stars. I also think Shepard runs around like she has shit herself and this weird running animation just seems to get more bizarre with each release. It’s a pity that many of these awesome lines are often delivered by stone-faced Shepard as the animation can leave a lot to be desired, even with the remaster. Shepard does have a sense of humour and can also be rambunctious which is bought to life wonderfully by voice actor Jennifer Hale. I would say the acting quality is all over the place but the main characters deliver some very memorable moments. Very much like a first date, the opening game in the series is both exciting, fresh and yet comes with its fair share of awkward moments. So let us take a look at what has made Mass Effect such a cherished game the world over. While the multiplayer was decent, I never liked this being tied to my progress and so I for one am happy with this change. The only other missing feature is the multiplayer that was part of the third games progression tally. This not only includes the remaster itself but all the DLC (minus one) that was ever made. ![]() Now we finally have all three games being delivered to us as one massive saga. The first game wasn’t perfect, far from it in fact and yet there was something very special about this brand new world from Bioware. This seminal RPG took the gaming world by storm when it released in 2007 and then over the next five years followed up with two more entries to complete the trilogy. However, this month we have been getting a taste of what those glory days of old felt like, with a much-requested remaster of Bioware’s pivotal space opera: Mass Effect. Even developer CD Projekt Red, who until recently could do no wrong, spectacularly destroyed their reputation last year by releasing a game that was probably two years shy of being finished. In their heyday, these companies were the pillars of the games industry and we trusted their games to deliver the goods. Blizzard, Bethesda and Bioware to name just a few have been partaking in a campaign of self-sabotage. In the last decade, we have seen many of the gaming giants of old falling from grace. ![]() Yet, when an absolute classic gets anything as much as a new lick of paint, I have all the excuses I need. While this could be a worthy project in its own right, there is still an almost never-ending barrage of new games that are fighting for my attention. As I have only been reviewing games officially for a few years, I do often look back and think about how those older gems would fare under closer inspection. Diving deep into their inner workings and constructing a review in between actually playing gives me added purpose to explore every nook and cranny.
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