This has been removed from the version included in the Legendary Edition, which creates the biggest change to the game so far, and perhaps any of the games included in this set. In adding more shooter-comparable combat to Mass Effect 3, a multiplayer mode, ‘Galaxy at War’, was also added to the original release. The ability to customise weapons to fit your playstyle is something I’d completely forgotten about until this replay and I wished it had been present throughout the rest of the game - we’ll talk about consistent menus and systems throughout this collection another time though. The emphasis placed on combat does add some welcome additional elements as well, however. History hasn’t been kind to this radical shift and I felt that the gameplay and overall handling of the game felt far more archaic than the clunkier but more honest Mass Effect 2. The moment to moment gameplay is much more action-heavy a 2012 gameplay time capsule wherein BioWare and EA tried to disguise a Western RPG as some kind of Gears of War in space. By contrast, Mass Effect 3 feels first and foremost like a dated third-person cover shooter with the game’s role-playing aspects feeling noticeably reduced. Whilst the previous game overhauled combat to introduce rudimentary third-person cover shooting, little to nothing was lost when it came to the deeper RPG side of the game that fans fell in love with. There’s a noticeable shift in how Mass Effect 3 plays compared to its predecessors. And yet Mass Effect 3 may actually suffer by being the most recent of the games in the trilogy. As much as I played down the improvements to lighting and a solid 60fps frame rate, they too are great additions that make replaying Mass Effect 3 that much easier. However, it can’t be denied that the final chapter of BioWare’s ambitious trilogy looks better than ever here. If only these fundamental issues could be mitigated by 4K textures, improved lighting and a smoother frame rate.Īs discussed in my review of Mass Effect 2, the later games in the Legendary Edition are recent enough that a visual upgrade, whilst welcome, doesn’t feel wholly necessary. The closing chapter of an epic trilogy, Mass Effect 3 carries a lot of weight on its shoulders and, almost a decade after its original release, it’s also burdened by plenty of baggage: A huge shift in focus, a raft of unfulfilled opportunities, and a controversial ending that is still debated to this day. For part 1 of the review covering the first game, click here and for part 2 please click here. We'll let you know what our overall thoughts are at the end though. As such we've decided to review each game separately, and score it accordingly, too. Editor's Note: Mass Effect Legendary Edition includes each of the original Mass Effect trilogy's three games.
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