Mass Effect Legendary Edition Reviews

Mass Effect Legendary Edition is ranked in the 98th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9 / 10.0
Jun 3, 2021

For better or worse, Mass Effect Legendary Edition is effectively the same classic trilogy we played a decade ago, warts and all. BioWare finely balanced updating the games with leaving elements that would recapture that classic nostalgia of first taking off across the stars in the Normandy. For my experience, this was the perfect way to bring the classic trilogy to modern audiences while preparing everyone for more Mass Effect to come. We'll get our proper new-gen Mass Effect soon enough, but right now, this is where players should experience where it all began with Commander Shepard's epic three-game saga. Whether you're an eager fan looking to return or a curious new player who wants to see what all the fuss is about, this is Mass Effect.

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Jun 6, 2021

This set makes the galaxy that you'll gallivant across for 90-plus hours feel so much more immersive, beautiful, and tangible-seeming.

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9.5 / 10.0
May 13, 2021

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition stands tall as one of the best remasters that I've ever played. The amount of care and effort that has gone into restoring the original Mass Effect along with the other two games is unmatched. While there are some underlying minor design issues with the original game, Legendary Edition is the best way to experience the Mass Effect trilogy. Period.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 13, 2021

Should you play Mass Effect Legendary Edition? Of course you should. This is BioWare firing — for the most part — on all cylinders and hopefully is the dawn of a new resurgence of the franchise (fingers crossed for EA Play 2021!). Get in, get immersed, explore the galaxy and defend it from a once in a 50,000 year occurence. Then head on over to Andromeda to appreciate that before the next adventures in the Sol system take place.

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91%
May 14, 2021

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is just about everything I had hoped it would be. It carries the torch from past into future, dutifully imbuing Shepard’s fantastical voyages with a sense of modernity that will help the series continue to attract new fans as we inch boldly closer to whatever comes next. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel because that’s not what it sets out to do, but it does improve the first game to a considerable degree. It takes care to transfer the largely-unchanged sequels into a new decade of gaming.

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90%
May 17, 2021

If you've never played a Mass Effect game before, you can consider purchasing the Legendary Edition an absolute no-brainer. If you fancy revisiting BioWare's seminal sci-fi saga (and frankly, why wouldn't you?), then, equally, Mass Effect Legendary Edition is essential. Bottom line: you need this.

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7.5 / 10.0
May 17, 2021

If you own an 8th or 9th generation console and haven’t had the opportunity to play any of the Mass Effect games, think no more – buying Legendary Edition is pretty much mandatory. It’s a terrific remaster. But if you prefer to play on a PC, you may hesitate with a purchase as the original trilogy is much, much cheaper.

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8 / 10.0
May 12, 2020

The Legendary Edition is the most efficient way to consume the Mass Effect trilogy. Everything is presented in a nice little package, and with a little bow on top that is the original DLC. The series really benefits from being able to play the games right after each other in their natural order. Importing your saved character into the sequel gives you the full experience and allows your character's actions to, seemingly, have more weight since you see the outcomes immediately. The bond that Commander Shepard cultivates with their allies is magical. I wish I could erase my memory of this series just to be able to play this collection as it was intended. Any newcomer to the series who is on the fence should absolutely jump on it, and returning fans will certainly be happy that it was treated with tender loving care.

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8 / 10
May 30, 2021

If you haven’t played Mass Effect already and are looking for the best way to do so, the Legendary Edition will be the way to go. It has all of the games in one convenient package, along with all of the DLC. With the improvements to load times, it is absolutely the definitive way to play Mass Effect on console. Going back to it after all these years proved that it still holds up as an amazing story-driven game that is absolutely worth your time, even if Shepard still doesn’t know how to close their hands.

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8 / 10
Jun 3, 2021

Mass Effect is certainly showing its age, but the version found in the Legendary Edition is this game at its best. This is now the ultimate way to play a game that defined a generation and still holds up to this day.

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The Outerhaven Productions
Conner B
Top Critic
Jun 16, 2021

The Mass Effect trilogy contains as whole contains some of the most emotional, chilling, awe inspiring and down right fantastical story telling and gameplay that you will ever see in a video game, if this is a series that you have yet to dip your toes into, the Mass Effect Legendary Edition is a perfect place to start.

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RPG Site
Top Critic
9 / 10
May 31, 2021

Mass Effect Legendary Edition is a welcome return to one of gaming's most rewarding trilogy of games.

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Ant Barlow
Top Critic
9 / 10
Oct 4, 2021

As incredible now as it was over a decade ago, this enhanced version of Mass Effect 2 is here to remind everyone just how good this game was, whilst simultaneously providing a whole new audience with the ultimate version of one of gaming's true masterpieces.

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Ant Barlow
Top Critic
7 / 10
Oct 12, 2021

The curtain call of the original Mass Effect trilogy is unfortunately its weakest entry. However, there's still enough here to warrant guiding your Shepard to finishing what they started.

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Ant Barlow
Top Critic
8 / 10
Nov 3, 2021

Mass Effect Legendary Edition is one of the most complete packages in all of video games. It rarely drops the ball and is absolutely the best way to play this trio of modern classics.

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7.5 / 10.0
May 13, 2021

While retaining some flaws of the original games, Mass Effect Legendary Edition (and specifically ME1's remaster and modern take on the action) is worth exploring once again for the fans, and for those who've always wondered what was so special about the franchise and never gave it a try.

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Fextralife
Castielle
Top Critic
Unscored
May 13, 2021

If you are a big fan of this series, I was getting goosebumps watching the opening cutscene. It was that good, literal goosebumps. If you are a fan of this series, you are going to love this game and if you are new to this franchise it is probably good enough Mass Effect 1 to get you through Mass Effect 2 and 3 with very little complaints.

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4.5 / 5.0
May 17, 2021

Mass Effect Legendary Edition brings back one of the best sci-fi trilogies in the best way possible.

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9 / 10.0
May 18, 2021

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is an impressive remastered collection of one of the best gaming trilogies of all time.

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9 / 10.0
May 23, 2021

Aspects of the gameplay of the earlier titles will probably no longer satisfy, but the Legendary Edition is a stellar compilation and dutiful upgrade of three classic titles that show BioWare at the peak of its storytelling and world-building prowess.

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